Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 112
Episode 112 〈 Monster in the Underground Waterway 〉
The man at the counter made a meaningful expression.
“There is a castle. “Are you a nobleman?”
I spoke the lines I had prepared.
“It collapsed.”
“Which country do you belong to?”
“Kingdom of Rome.”
“Are you an apprentice knight?”
“You could say so.”
It’s informal at first glance.
In fact, since it is full-body armor made by dwarves, not even the face can be seen.
You may be able to guess that he is young by his voice, but you won’t know for sure.
The name Allen was also very common.
The guide swallowed a groan.
The gaze immediately turned from me to the two people behind me.
Ellis looked around with sparkling eyes, as if the Adventurer’s Guild was fascinating.
Hans is standing in front of the request board in front of the entrance and looking through it as if he were a requester.
“Are you two going to register as adventurers too?”
“That’s right.”
“Becoming an adventurer is not child’s play.”
This is a very dismissive statement.
Since they are a fallen noble, this probably means that there is no need to show any special etiquette.
“Still, if you were from a noble family, you would have learned swordsmanship by looking over your shoulder.”
The man tapped the Minotaur horn and glanced at me.
“Is this really what you hunted? Even if 5 full-time knights gathered together, the Minotaur would be at a loss as to whether or not to catch it.”
“Of course.”
I nodded.
The guide reluctantly held out a carved wooden plaque.
“Okay. I’ll give you a wood grade one for now.”
Do you not believe it?
It’s a shame, but
there’s nothing to prove. This is nothing more than a game in the first place. It’s
something to enjoy while on vacation. There’s no need to be serious
. I received a wooden plaque as the earliest level.
There are levels for adventurers and mercenaries as well.
Wood Stone Iron Eltera Orichalcon.
It is common up to Iron, but it seems to be quite rare from Eltera level. Even on the continent, there are about 1,000 people.
“Please be aware that if the gap period is long, the level may be lowered or disappear. Request within a month after initial registration. “You have to complete it.”
It’s almost like a game. So it’s fun though.
Anyway, it is a trip that will last for two months.
I plan to spend the remaining month looking for relics of the Holy Emperor, so I plan to take my time.
I looked around the adventurer’s guild.
It’s noisy.
Large men sit at a table and talk with clients.
Clink drinks with colleagues and listen to a bard’s song.
There was a large bulletin board at the entrance, and adventurers and mercenaries were seen going through the list of requests one by one.
Ellis and Hans were also in front of the bulletin board.
The two attracted considerable attention.
In Ellis’s case, it was because of her appearance. In Hans’ case, it was because of his luggage.
“What noble family are you from? “Would you like to try flirting?”
“It might be your last chance. “If you go into the Forest of Demonic Beasts, you might become food for the Minotaur, so try to seduce him.”
“Haha! Now, is the merchant an adventurer?”
“I guess I’ll do it for a day or two.”
I heard the disdainful voices of mercenaries and adventurers.
They wouldn’t know. One was a martial artist who split the head of a Minotaur with his bare hands,
and the other was an alchemist who faced the legendary dragon.
I ignored them and approached Hans and Ellis. .
“Is there any request that you might enjoy?”
It’s a trip.
Just enjoy it.
Think of it as a refreshing experience trip.
I asked the two and they shook their heads.
I looked at the request board.
And I saw a name that caught my eye.
Benikin Church.
And the name of the nun who was the head of the church. This Evelyn.
It’s a name I’ve heard a lot of times. It ‘s
definitely one of the letters sent to the Holy Emperor.
It was one of the names of the orphanage built by Rupel.
**
Benikin Church was located on the outskirts of the Elusha estate.
They run a small and shabby church. The director, Sister Eveline, was a 70-year-old old woman.
Eveline, who had been taking care of the children alone, was lying in bed with a back injury.
Ellis treated the old woman, and Hans was playing with the children, handing out toys.
I turned my gaze to the church . I looked everywhere.
Mold was growing and the walls were crumbling.
The pillars were rotting and it seemed like they might collapse at any moment.
