Nazarick Academy

**Nazarick Academy** (ナザリック学園) is the name of the form that the Great Tomb of Nazarick took when it was altered by the power beyond the Crack in Mass for the Dead.

## Background

In the past Nazarick Academy was a idea that was envisioned by Peroroncino, who was obsessed with the theme “campus love comedy” and pestered Suratan to help create it with him. However once the academy was created its data was stored away and lost.

## Chronology

### Mass for the Dead Arc

*Main article: Mass for the Dead Arc*
The Great Tomb of Nazarick for reasons unknown was transformed into a school ground by a brilliant light that emanated from the Crack in the ruined Throne Room. All the Non-Playable Characters within the dungeon were brought under a mental spell, causing them to act and think that they were characters in a academy. Only Momonga remained unaffected by the incident.

After realizing the bizarre situation in an encounter with Yuri Alpha and Albedo, Momonga immediately called an emergency summons for Narberal Gamma and CZ2128 Delta to return back to Nazarick.

The undercover maids returning to the surface of the dungeon, found a school campus in its place. Though confused on the situation, Momonga appeared to explain the incident, believing it to be similar to the New Year event. To show them how severe the mental effect had on its inhabitants, Yuri Alpha appeared and scolded both Narberal and CZ for their attire, completely oblivious to prior knowledge of Nazarick's undercover operations, and referred them as students who were missing their first period of class. To avoid further complications, Momonga claimed that the two were not following the dress code of the academy at his request as he wanted the two to try out some new uniforms he was thinking to have the student body wear. The answer satisficed Professor Alpha who then allowed Momonga to handle the two Pleiades. The situation now becoming more confusing, Momonga noticed the name of the institution on the gates of the dungeon turned school: Nazarick Academy.

Momonga took both maids to the Treasury, along the way he provided as much as he can about school life in order for them to assimilate the knowledge and hopefully be able to interact with the denizens of the academy. There in the inner sanctum, the trio met with Pandora's Actor who under the influence of the incident, believed that he was a mathematics professor and also the warden for the storehouse of the academy. From the professor, Momonga acquired a pair of school uniforms to give to Narberal and CZ. Afterwards he explained that they would split up, he as his role as principal would investigate and gather a much information from the staff, while the two maids would mingle with the students in the class and do the same.

Narberal and CZ dressing in their new uniforms entered their assigned class, where they found members of the remaining Pleiades, Aura Bella Fiora, Mare Bello Fiore, the protagonist and Slimeko to be their classmates. They drew a lot of attention due to the uniforms which were commented and praised, but the two managed to play their roles as students to the best of their abilities. Narberal as it turned out found that she was regarded as the Head of the Disciplinary Committee, while Aura was the Head of the Breeding Committee. Their second period class was instructed by Professor Demiurge who taught a biology course as well as an art course using living creatures. At this point it was confirmed that while the incident changed Nazarick and the minds of the inhabitants, overall they still retained their original personalities. And plus the new setting seemed to not regard magic as a disruptive power. After his class was over, a break session was held that allowed Narberal and CZ to chat with each other to compare their findings. Their interaction was noted by the rest of the class, but the pair managed to ease suspicion stating they were doing work for the principal.

The next class they found that Cocytus was a physics professor, who taught them Newtonian mechanics. Though the concept was alien to Narberal, she managed to grasp it due to Cocytus's examples throughout combat and motion. Afterwards the students left the room to head to the home economics class.

On Momonga's end he was in the Round Table Room which was converted as the staff room. He managed to acquire documents from Albedo pertaining to the blueprints of the school as well as the attendance roll of students. From it he believed he found a clue that could be the link that may be the center of the incident.

The fourth period class turned out to take place in the Canteen and the teacher there turned out to be Neuronist Painkill who decided to lead her class in a recipe. As part of the recipe process, the
professor brought out several live animals for her students to battle and dress.

By lunch time, Narberal and CZ reported to the principal's office to deliver their findings. While the experience was odd, the pair expressed that school life was interesting. Momonga was happy to see they
enjoyed themselves, but presented them his clue that he found. Upon reviewing the attendance record he found that there was an anomaly. In that while all the students and teachers names were recorded, one name
was absent: Shalltear Bloodfallen. Momonga recalled the vampire was stationed near the Crack before the incident occurred, leading him to believe that she may be at the center of the phenomena.

Momonga ordered the duo to keep their eyes open for Shalltear as well as be on the look out for an unknown entity. Before dismissing them to return to the Canteen/Cafeteria, the principal informed them that he
would be paying their class room a visit for an inspection. Unknown to the investigators, an unknown character approached the academy, eager to enter and meet the impeccable principal.

At 5th period, Momonga hurried to go to the homeroom class, where he bumped into uniformed Shalltear, but did not recognize him. She was rude to him and was clearly ignorant that he was the school's principal. Later it was revealed that she a transfer student in the Nazarick Academy space who came to school late. Yuri then informed everyone of their special guest who will be arriving, and when it was revealed to be Momonga, Shalltear called him out as being the old man she bumped into, causing everyone to glare at her for the disrespect. Due to the enmity of the class, Shalltear blamed Momonga for her misfortune.

After Momonga left the class to do some more investigation, 6th period followed which was physical education taught by Albedo. However the start of the class was focused on acquiring tips to attract the principal from the students. To Narberal and CZ's surprise they watched Shalltear get into an argument with Albedo, but not over Momonga, but over why everyone at the school was infatuated with the principal. However she gets drawn in by Albedo talking about the principal, as if there is some unknown connection she has with Albedo.

