episode_0374

“Ah, hello, everyone… . Oh, thank you for coming from so far away to listen to my lecture today… .”

Mamari, a professor of necromancy research, has long, messy purple hair and an unbalanced body shape of short stature and large breasts.

She, who had an eerie voice that was indistinguishable from that of a ghost, began explaining to the students gathered in front of her how the necromantic exploration class was conducted.

“Oh, starting today, you will be taking classes with me for five days to understand the undead monsters in this area… .”

“… … .”

“There are many areas in this area where various types of undead monsters live, so it is a good place to collect and, ah, no, consecrate various undead monsters… . Ugh, huh, huh… .”

… Didn’t you just say collecting?

For some reason, I felt like I had heard something wrong, and an ominous feeling was creeping up on me.

Still, in order to participate in the class, I had to listen to the proper explanation of the class, so for now, I focused on what Professor Mamali said.

“First of all, undead monsters can be roughly divided into three types. There are three types: ghost world, skeleton world, and zombie world. The closer you are to the ghost world, the more effective it is to attack using magic or energy rather than physical power. Conversely, physical attacks work well in the zombie world, but since zombie monsters have their body’s limits cut off, there are sometimes examples of them displaying greater strength than you can imagine… .”

Up until now, I had skipped the explanations given by the professors of the Inquiry Department because I didn’t really need to listen to them, but I couldn’t pass up this explanation from the Necromancy Inquiry professor without listening to it properly.

It’s not that I’ve realized the importance of taking classes faithfully now, it’s just that from this class on, I’ve hardly ever played so I didn’t know anything.

My only experience playing the game once was with tears in my eyes, hoping to get even the slightest bit of information about conquering Lilith’s maiden. This means that this class was essentially my first necromancy exploration class.

As I had discussed with Ethan on the carriage on the way here, I would end up having to rely on him a little too much for this class.

“So, all you have to do is weaken the stamina of undead monsters according to the instructions I gave you, then collect them and submit them to this ‘Undead Sealing Magic Stone’… .”

‘… … what?’

“You must collect one Ghost-type monster, one Skeleton-type monster, and one Zombie-type monster, and the evaluation is done by comprehensively judging the risk and preservation status of each type of monster… .”

‘Oh, please.’

The professor’s final explanation is to go beyond simply defeating monsters and ‘collect’ them without killing them.

It was a moment when I felt dizzy as the class assignment became more difficult than I expected.

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The undead sealing magic stones were handed out three to each person by the instructor of the necromantic exploration class.

It was a sealing magic stone with the meaning of catching one ghost-type, skeleton-type, and zombie-type monster.

‘Ha, at times like this, I just want to become undead.’

Even if you tell them to close their eyes and defeat something that is difficult to do, slowly reduce their stamina and place it in a sealing magic stone? I have to say something that makes sense.

I felt like giving up on this class right away, but unfortunately I couldn’t.

It’s not a class I take alone, but a class I take together with Ethan. Since this was a class that Ethan signed up for himself, it was clear that if I didn’t attend sincerely, Ethan would feel that much disappointment or disappointment.

“Are you okay, Lilith?”

“… it’s okay. In any case, since I participated in the class to overcome my weaknesses, it is right to use this opportunity to build up my tolerance.”

“If it seems difficult, I can do the release task for you.”

“There is no point in submitting assignments like that, Master Ethan. I entered Luminor Academy to learn and gain something, not to get good grades by using tricks like that.”

“… Sorry, Lilith. I was indifferent.”

“Still, thank you for your words, Master Ethan.”

okay. Since this is an exploration class that has already started, there is nothing we can do.

If it was a class I couldn’t avoid anyway, the best I could do right now was to attend class properly and earn a lot of experience points along with my job.

“First of all, it would be a good idea to plan a route to collect undead monsters. There are three places where you can meet undead monsters around here: an abandoned abandoned church, a grave of the dead, and an old battlefield.”

“Yes.”

“According to what the professor said, it is not enough to visit one place in a day, so I think we should immediately decide on a place to visit tonight. What do you think, Master Ethan?”

“Well. I want to give Lilith a choice. Where do you think Lilith should start from?”

“… Wait a minute, let me think about it.”

An abandoned abandoned church is inhabited by ghost-type monsters, the graves of the dead are inhabited by zombie-type monsters, and the old battlefield is an area inhabited by skeleton-type monsters.

Although I absolutely hate all three, I had my own ranking of dislikes among them, so the process of choosing wasn’t that difficult.

‘It would be better to face the least disgusting monster among the three as your first opponent.’

If you start with the skeletons that you can survive among the three, your disgust threshold for undead monsters may rise slightly.

