episode_0138

After completing the handling of the attack on the blacksmith shop and returning to the mansion, I saw Giena and Amy waiting for me in the garden.

Although I told him there was nothing wrong, he seemed worried because it was a bit late to return to the mansion.

The two women saw the mansion’s gate opening on its own with a squeak, and then approached me with bright smiles.

And, the two women who came close to me looked at me very carefully, as if they were checking to see if there was something wrong with me. As his eyes moved up and down and looked at me, I felt like I was naked.

“Boss, are you hurt anywhere?”

“On the outside, it looks fine… … . Andrew, you’re not hurt anywhere like Gienna said, are you? You got hurt for no reason, so don’t hide it.”

Even though they believed in me, they couldn’t help but worry, and Jiena and Amy looked very worried.

“What’s there to hurt? The undead had ended the situation before I even got there in the first place.”

Seeing the two women unable to hide their concern, I waved my hands around and pulled them to my sides. Since I wasn’t carrying any luggage, I wrapped my left and right arms around Gienna and Amy’s waists, respectively.

I hugged her tightly as if to prove that she was healthy and unharmed, and Giena and Amy burst into laughter.

“So, I know you’re fine, but what happened to the blacksmith shop?”

“It’s a little broken, but there’s no problem. The guy who got some information about the blacksmith escaped, but he couldn’t get the important information. Besides, all the researchers are safe.”

Researchers were also present when the blacksmith shop was being restored, and everyone was safe without any injuries. In a situation where there was a sudden commotion due to an intrusion, the skeleton mage assisting the research had the good sense to notify the intruder that there was an intruder, so they were able to evacuate in advance. Of course, even if that wasn’t the case, the place where the researchers were was not attacked in the first place.

Anyway, the researchers also informed everyone that they were safe and briefly told the story of this incident. We talked about the reasons why the intruders targeted the blacksmith shop, as well as future response methods.

“Really? Then I guess I’ll have to manage the mercenaries as well. I’ll have the mercenary office check to see if there are any suspicious people.”

“Oh, will you do that?”

Amy’s words sounded very welcoming. I was already wondering what to do about the mercenaries, but when Amy said she would take care of it, I couldn’t help but be glad.

“Me too! Merchants come to the store and talk about other merchants, so it’s not difficult to get information!”

Jienna also stepped forward to help me, as if she couldn’t lose to Amy. It was a very satisfying situation, so I smiled happily and entered the mansion with the two women.

Although there was an attack by the Minotaur and an incident where the blacksmith shop was broken into, the inside of the mansion was no different from usual. The difference was that there were some marks that had been left in the process of moving the Minotaur’s body and the Death Knight to the workroom, but those would soon disappear as the skeletons were working hard to clean them up.

We dispersed to our respective rooms, leaving the skeleton scrubbing the blood stains on the floor with a brush dipped in lye. I don’t know about Jiena, but Nana and Amy had to wash up first because they were hit by a muddy wind outside the city.

And, after washing up so quickly, we gathered again and had dinner, talking about various things. It was no different from usual time.

But after that, things were a little different than usual. There was a minotaur corpse waiting to become undead in the studio, and a broken death knight waiting to be restored.

“Boss. Do you have a lot to work on? If it’s not too late, you can come to my room… … .”

“Oh! I was going to say it first!”

I headed to the studio, leaving behind Jiena, whose ears were red with embarrassment, and Amy, who was struggling in her chair and expressing regret. Of course, I didn’t forget to nod to Jienna with a sinister smile.

Anyway, as I headed to the studio, a slightly musty and fishy smell wafted out. It was the smell produced by the Minotaur’s corpse.

I activated the purification artifact that had been previously installed in the workroom and approached the Minotaur’s corpse. Because some time had passed since his death, there were signs of gradual decay beginning.

Since it could have an effect on turning it into an undead later, a petrification curse was immediately placed on the Minotaur’s body. As it was so large, a lot of dark magic was used, and in order to work meticulously, curses were used several times.

After finishing disposing of the Minotaur’s body, he approached the Death Knight lying nearby. As I approached him, the guy who was just blinking blankly turned his head and made eye contact with me.

“Humans, it’s boring. Crumble.”

I don’t know if it was because I had not only worked at the blacksmith shop, but also washed up and had dinner, but the Death Knight looked at me and complained that he was bored.

