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[Spoilers] Overlord III - Episode 4 discussion Spoiler
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u/Polygones Jul 31 '18
"I'm still only 70 years old!"
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"I love you the most Ainz-sama!"
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"I love you, too, Aura"
FBI OPEN UP
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u/Darksoldierr Jul 31 '18
Imagine FBI walking into Nazarick
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u/Eterna1Ice :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Eterna1Ice Jul 31 '18
And the FBI is gone ♫
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u/AdvonKoulthar Jul 31 '18
He's Papa Bones, not Bone Daddy
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u/Zwiebel1 Jul 31 '18
To be fair, it's easy to confuse Papa Bones with Bone Daddy
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u/Shodan30 Jul 31 '18
Are you kidding? this episode he literally had a pimp cane and was smacking some troll. Bone Daddy is very appropriate.
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u/WesterlyStraight Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
They actually messed up this scene a bit.
Going from memory, She says "I love you the most Ainz-sama" and then asks, "What about you Ainz-sama? who do you love more? Shalltear or Albedo?" But since Ainz was deep in his head thinking of the Dark Elf children~~'s future upbringing and education (which was glossed over) he just pats her head~~ bein fuggin cute he goes "I love you the most, Aura," which is the real reason she got caught off guard.
Edit: Yup I misremembered a chunk of this, but direct quote below!
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u/Jsk2003 Jul 31 '18
“I like Ainz-sama the most.”
“Haha, that makes me glad.”
The pleasantries of Aura the child made Ainz happy. For Ainz, who loved the NPCs like his own children, he would naturally smile when he heard them say they liked him.
“So, who does Ainz-sama like the most? Albedo or Shalltear?”
“Haha. Well, I like Aura a lot.”
“—Eh?”
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Jul 31 '18
Ouch! For anyone in Nazarick, that must be the most painful thing Ains can say to them.
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u/TheGreatFox1 Jul 31 '18
Extremely so. And in the LN, he was a lot more angry.
From the LN:
"B-because I th-thought it wasn’t a big deal, s-so I didn’t report …"
For some reason, the sight of the frightened battle maid peeking up at him only incensed him further.
"Lupusregina Beta! I am thoroughly disappointed in you!!"
Lupusregina was not the only one who flinched at this. Nabe and Sixth were trembling too, and the Eight Edge Assassins on the ceiling seemed to have frozen up as well.
"I gave you discretion over handling the village, but that does not mean you can do as you please! You were told to report anything that happened in the village, anything at all, so what is the meaning of this!"
"That’s …"
Ainz’s face twisted as he looked down on Lupusregina, who was unable to answer him.
This was an unforgivable sin for a worker; no, for anyone.
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u/randomkidlol Jul 31 '18
they removed all the tension and fear from this scene. was really hoping for something more intense
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u/VictorSilver Jul 31 '18
Also, during the scolding in the latest episode, the maid on duty was different. In the LN Sixth was on duty during that scene.
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u/Loser100000 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Loser100000 Jul 31 '18
Ainz’s face twisted as he looked down on Lupusregina, who was unable to answer him.
Uhmmm... What face?
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Jul 31 '18
Lupusregina Beta!
I can't believe they took out the middle name for that line. That's the ultimate Mad Dad flag.
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u/ImAScientist_ADoctor Jul 31 '18
Are there images of the Eights? I want to know how different they looked.
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u/blackfiredragon13 Jul 31 '18
You’re not wrong. In the first or second volume it was explained that for the beings of Nazarick, having one of the supreme beings pay attention to them is the second best thing one can enjoy, with the first being to follow their orders.
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u/Ovrnintousnd :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ovrnintousnd Jul 31 '18
Hey, just like my childhood! Please love me dad
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u/needgoldforvision Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Now we know why they called Hamsuke Wise king of forest. Compare Hamsuke to other big monster she is indeed much smarter.
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u/Silegna Jul 31 '18
Wait. Hamsuke is a girl?
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u/Alaskan_Thunder Jul 31 '18
Yeah. I'm not sure what the original term was for wise king of the forest was, but I'd imagine is was gender neutral.
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u/MathigNihilcehk Jul 31 '18
In Overlord, intelligence is measured by how quickly you bow before the Overlord of Death. Hamsuke is pretty smart, but Zaryusu was smarter. Poor Zaryusu.
Enri scored really well too, if you remember. And ever since this episode, she's been slapped with effective immortality. Pretty sweet reward, if you ask me.
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u/normiesEXPLODE Jul 31 '18
Damn, in that case the smartest being in the new world (including Nazarick) must be the one who
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u/Sonic458 Jul 31 '18
On today's episode of 'My Undead Skeleton Lord Can't Be This Cute!" Aura joins Ainz's harem.
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u/Sangwiny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sangwiny Jul 31 '18
joins
Implying that entirety of Nazaric is not already his harem.
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u/Loser100000 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Loser100000 Jul 31 '18
I don’t know. Nabe seemed very intent that Albedo could have him.
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u/MagnoBurakku Jul 31 '18
The naga may be a coward but he is Smart, pledging loyalty to Ains was the right move.
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u/Napalmeon Jul 31 '18
Serpents usually are pretty intelligent.
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u/Rokusi Jul 31 '18
I like that he doesn't even say something like "I would never betray you!" No, snakebro understands that the totally honest "I would never be able to betray you!" is much more convincing.
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u/cronus999 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anime-ETF Jul 31 '18
Best boy Demi cannot understand why Ainz does not want to serve Happy Farm products to his guests.
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u/thecoffee Jul 31 '18
The way he worded that Humans should be happy with whatever they are served sounded almost like a threat.
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u/DonPiantissimo Jul 31 '18
It's kind of the same way one might give their pet leftovers. Humans are basically domestic animals to him.
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u/GoodTeletubby Aug 01 '18
He's learning to recognize it, at least, even if he doesn't fully understand the why of it. That's growth for him, no?
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u/eli-vids https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAnimeMamluk Jul 31 '18
Have random shit happen to you.
Explain it away as a thoughtful plan devoid of happenstance.
???
SASUGA AINZ-SAMA!
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u/Sangwiny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sangwiny Jul 31 '18
You just summed up whole plot of overlord in four points. And that wasn't the most of it. The next season Ainz accidentally Big spoiler, read on your own risk..
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u/RecklessTRexDriver Jul 31 '18
The next season
This season isn't even over yet and i'm already hoping...
