Talk:Overlord Volume 07/@comment-91.54.255.11-20150929215016/@comment-184.189.242.208-20161019235208

I tend to see Ainz as a realist throughout. He could try to save people, and even revive people with ease... but that isn't feasible. Instead, he protects his own and tries to gain knowledge as harmlessly as possible. It turns out, the way his companions act "as harmlessly as possible" requires genocide somewhat frequently.

Keeping information about Ainz secret is vital for their saftey. Anyone who has seen a fraction of Ainz's power immediately starts babbling about how such a power should be stomped out by any means neccessary. If Ainz just let people go after they have seen his power, they would try to unite the entire world against Ainz. That's a massive risk, especially if other nations happen to be higher level than the nearby nations. A few thousand level 5's aren't much threat, but a kingdom of level 80's would be.

You-know, maybe Ainz could win that battle, or maybe anyone freed wouldn't succeed. Ainz is too terrified to make take that risk. I would be too.