"Is something wrong, Momonga-sama?"
Albedo continued asking, but Momonga clearly didn't know how to respond. What had just happened was too hard to comprehend, his thoughts completely stalled...
'Obviously, Momonga hadn't taken my advice to go read more transmigration webnovels. Otherwise, forget just this obvious case of transmigration — even if it was transmigration with gender-bending, or turning into a cat, a dog, or even a female dog — it wouldn't scare him! Jie jie jie.'
Luke touched his chin, letting out the classic villainous laugh in his heart.
At this point, Momonga just stared blankly at Albedo for a while before finally remembering Luke and shifting his gaze to the grinning man.
"Luke-san, how can you still be smiling? Are you not surprised at all!?"
Luke sighed.
Well, fair point — Momonga was a single dog. Just look at Albedo right now, her face almost close enough to kiss Momonga's bony skull, clearly worried about him. Momonga probably could even smell her fragrance.
Plus, Touch Me's peak-level character design skills made Albedo into an absolute top-tier beauty, her looks having a devastating impact.
Even compared to Luke's four wives he spent half a year designing, in terms of pure looks, they were just slightly behind her. If Albedo was a perfect 100/100, then the "Four Wives" were 98/100...
So just imagine — a single dog being stared at by a perfect beauty, anxiously asking if something was wrong, how could he not be completely stunned?
Not to mention Momonga was still in shock about why could Albedo talk? NPCs usually only responded to pre-set triggers, and this definitely didn't include actively expressing concern for others...
"Albedo, don't worry. Naxxramas(Nazarick) has experienced an unexpected situation, so Momonga is currently considering a countermeasure."
Seeing the still completely O_O-looking Momonga, Luke had to step up. After all, the transmigration had already succeeded, and there was no need to stick strictly to the original script. Luke didn't come here just to be a background prop.
"I understand, Lord Luke, Lord Momonga. If you give an order, we will gladly lay down our lives!"
'NPCs can talk — no, wait, you can technically make NPCs talk using automated processing and downloadable resources — but that's just simple scripted commands!'
'Hold on a second... Why does Luke look so calm? And what did he just say? Naxxramas had an incident? I'm thinking of countermeasures? Please tell me — which "Momonga" is he talking about? Is there another "me" here?'
Seeing Momonga's still completely confused face lit with "black question mark", Luke gave him a subtle wink, transmitting the message with his eyes: Bro, calm down no matter what. We'll talk about everything later. Everyone's still watching you right now...
After years of teamwork, Momonga immediately caught Luke's meaning. He glanced at Albedo again, wondering, was it just Albedo that was different, or were they all like this now?
Momonga waved his hand and issued a dismissal order to Albedo.
Luke clearly noticed the brief flash of disappointment on Albedo's face.
Damn, no wonder she's the "facial expression queen" of Overlord. That expression was terrifying. No wonder the old bone feels so much pressure when facing her.
"Sebas, maids!"
"Yes, Lord Momonga!"
Trying to confirm his suspicions, Momonga gave another order.
"Come to the front of the throne."
"As you command."
As expected, the butler and the maids stood up, walked forward with perfect grace, and knelt again.
This made it very clear — even without using command keywords, the NPCs could understand orders and follow them, and it wasn't just Albedo who could talk.
But why...?
"Sebas, Naxxramas has experienced an emergency situation. Momonga suggests gathering intelligence immediately. Go scout the surroundings of Naxxramas." Luke suddenly spoke with a serious tone.
[T/N: Should I keep using Naxxramas or keep the original Nazarick?]
"As you command!" With no hesitation or question, Sebas immediately left the Throne Hall.
Momonga's face turned into another big "OVO" emoticon: Excuse me, when did I suggest that?
And Luke-san, why are you acting so calm? What exactly is happening?
Also, why does my expression even change now — since when can in-game avatars show expressions?
Although Momonga's panicked appearance was rather funny, now wasn't the time to slowly get used to things.
They needed to summon the Floor Guardians and top combatants first, to avoid any potential chaos caused by this transmigration event.
"Albedo..."
"Yes!"
"Although I know you don't want to leave your beloved Lord Momonga even for a second, I assure you, as long as you stay loyal, you will be the primary consort of Momonga's harem."
"Luke-san, y-you..." Momonga was no longer just dumbfounded, he was now mentally screaming curse words.
But unlike Momonga's shock, Albedo naturally accepted this statement about not wanting to leave Momonga's side, and answered solemnly, "To offer my loyalty to the Supreme Beings is the mission of everyone in Naxxramas. We will not fail the command of the Supreme Beings!"
"Good. Then let us see your loyalty now, Albedo. Hatsune, Luo Tianyi, Shana, Warsong, heed my order."
Luke looked warmly at his four "wives." At this moment, they were no longer dolls, but newborns with their own thoughts and the four women he had poured his love into when creating them.
Now he could proudly say to everyone, "Hatsune is my wife, Luo Tianyi is also my wife..."
'Wahahaha, are you surprised? Shocked? Hehehe...' This was Luke shamelessly basking in his own glory.
'Do you ask if I feel any shame?'
'I actually feel nothing — in fact, I feel great...'
At this moment, the four blood elves looked at Luke with eyes full of love and respect.
"We are listening to the Supreme One's command!"
"Four Council, assist Albedo. Gather all Floor Guardians in the Sixth Floor Arena within one hour. Enemy situation is unknown, maintain maximum alert. All Guardians must undergo a loyalty check. If anyone rebel or disobey, execute on the spot!"
"Maids, Momonga and I have important matters to discuss. You are dismissed."
"Yes."
Albedo, the Four Council, and the maids quickly left the Throne Hall.