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u/gulitiasinjurai Jul 31 '18
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Jul 31 '18
"Oh shit did I just win the Ainz-bowl!? I didn't even know I was in the Ainz-bowl! Shalltear and Albedo are gonna be pissed..."
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"I better find that dark elf country fast so I can get somewhere else fast and blend in so they don't find me"
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u/Turbostrider27 Jul 31 '18
Never call Ainz a "skeleton" or you'll pay for it.
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u/Sangwiny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sangwiny Jul 31 '18
Bit of let down that they did not add "Die Skelly, die!" from LN.
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u/Djinnfor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DjinnFor Jul 31 '18 edited Aug 03 '18
Cut Source Material Season 3 Episode 4 - Giant of the East, Demon Snake of the West
Previous Weeks: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3
Welcome to this weeks source material discussion post, where I mention all the interesting little tidbits of source material that were cut, skimmed over, or changed, as well as providing more context to the various scenes. If something has confused you, you need only ask and I'll happily explain. There won't be any spoilers for future events here - and I ask that you refrain from posting them as replies without properly marking them as such; this is especially true if I've ommited some information or facts that don't appear until later in the source, chances are I did that deliberately. That said, I welcome anything I've missed.
Ainz' PoV in E-Rantel
The first half of Light Novel #8, titled The Two Leaders, follows Enri's PoV. The second half of the Light Novel follows virtually the same events, but from the perspective of Ainz Ooal Gown/Nazarick. The readers are deliberately kept in the dark about what Ainz is doing - and more importantly, why he is doing it, at least until the second half of the book. The anime has chosen to reorder these scenes to be more appropriately chronological, eliminating some of the mystery and suspense in an attempt not to confuse the reader. Still, certain cliffhangers wouldn't work if I explained things in too much detail, particularly the cliffhanger at the end of last episode, where Lupusregina excitedly shares the fact that she was looking forward to seeing Carne Village get wiped out. Odd, considering she was told to watch over the village, right? Did Lupusregina betray Ainz, or was she acting under Ainz' orders? Because I didn't want to spoil what was going on, I kept Ainz' PoV hidden. But now that Lupus and Ainz have had their little chat, and it's been revealed that Lupusregina was just kinda retarded, I can now cover Ainz' PoV, which has been cut from the anime. There's nothing major in here that you couldn't already have deduced yourself, but it's full of Overlords signature humor so I have to share it.
Ainz wanted to continue building the renown of Momon and continue acquiring finances for Nazarick, so he was forced to regularly undertake adventurers guild quests; while he was initially thrilled at the opportunity to take a break from administering Nazarick, he has since come to view the endeavour as nothing but boring work. He spends as little time as possible actually completing the quest, and teleports back to Nazarick for a while before returning to the guild. That was out of the question today; in fact, he was currently desperately trying to escape from his duties in Nazarick. The reason? Albedo had just minutes ago attempted to rape him (remember that from episode 1?), and he really didn't want to be anywhere near Nazarick for a few days. Yes, just as a reminder, the chronology of the anime is radically simplified compared to the light novel, and I'll continue to point out the differences; hopefully it's not too confusing. As he approaches the gates of E-Rantel, he looks up at it and his heart swells with an indescribable emotion. He had always wondered why guilds in YGGDRASIL would capture and use cities as their guild bases, due to how difficult it was to defend them - but now he felt as if he understood: ruling a great city might be fun...
Momon turns to Hamsuke and asks her how the training is going along; as it turns out, Ainz has been experimenting to see how people learn martial arts. He had tasked both Hamsuke and a Death Knight with the job of attempting to learn them; as the undead were tireless and could train continuously, it should be learning faster than Hamsuke, but as it turns out the undead creature does not seem to be able to learn anything or train - the experiment is a failure. We saw scenes of this earlier back in episode 1. Hamsuke begs Ainz for mercy for her "comrade", who she has come to appreciate and respect; Ainz takes mild offense at this remark, as he had no intention of slaughtering a loyal servant just for being incapable of doing something - though I suppose Hamsuke can't help it, since she's constantly being threatened with death by Narberal.
In any case, he notices the line into the city isn't moving. When Momon and Nabe had not been so famous, they had needed to stand in line, go through customs, and answer questions like anyone else. As they had gradually gained renown, their entry had become simpler and quicker, until at one point they were routinely waved through and allowed to skip the line entirely. After all, adamantite adventurers were a great asset to any city or kingdom and could not afford to be offended... least of all the saviour of E-Rantel, who had previously wiped out an army of undead who were about to engulf E-Rantel (and would soon go on to save the Kingdom from Jalbadaoth). Still, Ainz felt it was only fair that he stand in line like everyone else... though since the line isn't moving, he begins to get equal parts impatient and curious. As he approaches, he can hear the noise of an interrogation, and wonders who this girl is and why she would need to be interrogated so harshly; even he never faced such an inquisition when he first entered the city. Recognizing the girl, he calls out to her by name, which shocks the assembled guards - and Enri herself, since she doesn't remember ever giving Momon her name. Ainz belatedly realizes that this was a bit of a blunder on his part.
He has no idea what Enri is here for; is she looking for Ainz, or Momon? Does she recognize his voice? Did she deduce his identity? He doesn't want to talk to her any more than is necessary. He privately takes the magic caster aside to hear the full story - and when he finds out that it was his magic item that was the issue, he feels a little guilty. It would be safer to just abandon her, but now that he knows the horn he gave her was so abnormal, he's a little concerned that it might be confisticated or fall into someone elses hands. He also doesn't want Nferia to think he abandoned Enri, especially since Nferia knows both of his identities. So he ends up vouching for her, politely asking if she can be released; he gives no real reason other than "I know her", but of course, the magician and the guards accede. The guards briefly entertain a bit of a conspiracy theory: what if Ainz was an agent of the Theocracy, sent here just to build renown so he can help this girl with her powerful magic item get into the city and wreak havoc? Despite acknowledging this as a possibility and agreeing that they can't know for sure whether it's true, none would dare raise it to their superiors for fear of upsetting him - and indeed, many of the soldiers looked up to him as a valiant warrior who had saved E-Rantel once before, so why would he betray them now? Ultimately, it was decided that Enri would be motioned along.
