I will just skip on how the small group got together and the leveling stuff, but there will be roleplay with none other than Ulbert itself
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This small party began exploring dungeons and dangerous areas that were rarely visited by other players.
It was here that they began to level up rapidly. Momonga optimized his necromancer build, focusing on efficiency unless they were facing a boss monster.
TouchMe, on the other hand, charged straight into the enemy, confronting the monsters head-on. It made Momonga uneasy at times, but TouchMe was a warrior, so there was no need to worry too much.
I also received a new update to my skills.
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COMBAT ROLE
[MELEE DPS + TANK]
Focused on breaking defenses rather than dealing raw damage alone
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SIGNATURE SKILLS
[VOID SLASH]
an attack that erases armor and magic defense
[NULL ZONE]
Create an area that weakens enemy buffs
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Through forum interactions and in-game encounters, Our party gradually attracted with more players, there's Ulbert Alain Odle,
Peroroncino, Bukubukuchagama, Yamaiko, Warrior Takemikazuchi, and others.
Eventually, this party evolved into a small guild, though it had yet to be given an official name. As the guild continued to grow, major differences began to surface.
TouchMe stood for justice, heroism, and absolute morality.
Ulbert embraced chaos, raw power, and his resentment toward the real world.
These two always fighting.
Momonga remained the silent mediator, the listener and the one who held the group together.
Just like in the original, From that moment on, without anyone realizing it, they began to rely on Momonga, to keep the atmosphere stable, to balance clashing egos, and to listen without judgment.
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I had already created both of my custom character slots, but those would be revealed in later on.
Still, it seemed that Ulbert saw me as a fellow chuunibyou (even if he would never admit it) Because of my Void character's tragic background, we eventually began roleplaying together.
To be honest, it was surprisingly fun.
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Roleplay [Void Fragment]
"So… you're telling me," Ulbert crossed his arms, crimson eyes narrowing behind his glasses, "that before gods, before worlds, before this entire broken system even had a login screen, there was only you?"
"Not me," Henry corrected calmly. "Void."
Ulbert clicked his tongue. "Of course you'd say that." He smirked. "Fine. Void. Let me guess, endless darkness, no thoughts, no feelings, no opinions. Just… existing. Like a cosmic error message that never got patched."
"Accurate, The original Void possessed no ego, no curiosity, no desire."
"So basically nothingness without the poetry," Ulbert muttered. "Sounds boring." He paused, then tilted his head. "Were you lonely?"
"Loneliness requires awareness," Henry answered evenly. "The Void had none."
Ulbert let out a low chuckle. "Heh… that's actually a better lore than ninety percent of what the devs wrote." He leaned forward. "But you aren't like that anymore, are you?"
"No."
"And that's when awareness kicked in?" Ulbert asked. "When you stopped being a cosmic trash bin and started… thinking?"
"When I was placed into a vessel."
Ulbert froze for half a second. "…A vessel?"
"A human body," Henry said. Ulbert snapped his fingers sharply.
"Ah. There it is. Flesh." He grinned. "It's either ruins everything, or makes it interesting." He studied Henry like a researcher dissecting a forbidden artifact. "So emotions came bundled with it too, huh?"
"Pain. Happiness. Fear. Wonder." Henry paused, as if searching for the right term. "Contradiction."
Ulbert's smile widened. "Disgusting... And perfect." A brief silence fell between them. "…Now explain something to me," Ulbert said slowly. "If you're only a fragment, why do you feel this wrong?"
Henry raise an eyebrown, looked at him. "Define wrong."
"Conceptually heavy," Ulbert replied. "Like reality hesitates around you. Like the system doesn't know whether to log you as an object, a player, or a fatal error." Henry nodded.
"Because I am not a fragment in the conventional sense."
Ulbert's eyes sharpened. "Go on."
"The seventy percent of the original Void i torn away, It was not destroyed. It was injected into the YGGDRASIL system."
Ulbert inhaled slowly. "…Seventy percent."
