The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 301

“And even if it’s difficult for now, we don’t have to be trapped here forever.”

“What do you…?”

“He knows I’m human. My true self can’t leave this place, but I can enjoy freedom in other ways.”

“…Are you talking about an avatar?”

Tinus nodded at my words.

“That’s right. It may be difficult for now, but I don’t think it’s impossible.”

“Will it be hard for me?”

“So, reach Class 9. You’ll be able to do it.”

“What nonsense…”

But it’s better than waiting for a dragon to be reborn or the dimensional wall to be blocked. There’s a possibility, at least.

…with Dragon Tinos by my side, I think it’s possible within 100 years.

“Incredible, just like that.”

As I let out a sigh, Kayla looks at me with a disbelieving expression.

“Do you really think you can accept that, Master?”

“I have to.”

“But…!”

“Kayla, there’s no other way. It’s as Tinos said. If I don’t protect it, all my efforts so far will be in vain. And…”

After a brief thought, I continued.

“It doesn’t seem like it’ll be that bad.”

“Yes…?”

“I prioritize safety and freedom. Yes, but freedom is only valuable if you’re alive to enjoy it.”

It’s regrettable, but safety comes first.

Honestly, when I first became a Dark Mage, things got complicated, and I thought about running away to the underground and making a dungeon to survive.

Many Dark Mages live like that. Compared to them, I’m definitely better off.

“And you guys will stay with me, right?”

“Of course. We won’t leave your side until the moment we die.”

“I never thought about it from the start. Tia might be a little sad, but I’ll just have to invite her to visit sometimes.”

The promise I made with the Dark Elves is a bit of a burden, but there’s no other way. I’ll have to persuade them to create a forest and catacombs around here.

“Well, it seems like we have more than enough materials.”

It’s regrettable, but that’s the reality. There’s no other way.

Kayla, who realized I had made up my mind, pursed her lips several times before finally choosing to remain silent.

I could indirectly sense how much she was hurting.

On the other hand, Tinos and the two governors were shocked by my appearance.

“…Are you really okay with this?”

“I have no other choice. We’ve come this far, and we can’t just hand over the continent to another dimension.”

“…….”

Atalia showed a disbelieving expression at my words but ultimately remained silent.

-I didn’t expect her to accept it so readily.

“What can I do? And I can make an avatar possible too.”

The 9th Class is the problem, though.

“I think 100 years will be enough.”

Of course, others may not be able to reach my level, not even becoming a mage or a master, no matter how hard they try their whole lives.

Thinking that way, my words might sound arrogant to someone.

-I think it could be shorter, though. We have good materials, after all.

“…Materials?”

-That’s right.

Tinos’ gaze was directed at the lingering spirits around us.

“Will those help?”

-That’s right. The 9th Class requires direct spiritual growth.

In fact, Tinos said that the 8th Class also requires a certain level of spiritual growth.

-Those who have reached a high level are, without exception, superior to ordinary people in terms of spiritual quality and strength. It’s just that I’m not very good at sensing it.

Tinu said, “I’ll make you feel it, and if possible, I’ll help you grow slowly.”

-Of course, it’s up to you to fulfill the conditions and break through the wall.

“Isn’t that a sufficient privilege?”

-I’ve done enough to deserve that privilege. Just by protecting this place, you have earned the respect and admiration of all beings on the continent.

Of course, I wasn’t very interested in that.

It could be used as a tool, but… since I’ll be living here anyway, I thought, what’s the point of receiving such respect?

Moreover, it couldn’t be publicly announced.

If the dimensional wall’s hole is revealed, the followers of the Demon King or the remaining believers of the Cult of Light might attack this place, just like the Red Ogre from another dimension.

So, I planned to only tell a select few about this place and make it difficult for them to approach.

“It’s a pity to abandon the trade routes and the barren land.”

It was a place I had designated as my return point, but I had to abandon it reluctantly.

I wanted to recover the undead as much as possible…

“It’s a pity to abandon the buildings too.”