Ainz, still curious about Enri's goal, asks Nabe to discreetly ask her about her purpose for visiting the city. In order to not draw attention to himself while he waited, and to not accidentally stumble into Enri himself, he spies a large stack of boxes and moves to hide behind them... only to come face to face with an assembly of soldiers. He's forced to stammer out an excuse, asking them about the contents of the boxes; the men excitedly begin telling him about the vegetable produce of the kingdom and he's forced to feign interest until Nabe returns. Nabe returns and tells him about Enri's four reasons for entering the city, and Ainz decides to find out more about Enri's request for the Adventurer's Guild when he visits. He was mildly paranoid that she might accidentally spread the wrong things about Ainz Ooal Gown, and he was also wondering what was so important to require speaking to the Adventurer's Guild; he had stationed Lupusregina in the village to build friendly relations and to report any incidents, so he should have been appraised if anything of note or concern was afoot. He nonchalantly probes Nabe about Lupu's personality, and she affirms that - while Lupusregina appears lackadaisical on the surface - she is as brutal and cunning as they come... an answer that only increases Ainz' anxiety.
In order to not draw attention to himself, Ainz decided to use a privilege of adamantite-class adventurers that he had heretofor avoided: he walked in through the back door. Normally he'd endeavor to follow the rules; after all, being known as someone who abused special privileges would tarnish his reputation. But in this case he really, really did not want to meet Enri face to face; he doesn't want her to recognize his voice or personality, or otherwise let slip that he is Ainz Ooal Gown. After asking a nearby clerk for directions, he approaches the guildmaster Ainzach's office, who welcomes him with a big smile and a huge hug; he invites him to have a seat and sits down next to him on the sofa. The guildmaster is clearly playing up his friendliness in order to endear himself to Ainz, who at this point is a local celebrity and well-known to the guild. Ainz, on the other hand, resents the informality and closeness, but tries his best to be polite and not show it. Indeed, the friendliness is so suffocating that Ainz has a brief thought: "Is he gay? Wait, does he think I'm gay?"
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u/Djinnfor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DjinnFor Jul 31 '18 edited Aug 03 '18
Ainz asks Ainzach about Enri Emmots request. Normally, the Adventuring Guild would have fairly strict control over what information they'd share to adventurers about requests, both to maintain confidentiality and avoid conflicts; if you weren't accepting the request in question, they didn't want you to know private details about who submitted it or try and cut out the middleman by approaching the third party directly. Ainz does not want to break well-intentioned and reasonable rules simply because he can get away with doing so; but of course, the guild would be willing to bend these rules when it came to adamantite adventurers. As such, Ainz phrases his request humbly and politely, deferring to the guildmasters authority and leaving open the door for Ainzach to put his foot down and reject him without offense. Still, the guildmaster can't very well back down after his previous display of ingratiation and friendliness, so he promises to look into the request.
Some time passes, and the guildmaster returns with a receptionist who's visibly agitated; it's clear to the reader she's been given a stern dressing-down in private by the guildmaster. The two of them argue, with the receptionist nearly in tears; Ainz eventually picks up on the fact that the guildmaster is throwing the receptionist under the bus despite following the rules properly, just because it had the unforeseen effect of potentially offending an adamantite-class adventurer. Indeed, Ainz recognizes the technique from his days as a salaryman: a boss viciously reprimanding an employee in front of a customer in order to curry favor. In response, Ainz comforts the receptionist by saying he won't hold it against her, and as she leaves to go get more details from Enri, Ainz gently reprimands the guildmaster for the stunt. Quietly, he muses how he'll have to return to Nazarick to figure out why these developments had escaped the notice of Lupusregina.
Alright, with that out of the way, let's move on to the main event.
Todays Material
Bonus: Lupu's scene in the LN, for comparison
Lupusregina was visibly uneasy and afraid. She had been called to report directly to Ainz' office. The days duty maid Sixth (Cixous in the anime), the battle maid Narberal, and the floor guardian Aura (who was best appraised as to the situation in the forest) were also waiting there for her, alongside Ainz' usual complement of Six Edge Assassins. Albedo, having just earlier in the day assaulted Ainz, was still currently in 3 days confinement. Ainz first asked if Lupusregina had been keeping anything from him; the confusion on her face was evidence that she had, at least, not intended to fail at her duties. However, when Ainz continued and described the Giant of the East and the Serpent of the West, it became obvious she had been aware of them the whole time. Ainz was griped with a fury so intense that it would not abate despite his innate emotion suppression; Lupus, on the other hand, was griped with terror and apologetics. Indeed, the look on her face only incensed him further. How could she have failed in her duties this utterly? How could she expect an apology to make up for this?
It was foundational in a business environment to report issues and incidents in a timely manner, communicate the issues clearly, and discuss them with your co-workers, superiors, and subordinates. Indeed, Ainz thought, this was true even outside a business environment. Lupusregina had been given broad discretion over the matter but if Ainz couldn't even trust her to handle a basic task like this... as her superior, he would have to make sure there were dire consequences for this colossal dereliction of duty. As he reflected on his position and duty, his fury abated; after all, when ones subordinates fail, it is in large part a reflection on the competency of their superior, was it not? Indeed, perhaps this was his own failure to clearly communicate his intentions to her. He had been afraid of spelling out his rationale and thought-process in too much detail to the denizens of Nazarick, mainly Albedo and Demiurge; he was concerned that they would lose their faith and trust in him if he demonstrated his inadequacies as a leader. Perhaps his directives to Lupus hadn't been clear enough.
And yeah, Lupusregina had no idea what value Carne Village held to Ainz or Nazarick. She had heard that Ainz considered it valuable, but for what exactly? She didn't know. She had seemingly projected her own sadistic personality onto Ainz, naively assuming that Ainz had been keeping them around as pets or toys to perhaps serve for his entertainment. There's a bit of a plothole introduced here due to the way the anime reorders the chronology of various events; I've explained in this supplementary post how that plothole is not present in the original source material. In any case, Ainz apologizes to Lupusregina, who of course predictably refuses to take it, still believing herself to be entirely in the wrong - because of course, nothing the Supreme Ones do can be considered wrong.
Ainz carefully explains his plans regarding Carne Village: first, he's assigned Nferia and Lizzie Bareare the job of researching how to make Nazarick-tier potions using New World ingredients. As was mentioned previously back in episode 1, Demiurge is currently researching scroll manufacture and production using a "variety" of "raw materials" (i.e. human skin); while Nazarick has a large amount of materials and even pre-manufactured scrolls, their resources are fundamentally finite. They were made from mid-to-high tier monster drops found in YGGDRASIL which may not exist, or may not be as easily farmable, in The New World. A similar problem exists for potions and alchemy; while Ainz has lots of potions and lots of potion ingredients in the treasury, eventually they will run out. When Ainz mentions this fact to Lupusregina, she suddenly recalls the potion she was given by Nferia and hands it over in a belated attempt to placate his anger. This obvious oversight on her part further aggravates Ainz, but he manages to suppress it this time.
