The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 65

“Still, I think someone like Kyla would be able to get through eventually? Like I said earlier, most of these guys will disappear soon.”

The Land of the Dead could be used not only for building defensive positions like this, but also on the battlefield.

If I poured all my magic into it, I could raise every single corpse within the limits of my magic, making it a kind of upper version of Animate Dead.

‘It’s a 4th-class magic, but it normally requires a 5th-class to use properly.’

Of course, I succeeded because of my extensive preparation and high level, but normally, a 3rd-class black magician would never be able to use it. No, they shouldn’t even try.

It would be life-threatening, and even if they succeeded, the result would be terrible.

‘In fact, it should normally only create skeletons or zombies, not warriors, mages, or draugrs.’

I was surprised to see a specter, but that was only because of my lack of skill. In fact, it wasn’t that surprising that it appeared.

With this much preparation, a 5th-class level, and such a perfect success, that was to be expected.

However, the result was just over a hundred undead returning to the earth. Honestly, I wasn’t disappointed, because even this was a good result.

‘And my vessel has grown a bit larger.’

I was steadily progressing towards the 4th circle.

“Master, can you break through here?”

“Yes. Even including the ones that haven’t disappeared yet.”

By the way, this isn’t because my magic is weak, but because Kyla is strong.

She didn’t slack off on her training while I was preparing my magic for a month, and she occasionally reported her progress to me.

I estimate that she’s now at a level where she can be called an advanced-class, and considering her ankles and mana heart, I think she’s stronger than others of the same class.

‘But she still says that her swordsmanship is lacking.’

She says she feels technically lacking. However, that’s only because she’s focusing on getting used to her current body and increasing her potential. As a former knight, Kyla is not one to be criticized for her swordsmanship.

“…Wow, Master, you’re still out of my league.”

“You’re doing well. Don’t be impatient. You’re more than good enough. Honestly, I’d even call you a genius. I lose all sense of time when I watch you.”

“…A genius? Me? Are you kidding me? I couldn’t even touch the hem of your clothes yesterday?”

“That’s a very presumptuous thing to say. You’ve only been learning from me for about a year, and you think you can touch the hem of my clothes?”

Kyla’s confident words leave Athena speechless.

‘Good.’

Because they see each other’s growth every day, they continue to work hard without any complacency.

As a result, their growth never stops, so it couldn’t be better.

“…Well, Baldur is easy…”

“…Don’t be like that. Baldur is quite talented.”

“But he couldn’t even last 100 rounds yesterday. The gap is widening. Shouldn’t he focus on his own training instead of teaching the others?”

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“…You’re just too fast.”

At this rate, I think the day when Athena confidently receives the elixir from me is not far off.

According to Kyla, Athena is more talented than she is.

However, she said that she herself has been training since she was young, and thanks to me, she has been growing faster than Athena because of her reconstructed body, mana heart, and superhuman legs. But if Athena takes the elixir, she will gradually catch up.

‘Especially if she gets a mana heart like mine, she’ll grow explosively, right?’

That’s why I’ve been against giving Athena the elixir up until now.

It’s definitely not because of jealousy.

She’s already fast enough, and if she makes a mistake, she might not be able to handle it. If possible, I wanted to make sure she had a mana heart first.

As a teacher, she purely wanted Athena to grow.

‘Honestly, in my opinion, Kyla is also a genius.’

Kyla was effortlessly teaching Athena, who she herself had called a genius, and unlike Athena, who was receiving her teachings, Kyla herself was forging her own path.

Even if she had some external help, it’s true that she’s digesting all of it herself. And even if Athena gets a mana heart and grows explosively, Kyla said that she would “gradually” catch up.

Athena’s growth rate is already insane, so if she catches up “gradually” even while growing explosively…

‘I realize once again how lacking I am in talent as a warrior.’

Of course, I wasn’t jealous.

If I had been a warrior or an ordinary person with no talent at all, I wouldn’t know, but I had a talent that overflowed with dark magic, and to be honest, I thought I would easily surpass both of them as time went on.

Besides, they were my people, so I had no reason to be jealous.

‘Rather, I’m proud.’

“… But why isn’t this disappearing quickly?”

Athina suddenly shatters my emotion.

I looked at Athina, dumbfounded, and said.

“It’s going to take a few days. No matter how much, I prepared for a month, and there’s no way it’s going to collapse in just a few minutes.”

“I-is that so?”

Well, I couldn’t know. She’s not a wizard.

But she needs to know the basics. It’s not like she’ll never fight a wizard.

It’s common sense that magic becomes stronger the longer, more, and more thoroughly you prepare.

“I’ll have to educate her about wizards as well.”

“… Ugh.”

Grand Master Kyla must have realized what I was thinking, and she immediately muttered.

“It’s not a pretty sight, so let’s put it away for now.”

I immediately instructed the undead to hide their figures.

Then the specter saw into the ruins of the building, and the skeletons and zombies hid themselves in the ground.

“… Wow, the ground is splitting apart on its own… .”

“Well, they’re part of this land.”

It’s like a kind of colony with the earth as its nucleus.

“Huh? “I don’t feel any magic?”

“That’s basic.”

Dark wizards are always ostracized, so hiding traces of magic is passive.

“Then can people come out to the surface now?”

Now people wouldn’t be affected by magic.

“Then I guess we can leave some of the food gathering to them. It’s not that difficult to set and retrieve traps.”

It was definitely something to leave to the gathering of fruits, edible vegetables, and herbs.

