Talk:Overlord Volume 02/@comment-27011036-20160505023550/@comment-27011036-20160506201820


 * "I read through the prologue again. It seems your guess about them infiltrating on the 9th day may be off the mark by a certain degree. The sentence you bolded doesn't read 8 whole days. It's actually "about 8 days' time has passed since we were transferred to this unknown world". With the uncertainty of a time frame mentioned there, it can be interpreted as either "being on the 7th day and coming to the 8th day" or "being on the 8th day and nearing the end of the day". Also, that's about the time when Shalltear was having a little swearing contest with Albedo."

I'm leaning more to your second interpretation: "being on the 8th day and nearing the end of the day"


 * "Given Ainz's paranoia habit he might have used the roads to enter E-Rantel to avoid suspicion (though they're already raking enough attention already)."

You are right on that. In Vol.2 Ch.1 Part 4 Momon asked Nfirea why him, and mentions he came "to this city by stagecoach recently". So I agree with you on that Ainz left in the morning and traveled half a day until E-Rantel.

So, it would look something like this: Ainz doesn't need sleep, so departing in the morning after the meeting ended (even if it was late in the night) is a possibility. Also, Ainz has the habit of letting the Guardian deduct his plans, so mostly this meetings are shorter. However I'm not sure this applies here. His habit developed first in Vol.4, manifested in Vol.5 and following (the "getting led more by Demiurge than by himself").
 * 8th day: Prologue in the office, afterwards planning meeting with Demiurge
 * 9th day (at the earliest): departure in the morning for travel to E-Rantel, arriving at noon

Ainz said to Shalltear that she should tell Narberal or Entoma to summon Demiurge. Present for the discussion about Ainz next plans:
 * Demiurge to go gather information outside (in the Roble Holy Kingdom?), announces his depature in the Intermission of Vol.2 to Albedo (bed-chamber).
 * Albedo was for sure attending the meeting too (see the report Narberal did to her in Ch.1 Part 2).
 * Entoma? She tried to contact Ainz in Ch.4 Part 2, very likely about Shalltear's "betrayal".
 * Narberal? Would be about her being the "bodyshild" for Ainz as Nabel, the partner of Momon.


 * "They might even leave two days later. I wonder if cross referencing the time frame from when Shalltear left Ainz's office and how long Ainz spent his time as Momon would give us a clue on that."

Excuse me, could you please elaborate that in more detail. Currently re-reading Vol.3, maybe it helps me find more clues.

I'm also a little bit confused why Shalltear wanted to speak with Cocytus (the only Floor Guardian who stayed behind with Albedo) as she left the office.