He laughed under his breath. "You're kidding."
"No."
Ulbert rubbed his temples. "So you're telling me the 'fragment' walking around in front of me is actually the majority of an absolute concept?"
"Yes."
"Then that explains everything," Ulbert muttered, excitement creeping into his voice. "You're not weak. You're restrained."
He straightened, entering full theory mode.
"A complete Void would overwrite or complitly destroyed the very being of existence just by being present. No casting time. No intent. Just, gone." He pointed at Henry. "But you don't do that. You interact. You observe. You hesitate."
Ulbert's grin widened, sharp with realization.
"And that's where everyone gets it wrong."
Henry tilted his head slightly, listening.
Ulbert continued, voice rising with excitement. "They assume the missing seventy percent is your core—sealed, asleep, hidden somewhere." He laughed softly.
"No." He leaned closer. "That's backwards."
"Because the remaining thirty percent still exists, The core is sealed. Asleep."
Ulbert's grin turned sharp. "Meaning you're not a leak." Henry considered that.
"…An acceptable description."
Ulbert laughed softly. "Gods always screw this part up. They always make the same foolish mistake: assuming that having power means they cannot be wrong." He leaned closer. "You're older than them, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"Older than worlds?"
"Yes."
"Older than this system?"
"Yes."
Ulbert exhaled, visibly delighted. "So every god in YGGDRASIL is basically a toddler playing administrator over something that predates causality itself."
"That is not inaccurate."
Ulbert laughed openly now. "Oh, I love this."
Then his tone shifted, quieter. "Tell me something, Void. Do you hate the god who sealed you?"
"No," Henry answered without pause. "Hatred is inefficient."
Ulbert blinked.
"…Making him suffer," Henry continued calmly, "is far more meaningful than hatred."
Ulbert burst into laughter. "Ahhh—there it is!" He wiped an imaginary tear. "Finally. A being who understands villainy properly."
Henry's gaze softened slightly. "I admired the worlds he ordered me to destroy. That contradiction forced me to choose." Ulbert's smile faded—just a little.
"And that's when you stopped being Void," he said slowly, "and started being… something else... someone."
"I chose a name, Henry Abyssar."
Ulbert stared. "…That's it?"
"Yes."
He scoffed. "That's the least intimidating name I've ever heard."
"That was intentional," Henry replied. "Void does not announce itself."
Ulbert grinned, sharp and feral. "Yeah. You're definitely one of us."
"If that is true, then perhaps corruption is simply another form of creation."
Ulbert laughed loudly. "Hah! Now I really can't wait to see that god get what's coming to him."
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[After the Roleplay]
From that day on, Ulbert and Henry became inseparable.
They were often seen in the corners of the guild base, speaking in low voices while exchanging ideas no ordinary player would ever consider.
They discussed unorthodox builds, conceptual and system-breaking skills, and lore so deep and unsettling that even the very brave TouchMe occasionally felt uneasy listening to them.
Members of guilds would sometimes notice the two of them huddled together and whispering among themselves, "What are those two doing again?"
Sometimes we even dragged Momonga, Touch Me, or other members into our roleplays, or helped them build lore for their characters.
Don't worry, the money from the original bodies was always spent carefully.
Before anyone really realized it, everyone got used to roleplay happening around them and could easily jump in without much trouble.
And honestly, that worked out perfectly, because when we finally conquered Nazarick and NPCs started existing, (Because the NPCs were already sentient long before they were transported to other worlds.) they could atleast play their roles naturally, even if its fake.
Its already good.
I was planning to turn every player into a legend within the Nazarick guild. I even planned to create a whole set of books, detailing Void's character as well as other character of every ainz ooal gown member.
That's why I sometimes pulled others into roleplay too, so each of them would have deep, meaningful stories.
And even if they never crossed into another world, at the very least, we and all the NPCs, would have something to remember them by.
Oh, by the way, I recorded my roleplays with Ulbert earlier, just like the other roleplays too. You'll understand what they're for later..