The Necromancer Who Was Despised

That’s because useful attack magic can be used from the 3rd class.

Dark wizards are so favored that they must reach the 4th class to receive the protection of the mercenary guild, but even if they only reach the 3rd class, they can still perform as well as other wizards.

Of course, I include necromancy and curses here.

-… … .

While I was going up one level, the completed specter was quietly floating in the void.

The specter’s appearance was simply that of a translucent cloth draped over its head, the form of a ghost commonly depicted in the West on Earth.

A white sheet ghost with two pitch-black holes on one side.

If you look inside, you can see a shape of pitch-black darkness gathered, so you can see that there is no exact shape.

Originally, it was a guy with a strong presence and the characteristic of causing fear in the surroundings, but since I was the master, it had no effect on me.

‘If you look at it one way… It’s even cute.’

To others, it is an undead object of fear, but from my point of view, it felt like a piece of cloth floating in the void without any sense of intimidation, so there was bound to be a difference in perception.

‘Hmm… It will be difficult to exert physical force. It’s stronger than I expected… Is there a limit to shortcuts after all?’

Still, it seemed like I could use Energy Drain.

That alone means that few monsters can stand up to the specter.

They will continue to have their energy drained and eventually die of dehydration.

‘It will take some time.’

It is important to be able to inflict damage without getting hurt on this side.

In addition, it can continuously grow through Energy Drain, and if it grows like that, physical attacks will also become possible, so it was not an undead that was made in the 5th class for nothing.

Furthermore, it can transfer some of the energy it absorbs to me, which helps me recover from fatigue and heal wounds.

That’s why it was a very useful undead.

‘Let’s call it a day for now.’

Thanks to the formation of the third circle, the sun was about to rise before I knew it.

I quickly cleaned up the basement and ordered the two undead to guard the basement before returning to the development site.

“You kept your promise.”

Athena, who had been training since dawn, greeted me like that.

“So, how was it?”

“It went well. Thank you. I’ve made some progress thanks to you.”

“Really? I heard you were making undead, did you succeed?”

“Ah. I’d like to show you, but I’ve left them guarding the basement for now.”

Athena seemed to be in a good mood as she smiled brightly at my words.

“But don’t you need to sleep? The request isn’t over yet.”

“I’m fine. I’m not tired at all.”

Maybe it’s because I have one more circle. I hadn’t slept at all, but I felt very refreshed.

While I was having a short conversation with Athena, Tia and Kaila also came out for their morning exercise and greeted me briefly.

Kaila, like Athena, usually wakes up early, but she seemed to have taken a little more rest since she had just returned.

While the party was doing their morning exercises, I cooked for them for the first time in a while, and as soon as we finished breakfast, someone was sent by the lord came to visit.

“I’ll be back. Let’s go, Kaila.”

“You’ll be back by dinner?”

“Probably.”

All I have to do is watch over Mootur while he does the maintenance…

“You’re here.”

It was Sammer who greeted me.

“Currently, the Lord and the Young Master are busy, so I will take care of this matter on their behalf.”

“The reason we borrowed the dwarves from Count Siglen’s family was to repair the second passageway. As you can see, while the side of Kuman’s mansion is intact, the side of the Lord’s mansion is not in very good condition.”

This was information I already knew from Disan.

“Originally, the location of the second passageway was supposed to be kept a closely guarded secret, but… there are no other suitable candidates to take on the task, and since you already know about the passageway, we will proceed without any special “precautions.”

As we headed underground with Sammer, Mootur was waiting there.

He quietly bowed his head when he saw us.

“All the materials are inside, so all you have to do is keep an eye on things. The dwarves will take care of the repairs.”

Even someone else than me could do this much, but it seemed to be a matter of trust.

“Will it just be the two of us and this dwarf working on it?”

I didn’t expect this.

‘I’d rather leave Kaila behind if that’s the case.’

I had initially told Barnis that the two of us would be doing it together, so I had no choice.

‘Still… this is fine.’

It was a chance to get a little closer to Mootur.

“This is for your meals. I will come and meet you at dinner time. Please take this as well.”

What Sermun handed me was… something familiar.

‘A whip?’

It was a type of artifact used to inflict pain on slaves, especially those with magical imprints.

I had one too, which had the effect of activating Kayla’s magical imprint.

Of course, I had never used it.

“Since you have a slave with a magical imprint, I believe you know what it’s for.”

“I know.”

“If she doesn’t listen… I ask that you do it in a way that doesn’t leave any after-effects. You can return the ‘whip’ when you leave.”

It seemed like the work would start early in the morning and continue until evening.

After receiving lunch boxes and ‘whips’ from Summer, we re-entered the secret passage.

As the entrance closed, Mutr, lighting a lantern, spoke.

“It’s nice to see you again.”

“It is.”

He treated me the same way he did in the past, even though he knew I had a whip.

The same went for me.

“You can just stay there. I’ll be doing the maintenance anyway.”

“Can I help you with something?”

At my words, Mutr looked at me as if I were truly strange.

“Then may I ask you to carry the supplies? There’s too much for me to do it alone.”

I thought he would refuse, but he didn’t, either because he trusted me or because he didn’t want to refuse my offer.

