VisitedbyemissariesfromtheGreatTombofNazarick,EmperorJircnivoftheBaharuthEmpireisfacedwithanultimatumfromAinzOoalGown.Confrontedwiththeoverwhelmingmightofthismysteriousenemy,hiscountry’sonlychanceforsurvivalliesinJircnivtalkinghiswayoutofthispredicament...buteventhatfainthopeisdashedafterAinzplayshimlikeafiddleduringtheirnegotiations.Hisonlychoiceistobeteverythingonasingleplay,settinginmotionafuturethatnoonecouldhaveimagined...