Antilene was in the midst of an existential crisis.
Back when she served the Black Scripture, her identity had been kept secret from the public. Even so, countless men within the Theocracy had wanted to marry her.
Some were drawn by her beauty, while others—high-ranking officials—wanted her to "contribute to the nation" by producing offspring in an arranged political marriage.
To Antilene, all those nobodies were beneath her.
After all, she was the strongest in the Theocracy. No one could force her to do anything.
Now, she had finally encountered someone stronger than herself—a "divine man" who, in terms of strength, appearance, and every other aspect, met her standards perfectly.
But she realized the issue wasn't whether she wanted Setsuna, but how to get Setsuna to notice her among all the shipgirls, Heroic Spirits, and Spirits.
"Normally, the people around the Commander number in the dozens. Let me introduce you to a few," the head maid said elegantly, explaining the local situation to Antilene.
She explained the rules for living in the capital, that she couldn't behave as she had in the Black Scripture, the benefits she could enjoy, and some information about her new companions.
Antilene didn't quite understand what shipgirls, Spirits, or Heroic Spirits were, but she got the gist: Setsuna ruled over a vast and powerful nation.
Her focus, however, was entirely on what Belfast had said about there being a dozen or so girls by Setsuna's side.
"If I defeat them, will the Commander become my husband?"
That bold thought popped into Antilene's mind.
"..."
The head maid sighed.
"When Esdeath wanted to monopolize the Commander, she thought the same thing. But it didn't work out. You could try sparring with her first."
"Who? That blue-haired woman?"
Antilene dismissed her casually.
"Among the girls around the Commander, who is the primary wife?"
"Everyone is. The Commander treats us all equally," Belfast replied, resting her chin on her hand.
"Tch—"
"There should at least be a ranking, a sense of seniority."
Antilene wasn't satisfied with that answer.
"Then who's the strongest?"
"...Hmm..."
Belfast thought for a moment.
"Probably Mio or Tohru? Eh eh eh, what are you doing?!"
"Alright, I got it."
Antilene jumped down from her chair.
Carrying her scythe, she marched straight to the Spirit of Origin's room.
Knock knock knock
"Hm?"
Mio looked confused as she opened the door.
"If I defeat you, can I be the so-called primary wife and bear the Commander's child?"
Antilene asked seriously.
"You want to steal my husband?"
The Spirit of Origin froze for a moment, then immediately became displeased.
Whoosh
Her Territory activated, turning the world black and white.
Boom—Smack—
RUMBLE!!!
One minute later, Antilene staggered away, hugging herself and trembling.
"Monster... Goddess..."
"Is she a god?!"
...
The next day.
After some reflection, Antilene sighed.
"Forget it. If I can't be first wife, second place is fine..."
She went to find Tohru.
"Listen up, I want to—"
Smack—
The dragon girl slapped her into the wall.
"Third place is okay too..."
BAM—Smack!
"Even shipgirls are monsters?! Fine, I can accept fourth..."
"Sixth. No lower than sixth. Why are there so many ahead of me???"
"Eighth isn't bad either..."
...
A few days later.
Setsuna was in the main control room of the Eternal Snowfall, studying scrolls and magic taken from other worlds.
Antilene stood quietly to the side, serving tea and water.
There was none of her previous arrogance.
"What's going on?"
Setsuna remembered this girl had been itching for a fight not long ago.
"Apologies for the trouble I caused earlier, Commander."
She bowed deeply, her tone sincere.
Her demeanor was completely different from the twisted, manic personality in his memory.
"Uh, it's nothing. She just spent the past few days sparring around and finally realized the truth," Richelieu cleared her throat.
"...I see."
Setsuna thought about it.
With Kanae not aboard, Antilene had no one she could possibly defeat.
The Eternal Snowfall was full of people she couldn't afford to provoke.
Even Esdeath, a battle maniac and sadist, had been thoroughly tamed—so Antilene was no exception.
Her usual pride came from confidence in her strength. Once she realized the difference in power, she naturally quieted down.
"Get along with everyone from now on. No more causing trouble."
He pinched Antilene's cheek.
"Understood, Commander."
She lowered her head obediently.
This place is terrifying. Forget being the main wife—being a concubine would be a blessing.
The girl mumbled to herself.
...
"Iron blood Second Fleet reporting: Azerlisia Mountains and Lizardman tribes have been fully pacified."
"Sardegna Empire Fleet reporting: Dragon Kingdom subdued. The Catastrophe Dragon Lord refused to surrender and has been slain..."
