Makoto looked around, his gaze sweeping from Pandora's Actor, a level 100 NPC, to the Pleiades maid squad, whose levels were uneven.
Finally, he raised his right hand, cosplaying Aizen Sosuke, and made an inviting gesture toward them.
"Want to come along?"
Pandora's Actor's bowling ball face showed no expression, but his emotions had clearly changed.
Sebas's mouth opened slightly, a look of surprise on his face.
The Pleiades maid squad exchanged glances. No one objected.
Their life philosophy was simple... serve their master.
Makoto had killed Ainz, but just like a couple's fight had nothing to do with the dog,
Whoever survived, the dog would follow.
When Ainz was alive, they were loyal to Ainz.
Now that Ainz was gone, they would naturally be loyal to Ainz's creator.
"This is a betrayal of Ainz-sama!"
Shalltear's tearful voice came from behind.
Her injuries hadn't healed yet. Her armor was shattered, the wound on her abdomen still unhealed. Her silver hair lay disheveled on her shoulders, looking quite pathetic.
But her extreme rage forced Shalltear to stand, using her dripping spear to support herself on the ground, limping toward them.
"Traitors!"
Albedo's voice came from another direction, even more out of control, more hysterical than Shalltear. Her eyes were red as if about to bleed, fixed on Sebas and the others who had declared their submission.
"You're all traitors!"
Narberal tried to stop her, but Albedo pushed her aside.
Solution, Yuri, and the others quickly stepped forward, hugging her from behind, barely managing to subdue Albedo.
But even so, Albedo still struggled to charge forward, screaming incessantly.
This was normal, after all, she had been set that way.
In YGGDRASIL, Ainz had added a line to her settings... 'In love with Momonga'.
Now that Makoto had killed Ainz, of course she would hate him.
"Crazy woman."
Yu walked up from behind, looked at Albedo, then at Makoto. "Senpai, should we kill her?"
Makoto smiled and shook his head. "It's a small matter. We'll just have Nayuta help out after we return."
After returning to the real world, he would have Nayuta use her Domination Ability to control those who didn't obey.
Makoto formed hand seals and released Aqua, who had been sealed inside him.
A white light flashed. Aqua jumped out of the light. Her signature blue hair floated in the wind...
The idiot goddess took a deep breath, her face flushed red, and shouted with arms raised:
"I was suffocating in there—!"
With that, Aqua turned around, put her hands on her hips, and glared angrily at Makoto. "Do you know how boring it is in there? That woman didn't say a single word. I tried to talk to her, but she ignored me. Is she mute?"
"Alright, alright."
Makoto patted her head. "I'll throw you a banquet when we get back. As much bubbly wine as you want."
Aqua's eyes lit up. "You said it!"
"Mm, mm."
'What an easy goddess to please.'
…
Night. Axel.
The entire city was brightly lit.
Long tables lined the streets, piled high with meat, bread, fruit, and wine.
Tavern owners moved their barrels of alcohol to their doorsteps, "Drink as much as you want, no charge."
The Succubus Den's owner changed the sign from [Paid Services] to [Free Hospitality].
Flames danced in the bonfire in the center of the square, making people's smiling faces flicker between light and shadow.
Soldiers danced, drank, and boasted about their bravery on the battlefield.
Some laughed, some cried.
Makoto gave the square to his men and returned to the palace hall.
Before him stood Yunyun, Darkness, Megumin, the Crimson Demon girls, and a group of other young women.
"I'm about to return to the real world."
Makoto leaned back in his chair, his gaze sweeping over these otherworld girls. "Want to come along?"
Yunyun didn't hesitate. She nodded firmly.
Darkness's cheeks flushed slightly. She unconsciously clamped her legs together and also nodded.
Megumin tilted her head and asked, "Is there a place there where I can use my Explosion Magic?"
Makoto laughed helplessly and nodded.
Arue, Nerimaki, Dodonko, and the others exchanged glances and chattered excitedly.
"Is your world fun?" Nerimaki asked curiously.
Makoto smiled. "It's quite interesting."
In this world, the battles were over, the lands were conquered, and there was nothing left to do.
The real world was different. Smartphones, theme parks, idol concerts, trendy dessert shops... these things were still quite appealing to these girls of high school age.
"Alright, then I'll go!" Arue patted her chest, causing a wave of motion.
Shiho stood at the back of the crowd. After listening quietly, she came to Makoto.
"Can my sister go back?"
"Probably."
The corner of Shiho's mouth curved slightly.
Although she had already given her body to Makoto, if she had to choose between her sister and a man, she would most likely choose the former.
Now that Makoto said he could bring her sister back to the real world, she didn't have to worry about a long-distance relationship.
Akemi stood behind her sister, her eyes slightly red.
Iris stood below, silent for a long time.
The fourteen-year-old blonde queen, already tall and graceful, was still like a little girl who didn't want her 'father' to go on a business trip. Her fingers twisted her skirt. After much hesitation, she finally spoke.
"I'm not going."
Makoto looked down at her. "You've thought it through?"
Iris nodded. She was a queen, responsible for her country.
Now that the Sorcerer Kingdom had fallen, her territory was several times larger than before. There were so many more things to do. She couldn't leave.
Thinking of this, Iris's eyes started to redden. She looked like she might cry at any moment.
Makoto stood up, walked to Iris, and pulled her into his arms.
"I'll come visit you often."
"Really?" Iris's voice was muffled, nasal.
"Mm. Really."
A whole night of revelry.
The wine barrels emptied, then were refilled, then emptied again.
The bonfire went out, was relit, then went out again.
Aqua single-handedly downed ten barrels of bubbly wine, lying on the table muttering, "I want to drink more."
Kazuma glanced speechlessly at this idiot woman, thinking to himself, 'She's truly...'
Morning sunlight shone through the window, falling on the jade-white bodies of the girls scattered across Makoto's room.
The system notification sounded in all the players' minds simultaneously.
[Congratulations to player for clearing instance: Unify the World]
[Congratulations to player for completely clearing instance world: Isekai World]
[MVP Recipient: Nishikawa Makoto]
[About to teleport back to the real world]
[Countdown: 9, 8, 7...]
Makoto stood up. The girls lying in his arms also opened their eyes, their cheeks blushing as they met his gaze.
[6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...]