[ After ending their busy part-time work life, the day to purchase the mystery set meal finally arrived, and everyone followed Visha into the school cafeteria.
"Then I'm going to press it…" Under everyone's curious gazes, Visha still bought that special set meal with a heart full of anticipation.
"Ding-dong—" As a familiar doorbell rang out, Kazuma's expression suddenly changed: "This sound is…"
Tanya also instantly raised her guard: "All units, alert!"
They remembered clearly that back then, it was precisely after pressing a strange button, accompanied by their own doorbell sounds, that they came to this other world.
And so, just like that, under everyone's vigilant gazes, the boss finally arrived late, bringing out that expensive special set meal.
"Sorry for the wait, here is the special set meal!" A remarkably gigantic pork cutlet bowl was brought up by the boss… By the way, the boss was still that middle-aged man with the Mohawk hairstyle who worked as a tailor.
"Strange, the fast-food restaurant manager?"
"The convenience store clerk?"
"Wasn't he from the donut shop?"
Ainz and the others looked at the familiar uncle before them and gradually realized something was wrong… Why does it seem like this uncle exists everywhere! ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"I KNEW IT WOULD BE YOU!!!"
"Is the Shadow Clone Jutsu that common now? Otherwise, there's no way to explain how this uncle manages to appear in so many shops at the same time."
The audience outside the video couldn't hold back anymore. The tuck shop, the supermarket, and the fried chicken shop were one thing, but you won't even let the school cafeteria go!
Just like a fixed-spawn NPC, wherever there is a place related to a shop, his spawn is absolutely guaranteed to appear.
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〜Type-Moon World, Today's Menu for the Emiya Family Worldline〜
Artoria, whose mouth had originally been upturned, now drooped listlessly, her eyes full of disappointment:
"This special set meal… doesn't seem very special."
Isn't this just a pork cutlet bowl magnified more than 20 times? The original sense of mystery instantly collapsed, and even her appetite diminished a bit.
The fish-mongering prince Cu Chulainn, who came to the Emiya house to mooch a meal, stared blankly at the surprisingly large rice bowl:
"Saber, it's especially expensive… does that count as special?"
"It is indeed quite special."
As the mother hen figure, Emiya Shirou saw the clues at a glance:
"But… judging from the ingredients used in this set meal, it's simply not worth that price."
When the Mohawk uncle walked out carrying the special set meal worth 30,000 yen, Emiya Shirou, having shopped for groceries at the market for many years, could determine at a glance that Visha had been scammed.
This was equivalent to returning the money earned from working seven hard jobs right back to this uncle, and in the end, only receiving a super-sized pork cutlet bowl.
It has to be said that this uncle is the one true god…
A wage recycling plan that not only perfectly achieved an economic cycle but also filled his own wallet. This uncle is definitely no ordinary textile worker.
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[ Although working hard only resulted in a regular rice bowl that increased in quantity and price, Visha tasted a mouthful filled with anticipation.
"So special." Visha smiled with a face full of satisfaction, and then took a spoon and began to gorge herself on this gigantic rice bowl.
Around her, Rem and the others looked on in amazement as the super-sized rice bowl was devoured; this appetite was unusually large.
Tanya felt somewhat fortunate that she hadn't been duped: "So the result is that 'special' just means 'specially large'?"
Having unveiled the mysterious veil of the special set meal, the group had no intention of following Visha's example and spending their hard-earned money to buy a particularly expensive rice bowl.
Tanya pulled her wallet out of her pocket: "As a return gift for accompanying my subordinate in doing something absurd, I'll treat everyone to coffee."
"Although I can't drink it, since it's a rare opportunity, I'll have a cup too." Ainz also ordered an iced coffee along with everyone else; after all, if he was the only one left out, that would be quite lonely.
Hearing this, Kazuma teased Ainz: "Ainz has surprisingly cute sides to him, too." ]
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〜OVERLORD World〜
Ainz, having been called cute by Kazuma, was instantly rendered speechless:
"…(No, no, no, I just saw everyone drinking coffee, and if I didn't join in, I'd feel a little lonely, and it would also seem a bit unsociable, so… does that count as cute?)"
If it weren't for the fact that numerous Guardians were present and he had to maintain his persona full of dignity, Ainz, feeling a bit shy inside, would have looked in a mirror no matter what.
After all, he never expected that with his skeletal appearance, which was good enough if it didn't scare people, there would come a day when he would be called cute by someone other than Albedo and the others.
〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
"As expected of an elite salaryman before reincarnation, his social skills are maxed out."
Kazuma nodded thoughtfully, then turned his gaze to Aqua, who was lying on the sofa, rotting away.
Completely different from a certain trash goddess who eats potato chips during work hours, slacks off on the job, and likes to bully her juniors. No wonder he was a strong player in the workplace.
"You were definitely cursing me just now, weren't you?"
Aqua, surprisingly alert in certain aspects, instantly sat up straight from the sofa.
Kazuma waved his hand perfunctorily:
"No, absolutely not."