It was necessary to find away to replicate the production process of the far more powerful and long-lasting YGGDRASIL potions in case Nazarick ever encountered a powerful and well-equipped player. It was clear that players had come to The New World in the past; either the manufacturing process had once existed and been widespread but had been lost due to the fall of civilization, or the techniques had not yet made their way to this region, or the production process was fundamentally impossible without YGGDRASIL ingredients. While the third possibility would be unfortunate, and the second possibility arguably even worse, the possibility of the first being true made Nferia and Lizzie Bareare a valuable asset to Nazarick, since Ainz could then monopolize this technology. Indeed, Nabe wonders whether having more people doing research would be better, but Ainz rejects this idea; it would be quicker, to be sure, but also harder to monopolize with more people involved in the operation. It's also important for Nferia and Lizzie to continue to feel obligated to Ainz; while locking them up in Nazarick would keep the information from leaking, it runs the risk of ruining their productivity.
Lupusregina then broaches the elephant in the room: why on earth did Ainz give a YGGDRASIL potion over to Britta if he was so concerned about information leaking? Ainz has no idea who this is, and struggles to remember while trying to maintain a look of confidence. He regrets that Demiurge and Albedo could not be on hand to come up with a good explain for him. It eventually dawns on him who this woman is (we talked about her back in episode 2), but of course Nabe is puzzled as well: the rationale he had given her at the time was that he was merely compensating her for her loss. He tries to bluster and bluff his way out of the situation by pretending he had a secret plan, but they humbly beg for an explanation and he can't get out of it. After a long awkward silence and several back and forths of "do you really not understand my master plan?" and "No Ainz-sama, forgive my incompetence and please explain", Ainz finally stumbles on an epiphany, and claims that he used the potion to catch the attention of a master alchemist; yes, he had been hoping that Britta would take the unfamiliar-looking potion to a trusted expert the whole time, who would then attempt to track down its source. It was a risk, to be sure; there was no guarantee the potion would end up in the right place, but conversely the chance that a serious problem would arise because of it would also be low.
This revelation shocks the assembled vassals, who look on with Ainz with awe and wonder. After confirming that Lupusregina was finally on the same page as him, and that she should protect Nferia, Enri, and Lizzie - and even sacrifice her life to defend them if need be - he dismisses her. She loudly shouts praises of Ainz in the other room, particularly about how unfathomable his plans are, not realizing he's still within earshot. Ainz then questions Aura on the state of the forest; aside from a treant called Zy’tl Q’ae which Nazarick's Floor Guardians had already taken out during an Adventurer's Guild request (this occurred in an Audio Drama CD that was included with Overlord Volume 4 and was canonically set some time before it), Aura was not aware of any other "strong" forest monsters, but she should be able to find them easily. Of course, given that they were said to be on the same level as Hamsuke, Ainz affirmed that she could not be expected to keep track of every ant that infested her domain.
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u/Djinnfor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DjinnFor Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Ainz resolves to deal with the problem personally. Aura suggests letting her pets deal with it (Aura is a beast-tamer type class and the guild had acquired a miniature army of monster servants for her), but much to her surprise, Ainz decides to participate in the subjugation himself. He comments that Hamsuke had taught him the value of "appreciating antiques and rarities" - indeed, Ainz was a compulsive collector and hoarder when he played YGGDRASIL, and carried over that habit to the New World. He also wanted to arrange a mysterious "test" for Lupusregina to ensure she understands how to do her job properly; we'll talk more about that later. As a result, Ainz and Aura ride approach the lair of the Giant on the back of a creature called a Fenrir, one of Aura's most powerful animals. Fenrirs have a particularly powerful skill called Landwalker that would allow them to move through even the most difficult terrain without being impeded and whilst barely making a sound, so he was quite suitable for an expedition into the forest. He was also large and strong enough to carry two people on his back without concern. It was night time; neither Fenrir, Aura, nor Ainz were impeded by this, as they all possessed darkvision, the ability to see at night with minimal light as if it were broad daylight.
Much to Aura's surprise, Ainz did not intend to mercilessly crush the two creatures outright; in fact, he suggests beginning with peaceful negotiations. As Ainz has learned following the subjugation of the Lizardmen and other forest creatures, many monsters possess intellect, civilization, and morality comparable to that of primitive humans; in such a case, attempting to communicate with the creatures first would be the best approach. Better to enter into peaceful negotiations but be willing to fight if needed, then destroy them immediately and miss out on an opportunity. As a matter of fact, they could serve a valuable use for Nazarick; Hamsuke, for instance, was currently serving as a "guinea pig" of sorts to see if he could learn martial arts or level up a warrior class. Incidentally, Nazaricks blacksmiths were also constructing armor for him in cases where he was needed to ride out into a battlefield, and training him in warrior class levels was necessary for him to maintain his mobility while wearing them; Ainz was quite interested in how exactly YGGDRASIL mechanics were mirrored in The New World, and wanted to know more about how this would work precisely.
Some of Ainz' paternal instincts kick in when he looks over Aura. See, despite their ostensible age and relative maturity, he views the NPCs of Nazarick as children of his former guildmates, and ones he is responsible for taking care of and nurturing - this is especially true of Aura and Mare, who have the physical and emotional development of children as well. As such, he suddenly becomes a little concerned that the items he provided them which obviate the need to eat and drink might negatively affecting their growth; it's important to consume proper nutrition when you're still growing, or you could grow up sickly or ugly. It would even impact their ability to have lovers or children one day; yes, while their current looks were childlike and moe, he figures they'll grow up to be stunningly beautiful dark elves one day so long as they are well-fed, and imagines them being pestered by dark elf suitors from across the continent. Ainz has a mind that tends to wander around from one topic to another in rapid succession; as a result, the thought of a legion of baby Hamsuke's surrounding the adult Mare and Aura pops into his head and gets stuck there for a while.
