Talk:Overlord Volume 13/@comment-2602:306:CD13:49B0:958:E986:D8C0:98D4-20180515221936/@comment-45.56.46.26-20180522103430

Basically, he was trying to figure out a way to get Albedo to call off the giant statue.

But he came up with a variety of other excuses for why it was a good idea as cover, like it being disaster planning and stuff. It also served to shake out the Holy Kingdom factions by letting them see how screwed they'd be without him and give him an excuse to have two big flashy battles with Jaldaboath instead of just one.

But the real reason was the giant statue...and postponing the Sorcerer King Thanksgiving, but that ended up happening anyway.

Oh well.