The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 180
The prince seemed satisfied, laughing and ending the conversation about this matter.
He promised that if possible, he would directly, or if not, send a royal official to appoint me as a free knight.
“If I can’t come personally, I’ll send a written appointment letter. You won’t be ignored anywhere.”
In essence, he said a royal official would become my proxy.
I was satisfied with this.
After the deal was made, we chatted briefly, and fortunately, we parted ways in a harmonious atmosphere.
“It’s a pity, but let’s stop here for today. I’ll visit you again before heading to Dorilem. I’ll wait for you.”
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“Of course.”
Although he had caused a commotion with his strange words, he had also spoken well and ultimately made a profitable deal that benefited both parties, so there was no reason for the Crown Prince to harbor any resentment.
It was a bit regrettable that he hadn’t heard the detailed story about the alliance with the demon tribe, but he could learn about it later through Gririan.
For now, he was satisfied with having established a good relationship with the Crown Prince and making a decent deal.
“After all, the empire won’t be able to achieve its goal in just a few years.”
There was no need to rush.
After parting ways with the Crown Prince, he also said goodbye to Prina.
As the lord of the territory, she had many things to attend to, and it was difficult to spend more time together.
After parting ways with Prina, he and Kaila went to find Athena.
She was also planning to participate in the support for Dolorem, so she needed to know the situation.
Finding Athena was easy. He just had to find Tia’s room.
As expected, Athena was chatting with Tia in her room, and she looked up at him and Kaila with a calm expression, asking if they had seen everything.
He told her about meeting the Crown Prince and their deal, and when he mentioned supporting Dolorem, Athena nodded calmly.
“Well, it’s better than a barren land, anyway.”
Although the goddess’s church was involved, it wasn’t something to be taken lightly, but since this barren land was a bit severe, he didn’t say anything else.
“This time, as a reward, Kaila will receive a knight’s title.”
“Really? I remember my teacher saying that he used to be a knight before.”
Athena patted Kaila’s shoulder, congratulating him.
“And what about you?”
“…Me?”
“You’ll also get a knight’s title…”
“I don’t want it.”
Before he could even finish speaking, Athena showed a rejecting reaction.
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“It’s a promotion in status, and since it’s directly granted by the royal family, it won’t be ignored anywhere.”
Moreover, the Crown Prince would personally confer the appointment.
“I don’t need it.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want to draw unnecessary attention. Honestly, even if I’m only by your side, I won’t be ignored anywhere. Tia is also finding her place.”
So, having a knight’s title would only be troublesome.
“The skills I’ve learned are also far from knightly skills.”
That was… certainly true.
All of Kaila’s skills, which he had used as a shadow in the underworld, were unrelated to knightly skills.
“So, it’s fine. I’m satisfied with my current state.”
“…If you say so, I won’t force it.”
“Thank you.”
It seemed that his own honor or reputation didn’t matter much.
“So, we’ve decided to help Dolorem. When do we depart?”
“As soon as possible.”
He wanted to send Athena to Ori to inform her of the situation, but it seemed difficult for now.
Sending Annelies away was also risky, so it was better to quickly complete the request and return.
It seemed like a precarious situation, as if the balance would collapse if I got involved. It wasn’t that I thought it was better to quickly complete the request and return for no reason.
“But why is the Crown Prince asking us to help Dorierem? From their perspective, isn’t this a peripheral region?”
That was a valid question. Although Dorierem had gained some fame in the capital, it was still a peripheral region.
If I weren’t here, the royal family wouldn’t have directly intervened, and it was a relatively minor region that the royal family wouldn’t normally bother with.
Yet, the Crown Prince had made helping Dorierem a condition of the transaction.
The reward was only a single knighthood, which was a reasonable demand, but it was a small task for a mage like me.
“I haven’t asked, but I can make a few guesses.”
“What is it?”
