The Baharuth Empire has laid claim to the kingdom’s capital of E-Rantel, and Ainz stands at the front of the offensive! The conflict has barely begun, but the kingdom’s army already finds itself in shambles at the hands of the necromancer and his super-tier spell Iä Shub-Niggurath. With shameful defeat or death the only options remaining, Gazef bravely steps forward… and is offered an unexpected choice of his own?! What role will the royal captain play in Ainz’s grand undertaking?

Volume 19 of the Overlord manga series by Andrew Cunningham.