Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 60
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Episode 60
Before using the skeleton to summon the king of the undead.
After finishing his meal, Sehyuk prepared to see the King of the Undead.
He borrows wine and a glass from Cha Ye-seong, places them on the table, and goes through the process of absorbing the prayer beads that were left behind.
The absorption of the prayer beads was completed without a problem.
I have tried it once, and I have also trained quite hard for it.
‘Thanks to you, I was able to use one more new technique.’
There was a bit of a protest where Cha Ye-seong, who had her wine stolen, lay down on the living room floor of the mansion as if she had lost the world, but it was a minor matter.
‘This time, I’m the one calling first. So I have to do as many things as possible to please her.’
After cleaning the house thoroughly.
Sehyuk called the king of the undead, leaving behind only Cha Ye-seong, who was in a sulky state, and the small dragon in her arms.
“You finally called me.”
A skeleton wearing a magnificent robe, who had previously made a surprise visit to Sehyuk, appeared.
The incarnation used by the king of the undead.
“So, why did you call me?”
“Please eat this first and then we can talk.”
Pull out the chair and sit down next to the king of the undead.
Slurp.
Sehyuk served wine to the king of the undead.
The wine that Cha Ye-seong had been saving.
‘I guess it’s okay since we agreed to give Cha Ye-seong a drink that he won’t be able to taste anywhere else later.’
“I know you may not be happy with the large army you command, but please consider my situation and think of this as an appetizer. This is not all I have prepared.”
“Wow. You’re quite formal. I wonder what you’ve called me for.”
The king of the undead elegantly lifted his goblet and poured the wine into his mouth.
Although his expression doesn’t change, his every movement exudes interest.
‘Good start.’
Sehyuk had a rough idea of the undead king’s disposition.
‘He’s a twisted being with a sinister side, but he’s also resolute and bold.’
It’s scary when you have it as an enemy, but friendly when you have it as an ally.
The King of the Undead is a two-faced being, possessing both dark wisdom and brutal force.
Maybe it’s because it’s related to death.
‘That’s why the sunshine strategy of treating them well while proving their abilities doesn’t work well.’
Sehyuk’s goal is to make a deal with the King of the Undead and receive goods.
“Was the drink you had last time okay?”
“Yeah. Human alcohol is really quite unique. It tastes quite different from the beer of the dwarves.”
“I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
And Sehyuk had some confidence.
Information obtained before regression.
The behavior patterns of the King of the Undead, as seen through two encounters.
“In fact, I secretly thought that the King of the Undead and I were close friends.”
“Huh?”
Sehyuk’s tongue rolls smoothly.
“I know that Your Majesty is much stronger than I am, but we are not yet in a master-servant relationship, but don’t we have feelings for each other?”
If you were an insurance salesperson, you would have sales skills that would have earned you the employee of the month award.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t think of the king as my superior. Originally, didn’t the king and his subjects establish a close relationship before establishing a master-servant relationship?”
“I thought that our relationship was at that level.”
After saying that, Sehyuk looked at the expression on the face of the king of the undead.
Even if you have a perfect grasp of it, just in case your prediction goes wrong.
Fortunately, that didn’t happen.
“Hahaha! What a curious remark!”
The king of the undead, who raises his glass and laughs heartily.
“Well, yeah. I also see you as quite friendly.”
bang!
He put down his glass, pouring another sip of alcohol into his mouth in a cheerful mood.
“So, what is it that you have prepared for me?”
“Fairy’s wine. Have you ever heard of it?”
“Oh, well. It’s pretty famous. I’m not close with those guys, so I’ve never tried it.”
The king of the undead who whets the appetite.
‘I knew it.’
Sehyuk smiled inwardly.
I know this because of the information before the regression.
The fairies and the undead, the guardians of life and nature, are at odds with each other.
That’s why the fairy reacted so negatively during the interspecies merchant event.
The fairies’ isolation and antipathy towards monsters.
Because of its creepy properties.
And Sehyuk decided to take advantage of that.
“That’s right. I’ve heard that the undead have never interacted with fairies. Cha Ye-seong, bring it.”
After hearing that, Cha Ye-seong takes out an object.
A crystal ball that was one of the Nature Elder’s collections.
The skeleton who saw the crystal ball looked amazed.
“Oh my. This is definitely something from the fairies.”
“Yes, we met a few days ago.”
Sehyuk begins to breathe the devil’s whispers.
“That fairy was a merchant. So I brought him in thinking of the king. Didn’t you enjoy the drink when you came?”
“No way, no way!”
The eyes glow intensely from the skull’s empty sockets.
It is clearly visible.
The king of the undead, who always maintained a dramatic attitude as if he was staging something, unconsciously tightened his grip.
“How to make fairy wine.”
“Ohhh!”
The mouth of the King of the Undead gapes open.
“I heard that the fairies are also having a hard time getting the ingredients for the liquor because of the situation. I wanted to get the finished product, but I can’t help it since I don’t have any.”
“That’s right.”
“And, isn’t it much better to know the recipe? You can make it as much as you want as long as you have the ingredients and time.”
As he said that, Sehyuk smiled brightly.
“How about it? If you can help me with the materials, I’ll treat you to a meal sometime later.”
“Very good!”
The king of the undead nods happily.
“As I said, I always care about you because you’re my friend.”
“Haha. Yeah. We’re friends.”
After saying that, the king of the undead looks at Sehyuk carefully.
“So far, I’m very satisfied. You must have something you want, right?”
The king looks at Se-hyeok with his hands clasped together.
