Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 58
Episode 58 〈The prince looked at him. 〉
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In the academy’s office, I asked Rupel.
“What do you mean?”
Rupel sat on the sofa and gently pressed his temples.
“The necromancers were found hanging. That too early in the morning. “People say it was done by an ‘angel.’”
He’s not just a necromancer either.
If it were the Black Church, they would have just glossed over it. However, the discovered necromancer costumes were Aslan’s priest costumes. They were also members of the regular nobility.
“Who did it?”
“Didn’t you do it? And it was probably done by the necromancer who followed you.”
“That’s not it.”
Would you say I’m crazy and hang the necromancer’s body in the square?
That is not the Black Order, but the nobles of Aslan.
“What do you mean no! Do you know how much Ambassador Haima blushed because of you?”
It is said that the ambassador who heard the report shouted at Rupel.
-Are you making fun of us now? How dare you hang the priests of the god of death! You really want war!
Rupel covered his face.
“Damn, I can’t believe something like this is happening at this time. This wasn’t my plan, so what happened? Allen: I need to report this matter to Seonghwangga. “Neither you nor I can avoid responsibility for this incident.”
Rupel looked quite confused.
This was quite dangerous.
If I make a mistake, I end up having to use Dumbtangi too.
No, what did I do wrong?
All I could do was raid the Black Church to gain some technology and ensure the safety of my people!
I sighed and asked Rupel.
“So where did the necromancers hang themselves?”
* *
Harman and I were out in the square.
Preparations on the streets for the festival were in full swing, but were halted by this incident.
Citizens were shaking with anxiety as they walked and looked at the square.
‘Isn’t there going to be a war?’
‘I heard Ambassador Aslan came? But I heard that the Holy Empire declared war on Aslan. Is it true…?’
‘what? ‘It wasn’t Aslan who declared war, it was the Holy Empire that did it?’
A whisper reached my ear.
I raised my head and looked up at the central building of the square.
A rope that had been cut for disposal of the body was visible along with blood.
Paladins were camped in front of him and were investigating.
The priests wiped away the blood and shook their heads.
It seems like nothing has been found out.
“…Did it move from the Seonghwang family?”
Harmon, who came after talking with the paladin, shook his head.
“no. That can’t be possible. “In the current situation, which is not a war, I will not do something extreme like killing nobles of other countries to warn them.”
“Who are the witnesses?”
“No wonder. They say it appeared at some point. But this seems certain. “I don’t know who it is, but…”
Harmon stuck out his tongue as he looked at the priests wiping away the blood.
“This is the act of someone who wants friction between Aslan and the Holy Empire. “It is certain that it is big enough to hunt nobles.”
Who on earth did it?
It is not a prosperous family. If they had moved, they would have reported to me.
So Aslan?
Harmon said, probably thinking the same thing as me.
“Maybe Aslan himself did it?”
“for what reason?”
Of course, I was just guessing on that point.
There is an appropriate reason.
“It’s a justification for war.”
If Aslan really wanted to invade the Holy Empire, this would be the best justification.
“But judging from the ambassador’s reaction, it seems different.”
Ambassador Aslan also seemed unaware of this incident.
Above all, if it is known that he has recklessly used a high-ranking noble, there is a high possibility that conflict will arise within Aslan.
There was no way there would be internal division ahead of the war.
Neither Seonghwangga nor Aslan. Anyway, the remaining third party.
whoever…?
At that time, there was a reverberation of magical power.
As the thick smell of death wafted in the air, my entire body was overcome with fear.
A chill ran down my spine.
Someone was looking at me.
I turned my gaze towards the place where the reverberation of magical power was coming from.
There is a person wearing a robe in a dark corner of an alley.
-That’s amazing. Did you notice me?
I’m not saying this out loud. It’s a voice ringing in my head.
-Right. Are you the one who made Humite like this and even captured my men? You…
He raised his head.
A pure white skull appeared with red eyes.
-angel?
“…!”
I couldn’t breathe.
As soon as our eyes met, the air settled down and pressured me.
The face was clearly visible. I searched for his identity with my mind’s eye.
[Name: Nasus
Age: ???
Traits: Destruction Doom Curse Dark Magic Necromancy.
+ May there be infinite glory to Aslan…]
I took a breath.
I drew my musket. The Blue Santas scattered throughout Humite were summoned.
I am the author. The culprit who caused this incident!
It was also the most dangerous person I had ever encountered.
Vampire Lycan. They too would be powerless before the author.
