I Became The Academy Necromancer

62. Heralhazard

“… … .”

Entering the audience room of King Orpheus, I silently bow my head and raise my greetings.

If other nobles or servants saw it, it would have been a spectacle that they would go mad saying that it was rude, but since it was a kind of private meeting, they did not show excessive respect.

And King Orpheus, who liked it, smiled cheerfully.

“You see people very well. You know I don’t like excessive courtesy.”

I simply say that I noticed it when Deia first saw her kneeling down and keeping her manners and immediately went back.

Actually, I just did it because I remembered saying that in the game.

“Did you spend time with your sister?”

“Yes, thanks to you, I looked around the capital.”

“Hmm. Surprisingly. I thought you wouldn’t be very interested in your sister or the rest of the family.”

King Orpheus, who tapped his chin with his finger, jumped up from his throne and walked away.

The archmage, Rock Pelican, who was standing on the right side of the king, naturally followed suit.

“Yes, now only the final ordeal remains. You have solved two of the trials that would normally be difficult.”

“… … .”

“You have proven your abilities by overcoming the sorcerer judge Tairn in the first trial.”

It’s a great achievement, Orpheus taps me on the shoulder.

“In the second ordeal, my sister Eleanor showed comfort and healing by breaking a long-suffering nightmare.”

Power goes into the hands of the king. He held me firmly by the shoulders, as if he was trying to prevent me from escaping.

“Only the final ordeal remains. Once this is done, the kingdom will recognize you as an official warlock. It’s a very big event of the century.”

In a kingdom that extremely rejects warlocks, directly recruit warlocks and give them separate positions?

Maybe for a few years, this will make a lot of noise, and my name will be engraved in history unconditionally.

Of course, none of that mattered.

“And from what I see, you seem to already know what the final ordeal is.”

“… … .”

don’t bother answering

Unlike the first and second trials, I knew about the last ordeal from the time I was first imprisoned.

Actually, the last one is the king’s personal wish.

It was a matter of divergence from the previous two.

“Do you remember this note?”

A crumpled note placed in the open hand of King Orpheus.

It was a note I gave you to read when you were imprisoned in case your faith in me faltered.

Inside is the father of King Orpheus. The last will left by the late King Oppert to his son was written on it.

– Just, always be stupid.

These words are incomprehensible to see as the last words of the former king to his son who is now inheriting the throne.

No matter how you look at it, it was a phrase that was sure to be a curse rather than a blessing.

Looking down at the contents of the note in his palm, King Orpheus munched his mouth as if to vomit something deep inside.

One hand on my shoulder was strained, but it looked like it was forcibly leaning against me.

“This is the final ordeal. Since you seem to already know, it can actually be called the easiest ordeal.”

The image of King Orpheus looking at me while taking his eyes off the note and forcing himself to smile while pretending to be relaxed seemed really dangerous.

“Why did my father say that I am a fool when I have to shoulder this kingdom?”

A curiosity that I thought would be impossible to solve virtually forever.

If the previous two trials were to be evaluated to see if they had the ability to help the citizens of the Griffin Kingdom.

the last one is just

It was just to clear the king’s doubts.

Suddenly, I remembered a story in the Bible I had seen in the past.

Joseph, one of Jacob’s 12 sons, who interprets Pharaoh’s dreams.

Just as he was trusted by the Pharaoh by interpreting dreams.

If I could unravel the meaning of the former king’s will, I would gain his trust.

I didn’t want to open my mouth.

Even though it was a place he had imagined many times, there was no certainty that King Orpheus could survive.

That was the only thing I was worried about right now.

Even in the game, if you take the wrong route, King Orpheus who realizes the truth will be ruined.

Starting with forgetfulness, delusion, hallucinations, hallucinations, etc. Shake it with the momentum to destroy the griffin kingdom.

but.

Obviously, there is a route to overcome and grow. There is also a route to reform by saying that you will not commit any more mistakes.

Because I was the one who saw such a future, I was able to surrender myself as a black magician.

“From now on.”

After taking a break, I calmly continued to speak to King Orpheus, whose pupils widened as he could not stand the pounding.

“I hope you will listen to me calmly.”

“… … .”

gulp.

The sound of the King swallowing saliva echoed in the audience room. That meant he was nervous.

This was an episode in the game.

It is a chain quest received from King Orpheus and penetrates a large stem enough to affect the main episode.

Even at that time, starting with the question of the will of the late King Oppert, many secrets within the kingdom and the secrets that the royal family have been sticky to keep hidden until now will be unraveled.

It could be heard simply as a will to curse his son.

This was a remark with weight enough to shake the entire Griffin Kingdom.

It is the entrance to knowing where and why the kingdom’s absolute hostility toward black magic originated.

It suggests that the royal identity and the deep roots of the griffin have actually been rotten.

