Chapter 90 – Chapter 22. The Secret of Horompel.
“Necromancer… What?”
“Yes.”
There was such a certainty in Catherine’s pretty face.
Jihyuk let out a small sigh. He got into trouble.
“Can you prove it?”
“… That is, yet.”
Well, if I could prove it, why did I come to Ji-hyeok? He must have run straight into the count.
In short, he was trying to ask for help from Ji-hyeok, a fellow warrior. To reveal that he used black magic banned on the continent for personal gain.
In fact, the ones working in Horompel’s deepest basement were ghouls raised by necromancy. Of course, they couldn’t do anything like pickaxe, so I tied a hammer tightly to both arms and made them hit the wall with it.
You can work non-stop until your energy runs out, and you don’t need to eat or drink. Even if you die while working on slaves, you can turn them into ghouls again, so it’s easy to supply.
It could be a big deal if the count did all this secretly alone, but in fact, this was tolerated even by the imperial family.
Jihyeok knew that, too. There was only a guess that there might be some kind of deal between the two. If there is no such thing, there is no way he would be ignoring it even in the imperial family.
If it was necromancy, Jihyeok didn’t like it too much, but since this problem was connected to the imperial family, there was nothing good to touch. It was on a different level from Jihyeok’s attempt to dig into the relationship between the necromancer and the count in the city of Chronostan in the past. … Excuse me, but this doesn’t harm civilians.
It’s a little bit fucked up for the imperial family to act my own way, saying that this will be made an exception, but what can I do anyway. No matter how Jihyeok was, confrontation with the imperial family was something he absolutely had to avoid.
However, this Catherine, who had no way of knowing the inside story, looked like a righteous warrior and said that it was a necromantic technique, so her eyes immediately turned upside down.
But Ji-hyeok couldn’t tell her to close her eyes and move on because there were circumstances like this. It was no different from saying that he would become an accomplice. If this fact were known to the continent, the imperial family would of course pretend they didn’t know about it. Then only Ji-hyeok, who said it with a good heart, was being fucked for nothing. He said he saw the necromancer and he took no action.
In other words, it was wisest for him to ignore it and avoid it. … At least for now.
Jihyeok spoke clearly to Catherine.
“You’re free to have feelings, but don’t you think it’s a bit problematic to tell me that without any proof?”
At the sharp point, she shut her mouth.
“If I do something wrong, I might even fall out with the count. Wouldn’t it make you feel bad if anyone was suspected of something they didn’t do?”
“Obviously there is. There are even witnesses.”
“Is the witness as trustworthy as the Count? Is that testimony enough to make the count guilty?”
Maybe that’s not the case, but her voice lowered a bit.
“Therefore… , I meant to help you find evidence.”
“I’m sorry. I am also busy with my mission. … And I don’t want to doubt the count who has done me a favor. Think soberly again, Catherine.”
Hero Catherine clenched her teeth and the side of her jaw joint slipped out of her.
“All right. Thanks for your time. Enough then.”
Catherine opened the door with a clearly uncomfortable expression. Just then, Jihyeok grabbed the closed door. She glanced at him as she turned her head with her swipe.
“If you really need help… , Come back.”
She only slightly nodded her head without answering. When he let go of his hand, the door slammed shut.
Hmm-. Jihyeok let out a long snort. He wasn’t very comfortable either.
To be honest, it was vague to say that this was her fault. If there was any doubt about necromancy, it was the hero’s natural duty to dig it up. In that respect, she was doing her job well. At least she was much better than the other warriors who just avoided it by ignoring it.
… Well, there won’t be any particular problem, right?
Judging from her experience, the fact that she became an S-class hero safely meant that this problem would not spread significantly. Well, no matter how county she is, there’s nothing good for her even if she touches the hero, so she’ll try to put it mildly.
Jihyeok sat back in the chair. His gaze turned to the city outside the window. However, he thought of Catherine in his head.
… But, did he have a guild?
· · ·
“Buy whatever you want! I’ll give you all the money!”
Ludwigne, who had a big bite at the gambling house, shouted at her smoker sister and Grendal. Of course, having lost all her money, Grace only glanced at her with her expression of disapproval.
Does this really make sense
To be honest, Grace couldn’t believe Ludbine’s ghostly feeling. Her win rate was close to 7 or 8 percent. Even if you can pick it up a few times in the beginning with beginner’s luck, it was ridiculous that it kept going.
Grace had suspected that she was playing tricks at the gambling house, winning some at first and then sweeping it away later, but judging from the look on the dealer’s face, that wasn’t the case. Even the dealer, who always had to keep an expressionless face, seemed stunned by the absurd win rate.
Anyway, Ludwigne felt like the richest man in the world. It was thanks to her five money bags. One of them wrote all of them saying that he lived on this and that. Grendal, who came along as an escort, was very much a porter, how much she bought.
I’ll give you two to the captain!
She imagined that the captain would be very happy to receive this gift of money.
– Really? Well done, Ludwig.
– Of course it was something I had to do.
– I thought you could do it. It’s wonderful. … I love you, Ludwig.
– … Me too, boss.
A kiss of love follows, and then the two go to bed and slowly… !
Ludbine’s back heated up with a slap, slap sound. Evil- The red-haired maiden looked at her smoker sister as she flinched.
