Damn Necromancer Chapter 87

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Chapter 87: rhen (2)

The training hall of the mansion was spacious and sturdy.

With tight security, it was the perfect place to test rhen. Heading towards the training hall he asked along the way.

“rhen.”

―Yeah?

“How many types of magic can you use?”

―I can use most death-related spells.

“What about other attributes?”

―Hmm. I’m not sure about that.

“You don’t know?”

― Yeah. This is my first ti encountering sothing like this. Even after becoming a banshee, no other types of magic have manifested, except for death magic.

This guy’s a Death Lord.

Helooked at her and said she had to die to manifest her abilities, or sothing like that.

‘Was that a bluff?’

It seed likely.

Because if not, rhen, who seed to have an affinity for all four attributes, wouldn’t have a reason to only manifest one type of magic.

“Even after practicing?”

—…… Yeah. And honestly, I didn’t even try that hard. It’s not like anything good would co out of it other than being a bit more useful for the Death Lord.

“You could try to get stronger and break free from being bound.”

At those words, rhen stared at Kim Minwoo.

―… Minwoo, you’re quite forward-thinking. You were like that in the Academy too.

She said with a faint smile.

―… If I had really t Minwoo in the past, maybe I would’ve tried that hard.

He nodded.

He seed to know roughly about the past. rhen didn’t seem to be soone who actively worked for the Death Lord.

Perhaps she might have followed orders like a machine.

“What are you two talking about?”

“Nothing. We’re done. Just sit here.”

After seating himself in a corner, he summoned Cedric. Upon seeing Cedric, Naye’s eyes sparkled.

“Oh? It’s the talking skeleton! I’ve seen you! On NewTube!”

―…Nice to et you.

Cedric awkwardly waved his hand. Naye, who was previously making noises of awe, stuck to Cedric’s leg.

“Hehe. You’re cold.”

Cedric, unable to do much, stared at Kim Minwoo.

―…Is this the master’s ntioned younger sibling?

“Yeah, Nayae. She’s the youngest in our house.”

― She seems like a lively child.

Then Cedric’s gaze turned to rhen.

―…Long ti no see.

―Yeah.

The two commanders exchanged greetings. Feeling a slight awkwardness, Kim Minwoo chuckled and asked.

“Weren’t you two close?”

―We didn’t really have many chances to et in the first place. Each of the three commanders managed their respective areas. rhen managed the Spirit Realm.

―That’s right. Capturing souls and turning them into undead. That was my job.

―And if we add one more thing…

Cedric, looking intently at rhen, nodded and said.

―She was hostile to everyone. Honestly, I didn’t really want to get close to her.

―That’s right. I was like that back then. Sorry. I apologize.

― …There’s no need for that. I sowhat understood. I got the brunt of it from the Lord.

― …Yeah.

Listening to the conversation, Kim Minwoo asked Cedric.

“Weren’t you like that too?”

—When I beca the Lord’s vassal, he already had three commanders by his side. In other words, the world was already halfway turned upside down.

“So?”

― The Lord at that ti probably… I think he was a bit more lenient. At least he didn’t aggressively persuade like rhen. And besides… I already had things I had to do, even if I beca undead.

He didn’t ask what those things were.

That’s Cedric’s personal matter. As an undead with a sense of self, it’s best to respect his privacy.

‘Got what I needed.’

He gathered so information from the previous question.

‘The early and late stages of the Death Lord seed a bit different.’

When he obtained Balrog and subjugated rhen. At that ti, his na hadn’t spread across the continent yet.

In other words, it could be said that it was a very peaceful continent.

He recalled what he said during the first audience.

“I ca for revenge. I dyed the continent with death. I thought I had achieved my goal.”

Revenge.

He didn’t know the details, but anyway, it seed like he had moved aggressively for that.

He could tell from rhen’s case. Upon rejecting his vassalage, he went on to deal with surrounding students without hesitation.

He could be considered a typical evil lich straight out of a textbook. As revenge was nearing its end in the later stages, he seed to have more leeway.

Kim Minwoo looked at rhen.

“Wanna try using magic of a different attribute?”

—Which attribute?

“Just any…”

At that mont, Naye unexpectedly interrupted the conversation.

“! I wanna see water magic! Water!”

—Water?

“Yeah! Check this out!”

Suddenly, a video appeared on the child’s smartphone screen.

[Overseas S-rank Mage, Angela’s Magic Demonstration Video]

[120 million views]

The blonde magician Angela recited her spell.

Soon, a giant dragon made of water flew.

The sight of people cheering as they watched.

rhen didn’t know much about NewTube yet, but she could grasp the gist of the video. It seed to be about a mage performing magic.

“Isn’t it cool how the water just, like, transforms like that! What do you think, Oppa? Cool, right?”

“Yeah, it’s cool.”

“Yeah! Angela unni is super famous in the US! Did you know I even got a hug from her? Hehe.”

“Really? Our Naye is doing well. Being friends with such an amazing awakened individual.”

Perhaps Angela beca friends with Naye because of her status as the youngest daughter of Ilsung Group, but that wasn’t important.

What mattered was the empathetic gesture. If Angela were to belittle the fact that she’s a magician or sothing, that would be pure personality decay.