In that appearance, one could see the insight of a being who had lived for a long time.
‘From now on, it’s real.’
* * *
The king of the undead was smiling on the outside, but inside he was coldly evaluating Sehyuk.
His dramatic and bold appearance was also, to some extent, part of the production.
‘The way someone behaves when you treat them well tells you a lot about them.’
He is a king who reigned over the heads of the dead for a long time, second only to the cold and indifferent.
His understanding of gains and losses and political power are close to that of an absolute monarch.
And he planned to use Sehyuk’s slightest slip of the tongue as an excuse to extort a lot of money from him.
Forcibly killing the man in front of you and making him your subordinate.
However, Sehyuk’s subsequent words made him quite satisfied.
“It’s embarrassing, but to some extent, yes.”
Honest admission.
“But the King of the Undead will know what I am thinking.”
A sentence that naturally lifts up the other person.
“I am satisfied with just establishing a solid friendship through this work, and the King of the Undead would not have accepted it in the first place if he had no intention of giving it to me.”
The appearance of not crossing the line, strengthening friendships with others, and sharply reading the other person’s intentions.
In the meantime, we do not forget the minimal benefit of friendship with the strong.
[You’re really talented. I like you so much.]
Although he was truly envious, the King of the Undead decided to keep an eye on Sehyuk for the time being.
Rather than clipping the wings of such beings and locking them in a cage, it seemed better to let them fly freely and do whatever they wanted.
[I’m a little excited to see what kind of scenery this human will show us.]
With that in mind, the king of the undead smiled.
“I like that you’re honest. What do you want?”
I thought that if this man wanted something that wasn’t too much of a request, I would grant it.
“There are two.”
Sehyuk speaks up.
To resolve the questions that arose while visiting the livestock market.
“I have a question. A few days ago, did you happen to see me encounter a pig-headed monster?”
“Yeah. I saw it.”
“That monster was a human like us, and it turned into a monster. But it retained its sanity. How could that be?”
Before regression.
There have been many cases where humans have turned into monsters, but there have been very few cases where they remained intelligent.
The only exceptions are monster worshippers.
This is what Sehyuk was worried about.
“Is there a monster that is so powerful that it can maintain its sanity while becoming a monster, and yet wants to see humans ruined like that?”
The pig-headed monster, in a way, still had some sense of reason and thus continued to live a more miserable life.
Because I couldn’t forget my anger and unhappiness, I continued to live in the form of a monster.
I worry that there might be a new kind of powerful threat, a monster that would toy with humans and kill them.
“That’s a pretty direct question.”
The king of the undead strokes his chin.
“There is an answer to that question.”
Sehyuk flinched.
But his expression became complicated at the king’s subsequent words.
“But it’s not what you think. More like a threat to humanity, um.”
After saying that, the king shook his head.
All I can say is that I can’t say any more.
Sehyuk was convinced and moved on.
If it’s not a threat, then it’s okay.
“Then, can I ask you one more favor?”
“Try it.”
Sehyuk nodded and brought Cha Ye-seong near the table.
For today’s main topic.
“Ancient magic. Can’t I be taught it formally?”
After saying that, Sehyuk swallowed nervously.
‘I must obtain the ancient magic here.’
It was quite an important task.
Destruction – Vision Among the next stages of ancient magic, there was a magic that had to be used.
‘For the next disaster, we will need many people.’
And Sehyuk decided which people to bring.
It takes some ancient magic to rescue those people.
“Okay. Okay.”
“Really?”
“Of course. Instead, you must give me the first fairy wine you make.”
“Of course.”
As he said that, the king of the undead pulled a book out of thin air.
An old book engraved with all sorts of geometric patterns.
Even at first glance, it looks unusual.
The moment Sehyuk put his hand on the book.
The king of the undead gently pulled the book towards him.
“Instead of helping you get the materials, I’ll only undertake the task if it’s not life-threatening.”
“All right.”
The king of the undead pushes the book towards Sehyuk.
Woohoo!
As Cha Ye-seong picked up the book of magic, a mysterious magical power emanated from the book and surrounded her.
An imperfect and mysterious force, like the universe itself.
The king of the undead smiled with satisfaction as he watched the sight.
“Hmm. This book seems to like your colleague quite a bit too.”
“You speak as if you were alive.”
“Because I’m actually alive.”
“ah.”
Sehyuk couldn’t help but be amazed.
He had heard of it too.
About the living magic book.
The legendary item that wizards who have reached a transcendental state create by containing the most valuable and precious magic.
“So, are you done talking?”
“Yes. Even if there is, it is too much to say.”
“Okay then, let’s go.”
The king of the undead looked at Sehyuk and his party with a pleased smile.
They may bring about great waves of change.
That’s what I thought.
* * *
A few days have passed since I visited the livestock market.
Sehyuk was sitting on the living room sofa.
While waiting for Choi Sung-hyun.
‘The day has finally come.’
Sehyuk turned on his cell phone.
‘Late October.’
Sehyuk remembered.
On this date, something moderately memorable happens.
‘Today is the day I can finally meet the people I’ve been thinking of.’
People. Number of people.
This was Sehyuk’s goal this time.
‘We need more people to survive the increasingly brutal destruction.’
It is not simply a concept of ‘the more people there are, the stronger the group becomes.’
‘An easy way to conquer this disaster.’
Because it takes a lot of people to write it.
So Sehyuk prepared.
By gathering the gathering crew and sending them on a special search mission.
And then, Choi Sung-hyun and his group returned.
“Where should I put this?”
With his hands full of computer parts.