"Sakura Empire Fleet reporting: Southern desert city-states pacified. Discovered some artifacts from the era of the Eight Greed Kings. Please review, Commander..."
Some time later—
Setsuna listened to victory reports from around the globe via the holographic interface.
In the Overlord world, aside from the Great Tomb, Antilene, and a few Dragon Lords, there were no remaining noteworthy powers.
No formidable background forces remained, and the conquest here wasn't any harder than in the Akame ga Kill world.
The fleets bearing the Starsea Empire flag effortlessly steamrolled every human and demihuman empire.
Especially after a few disobedient nations were wiped out as a warning—the rest were terrified.
When faced with the fleet, each nation carefully evaluated their chances.
Minor factions—orc tribes, elven kingdoms, dwarven nations—were no match for starships. Just sending Tohru alone was enough to scare them into submission.
Finally, when the last fleet returned—
Every hostile faction and force in the Overlord world had either surrendered or been eliminated.
On the war declaration list, every entry—kingdoms, empires—was now marked as "Conquered," "Surrendered," or "Eradicated."
The world map was fully colored in.
A system notification followed:
[No independent resistance remains in the Overlord world. All nations and civilizations have surrendered.]
[Interdimensional war concluded. Victor: Starsea Empire.]
[Interdimensional portal has been closed.]
Vmm—
The space-time portal above the Kingdom of Re-Estize slowly shut down.
The Siren girls and escort fleet left to guard the capital were now idle.
Both interdimensional wars had been one-sided slaughters.
The enemy had no means to launch a counterattack through the portal.
"Come to think of it, if Ainz had used teleportation magic to reach the portal, he might've caused me some trouble..."
Setsuna mused.
The natives of the Akame ga Kill world couldn't get past the guarding fleet.
But Ainz, using a World-Class Item, could theoretically teleport near the portal and launch a surprise attack with his guardians and undead army.
—Though guarding the other side were Lucoa and the Siren girls.
Hard to say whether it was the beatings from the past or the recent ones here that left a deeper impression.
"Hiss, looks like it's not enough to guard the portal—we also need to consider the possibility of the enemy using teleportation magic..."
"During declarations of war, the capital must retain a sufficient defense force."
Setsuna pondered for a moment and jotted a reminder in his memo.
Then—
Beep—
The statistics interface opened before him.
[Congratulations to the host for winning the interdimensional war. Loot is now being tallied...]
Setsuna perked up, eyes locked on the holographic interface.
Even the casualty report was clearly itemized.
His side had only lost a few mass-produced Angeloids—taken down by some last-resort ancient magic from the natives.
Other than that, there were no losses at all.
[Acquired loot: All magical equipment and skill books from the Overlord world.]
[A total of 200 World-Class Items, 30 Super-Tier magic skill books, Mythical-grade gear...]
Boom—
Setsuna's inventory was instantly crammed full.
Interdimensional war was high risk, high reward.
Victory meant claiming everything from the target world.
Just like how the Akame ga Kill world granted all Teigu, the Overlord world, being classified as a magic civilization, now yielded up all its gear and artifacts.
Setsuna pulled out the items one by one. There were all kinds of strange things.
"Spuit Lance? Isn't that Shalltear's weapon?!"
"Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown? That huge thing from Ainz's hand? Nice, though we don't have many mages at the base..."
"Downfall of Castle and Country?! That item from the original story used to brainwash Shalltear? It can charm people?!..."
A mountain of magical artifacts piled on the floor, leaving Antilene dumbstruck.
What the hell?
Just days ago, this man had been walking around unarmed—now he was casually tossing out myth-tier equipment like candy!
Aside from equipment, there was also a massive trove of magic books.
Every skill that existed in the Overlord world, regardless of tier or practical use, had been delivered to him—a mini-library in itself.
Setsuna flipped through a few volumes and found they couldn't even fit in the main control room.
Beep—
The system prompt chimed again.
[Acquired Authority: YGGDRASIL Control]
[You may now create anything from YGGDRASIL in this world using resources.]
A gentle energy surged into his body.
This was the first Authority Setsuna had obtained through interdimensional conquest.
"?"
"So I can... create people for fun in this world now?"
Setsuna blinked.
[Yes. As the victor, you've received the same authority as Suzuki Satoru.]
[You may now create characters from YGGDRASIL and utilize the game mechanics of this world."]
The system explained.
"Oh... So it's literally 'plundering authority.'"
Setsuna found the effects of interdimensional warfare increasingly intriguing.
"Now I'm kinda looking forward to smacking down a god..."
"Ahem, but before that—assemble, we're heading home to sort our spoils!"
"Great victory!! Triumphant return!!!!"
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