Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 41

Episode 41 The prince searches for a weapon.

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There are things that come to mind when I think of festivals.

Since spring is coming soon, things like flower viewing and open performances come to mind first.

Next is delicious food and seasonal specialties.

This is a mining area. Moreover, since it is a place where dwarves called blacksmith fairies live, I thought they would sell appropriate souvenirs.

“doesn’t exist. “There are no things I wish for!”

There wasn’t a single thing I hoped for.

1st Prince Luan said.

There is a lot of food there.

But the market is closed. He doesn’t even pretend to be popular.

It’s a lie.

He said there was a lot to see.

There is definitely a lot to see.

Hilda’s castle is littered with stuffed animals of hunted animals.

It’s also a stuffed lycan.

He said there were many beautiful women.

That would be correct.

There were many beautiful women around the nearby village.

However, everyone is covering their faces, going inside the house and locking the door.

He said there was a hunting game.

Surely it was there.

The Green Cross, wearing green robes and masks, was seen carrying zombies stuck on spear blades.

Ah, now I understand.

The festival that Ruan mentioned.

This is a blood festival.

It’s also a festival to hunt the undead!

“Such a bastard…!”

Luan, this guy saved my life and then fucked me up.

No, brother. Is there anyone in the world who would send his only brother to a blood festival?

I was on the balcony on the top floor of Hilda’s Citadel.

He sat down at the table, covered his head and looked down.

The beast undead here. There is a book containing information about lycans.

[They are different from vampires. Human zombies evolve and their original ego and intelligence are restored, creating corrupted beings, but Lycans…]

Lycans are the final evolution of animals that have become zombies by absorbing magical power over a long period of time.

It is a half-human, half-animal beast-type undead that can gain intelligence and possess the greatest physical abilities.

“Couldn’t there be an evolved form of monster?”

I looked it up just in case, but couldn’t find anything about that.

From what I heard, the information is that it only appears in myths and legends.

I looked at the Lycan book.

“Still, I guess it’s easier to deal with than a vampire?”

[Lycans are the ideal ‘pet’ favored by vampires. Since they were originally an evolved form of beasts, vampires often tame them through ‘magic’.]

According to the information in the book, lycans can use magical power. However, it is at the level of enhancing purely physical abilities rather than magic.

Since they are simple beasts, their intelligence level is barely able to learn human language.

“It will be harder than you think. “They cannot use magic, but their physical abilities surpass that of vampires.”

I looked away.

Hilda is smiling and shaking the glass of wine.

I frowned at Hilda.

“I guess the blood of the Seonghwang family doesn’t even knock.”

“I’m sorry. “I brought you here because there was someone I wanted to introduce.”

Hilda looked back.

A small dwarf stands behind Hilda.

He is one head shorter than me, who is not yet an adult.

I could see the well-toned muscles of the body spreading out to the sides.

The full beard and middle-aged face go well together.

When I saw him, I let out an exclamation.

“Dwarf!”

“He says he is Belog, a blacksmith who signed a contract with the Seonghwang family.”

The dwarf slightly bowed his head in greeting.

The two approached and sat down at the table where I was sitting.

Place the wine glass and pour the wine.

“I heard you were looking for something you needed.”

The two of us clinked glasses.

They came to look for things and even started hunting. It would be best to get out of here as quickly as possible.

“You need a self-defense weapon.”

I drank the wine with a sullen expression on my face.

“And I’m leaving right away.”

Hilda looked surprised.

“Weren’t you here to help?”

Help me?

I was the one who was rather surprised by that appearance.

“Who said that?”

“Hmph, His Majesty the Holy Emperor and Brother Luan sent that in a letter.”

“…Goddamn success.”

These guys are anxious because they can’t catch me.

“I came to enjoy the festival, not to hunt lycans. “If you wish, I will leave the Red Cross with you.”

“is it? Too bad. “Originally, the festival should have started next week, but the bastards got so vicious that it was cancelled.”

I guess there was a festival.

“It’s not like you lied 100% of the time.”

“Don’t blame me like that. “They probably want to see your talent.”

Hilda said with a bitter smile.

