"Why are you hiding? Come out."
A man walked out from the darkness.
'That man...!?'
He was the one with that shocking status window I accidentally opened before coming to this desert.
Imperator Claudius Ahenobarbus
Title: Founder Emperor, Tyrant, Lord of Power
LV 375
Occupation: None
In the current state of Rudera, titles aren't given out yet, so only those who have accomplished great feats in reality to the extent that others recognize them as such hold titles in their status window.
The Dragon Lord was one, and so was the Demon King.
The Founder Emperor, with the name Ahenobarbus.
No doubt about it, he's the first emperor of the empire.
The tyrant who was said to be dead.
He's actually alive?
No, more importantly, even if he is alive, why is he playing this game?
Wait a minute.
That man was on the first floor of the Tower of Labyrinths until a moment ago.
Him being here means he followed us?
Why?
Did he discover my identity?
I recalled the various powers I used in the desert.
... No way.
No, it can't be.
Neither the Dragon Lord nor the Demon King knows that I am the GM, the owner of this world.
Even though I assigned the Demon King the role of community manager and gave her various tasks, she never met me, so she wouldn't be able to recognize me.
But to see an avatar with the appearance of my true self using the powers of a GM.
And such a transcendent being, at that.
I felt cold sweat running down my back.
What is your purpose for being here, Founder Emperor?
While I was tense, waiting for him to speak.
"......"
He just stood there with his mouth open, staring blankly at Solaris.
"What's with that look, like you're seeing a lost lover. It's creepy for a grown man."
She grimaced in disgust.
"Is he someone who got caught in the desert pit like us?"
"Is he from the empire? He looks like he reeks."
Wald and Perizet didn't seem to care much about him.
Probably because he was hiding his power completely, so to them, the Founder Emperor Ahenobarbus
—let's call him Balbari because his name is too long
—anyway, Balbari only looked like a swordsman of Wald's level.
"Anyway, it's nice to finally meet other entrants. Nice to meet you."
Solaris began the main story according to the setting I had previously prepared.
This was the start of the main storyline penetrating the third floor of the Tower of Labyrinths.
"This place is the demon's lair, Pandemonium."
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