This energy, this creepy feeling!
It’s the feeling you get when you face the eponymous vampire count who led an army of 20,000 undead.
A monster equal to or greater than him!
This is not a simple skeleton mage.
A being that cannot be compared to a skeleton.
Undead Lich!
“Gaia!”
“Prince?”
Harmon didn’t notice.
It was natural.
This guy is using blocking magic.
It is also an extremely advanced magic that is different from Blue Santa.
I gathered my holy power.
The skull is shattered in one blow. Otherwise, there will be consequences.
“Please bestow your grace on the believers.”
Holy power resided in the musket.
The citizens around me looked at me in shock.
Harmon waved his hand.
Guards nearby evacuated residents.
He even used the breath of holy power and divine energy.
“Under your protection, give me a spear to pierce the evil spirit!”
Maximum output in terms of sniper rifle power.
I pulled the trigger at the undead lich who was silently observing me from a distance of only 200 meters. A flash of light exploded.
The air expanded and was pierced.
The undead lich raised a crude wooden staff.
Through my mind’s eye, I could tell what kind of staff he was holding.
[Amon’s staff.
Ability: Depending on the user’s standards, a minimum magic power of 50% ~ magic power amplification of 200% and recovery amount increased by 10%. Increases influence on all skills by 10%.]
What?
Magic power gathered in the staff. A shield was created and collided with the Christmas tree.
An explosion occurred due to the opposing forces of magical and holy power.
People screamed and ran away.
There was a crack in the magical shield.
Christmas couldn’t pierce through?
The Undead Lich’s eyes widened when he saw this.
He took a step back.
-Is this really why they are called ‘angels’?
Damn I was weak. All it takes is one shot again. If so, you can see it clearly.
I aimed my musket again.
-It must be difficult for me to deal with it right now. Let’s see next time. At that time…
the undead lich’s eyes burned red.
-I will kill you for sure.
The undead lich turned and ran down the alley.
Run away!
See you next time? Damn he’s thinking of coming for me again.
He’s also quite angry.
You can’t miss it like this.
I followed it into the alley.
I prayed again and injected holy power.
Blue Santas swooped towards him.
He jumped up with the machete and struck it down.
The undead lich easily defeated those Santas.
Fill the staff with magic power and swing it to cast a curse.
The blue Santa disappeared into ashes and rotted away.
The undead lich looked at the blue Santa blocking his path.
When Blue Santa swung the machete, he lowered his head to avoid it, reached out, grabbed his head, and crushed it.
They picked up Santa’s limp body and threw it at the other Santas.
He knocked down the Santa who was running left and right up the wall with his cane, and grabbed the blue Santa with his other hand and slammed him to the ground.
I shared the view of Blue Santa and observed him.
It’s not a mediocre skill. He was good not only at magic but also at martial arts.
The undead lich stopped at
a dead end. When I look back, there are blue Santas standing above and below the roof.
I also reached a dead end.
He picked up his musket and aimed it at him.
“Check mate.”
The undead lich raised his staff, but it was already too late.
I pulled the trigger.
The Christmas bullet pierced the skull of the undead lich’s body.
The skull was destroyed.
Only the jawbone remained, shaking.
The undead lich’s body hesitated, stepped back, and hit the wall.
The undead lich’s body collapsed.
“…end?”
no. The smell remains.
Besides, if it were a vampire count, it wouldn’t end like this.
That’s how much this existence is…!
-Let’s meet again next time. bantling.
The undead lich’s fingers moved.
Bone fingers scraped the floor in the blink of an eye, drew a magic circle, and injected magic power into it.
-I’ll dissect you then. Let me figure out the source of that unique power.
In an instant, the undead lich and the staff split into molecules and disappeared.
It is not extinct. This is a movement-related magic.
Warp.
It is a very high-level magic and one that only a very few people on the continent can use.
He completed it all in less than a few seconds and ran away without leaving a trace.
I gritted my teeth as I looked at that.
Damn it!
I missed something that I shouldn’t have missed.
The fact that I mentioned ‘kidnapped my subordinates’ means that I know that I kidnapped the necromancer.
Well, it is a black church.
what? Even if the Black Church attacks in droves, they are worse than the Vampire Count?
It’s nonsense.
I looked down on the hostile forces too much.
Besides, Aslan denies any relationship with them?
If it’s really irrelevant, it’s Aslan’s glory that I saw in the status window and all. There is no way to talk about it.
