episode_0022

‘Well, what is this? ‘Why is this happening all of a sudden?’

I was taken aback by the woman’s sudden behavior.

The woman’s appearance was being observed closely from the beginning.

I had to check whether the person coming in was someone who was going to beat me to death or someone who had the potential to talk to me.

If I think back to the case of the knight who murdered me… … .

I shook my head at the sudden flood of cruel memories.

Fortunately, the woman seemed to fall into the latter category.

Regardless of the fact that she was unarmed and did not carry a single weapon, there was no sense of any threat from the woman’s movements as she looked around while cowering.

Rather than a threat, I should say that I feel a strange sense of kinship as a comrade from the common people… … .

Of course, there was a possibility that I could be wrong as this was a judgment I made as I am not versed in martial arts or fighting, but I guess I can’t help but think that way now.

I looked at the woman lying down on the dirty dirt floor and scratched the back of my head.

This is really embarrassing.

What on earth should I do with this person?

I was so happy to meet an ordinary human for the first time since coming to this world that I just tried to talk to him without realizing it.

But as soon as I could talk to him, he screamed and fainted.

Could it be that I did something wrong?

“Oh, come to think of it, the driver said that.”

I felt uncomfortable, but I remembered what the knight who killed me was talking about.

‘Oh my God! ‘The rumor that Baron Gloomarch’s daughter became undead was true!’

You can memorize it without making a single mistake.

How could I forget, these are the same words I heard over and over again before I died.

Judging from those words, you can assume that the rumor that I, or Elena, turned into an undead is quite public.

This means that Glummachi Castle is considered a very ominous place by the general public.

I don’t know why she came here, but the woman must have been very frightened as she was coming to an ominous place where undead were said to have appeared.

What if you are so scared and suddenly encounter a human figure?

Now I understand why the woman fainted as soon as she saw me.

It was entirely my fault.

I should have appeared a little more carefully so as not to startle the woman.

But what had already happened could not be undone.

We can’t do that, so let’s at least move it first.

“Death Knight, move this person over there.”

At my call, a huge undead knight appeared from beyond the trembling space.

I had already checked several times before coming out, but watching the Death Knight being summoned safely according to my will gave me a complicated feeling.

Of course, even though I was able to summon the Death Knight, I had no intention of walking around the outside world while summoning him.

Carrying around a Death Knight, who can be said to be the incarnation of flame, would not be for self-defense but would be inviting numerous enemies.

While I was thinking about the Death Knight’s future, it suddenly occurred to me that if it were the same system as in the game, it might be possible to have summons wait in subspace for a while.

I wasn’t sure it would succeed, but fortunately the idea was correct.

The Death Knight responded to my call by moving smoothly through subspace, putting several days of worry in vain.

‘This part is also strangely similar to a game.’

With that in mind, I observed the Death Knight carrying the fallen woman.

Unlike before, when he was naked, the Death Knight was now wearing flashy armor and looked very similar to his appearance in the game.

It might be surprising, but Death Knight’s body is truly amazing.

Although he was much shrunk compared to when he was alive, my eyes kept falling on the Death Knight’s strong arm muscles that still twitched every time he moved his body.

‘He held onto my body with those thick arms. And you did that to my mouth… … .’

Wow, what am I thinking right now?

[I have carried out your order, my lord. Do you have any further instructions?]

“P, you don’t need it, so get out of there!”

Feeling embarrassed as if my feelings had been revealed, I screamed viciously at the Death Knight, who politely lowered his head without even realizing it.

Nevertheless, the Death Knight did not show any signs of disappointment and faithfully followed my orders and disappeared beyond subspace.

I fumed and got angry until the Death Knight’s appearance completely disappeared.

Yes, I know.

What could be wrong with Death Knight?

He just did what I told him to do.

But no matter how many orders there are, how can you do something like that to your master!

Just remembering the memory made my face feel bright red.

The image of the Death Knight shaking his hips like an animal as Elena took over my body was still vivid.