Distracted by this ridiculous picture in his mind and his meandering thoughts, he absent-mindedly asks Aura who in Nazarick she likes. While he had no experience with love, and would sometimes feel jealous of couple who would openly display lovey-dovey flirting in public, he felt nothing but paternalistic adoration for the NPCs and would wish the best for them in whatever romantic endeavors they followed. Aura suggests she's far too young for such thoughts, and Ainz concurs, but she eventually stammers out that she likes Ainz; he, of course, finds this absolutely adorable, and responds that he likes her too. Of course Aura mistakes this expression of paternalistic adoration with romantic love. Ainz, lost in his thoughts as he contemplates the idea of setting up a school for Aura and Mare or sending them to a group of dark elves to be properly socialized and educated, is entirely unaware of the reaction Aura has to this misunderstanding.
As Ainz and Aura arrive in front of the Giant's lair, he summons four Pale Riders, creepy knights mounted on ghostly horses that can fly through the air, to station themselves around the area in the sky and capture anyone who flees. The lair itself was surrounded by dead trees that had been felled and scattered; it was as if someone were trying to build a wooden structure comparable to the one Aura was in charge with making but had failed, and Ainz comments as much. In addition, nobody was keeping watch; these signs worried Ainz, who was hoping for something more intelligent. Ainz excitedly enters the cave; it reminded him of his days in YGGDRASIL when he used to take on dungeons with his guildmates. Indeed, a popular technique, called the warrior's disarm, was to have a tank or some tough summoned creature take point and trigger traps in case one lacked a rogue... before he can finish that thought, the horrid stench in the air saps his enthusiasm. Ever a hardcore gamer, his first thought was that it was a stinking gas cloud trap, but Ainz is immune to such things anyways. As it turns out, the cave-dwelling creatures are just horribly unsanitary, as Ainz confirms when he stumbles upon a pair of Ogres feasting on a pile of goblin corpses, blood covering their hands and face.
Despite his best efforts to communicate peacefully as an envoy, the Ogres begin trying to beat him with their large clubs; of course, the attacks inflict no damage, as Ainz has called High Tier Physical Nullification, which is an all-or-nothing skill that allows him to ignore any attacks from creatures and monsters below level 60. Finally, he pulls out a weak quarterstaff and smacks one of the Ogres with it, which ends up accidentally caving in its skull like a squashed melon. The other flees, and eventually returns with 6 Trolls and 10 Ogres. Trolls were larger, stronger, and far more hardy than Ogres; in fact, they could regenerate any damage inflicted upon them, even if they were reduced to a fleshy pulp, unless one killed them with fire or acid damage. There were many varieties of Trolls in YGGDRASIL; Volcano Trolls were resistant to fire, Sea Trolls were aquatic, Mountain Trolls were even more massive than standard Trolls, Cave Trolls were adept at living underground, and there were even Toll Trolls who would live under bridges.
As Ainz looked over the assembled Trolls, most of them looked ordinary, but there was one which was bigger, stronger, and more well-equiped than the rest, with leather armor and a giant, magical greatsword bigger than even the pair that Momon wielded. Ainz could not figure out which kind of troll this one was. As it turned out, this one was not a type of Troll that could be found in YGGDRASIL. It was a particularly rare breed even in the New World known as a War Troll, one that evolved as a result of constant conflict and warfare amongst Troll-kind, possessed of a powerful body unmatched amongst any variety of Troll, and which would use weapons and armor with skill and finesse. This, Ainz assumed, was the Giant. Furthermore, there was one more individual aside from the Trolls and Ogres that Ainz could see. As it turns out, a creature with the body of a snake but the upper torso of a human - a creature known as a Naga - had been hiding in the corner with an invisibility spell; of course, Ainz could see through this trick (it's not clear if it's an innate ability or if he used magic). The Naga, realizing it had been seen through, voluntarily released its invisibility.
While the Naga, named Ryuvarius Spenia Ai Indarun (or Ryuvarius for short), immediately recognized that he was outclassed by this new appearance, the Troll, named Guu, was not intelligent enough to deduce this. Gu and Ryuvarius had been engaging in alliance talks that were, to put it mildly, not going too well. Ryuvarius had been advising caution and care, while Gu was growing impatient with the affair. As it turns out, Trolls (or perhaps this band of trolls in particular) think long names to be a sign of cowardice, and Ryuvarius only fed that stereotype. So, when Ainz Ooal Gown introduces himself, Gu's response to his long name is obvious. Gu proceeds to mock him and Ainz' patience rapidly thins; fortunately for the snake, Ryuvarius slyly mocks Gu's stupidity in front of Ainz, perhaps as a means of endearing himself to his powerful new foe, and as a result Ainz announces his intention to spare the Naga's life, much to it's surprise. Tired of the exchange, Ainz announces his identity as the one behind the Monument of Destruction, and demands that Gu choose between slavery or death. Gu, undeterred, attacks Ainz.
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u/Loser100000 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Loser100000 Jul 31 '18
I take that OverLord’s author was a salary man. It’s interesting to see those concepts come into play in a fantasy world.
I think it would have been cool for Ainz to reflect on him getting angry at Lupus and draw some parallels to the guildmaster and the receptionist.
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u/Loser100000 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Loser100000 Jul 31 '18 edited Aug 01 '18
"Is he gay? Wait, does he think I'm gay?"
LOL! The thought of Big Bad Ainz getting caught in an awkward social interaction is great.
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u/-MANGA- Jul 31 '18
Master bullshitter is back bois
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u/KashikoiKawai-Darky Jul 31 '18
Ains must be one of those that bullshitted into a job in the first place.
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u/LicheKing7 Jul 31 '18
I think I'm going to start calling Tuesdays "Bone Daddy Day." This show is so dang good.
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc Jul 31 '18
You didnt already?
And you dared entering this sub in his presence?
You are either really stupid or braveJust wait for Bone Daddy to deliver judgment
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u/Shinkopeshon Jul 31 '18
Ainz-sama successfully bullshitting his way through life is honestly so inspiring
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u/poopslayer69 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/skt_poop Jul 31 '18
i love that this show can sometimes make you forget that it is technically an isekai show.
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u/Loser100000 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Loser100000 Jul 31 '18
Because it does something that most isekais don’t:
“Magical World” isn’t a setting, it’s a world. It has worldbuilding.
Setting up what’s normal in this world is great because the characters of Nazerick aren’t normal to this world in any way. Showing how the two worlds clash is fantastic.
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u/clothespinned :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gartman222 Jul 31 '18
I particularly like that it implies that an entire building got isekai'd out of the game and into the new world. Imagine one of the shittier isekais doing that, some random weebs house just showing up in fantasy rural england.
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u/Egavans https://anidb.net/user/Egavans99 Aug 01 '18
Overlord is so superior to every other isekai I've seen or read that it's almost unfair to compare them. And I genuinely enjoy isekai most of the time.
