Damn Necromancer - Chapter 236



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“Did the high priest say he would release you?”

“… … Yes. He knew everything. That I was undead, and that I was bound to you.”

Lee Seo-yoon’s mouth moved automatically. Answering her master faithfully and honestly was also within the scope of the command.

“How did you say you would release me? Did you say you would make me human?”

“… … He asked me if I wanted to throw off the shackles of the dead and become human again. More precisely, if I wanted to escape the life of a slave. I don’t know if that would make me human or not.”

He stroked his chin after hearing the answer. Lee Seo-yoon is a hero-level undead created with the knowledge of the Death Lord. In other words, it has the Lord’s spell in it.

‘It seems the High Priest has a way to free the Lord from his bondage.’

However, it didn’t seem like it would be easy. If it was something that could be easily resolved, I wouldn’t have asked for Lee Seo-yoon’s consent.

‘I guess I just let it go.’

anyway.

This would have put the legion commanders at risk as well. They too were related to the Death Lords.

‘This is becoming annoying.’

To be honest, I thought Merhen would continue to be loyal even if their master-servant relationship was broken. It was because I could clearly feel that she really liked me.

Cedric on the other hand… … .

‘Is this guy like that too?’

If Merhen were just a puppy that runs towards its owner.

Cedric was like a cat.

A kind of tsundere style.

We did build up some affection, but even so, it only lasted about half a year.

It was difficult to be certain.

‘Let’s not even think about the Balkans.’

Even though I forced my loyalty to reach 100 with a 7-year temporary contract, what if the High Priest breaks this contract?

I didn’t know how to react.

If the high priest were to break the contract and help conquer the demon world, it would feel like he would immediately betray me.

On the other hand, if you just release the contract and don’t help conquer the demon world, it seems like they’ll go crazy trying to kill the high priest…

“Hey, Kim Min-woo.”

“uh.”

“You don’t say anything to me?”

“What did I do wrong?”

“… … No, I just couldn’t say anything after hearing those words from the high priest. To be honest, I was a bit harsh.”

“Isn’t that too honest?”

“… … I didn’t want to be this transparent. I’m just a fucking idiot.”

I was going to end it by saying only what Kim Min-woo asked, but I couldn’t. It was because the uncomfortable feeling continued as if my head was being stabbed with needles. In the end, I felt at ease only after confessing all the emotions I had felt at that time.

“I’m not going to say anything.”

“why?”

“You want to be loyal to me?”

“… …Honestly? That’s not it.”

“That’s why.”

Before he died, he was my enemy, and after he was resurrected, he was turned into a half-slave.

The high priest said he would make you human again and free you from your slave contract, so isn’t it strange that you wouldn’t be tempted by that?

The only fortunate thing was that Lee Seo-yoon’s loyalty was slowly but surely increasing.

‘Last time it was 23.’

I saw today that you are now 28.

Loyalty 5 was raised while he was running around the Philippines, so I thought it might be because he realized the performance of his new body. The difference in specs between the undead Lee Seo-yoon and the human Lee Seo-yoon is definitely huge.

“Lee Seo-yoon. Let me ask you something.”

“say.”

“Do you still resent me? That time you died to me.”

“… … Not really? I was the one who tried to kill you first, so isn’t it too petty to blame me for that?”

“For something like that, the loyalty is too low.”

“You’re saying you don’t resent it, but that doesn’t mean you don’t hate it?”

“Then why do you hate me?”

“… … I hate people born with a silver spoon in their mouth.”

“huh?”

“According to Mom, he got hit by a car. I heard that the son of a rich family did it, and the compensation was only a small settlement amount. I didn’t even get to see the face of the guy who caused the accident. Because of that, Dad also became a broken person. He became an alcoholic.”

Lee Seo-yoon’s face became gloomy.

“I got beaten up by my dad every day, and then I ran away from home. I realized how much of a fucking animal people are after I came out into society. If I hadn’t lived so viciously and luckily woke up, I would probably be selling my body in a back alley right now.”

“… … .”

I looked at Lee Seo-yoon.

One of the main villains in the game.

A character who interferes with the main character.

