“What? Are you going in like that? At least—”
There was a huge splash and the sound of the water sloshing around. She must have jumped in quite energetically.
“Gagh!” Shalltear coughed. “If I were like a vampire from a story, I would have sunk in the running water!”
“C’mon, you’re not a kid. No jumping.”
“Tee-hee-hee. Ahh, this feels so good. We should come here more often.”
“Maybe if you learned proper bathing etiquette…”
“What? Huh? The lion moved!”
“If you don’t know the etiquette, you aren’t qualified to take a bath! This is an execution!”
At the sudden male voice, Ainz and the other guys all looked at one another.
“U-uh, that sounded like a man just now.”
“IS THERE A BATHHOUSE DOMAIN GUARDIAN WE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT? BUT I CAN’T BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE A MAN IN THE WOMEN’S BATH.”
“No, I’ve heard this voice before… It’s LuciFer.”
Hearing the troublemaker’s voice reminded Ainz of various problems he’d caused. Honestly, he didn’t care for the guy.
“A Supreme Being?! Really?!”
“It’s hard! That’s no mere iron golem. Albedo!”
“Die, golem-craft garbage!”
Something slammed into the wall with tremendous force and a loud bang. The blow even shook the walls of the men’s bath.
“…I guess we should arm ourselves and get ready to charge into the women’s bath.”
The guardians didn’t seem very keen on that order.
If friendly fire weren’t on, it would have been only a joke, but under their current circumstances, it could really end up becoming a fight to the death. Moreover, they were vulnerable with their gear off. There was a distinct possibility they would require rescuing.
“Next time I want to have a more leisurely soak…,” Ainz murmured as he waded through the water to the changing room, and the guardians all nodded.
Afterword
I’m so incredibly busy. That’s why I’ve got some extra meat around my stomach and under my chin. Yes, it’s me, the author Kugane Maruyama, turning into a pig. Thank you very much for buying or checking out this book!
This hectic schedule is the result of the work for the anime overlapping with all sorts of other things like stuff at the office.
Currently the anime is moving along on schedule as we have heartwarming conversations such as, “How does Ainz smile?” “He just kind of does.” “I’m sure the director will think of something.”
But it’s not only the anime! The Overlord manga (with art by Hugin Miyama) started in Comp Ace. By the time all of you have this book in your hands, I think the second chapter will be out. Reading the manga, I’m impressed with and surprised by how cool Ainz is. Check it out, if you feel so inclined!
Now then, this book, for the first run only, has a reversible cover.
I asked so-bin for the impossible, a masterpiece right up there with many light novels’ color inserts, and I am deeply moved by the results (a scene of the girls in the bath).
I have the feeling you won’t see an illustration like this in this series again, but if you’d like to request something similar, please write your idea down on the postcard included with the book and mail it in.
Okay, from here on out it’s thank-yous.
To so-bin, who, though busy with a huge amount of projects, nails my impossible requests, thank you very much.
To the designers Code Design, to Osako for the proofing, F——ta for the editing, and everyone involved in creating Overlord, thank you!
And Honey, thanks for so many things, like finding my horrible mistakes.
Most of all, to the readers, I truly thank you. I hope you’ll continue to follow along!
KUGANE MARUYAMA
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