“Even though you are my half-brother, I don’t want to make you do anything dangerous. The fort is safe, so stay here. “I will prepare the weapons separately.”

Hilda looked at the dwarf.

Dwarf Belog opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.

“Prince, do you have a main weapon you use?”

“I don’t have one, but recently I used a shovel.”

“shovel···. “You mean?”

The dwarf frowned.

“It’s because I don’t have a weapon that suits my aptitude. After I was exiled, I just worked hard for half a year. “I tried using a sword and a spear, but I was sloppy.”

“Can I take a look at your hands?”

I held out my hand.

Dwarf Belog checked his hands carefully.

“You definitely don’t have hands trained in weapons.”

Dwarf Belog turned his gaze to Hilda with a perplexed expression.

Belog asked me again.

“The shovel can be used for many purposes, but its utility in battle is a bit lacking. If you ask me to make it, there’s nothing I can’t do… “Umm.”

Dwarf Belog was worried.

“In other words, wouldn’t it be enough to find a weapon that suits your aptitude?”

Hilda took the wine and filled the glass I was holding. Still, he spoke to the dwarf, Belog.

“Please clean up the training ground. “Because I want to compete with my younger brother for the first time in a long time.”

“I would like to decline.”

For Dalian, just being in the imperial palace was enough. I don’t want to come here and do it.

Hilda smiled at my words.

“do not worry. “I have no intention of being brutal like Brother Ruan.”

“…”

“I literally want to check which weapon is right for you.”

Hilda raised her glass.

I clinked my glasses and stuck out my tongue.

“I came to rest.”

“Or you can just defend me.”

“Well, if that’s the case.”

Hilda drank her wine with satisfaction.

Belog, who was next to him, spoke cautiously to that figure.

“Hilda. “If a person who is weak in alcohol drinks like that…”

“What is it like? “I met my younger brother after 5 years.”

Hilda said that and stood up.

“Your body must have warmed up too. “Let’s spar.”

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The training hall was inside the fortress.

As it is the mining area of the prosperous kingdom and the best armory, the edges are decorated with all kinds of weapons.

Hilda picked up those weapons that suited my body and threw them away.

“Even though you were my half-brother, I couldn’t care about you.”

Spear Mace Sword Greatsword Mace Chain Gauntlet Finally, he threw the shovel.

I looked down at the weapons scattered on the floor and then looked at Hilda.

“Now that I think about it, this is the first time I’ve seen you since Yulicia’s funeral.”

The dwarves approached me.

Hilda won’t attack, but since it’s sparring, she’s wearing leather armor as a formality.

“I was young at the time, and since I inherited Hilda’s territory, I couldn’t care less. “When the rumor that he was a bastard spread, I wondered if that good boy had changed so much.”

She complained and pointed a pole around her.

It is a sparring spear with a wooden blade.

“But now I see that’s not the case. “I don’t know what they went through when they were exiled, but seeing that the atmosphere has changed so much means they must have gone through some rough times.”

She took a deep breath and looked at me.

“If you hadn’t come here like this, I wouldn’t have had time to look after you either. “I’m sorry.”

Hilda apologized and grabbed the spear.

“Mom, you may not be happy, but since we are brother and sister, I will take care of you here.”

I smiled bitterly at Hilda’s words.

The first impression of the successful Celt was indifference. Luan’s first impression was one of hatred.

But I felt like Hilda was considerate.

It seems that there was someone in the Seonghwang family who took care of the 7th prince.

“Come on, come on. “Let’s learn a weapon that fits your hand.”

I first picked up a sword.

I looked at Hilda.

He is a person with excellent spear skills.

Even if I held a real sword, it wouldn’t be able to reach her.

He grabbed the sword and swung at her.

Hilda’s spear struck the sword and easily deflected it away.

“next.”

Pick up the spear. It also bounces away.

Mace mace chain and other weapons.

Even the last shovel bounced off.

At the edge of the training ground, the dwarves watched the scene and wrote something on paper.

Hilda looked at the dwarves.

The dwarves shook their heads.

Hilda said to me as she grabbed her spear and regained her appetite.

“again. “Let’s start from the beginning.”

