The Necromancer Who Was Despised

Of course, it would be difficult for me right now as well, so I was hoping it could be pushed back by half a year or so.

Naturally, I didn’t plan to do anything to make that happen.

If I were to rush things and end up changing the future I know, I’d be the only one who would suffer.

‘Even if I go slowly, I’ll make sure it’s done right.’

In the meantime, Tia came to tell us that the meal was ready, and she was making a puzzled face as Athena, who was in high spirits, grabbed onto her.

“Unni, you’re suffocating me. And you smell.”

“Tia, Tia! Inha is… !”

Athena held onto Tia, who was trying to escape from her embrace, and spoke incoherently.

Even so, Tia seemed to have somehow understood, and her eyes widened.

“Really? “This soon?”

“Yes!”

Tia happily embraced Athena.

I ignored the two of them, who were overjoyed, and headed to the dining room, and they came in a little later than me.

The entire time we were eating, Athena and Tia talked about how they would train together once the curse was lifted.

It was the first time I had ever seen Tia so energetic, so I was a little surprised.

That’s why I gave them a brief word of warning.

“Don’t overdo it. You’ll ruin your body.”

For ordinary people, even if they exercise excessively, it can be resolved with proper rest and treatment, but that wouldn’t be enough for Tia.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be watching over her and adjusting things as needed.”

Athena said, as if she hadn’t forgotten.

In modern times, it was common for people to dislike moving around, but Tia seemed to be incredibly excited, perhaps as a reaction to having been sick for so long, even though it would be quite difficult.

‘Well, it’s much better than being someone who hates moving.’

With the two of them looking forward to it, I decided to lift Tia’s curse as soon as we finished eating.

Tia let out a sigh, as if she were nervous.

“It might feel a little strange, but bear with it.”

“Yes.”

I carefully drew out my magic.

Even if I draw out my magic, Tia wouldn’t know that this power is magic anyway.

As I poured my magic into Tia’s body, she flinched as if she felt something strange. She hadn’t awakened her mana, but she seemed to instinctively feel aversion as an unknown energy invaded her body.

Since the curse mainly affected the heart, I guided my magic in that direction.

It wasn’t difficult to approach the entity of the curse.

As my magic approached, the curse flinched.

The moment it realized that its existence had been discovered, it tried to reveal the ferocity unique to magic.

Oooong.

As soon as my magic made contact with it, it became still as if it had always been that way.

‘As expected, extraction is… .’

It’s impossible at my current level. Thats why this is the moment to make it as dormant as possible.

Some of the curses intertwined within her heart detached themselves and closed onto my magic.

‘This is…’ .’

It didn’t seem to have any intention to harm me.

And this kind of curse couldn’t have any effect on me.

If it was a curse that a powerful black magician had directly cast on me as a target, it would be a different story, but this kind of curse that was hidden and vicious, but had almost no willpower couldn’t harm me.

‘Huh. I didn’t expect this… .’

The curse was naturally absorbed into my magic, and funnily enough, I naturally learned the identity of the one who cast the curse.

‘Those monsters… .’

They’re not ordinary monsters.

They were monsters controlled by magic.

Funnily enough, I got to know what was inside that cave through the magic that was absorbed into me.

‘I expected it to be an object, but… .’

It’s not an ordinary object. At least an artifact. It even seemed like it was used by the highest-ranking demon tribe.

And this is just from reading the traces of magic.

‘Is this something that the Lich used?’

Among mana users, those with physical abilities use mana to create aura just like how magic users do, so there was a difference in the traces left by those with physical abilities and magic users.

The magic I feel is like that. It smells like a magic user, and a high-ranking black magician at that.

It seemed like they put up security to prevent anyone from carelessly touching their things, and it seemed like that affected Tia.

However, the problem is that while the smell is of the highest-ranking demon tribe, the willpower and strength are lower than expected.

‘This is…’ amazing.’

I smiled to myself.

Recruitment

It didn’t take long to slow down the progression of the curse.

Since I absorbed part of the curse, it could be said that the burden on Tia’s body was reduced even more.

‘If I just keep slowing down its progression, I can delay her death from 1 year to 3 years.’

And if I grow more by then, I can completely undo the curse.

Actually, when I absorbed part of the curse, I wondered if I could absorb the rest as well, but unfortunately, my level was too low to do that.

But it’s still a better result than I expected.

I spoke as I drew my magic.

“It’s done.”

At my words, Artizea grabbed Tia’s arm and asked,

“How is it?”

“Yes, my chest feels a little better. Thank you, Sir Inha.”

I nodded briefly at her words.

“I’ll calm it down once a month. For now, focus on building up your stamina.”

Tia replied with a much brighter face.

Saying that I was moderately tired, I entered my room.

My sisters face came to mind, with an expression of gratitude and apology. It seemed that she had judged that I had suffered more than she had thought.

Originally, it would have been difficult, no, impossible for a Necromancer of my level, but it was not that difficult for me.

However, I didn’t bother to explain it, because it wouldn’t be bad to receive such a misunderstanding.

There was something more important.

As soon as I closed the door to my room, I traced the traces of magic through the absorbed curse.

