When Death Calls You
by Afuhfuihgs
The plan to kill the Undead Roman began. Because it was a plan that had to be carried out as secretly as possible, I deliberately aimed for the early morning hours to avoid people’s eyes.
The attack team consisting of me, Estelle, and Ellie headed to the old castle, and the rest left to place magic scrolls copied by Luna using the God’s Magic Pen in various parts of the city. Thanks to the many people Modest sent to help, Luna, who had the Seed of the World Tree, decided to head to the center of Ludwig with Eunice.
Just before departure, Roq, who had decided to join us as Raelan had briefly explained, was loitering and waiting at the entrance of the old castle. As if he heard the footsteps, Roq, after confirming our faces, sighed as if the ground was sinking.
“…You really came.”
“I heard you were persuaded by Raelan to join us?”
At my question, Roq bit his lip.
“There was a lot of coercion. He revealed all the ugly secrets about my father that I didn’t even want to know, and it was obvious that he would kill me if I refused there. He looked like the kind of person who would.”
Roq, who smoothed his face once and organized his emotions, said as if he was털어놓듯.
“Still, I think it’s fortunate that I found out about my father’s secrets even belatedly. It sounds like an excuse, but my family didn’t know at all. I thought it was a little strange… but families usually pretend not to know about sensitive parts.”
“I understand.”
“Accepting the Yurons into the city, and even connecting a woman from the Yurons to be my wife… it was all my father’s sinister plan. Of course, whatever happens, I still love my wife. That’s why I’m even more angry. Because I thought of him as family.”
Estelle, who was carefully watching Roq rubbing his forehead, suddenly looked at me and said.
“I know that person.”
“You mean Roq?”
At Estelle’s words, Roq also tilted his head with a bewildered face.
“I’m seeing this little kid for the first time… no, a girl wearing a pretty cat mask.”
Roq, who quickly changed his words after noticing Estelle, who was sensitive about her height, was emitting murderous intent, glanced at me. I shrugged my shoulders and asked, as this was also the first time I had heard about this.
“How do you know Roq? The person in question doesn’t seem to know.”
At my question, Estelle fiddled with her mask.
“I’m also seeing him directly for the first time. It wasn’t me who met Roq, it was Ember.”
At Estelle’s words, Roq clapped his hands as if he understood.
“Ember? Are you talking about that beautiful woman I met at the casino a few months ago?”
“That’s right, you’re the one who helped Ember’s younger sister, Amy, escape from Ludwig, right?”
I think I know what’s going on roughly. Amy was living as a slave to the Undead because the Order had torn Estelle’s clan apart all over the continent. Ember, who heard information about Amy from me, brought Amy from Ludwig, and it seems she received help from Roq at that time.
Roq, who scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression, said.
“It would be more accurate to say that I lost in a bet rather than helped.”
“Ember said you deliberately lost at the end?”
“She said she came from a faraway place to find her family, so I couldn’t sincerely compete with her. I’m also weak against pretty people.”
Saying that, Roq was looking at a distant place for no reason, and I could see that Luna’s words that he didn’t seem like a bad person were correct. As expected, it’s Luna. She knew at a glance what kind of person Roq was.
“If you’ve exchanged greetings, let’s go inside soon.”
At Ellie’s words, everyone nodded with serious faces, recalling the purpose of coming to the old castle.
We followed Roq into the old castle. The interior was so vast that it was similar to the Transcendence Academy. Roq, who was looking around, smiled after seeing my expression and explained.
“All my distant relatives live here together. There are also several boarders. Just in case, I secretly evacuated the servants and family to the basement before something happened. I lied that the Order might attack tonight, so everyone understood.”
Ellie, who was examining the inside of the castle, asked Roq.
“Is there a place where you can overlook the entire castle?”
“You should go to the clock tower. There’s a balcony on the roof where you can go outside. If you go straight along the outer wall from here to the right, you’ll find the entrance to go up to the clock tower. Here, I’ll give you the key.”
Ellie, who received the key, turned around and said to me and Estelle.
“I’ll be watching from above the clock tower with magic to prevent magic power from being released to the outside of the old castle. Just in case Roel *oppa* might come… anyway, if something variable happens, I’ll let you know immediately with magic.”
As we nodded heavily, Ellie gave a warning once again.
“When Luna sends a signal, I’ll use composite magic. Then the magic scrolls placed in the city will be activated in a chain reaction. Before that, you must never let the Undead die, or notice that the city’s magic power is disappearing and escape by suicide. If that happens, we’ll have to kill all those with magic power in the castle to find the resurrected Undead. If he resurrects to a citizen outside the castle, the plan is completely 실패고.”
“My family all have magic power…”
At Ellie’s words, I said in a low voice at the sight of Roq sweating cold sweat.
“Of course. That’s what the Undead aimed for.”
“…I still thought he was a somewhat good father.”
Estelle, looking at Roq with a bitter smile, narrowed her eyes and asked.
“A person who secretly locked up hundreds of slaves banned by the Empire in the underground sewer? He even did illegal torture and experiments on living people.”
Roq was embarrassed, then scratched his eyebrows.
“I didn’t know that was happening at all until I heard the explanation from Ember-*ssi*. I didn’t even believe it until I saw it with my own eyes. As you can see, it’s such a vast place. I never even thought that he would lock people up in such a place.”
Perhaps Roq had suspected Roman since then. That’s why he found out the truth and joined us. He was born from the seed of a bad father, but he’s not a bad person.