If left unmanaged, they would slowly crumble and become useless. Of course, I can create better ones now.

The empire has fallen, humans are gone, but materials remain, and corpses are plentiful, so it’s possible to create them, but it’s still a pity to abandon what I’ve worked hard to build.

I suddenly thought of Prina…

“Is the engagement cancelled? Now that I have no influence over them…”

If I were to return there, I would have lived a safe and free life in the former Spelter Kingdom, exerting immense influence.

Of course, I can still exert influence now.

Even if I can’t move, my undead aren’t.

There are only a handful of places on the continent where I can confront my undead legion.

No, to be honest, there are none if we exclude the interspecies alliance.

Even they could only confront us when Tinu wasn’t around, and since Tinu is on our side, they can’t be our enemies, so there’s no one on the continent who can confront us.

Therefore, if I just will it, I can still exert influence over the Spelter Kingdom, even from afar.

There’s no need, so I won’t do it.

Of course, if Tia still wants to be active there, I was thinking of lending her a hand.

Artina will stay by my side, and I have no reason not to show her small favors.

Of course, Artina might want to keep Tia close, but that’s up to Tia’s feelings.

Besides, Artina might not want Tia to be cut off from the world.

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After all, she’s said to come visit often.

-Time is of the essence… Let’s start right away.

I shrugged my shoulders and opened the dimensional fragments.

I took out the sealed fragments of the abyss, and Tinu received them, saying:

“It’ll take some time. I don’t plan to feed them too much. Once they grow to a certain level, I’ll prune them. If they can sense this existence from the other side, that’s enough.”

After that, I’ll turn this place into Necropolis.

Our domain and the kingdom of the undead.

Simultaneously, the continent’s prohibition had made it a land that only a select few could find, a place where only a handful of people could reach.

The Dark Elves were planning to settle around the kingdom’s periphery.

It wasn’t just them. There was a high possibility that the Tynus, the Dragon worshipers, the Horned Orcs, and the Dragonians would also establish themselves around the kingdom.

Of course, the Dragonians had the United Races Alliance, so they wouldn’t set up a separate branch.

As I thought about this, a fragment of the abyss from my past memories began to surface little by little.

◈ Epilogue – Prina

“Then, I’ll request your favor.”

“Very well.”

Prina Rinetta sent the Grand Duke’s messenger away with a tired expression.

As the Grand Duke’s messenger retreated, Nogi Sa Atolek spoke up.

“In the end, even the Grand Duke’s household is leaving.”

“I thought the Gobalt side wouldn’t be bad either. They were a family that prioritized commerce from the start, after all. Moreover, even if they changed their affiliation, their influence wouldn’t disappear from the old Spurtan Kingdom.”

“And Lord Doynha said he couldn’t return…”

“Yes, he said he would stay in the imperial domain.”

In reality, it was a situation where he had no choice but to stay.

The war had ended, and the Empire and the 2 Kingdoms had perished.

In the process, a terrifying fact was revealed: almost all humans within the Empire had been sacrificed.

Only a tiny number of humans had survived, and most had been sacrificed by the Church of Light.

Therefore, the Church of Light was now referred to as the Devil’s religion, and those who had believed in it were trying to prove they weren’t followers of the Devil’s faith by converting to a new religion.

Several medium-sized sects gained attention, but naturally, the largest one to expand its power was none other than the Earth Mother Church.

It was only natural. They had received support from each royal family in the past, and even now, those connections remained unbroken.

Based on past support, they had grown into a massive organization, actively utilizing their influence to continue expanding even after the war, and now that the Church of Light had fallen, the Earth Mother Church had taken on the title of the old goddess religion.

“I’ve heard that the reason you can’t return is due to the aftermath of the Devil’s faith.”

“…Yes. That’s what I’ve heard. That’s why you can’t return…”

“Your Excellency seems to think there’s something more to it.”

“I do think so. If not, there would be no reason for you not to return.”