And if you recall your memories of when you took this necromantic exploration class in your past life, the name of this class would probably appear when you visited the last area.

Considering the battle with the boss monster, it was most important to avoid the most difficult named ‘Giant Skeleton’, so in many ways, it was the right decision to collect skeleton-type monsters first.

“How about visiting the old battlefield where skeleton monsters live, Master Ethan?”

“Okay, then let’s go from there.”

“Skeleton-type monsters are a type of monster that uses physical power based on magic, so when Master Ethan deals with monsters, I will support him with magic from behind.”

“Okay, Lilith. Since I will be the one to face the monsters directly, I will ask Lilith to provide rear support.”

ASAP. I need to collect only two moderately strong monsters in the old battlefield and take a quick rest today.

I didn’t want to have to fight a tiring battle on the first day after driving a carriage all day.

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And, about 5 minutes have passed since Ethan and I entered the old battlefield.

While I was carefully walking along the red land following Ethan, the first monster attack came at a moment when neither I nor Ethan expected it at all.

-grasp!

“… Huh?”

-Hot!

“Aaaa!!”

The moment I felt a bone suddenly appear under my foot, grabbing my ankle and pulling me down.

At the same time, I fell into a state of panic and hurriedly pulled out my feet and jumped out of my seat, shaking off Ethan’s hand.

-Wheeing! Whiing! Whiing!

“Hiyaaa… !!! Let go! Let go of this, you fucking bastard… !!!”

The Skeleton Swordman, who had been dragged out of the ground while holding onto my ankles, was clinging to my legs and shaking with all my might.

Fortunately, thanks to the skeleton’s uniquely weak grip, it soon let go of my ankle and flew away from me. However, the disgusting movement that continued even after it flew away made me scream again.

-Tlick, click… .

“Aaaa!! Skull!! Fired! ”

A monster that appears to have fallen to the ground and been shattered, but its bones are reassembled one by one and quickly regains its skeleton form.

I was so shocked by the grotesque sight that I almost fell to the ground, but I was able to come to my senses thanks to Ethan’s voice I heard too late.

“Release, this way!”

“Yes, yes… !!”

After being quickly reassembled, Ethan swings the sword in his right hand to deal with the Skeleton Swordman that approaches me again.

As I was hiding behind Ethan’s back and quietly burying my forehead, I soon heard the exciting sounds of swordsmanship in my ears.

-Suddenly.

‘Talkla larak…’ .’

As expected from a monster that appeared at the beginning of a hunting ground, it was easily defeated with a single sword strike from Ethan.

It was a moment when I felt strangely embarrassed seeing the monster being defeated so easily compared to the fuss I had made.

“Oh, my. I made a mistake in controlling my strength.”

“… … Yes?”

“The professor said I had to collect the monsters in the sealing magic stone and come back. I think I completely killed him by mistake.”

“… Oh, is that what you meant?”

The condition for passing the class that the professor said was to collect a total of three types of undead monsters, one for each series, and then return.

Even though the skeleton could easily fall off with a single cut, the undead monster was an undead monster anyway, so it was understandable that Ethan would react that way.

First of all, as soon as I entered this skeleton habitat, I was shaking, so I guess I’m worried. Maybe you want to get me out of here as quickly as possible.

I am grateful for Ethan’s feelings, but my personal opinion was that no compromise could be made in this area.

“I understand what Master Ethan means, but out of consideration for myself, I think it is not a good idea to kill weak monsters and go out of the skeleton’s habitat.”

“… Release?”

“Viewed objectively, the Skeleton Swordman is a very weak monster. Even against the monster from before, if I had made up my mind, I would have been able to defeat it with just this dagger.

Professor Mamali said that he would give grades according to the level of the monsters the students brought, so of course we have to collect the strongest monsters that we can catch based on our skills and return.”

“You speak well now that the undead monsters are gone, Lilith. Just a moment ago, he quickly ran away and hid behind my back.”

“… I’m sorry for showing you such an embarrassing situation, but there is no way I can change my opinion. In the first place, this class is to overcome my weakness against undead monsters, so my pride does not allow me to subdue this kind of trick.”

“Okay, okay. If Lilith thinks so, then it must be true.”

In the end, it was Ethan who agreed to do as I said and enter the area where stronger monsters appeared, so it was Ethan and I who slowly walked towards the center of the habitat once again.

… In fact, among the characteristics of undead monsters, the thing I disliked the most was not their disgusting appearance.

Of course, one of the things I dislike is their appearance, which is similar to a human but cannot help but feel unpleasant, but the biggest reason why I hate undead monsters is… .

-Waaaah!!

“Hikkk… !!”

this. Okay, this one.

I hope they do at least some element of surprise. sincerely.