Overlord Volume 01 - The Undead King

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As he basked in the praise of his subordinates, Ainz thought:
—My friends, what do you think of me using this great name? Are you happy? Are
you displeased? If you have any objections, please let me know, tell me, “This is not a
name you can take for yourself.” I will gladly return to my old name of Momonga.

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“Then—”
Ainz looked out at everyone.
“—Next, I shall announce our new direction. This is an absolute order.”
Ainz paused here, and looked around. The subordinates before him had
serious, stern looks on their faces.
“Make Ainz Ooal Gown an eternal legend.”
He gripped the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown tightly, and rapped it on the ground.
Then, as if responding to Ainz, the crystals socketed on the Staff of Ainz Ooal
Gown radiated light in all the colors of the rainbow, and the air around him
trembled.
“There may be many heroes, but we will surpass each and every one of them.
We will let everybody in this world know that Ainz Ooal Gown are the true
heroes! If there are people stronger than us, we will deal with them in ways other
than force. If we encounter a magician with many subordinates, we will achieve
our goal some other way. This is merely the preparatory phase in order to let
everyone know that Ainz Ooal Gown is the greatest. Let us fight together for
this glorious future!”
He would spread this name throughout the world. The former members of
Ainz Ooal Gown may have left Yggdrasil, but there was a chance they might be
in this world, like Ainz.
Therefore, he had to make Ainz Ooal Gown a legend, so everyone would know
of it.
Be it in the air, land, or sea, he would spread this name to all the sapient beings
in this world.
He would carry this name to the ears of his comrades who might be in this

world.
Ainz’s fearsome presence was startling, and his thunderous voice could be

heard anywhere in the Throne Room.
Their voices united as one, everyone in the Throne Room lowered their heads.

The sound they made might have been taken for a prayer.

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The throne was vacant after its master left, but the air in the Throne Room
still boiled with excitement.

Hearing their Supreme Overlord’s orders to work as one filled everybody with
incomparable motivation, especially those who had been given specific orders.

“Everyone, raise your heads.”
After hearing Albedo’s calm and steady voice, the people whose heads were
still lowered lifted their heads in unison.
“Everyone, please act as Ainz-sama orders. After that, I have something to
announce.”
Albedo’s eyes were fixed on the flag of Ainz Ooal Gown that hung behind the
throne. The NPCs and servants behind her were also looking at it.
“Demiurge, tell everyone what Ainz-sama said to you.”
“Understood.”
Demiurge was kneeling with everyone else. However, his voice could clearly
be heard by everyone present.
“Ainz-sama looked to the night sky and told me, ‘Perhaps the reason that I
have come here is to claim this chest of jewels which belongs to nobody.’ After
that, he said, ‘No, this is not something I can claim for myself. Perhaps these
jewels are meant to adorn the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick; myself and
my friends from Ainz Ooal Gown.’ The chest of jewels here refers to the world.
This is where Ainz-sama’s true ambitions lie.”
Demiurge smiled, but it was filled with something other than kindness.
“Finally, Ainz-sama said, ‘However, conquering this world might be quite
interesting.’ In short, that means…”
The looks in everyone’s eyes turned razor-sharp. It represented their iron will
and determination.
Albedo rose slowly, to look on everyone’s faces.

Everyone looked at Albedo, as if in response. At the same time, they looked at
the flag of Ainz Ooal Gown behind her.

“Understanding Ainz-sama’s true intentions and preparing for them is the
proof of our loyalty and the mark of excellent subordinates. Everyone must keep
in mind that the final objective of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick is
to deliver this chest of jewels — the world — to Ainz-sama.”

Albedo was all smiles, and she turned that smile to the flag behind her.
“Ainz-sama, we will definitely give this world to you.”
Then, countless voices spoke as one, their words echoing across the Throne
Room.
“We will render everything in this world unto its rightful ruler, Ainz-sama.”

OVERLORD
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Afterword

Pleased to meet you, dear readers who are reading the afterword.
I am the author, Maruyama.
This work is a revision of the web novel version of Overlord, with new
characters as well as lots of new and edited content.
If you have already bought this book, I am glad.
If you are browsing this book, I will use my psychic powers to make you bring
it to the counter and pay for it. Muuun~!
The main character of this book is a skeletal magician who leads a vast evil
organization, and he is meant to feel like the final boss of a game. Because of
that, those readers who don’t believe in saving people without a reward (as is
common in Light Novels or anime) and put themselves first will enjoy this book.
Apart from that, while this work has already been on the net for a long time,
an important new character was added during the novelization. I would be very
happy if everyone were to come to like her.
The truth is that I have never written an afterword before. Therefore, allow
me to express my sincere thanks next:
I am especially grateful to my editor, F-da, whom I gave a lot of trouble, as
well as so-bin-sama, who drew these beautiful insert pictures.
In addition, I must thank Chord Design Studio, who made this beautiful cover
page, as well as Ōsako-sama, who helped correct and revise many things. Thank
you very much.
In addition, I wish to thank the readers of the Web Novel version who gave
me their thoughts and who were willing to read this. Without you readers who
found the Web Novel interesting, it could not possibly have been novelized.
I also want to thank my university friend Honey, who helped me correct many
contradictory and confusing parts of the book. I will need your help in the future
as well. Finally, I wish to thank the readers who purchased this book. I would be

very proud if you find Overlord interesting.
Incidentally, I plan to correct and add more scenes and content to Volume 2.

It feels like I’m writing a new work, so I can’t help but cry and complain about
the lack of time.

I would like it if you could support Volume 2 as well!
Then, the afterword will end here.
I am extremely grateful to all of you. If you can continue to support me, I
would be overjoyed.
See you again.

Kugane Maruyama

July 2012

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Source Text: Skythewood Translations
Additional Editing: cortz & firedragon1x
Version: 2.3 (061021)