Funnily enough, it was connected to Tia’s curse, so it wasn’t difficult to track its location.

‘It’s further than I thought… ‘

It seemed difficult to go right away.

In addition, according to Tia, there were monsters in the cave, so I was reluctant to go with force now.

‘I need to be at least 2 classes.’

To be generous, 3 classes. The reason I chose 2 classes was because I had Skeletons and Athena.

I thought it was worth a try at that level. The basis for my judgment was simple.

‘Even if he is controlling the monsters, judging from the strength and level of the curse on Tia, it should be enough.’

A Lich, and supposedly a high-ranking Necromancer’s item.

Even I was looking forward to it.

The impatience I had been holding back finally reared its head.

I calmly closed my eyes and calmed my mind.

I didn’t move from that spot until the sun went down.

***

After I slowed the progress of the curse, Athena, who confirmed that Tia’s complexion had changed drastically, treated me very gently.

She still spoke informally, but her tone of voice became a little more gentle, and her attitude towards me was a little more cautious.

Tia’s attitude towards me also changed. She still found me difficult, but she was much less awkward.

Athena was so busy that she felt like she needed two bodies, and Tia was exhausted every day from the unfamiliar physical training, but even so, their faces were bright.

Hope for the future.

The hope that they could get better gave them strength even in the midst of hardship.

‘Not bad.’

The favor the two showed me was high, and considering their situation, it was practically absolute. The fact that the two had hope for the future and were working hard was ultimately a good thing for me.

While the two were busy training, I didn’t slack off either.

Necromancers don’t just create undead and support them. They learned useful magic as support, and I was currently learning curse magic.

‘I got used to it a bit because I came into contact with a high-level curse.’

Thanks to absorbing some of the curse that was in Tia’s body, it could be said that it became easier to learn that kind of magic.

In a way, it was a small opportunity, and I had the ability to seize it.

As I continued to train steadily and periodically looked for Pioneering, I noticed that Kuman’s mansion was noisy today.

‘… Did Kuman come back?’

As I approached the mansion, a mercenary I had become a little close to spoke to me.

“Jimnis.”

I asked Dissan, the mercenary who had greeted me with a light wave of his hand.

“Is Lord Kuman back?”

“Yes. “Our employer has returned.”

Disan let out a soft chuckle and continued speaking.

“You look cheerful. The scale was quite large as well. It seems like you’ve had some success.”

‘Have they already made a deal with the Tower of Magic?’

That can’t be it. The Tower of Magic doesn’t open its doors so easily. They’ll probably have to go through several tests. However, it seemed like the process had gone smoothly.

“That’s good to hear.”

“Go on in. It seems like theyre waiting for you.”

“Really?”

It seemed like my guess was correct.

As soon as I entered, just as he said, Albert greeted me politely, and I could immediately see Kuman’s face.

“Oh, Jimnis! Welcome.”

There were several people in the office besides Kuman, but as soon as I entered, Kuman waved his hand and sent them away.

They bowed politely to Kuman and left, and Kuman got up from his seat to greet me.

Watching the series of actions, I could tell that my worth had increased over the past month.

Things went well with the Tower of Magic. We haven’t officially established a deal yet, but they said they’d welcome you any time you come by.”

‘The Tower of Magic already said that?’

This is a bit unusual.

I also heard rumors about it last time, but I heard that there are usually several steps before you can make a deal with the Tower of Magic.

First, there’s the stage of becoming familiar with them, and since it’s usually difficult to leave a deep impression, it’s a stage where you only make monster trades for several months or years, and you’re essentially just a customer.

The next step is when the Tower of Magic welcomes you and gives you indirect requests. It’s not an official request, but you could see it as an unofficial test.

They say that once you pass several of the Tower of Magic’s tests, then you can officially make deals with the Tower of Magic and gain the right to purchase profitable items that the Tower of Magic offers.

‘Of course, that right also has ranks, and they say that going up the ranks is hell.’

Anyway, it means that Kuman shortened the period of several months with just one contact… .

Is this because of me?’

My guess was immediately correct.

“You said you could capture orcs, right?”

“… Yes, that’s right.”

“We need orcs.”

‘It seems like I really did get an unofficial request… .’

“I heard that the Tower of Magic recently took in a hippogriff.”

‘A hippogriff?’

It didn’t seem like they needed orcs as test subjects.

“There’s a rumor that hippogriffs like orcs. I heard that the Tower of Magic has been desperate to gather orcs lately.”

Judging from the fact that they’re trying to tame it, it seems like it’s a request from some high-ranking noble.

‘Well, other than the Tower of Magic, it’s almost impossible to tame such a monster.’

It’s even difficult to try.

It seems like the timing was good.

‘Wait, if it’s a hippogriff… .’

In the first playthrough, I remember that Count Siglen had a hippogriff.

The territory where the Tower of Magic is located just happens to be the Siglen territory.

It seems like they’ll succeed this time.

‘You just managed to get a line in.’

There was a reason why he was treating me well.

“So you luckily got a line in the first deal. They told me to bring as many orcs as possible.”

“As I said, there is a limit.”

“I know that. But there is no other chance like this. So…”

Kuman leaned his head out slightly and said.