I Became The Academy Necromancer chapter 213

213. The King’s Resolve

There was a place to stop for a while, so it took some time to go to Gray Pond.

Still, I was able to arrive the night before the big debate, so there was no big problem.

When I came close, I intentionally got off the carriage and headed for Gray Pond on foot alone.

I’ve already heard that Mule and his followers entered Greypond without much fuss.

There was definitely an intention to create a contrasting atmosphere.

“… ….”

I never thought that Erica, the Bright family, and the Geronia family would go this far.

She had heard that she had requested the support of each of the families that had partnered with me to find me.

But when I saw Erica standing confidently at the end of the road, I was really impressed.

With arms crossed, I have a firm determination to make sure no one soils the path I walk.

Even though I made eye contact with her, her expression welcomed me as she remained silent without a change in her expression.

I entered Greypond while listening to the sighs and cries of the ghosts echoing in the silent night.

As the soldiers who cleared the way for Erica and I came back inside and the castle gate closed.

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Erika was looking up at me blankly.

Took.

In an instant, an outstretched hand touches my cheek. Erica, who was too skinny and didn’t feel very good, was surprised and hurriedly withdrew her hand.

“What are you doing?”

When I ask her involuntarily at her unexpected blow, Erica scratches the back of her head as if embarrassed.

“No, because he really came back.”

She looked emaciated as if she had suffered quite a bit for a month. It was hard to see him as a wizard who overwhelmed and silenced the crowd just before.

“Where have you been and why did you leave without saying anything? There are many things I want to ask, but let’s go to the palace for now. His Majesty Orpheus is waiting for you.”

“Yes.”

Erika and I headed towards the royal palace, escorted by privates from the Geronia and Bright families.

Even though it was night, it wasn’t that late again, so there were a few people around me who saw me and whispered.

“Hey, over there! Commander!”

Amid the crowds that gradually gather, a woman runs toward me.

Her enlisted men tried to stop her, but I stopped them. She was a woman I had never seen before.

As I approached her, a woman handed me a heavy money bag from her bosom.

“Do you remember me?”

“Yes, I helped the begging boy being chased by a ghost.”

Previously, at the time of the 1st Great Debate, she was living in Gray Pond and solved several evil spirit cases.

“At that time, I was not in a hurry, so I just skipped it, but here is the reward. If you are uncomfortable receiving it, you can view it as a donation.”

After staring at the money bag I handed over, I shook my head and carefully pushed it.

“I didn’t do it for money.”

At the time, she asked for help from the bishops, but the bishops only accepted her donation, so she helped the woman who was crying because she had no money.

“Ha, but the memorial service commander. A man named Mule works miracles and accepts donations. If my money is used to prove the innocence and sincerity of the memorial service, it’s just an honor…… !”

Thank you for giving me a lot of thoughts, but I was firm.

“I didn’t do this to get money.”

“… ….”

“But if you really want to help me.”

I slowly point towards the cemetery in Greypond.

“If you go over there, there is a gravestone for a child. It’s spelled Mel, so it shouldn’t be hard to find.”

“A grave, a tombstone? But that child was a beggar and begging, so there’s no way there’s a tombstone.”

“I made it.”

“… ….”

“If a lot of time has passed, your heart has cleared up. I hope you buy some food and visit the child. It was an evil spirit, but it wasn’t because the child who was dying of hunger wanted it.”

A child closed his eyes in an alley on a cold night as he was so hungry.

I was just copying the same behavior I had in my previous life, wandering the streets begging for money and food.

“I see.”

Her woman looks down at her purse with a thoughtful expression.

I tried to pass the woman like that.

“Comforter! Thanks to the exorcism of the Earth Spirit last time, the shop is prospering!”

“No more nightmares! Thank you!”

“This is McKen. Will you remember? Even my daughter, who closed her eyes first, would be proud of me now, right?”

Citizens of Greypond who had been helped by me came out to greet me.

I know time is running out. But I didn’t want to ignore them and pass by.

I didn’t become arrogant or arrogant because I was drunk with their gratitude.

Simply what I did made them feel so comfortable, and no matter how many Mule’s followers and how great his miracles are.

I was just grateful to those who did not forget me.

It took a little while and I made you wait, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me for this.

It’s not like I’m being favored by the king for nothing.

“Awesome.”

Erika, who kept listening to me next to me, had a faint smile on her lips.

“What is fun?”

She wouldn’t have been a particularly good thing for Erica. Rather, she made His Majesty wait, so she had to be impatient.