Of course, it’s dangerous for untrained servants and maids to do it alone.

That’s why Baldur and his three disciples were going to take the lead in escorting them.

‘Athina and Kyla will have to do it once in a while when they come back.’

In addition, Athina and I were going to hunt monsters in case of emergency.

‘Now I can invest most of my time in training again.’

It’s a satisfactory result.

Of course, if there weren’t many mouths to feed, the three of us could just go hunting once a month, but then there wouldn’t be enough people to manage the water supply or the dungeon, so I personally prefer it now.

So I returned to the dungeon after about a month, and Tia came out to meet me with her maids when she heard that I had returned.

“Lord Inha!”

“It’s been a while. I’ve been hearing news. I heard that you managed the interior well while I was away. You’ve worked hard.”

“No. to what you and Compared the sisters are going through… .”

Just then, one of the maids gave a small cough, and I could see Tia flinch slightly.

I silently looked at the maid, and she immediately lowered her head, avoiding my gaze.

She was afraid of my gaze.

‘How annoying.’

The maid’s actions felt like she was trying to tip Tia off.

‘Did she run out as soon as I left? I didn’t think they were that thoughtless… .’

Tia is Athena’s younger sister and the one in charge of the dungeon’s internal affairs.

I had no intention of allowing a mere maid to crawl over her like that.

‘I thought I had them under control, but if this is how they act… .’

As my expression darkened, Tia quickly cut in and said,

“Oh, no, no, brother!”

“… Hm?”

Tia looked at me with a startled expression before quickly looking away.

“I-It’s just that, Enri was just giving me some advice, trying to help me out.”

“S-She, s-she just said that she wanted to get a little closer to you, so she told me to try changing how I addressed you… since we live in the main building together, and you’re such a generous person, you’d probably accept it… .”

Kayla let out a small laugh at Tia’s excuse.

Athena also had an expression like she was trying to hold back laughter.

“… Is that so. “I apologize.”

“Oh, no. I can understand why you’d be upset, Lord Inha. It was presumptuous of me, considering who I am and the fact that I’m Athena’s younger sister and in charge of internal affairs. I’m sorry. “I’ll be more careful.”

The maid called Enri spoke quickly, almost in a rambling manner.

I gave a curt nod, not wanting to embarrass her further by saying anything else.

‘I should give her a present later.’

Even though it had been a misunderstanding, it was true that I had acted rashly, so it was a token of apology.

In truth, she hadn’t really done anything wrong. I had simply glared at her, but even that had been enough to cause a misunderstanding. Given my position, it must have felt almost like a threat.

‘Maybe I’ll make her some cosmetics.’

It would be a bit of a bother, but the ingredients wouldn’t be hard to get. It wasn’t anything special, just a simple moisturizer.

There were several ways to make it, depending on the ingredients, and some of them could be found nearby, so I could easily make some.

‘I could also use the monsters.’

A combination of dark magic and alchemy.

“S-So, um, is it okay to… “Call you brother?”

“If that’s what you’d like.”

“… Then from now on, I’ll call you brother, Lord Inha.”

“May I call you brother as well?”

Athena suddenly cut in and said,

“He’s older than me, you know.”

“… Don’t say that. It’s annoying.”

“Tee-hee. Oh, come on, don’t be annoyed.”

It had been too long since I’d heard that.

“… Lord.”

“Let’s not, Kayla.”

Kylea, who tried to ride the atmosphere, stops. I shouldn’t do it, seeing Tia’s expression.

As expected, Tia sent me a grateful look for my restraint.

In the dungeon that I had entered after such a long time, I was able to relax with a little incident.

Tia had prepared thoroughly so that I could rest comfortably whenever I returned, and thanks to her, I was able to spend the day without any thoughts.

But unfortunately, the break didn’t last long.

Scene – Kylea

Thanks to Tia’s preparation, I was able to wash properly after a long time, and I lay down on the bed feeling refreshed.

But I couldn’t sleep.

Knock, knock.

There are no maids at this hour. Only the people from the main building remain here.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

“Kylea? Come in.”

The door opens, and Kylea enters a gown.

The gown is, of course, something that the Baron had kept in the mansion, and we are currently using it well.

I could tell what her purpose was just by looking at her outfit.

“…As soon as I get back?”

“Surely you’re not lacking in stamina?”

That’s right.

Of course, I had just come from using the magic I had been preparing for the past month during the day.

I was so tired I could die.

‘Honestly, I almost fell asleep while taking a bath.’

“…Would you be mad if I told you to come tomorrow?”

“Of course. I’ve been waiting for over a month. Didn’t you refuse when I said I’d stay by your side?”

“…My body was the purpose?”

It seems that Kylea was the one after me, not protection.

“It’s both. Isn’t that obvious?”

Of course, even if I had known the exact purpose, I wouldn’t have allowed it.

The magic I had gathered on the surface would have had some effect on even Kylea if she had been exposed to it for a long time, to be honest.

That’s why I don’t regret that choice even now.

“I’m really tired….”

“Then lie down. I’ll take care of it.”

I felt like I didn’t have to do that, but Kylea said confidently as if she had read my mind.

“That’s why you want someone to make you unforgettable. And then you keep ignoring it…. You haven’t done it a few times since the beginning, and you haven’t done it at all since the dungeon appeared.”

It was a situation where we both had to focus on our growth. Thanks to that, there were many achievements.

“But if you really hate it, I can’t help it.”