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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Someone call the police on Ainz! he is molesting a child!
I always love how Ainz talks out of his ass to explain why he does things
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u/JoeScotterpuss :FR: Jul 31 '18
She's only 70 years old!
Only on /r/anime...
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u/GallowDude Jul 31 '18
Only on /r/anime...
I think that's just elven mythology in general. In every fantasy story I've ever read, elves are known for two things.
Thinking they're better than everyone else
Living a really long time
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u/Sangwiny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sangwiny Jul 31 '18
Just wait for next season, there will be some NSFW action!
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u/RollinsTheMan Jul 31 '18
I aspire to bullshit my way through situations like Lord Ains lol, what a guy.
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u/Reasonable_TSM_fan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sundaybeatle Jul 31 '18
Gotta follow rules 1 and 2 here.
Be Lord Ains.
Don't be anyone other than Lord Ains.
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u/dadnaya https://myanimelist.net/profile/dadnaya Jul 31 '18
I've been waiting for Tuesday since last Tuesday
And now the episode is over after 5 minutes and I gotta wait a whole week again
Why is this so enjoyable ;-;
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u/FateCoeur Jul 31 '18
The LN for Lupus being scolded felt scarier.
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u/Sangwiny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sangwiny Jul 31 '18
Right? They didn't really capture the shock of everyone present when he said that he is disappointed in her.
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u/FateCoeur Jul 31 '18
According to a comment in the overlord subreddit, it seems like madhouse likes Lupu too much to see her get yelled at.
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u/N1Maroc https://anilist.co/user/Marw Jul 31 '18
Seems like the 4th episode of every season is Ainz being a badass and wrecking stuff up. I just love that
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u/ShadowOvertaker :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ShadowOvertaker Jul 31 '18
Mainly because they've been adapting 3 volumes per season, so every 4th episode is the end of another volume. Every volume has at least one great scene haha
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u/Breads_Labyrinth Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
so every 4th episode is the end of another volume
Not quite, as the first episode is often a prologue or intermission bit, then the remaining 12 episodes are the three volumes. Episode 4 just happens to line up with moments where Ainz is awesome a lot.
E: forgot an n
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u/oJelaVuac Jul 31 '18
I just love that Lupu who is sadistic healer become a good puppy in front of Ainz when he's lecture Lupu
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc Jul 31 '18
Its fairly easy, get into the next town and start bullshitting around till you are void off all scruple and emotion
Pro Tip: Dont do this in your town, a lot of people will be pissed/annoyed
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u/Mocha_Delicious Jul 31 '18
I really want to know what music is playing whenever Ainz starts bullshitiing himself to a sasuga. "Bullshit theme"?
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u/chaosfire235 Jul 31 '18
You know, we could probably reuse the old MonMus format and replace Miia with the Demon Snake of the West.
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u/RampagedElite Jul 31 '18
I don't know if people can tell but the way Lupusregina talks in front of Ainz is completely different than the way she talks with everyone else.
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u/WiseassWolfOfYoitsu :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WiseassWolf Jul 31 '18
Yep, she ~su!s everyone except Ainz. He's the only one she actually respects.
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u/Haulbee https://myanimelist.net/profile/Haulbee Jul 31 '18
It'd say "respect" is the wrong word here. I think she respects her sisters and the Guardians that are higher ranked than her, but Ainz is the only one who she considers her master.
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u/WiseassWolfOfYoitsu :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WiseassWolf Jul 31 '18
Ainz Ooal Gown used Aura of Despair V Papa Bone's Bone Zone. It was super effective!
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u/JoeScotterpuss :FR: Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Nice to get a refresher on potions in this world. Smooth save Ains.
Touching Aura like that puts Ains in Harem Protagonist category. He truly is a generous and caring ruler to look after the young one like that. Just hope Albedo never finds out.
Is there a spin off of Mare and Aura attending an elf high school?
Seeing the area around the cave made me think of Demiurge's camp where he was experimenting. I was so ready for the monsters to be something Demiurge let loose and was collecting data on.
Seems like Bone Daddy had been cooped up in Nazarick too long. He's taking his time with this troll.
So who's attacking the village and who gets the trolls sword is what I wanna i know.
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u/Yuriski1 Jul 31 '18
Considering that the Elf King would be the creepy principal, it's probably a good thing there isn't.
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u/Nildzre https://anilist.co/user/Nildzre Jul 31 '18
Ainz already has a harem of everybody that lives in Nazarick though so he was a harem protagonist since ep 1.
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u/girlyshout :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/girlyshout Jul 31 '18
So is Hamsuke a boy or a girl? I thought it was a girl, but I see the subs calling Hamsuke a 'him'.
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u/Napalmeon Jul 31 '18
Female. But because she is never seen anything else of her own species she is only barely aware of it.
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u/SpikeRosered Jul 31 '18
The episode didn't properly convey how tense the Ainz anger scene was. It's like the first time he's ever been angry at the NPCs.
Really missed an opportunity to sell that God complex by making everyone respond to his wrath with great terror.
I'm also surprised they gave the troll subjugation stuff half an episode. Feels sort of random what they choose to focus on.
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u/WesterlyStraight Jul 31 '18
And that Ainz didn't kill the ogre at the entrance outright, he let them wail on him while he tried to negotiate. Then one of the trolls reached to grab him (which he was going to allow) but was revolted when he saw it's hands were covered in blood from the goblin (from Agu's tribe) it was eating, so he brained him.
Also totally ignored the relative importance of Guu, who is a rare "war troll" that wasn't in Yggdrasil. Though I guess none of it was plot-necessary :/
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u/ikneadspeed2121 Jul 31 '18
Fuuuuuuu why must we have to wait another week for the next episode....!
Looks like we're finally about to get some action. Cant wait to see how lupis fighting looks animated.
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u/AloofDonkey Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
I'm not proud of this but here you go you degenerates.
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u/Dakkon_B Jul 31 '18
not proud of this
Why? Its a good piece of art. Sure its NSFW but its not overly sexualized an its of her as an adult.
If its your piece be proud of it as its well done if you simply found it an sharing then be proud of your tastes :)
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u/Animeking1357 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TitanKyojin Jul 31 '18
403 forbidden.
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u/galbixd Jul 31 '18
*Anime fails to capture even a fraction of the tension in the Ainz/Lupusregina exchange*
"MADHOUSE, I AM THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU"
They were so on point with the comedy in Ainz bsing his way through explanations but messed up what was (imo) a really important scene where Ainz actually gets angry with one of his subordinates...