‘I would have doubted the kindness if I thought about the treatment I received in the meantime.’

So I nodded happily.

“Of course.”

Kayla looked a little surprised when I talked to Mutr as if nothing had happened, but she quickly hid her emotions and spoke to me.

“I’ll help too.”

“No, it’s okay. Kayla, you can just hold the lantern.”

So Kayla lit the way while Mutr and I carried the supplies.

We spent a lot of time and effort carrying the supplies.

‘It would be really convenient to use the undead in times like this.’

I thought of Skeleton No. 1, who I had left behind.

‘Well, I wouldn’t be able to use it anyway because of the eyes watching.’

The lord’s mansion was right in front of us.

It was just a thought, but I couldn’t use the undead in reality.

When we had almost finished carrying the supplies, I said to Mutr,

“Let’s eat.”

Mutr took the lunch box from me and tried to avoid me.

“Where are you going? Let’s eat together.”

“…You’re going to eat with me? Aren’t you disgusted?”

“What now?”

Come to think of it, Mutr had never eaten with me or Banis.

It was partly because of the difference in status, and partly because he was careful because he knew that he was a different race and that humans hated him.

However, I didn’t think much of it.

‘Come to think of it, Kayla is a slave too.’

She was no ordinary slave, but that didn’t change the fact that her current status was that of a slave.

Maybe it’s because she’s from Earth.

“Lord Jimnis… is very unusual. Honestly, you don’t seem human. Do you have any mixed blood? An elf, perhaps?”

“Words….”

I said, covering Kayla’s mouth.

“Well. Don’t you look different from an elf?”

“Aren’t you handsome by human standards? If you just covered your ears, people would believe you if you said you were a half-elf. Your physique isn’t that big either. Your height… well, you’re “a bit short for an elf.”

The humans in this world are small on average because they don’t eat well.

That’s why I, who am only of average height on Earth, am considered tall here.

Of course, nobles and knights are an exception.

Even so, they don’t reach the average height of elves, who are as tall as dogs or cows, over 180 centimeters.

‘Thin and long.’

Similar to the elves in novels, they are often considered beautiful by human standards and are known as a race of beauty.

So I laughed lightly and said,

“Thanks for the compliment.”

He looked dazed for a moment at my response, then smiled broadly.

After that, there was nothing left to help with.

“I have to do it myself from now on. I’m sorry, but since you don’t have the knowledge, you’ll only get in the way.”

In the worst case, it could collapse and bury everything.

“I understand. I’ll just watch.”

Since there was no point in pretending to know what I didn’t, I just watched Mootur do the repair work.

Other than occasionally changing the lantern, there was nothing for me to do.

However, the atmosphere was surprisingly good.

Mootur didn’t seem uncomfortable with Nana or Kayla, and thanks to that, the atmosphere was good.

In the silence, only the sound of Mootur moving could be heard.

And so the first day’s schedule ended, and the second and third days passed without any problems.

I gradually became closer to Mootur, and later we started to joke with each other, and he even brought me some alcohol on the sly, and we reviewed several experimental ideas to fix Kayla’s leg in our spare time.

However, Kayla didn’t get very close to Mootur.

Mootur also had only a superficial relationship with Kayla, and it seemed that they were not so much as each other as simply not interested in each other.

And so, about a week passed, and when about half of the repair work was completed, I asked Mootur a question.

“By the way, Mootur.”

“Yes, Lord Jimnis.”

“This second passage. Is it weaker than you thought?”

“…That’s not true. There are no other collapsed areas except for this one, are there?”

“Is that so? Well, if.”

“What if we created a backdoor that connected to this place from another location?”

Mootur looked at me with a strange look at my question.

“A backdoor, you say.”

“Hmm… I think it will be fine. That is, if it’s not around this newly renovated area.”

“Ah, don’t misunderstand. I’m just curious.”

“How could I misunderstand? And whatever I think, there’s the only one human around me who would listen to my thoughts.”

That one person is probably referring to me.

‘Then the backdoor should be fine.’

I asked because I wondered if this place had collapsed because there were signs of it having collapsed here.

Based on what I’ve observed so far, I asked him indirectly because although he hates humans, he’s not the type to go around and talk about it, and I was able to hear his answer.

“But if it’s sturdy enough to be fine even if a backdoor is created, why did this place collapse? Did a death worm pass by?”

“…I don’t know the cause either.”

Muthr answered half a beat late, sounding depressed.

“If you don’t know the cause, isn’t it possible that it could happen again?”

“Then I’ll be summoned here again.”

“Hmm… Really?”

Even though he must know the situation well, he seemed reluctant to answer, as if he didn’t want to talk about it.

Anyway, the lifespan of the territory is only a few months away.

I didn’t think it was necessary to pry into something he didn’t want to answer, so I didn’t ask any more questions.

After that, my relationship with Muthr didn’t deteriorate.

We still maintained an unusually good relationship for a slave of a different race and a human, and towards the end of the renovation, there was some new news.

“…Are you saying that Lord Rainbank has returned alive?”

“Yes. That’s right. He returned with Lord Likienli, the Seed.”

“What is his condition, his condition?”