Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 114
Episode 114 〈 Small Destiny 〉
Forest of Demonic Beasts.
Ellis ran through the forest wearing easy-to-move priest uniform.
He swung his gauntleted hand, cut off branches, and jumped over tree roots.
When I glanced to the side, something caught up with me.
-Aaaah!
Green skin, a vicious face with protruding fangs, and a muscular body more developed than that of a human.
It’s an orc.
They are also wearing old armor and each holding blades such as swords, spears, and axes.
Ellis stuck his tongue out.
This is because the orcs were faster than expected.
When she looked ahead, she was startled and lowered her head.
The sword cut through the wind, narrowly passing by.
Swords and spears flew at her from all directions, and she leisurely dodged the attacks while holding her flowing hair.
“Joe, just a little more.”
Ellis thought deeply.
‘The place Hans mentioned…’
I felt numerous figures behind me.
A swarm of orcs is attacking.
About 100 orcs.
And a red ogre attacks the forest.
Two Faces It looks 1.5 times larger than an ordinary ogre.
“Is there an ogre too?”
She gave a surprised look.
There was no story about ogres in this adventurer’s request.
The red-skinned Two-Headed Ogre swung the wooden pole in his hand as if swinging a branch.
The orcs that were ahead were crushed by the tree roots and turned into pieces of meat.
The orcs tried to catch Ellis by shooting arrows, but Ellis nimbly avoided them in the forest.
Eventually, as we came out of the forest, we saw a wide meadow.
In front, Hans, dressed in a robe, is holding a torch and waving it from side to side.
Artificially covered soil was visible on the large field.
Ellis jumped over it, went to Hans’ side, and looked back.
-Kaaaaaa!
-Human meat!
A herd of red-eyed orcs ran roughly across the dirt.
At that time, the bamboo supporting the soil shook and collapsed.
The ground collapsed and the orcs and red ogres fell into the trap.
The orcs were rolling around on the floor, sniffing in the mud.
A terrible iron smell and thick liquid covered their bodies.
Is this… oil?
The orcs’ faces turned pale.
As I was struggling to get out of the trap, Hans threw the torch he was holding.
The flames spread everywhere.
About 100 orcs screamed and burned to death.
You have fallen into a trap.
As Hans and Ellis looked at each other and sighed in relief, an ogre jumped out.
He survived even though his entire body was covered in oil and engulfed in flames.
Mutant Ogre Two Head Ogre opened his mouth and screamed.
-Hates humans. These wizards used me as a test subject…!
At that time, a paladin wearing white armor walked out of the forest.
In his hand, he holds a 2m long greatsword.
A treasured sword used by the successor of the old sword king.
The paladin muttered into his helmet as he grabbed it.
“Kasim.”
At that moment, transparent holy power gathered behind his back.
It formed a single, sturdy human soul.
The Holy Spirit.
It resided in the great sword.
[Use divine energy. Temporarily improves equipment.]
[Skills are added. . The divine energy of ‘wind’ was created.]
The paladin grabbed the great sword with both hands.
It was possession. It
uses the Holy Spirit to inhabit the weapon.
It is only one-tenth of the power that can be produced when summoned directly, but this is enough. I will do it.
I pull the great sword.
Then I stab it in the direction I pulled it.
Boom!
The wind condensed and exploded.
As the wind swirled, the intangible blade split the burning skin of the Two-Headed Ogre.
-Kaaaaaaaaaa!
Blood. It gushes out like a fountain. The Two-Headed Ogre fell forward.
When it stretched out its hand to survive, the paladin who held its hand looked down.
“This request is also completed.”
The high sword cut off the ogre’s finger.
**
There was a person who became a hot topic in the adventurer
‘s guild. The Silver Paladin.
A fallen aristocrat of the Kingdom of Rom and a paladin who served God.
They were Allen Rupes and his companions.
Adventurers and The mercenary guild guide looked at the large finger they had left behind.
“Is this the Little Finger of the Two-Headed Ogre?”
“It’s as big as my thighs?”
“Isn’t it strange? I was commissioned to hunt orcs, but they brought back a two-headed ogre?”
The request was clearly to hunt down a group of orcs who were attacking villages and kidnapping people.
But they even hunted a two-headed ogre.
Is that all?
When I asked to subdue a swamp inhabited by lizardmen, I received a five-headed variant. We have been hunting Hydra.
A giant queen was actually behind the Ratman hunt a month ago. After
hunting it, an underground waterway was cleaned up, leading to an incident where it was completely purified.
“The number of incidents is strangely increasing these days.”
The guide couldn’t hide his sense of disappointment.
Even if he made a small request, the problem grew and was solved. It was
the same this time too.
A simple orc hunt grew into a mutant two-headed ogre hunt.