Has 3rd Prince Rupel been supporting a place like this until now?
I checked the request form.
The contents were simple.
A child. A girl named ‘Yuria’ who dropped a doll into the sewer and went to pick it up went missing.
That was just a day ago.
“Hey, Allen.”
Ellis came up to me and whispered.
The disappearance of children. It was a common occurrence in Elusha these days. They
also said that strange things happened in the sewers.
Sewer cleaners sometimes disappear, and they also disappear every time the guards go out to investigate. .
The smell of the sewer is also terrible, and signs similar to the plague have been detected.
The Elusha territory is quickly gathering troops and preparing to dispatch an investigation team, but progress is minimal. The
troops will be dispatched in 2 or 3 days, but until then, the child must be kept in the sewer. It was dangerous to leave it alone.
This is the conclusion I made based on what Ellis heard on the street and what I saw in the request form.
There is something lurking in the underground sewers.
“I requested it from the security forces, but they also said they would need troops to investigate. For more details, “I didn’t tell you about it, but it seemed like a very dangerous job. So, for adventurers or mercenaries…”
While listening to the old woman’s words, I couldn’t help but wonder.
How dangerous is the underground sewer in a big city?
Looking around this city, the security situation is good. It belongs.
Nevertheless, the fact that troops were not dispatched clearly meant that there was something.
“Of course, the request fee is small. If it is not enough, I will pay you at least by taking out a debt. So Yuria… Cluck cluck!”
The old woman coughed and Ellis patted her back.
Ellis glanced at me.
“What should I do?”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Let me do it.”
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to owe a debt to your brother in the north.
**
There was nothing to prepare.
Information was received from the Adventurer’s Guild, and there was a rumor that a soldier on patrol had seen a ‘giant mouse’.
It was said that there was a monster called ‘Rettman’ in the sewer.
A monster that lives in the city or in shaded areas of the forest and feeds mainly on sewage and rotting corpses.
It was omnivorous and violent.
It would be quite dangerous for a child to be left unattended in an underground waterway for a day.
“Are you a rat catcher?”
Hans asked, tilting his head.
“Yes, but it is no ordinary rat. “They said he was a rat man.”
The Adventurer’s Guild and Elusha Territory deliberately hid this fact from the citizens.
Who would be happy that a monster half mouse and half human lives underground in their peaceful city?
If possible, you will want to eliminate it before it causes confusion.
Above all, Ratman is a monster famous for transmitting diseases.
It is best to remove it as quickly as possible.
Hans Ellis and I walked down the stairs to the underground waterway near the church.
“…It smells.”
Ellis was also covering his nose and looking around, as if he was dissatisfied.
In the dark, Alice and I illuminated our vision with holy power and explored our surroundings.
It was daylight outside, but inside was a deep, gloomy place with no light coming in.
“I didn’t know it would be this bad either.”
Of course, in my case, I installed all the dwarves’ devices.
Just inject holy power to neutralize poison or polluted air, and the armor will do the purifying work.
“Still, I’m relieved that it’s a rat catcher.”
Hans put on his goggles and looked around.
“Because it’s not an ordinary rat.”
I could see into the darkness of the culvert.
There is a mouse.
However, it is not an ordinary rat.
The rat’s head is covered with stiff black fur.
The size is a whopping 1m.
It walked on two legs like a human and held a staff or a kitchen knife.
Ellis’ body stiffened as if she had goosebumps, and Hans’ mouth widened.
I looked at ‘Rettman’ with interest.
“look. “It’s not normal, right?”
I had no idea he was holding something like a kitchen knife or a cane or a club.
Besides, what is it?
I can feel the magic and poison.
There may be undead or Ratmen who use magical powers.
“I guess mice in this world walk.”
Moreover, perhaps because of their habit of living in groups carrying weapons, hundreds of them were seen.
This is enough to block the entire sewer entrance in the dark.
-Kkeeeeeeeek!
The rat men’s hair stands on end.
With hundreds of flashing eyes, it runs on four legs with a kitchen knife and a staff in its mouth.