Elena, you fucking bitch. Do you treat a person’s body so carelessly?

The more I thought about it, the more feverish I got.

I was truly grateful that he took control of my body and taught me how to use magic.

Thanks to this, I can now perform tricks like summoning a Death Knight.

But if you think about the actions that followed immediately afterwards… … .

Just thinking about that memory makes my jaw feel stiff.

Really, how could you do such a barbaric thing… … It’s like a human mouth is a tool… … .

stop! Stop thinking!

Now that I think about it, I even doubted whether Elena’s teaching me how to use magic was really for my benefit.

‘There is definitely something gained, but there is also something lost.’

With mixed feelings, I opened the status window and checked.

Name: Elena Glummarch

Race: Undead

Gender: Female

Age: &*#$!

Status: *&^$%@########

Erosion progress: 24%

Special feature: Necromancy can be used

The status window, which was full of broken letters, seemed to have more and more readable letters.

That’s not all.

The suspicious number of erosion progress has also clearly increased.

It’s definitely not an illusion or a feeling.

At last check, the erosion progress was 12%.

In simple terms, it has doubled in number.

Why did it increase so rapidly?

Of course, I could understand the reason.

It was probably a side effect of handing over my body to Elena, even if only for a moment.

There is no other way to explain it.

In the first place, he handed over his body to the Death Knight… … Wasn’t that written in the message window that popped up after being attacked?

‘I am further eroded by Elena’s curse.’

Worried, I searched inside my chest and took out Elena’s curse stone.

It was unclear before, but now we can be sure.

The concentration of the ominous black fog swirling inside the curse stone became even thicker.

Perhaps it is influenced by the mysterious figure of erosion progress.

‘I must never hand myself over to Elena again.’

I clenched my fists and made a promise.

It was still unclear exactly what the erosion progress figure meant.

But that didn’t mean we shouldn’t feel a sense of crisis.

I confirmed that the number increased every time I handed over my body to Elena.

And there’s no need to mention the terrible things I had to go through each time.

Whatever this number was, it seemed certain that it would have a negative effect on me in the long run.

‘Anyway, who is this woman?’

I moved my gaze towards the woman and looked at her complexion.

The woman who had been carried onto the paving stone by the Death Knight was breathing lightly.

Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any mishaps such as falling or hitting one’s head.

His complexion was a little pale, but that was probably because he was surprised.

As we have already observed, she was an ordinary-looking woman.

The thought was supported by the light clothing as if they were not prepared for a long outing and the basket full of berries and mushrooms.

Perhaps a resident of a nearby village?

Now that I think about it, it seems like there was a small village around Glummarch Castle in the game.

Because it was such a small territory, the village had no special name… … .

okay! Glummarch Village.

It was definitely a village called Glummachi Village.

Wait, but Glummarch Village was a hunting ground, not a village?

In the midst of my confusion, a memory I had forgotten until now came to mind.

Yes, it definitely did.

In the game, you will receive quests related to Gloommarch Castle not in Glummarch Manor, but in Blakewood Manor, Gloommarch’s neighboring territory.

This is because the setting is that all the residents of the Glummachi territory took refuge in a neighboring territory to avoid the undead that was rampant in the territory.

There was no decent village within the Gloom March territory, and the entire field was a hunting ground for low to mid level users.

The most famous of these hunting grounds is the village of Glummachi.

A group of undead is created to fill the small space called a village so tightly that it does not fit into that space.

In addition, there is an elite monster called ‘Cultist Priest’ that drops a rare item called ‘Cultist Skull Staff’.

It is a flawless hunting ground.

No, wait a minute.

If this woman is a resident of Glummarch Village, then it means that in the original world, she was destined to turn into undead and become a monster, right?

As I thought about that, the sight of a woman who had lost her mind came to me again.

When I played the game, I was just a simple NPC… … Each person had their own story.

Perhaps the fact that I was destined to become undead without even knowing why seemed to overlap with my current situation.

“I need to have a proper talk.”

With that in mind, I plopped down next to the fallen woman.