As this happened, all kinds of rumors spread.
One was the theory that the incident was fabricated.
“It’s strange. No matter how you look at it, it was fabricated.”
“It’s probably not a matter of skill. A large amount of holy water was poured into the underground waterway.”
It was said that a new adventurer had manipulated the incident to gain fame.
But who
would put a two-headed ogre in an orc hunt or a hydra in a lizardman hunt?
Above all, who would temporarily purify the underground waterways of a large city with hundreds of thousands of people ? There wouldn’t be a crazy person in the world who would release a large amount of holy water.
It was just a rumor from jealous adventurers.
Another theory was about the royal family of a certain country.
“It might be the royal family of a certain country. A princess and a bodyguard knight attendant.”
The most persuasive story:
“An adventurer named Ellis is the princess of a forgotten kingdom, the paladin is a knight of the royal guard, and the miscellaneous merchant is the chamberlain.”
Of course, there was no basis.
The leader of the adventurer’s guild also looked embarrassed upon hearing the story.
It was so unusual that this was the first adventurer to achieve the Eltera level, which is limited to only 1,000 people, from the Wood level in one month.
What will happen to him in the future? As the guide, I had no choice but to worry about what to do.
At that time, someone approached the guide.
A muscular man wearing armor.
It was an adventurer swordsman named ‘Edolph.’
“Oh! Mr. Edolph.”
The guide waved his hand.
Edolf also greeted him and looked at the Two-Headed Ogre’s fingers on the counter.
The guide smiled bitterly and said,
“Oh, you mean this? It was left behind by an adventurer with the rank of Eltera. . Wow, the world is ugly these days. There are swarms of rats in the underground waterways, swarms of orcs are going crazy, and lizardmen are trying to attack the territory.”
Hearing those words, Edolph rested his chin.
That’s true. The area around the territory has been noisy these days.
Compared to that, there were no casualties.
Normally, it wouldn’t have been surprising if hundreds of people, whether adventurers or mercenaries, died.
It was all thanks to the action of the Silver Paladin. .
Edolf had often heard stories from the territory, so he asked the guide.
When did the monsters start to become vicious?
“Huh? Oh, about a month ago? There were signs of the Ratman incident about three months ago, but at that time, it was a very small event. “It was an incident so it was overlooked.”
Edolf nodded at the guide’s words.
After the silver paladin came, the monsters began to become ferocious.
For a coincidence, the timing is perfect.
“It looks like something is happening here as well. “I guess that’s why he came.”
“What happened? Him?”
“Where is that adventurer now?”
Edolf spoke to the guide and grabbed the parchment in his hand.
It is a telegram sent from the Irans ‘royal family’.
This was something I had to talk about when I met the adventurer who received the El Terra level.
**
“Cheers!”
It is an inn called ‘Rich Rest Area’.
A resting place where a bard can play sweet music and the residents of the territory can vent about their difficult days.
There, I held a beer mug the size of a head and clinked the beer mugs between Ellis and Hans.
gulp! gulp-!
I removed the mouth cover of the helmet and took a refreshing drink of beer.
Good!
Although the taste was inferior to the alcohol made by the dwarves in Hilda’s territory, it was still good to drink in moderation.
“haha! As expected, this is Ellis. You’re very fast. “When the orcs are panting, they don’t even lose their breath.”
Ellis blushed, scratching her head in embarrassment at Hans’ praise.
Still, he glanced at me.
“But Allen, what should we do next?”
The tone of voice has become considerably brighter.
For her part, she is enjoying this adventure.
In fact, life in the imperial palace must have been extremely frustrating.
A stuffy life of learning culture and observing etiquette as a noblewoman.
You must be excited to be free from that.
Now, he doesn’t hesitate to deal with me even when I had a bad relationship with him in the past.
“Well, I thought I’d take a break now.”
One case was resolved per week.
It would be nice to get some proper rest now.
At that time, another guest came to the inn.
A bell rings at the door.
While I was drinking beer, I glanced at the inn door.
He is a large adventurer.
His characteristic was confirmed as [Mind’s Eye].
Solidarity, sincerity, crude sexual power control, rapid growth.
Are you an apprentice paladin?
While I was thinking that, he looked around, found me, and approached me.
“Allen Lupes?”
I looked at him.
“What’s going on?”
This is a man I’ve never seen before.
There is a downside to being able to use holy power.
The man smiled and said.
“If you have some time, I would like to talk to you. Would that be okay?”
“conversation?”
“No other than you.”
Edolf took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and held it out to me.
“This is a story about a letter sent from the royal family of Ayrans.”
**
Separate seating was provided on the second floor of the inn.
A mercenary named Edolf was a veteran adventurer who had previously undertaken a royal commission.