He seemed quite dissatisfied with having to lie down and not be able to do anything because his abdomen was completely ripped open and his spine was shattered. I thought it was not unreasonable for a guy who used press processing to create things non-stop 24 hours a day to feel like it was hard work since he was just lying around blankly doing nothing.

“Okay, I’ll fix it now.”

“After it is fixed, can I just go back to the blacksmith and use my strength again? If so, I hope you fix it quickly. I want to continue to feel this joy that comes from battle, using all my strength.”

Death Knight urged me to fix it quickly, saying that since there was nothing to fight right now, I would have to use my strength.

I slightly shook my head at the death knight’s appearance and immediately began work on restoring his body. The bone fragments that had been broken when pierced by the Minotaur’s horn were first restored to their integrity. The vertebral nodes and ribs were made intact.

We also used the bones of skeletons that were completely shattered and could not be restored, and various materials were used to quickly bring all the bones back to their intact form.

Afterwards, each bone was returned to its original position and the body was restored using black magic. The flesh that had disappeared through the hole healed, and the bones that had been aligned were restored to their perfect location. Additionally, nerves passing through the spine were completely restored.

“Crumble!”

The Death Knight, who recovered his body in an instant by absorbing a huge amount of black magic, jumped up from his seat and made a characteristic snoring sound. It was as if he was trying to boast that his body had fully recovered.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

And, perhaps because his body had fully recovered, he immediately caught the guy who was trying to move towards the blacksmith shop. The recovery itself was complete, but there was still more work to be done.

This was to solve the problem caused by the Death Knight having an appearance similar to a living one.

Jienna and Amy, as well as the researchers, were very surprised when they first encountered the Death Knight. Some people tried to run away when they heard there were orcs, and some people tried to attack them right away. Because of this, when Death Knights were called to subdue the Minotaur, they were made to wear helmets roughly made of crushed iron plates.

I was planning on leaving a mark on my body to let people know that I was an undead I created. The only clothes that could roughly cover the lower body were planned to leave large marks on the front and back of the upper body. Of course, it wasn’t like a stigma attached to Gienna or Amy. The idea was simply to engrave the Smith Skeleton symbol.

Using black magic, he carved a pattern on his body in the form of blackening a part of his body and then recovering it. There was a large pattern of the Smith Skeleton engraved on the abdomen and chest, and a large pattern was also engraved on the back. Even if you look at it from afar, you’ll think, ‘Oh, he’s from Smith Skeleton!’ To the extent of doing so.

As I was a warlock, the people of the territory were accustomed to the undead. It was clear that even if an orc with my Smith Skeleton pattern on it wandered around, it wouldn’t cause much of a fuss. There is no one who doesn’t know that I own Smith Skeleton. Mercenaries could be a problem, but since there weren’t many Death Knights out and about, it wasn’t a big problem.

Anyway, after completely recovering the Death Knight, I sent him straight to the blacksmith shop. As he was in charge of press processing, there was a big difference in the production capacity of the blacksmith depending on whether he was present or not, so there was nothing we could do about it. Still, just in case, I brought along a skeleton mage.

“Now, let’s make the Minotaur into an undead.”

And, after spending the Death Knight and being left alone in the studio, I approached the Minotaur’s corpse. The Minotaur’s body had already been severely petrified and hardened.

I looked at the body for a moment, which had not yet decayed because it was hardened, and wondered what kind of undead I should make it into.

Even though I thought about making him a Death Knight like the Death Knight made of Orcs who just left, I shook my head. Although it was a powerful monster due to its characteristics as a large monster, the Minotaur was not a unique entity. In terms of goblins, it was said that they were nothing but ordinary entities.

There were many losses when turning an ordinary object into a Death Knight. No, to be exact, it was closer to not fully performing. Considering the materials used and other things, it was a loss in itself.

In the end, what I chose was to make the troll into a skeleton knight, just like I made the troll into a skeleton knight before. Although there are some losses as it is not a warrior, it is possible to demonstrate superior abilities than making it with a regular skeleton, and compared to a Death Knight, the materials used when making it are extremely small, but the performance is similar.

In addition, there were several advantages to making it a skeleton rather than a death knight, so I had no choice but to choose the option of making a skeleton knight using the Minotaur’s corpse.

After deciding how to use the Minotaur’s body, I began making the Skeleton Knight while lightly rubbing my palms.