But she quietly closed the distance with me and replied.

“Who doesn’t like getting compliments on their fiancé?”

“… ….”

“And I’m glad there are people who remember what you did.”

She seems to be in a good mood with just that, and she smiles brightly with her expression relaxed.

The fact that the cold-hearted magician who had been leading the ranks until just now was melting in front of me made me feel a vague feeling.

“But let’s go now. His Majesty may be sleeping.”

“Because he leads a very sound life.”

Two wagons were already placed inside the royal family.

The carriage supported by the academy and the carriage of the Verdi family.

I walked in through the front door, so there was no need to drag a wagon into that noisy place.

The carriages entered Gray Pond through a separate back door and were waiting in the royal palace in advance.

“Oh, come!”

“Professor is great!”

Finden Eye and Aria have been waiting for you. Darius was smiling brightly with the sleeping Owen on his back.

“Kiyaa! After all, he is my brother!”

“Because the child is awake, be quiet.”

Deia warns Darius by slapping him on the shoulder as he shouts in a boiling voice.

Then he turned his head to me and asked.

“Are you going to have an audience with His Majesty right away?”

“Yes, I will go alone, so there is no need to follow me. You will be tired from the journey, so please rest.”

It would be rude to rush around late at night. Deia agrees and instructs the others.

“Thankfully, the royal family gave me a room to stay in, so shut up quietly and go to sleep.”

“I’m a maid, so shouldn’t I clean the master’s room and unpack his stuff?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. The maids who are many times more competent than you have already set everything up.”

“Over there! Don’t you have a late night snack? I’m a little hungry.”

“Don’t ask me. I don’t know much about this place either.”

“Keuheum, if Sir Tairn or Grace are there, I guess I’ll have to ask for a fight after a long time.”

“Okay, so pack your things and move. The ladies-in-waiting should also rest.”

It was Deia who urged them by answering the noisy party one by one.

Because they were a party with a strong tendency to do what they wanted, Deia eventually entered Verdi’s carriage with nervous steps.

Taaang!

“You Mojiri! Listen! Can you make me a place in the royal grave?!”

Threatens by shooting a shotgun into the sky that shoots bullets through magic.

He knew that even though such behavior in the royal family was quite rude, if he didn’t do something like this, he wouldn’t listen.

‘I should go and speak well.’

Since I’m going to an audience with Your Majesty anyway, you must have thought that this much would be taken care of on my own.

Even though he looks emotional on the outside, his brain is cold enough to be comparable to the cold wave of Northwesten.

Erika and I went to His Majesty’s office. Come to think of it, since it was still winter break, Eleanor would be in the royal family too, but she wondered if she had already fallen asleep.

After knocking and simple greetings, I alone enter His Majesty’s office.

Erika followed and decided to wait outside for a while.

Because it’s a matter for me and His Majesty to discuss.

She’ll serve as her trusty sentinel.

“It’s late, I’m sleepy, so I’ve only finished two cups of coffee. Thanks to you, I slept well today.”

King Orpheus is reading various documents with his chin resting on his desk.

Recently, the situation has been quite tumultuous, so he had no choice but to be busy.

“It took a while.”

“I have already heard the report. Citizens who have been helped by you before have expressed their gratitude?”

“I’m glad you’re doing well.”

“Hmm, that attitude of putting citizens before Jim… ….”

Orpheus glanced towards me. His golden eyes contained a lot of wisdom unlike anything I had seen before.

“I like it.”

Orpheus jumped up from his seat with a smile on his eyes and stretched himself.

“Stop it! I’ve been going to bed late lately because of this guy named Mule. Thanks to that, his skin has become crispy.”

“Even so, you dared to hold a large debate.”

“… ….”

“Also, to the point of feeling stupid, he doesn’t respond to Mull and the bishops who support him.”

I could say it was harsh, but I needed to be clear about what I was feeling.

“Are you in a hurry? You speak quite bluntly to ask my intentions.”

“Because I have to prepare for tomorrow.”

Tomorrow is the big debate.

I haven’t met the saint yet, and Stella, who I saw briefly on the castle wall earlier, has disappeared somewhere.

Perhaps he disappeared because he needed to prepare something for me.

Orpheus, who understood my words, was bitter and wiped his desk with the palm of his hand.

“Yes, it doesn’t respond to anything to the extent that it looks frustrating.”

“… ….”

“Please understand my position. A man named Mule is truly carrying on acts that can only be said to have been chosen by God.”

It was a mule that was making unconventional moves beyond that of a saint in a short period of time.