“Well, for one, Dorierem and Jutarsa were the first places where the power struggle between the royal family and the Goddess Church surfaced.”
Although it was a small region compared to the entire kingdom or the 6 Kingdom Alliance, it held symbolic significance as the first place where the conflict surfaced.
“If Dorierem wins, they can gain momentum. It would also serve as a warning to the nobles affiliated with the Goddess Church.”
The nobles and territories that had cooperated with the Goddess Church would likely be thoroughly crushed.
“Moreover, if Dorierem falls, the next target would be Rineta. Rineta has been supporting the royal family for a long time, so the royal family can’t just ignore them.”
If Rineta were to fall due to external attacks, the royal family couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
Rineta was currently in a very weak state.
Having barely survived a crisis, they
Once the number of monsters decreased to a satisfactory level, I planned to incorporate my old mentor and create a corps commander.
“The real movement will come later.”
Of course, I could ask for help from the royal family or Rineta, but that’s something to be discussed later.
In any case, I had already decided on what needed to be done, and I would just have to adapt to the situation.
“Okay, I’ll prepare first.”
After finishing my conversation with Atina, I briefly discussed my current situation with Tia and then headed out to rest.
The next day, Adias, the chief administrator of the interracial union, came to visit me after meeting with Untinia.
He first expressed his gratitude for protecting Untinia and said that he would return to the union soon and send a reward later.
Honestly, it was only natural to do so, and receiving a reward for doing what was right was a bit laughable, but I had no reason to refuse, so I nodded quietly.
The elves hated the dark elves and almost brought them to ruin, but the Dragunians didn’t seem to dislike the dark elves that much.
At least, the chief administrator in front of me didn’t seem to.
He looked at me quite favorably and shared many stories with me, including the alliance between the interracial union and the 6 Kingdoms Union.
In reality, the 6 Kingdoms Union and the interracial union had formed a formal alliance, and they would start with official trade.
He said that they planned to clear part of the monster forest in the future.
Most of the 6 Kingdoms Union was currently in internal turmoil, so the monster forest clearing would be led by the interracial union.
In return, the 6 Kingdoms Union promised to gradually free the slaves of the interracial union.
“…It’s a situation that would make the Sacred Empire go berserk.”
They didn’t recognize the interracial union and wanted to put them under their own religion, so they wouldn’t just sit back and watch.
“That’s right. They would do the same thing, wouldn’t they?”
He seemed to be saying that they would instigate a rebellion or something similar through their pro-empire faction within the 6 Kingdoms Union.
The future had changed a lot.
Perhaps in this cycle, the interracial union and the 6 Kingdoms Union would invade the Sacred Empire’s mainland first.
“Humanity’s forgotten history has also been revealed a bit this time.”
Forgotten history.
Adias was about to tell me that story, and he was very surprised that I knew about the forgotten history.
“It’s amazing. Well, even if you’re the Demon King, interfering with other worlds has its limits. It’s not strange if some records remain. We also have a history, don’t we?”
“The Demon King… are you saying that?”
“Yes. Humanity forgot their history because of the Demon King.”
To be precise, the empire made a deal with the Demon King through the star and summoned him.
Of course, it wasn’t the Demon King that the empire had summoned with the dark wizards.
“If the entire history was revealed, the empire would have collapsed, so it was a natural choice for them. It’s disgusting, though.”
At that time, they destroyed the largest religion and summoned the Demon King with the dark wizards.
The Demon King was a huge threat to the continent, and the dragons, who had been massacring humans to kill the Demon King, ended up fighting against him.
It was natural for the empire to try to erase this fact.
In the process, the dragons’ evil deeds and good deeds were all forgotten, and they became mythical creatures that only appeared in fairy tales and legends.
And the empire used the dead dragons’ bodies as a reward for their contract.