“Your Majesty’s father. The reason why the late king, King Opert, left such a will was because he was thinking of you.”

“for me? What does that mean?”

As a father, he hoped that he would not touch the truth even a little bit, but paradoxically, because of the will, Orpheus gets to touch the truth.

The disgusting naeronambul of the griffin royal family.

It has been hypocritical and perpetrating false evil, and has deceived tens of millions of people.

In fact, they were standing on top of the corpses piled up.

“His Majesty’s ancestors, who through countless wars and victories established a dynasty of brilliant divine beasts called Griffins… … .”

It was the moment when the old, dusty truth saw the light of day.

“It was a warlock.”

* * *

Beep, beep, beep.

“… … .”

The sound of footsteps resembling a long echo fills the silent hallway. We continued moving forward without a word.

Like a person immersed in it, he put weight on each step.

In particular, the steps of King Orpheus showed signs of speeding up little by little without his knowledge, and the archmage who noticed it looked at the king with a worried expression.

Crossroads in the hallway on the first floor.

If you go to the right, you will see the restaurant, and if you go to the left, you will go outside and come out to the garden.

A griffin statue placed as if forcing you to choose between the two.

Inside, a woman whose face is covered with a black cloth creeps out.

[That’s right. As you said, there is something in this.]

Just in case, I sent the Black Mage in advance, so it became clear.

Since I was calm, I pulled the wings of the griffin statue down with force.

The wings fold with a thud and the wall behind it starts to open.

“… … .”

“Hmm.”

Seeing that, King Orpheus and the Archmage Rock Pelican lowered their voices and were displeased because they were gloomy. I never thought that there would be such a secret passage in the royal family.

“Let’s go.”

I go first and go inside. Suddenly, I remembered the road to the basement of the Verdi mansion two months ago.

It’s much more stable than there, and you go down the passage with a high degree of perfection.

Inside was an archives room that looked like a library. A myriad of books and a huge desk in the center.

“This… … .”

The crests of the griffins stamped all over the place symbolized that they were belongings of the royal family.

Shaking off the accumulated dust, the archmage carefully takes out a book from the bookshelf.

Then, startled, he widened his eyes. The title is not written on the book, but judging from the dark red color, it must contain information about blood manipulation.

In addition, blood manipulation, which deals with blood, was one of the representative black magic techniques that paired well with necromantic and corpse techniques.

[It’s a really great place. If I had known this place before I was alive, I would have gone blind and tried to infiltrate it somehow.]

It’s because he’s dead, that’s why the Dark Spirit can be so calm.

If it wasn’t for that, I could have literally indulged in a book at random in a runaway.

King Orpheus headed for the desk in the center with heavy steps.

Along with a photo in front of it, the ink has dried up and faded writing.

“… … !”

The king’s eyes trembled when he saw that.

In the picture stood a boy smiling brightly.

From the outside, he was quite handsome, and although his physique was a little on the small side, he had a smile that seemed to be loved by many people.

And I know its identity.

Luanes Luden Griffin.

He was the youngest son of the Griffin royal family 200 years ago, and his half-brother who could be seen as the king’s wife.

Another name is Herald Hazard.

A black magician who single-handedly drove the Griffin Kingdom to the brink of destruction, and the culprit behind the current Griffin Kingdom’s obsessive hatred towards black magic.

The countless letters beneath the photo were filled with handwritten correspondence between the King of the Griffin Kingdom and Herald Hazard at the time.

All of them were written when he was committing a massacre, and the contents inside contained detailed information such as which towns were missing troops and whether there was a shortage of troops.

At the end of it was the phrase ‘To my beloved son.’

It is so painfully lodged in the chest of King Orpheus.

Cuggit.

Orpheus roughly gripped the letter with trembling hands. A villain like a plague in the kingdom of Heralhazard.

Looking at this letter announcing that it was actually a royal family play.

He sheds tears and slowly turns his head to stare at me.

“That, Dae… … .”

Her voice filled with resentment made it seem like she was chewing up words.

“all… … Did you know?”

Eyes bloodshot red with tears violently demand an answer from me.

I calmly closed my eyes and nodded slightly.

“Yes, I knew.”

And.

bang!

“Rockfelicaaah”

King Orpheus slams the desk and calls the archmage as if screaming for his throat to burst.

Thick piles of dust are scattered in all directions. The vast amount of mana of the Archmage spreading through the gap.

The Rock Pelican calmly closed his eyes and tapped the floor with his cane, ready to receive orders.

“sifter… … .”

Is it because the words don’t come out properly because of the shock, or is it because of the guilt towards me.

I don’t know what it is, but King Orpheus covers his face with both hands.

In the voice that came out after that, despair was dripping with emotion.

“Arrest.”

The king’s declaration made in agony as if he were losing weight.

Soon after, the chain made of the archmage’s mana strangled my whole body.

I was silent and accepted it.