The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 59

“If the monster wave definitely happens, it won’t be bad for us. We’re fully prepared. Plus, once the monster wave ends, this place will just be included in the monster’s territory again, so there’s no particular danger. If “We do well, we can even advance to the surface again.”

Kayla said, looking at me.

“You’re thinking of making a dungeon? Your goal is probably… the 4th class, right?”

“You know well.”

“That way, we’ll be able to receive the protection of the mercenary guild.”

As she was once a knight, she knew a lot about various things.

“Are you thinking of becoming an official black magician by any chance?”

“Have you thought that far?”

“Being an official black magician wouldn’t be a very good choice.”

“I have a way. Just know that much.”

Athena, who had been listening to our conversation, still had a bewildered expression.

But she seemed to have calmed her emotions soon enough and spoke with a much better expression.

“So… this isn’t an unexpected situation? In-ha knew there was a possibility of this happening and prepared as much as possible to help us?”

“That’s right.”

As Kayla answered instead of me, Athena made a slightly absent-minded expression.

“…Then that’s fine. However.”

Athena looked at me and said,

“Next time, just tell me. It feels a bit bad not knowing anything like this. I know you may not trust me yet, but even so, I’m your colleague. You said you needed someone who wouldn’t betray you, so how can you do everything on your own without saying anything? If you’re going to be like this, why do you need just hire slaves?

“It was just a possibility.”

“Even so, I wish you had told me. I’m not asking you to tell me everything, even your personal matters. But even so, if it’s something that affects all of us, even if the possibility is low, at least give “us a head up.”

“I agree.”

As I answered obediently, both of them showed expressions of satisfaction.

‘There’s no particular need to hide it anymore.’

Since I planned to share various pieces of information regarding our future activities, it wasn’t difficult to answer.

It was difficult to explain this from the middle, so I just didn’t explain it at all until the end.

In fact, enough trust had already been built up in the meantime.

As we were having that conversation, someone started to come out from one side.

“…You are… Jimnis? How did you… use the Lord’s mansion?”

The first to come out was Kuman.

Valdur moved first, so he seemed to have woken him up.

However, what was around him… was different from before.

‘A usable slave… is he the only one, Valdur?’

There wasn’t even a single mercenary who had been in charge of escorting him.

Pipis must have survived for sure…

‘He abandoned them.’

Well, since he had been beaten up by Madan and was in a critical condition, he wasn’t much help anyway.

‘In the past, there were people who could make a comeback, like me and Athena…’

But not now.

A few battle slaves and pretty slaves? That’s all.

It seems that you’ve abandoned most of your slaves and brought only the minimum number of people.

By the way, Kyla was abandoned this time.

‘Based on the information I’ve gathered this time… In the end, the lord couldn’t borrow the dwarves, so he couldn’t repair the road, and Kuman pretended to help the lord, sent Kyla away, and then escaped.’

As a result, the person who could stop Artrina disappeared, and Kuman’s forces were annihilated except for me. In a way, it was self-inflicted.

By the way, the reason I survived was because I didn’t fight Artrina.

At that time, my combat power was almost zero.

‘But if I had attacked her… She would have killed me and committed suicide.’

As a result, I survived, and after going through all sorts of twists and turns, I returned like this.

“But where is the lord? I was about to go get him… Why is there no answer?”

“…Step back, master.”

At that moment, Balder seemed to notice something and spoke, blocking Kuman’s way.

“Why, Balder? Am I not talking to Jimnis right now?”

“…It’s the undead.”

“What?”

Kuman’s gaze quickly turned to where Balder was looking.

There, the specter I had summoned was flying in the sky.

“What the…? Why is the undead here!”

The guy’s expression hardened as he discovered the skeleton as well.

“…Were you a black magician? Could it be that this monster wave…”

“If that were possible, I would have destroyed this place a long time ago. I’m a victim too.”

I replied calmly.

“Could it be that you were a black magician…”

Kuman’s expression hardened for a moment.

“…Let’s pretend we didn’t see it. Can’t you just let us go?”

In the meantime, it seemed that he had finished understanding the situation.

I revealed my identity and blocked the path.

Kuman, a quick-witted merchant, couldn’t have missed my intentions.

“You know that’s not possible.”

“We weren’t on bad terms, were we?”

“Well, not with you. But there’s someone who’s on bad terms with you.”

I glanced at Artrina, and she immediately stepped forward.

“…Didn’t you say that you didn’t have any grudges against me?”

“That’s because I couldn’t afford to antagonize you. Who in the world wouldn’t hate the person who made their own sister a slave and sold her?”

“I only bought the people who were captured. I didn’t kidnap your sister.”

“You knew the situation was unfair, didn’t you? My sister had no reason to be a slave. You bought her even though you knew.”

“I took your sister to the temple.”

“In the end, it was Inha who fixed her. Not you. And you were going to sell her anyway? Why are you bringing that up now?”

A ferocious smile appeared on Artrina’s face.

“You must have expected to make some enemies as a slave trader, right? This is just the grudge coming back to you. Isn’t that strange?”

Observing her expression, a strange emotion arises.

