Indolent Overlord

Chapter 6 part 4

Disclaimer: I do not own Overlord, obviously - Kugane Maruyama-sama does. Although the drawing above is how I picture Adalbert to look like, I also do not own it.   

After dropping off the thirty or so Sunlight Scriptures to the Room of Truth on the 5th Floor, he decided that now would be a good time to invite Albedo to a meal together. It might be a little late since he had lost track of time whilst playing tag, but he would ask, anyway, in case the Guardian Overseer had not eaten dinner yet.

But first, he needed to look presentable.

He used the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown to teleport to the hot spring in order to have a quick shower and soak. Some blood had gotten on him, and he was afraid that it would dye his magnificent silver locks an ugly shade of red if he allowed the fluid to remain on him any longer.

However, he somehow forgot about how good it felt to actually be in a hot spring. So he, uh, fell asleep.

Morning came swiftly whilst he slept in the hot spring, unbothered by the heat thanks to his Demon heritage. He was woken by Sebas, who informed him that Momonga-ani was looking for him. Apparently, he was so dead to the world he did not even hear his older brother's Messages - so Momonga got worried and sent Sebas to look for him.

He quickly got dressed in his usual gothic tailcoat jacket, slacks, heeled combat boots, and mask, and teleported outside of Momonga's office. He knocked on the door with the grace of an elephant and entered without waiting for permission. When he saw that nobody was in the office apart from one non-combat maid, he went to the connected bedchamber, barging in without announcing his presence.

"You called?" He dragged his feet to the bed whilst yawning, not minding that his brother was standing in front of a body mirror, wearing a full suit of black armor with a red cape tied on the right shoulder.

It reminded him somewhat of Touch Me-sempai and the man's love for dramatics. How nostalgic...

"Mm. I heard from Sebas that you fell asleep in the hot springs. Did the workout tire you?" Are you alright with taking human lives? Did it cause you emotional and mental distress? was left unsaid, but rang clear between them.

"Aa, it did tire me, but it was all in the name of fun. Don't worry, anija. I was merely lacking in sleep so I fell dead to the world," He jumped onto his brother's bed and wrapped himself with a blanket until only his head remained outside of the burrito.

"Of course. I should have realized," Momonga replied drily, though there was relief in it as well. It made Adalbert's eyes soften as he stared at his brother's armored back, "What are your plans for today?"

"I plan to catch some more Zs. Has Neuronist gained any good intel?"

"The paperwork's on my desk. Read at your own leisure. Don't forget to hand me your report as well - though I'll be going to E-Rantel with Narberal to register as an Adventurer. Thus I won't be able to look through it anytime soon. Is there anything important you would like to inform me before I go?"

"Mm... Gazef used an interesting skill to defeat the summons. It's called Martial Arts. I'll write a detailed report about it - but Neuronist should have more intel on that."

"Will you be visiting our famed intelligence officer soon?"

"Yes. Do you want me to order her to extract info about these 'Martial Arts' skill from our prisoners?"

"Mhm. Other than that, anything else?"

"Nothing important."

"Very well. Are you interested in joining Narberal and I?"