That was all my impression of her. That was understandable, since her backstory was never revealed in the game.

There were a lot of Gate Hunter users, and there were definitely more than a few users who wanted to target Lee Seo-yoon. But this was a story that no one had found out.

In the end, Lee Seo-yoon died countless times.

As a simple villain.

As a psychopathic killer and experience source.

‘Is this the first time I’ve heard of this?’

Lee Seo-yoon became subordinate and gave her infinite loyalty, even though it was an order. I thought that might be the reason she brought up her story now.

“So you don’t like me?”

“Similar. I still remember it. When I first saw you at the gate, you probably don’t know how excited I was. And I didn’t know either. That place would be my grave.”

Lee Seo-yoon said with a bitter smile.

“That chaebol guy?”

“He’s still alive. He must be the chairman now. He inherited the company. Jungyong Pharmaceutical.”

It’s a moderate restriction.

It’s a company I’ve heard of.

It is roughly ranked 31st in the Korean business world.

‘It’s a kind of… warm company.’

It’s a generic pharmaceutical company.

A company that waits for the patent of an overseas drug to expire and then copies it and sells it cheaply.

“I’m surprised you’re still alive. I thought you were going to die.”

“When I see you like this, you can really see the neat and well-grown-up look. It would be really easy for a B-class awakened person to take over the position of chairman of a conglomerate. Besides, Han Baek-gil told me not to do that.”

“A hundred kilometers?”

“Oh. I said that if you touch it for no reason and the business world becomes noisy, you’ll get tired of it. Well, what can a practitioner do? If a great priest wants to criticize, then you have to criticize.”

Swish swish.

She spoke coldly, holding the dagger tightly and cutting into the dirt.

“So you were hunting secretly inside the gate?”

“You can kill people there without making a fuss. You can also fill your quota while you’re at it.”

“So, you want revenge? Still?”

“Oh. I want to kill you. I want to cut off your hands and feet one by one, and then tear off your limbs. Then I want to make you crawl on the floor. Like a lowly caterpillar. Even if you die, you will have nowhere to complain, miserable.”

“Lee Seo-yoon. Do you want to do that?”

At those words, Lee Seo-yoon blankly looked up at Kim Min-woo.

“……why?”

“what?”

“Why are you trying to help me? I have to do what you say anyway. It’s the same even if you don’t do it. But why?”

“Tell me honestly?”

“Oh, tell me.”

She answered with narrowed eyes, as if doubting his sincerity.

“I’m in a bit of a pickle right now. It’s because of that high priest.”

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“Because I feel like my dependence will be released?”

“Because there is a possibility. If that happens, you will betray me without hesitation, right?”

“……yes.”

“Then you’re saying that we should increase loyalty in advance? And seriously.”

Just pass and force the loyalty to 100?

Then, it wouldn’t be strange if they became enemies the moment their dependence was released.

Because once the dependency is released, loyalty will disappear. Then it will really be driven by individual likes and dislikes.

However, it is also a shame to dispose of a useful summoner like Lee Seo-yoon just because of the danger to the high priest.

If you just look at its advantages, there are more than one or two. It’s good at hiding in the shadows, its skills are optimized for assassination, and it’s a summoner that can operate far away from the nation.

‘We used a lot of good materials.’

In the end, this means that in order to counter the high priest’s antics, it is better to raise Lee Seo-yoon’s favorability rating in advance.

That too, voluntarily.

That’s why.

To help her get revenge.

“As the chairman said, simply killing people wouldn’t be much fun.”

“huh?”

“Think about it. What would be more miserable: dying as the chairman of a pharmaceutical company or dying as an anonymous homeless person?”

“… … The latter, I guess. Maybe?”

“So I’ll break down the restrictions on moderation. Thoroughly. Then you’ll get rid of the guy who’s become a beggar. What, maybe a newspaper article will appear? Something like the murder of a homeless person. It’ll be a very miserable story.”

“Huh… … .”

Lee Seo-yoon licked her lips.

Just imagining it makes me feel like dopamine is being secreted all at once.

It was definitely as Kim Min-woo said.

Dying as the ‘Chairman’ of the Jungyong Group and dying as an anonymous ‘Homeless Person A’.

