User blog comment:Nomad27/Predictions of what will Occur in Volume 10./@comment-42.60.28.51-20160313154242/@comment-5480911-20160313182604

Actually i think the reason is why the next arc is so long is because it will focus on things much bigger than than just those situations between the Slane and the Dragonic Kingdom.

This is how i think the story for the next arc is going to be about...at the very least based on how the story has covered so far and left off.

- The first thing is the Establishment of Nazerick as an official Country and trying to rule the subject it has conquered. After the Battle of the Katze Plains...Nazerick has now E-Rental, Carne Village, as well as Tob Forest and the Lizardman tribe under its command. One of the crucial parts it will focus is how Ainz will now have to take care of the citezens of E-Rental under a non-human rule..and you know that is not going to be easy.

- Another is the focusing on the reprecussions of what is left of the Re-Estize Kingdom and how ti will effect the state of the entire Nation, They lost over 5% of there population in the entire battle especially most of it's capable citzens and a large portion of it's army. Not only that.. Most of the Nobles in the Nobiltity Faction were killed and the Kingom Faction lost the first prince and there strongest warrior Gazef. Also with E-Rental now Gone..which was one of the most important trade cities in the entire kingdom..it has some really political issues it needs to worry about.

- The Baharuth Empire is in a state of Panic, While it is True Ainz has formed an alliance with them...most of them still fear him, after seeing his power and being an undead. We know he will honor it..but tell that to them, especially Jircniv. Another side is how Ainz and nazerick will work the political issues with them. at the same time we might see some for of conspircy to try to take out Ainz. Maybe some plotting with other nations carried out in secret, especially with the theocracy.

- Keep in Mind that now Nazerick has expanded its territory it would need a lot of resources not only to keep itself running but also to take care of the new terriory it has gained. So trade relations with the Empire will come about and be focused on, and this is most likely were the Dwarve Kingdom comes into play, seeing as that nation has very good ties with the Empire, and Nazerick in most likely to seek out more resources will than shift focus on there.

- The Draconic Kingdoms situation will most likely come into play sometime during in the story and maybe Ainz might do something about and maybe help them out. As for the Slane. they are most likely still be left in the sidelines for now..but we might start to see some of the plans they have in mind for Nazerick. since they already decided on neutraility with nazerick in volume 9 and we know they already have an idead of his powers due to past skirmishes. they will most likely start more espionge on ainz and his followers...as to what will they do afterword is actually a bit of unknown..the country knows more about YYGDRASIL and what people from that nation is capable of more than any other nation and seeing they have very vital resources from that palce...it is up to speculation as what will they do next...however i do bieleave that there focus within the story will definitly be put in the paly probably in the next arc after this one...and vol 10 and 11 we might see the pre-curssor to that story.