Talk:Demiurge/@comment-30010080-20171026214857

Guys, I just thought of something. What if Ainz's "death" has nothing to do with luring out traitors, having Momon show up, or anything else that involves the nations outside the HK. Instead, what if it's actually part of an improvised plan by Demiurge after he miss-interprets (or at least reads too deeply) Ainz's words at the end of Vol.12. Here's how I think it will go:

After seeing his master vassalize the Empire without bloodshed and winning the hearts of the dwarves by helping them (in more ways than one), Demiurge will interpret Ainz's words of "leave a few alive as needed" as meaning "I want you to figure out for yourself who is worth keeping alive". In other words, he will think Ainz is testing his ability to figure out how to win people over to their side using non-violent means.

While I don't know how they'll go about doing the fake-out, I believe that when the people of the HK (the important characters at least) learn of Ainz's "death", Demiugre will be observing how they react. If they dismiss it, or are glad he's dead, he'll know they're unworthy. But if they show concern, or genuine grief, he'll know they're worthy. This, plus the bow she was given, would help create a plausible scenario to ensure Neia's survival.