Doynha already wielded immense influence, almost dominating the barren land and desert regions.

At the same time, he had almost monopolized the trade routes with the United Races Alliance and possessed military power that could encompass the entire fallen Spurtan Kingdom.

A person with such a foundation was giving up everything because of some trivial cleaning up…

“I think it’s like building on sand.”

Currently, the nobles of the old Spurtan Kingdom were proceeding with their independence one by one, citing past promises.

Naturally, Prina was in charge of handling this, and since she had to keep her past promises, she couldn’t help but comply.

And those who had become independent… were waiting for an opportunity to strike, eyeing the surrounding independent territories.

For now, they couldn’t move recklessly due to fear of the Rinetta family and Doynha behind them, but that wouldn’t last forever.

“It’s difficult for Rinetta to survive alone.”

Although the war with the Empire had ended, the embers of war still remained.

It wasn’t just the weak family’s territory.

The old Spurtan Kingdom’s direct domain was also a target of desire.

The Rinetta territory was certainly strong, but it wasn’t invincible. If other independent territories, or rather, the new kingdoms, were to unite, it would be difficult to counter them.

Even now, the relationship between Doinha’s shadow and the interspecies alliance is barely holding on, but if it’s revealed that Doinha abandoned Rineata, their attitude would be completely different.

Prina, who is aware of this fact, is maintaining a good relationship with the interspecies alliance, but this is not absolute.

Even though the war has just ended, this chaos is not subsiding because there are those who want to fill the empty treasury through plunder.

This is not only happening within the old Spertran Kingdom, but also within the six kingdoms.

At least Hectio is on a better side.

They had all returned after the war and were thinking of exploring and developing some areas while keeping an eye on the great forest.

There was no kingdom that dared to touch Hectio initially. It was a place that other kingdoms couldn’t intervene, with a unique national character that made it difficult to destroy unless one was willing to take extreme measures.

However, other kingdoms were different.

Arelair had practically collapsed, and Deubres and Golbalt had reached out to them.

But the hands extended were not out of pure goodwill. They began to exert significant influence over Arelair Kingdom.

In this situation, Arelair Kingdom was on the verge of collapse, and Golbalt’s upper echelons and Deubres Kingdom were eyeing the territories of the fallen Malicos Kingdom.

Ashurin Kingdom was no exception.

They were eyeing the territories of Maladin Kingdom, and some even claimed that they had contributed to the war effort, demanding a portion of the empire’s territory from the interspecies alliance.

Some even criticized Doinha and the interspecies alliance for occupying the imperial capital and a significant portion of the northern territories, but they fell silent after the alliance’s envoys visited each kingdom.

However, they still managed to achieve some results, taking control of the southern territories of the empire, adjacent to the 2nd Kingdom.

Although many nobles protested, each kingdom suppressed their opposition.

It was an excessive demand from the start.

The military power of the six kingdoms was inferior to that of the interspecies alliance or Doinha personally.

At least, after the war with the empire, they thought they wouldn’t be able to do anything, but the interspecies alliance’s military power remained strong, and Doinha’s influence was still significant, which led to the spread of rumors about the 8th Class. As a result, even the protesting nobles fell silent.

However, this didn’t mean that there was no internal chaos.

The empire and the 2nd Kingdom had lost significant military power through the war.

But they had also achieved some results.

The empire’s refugees were few, but the 2nd Kingdom’s refugees were numerous, and most of them had become slaves.

At the same time, they had gained an enormous amount of territory.

Each kingdom, especially the nobles, wanted to receive compensation for their losses.

The internal politics of each kingdom were at their worst, with each side trying to gain more.

Their greed was spiraling out of control, beyond the control of each kingdom’s royal family, and the severity was unmatched even compared to the old Spertran Kingdom.

Initially, the scale of their greed was different.

If things continued like this, the empire and the 2nd Kingdom would likely plunge into civil war despite their victory.

“It’s ridiculous that we’ve become like this without a common enemy….”

It was a situation comparable to the interspecies alliance.