In the dead of night, Demiurge walked slowly through the Ninth Floor of Nazarick, his leather shoes making a soft tapping sound against the floor.
At the end of the corridor, he stopped, adjusted his appearance, and elegantly knocked on the intricately carved door.
"Come in."
Demiurge pushed the door open and bowed respectfully to the person before him, "Good evening, Sig-san."
Sig-san habitually sat by the window, his upper body leaning against the wall, his feet casually placed, maintaining a very relaxed posture.
Hearing Demiurge's voice, he revealed what could be called a brilliant smile, "Night seems to be a good time for plotting."
Demiurge also smiled, "Sig-san is absolutely right."
At the desk, Sig-san listened to Demiurge's report, and when he heard about the Golden Princess Lana's submission, he showed an unsurprised expression.
Demiurge immediately caught this, and his reverence for Sig-san increased, praising him sincerely, "Everything is within Sig-san's control."
Sig-san could now shamelessly accept this level of praise, his face not blushing nor his heart racing, and he could even agree to it.
"She has already leaked the news that you are the Silver Knight to the Empire, and the Slane Theocracy will soon receive the information."
She, of course, referred to Lana; with her identity as the Golden Princess, she was a very convenient tool, capable of many useful things.
"This can indeed confuse people, but you must have other reasons for doing this."
Sig-san didn't believe that with Demiurge's wisdom, going through such a long roundabout way would only have this one purpose, so it was better not to speak too definitively, just in case.
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from Sig-san."
Demiurge indeed began his explanation, "This subordinate wishes for Sig-san to become the Kingdom's guardian under the name of the Silver Knight, and then intentionally lose when Ainz invades the Kingdom, thereby completely dismantling the psychological defenses of the Kingdom's populace."
"However, the current status of the true Silver Knight cannot be confirmed, and it is highly likely that he is not the only one left among the Thirteen Heroes."
Sig-san knew that the armor controlled by Platinum was the Silver Knight, and there was also an older woman who knew his identity, as well as the vampire Ibiruei, the 'Nation Destroyer.'
"You don't need to worry about that. The Golden Princess has already provided a list, and this subordinate has already dispatched Shadow Demons to search for information. It has been confirmed that one of them is a member of the Blue Rose."
Demiurge's tone shifted, "But the location of the other person has not yet been determined, I apologize for that."
Demiurge's meticulous arrangements made Sig-san feel a bit ashamed; honestly, when exactly did he say he wanted to impersonate the Silver Knight?
Was it that time in Karn Village?
"Killing them directly is not difficult, but it would become too coincidental and might be noticed by those with ulterior motives."
But there were also benefits; if Platinum knew that his former companion was killed and an imposter appeared, he would surely be unable to resist making a move, and then Sig-san would have a new mount.
The Ice Dragon's stats might be higher than Platinum's, and its level was also close to max, but Primal Magic was enough to bridge this gap.
Sig-san was very interested in Platinum and had the idea of taking him as a subordinate, but he was also somewhat wary of him.
He chose Dragon Knight as his main profession largely to counter the strongest individuals in this world.
During the world champion tryouts, he also had the idea of participating, but he was in a critical period of changing to the Dragon Knight profession, so he missed out on a World-Class profession.
The fabricated reason was that he didn't want to hinder Touch Me, who was deeply moved by this for a long time.
"Although killing them is an option, this subordinate thought of another method, which of course you must have already thought of, which is why you set off for the Empire, right?" Demiurge wagged his tail, his tone very certain.
"I didn't expect you to figure it out, then let me hear your thoughts." Sig-san said calmly, without a hint of panic.
"Yes!" Demiurge bowed with high spirits, seemingly very happy about guessing Sig-san's thoughts.
"Through Ilay's activities, the appearance of the Silver Knight will spread throughout the Empire, and at the same time, high-ranking Imperial officials will be subverted to assist in this matter. The Kingdom will also take corresponding measures to spread the news even wider."
"To gain powerful combat strength, the Kingdom will actively confirm this rumor, and then you will be the true hero, the Silver Knight."
"Feeling the crisis, the Empire will seek help from the Theocracy. If the Theocracy dispatches elites, we can hunt them down, on one hand, to dampen the Theocracy's morale, and on the other hand, to take the opportunity to intimidate the Empire."
After a moment of silence, Sig-san nodded, "The Emperor of the Empire is a smart man; he will surely know what's best."
Demiurge had apparently already considered the Empire and the Theocracy; what a brilliant plan to kill three birds with one stone, openly seizing the hero's name.
Perhaps even if the real one came later, he would be treated as an imposter.
"This is just this subordinate's humble opinion; I'm sure Sig-san's plan is even more meticulous."
"No, to be honest, there were some points I hadn't even thought of."
"Thank you very much for your approval!"
Demiurge grinned, "The Faith Plan has already achieved initial success. The Kingdom is a very suitable experimental ground, and this subordinate wishes to try using a religious sect to stabilize the populace."
Sig-san thought of that investigation report and suddenly laughed, "The fertile land of the Kingdom is too wasted under the rule of those nobles. They occupy good positions without knowing how to cherish them. They only have themselves to blame for being too weak. Go ahead and do it, Demiurge."
"It is the Kingdom's honor to become the starting point for the Supreme Beings to conquer the world. This subordinate will do his utmost to complete the task."
Facing Demiurge, who was expressing his loyalty with such fervor, Sig-san's emotions remained stable. He said in a deep voice, "You must be careful and cautious, Demiurge."
"Understood!"
"But there's no need to rush too much; you still need to focus on what's in front of you. You should already know which high-ranking Imperial official can be utilized, right?"
Demiurge narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly uttered a name, "Fluder Paradyne."
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A few days later, when Flying Squirrel saw Nabe dressed as an adventurer, he couldn't help but feel depressed. He had already developed a complex from being served so much in Nazarick, so he pulled Sig-san aside.
"Sig-san, I'd rather team up with Clementine. Even if she's busy, I can go with the Swords of Darkness. I think that's good."
"No, this is for your own good. Beautiful women add influence to a team."
"But Clementine is also a beauty. Although Nabe is more beautiful than her, her approachability is completely incomparable."
Sig-san crossed his arms and said somewhat impatiently, "How can you be so picky? If you keep this up, I'll take both of them and just have one on each arm."
"Alright!"
"No? You're serious!"