E-Rantel In Disguise

E-Rantel In Disguise (仮装・偽装のエ・ランテル) is a game event in Mass for the Dead that was released on October 5, 2023 to October 19, 2023.

Background
After overcoming the shock of the disaster, E-Rantel is now on the brink of recovery. However, there are still many people who are saddened by the thoughts of those who will not return. In order to heal the residents and raise their morale, the city mayor yearn for the popular Sorcerer Kingdom-style harvest festival and the princess who was the driving force behind it---

Incident
At the Round Table Room a meeting is held before Momonga, Albedo, Demiurge and seemingly Slimeko and the protagonist.

The meeting was opened by Momonga as a place to share information with the higher-ranking Greater Doppelgängers who have taken the forms of the latter two. From their report, the humans in E-Rantel want to hold a Halloween Festival again. This was a somewhat sudden proposal, and hence why the doppelgängers posing as the protagonist had put the matter on hold, as he told the humans he planned to bring it back to his home country and get permission.

The two impersonator would like to borrow Momonga’s and everyone’s wisdom on this matter. Momonga agrees it to be a rare situation for humans to proactively make a request toward them. Albedo hopes this is a result of the progress of human beings becoming their puppets.

Momonga isn’t displeased by the notion, but to host a Halloween Festival seems arbitrary as the importance of holiday was to celebrate in the collective work of harvesting. While Halloween is a harvest festival it was started out as an old legend from the Sorcerer Kingdom.

Although Albedo states that the humans enjoyed the actives of the festival: walking around the city in costumes, greeting residents, and visiting residents' homes to distribute harvests. At the conclusion, a mock battle demonstration even was held.

Demiurge notes that by disguising it as a festival originating from the Boastful Sage in a plan to strengthen their cover story that illustrious figure originated from theit nation, and to make it appear that he is on the same level as Momonga, a “player.”

The fake protagonist agrees that the plan they made was really great, however, regarding this matter, it is difficult for him to judge the best reaction as a substitute.

Momonga tells him there is no need to be so afraid. He thinks the two are doing a good job of acting as substitutes. As Albedo said, there is a high possibility that the request this time was due to a dependence that had progressed into becoming puppets.

If the two still think they are uneducated, and need to know more, he offers Albedo, and Demiurge to explain the current situation of E-Rantel again. Even if it is information, it will probably be filtered by each person's own perception. So if the two doppelgängers listen to them, they might be able to realize something new as intended as part of the “horenso” initiative.

Albedo then explains that’s E-Rantel has collapsed due to the threat known as the Calamity of the Cracks that occurred a few months ago, due to the sudden appearance of the Crack in the city and the attack of the chaos beasts that emerged from it. Many humans died or disappeared. Even Nazarick’s side, Yuri, CZ, Solution, the protagonist and Slimeko’s whereabouts are unknown.

Momonga muses that since they are not treated as dead, they are unable to revive them. Despite this the Overlord wishes to do something about it.

Demiurge laments that the damage was severe. However, in response to this unprecedented disaster, the Sorcerer Kingdom provided a wide range of tangible and intangible aid. As for the lost talent, Nazarick assigned Greater Doppelgängers to take their place.

E-Rantel is now undergoing a renaissance that is better than ever. Demiurge is aware that humans are now their followers...but this is only a matter of politics.

In this case Albedo has the idea that the desire for the festival is about something else: to alleviate the mental burden on people living in cities. According to Panasolei, the mayor of Elantel, the Festival of the Sorcerer Kingdom, where everyone wears costumes, celebrates the restoration and heals everyone's broken hearts. From the two doppelgängers, the mayor wants to get used to the foreign races that are rapidly infiltrating the city, especially the undead. This he thinks the "Halloween" festival is the best way to eliminate racial prejudice and barriers.

Momonga thinks it would be an auspicious victory if they wanted to dispel any sense of aversion towards them who are providing aid.

Albedo suspects that besides the Halloween Festival, humans still have other requests. This is proven true by the fake protagonist stating that the human mayor acted like he was trying to get ahead of them, but the humans had the audacity to say things that were even more convenient.

Fake Slimeko apologizes for the inconvenience, but they would like to ask everyone to give their approval.

Back during the discussion with the mayor of E-Rantel and a few select members, at the Tripartite Alliance venue, that had been recently repaired. Pluton Ainzach who is also present comments that the building’s reconstruction is relieving is sadden that the lost human resources are not coming back. In particular, there are very few survivors in the Sunlight Scripture. Without Nigun and Ian...those who are left have returned to the Theocracy.

The Sunlight Scripture that guarded the city have now been replaced by an army of undead. Of course the guildmaster trust their safety, but for the residents who are not close to the people of the Sorcerer Kingdom it is another story.

Aftermath
TBA