Overlord: Reborn as an NPC

Chapter 24: Arche's Fate

(A/N: This chapter might upset a few readers because this deals with Arche and her sister's fate. There were many possible routes to go with this chapter. However, I believe that this one is most fitting considering the blending of Ajax's personality and Citrinitas' lore!)

[Timeskip - 26 Days]

[Citrinitas' POV]

Today was a pretty significant day in the grand scheme of things. No, the denizens of Nazarick weren't celebrating a joyous event such as a holiday or a birthday. Today was the day that workers from the Baharuth Empire were invading the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

I say invade, but that couldn't be further from the truth. It was more like sealing the fates of adventurers to their doom by having them brutally killed for the NPC's amusement, or tortured also for the NPC's amusement.

Honestly, a part of me was quite excited about the event. Not because of the people being unknowingly sent here to meet their demise. After all, I'm not a monster. Maybe a villain for the plans I have for Cerabrate and other assholes like him in the New World. But by no means a monster.

This was mostly because it has almost been a month since the events of the Demonic Incursion within Re-Estize. And while day-to-day activities are fun for the most part, events such as the Demonic Incursion make those days seem plain.

However, I didn't just sit in my Alchemy Lab for almost a month. I took the mantle of Ordan Karris for a bit to complete some staged Beastmen quests alongside dealing with the shenanigans of Esdeath and Shalltear in and out of Nazarick. I even artificially recreated Entoma's old voice!

I was currently in my Alchemy Lab as usual. But instead of making potions, scrolls and the like, I was watching the different worker groups with a Mirror of Remote Viewing. Funnily enough, a few of the acolytes were crowding around me to watch the event unfold.

Team Foresight and the chubby man in silver armour were fighting some weak-levelled undead in some hallway, the old man and his team were waiting outside the tomb, and the cocky guy with the elven slaves was heading towards Hamsuke.

"Hmph," Ikaria huffed, crossing her arms at the sight of the invaders. "Pitiful humans. Even when presented with the generous offer of gold and jewels, their greed for more treasures within this Great Tomb blinds them..." The acolyte muttered with clear disdain in her voice.

Her acolyte colleagues were quick to agree, nodding their heads. "Indeed. How dare these... vermin.. abuse the Supreme One's generosity." Rimuru added, taking slight pauses in between speaking to think of how to describe the invading workers.

'I still forget that even my acolytes or the maids within Nazarick hate humans. From the outside, they seem caring. Yet the insides are a different story.' I thought to myself, looking at the mirror as the workers progressed through Nazarick.

"Well, at their core, humans are driven by instinct. Thus, it's in their nature to be filled with avarice, Rimuru." I said to the acolyte-dressed maid in a rather ambiguous tone. "It's amusing, really. They can be as greedy as dragons, yet as selfless as angels..."

I briefly reflected on a past life that seemed so distant. Auschwitz and Unit 731 reminded me of how vicious humans can be. Concentration camps and genocide, mass censorship, horrible crimes committed by people, you get the idea. Of course, there were plenty of other examples I could think of. However, those two were the first that came to mind.

Throwing away those negative memories, I also remembered all the good things humans from my past life did. From small acts of kindness like buying a meal for a starving stranger to bioengineers developing malaria test kits so cheap that the poor can have access to them.