“Hey bitch, don’t look away and follow me.”
“Damn…”
“What? Mr.?”
“No, that, I got it. … Hitting people and making a fuss.”
“Don’t you know that if you take a glance here, you’ll be in big trouble? … Ugh, you ugly bitch.”
Grace was distraught and wandered off alone, holding onto Ludbine’s arm and heading back to the passageway to the castle.
Going up was much harder than going down. After all, we can’t bring suspicious people into the castle.
They were able to barely return to the castle after receiving a confirmation procedure for a long time. Ludwigne went first to her own room, hid two of her purses under her bed, took her other two, and then went to her captain’s room.
Smart- When I knocked, I heard the captain’s sweet voice.
Wow, your voice is nice
“It’s Ludbine.”
– Come in.
Her red hair and freckles entered her room very politely and genuinely, and she gave the prettiest smile she could think of. On top of that, with the innocence that men are crazy about.
Jihyeok, who was sitting in a chair by the window, smiled slightly and asked what was going on.
“Hey, take this…”
Ludwigne held out two of her purses to Jihyeok. After receiving it, he checked the contents. It was all gold coins. He looked up at her as if what was this.
“I got it. … Did you do well?”
“You got it? … Did Grace take you to the gambling den?”
“Yes. Oh, I only bet a little bit, but I was lucky enough to win a lot.”
It was a considerable amount. It was as much money as Jihyeok had in his hands.
“Originally, there wasn’t even half of that. It seems I have a bit of a knack for it!”
Jihyeok stared blankly at Ludbine’s face for a moment.
… Apparently, because of her witch’s blood, this daughter also seemed to have excellent intuition.
She looked at him with a look of great anticipation. Even the captain did not know what those eyes meant. Would like to be praised
“Yeah, good job. … But you don’t have to give it to me.”
“No, I want you to write for the team. Lol.”
“Okay, thank you. Don’t write well … Still, don’t get too addicted to gambling. You just have to enjoy it in moderation. You know what I mean?”
“Yes, chief. Don’t worry-!”
“Oh, and you have to do magic training whenever you can. … I mean, your role is very important. Don’t forget that if you make a mistake, we’re all at risk.”
“I will work hard. I do it every night.”
It was the truth without lies. Even though he looks a bit rough on the outside, he never missed the top spot in the alchemy department at the magic academy and was a diligent and diligent model student. It was already ingrained into his body like a habit to do magic training every day.
That’s why her Jihyeok also firmly believed in her. In the first place, if she had been a goofy smoker at the academy, she wouldn’t have even tried to recruit her.
Jihyeok looked out the window for a moment. The sunset was already setting.
“Did you eat?”
“No, not yet. I just came.”
“Okay? Then let’s go together. Take the kids.”
“Yes!”
Ludbine was very excited.
She firmly believed that if she continued like this, the day she would receive the captain’s kiss would come someday.
· · ·
It’s already been three days since I’ve been living in this fun and enjoyable city, Horompel.
Team Jihyeok had dinner and prepared for an early departure tomorrow morning. He checked the items he had prepared one more time and divided them with his teammates according to the proper weight.
If you leave here and go through two or three more villages, you will come to the Catacombs, now called the Devil’s Den.
There are rumors that the Devil Church is still hiding somewhere deep inside, but the truth has not yet been confirmed. Actually, it didn’t matter if they were there or not. It wasn’t the Demon Church that was dangerous, it was the demons.
As much as it is called the devil’s den, there were many devils there. Jihyeok had no intention of touching other demons besides the target. So he chose a mission by picking a guy who knew exactly where he was.
So, Ji-hyeok paid a large amount of money yesterday to get a copy of the underground structure of the catacombs. Of course, unlike the earlier structure, the inside has been expanded much more now by the Demonic Church, but it is still a hundred times better than without it.
He had laid out the schematic on the table and was taking a quick look at it when suddenly someone knocked urgently on the door.
– Warrior, Kang Ji-hyeok Warrior!
It was the voice of Hero Catherine. It wasn’t as calm and restrained as usual. … Apparently, something happened while digging behind the Count.
… Did you just dry it yesterday?
But by the time you regret it, it’s too late.
Jihyeok first folded the structure diagram several times to make it smaller, put it in his luggage bag, and carefully opened the door. Catherine rushed into the room without permission. He seemed to have no manners.
Haha
Catherine looked at Jihyeok as she gasped slightly. Then he realized his ugliness and corrected his posture, but his urgent expression did not disappear.
“… I’m sorry for coming so suddenly at this late hour.”
“Is there a problem? … It looks pretty urgent.”
Jihyeok had never seen that cold-blooded Catherine so colorful in expression. … I thought that maybe the reason she changed so much had something to do with this incident.
“Kang Ji-hyeok, please help me.”
I thought it was because of the necromancer again.
“Is it because of the necromancer?”
Unexpectedly, however, Catherine shook her head. That’s not it.
“The subordinate, the subordinate is gone. I don’t know where it went. It’s just gone. Nobody knows. No one knows.”
With her weeping face, she stepped up to Jihyeok and grabbed the hem of his dress.
“Please help me. Please help me find him. She is a treasured subordinate, like her younger brother. Please.”
… Jihyeok noticed.
It’s the count’s warning not to do anything useless.