In this matter, the ‘Black Church’ is by no means a small entity.
The opponent is the Black Church belonging to Aslan.
The enemy was the entire Aslan of the South.
* *
Basement of a mansion located near Humite.
The split molecules gathered together on the magic circle with the rune words drawn on it.
An undead lich wearing robes holding the staff of Amon formed and raised its head.
The damaged skull was also restored.
He got up, but his legs were unsteady and creaking.
Nasus grabbed the recovered skull.
‘It was more powerful than I thought.’
It is simple physical damage. Still, I was shocked. The bullet was so fierce that it contained so much sacred power that it even made the soul cry.
It would have been dangerous to have allowed a second blow.
They said he was an angel of the Holy Empire, but was he taming such a monster?
“It’s finally appeared.”
Ambassador Haima was standing in front of me with a blushing face.
On either side, necromancers stood as if to guard him, holding swords in their right hands and staffs in their left hands.
“I want to ask you something. “Did you do all the priests in the square?”
The undead lich Nasus ignored him and passed by.
Haima shouted to Nasus.
“Am I not talking to you now? “How dare you tarnish the name of the great Aslan?”
Ambassador Haima grabbed Nasus’ shoulder.
“Besides, you move alone without reporting. “You’re being selfish with the subject of puppets.”
Nasus waved his hand in the air as if he remembered something.
His hand reached into the intangible space and took out documents from there.
Nasus looked through each document.
When Nasus ignored him, Ambassador Haima approached him.
“Did someone like an undead lich dare to attack a human? 100 priests were sacrificed to create you. “I can’t believe that something that was barely created is such a defective product!”
Haima gritted her teeth.
The undead lich found one piece of information.
He narrowed his eyes as if interested.
“I will report about you to Aslan. Additionally, all your authority over the Black Order is revoked. You are to be disposed of…”
Nasus turned and grabbed the ambassador by the throat, lifting him up.
“What are you doing… Wow!”
As the guards on either side began to step forward, Nasus’ eyes turned red.
The bodies of the necromancers stiffened. For a moment, his entire body rotted and he screamed.
Ambassador Haima’s complexion turned pale as he saw his guards dying.
I turned to look at Nasus.
-It is not the god of death I am loyal to. The great Aslan.
“What what?”
-line. What did you do for Aslan’s glory?
Nasus beat up the ambassador.
I raised my staff and pointed it at him.
Haima was scared and took a step back.
“Now wait a minute, I am Aslan’s ambassador. To disobey me is to go against the will of the great King Rahamma!”
-Rahamma has delegated all authority to me.
“What what?”
-I will take command from now on.
-When the banquet begins, intercept the 3rd prince and block the movement of the golden cross. I will get rid of the nuisances and get rid of the humites.
Nasus tilted his head and withdrew his staff.
-At the same time, the wall of the Holy Empire surrounding Aslan will also collapse. 1,000 command troops, 50,000 undead legions they summoned, and 15,000 Aslan elite troops. 50,000 slave soldiers will charge.
Haima’s eyes widened.
I knew that they were planning to invade the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom. However, the scale was different from what he was aware of.
This was an all-out war.
-The justification has been created. On the day the four guys visited, they sacrificed two of Aslan’s priests and a high-ranking noble. That alone should be enough.
Also, no one knew the inside story of what he had done.
The only ones I have are Nasus and Haima.
If there were signs of leaks about this matter, the ambassador could be used as a scapegoat.
Nasus smiled.
-So, all we have to do is turn this green land into Aslan’s land. And…
Nasus’s eyes were curved like a crescent moon as he looked at the information he had found.
-We can obtain a being that can even control the believers of the Holy Empire.
Among the materials Nasus holds is information about the Black Church’s request for assassination a long time ago.
-Allen Allpoles, Seonghwang’s 7th grandson.
It’s about the 7th Prince, Allen Allfols.
The client is ‘Rose Darina’.
The 3rd prince’s mother.
It was a request to kill a weak child with no strength.
I remembered it because it was really interesting.
But the results were different.
He was not a young chick.
He was powerful, and above all, his unique power was a threat to Aslan.
A being that uses sacred power and can use necromancy.
A person with contradictory powers that govern life and death.
A medium that can ‘integrate’ two religions into one.
As rumored, he
is… -An ‘angel’?
He was like an angel.
If the source of his power is known, it will have a great impact not only on Aslan but also on the Holy Empire.
In Aslan, he was needed more than anything else.