I suddenly became curious and asked.
“Then what happened to the slaves?”
At my question, Roq answered as if it was obvious.
“Of course, I released them all that day. It’s cowardly, but I tried to silence the people who were slaves to protect my other family, so I gave them huge rewards. Of course, I had a big fight with my father over that and almost got kicked out of the family… but I was barely able to keep my position as heir thanks to my mother.”
“You did well.”
“If you hadn’t acted like that, Modest would have stepped in first. Good job! Pig.”
Roq, who gave an awkward smile at our praise, gestured for us to follow him.
“Remember. You must not kill the Undead or let him die until I send a signal with magic.”
Ellie, who left a warning until the end, left for the clock tower. We followed Roq to the mansion where the Undead was staying. Roq said as we climbed the stairs.
“At this time, my father will definitely be in the study.”
Estelle looked out the window full of dawn darkness and asked as if it was real.
“At this time?”
“He usually doesn’t sleep much. That’s why he’s been using separate rooms from my mother for a long time.”
At Estelle’s puzzled appearance, I said unintentionally.
“There are plenty of people all over the city to replace his fatigue. He doesn’t need sleep.”
At my explanation, Roq and Estelle nodded as if they finally understood. Before arriving at the study, I checked once again for safety.
“Is there anything we should be aware of? Something that could be a variable in the plan or something.”
Estelle supplemented my words and explained the information about the Undead that we knew to Roq. Roq, who stopped walking and leaned against the wall while listening to the explanation, nodded and thought for a moment before saying.
“Most of the explanations about my father will be correct. Of course, I’ve never seen him use the ability to resurrect directly… but I’ve seen several times that he shows equal skills in sparring against transcendents. He’s also excellent in alchemy and magic engineering, so he also has a workshop in the next building.”
“What about the study? Are there any trap magic or soldiers hiding to protect the head of the family?”
Roq shook his head at Estelle’s question.
“My father hated bringing soldiers inside the castle very much. He extremely hated having his space invaded. That’s why even I, as the heir, hardly ever entered the study.”
“He must have trusted his skills. He’ll be fine even if he’s attacked. If necessary, he can just resurrect.”
Estelle, who scoffed while saying that, took something out of her arms.
“It’s the blueprint of the old castle. I obtained it with difficulty.”
“H, how did you get that? Something that our family doesn’t even have….”
As Roq looked at her with an absurd expression, Estelle smiled and said.
“Modest is the best information guild in the world.”
Estelle spread out the blueprint on the wall so that we could see it, but because Estelle was short, me and Roq had to bend our knees.
“Here. This wide place is the study, right?”
Roq nodded at Estelle’s question.
“That’s right. It’s called a study, but the interior is a wide place like the blueprint. There’s a temperature control artifact installed to store books, and of course, there’s also security magic.”
“Is there an escape route to get out of the study, or a place that leads to another place?”
Pointing at the blueprint with his hand, Roq answered Estelle’s question.
“You can go to the head of the family’s room through the door here. The door on the opposite side is connected to the stairs that lead to the lower floor. Below is a corridor that leads to the rooms where the family stays.”
“The head of the family’s room has three doors?”
“This is the door connected to the study, and this is connected to the corridor. And the one above is the door that leads to the balcony.”
Estelle, who nodded, gestured for me to come closer and pointed at the blueprint.
“Okay, you go into the study entrance with dignity. In the meantime, I’ll block the door connected to the head of the family’s room with space severing, then enter the study through the stairs on the lower floor. If we don’t get뚫리지만, the Undead won’t be able to escape from the study.”
“I understand.”
“Do you have anything else to say?”
As Estelle turned her head and asked, Roq thought for a moment before saying.
“It’s nothing much, but there are various monster bones decorated on the ceiling and walls inside the study.”
At those words, me and Estelle’s eyes met.
“Do you think the Undead can use the bones?”
“I don’t know. It’s not an ability that appears in novels, but I don’t think he put them there simply for decoration. You should be wary just in case.”
Estelle, who nodded, threw the blueprint at Roq’s chest as a gift and headed to the head of the family’s room.
“Then see you inside.”
Roq, who picked up the blueprint that had fallen on the ground as Estelle moved away, said.
“If you go straight along the corridor from here, you’ll find the entrance to the study. Then I’ll be going to the basement.”
Roq’s role ends here. Of course, it was an action that considered his own interests, but I was still grateful that he helped so hard.
“See you in the morning.”
At my greeting, Roq gave a bitter smile and looked at the study before going down the stairs with a sigh. It’s not that I don’t know that feeling. Even if the Undead is a villain who uses even his family, the fact that he’s Roq’s father doesn’t change.
I cut off 잡념 with a sigh. Now is the time to concentrate. Preparing to implement the Shadow Spear at any time, I walked down the corridor and opened the door to the study.
The interior of the study was as wide and bright as the blueprint. As if he heard the sound of the door opening, a man sitting at a desk far away and looking at a book was turning his head towards me.
As I got closer, the man who covered the book on the desk said with an interesting expression.
“A long-awaited uninvited guest.”
As my eyes met with the grayish-white eyes, I could realize that I had finally met the Undead.
“Who are you?”
At Roman’s question, I said in a low voice while implementing the Shadow Spear.
“Death.”
Today, the Undead dies here forever.
Along with Roel’s stupid salvation plan.
“I am your death.”
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