The latter would be much more hopeless for him.

“Then your group will also be affected?”

“why?”

“If Il-sung destroys the central government and beheads the chairman, wouldn’t you be suspicious? He’s behind it.”

“So what?”

“huh?”

“You’ve grown a lot since you died.”

“aha.”

“And how many reporters are there chasing after homeless people? Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it cleanly. Come to think of it, it’s a good thing. We need quite a few pharmaceutical researchers.”

Ilsung is an octopus-like company, as befitting a Korean conglomerate. There is nothing it does not do.

The same was true for constraints.

We can just tear it down there and absorb and merge the people.

For employees working at Jungyong Pharmaceutical, this could actually be a blessing.

Because Ilseong’s salary is much higher than that of Jungyong.

All things considered, it was a pretty cheap price to pay for Lee Seo-yoon’s sincere loyalty.

If we look at this summoner as an assassin, there is a high possibility that he will reach the world rankings.

“Let’s go. Home.”

“Aren’t you active in the Philippines anymore?”

“Will you do it? There’s a monster there.”

Once you touch the shadow, it’s a stop for the time being.

* * *

Santos, the priest who governed the Philippines.

He returned to the headquarters and knocked cautiously on the door.

“Your Highness, may I come in?”

-Come in.

As I entered the door, I saw an old man sitting on a throne.

An old man who appears to be groaning while relying on all kinds of mechanical devices.

But Santos’ face looking at him was filled with only respect.

“As you said, Santos has returned. But, Your High Priest… … isn’t it too much to give up the Philippines?”

Santos asked cautiously.

When the High Priest and Kim Min-woo confronted each other.

A secret message was sent to him.

-Get out of here. Everything.

The faithful priest followed the order closely. The shadow elites belonging to the Syndicate all retreated overnight.

All that’s left are the stalks.

It was a completely incomprehensible action.

It is a force that has been spreading for over ten years. The money coming out of it is not small. It means that the value is so great that it is ridiculous to back down just because Kim Min-woo poked it once.

But the high priest seemed to have different thoughts.

Why on earth?

―Keep on. Santos. My faithful priest. Thanks to your devotion, the completion of the ark is near. If all goes well, we may be able to see it within this year.

“Huh? Really?!”

―Yes. Now, what you need is not money. What you have accumulated is enough. The rest is the realm of research and time.

“Oh, so that’s why.”

Santos’ eyes lit up with a hazy glow.

Salvation through the ark.

That was what the high priest had promised.

However, the research process was so confidential that even priests like Santos could not access it.

I had to guess based on the information the high priest occasionally gave me, but now I have a definite statement. So I can’t help but be happy!

– So, we should start reducing the size. Large dinosaurs aren’t very agile…

“The High Priest’s words are indeed correct! But, I… … .”

-Tell me.

“Are you going to leave Kim Min-woo alone? Even if it’s the Korean or German branches, didn’t one of the great figures of the High Priest disappear because of him? I’m worried that he might become a hindrance to the grand plan.”

―I understand your concerns. And you may also be wondering why I don’t step forward myself.

“… … That’s right. Even though the guy’s growth rate is fast, he was still struggling with a single particle. If you descend, how could he possibly block your path?”

-Then that won’t work.

“yes?”

―Kim Min-woo is a growing sprout. It is a sprout whose flower buds are too beautiful to be trampled on already.

“… … .”

-That child needs more trials. He is growing quickly, but he has not yet blossomed.

Santos sighed inwardly at the firm voice. If the High Priest’s intentions were that firm, there was nothing more he could do.

“… … I will follow your will.”

-Don’t worry too much. She’ll be quiet for a while. If she has her mind set on it, she probably will.

The high priest spoke comfortingly and sent Santos away.

He prayed devoutly.

A god-like being with powers that no one dares reach on their own.

Apostle Hardronox.

It was a prayer for him.

The apostle was watching.

That kid.

And then, I was waiting for the right time.

When you grab everything.

A faithful servant has no choice but to follow his master’s intentions.

‘Great One, the servant will wait. While you are preparing the stage… … .’

That time, it was not far away.

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