It was a familiar yet different look.

‘She looked fierce, yet sad at the same time.’

The location was similar as well. Though the place was different, it was inside this secret passage that she had rebelled.

However, there was no sadness on Athena’s face now.

Tia was alive and well, and all that remained was pure vengeance.

“Let’s settle our grudge here. By the way, do you know? If you defeat me, you can live?”

While Athena was provoking Kuman, Kayla approached me.

“If you’re going to build a dungeon here… Wouldn’t it be better to keep some of them alive?”

“Keep them alive?”

“Yes. They might be useful in various ways. Given the current situation, there are plenty who would obey you even if you are a necromancer.”

“… Are you talking about Baldur?”

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“If you spare him, he might be useful. Excluding Athena, he’s the most capable person I’ve ever seen.”

It’s a bit of a waste to kill him just like that. That’s what she said.

“I’m not necessarily saying that you should use him as an ally. If you keep him alive, he might be quite useful as a mid-level manager.”

‘I don’t really need people though… .’

It wouldn’t be bad to have them, but it’s not like I’d be lost without them.

After all, I intended to fill most of my forces with the undead.

However, it was true that humans would be more useful than the undead at this point in time.

‘Food… well, I won’t run out if I slowly secure the surface… .’

If it’s a small group, I wouldn’t have any trouble maintaining them.

‘Besides, it seems to be on her mind.’

I told her not to call me Master, but I did teach her after all.

Or maybe she just doesn’t want to see her own disciples fighting each other.

I decided to grant her this small favor.

“Don’t kill Baldur.”

“What about Kuman?”

“Do as you like.”

“Hmm… Well, fine. “I was a bit hesitant since he used to be your disciple.”

Athena replied with a smile at my words.

Baldur’s eyebrows twitched when he heard her.

‘I guess he thinks I’m looking down on him.’

My apologies, but Baldur is no match for Athena in reality.

I’ve seen them fight before, and he’s not even in normal condition to begin with.

A faint aura blooms on her dagger.

She was now as strong as the Athena who had single-handedly slaughtered Kuman’s entire escort in the first round.

Kuman’s eyes quickly scanned his surroundings.

However, there was nothing he could do at the moment.

Athena and Baldur charged at each other, and light spread through the air as their auras clashed.

And hearing the commotion, someone approached us.

“What the, how did this… ”

“You’ve finally arrived.

“Gimnis… ?”

“My lord.”

Behind him, I could see Laimbink, who was struggling to walk, and Summer, who was supporting him.

‘Still better than Kuman, I guess.’

Summer and Laimbink were taken care of by Gashin.

Further back, several servants were carrying a lot of luggage, and at the very back were the successor, Barnis Orwaran, and the enslaved dwarf, Mutr.

It felt like a bigger process than I had expected.

Kuman had escaped with only the bare necessities, but the lord seemed to have brought everything he could.

“I thought you’d get here a little sooner. Was the person I sent late? I would’ve thought you’d have packed your things earlier.”

“… Seeing you fight Kuman, it’s clear he didn’t bring you. Was there another entrance?”

“I made one.”

“You fled from the monsters and ended up here with a dark mage… You know what happens when a dark mage kills a noble, right?”

“Well, someone would have to know for that to matter. Even if you die here, who’s going to know? And I’m just… ”

I looked at the luggage the servants were carrying and at Mutr, who was standing next to Barnis.

“I’ve come to collect my overdue payment.”

“… I’ll give you as much money as you want, so get out of my way.”

“Are you really going to pay me?”

“Tell me. How much do you want? Ten gold coins? “Or do you want more jewels?”

“No. I don’t really need that kind of money. What I want is… ”

I raised my fingers and counted them off one by one.

“First, I’ll need Sir Laimbink’s body. “I happen to need to make a skeleton.”

“And I need to build a dungeon in the basement of this territory. I’d also like Mutr. Oh, Mutr is that dwarf’s name.”

“What nonsense are you…” ”

“And Barnis Orwaran, who lusted after my subordinate Kayla, should pay a price. Hmm… His tongue, which uttered such filthy words, and the lower half of his body, which he said he’d use to warm himself, should be enough. If he pays the price and still lives, well, I suppose I could let him live.”

“And… What should I get from you, my lord, who ordered me around as you pleased in the name of a request… ”

“You… ”

“I think I’ll take the territory for myself, so… “I guess I could settle for your neck.”

I looked straight in the eye.

“So, how about it? Are you going to let me pass?”

The lord looked at me like I was crazy.

“You’re insane. You truly are a lowly dark mage.”

No, he just straight-up called me insane.

It seemed like he had finally realized that he couldn’t reason with me, that there was no room for compromise.

There was only one-sided exploitation in a one-sided situation.

If he wanted to get out of here alive, he had no choice but to fight and kill me.

Of course, the chances of that happening were slim to none.

“So, are you going to refuse?”

“Do you think I’d give you all that? What? My only knight, Siglen’s dwarf, my successor, and on top of that, my neck? Do you want me to walk around with my neck cut off?”

“There is a way to make you walk even if your neck is cut off. You might understand.”