Even raising the dead was an act of destroying the basic outline of the continent.

To humans who fear death, he must have seemed like a savior indeed.

“The moment you persecute him and his followers here, you are making them victims.”

“… ….”

“Also, it’s great that nothing has been confirmed. I heard Saint Lucia had a brief conversation with Mule. But even so, she did not grasp the truth of her depth and power.”

With a generous sigh, Orpheus caresses his eyes to relieve his fatigue.

“Deius, after digging everything up and finding out the truth. I intend to judge.”

“Did you learn from the past?”

Orpheus’s eyes slowly opened. Then he made eye contact with me and smiled.

“Is it obvious? I thought you might notice. The servants are very angry. He chirps every day like a lark, saying that we shouldn’t let those ruffians who disrespect the royal family and insult authority.”

As if.

“Yeah, just like 200 years ago when I was badly burned by a warlock and created a monster called Heralhazard.”

“… ….”

“We didn’t know anything about the warlock, so we only fought to supply him with corpses and souls.”

A voice filled with remorse echoes in the office.

“Stained with hatred, I didn’t even realize that Heralhazard was a f*cking royal play. That’s why Griffin has grown twisted.”

Orpheus Luden Griffin does not have the right to be king.

Blood stained with deceit and greed flowed through his veins.

But he was responsible.

He’s responsible for making everything right and protecting the kingdom.

“We need to check closely. What the hell is that mysterious power? If we turn them into enemies, how should we counteract them, and if so, how should we deal with them?”

“Is that why you waited for the right time?”

“That’s right, I thought that you and the saintess at the great debate would surely remove the veil from that mysterious prophet. Until then, I had no intention of provoking them.”

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King Orpheus smiled and continued his words.

“Even though he disregarded the authority of the royal family completely and completely.”

“… ….”

“It doesn’t matter. The kingship has already risen to the heights thanks to you. There’s nothing wrong with getting some flaws. I’m just in a bad mood.”

And Orpheus adds.

“No matter how insulted the kingship is, in the end, you will solve it.”

“You are handing over a heavy load.”

It was absurd, but it wasn’t wrong. Also, because it was the reason I was expecting, the corners of my mouth went up.

The atmosphere has softened so much.

Orpheus walks slowly and stands in front of me.

“Deius, so much blood has been shed in this land. 200 Years ago, not only the massacre of Heralhazard, but also the evil spirit of my ancestor, Griffin, sucked the blood of the people and lived far away.”

“That’s right.”

The undeniable truth.

But Orpheus didn’t turn a blind eye to it.

He pats my shoulder and casually walks past me towards the window.

Orpheus, with his hands behind his back, gazes at the horizon outside the castle wall.

It was in the direction of the tent village where the fanatics of Mule were staying.

“Honestly, I can understand them.”

“… ….”

“A strange prophet has come out and is performing unbelievable miracles. Brought a person back to life from the dead? Send your soul into the arms of God? Huh, I would have been humiliated too.”

“… ….”

“However, foolish. They do not know that the land they are stepping on is not protected by God, but by the kingdom’s walls and soldiers. They are blind to religion and God.”

That’s why they prefer royal authority.

They prioritized the gods and mules they believed in over the laws of the Griffin Kingdom.

“You are dizzyingly pitiful, unwise, and unable to see the future just one step ahead, thinking that now will lead to eternity.”

Although King Orpheus let out a thick and dejected laugh.

Nevertheless, my eyes were fixed on the scenery outside the window.

“Still, they are my people.”

Once again, Orpheus does not shy away from responsibility.

“It’s not like anyone doesn’t know the easy solution. Those pathetic bastards who point fingers at the royal family can be sorted out with a single gesture.”

“… ….”

“Aren’t they still my lovely people?”

Also, don’t forget the past.

“In this land where the blood of the people was terribly flooded in the past… ….”

I am disturbed, but nonetheless, a word from him with a request is reached out to me.

“Should I shed their blood again?”

Hyeonwang.

A word containing the feelings of Orpheus Luden Griffin.

“I don’t want to.”

It doesn’t distort or shed tears, but it’s a gray with a mixture of love and hate.

“Thanks to you, the kingship has been strengthened. Thanks to you, I am grateful that I can make this choice.”

Orpheus’s determination that he could bear this much damage because it was a kingship that was solidly built.

A promise that suddenly comes to mind that the truly strong can forgive.

“As Your Majesty wishes.”

I slowly put my hand on his chest and leaned slightly towards him.

“I will follow your orders.”