Meanwhile Momonga was in Ashurbanipal where he found that several books on schools and romantic comedy were missing. He was greeted by the school janitor, Sebas Tian who asked Momonga if he was going to get ready for the 7th period class as he was to instruct the class then.

For his class Momonga hosts a lecture on "Information Warfare" which is taken in with interest by the class and even Shalltear. After classes end, Yuri direct Shalltear to join at least one club to complete her induction in the school. Narberal and CZ act as guides for the transfer student, and to also observe Shalltear's fighting skills. They take her first to the 5th Floor where the Kendo Club run by Cocytus and witness that Shalltear's strength is still the same. Later they go to the Archery Club being advised by Momonga, and where Shalltear decides to join.

The Pleiades and Momonga then excuse themselves to go outside the gates of the academy to discuss what they learned. There is no doubt that the space they are in is similar to the "New Year's Day" incidents, however there appears to be no new entities like Shiro involved who were the core of the incident. Momonga guesses that it to be Shalltear and reveals that Nazarick Academy was actually a plan envisioned by Peroroncino. The story goes that the academy was suppose to be a story where Shalltear plays a heroine-like role in a "campus love comedy" and would act as a "tsundere" at her introduction. It was contained within a book titled "Nazarick Academy" and guesses that it along with many other associated books came in contact with the power beyond the Crack to materialize the current environment. If they wish to restore their home to what it was it seems that they must kill Shalltear, which Momonga is apprehensive of doing again.

Trouble finds them when Shalltear appears and confesses her love to Momonga and tries to hug him, but are blocked by Narberal and CZ who think it is an attack. Seeing the rejection, Shalltear turns aggressive and beings pursuing Momonga who realizes this is part of his perverted friend Peroroncino's work and that the school is part of a "eroge lover" story. He and the maids are chased by Shalltear who pursues them, briefly turning into a "yandere" girl due to her creator being influences by gap moe of Tabula Smaragdina. Shalltear comes to a conclusion that to make Momonga hers she would have to kill him. Using her magic she separates the maids from Momonga. Momonga pinned has only the option to kill her to restore everything as it was, but to his shock Shalltear resists the scenario, and she cannot resolve the directives of following her creator's wishes and killing his dear friend. With some words from Momonga, Shalltear realizes that though the school was a dream of her creator, he would never condone the torment she was going through and rejects the mental influence.

The abandonment of her role causes Nazarick Academy to vanish and return as the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Later the Floor Guardians convened with their master to deliberate on what just happened, and while some tried to take the blame, Momonga believed that none of them were at fault as they could not predict such a thing. Even though they took precautions and armed themselves with World Items they all fell under the mental effect. Nothing could prepare them, but Momonga and demiureg decided that it would be best to keep all books from the Cracks to be safe.

Shalltear was depressed that she was once again the focal point of another incident, but Momonga and the others noted that in the end she was only following the wishes of her creator and rejected the mental effect and resolved the incident. It later took the convincing from Aura to take the experience as a blessing as it helped fulfill Peroroncino's dearest wish he never fulfilled.

Momonga likewise was affected by the experience of Nazarick Academy, as he found that the school could be adapted to help develop Mare and Aura's maturity. That being said he hoped to bring Nazarick Academy alive once more for his old comrade.

## Layout & Features

The outside exterior of Nazarick had shifted from a mausoleum to gated school campus. Though the interior of the dungeon effectively remains the same with a some new areas like classrooms. Interestingly though the rooms are located on the 9th Floor, it is possible to view the outside world via the windows. Oddly the blueprints of the school, state that the rooms such as the Round Table Room are located on the second floor of the academy, despite the need for staff and students requiring them to take the stairs.

## Known Inhabitants

* Momonga (*Principal*)
* Albedo (*Vice Principal & Physical Education Instructor*)
* Yuri Alpha (*Home Room Professor*)
* Pandora's Actor (*Mathematics Professor*)
* Demiurge (*Biology & Art Professor*)
* Cocytus (*Physics Professor & Advisor of the Kendo Club*)
* Neuronist Painkill (*Home Economics Professor*)
* Aura Bella Fiora (*Student & Head of the Breeding Committee, Member of the Archery Club*)
* Narberal Gamma (*Student & Head of the Disciplinary Committee, Member of the Kendo Club*)
* CZ2128 Delta (*Student & Head of Survival Club & Archery Club*)
* Mare Bello Fiore (*Student & Member of the Kendo Club*)
* Slimeko (*Student*)
* Protagonist (*Student & Librarian*)
* Solution Epsilon (*Student*)
* Lupusregina Beta (*Student*)
* Entoma Vasilissa Zeta (*Student*)
* Homunculus Maids (*Students & Members of the Maid Club*)
* Shalltear Bloodfallen (*Transfer Student*)

## Trivia

* The transformation of the Great Tomb of Nazarick is similar to how Fake Nazarick was altered into the Takemikazuchi Shrine and Bishamonten Shrines on New Year.

## References

1. ↑ *Overlord Volume 08 Side Story 2: A day of Nazarick*
2. ↑ *Mass for the Dead Special Event: (Part 1) Heart Pounding★Nazarick Academy*
3. ↑ *Mass for the Dead Special Event: (Part 2) Heart Pounding★Nazarick Academy*