Talk:Overlord Volume 10/@comment-88.235.242.24-20160907132847/@comment-29196789-20160907213747

Just because events came together in an unfathomable way doesn't make Ainz stupid, unless you expect him to be as smart as his image. Actually, volume 10 shows how capable he is under the right circumstances, and how that can't even begin to compare to the luck of the universe.

Ainz wants to rule the world peacefully, and he doesn't want to rule a graveyard. He wants the treasure box intact. In the book he formed a cogent plan to use an existing arm of the country to smoothly begin peaceful takeovers for the rest of the continent. He clearly explained why his level 70-85 vassals would be ill-suited: because they despise new worlders as inferior life forms that are begging for enslavement or eradication; because they are hideous monstrosities that would have the opposite effect for publicity.

I'm also really unsure why the Emperor's actions would be "far-fetched" or "sudden" when it was literally the only other option. They explicitly tell you why he had to: "There was no sign of any reinforcements for the Empire, while Ainz already had solid proof of the Empire’s actions. In other words, Ainz held the power of life and death over the Empire." Jircniv's goal is to keep his citizens alive. He initially chose a secret alliance because Ainz poses an existential risk to humans. When that backfires, his only option is to prostrate himself and hope Ainz is merciful.

Ainz wants to make countries want to be ruled and protected by the Sorcerous Kingdom, and an event at the Colosseum is the closest thing to mass media in the new world. Jircniv wants to ally with the strongest human country, to keep humans alive, and uses the Colosseum because it's the best guise for the priests. Sure it's coincidental, but throughout the series pairs have been seemingly tied together by the red string of fate (see: Brain/Shalltear, Sebas/Tsuare).