How many hours have passed?

“Let’s stop now!”

I was exhausted and stretched out on the floor of the gym.

I let out a rough breath.

I saw Hilda squatting in front of me and smiling.

“Good work.”

“…It’s unfair. “Some people faint from exhaustion, but others don’t even shed a drop of sweat.”

“I trained myself every time, so it’s only natural.”

Hilda stood up.

When I turned my head, the dwarves approached.

“The level is similar for all weapons. “It doesn’t seem like there is anything special about it.”

“In the case of the shovel, the skill level is somewhat high, but it is not suitable as a movement used in combat.”

“Everything is rather low-key. It’s a movement that’s familiar to me in practice, but my physical ability is too low. “This makes it difficult to tell them apart.”

“Right.”

Hilda touched her chin.

“Physical ability is low.”

Hilda glanced at me.

“Then we can raise the body.”

“If you ask me to train, I decline.”

The training Hilda talked about would not be at the level of simple exercise. It must be the extreme training that the Holy Knights in the imperial court acquire while pursuing practical combat.

It is an extreme training that involves breaking bones and cutting tendons.

As someone who came here to rest, such training is not something I want.

Hilda looked down at me, thought deeply, and then opened her mouth.

“Allen, I heard that he knows how to use divine energy. “The ability probably strengthens the essence of the weapon.”

“How did you know?”

“There are weapon craftsmen here. “They are the ones who read reports about you and make judgments.”

The dwarves tightened their necks.

“Let’s use that and learn a weapon that suits our hands.”

“Are we going to do it again?”

“It is not easy to find a weapon that suits your hand in a day or two.”

I touched my forehead as Hilda spoke.

I sparred with Hilda for a week. The dwarves observed me and Hilda.

I collapsed from exhaustion several times.

Somehow, not a single attack was successful.

Luan’s body was rotten and her movements were slow, but Hilda was a skilled person born from actual combat.

Even though it is a creature, it is strong enough to hunt Lycans alone.

I sat down on the floor exhausted.

The dwarves shook their heads.

“As expected, my physical abilities are too low. “It is difficult to make a judgment at this level.”

“is it?”

I stuck my tongue out.

It is the body of a madman. Moreover, he is a cleric necromancer.

As I am different from the monsters I have trained since childhood, my physical abilities and reaction speed will seem very low by their standards.

“Okay, Allen.”

“…?”

“Next time, try using your holy power.”

“Do you mean sexual power?”

“I heard that you have a special talent for magic. “You also know that you can strengthen your body with sexual power.”

“That’s right. However, I have never used it properly.”

I nodded.

In fact, I barely remember ever improving my physical abilities.

“Then try strengthening it during the next sparring. Try wearing shoes. Of course, it won’t go well at first. But if you have talent, you will see potential.”

I nodded at those words.

That night, with Hilda’s permission, I looked through magic books in the castle’s library.

What we mainly looked at was physical strengthening.

At that time, there was someone who spoke to me.

“Prince?”

It was Ellis.

She came here with the Archbishop and stayed in the library every day to study magic.

I turned and looked behind her.

Fortunately, Archbishop Raphael was not visible.

She had a stiff face while holding a lantern.

A frightened expression.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t forgotten what happened in the past.

No matter how much I revived Ruan and gained the trust of the Holy Family, to her, I will only be seen as a villain who tried to rape her.

Her eyes turned to the book I was holding.

The frightened expression disappeared as if it were a lie, and curiosity appeared in the eyes.

“Don’t worry about me, just go about your business.”

As I said that and opened the book, she kept her distance and asked me carefully.

“Are you researching body strengthening magic?”

I tilted my head at her words.

The night passed and morning came.

The sparring with Hilda began as usual.

The dwarves checked as usual. At the same time, they prepared towels and water to drink.

He expected me to collapse from exhaustion.

The sparring began when the dwarves turned their eyes to look at me and Hilda.

and···.

“…!”

As soon as it started, everyone’s eyes widened.

Hilda and I were so surprised that we had no choice but to keep our mouths shut.

When my weapon collided with Hilda’s spear, the sparring spear shattered.