Looking at the five companions in front of her, Ellie remembered the letter she had read before falling asleep.
The letter said to Ellie:
"Actually, I don't know how to explain it to you, or rather, to the future me. Anyway, there's only one thing you need to do: don't let the past deviate from its normal course. After all, I am you, and since I know, you should also know about the time paradox, right!
So... please try your best to keep the world line from deviating from the plot we both know. Otherwise, I don't know what bad things might happen!
Of course, as the past you, I will naturally give you hints! Just like when I first arrived in this world, once I read the script, I could do whatever I wanted.
So, I will also briefly organize the various events you, the future me, will encounter based on my experiences. Consider it the official strategy guide I've prepared for the future you, right?
But don't expect me to tell you everything, after all, isn't it more interesting to explore and figure things out for yourself?
So, the first major event... is that you will play the role of one of the Six Great Gods from the original background story... So, play your role well and guide them to fulfill their mission of saving humanity!"
Heh heh! One of the Six Great Gods, huh? Needless to say... when Ellie saw these five in front of her, she already knew who she was playing.
No wonder the equipment on the statue of the God of Life in the Slane Theocracy looked so familiar, and no wonder the equipment on Zesshi Zetsumei looked so familiar! And the Nazarick emblem on her could also be explained clearly.
So that's how it was! No wonder she couldn't figure it out back then... it turned out to be so far-reaching. How could she have understood it at the time!
"I don't know what happened. My friend and I just went into a small dungeon. As soon as we entered, we were teleported here." A character like a big man in heavy armor looked at the skeleton and said.
So, the friend he mentioned should be Sir Xia Na, the God of Death. Among the Six Great Gods, Ellie only knew him, as he was the only one mentioned by name in the original work.
"You guys were doing a dungeon? The game's already shut down, and you still have time to do dungeons?" The Handsome guy who had just spoken to her and woken her up turned around and teased.
"Shut down?? Isn't this the most popular online game right now? Why would it shut down?" A young man dressed in ninja attire, also looking surprised, asked this question.
"I just heard that the online game I used to love was shutting down, so I logged in for one last look at the shutdown, and then I was brought to this place..." The woman in the light blue robe said with a wry smile.
Then everyone turned their attention to Ellie. Uh... it seemed only Ellie hadn't said anything yet.
"I... I'm new, you see. My friend told me this game was very popular, so I came to play. I only logged in for a short while before falling asleep, and when I woke up, it was like this," Ellie said.
Of course, although it was a fabrication, she didn't just say whatever came to mind. There was a basis for saying this: according to what others had said earlier, these individuals had transmigrated here at different game times. Two of them, like Ainz, were sent over when the game shut down, while three transmigrated when the game was still active and popular.
So Ellie used this explanation and also stated that she was a novice. This also gave her an excuse to say that she didn't understand the Yggdrasil game system, which would prevent any flaws in her story.
"Can you tell me the last time you logged into the game? The year, date, and so on." The Handsome guy seemed to have thought of the same thing as Ellie.
So, these individuals successively stated the years and dates. As expected... they were all different, except for the two who came after the shutdown. Ellie, naturally, was the last to speak, choosing a date close to the one the ninja young man mentioned.
"It seems we have transmigrated to another world... I never thought that transmigration, which only happens in novels and anime, would actually happen to us." The Handsome guy finally concluded... speaking very seriously. The others said nothing, as the facts were right before their eyes.
"Transmigration? Isn't this a dream!" The young lady in blue, however, looked completely disbelieving.
"Miss... try pinching your face hard?" The heavy-armored big man said to the young lady half-jokingly. The young lady actually pinched her own face, then looked like she was in pain.
"This... is it really... real? Did we... transmigrate?" The young lady looked like she was about to cry. Everyone else looked helpless at this situation, not knowing how to comfort her.
"Oh no... what should I do!! I have to submit my report tomorrow!! What about my year-end bonus!!" However, the young lady's next words made everyone even more speechless.
"So that's what you're worried about, big sister! We've transmigrated to an unknown otherworld now! We don't even know if we can go back, and at a time like this, you're still thinking about your year-end bonus!" The ninja young man immediately retorted.
"Oh... you're right. Since I've transmigrated, I don't have to submit that annoying report, do I? If I can't go back, then it counts as an automatic resignation, right? Hmm..." The strange young lady instead started talking to herself.
"Alright, alright, everyone, don't panic. Panicking now won't solve any problems." The Handsome guy said calmly.
However, what he said was nonsense. No one present was panicking, not even Sir Xia Na, who had become a skeleton, looked very composed, truly reminiscent of Ainz when he first transmigrated.
"Since we've transmigrated, and I see this brother's appearance, we must have transmigrated with our in-game characters, right? In that case... can we use our in-game skills? Like fire magic or something?" Ellie feigned ignorance, looking at Sir Xia Na, and gave them a hint.
The first to react to this was Sir Xia Na himself. He silently raised his bony arm, and a ball of black flame suddenly appeared in his fleshless hand.
Sir Xia Na's action made everyone else's eyes widen. If they could use Yggdrasil game skills, then wouldn't they be incredibly powerful?
It seemed her task was to take good care of these newly arrived "gods." Ellie couldn't help but think to herself as she saw the others' exaggerated reactions.
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