Overlord: Reborn as an NPC

Chapter 7: A Lesson in Torture

[Narrators POV]

Thousand Leagues Astrologer, A girl with short, very light brown hair and orange eyes. She wore a female school uniform and purple framed glasses. Usually, she was a bubbly and uplifting person. Someone that can bring life into any group of friends just by talking. However, right now, she was afraid and shivering in fear.

She was assigned by Raymond Zarg Lauransan, the Cardinal of Earth, to watch over the Sunlight Scripture. It was supposed to be a simple task. Observe that Nigun successfully accomplished his task in killing the Warrior Captain of Re-Estize, Gazef Stronoff.

However, something unforeseen happened. She wasn't able to spectate Nigun's mission. She tried using magic to bypass whatever blocked her. But, it was no use. No matter what information prying spell she cast, the invisible wall didn't budge.

Before she was cut off from watching, she caught a glimpse of three unknown beings. One clad in black armour, another with a large frame covered in robes and a smiling mask. However, it was the last one that put her off. Astrologer couldn't help but feel ... off. The feeling was comparable to how you know you're being watched in the dark.

She could never forget those dark robes, those dark feathers, the mask and top hat and eyes. Those white, glowing eyes. Every time Astrologer thought of them, she couldn't help but shiver. 'So mysterious ... so ominous ... so hypnotic ...' Astrologer thought. It felt as if her soul was being judged.

It wasn't until a few minutes of failures when Astrologer could finally view what happened. To say she was shocked would have been an understatement. The whole Sunlight Scripture was ... gone. One moment, they were about to kill Gazef. The next, they vanished with Gazef being saved.

She could only presume a fight occurred and that the Scripture lost. However, no evidence said otherwise. There were no holes in the ground nor bloodstains. She tried detection magic but that was no use. 'Beings that can evade my 4th tier magic? By the Six Great Gods ...' She thought. Her prying wasn't useless though, she was able to catch the names of who the beings were.

The woman clad in black was Albedo. The ominous figure was Citrinitas. The last one, presumably the master or boss, was Ainz Ooal Gown. "Whoever they are ... those beings are a danger to humanity. The Cardinals aren't going to like this." Astrologer said to herself, exiting her room.

'Ahh, and there's the issue of Zesshi Zetsumei. I wonder if her attention is caught by these ... mysterious outsiders.' Astrologer could only wonder. 'If by some chance that either this Citrinitas or Ainz Ooal Gown is stronger ... she's going to chase them to the ends of the Earth. Wanting either of them to impregnate her or something.' Astrologer sighed, heading to the office of the Cardinals to report her findings.

[Scene Change]

[Citrinitas's POV]

I, with the aid of the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown, teleported back to my lab. More specifically my room. It was probably the only place in Nazarick where I can take off my mask and act like myself. Putting my mask on the desk, I sighed before jumping into a modern swivel chair. 'Ahh, I have to thank [Create Greater Item] for this.' I thought, moving around the room on the chair.

"I accomplished quite a lot today. Tried out more magic, killed some things to test out passives and gave a teddy bear to a girl." I said to myself, turning my attention to other thoughts and ideas that crossed my mind during my time in Carne Village.

Firstly were the slight personality changes I noticed. When I used [Poison of Ouroboros], a powerful 8th tier spell, the soldier suffered a terrible fate. Of course, I didn't know to what extent how the spell would react to a living being. I only knew that it was a powerful damage over time spell that could only be removed by a similar power spell. That's what the spell description on the book said anyway.