The One Who Came Back

by Juliano Bones

Hello Scrolls and Followers of Justice, this fanfic is a tribute to Overlord and takes place after Volume 14. Someone is looking for the Great Tomb of Nazarick, who is he? One player? A Godkin? How do you find it? Who will investigate? How will this change the lives of NPCs? What will Ainz do?

29. Programming

Hello Scrolls and Followers of Justice, Mr.Bones bringing the first chapter of the new arc with CZ in my fanfic : The One Who Came Back.

We'll learn a little more about Éclair and what CZ does with the money he earns.

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The One Who Came Back

Chapter 25: Programming

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"Can you hear me, CZDelta2128?" asked Ainz

"Yes, Ainz-sama," replied CZDelta2128.

"What are your primary directives?".

"1ª directive: Protect and obey Ainz Ooal Gown, and I must not, through action or omission, allow harm to come to Ainz Ooal Gown."

"2ª directive: Protect the Great Tomb of Nazarick, except when it conflicts with the first directive."

"3ª directive: Protect my own existence, as long as it does not conflict with the first or second directive."

"Do you still have access to Nazarick's passwords?" Ainz asked.

"Negative, Ainz-sama."

"Do you have access to the floor plan of Nazarick?"

"Negative, Ainz-sama."

"Do you have access to the security systems plan of Nazarick?" "Negative, Ainz-sama."

"Do you know the location of the Great Tomb of Nazarick?"

"Positive, Ainz-sama. The Great Tomb of Nazarick is located at 2459'06.7"S 5326'42.7"W in the Sorcerer Kingdom, inside the Great Forest of Tob."

"Good, CZ. You're ready to go on your mission," Ainz said.

"Does that mean I can go now?" a small, sulking creature asked.

"Ah, Eclair, thank you for your help."

"Why am I here, Ainz-sama?" Eclair asked.

"Well, the process I performed on CZ seemed quite distressing, so she needed an emotional support companion," Ainz explained. In fact, CZDelta2128 just wanted to hug the cute penguin.

"I'm sorry for delaying your departure, CZ, but my duties with the Kingdom kept me busy this week. So, tell me, CZ, are you taking any gifts for Miss Baraja?"

"Gifts? Yes, Neia is cute, she deserves a gift," CZDelta2128 replied.

"No, no, I meant any mementos for her just because she's your friend."

"Hmm, I don't know what to bring."

"I think something significant to you would be appropriate. You could buy something in E-Rantel before you leave. Do you still have money?" Ainz asked.

"Yes, Ainz-sama. All received money is duly stored and cataloged,"

'They should be using that money. They're just keeping it as if it were gifts!" Ainz exclaimed. '- "CZ, you can use some of it to buy something you want for yourself or to give to someone, like your sisters."

"We have everything we need in the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Nothing human possesses the necessary quality for our activities."

"Yes, but you can still buy something just because it's different from what we have here. Not everything needs to be better or have an obvious function. Sometimes you can want something just because it's pretty."

"Wahh!, I'll look for it next time."

"So, what would you like to take now?"

"Eclair, I'd like to take Eclair so Neia can hug him."

"Done."

"No, no, no! Ainz-sama, please don't send me with her. I'll be crushed and I can't abandon my post as Assistant Butler."

"Don't worry, Eclair. It will only be for a few days. The maids and Pestonya will take care of things. CZ will promise not to squeeze you too hard and to protect you. Besides, you owe me for losing our last duel."

"Yes, the contest to see who blinked first was very fierce. I almost won this time, Ainz-sama."

"Yes, of course" - 'He didn't stand a chance, especially since I don't have eyelids.'"

"Then prepare your things to leave. I await your report, CZ. Ah! Remember, Neia Baraja is very important to my plans. Protect her with all your might. 'Demiurge mentioned how she is essential to MY ten thousand year plan. I think protecting her is part of that.'"

After the Pleiades and the Butler left, Ainz was alone with Albedo in the throne room.

"How do you tolerate such a disrespectful attitude like that, Ainz-sama?" "You're referring to Eclair, Albedo?"

"Yes, my lord. He comes periodically, challenges you to a duel every week, in an obvious act of rebellion that should be punished with death. But you accept every time, and when you defeat him, instead of requesting his head, you just impose some routine activity. Why do you accept this?"

"Because I know something that you don't, Albedo."

"Oh! Forgive me, Ainz-sama, for questioning your wisdom, my lord," said Albedo as she fell to her knees.

"No, Albedo. What I mean is that there are things I want you to learn. Please, get up. See, in the case of Eclair, he does these things because he's compelled to do so."

"We know that the Supreme Being Anchoro Mochi Mochi created him to desire the throne of the Great Tomb, my lord, but that's impossible. Why does he insist?"

"Because it's part of his nature, something that's been with him since forever. It's more than just a habit, it's like a compulsion. If he doesn't do it, it's like he loses the reason for existing. It's so true that I think he doesn't even really want to win the duels."

"My lord, forgive this humble servant, but I don't understand."

"You see, when he first started requesting duels, I accepted them honorably. The first ones were with weapons, spells, strength, and things like that which I would simply win. But I realized he didn't even question the unfair nature of the duels. I began testing a theory and chose games like chess, checkers, or cards. Again, he did not complain about not having thumbs for these disputes. In fact, I think if he ever won in any of them, he would simply come up with an excuse to lose, because he wouldn't know what to do with Nazarick or his life if he won."

"So you just tolerate him."

"No, I continue to accept the duels in the hope that someday he will realize the useless nature of his request and be able to move forward without such a commitment limiting him, and thus he can grow as an individual, not just as a shadow of his creator."

"But couldn't you just order him to stop bothering you?"

"Obedience is acceptable, but in this way, I would be forcing my will on something he cannot control. The last time I did something like this, I suffered the consequences to this day. I will never again try to change someone's nature by imposing myself in this way, Albedo."

"You are the most generous and kind of the Supreme Beings, we are grateful that it was Ainz-sama who stayed with us," said the succubus with a sigh.

"Thank you, Albedo. And I hope someday you can forgive me for what I did to you."

SECURITY PASSWORDS OF THE GREAT TOMB OF NAZARICK: DELETED

FLOOR PLAN OF THE GREAT TOMB OF NAZARICK: DELETED

SECURITY SYSTEM PLAN OF THE GREAT TOMB OF NAZARICK: DELETED

LOCATION OF THE GREAT TOMB OF NAZARICK: ALTERED

RESTART SYSTEMS Y/N?

Y

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Author's note

Hello, at first the binary code at the beginning was supposed to be an easter egg, where it would be necessary to pass it through a translator, but I noticed that the information changed because of each format where it was posted or read, so I put the caption here below, if you liked it there are other curiosities scattered in the chapter and throughout the work, I hope you like it.