Talk:Ainz Ooal Gown/@comment-31282252-20180615004622/@comment-34783543-20180707201604

But he doesn't exactly need to appear so perfect.

It has been established for the readers since the Drama CD "The Dark Hero's Story", in which Naberal gets stalked by that noble Torkel, that Ainz does it more out of insecurity and respect for his former guild members. She states that even if Ainz is lacking in his capacity as a ruler and superior being, she would follow him anyway. After all she has been created for serving the guild and its members, so it doesn't matter too much if the person she kneels in front of is undeserving of it. And I wouldn't be surprised if that mentality inhabits every created NPC.

Also, it has been a running joke in this series for the NPCs (mostly floor guardians) to glorify everything Ainz does. Every mistake is deliberate. Every action that seems to have no real purpose is so far reaching into the future, they can't even fathom it. So even if Ainz does something stupid, all he needs to do is keep quiet and refuse to answer. The problem solves itself on its own. Not that he knows any of that.

Sometimes I too wish he would be more open. That joke exists for 13 volumes already so a little bit of character progression would be refreshing. But then again, Ainz never was my favourite character in this series to begin with.