And this time, it was a request from the royal family.
They wanted to investigate me.
“First, let me introduce myself. My name is Edolf. My hometown is a prosperous kingdom. also.”
Edolf glanced at me and said.
“I once served as a prisoner in the northern part of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom and worked as a laborer for a year.”
That may be the reason why the Airans royal family entrusted Edolf with a request to investigate me. He must have decided that he had a connection with me.
“Well, I barely stole a piece of bread, but the charges of various crimes increased and that’s what happened.”
I took a sip of my beer.
Edolf talked about his past.
“When I was working as a laborer in the north, I saw a certain saint. “He saved me when I was dying.”
I tilted my head.
help me? I?
“My stomach was torn apart and my magic spread to all my organs, putting me on the verge of death. But then a saint wearing a bird’s beak mask gave me holy water.”
Oh, that guy whose stomach split open and his eyes rolled back?
Was he alive? Just give it a lifeline once.
I listened silently to Edolf’s story.
I ran out of alcohol and called the waiter.
“He hunted the dead by shooting muskets and swinging shovels. “You are always at the forefront.”
Something is strange.
I have never taken the lead.
All they did was shoot a Christmas fire from the top of the castle wall, put a blanket on the collapsed wall, and fall back.
It seems that the memory of the man named Edolf before my eyes has been dramatized.
At one point, Edolf was talking comfortably as if he were a member of our group.
“I saw him personally hunting down the vampire count. “You lured the monster for the soldiers.”
Even for me, the person involved, this is a pretty embarrassing story to hear.
Actually, I fired one shot to make a surprise attack, but it didn’t work, so I ran away.
While speaking, Edolf’s tone of voice became louder.
Ellis and Hans were listening with interest.
Feeling burdened by hearing old stories, I waved my hand and said.
“So what’s the point?”
“…Oh, I’m sorry. “The story was leaked.”
Edolf scratched his head.
“I have seen holy water made by a saint in the north. Because God created a lake of holy water to prevent the dead. Seongsu at that time. It was similar to the one in the underground waterway. No, it looks like it’s been strengthened even more.”
I don’t know anything else, but there were many cases involving underground water.
It was a simple automatic hunting task, but who would have thought that the sacred undead would purify the entire area with underground water?
The prince of the Holy Emperor is in Airans. This would be shocking to the royal family of Airans.
That’s why they dispatched an investigation.
Edolf did not say anything back.
“I know it’s rude, but I’ll ask you straight. “Maybe Mr. Allen…”
Edolf took a deep breath and looked at me.
There was quite a bit of tension in those eyes.
And he asked.
about me.
“Allen Olfols, the 7th prince of the Holy Empire…”
“No.”
I smiled.
I took a sip of my beer and slammed it down on the table.
“Allen Lupes is an adventurer.”
Edolf had a blank expression.
He also smiled bitterly for a moment.
“…There must be another reason why you say that. Then, I will tell the royal family so.”
Edolph seems to be convinced that I am the 7th prince.
He is someone who has felt my holy spirit. Since he was in the North, he should know my characteristics well.
“I have nothing to do with the 7th prince of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom. “I’ll post it after reporting that there aren’t any…”
“Also, the main things I use are guns and shovels. You can talk about those too.”
Edolf’s eyes widened.
He was confused. He had
an attitude of not knowing whether I was ‘hiding my identity’ or ‘revealing it.’
“You just have to report it to the royal family as is.”
“…You mean like that? Are you okay with that?”
Edolf was cautious, as if I were his benefactor.
It seemed like he would do that if I told him to ‘report a lie.’
Instead of answering, I drank my beer.
“…I understand.”
Edolph seemed to have accepted that as an affirmation,
but he stood up and bowed to me.
“Oh, and it’s too late, but thank you again… Are you currently investigating what happened in this territory? “I would like to help too. If you need help, please let me know at any time.”
What’s happening in this territory?
Is there such a thing?
I’ve heard the guide of the Adventurer’s Guild say that the area around the territory is unusually noisy these days.
“Thank you, even if I didn’t ask for it, someone else would have.”
I waved my hand.
At that time, priests struggled to save even prisoners. They would have
saved them by using healing magic or cutting out organs and performing surgery.
Edolph smiled bitterly.
“That’s it, but even if you serve your whole life, it’s all worth it.” “I received a favor that I cannot repay.”
A favor that cannot be fully repaid?
When I looked at Edolf, he said,
“Thank you, Allen.”
Edolf put his hand on his chest and smiled brightly.
At the same time, my eyes widened.
“I, a lowly prisoner…”
An aura of pure white holy power appeared in his hand.
“I can now use holy power.”
It emerged with a bright light.