Talk:Roble Holy Kingdom/@comment-34756840-20180611014518/@comment-45.56.46.26-20180614225532

There is also the fact that the Theocracy (and everyone else in the know) already knows that Zurrernorn isn't part of the Advent of the Gods/Players/whatever. They are mysterious, but established. There is no reason for them to have a sudden advantage in coordinating with people who just arrived from outside of the New World.

Of course, during the Honyopenyoko incident, the E-Rantel Adventurer's Guild WAS speculating on a connection between her and Zurrernorn, but that was because they didn't know any better. The Black Scripture, having encountered her, would have known she was too strong to have any connection to Zurrernorn, and the Theocracy leadership identified her as being connected to possible Players.

As for the next Volume, I expect it will take a fair jump back in time relative to events at the end of Vol. 13 and possibly even relative to the beginning of Vol.12, to establish the situation for the next arc. Of course, the main action involving Ainz should probably be after the end of Vol. 13, but he could certainly show up during the setup before getting tied up with the Holy Kingdom in Vol. 12.