Honestly, if you put even a fraction of that alertness into your work instead of that attitude that makes people angry just looking at it, I wouldn't have dragged you down from the Divine Realm!
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[ After the part-time work life ended, the School Festival was approaching. Since every class had to perform a play, Reinhard hoped Filo could decide on a theme.
Naofumi also felt this could exercise Filo a bit, so he let her collect everyone's suggestions, and finally, she would make the final proposal.
Filo first found Natsuki Subaru, who was cleaning up pet waste as a breeding committee member, along with Aqua and the others, asking them what stories they liked.
"Stories I like…" Natsuki Subaru closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
At this moment, a visibly excited Hamsuke gave his suggestion: "Regarding that, I want to see a story about my Lord."
Hearing this, Aqua immediately frowned in displeasure, pointing her tongs at Hamsuke and lecturing him: "You want to stage a story about the undead in front of this goddess? Rejected! REJECTED!!"
As she spoke, Aqua casually turned around and aimed her hand at the Death Knight beside her, delivering a purification spell: "You're nodding too enthusiastically!"
Hamsuke instantly looked terrified: "Ah, Death Knight-kun has disappeared again!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Cause of death: Nodding too enthusiastically… What kind of reason is that!"
Listening to this baffling reason, even the audience couldn't help but darken their expressions. If you want to attack, just say so; it's clearly just you, this stupid goddess, pushing your personal agenda.
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〜So I'm a Spider, So What? World〜
"Speaking of which, I've wanted to roast this for a long time now. Does Death Knight-kun… count as a pet?"
Kumoko looked in surprise at the Death Knight staying obediently in the cage with Hamsuke.
Although Hamsuke is a bit large, at least he fits the characteristics of a pet—a fluffy, cute creature.
But as for Death Knight-kun… just hearing the name tells you he has nothing to do with cuteness. It's good enough if he doesn't scare people to death. Simply put, he wouldn't even need makeup for Halloween.
In the end, how exactly was Death Knight-kun categorized into the pet column? And seriously, who raises an undead creature as a pet?
〜Type-Moon World, G̶̘̏̕͜ṟ̶͠a̵̹͂̆n̵̻̤̎d̶̞͐ ̷̫͇͑C̸̛̪̬ȃ̴̯r̵̓̓͜n̸̜̋͗î̷̭v̸̱͆ȃ̷̫̚l̵͚̋ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Truly, a separation of three days makes one look at another with new eyes!"
Zhuge Liang sat paralyzed on the sofa with a face full of exhaustion.
Also, just coming out of a high-difficulty quest were his fellow members of the Overwork Trio, the great hero Arash, and Merlin.
"Clearly, when Filo first appeared, she was staying in the breeding room with Hamsuke and the Death Knight… but now she's become a student in Class 1."
She can even decide the theme of the School Festival. They are all mounts, so why is the difference so big?
"Tell me about it."
Watching the Death Knight-kun die again, the great hero Arash grumbled from the side with some empathy.
"Although I don't mind using my Noble Phantasm every time! I also want to recite a victory line for once."
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[ Subsequently, following Aura's suggestion, Filo found Ainz, who was currently caught in a Shuraba(chaotic situation) between Albedo and Shalltear.
"Skeleton… Big Brother? Grandpa?" Filo looked at Ainz's appearance, unsure of how to address him: "Skeleton Man."
Seeing this, Ainz couldn't help but praise her in his heart… You tried very hard.
However, when Shalltear and Albedo heard Filo say she wanted to learn about a play regarding the undead, they immediately became excited.
Albedo was full of longing: "A story that displays Ainz-sama's heroic figure to everyone—this is perfect as the highlight of the supreme School Festival."
Shalltear also agreed completely: "That's right, and the role of the concubine will be played by me, Shalltear—arinsu"
Unsurprisingly, hearing this, Albedo began to argue with Shalltear; they would never hand over the position of the heroine.
In the end, Ainz, who really couldn't give any good suggestions, recommended that Filo go find Kazuma, since that guy had many ideas. ]
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"By the way, how old is Ainz…"
Listening to Filo's string of titles, Emiya Shirou was suddenly a bit confused.
"Who knows… He doesn't have a single feature that shows age."
Tohsaka Rin rolled her eyes speechlessly.
After all, can you expect to tell the age of a skeleton frame that has nothing on it? Filo was correct to call him Skeleton Man.
Cu Chulainn watched from the side, marveling repeatedly:
"But what's truly unexpected is that even a skeleton frame can get caught in a Shuraba."
Originally, he thought Ainz just had some heavy filters applied to him, but it turns out Shalltear and Albedo are true fans!
〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"Asking Kazuma for advice… Ainz-kun, are you serious?"
Kamijou Touma's face stiffened upon hearing this.
Kazuma is from Japan and is familiar with school festivals, sure… but Kazuma's ideas are all wicked ideas! There's a high probability they are all improper.
After all, everyone knows how miserably Colonel Weiss was pitted the last time he asked Kazuma for a method!
Sometimes, he feels that Kazuma and Aqua are quite alike; they are always surprisingly reliable when it comes to being unreliable.
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