Hello Scrolls and Nazarins, with the end of another arc I bring you the tenth interlude of my fanfic The One Who Came Back.

Nabe and the Pandora actor have a conversation about... relationships.

With you

The one who came back

Interlude 10

"Beautiful princess Nabe, accept my proposal, and I will shower you with jewels. Together, we will live in my mansion, and..." declaimed a young noble.

What he received was such a furious look that the bouquet of flowers he held burst into flames in response.

"Get out of my sight, greenhorn," said Narberal Gamma, moving away with Momon and leaving another desolate suitor.

"This seems to be somewhat recurring, isn't it, my dear?"

"I'm fed up with these pests."

"Lord Momon!" called out a voluptuous young woman. "How happy I am to see your return to the city."

"Well, I was only absent for a few weeks; I believe everything has remained calm."

"Yes, my lord, but it's a pleasure to see you again. And know that my house is always open to you."

"I appreciate it... but... duty calls," he said, moving away and leaving the young woman with her unfulfilled desires.

"Momon-san, can we talk? In private?"

"Of course, Nabe. "Is this okay, fräulein?" said Pandora's Actor.

As the Treasury Guardian, he could use message without needing a scroll, and as a Doppelganger, he didn't even bring his fingers to his head to speak, as telepathy was inherent to his race.

"How do you tolerate all of this?"

"You must be referring again to this kind of attention."

"Exactly, I still don't understand why humans are attracted to this appearance or yours.'"

"Humans are simple creatures, driven by their survival instincts. Reproduction is part of that. We Doppelgangers are asexual beings, so we are free from such misfortunes. I only have a masculine appearance in the same way you have a feminine one in your natural form, just for aesthetic reasons chosen by our creators."

"But you seem to have a superior understanding."

"That's because of my levels and with it the variety of personas I've copied. I've been a man, a woman, a child, an elf, an insectoid, and many others. You, at level one, only have the extra appearance given by your creator, not even memories or psychic impressions of another being. So, perhaps when you level up, you can emulate another person and thus gain a new perspective."

"Do you think we can really level up?"

"I have faith that we can, just like mein Vader. I believe we can grow by working on our weaknesses. I myself, for example, have been 27 hours and 42 minutes without touching any treasure and I'm doing great...Excellent!"

"Since you mentioned it, I think I intend to give up my hobby."

"Why? Mein Vader asked that everyone in the Tomb have something to do on their days off, as long as it doesn't interfere with their duties or harm our house."

"Yes, that, if possible, should be particularly challenging to our inherent nature and should not be shared unless we are confident. So only you know."

"So what's the problem?"

"I still can't understand. I can replicate, but I don't understand why this works this way, all this attention. You told me on other occasions to seek other perspectives. I looked for a new theme in the Great Library of Ashurbanipal as a source of inspiration, but I still don't understand much about the subject."

At this moment, a pair interrupted their walk.

"Excuse me, sir, Lord Momon, sir, could you sign this?" said a tall, bearded man, with one eye closed due to a scar, holding one of those spicy books that are so popular today.

"And should I sign for whom?" said Pandora's Actor, seeing a small young woman in a dress wielding a giant axe.

"I'm Lilyza, but sir, you should sign for my friend there."

Pandora's Actor then saw the blushing wizard produce a quill with ink using magic.

"Could you sign for Gible?!"

"Of course! 'To my friend, Gible, signed, Momon The Darkness.'"

"Thank you very much, sir," said the duo, leaving.

"I hadn't seen that volume yet."

"It's the latest one that came out, Lord Pandora. I haven't had time to show it to you," said Narberal Gamma. "It's based on the new material I researched, as I mentioned. I think the theme is called BL."

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Author's Note

Hi everyone, I think I got into a fight over one of Overlord's biggest waifus, Naberal Gama; but I couldn't stop talking about her and what I think of that contempt for humans.

Also, have you noticed that he has a very popular hobby? After all, Albedo and Shalltear are avid collectors of their, ahamm, spicy books.

The two characters that appear are a tribute to the manga Handyman Saito in Another World.