“I tried to tell humans about this fact after the Demon King’s influence disappeared, but they didn’t believe me. Moreover, the empire’s interference was added, so…”
Back then, the interracial union’s resentment towards humans was already abnormal, so the intention of revealing humanity’s forgotten history was actually to cause internal conflict, and humans who realized this fact completely rejected the interracial union.
It was natural not to believe such a story.
“I still don’t believe it completely. I’m investigating it now.”
Since we had formed an alliance, Adias didn’t seem to care about it, thinking it was just a bonus.
“After all, even if it wasn’t like that, it’s impossible for the 6 Kingdoms Alliance to get close to the Empire now.”
Internally, they had instigated the nobles to clash with the royal family, so it was only natural.
Considering their reputation and honor, the 6 Kingdoms Alliance would have to severely criticize the Empire once internal issues were resolved.
If necessary, they wouldn’t hesitate to use military force either.
It wasn’t like they would attack first without a thought.
Thanks to Adias, there was no reason to investigate through Grierean anymore.
I ended the meeting with the Imperial Regent, which had been quite satisfactory, and then went to see Prina to discuss the battles on the Doriem and Juterus fronts.
As expected, the situation was extremely tense, and the Goddess Church’s support was increasing, so now Doriem was slightly at a disadvantage.
The Earth Mother Church had started providing support, but compared to the Goddess Church, it was still lacking.
This was unavoidable.
The Goddess Church had grown to the point where it was called an empire, while the Earth Mother Church, no matter how rapidly it grew with support, was still a marginalized religion.
Therefore, there was a difference in the level of support.
However, I didn’t think there was a huge gap, and I believed that if I went, the balance would surely collapse.
I discussed the plan with Prina and the others, set a departure date, and went to inform the Crown Prince.
“That’s right. It’s regrettable, but I won’t be able to hear the result here.”
I had expected as much.
The Imperial Regent would be leaving soon, which meant the Crown Prince would also have to leave soon.
Although I hadn’t seen them together, the Crown Prince was, in reality, playing the role of the Imperial Regent’s guide.
I knew they met regularly, even if I hadn’t seen it.
“Don’t worry; I’ll keep my promise.”
I didn’t have such worries.
I bid farewell to him and left a parting message for the Imperial Regent and Untinia.
“I’m sure we’ll meet again someday.”
I also thought so.
Perhaps next time, I wouldn’t just meet Adias, but other high-ranking officials as well.
“Thank you, and… take care of Anelis.”
“Don’t worry.”
After exchanging brief farewells with them, I immediately headed to the Doriem territory with my companions.
Tiya was sad about parting ways again, but since we would meet again, I didn’t stop her.
As we passed through the Desert Shield, we finally arrived at the Doriem territory, and during that process, I realized how safe the Renneta County had become.
“This place used to be swarming with monsters.”
The village, which had been occupied by monsters, was restored, and the roads were being properly maintained.
Although the nearby territory was at war, the overall atmosphere wasn’t as bleak as expected.
The faces of the territory’s residents held a faint glimmer of hope.
However, such a positive atmosphere vanished as soon as we stepped outside the territory.
“…Should I have brought Entien?”
No, that wasn’t it.
There were rare instances of monsters coming from the Desert Shield side, and I had to fulfill my duty as Tiya’s guardian.
Because of that, the four of us, including Kyra, Artina, Anelis, and I, decided to move on our own.
Since there’s a war going on, there must be many corpses lying around. If we use them to create undead, that’ll do.
As we approached the Doriem territory, we felt an ominous atmosphere.
The subtle smell of blood and the stench of burning corpses stimulated our sense of smell, and the sound of furious roars and clashing armor faintly echoed.
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“…It seems we’re in the middle of a battle.”
The village belonging to the Doriem territory was under attack.
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The ones attacking the village didn’t seem like ordinary bandits.
They were all well-equipped, resembling regular soldiers, and among them was someone who appeared to be a priest.
“…Is that the Goddess’s crest?”
That’s right.
The Goddess’s emblem was engraved on the priest’s robes.