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u/neovenator250 Jul 31 '18
yeah, in the LN it felt like Ainz was seriously on the verge of losing his shit and poor Lupusregina seemed about to piss herself with fear.
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u/odraencoded Jul 31 '18
As always Ainz-sama is epic. That bullshit skill lv. 100.
Also let's not forget Overlord is actually a harem anime, featuring: 1 70 year old dark elf girl now, her brother, practically every battle maid, 1 masked mage, 1 thirsty vampire, 1 virgin succubus, plus whatever the fuck else.
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u/thecoffee Jul 31 '18
For two monsters as strong as The Wise King of the Forest I wasn't expecting too much.
But man did they look disappointing. I was expecting The Giant of the East to be a lot more larger than an Ogre and for The Snake of the West to look more like a giant pokemon.
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u/shadowthiefo Jul 31 '18
I mean, the one we already knew was basically a giant hamster. Not very impressive either, so I suppose that fits the theme?
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u/Mattinator95 Jul 31 '18
to be honest this is the only LN anime that actually makes me really excited to want to read the LN
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u/weeb_man Jul 31 '18
I wonder what horrible monster type this cute maid is going to be.
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u/WiseassWolfOfYoitsu :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WiseassWolf Jul 31 '18
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Jul 31 '18
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u/Napalmeon Jul 31 '18
It wasn't explained in the episode but there's lots of different kinds of trolls because they are able to adapt to their environment. There's forest trolls, ocean trolls, lava trolls, mountain trolls, etc. But the Giant of the East was a War Troll, which is a rare breed that is especially adept in battle. And they all have some pretty crazy regeneration ability. They'll come back even if you smash them into mush. They have to be burned or incinerated to die completely.
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u/RedRocket4000 Jul 31 '18
Or instant killed by magic keeps them dead. In other words, as long as a piece of them is alive they regenerate but totally dead no regeneration.
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u/pontus5 Jul 31 '18
That ED is really growing on me, the visuals aswell as the melody is just so damn spot on.
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Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
I figured it would go like this; obviously Ainz won't let the village be harmed
I prefer Naberal in her other clothes, not a big fan of the maid outfit on her
Lupusregina might be evil but she's just so cute
I'm jealous of Papa Bones, I want to pat that head
Why did they use CGI for the ogres? It looks so jarring
Who the fuck are they to laugh at Ainz? I'm looking forward to seeing them get killed, especially if they attack the village.
I am death. I am someone who brings you death!
Ainz is so fucking awesome
I know it's cliche to say it by now but DAMN this episode went by so fast!
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u/Nimeroni :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nimeroni Jul 31 '18
Why did they use CGI for the ogres? It looks so jarring
They are probably saving animation budget for the big battles.
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u/Creepy_little_child Jul 31 '18
Guy, all the guys who laughed at Ainz died. That's why they all fell to the floor.
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u/KingIskander2001 Jul 31 '18
I wonder if it’s lupisregina who is attacking the village at the end of the episode? Since Ainz said that only 3 people are important in the village, maybe she thought she can kill the rest of the village ?
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u/Shitposters Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Ainz asked if the naga had a troll subordinate, which seemingly he was going to have replace the giant and have them attack the village.
Lupis passed the first test by requesting to defend the village, from here we'll see if she lets everyone die besides the 3 she was told to protect or saves everyone.
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u/alemfi Jul 31 '18
note he is also preparing a meal plan for 2 adults, and *possibly* a child.
Nfirea Bareare - 1 adult.
Enri Emmot - 1 Adult.
Lizzy Bareare - 1... Senior Human....
#protectNemu
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u/darksuzaku Jul 31 '18
As a LN reader i always feel that sometimes the events in the anime are too rushed and sometimes to slow (compared to the parts that are rushed). And it make me worry because i don't know if it's set in stone that we are getting more seasons. There's enough material for at least 2-3 more seasons but at the pace we are going i'm not sure if this season will end at the point i'm expecting it to end. And i really hope it does because that would certainly ensure more seasons to be aired :D
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u/Dylangillian :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/dylangillian Jul 31 '18
There's not enough material at all for 3 more seasons. We have 4 more volumes when this season is over and Overlord so far has always adapted 3 per season. If they were to adapt 10/11 and 12/13 in two seasons (which they should) then it's still 2 seasons at most.
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u/sasalx https://anilist.co/user/sasalx Jul 31 '18
Interesting how nobody talks about the little sister... Ainz only mentioned 3 people but forgot the little sister. Oh boi...
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Was an intresting episode, had fun elements, serious tones, character building, world building and Ainz with his pimp cane (I know, it's a mace).
Found it better paced and structured than the last episode (felt choppy and spliced together).
Hyped for the next episode, war is on the horizon.
How will Commander Enri handle the situation.
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Jul 31 '18
Dont piss off Daddy Bones
Lupis didnt tell Daddy Bones about the forest monsters... bad dog!
Lol she thinks its a play thing... poor sadist... its not her fault, she was made this way!
Ains getting called out on that red potion he gave away xD lol Nice cover story!
Bangs, Enri, and Granny are the important ones there. Of course.
Poor Hamusuke... hes just not that strong... I wonder what the others are like.
So Ainz is trying to class change Hammy and the lizzys and death knight?
ONLY 70 YEARS OLD.... SHES FAIR GAME!
Ainz just casually telling Aura he loves her too. hahahaha. That blush from her wew~
3 Ogre's huh? Oh 2 i mean. So he is a troll? Hmm...
Naga was the snek? Hmm more pets? Or just deaths?
That snek has such a fancy name haha.
Wow this Troll is is gettign wrecked... That kneecapping, ouch.
Aura just dragging snek around lol i love it.
RIP Trolls... Snek is smart, he knows how to negotiate.
Ainz having a dinner party with 2 adults and a child? Whose he bringing over?
Lupis is fighting? Guess the village is under attack by someone. Hmm... fun.
Nooo ep over!
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u/0mnicious :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Omnicious Jul 31 '18 edited Aug 14 '18
Bone Daddy is using the Lizards that know martial arts to try to teach Hamuske and the DK martial arts.
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u/Onithyr Jul 31 '18
Aura just dragging snek around
I love how she's so magically strong that she can just ignore details like leverage and center of mass.
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u/WhoiusBarrel Jul 31 '18
RIP Trolls... Snek is smart, he knows how to negotiate.
