The Solitary Skeleton

Rather than saying Ron was looking forward to who the final guest with the "strongest" attribute would be, it was more accurate to say...

He was more curious about what the next "attribute" would be.

Hopefully, it wouldn't be some bizarre attribute.

If it were someone like Johnson, the critic lunatic or something, the tavern would truly be in complete chaos...

At this moment, because the aura coming from outside was truly too powerful, all the guests in the tavern instinctively looked toward the main door.

In their eyes, the tavern door was like Pandora's box.

No one knew what kind of person the next new guest would be.

Perhaps a pervert like Homelander.

Perhaps a harmless legal loli like Komoe Tsukuyomi.

Or perhaps supreme powerhouses like Pluton or the Snow King...

As the door chime rang, the tavern door was slowly pushed open, and a creature with the appearance of a white skeleton, its pupils glowing with a red light, caught everyone's eyes.

He had no skin, flesh, muscles, blood vessels, or even nerves and internal organs...

Only a body of bones!

His body, draped in an extremely magnificent black robe, was toweringly tall, and his ten fingers were covered in rings.

That supreme and absolute aura made people feel awe-struck.

"Welcome, guest."

"My name is Ron, the owner of this tavern."

"Should I call you Ainz Ooal Gown, or still Momonga?"

Ron greeted with a smile and asked gently.

This skeleton was none other than the character from the world of "Overlord": Ainz Ooal Gown.

His class was Yggdrasil LV10!

The Supreme Overlord of the Great Tomb of Nazarick!

Just like Ron, he was also a transmigrator.

However...

Compared to Ron, who was poor and had nothing when he first transmigrated, Ainz Ooal Gown was a true tycoon from the very start of his transmigration!

Not only did he have a group of extraordinarily powerful and absolutely loyal subordinates, but he also inherited a pair of World-class items, a guild weapon, and his entire equipment consisted of items transcending the Divine class!

Starting off with super-tier magic...

As for his personality, although his karma value was negative 500 (extreme evil), he still retained a portion of human consciousness, placing him closer to Lawful Evil or Neutral Evil.

"How do you know my name?"

"Could it be that you are also..."

Although Ainz Ooal Gown's face showed no expression, his trembling voice highlighted his current excitement.

A transmigrator?!

He quickly walked toward the bar counter and grabbed Ron's hand with one hand:

"I've finally found someone like me."

"I am truly too lonely in the Great Tomb of Nazarick; I don't even have a normal person to talk to."

Seeing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise, their faces filled with astonishment.

Good grief.

He had just entered the tavern with the posture of an supreme powerhouse.

Why did he now look like a lonely old skeleton?

Did there have to be such a massive contrast?!

"Looking at your state, did you just arrive at the Great Tomb of Nazarick?"

Ron smiled, seamlessly pulling his hand out of Ainz Ooal Gown's grip.

There was no other reason.

It was just too bony, and ice-cold to boot.

"Yes."

"Originally, the game was about to shut down, and I closed my eyes, quietly waiting to be forcibly logged out."

"But an accident occurred."

"Clearly, the server shutdown time had passed, yet not only was I not logged out, but the NPCs around me also came to life."

Ainz Ooal Gown said with some excitement, "At that moment, I knew I had transmigrated to another world along with the Great Tomb of Nazarick! What about you, Ron? How did you come to this world?"

While he was explaining his transmigration process, Ron set up a barrier to prevent the other guests from overhearing.

After all...

This transmigration business was truly too difficult to explain.

Right after, Ron briefly talked about this world and how he had arrived here, but he did not reveal his specific abilities or the system.

Ainz Ooal Gown listened and asked in slight surprise, "Aren't you planning to go out and take a look at this unfamiliar world?"

"You can shatter space and invite me and others here to drink; your strength must be extremely formidable, right?"

"Isn't it too much of a waste to just hole up here and sell wine?"

Ron shook his head slightly, "I'm not like you. I transmigrated to a familiar world, so there's nothing much to see."

"Besides, here I can meet different people every day and hear different stories."

"From here, I can see countless worlds."

"Do you still think I'm losing out?"

Ainz Ooal Gown listened and nodded thoughtfully, "That's true."

At this moment, Quetzalcoatl bypassed the barrier, placing two bottles of wine in front of Ainz Ooal Gown:

"Your wine, please enjoy it slowly."

"Thank you," Ainz Ooal Gown thanked her very politely.

As he spoke, he opened the bottle, filled his glass, and was about to raise it for a sip when his hand froze in place.

Damn it!

I am currently a skeleton, a heteromorphic race...

Leaving aside whether I can even taste it when I drink, won't it just leak straight through me after I swallow?

That would be too embarrassing...

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"I won't drink the wine. Let's just chat instead," Ainz Ooal Gown said with some embarrassment.

"I can temporarily grant you taste and a physical body," Ron said softly after a brief thought.

"Really?" Ainz Ooal Gown's eyes instantly lit up.

"From now on, do not resist." Ron nodded, then silently chanted in his mind:

"Modify Ainz Ooal Gown's biological concept, granting him human senses and flesh."

[Ding! Analyzing target.]

[Target belongs to skeletal life, containing massive dark energy within the body...]

[Modifying concept, core calculation speed has reached 100 consecutive cycles!]

[Adding simulation decision, advanced concept modifier, initiating biological modification, target: Ainz Ooal Gown!]

As the notification from the divine treasury of knowledge rang out, Ron's gaze focused, and countless magic circles engraved with obscure runes appeared.

Following a flash of dazzling light, flesh, blood, and veins began to manifest over Ainz Ooal Gown's skeletal frame.

If it were an ordinary person, Ron could easily use Dragon Magic to condense a body.

But Ainz Ooal Gown was different.

This guy's magic power was too immense; an ordinary physical body and internal organs simply couldn't withstand it and would probably explode instantly upon contact.

Before long, Ainz Ooal Gown's skeletal form transformed into a bald human.

Looking at his pale hands and patting his cheeks, that elastic sensation instantly made Ainz Ooal Gown as excited as a three-hundred-pound child:

"I actually turned into a human!"

As he spoke, he glanced down at his lower abdomen.

Hmm...

Powerful, fighting all night wouldn't be a problem.

Ron said helplessly, "Don't celebrate too early. Your magic power is too strong."

"This body is barely enough for you to drink wine."

"As for fulfilling a man's instincts, don't even think about it for now."

Ainz Ooal Gown: "....."
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