“When you co to the US, let know! I have Angela unni’s number! I’ll introduce you.”

“Really? I’ll be sure to tell you when I go. I’m already looking forward to it.”

Such a cute kid.

Minwoo nodded with a smile.

It was an idle remark.

Then.

―… That’s not how water magic is used.

Sowhere, a very blunt voice was heard. rhen, who had suddenly approached, was glaring at Kim Minwoo.

“Huh? No way? Angela unni is really good at magic! They say she’s a prodigy even in the US!”

― …Is she?

“Yeah!”

―Even though she’s really bad at it?

rhen replied bluntly.

Although she had never used water attribute magic before, mories from her past battles with the Death Lord were telling her.

That’s not how water is used.

Water attribute magic needs to be dense.

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The magician in the video was nothing more than a sewage worker who imitated the appearance.

But why.

Why would her master, just by seeing a magician of such diocre skill, have his face all contorted?

Seeing that sohow made her mood sink.

‘Fool.’

A real fool.

So she had to prove it.

That such a level was really nothing.

“Then show us so magic, Unni!”

―…Alright. I’ll give it a try.

rhen closed her eyes as if concentrating. Mana was swirling within her body.

The connection of water needed to be denser. Yet, it also needed to flow smoothly. She recalled the image of a flying blue dragon just as she had seen in the video.

With plenty of water imbued, the sight of the blue dragon soaring.

[rhen invokes ‘water’!]

[Water attribute magic is invoked!]

[Archmage (SS) is activated!]

[Understanding the origin of water!]

[Replicating magic seen with the eyes!]

[S-rank magic, ‘Water Dragon Strike (S)’ is created…]

[The caster’s skill overwhelms the replica!]

[A new magic is created!]

[rhen uses Water Dragon Storm (SS)!]

The water bunched up on her hand transford into a gigantic dragon.

Much larger and grander than what was seen in the NewTube video.

“Wow, amazing…!”

Naye exclaid.

The intricate details of the dragon, down to each facial hair on its face.

Not only that, but within the dragon’s body created by rhen, droplets of water were swirling vigorously.

It felt like a storm raging inside her body. While the exterior was blue, the interior was white, resembling a stormy dragon.

She had rely regarded magic as cool, but this was on a whole different level of coolness.

“Wow, that’s amazing…!”

Naye’s eyes sparkled with excitent.

When she had heard Angela unni couldn’t use magic, she doubted if that was true.

Because Angela was indeed a remarkable magician.

But now it turned out to be true.

―…Minwoo, what do you think?

rhen asked briefly, her eyes pleading.

Praise. .

Of course, Kim Minwoo’s response was expected.

“She’s way better than Angela, isn’t she?”

― I-I am?

“It’s not even a comparison, really. Oh, speaking of which, there were more videos like this.”

He turned on NewTube, showing videos of mages using elental magic. He had a rough idea of how to get her to activate magic.

Wind, earth, fire.

After showing off three types of magic, boasting about their greatness, as expected.

―…Am I better?

She displayed her prowess in creating an SS-rank magic in an instant.

‘Ha.’

This was it.

It might be a sight that would make other mages vomit blood if they saw it.

It’s understandable because while others struggled to obtain and learn magic from their Soulbound Skill Books, rhen was effortlessly copying just by watching.

And she was even raising the rank by one more level. Thanks to that, many new spells were being added to rhen’s spell list.

Naye, too, was applauding like crazy.

It’s natural for it to be so flashy.

Thanks to that, both children and adults could have a very enjoyable ti.

After playing with Naye for a few hours and putting her to bed.

A ssage ca through on the smartphone.

It was from the head of the security team.

“What’s the matter?”

― Young master. Could you please co out for a mont? Soone from the governnt has co looking for you.

“…The governnt?”

― Yes. They seem to have sothing to discuss with you after eting you in person….

It seed like it was worth eting with soone from the governnt.

After recalling rhen, he headed out of the mansion. A security guard approached and whispered.

“Sir. The governnt officials are waiting.”

He nodded.

Soon, he could et with the governnt officials.

“Nice to et you. I’m Han Younggil, the head of the Korean Gate Managent Division.”

The Gate Managent Division.

It’s a departnt that doesn’t do much.

But if he’s a team leader there, he must be an elite among elites of the 3rd rank.

Of course, he might not be higher than the eldest son of the Ilsung Group.

“Nice to et you. I’m Kim Minwoo. But, what brings you here?”

“It’s nothing serious, but could you please co to the Blue House?”

“The Blue House?”

“Yes. The President wishes to et you.”

“Do you have a special matter to discuss, or is it just a casual greeting? If it’s the latter, it seems a bit hasty to move right away.”

If it was just a casual invitation, he was planning to refuse.

He’s got mountains of work to do, and it’s not like this side is any less busy. In such cases, it’s normal to arrange a eting in advance instead of just calling out of the blue.

Then.

Han Younggil, who nodded, glanced around and whispered quietly.

“…It’s not just a simple matter. The ‘system’ has issued a statent. I’m telling you because Kim Minwoo might also… possibly be included in that scope.”

The system?

At that, Kim Minwoo’s face grew serious.

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