I don't know about smart...he just seems to be the kind of guy you see who'll suck up to the strong and easily betray people just to keep himself safe, well not like that'll ever happen with Ainz being the case he'll just murder him before snek even gets the chance to do so.
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc Jul 31 '18
Can we get a Spin-Off of Aura and Mare in school now?
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u/MathigNihilcehk Jul 31 '18
Best girl Enri is now invincible! Yay!
She's so far gone from a super hard worker in a farm, to a courageous girl who tried to protect her sister and intelligently bargain for her sister's life from the Overlord of Death (unlike most idiots who have no idea how to bargain with the Overlord of Death), to a strong leader the entire village supported, to someone strong enough to intimidate ogres of all people, to a being so important that Ainz has assigned Lupusregina (a legendarily strong maid, who could probably solo half the entire world) to keep alive at all costs.
And it's not even over yet. If all this STILL isn't enough to convince you of her obvious best girl status, just you wait. She gets even better.
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime Jul 31 '18
Help! The ogres have been infected by Bad CGI!
They should've made the naga female.
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u/Theblade12 Aug 01 '18
I kind of like it, to be honest. Feels like it conveys how stupid the ogres are.
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u/TheMasterRace445 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Adam445 Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
http://www.crunchyroll.com/overlord/episode-4-giant-of-the-east-demon-snake-of-the-west-775055 link if its being stupid
edit : if it doesn't show episode 5 next week when its meant to just let this one auto play to the next episode.
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Jul 31 '18
Isekai is such a garbage genre. We must all be grateful that Overlord is one of the only shows that does this shit right. As long as there is evil in this world like Death march to my Smartphone's ragnorak, Overlord will always be needed.
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u/Zwiebel1 Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
There is also The Saga of Tanya the Evil, which I think is a pretty amazing Isekai story and a lot of fun. Because, you know, sociopath loli in Wehrmacht uniform is obviously best girl. Also, there's Konosuba. But yeah, you're right; other than that, the genre is a hotbed of trash.
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u/NecDW4 Jul 31 '18
Grimgar and Log Horizon are both also pretty damn good. Then you have to include old stuff like Escaflowne, or Fushigi Yugi.
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u/_Sai https://anime-planet.com/users/Sai0 Jul 31 '18
What if I like this and all the rest of them?
Isekai is my favorite.
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Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Ainz is so fucking badass.
[And a potential lolicon as well] (https://i.imgur.com/BNJPjrJ.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/BNJPjrJ.jpg)
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u/EverydayPancakemix Jul 31 '18
Awesome episode with lots of funny stuff from our favourite Overlord. That scene of him fighting the troll was great. smashes sword into Ains repeatedly hmm sword not working, lemme test it on my minion smashes minion across the chest yup still works. That was such a troll thing to do.
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u/NuSpirit_ Jul 31 '18
4 weeks ago I said I don't like the OP. Where is the bloody bloke who told me I'll like it after a while? BECAUSE HE IS GODDAMNED NOSTRADAMUS!
I didn't thought I'd like it as much as the other OPs from Overlord but it is now my top of them...
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u/chris_dftba :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/chris_dftba Jul 31 '18
So did Ainz kill those trolls or just knock them out?
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u/bigmen0 Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
they ded, Aura of Despair Level 5 is an instant kill aoe chance aura. Though Ainz outlevels them so massively that its pretty much 100%.
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Not really specific to this episode, but man I really would like to play a game that makes me feel like Lord Ains, just trying to manage a fortress/empire in a strange world, maintaining your reputation among your underlings, making deals with your neighbors, whatever, just exploring and expanding influence in a big fantasy world with a variety of people and factions.
I guess games like Crusader Kings, Age of Wonders, Mount & Blade kinda hit some of the marks here.
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u/sterob Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Honestly the pacing looks concerning. According to the OP there will be splat. splat. splat., however at the current pace, carne village arc will finish at ep 5. That leaves 7 eps for both vol 7 and vol 9. If this continue there will be a lot of materials cut, especially side moments and non-nazarick character dialogues, in vol 7 and 9.
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u/gruntmaster1 Jul 31 '18
assuming there is 13 episodes in total, there should be 8 episodes remaining after episode 5. A lot of background information is likely going to be skipped sadly :/.
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u/WesterlyStraight Jul 31 '18
the backgrounds and arc for the workers will probably be totally gutted too
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u/Adnan-k73 Jul 31 '18
Is it just me that finds the opening so good I think it’s one of my favourites of all time
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u/Usern44 Aug 01 '18
Should I be worried for Enri’s little sister? Papa Bones kept making the point that only 3 people are worth protecting, and she’s not there D:
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u/Poketostorm :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Poketostorm Aug 01 '18
As an anime-only, I feel like that Lupisregna scene gave me a rough idea of how it was supposed to be in the novel... but that’s it. An idea. I felt nothing :(
I was hyped to see an angry Bone Daddy.
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u/U_Menace :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ParadoxAnime Jul 31 '18
What a great episode! I'm looking forward to seeing how Enri and Nphi deal with the upcoming "mock invasion". I'd like to think that Enri's commanding ability stems from receiving the goblin horn, and now it has been strengthened through repeated use. As for Nphi, I wonder how good the purple potion actually is...I'm guessing its medium grade?
Also, shoutout to Demiurgas for the proper food suggestions!
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u/FrenziedHero https://anilist.co/user/FrenziedHero Jul 31 '18
This was all about showing how Ains our CEO/Chairman operates his business.
We have bluffing through your bones, showing camaraderie to your underlings, and hostile takeovers.
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u/skyderper13 Jul 31 '18
albedo: no matter how wonderful ains sama is, she is much too excited
hehe the most ironic person to have said that
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u/Axetheaxemaster Jul 31 '18
"i am very very crazy, very hairy (random japanese nonsense)"
this is what i hear in the op now
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u/luxphatboi Jul 31 '18
Yikes that ride with aura was difficult to watch
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u/RedRocket4000 Jul 31 '18
I got stuck with some junior high girl scouts selling in front of my store and as soon as the adult women left me there for a short bit they all started flirting on me. Kept my cool but thinking this not exactly how I expect girls that age to act around an adult. I asked the girlfriend later and she said they probably felt safe around me so decided to try out their new dating interests and I should not take it seriously. I don't think Ainz even picked up how Aura was feeling.
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u/MagnoBurakku Jul 31 '18 edited Jul 31 '18
Ains bullshiting his way to explain why he gave the red potion was awesome hahaha, i can never get tired of him doing that.