Screaming!
Dozens and hundreds of them attacked through waterways where clumps of sewage flowed into the groundwater.
It’s as creepy as a swarm of cockroaches.
The smell was also terrible.
There are all kinds of dirt all over his fur.
“…uh what should I do?”
Ellis looked scared and asked.
Because of mice? Because of unexpected volume?
no.
Because it’s messy.
There’s no way I would be scared of a fighter who instantly killed the Minotaur with one hit.
I also don’t like groups of mice like that because they are dirty.
I summoned the musket and breathed it into it.
Since there are no eyes to see, you can do whatever you want here.
so.
“I should try catching rats.”
I aimed the musket at Ratman.
**
Yuria, a 14-year-old girl from the Benikin capital, walked down the sewer, holding her teddy bear with difficulty.
It’s gloomy and smelly.
And there was nothing to eat or drink.
I was exhausted and exhausted.
I didn’t even know how I spent the whole day.
furthermore.
“Sigh!”
Yuria was so startled that she almost lost the teddy bear she was holding.
Floating above the sewer before my eyes.
It was a corpse.
A corpse torn apart by the teeth of all kinds of animals.
Yuria stepped back and covered her face at that sight.
no.
Why did this happen?
-Bring out my sister’s doll!
He was a childish fanatic of his immature younger brother.
It looks like he dropped the doll into the sewer because he was going on an expedition or something.
It was late at night, so Yuria went to pick it up instead.
Because if you leave it alone, it’s obvious that you’ll cry and scream all day long.
It was also dangerous to enter the underground waterway without permission.
But that was the problem.
-uh? why…?
The entrance to the groundwater was blocked.
Thump thump!
Even if you knock on it, there is no one from above to open it.
Lately, I’ve heard that the security guards are closing the underground waterway because a lot of dangerous things have been happening, but I never thought it would happen like this.
And to make matters worse.
-Shoot?
There was a monster, Ratman, nestled in the underground waterway.
Yuria ran away and was barely able to escape him.
The smell of sewage covers you.
The Ratmen, who do not have very good eyesight, ate up everything they saw.
Yuria sobbed in the underground waterway.
She struggled to escape from this place, but the number of Ratmen gradually increased and pressured her.
I ran away, hid, and ostracized several times.
Sometimes, I would go in and out of the sewage while holding my breath.
But now there was no hope.
I was so tired that I didn’t even have the strength to walk. It was obvious that if I continued like this, I would become food for the monster rat.
It was when Yuria sobbed breathlessly.
bang-!
It’s an explosion sound.
‘what?’
Yuria turned her gaze towards the end of the underground water.
A bright light appeared and the Ratmen flew away from the corner in droves, bleeding.
When Yuria looks there.
Munchul.
Sprays swirled from the depths of the underground waterway.
A huge rat’s head, torso, and huge front teeth were visible.
A huge mouse monster that seems to reach the ceiling with about 5 meters of underground water.
Giant Ratman.
Yuria took a deep breath as she looked at the giant Ratman.
I even forgot to scream.
-Kaaaaaaaaaa!
A violent roar.
I open my mouth wide.
It opens up as if it could swallow the small Yuria in one gulp.
Yuria closed her eyes while clutching the teddy bear.
‘It’s over now!’
At that time, a clanking metal sound was heard.
Something was running quickly, splashing in the water.
As Ratman’s teeth try to bite her, the long muzzle is shoved into Ratman’s open mouth.
As sparks flew out of the gun’s muzzle, the huge head exploded and disappeared.
Yuria, who was clutching a teddy bear with blood and flesh falling everywhere, looked up in surprise.
Silver full-body armor covering the entire body.
A being holding a 2m long musket.
The sanctity that radiated from his whole body could never defile him even if his entire body was covered in blood.
Yuria muttered, looking blankly at the unfamiliar paladin.
“Paradise?”
“Are you Yuria?”
It was a low yet confident voice.
The Holy Knight looked down at Yuria and stretched out his hand.
“I came to get you.”