Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

[Len Argen]

– Trait: Cat Eye

– Skills: Necromancer (降靈), Havenberg Swordsmanship Beginner

– Strength: 7.3

– Agility: 7.3

– Stamina: 8.0

– Sensation: 6.7

– Energy: 0.6

– Spiritual Power: 2.1

Spiritual power finally exceeded 2.

Maybe that’s why I feel the goblin shaman in front of me more clearly.

– I can feel the power of the spirit in you.

“Oops!”

– What are you so surprised about?

Wouldn’t you be surprised if I suddenly turned upside down from above with that stern face?

It’s a shame because I’m brave enough, but if it were others, I would have peed my pants.

“Why is that?”

Rayman asked with a puzzled face.

Well, this guy doesn’t see a ghost… … .

“No, I have something to organize, but would you like to take him out first?”

“Okay.”

Rayman carried the fainting Rin on his back and went out of the cave.

– Thank you for solving my longing for me. i’m lazy

“I am Len Argen.”

I never thought the day would come when I would be able to speak with a goblin shaman.

“But what does it mean to feel the power of the soul?”

– Literally. Spirits have their own powers that are different from those of the living. Ordinary living people do not have the power of spirits.

It didn’t take long to realize that the power of the soul Gergur was talking about was spiritual power.

“okay? But what’s normal is that there are people who have it, right?”

– Yes. Almost non-existent, but they do exist. That’s what shaman like me are.

Shamans use spiritual power? It was the first time I had heard of it.

– Shamans deal with the spirits who have died and become ghosts, and borrow their power to use magic.

Had I been indifferent to something else?

I was intrigued by sounds I had never thought of before.

“Then how do you increase your spiritual strength?”

– The power of the soul is to honor the souls of the dead, build up or stay around the souls and slowly accept their spiritual powers into the body. However, shamans use expedients to bring their powers.

“Is that possible? What’s the shortcut?”

If you can borrow spiritual power through an expedient method, you mean I can do it too if I figure out a way, right?

– It’s a secret.

Contrary to my expectations, the answer came back bluntly.

If so, why did you say that?

“what? Teach me too.”

– Do you know how to use witchcraft?

“… … I don’t know.”

– Then there is no point in telling me.

“Yeah, what happened? Instead, tell me about the power of the spirit.”

– The stronger the spirit’s power, the stronger it can control other spirits. For example, souls who have become evil spirits due to severe malice can prevent them from attacking the sorcerer, or conversely, they can turn good souls into evil spirits.

control over the soul.

After hearing the explanation, I got a sense of what kind of power it was.

– In addition, there are additional abilities such as feeling the power of the dead better or becoming more sensitive, but I don’t know about those in detail.

“That is enough. thank you.”

– Then would you do me one more favor?

“… … What?”

At my question, Gergur pointed at the fallen Goblin Warrior.

– Please bury this child.

At that, I immediately nodded.

It was my first time making a tomb for a non-human monster, but it didn’t matter.

It was my job to dig the ground and make the tomb in the first place.

“Hmm… … .”

When I thought about burying the Goblin Warrior, the misery of others around me was openly exposed.

‘I’ll have to bury these guys too.’

It was ironic that I would kill and make a grave, but what?

After rummaging through the bag Geron was carrying, there was a small portable shovel.

It seemed that after killing us with this shovel, they buried us somewhere and tried to find it later.

I was thinking of leaving it alone because the fever suddenly flared up, but I started working again.

It didn’t take long to build the tomb. I guess it’s the strength of my inner strength accumulated over 20 years.

– You’re good.

Gergur muttered while looking at my work.

“Because my job is a gravekeeper.”

– Is that so… … .

[Spiritual power increases by 0.1.]

After making their tombs, a message of spiritual power suddenly came to mind.

“This… … .”

– Ho-oh, can you feel the power of the soul? That’s great. To feel the power of the spirit accumulated in the creation of only a few tombs.

Gergur looked at me curiously as I muttered while looking at the graveyard in a daze.

“If you build a tomb, the power of the soul accumulates?”

– Yes. Didn’t I tell you before? Honoring the souls of the dead builds strength. Burying them is the first thing.

“I see… … .”

While I was talking like that, Gergur came up to me again and bowed his head.

– thanks.

I felt proud of his sincere greeting.

Even though I made the tombs of countless people in the past, I had never received a greeting of gratitude like this… … .

‘Would they have thanked me?’

Suddenly, the countless tombs he had made in the past came to mind.

– Contribution to the cemetery.

Gergur’s soul began to fade.

“what?”

I looked at Gergur without being able to erase my bewildered expression.

– Beware the Commander. The ghosts sleeping in the tomb are not all white… … .

“Commander… … .”

– It was the work of the wizards in black that made me and the Goblin Warrior like this. They were people who used powers that were stronger than spiritual powers.

“… … what?”

I never thought I’d hear the story of the black magicians here again.

– They seemed to be testing something using the Warrior. They say that the strong have strong soul power, and extract the power of their soul.

“Extracting the power of the soul? Is that possible?”

– I do not know. Anyway, that’s all I know.

[I found the traces of the black magician.]

[Main Quest – Traces of the Warlock]

[The warlocks are plotting something. Find their traces.]

– Traces of the Warlock 2/3

To see traces of them appearing here again… … .

The fact that Spencer was trapped in the tomb and the fact that they were targeting Decaine may have something to do with spiritual power.

“Are you disappearing now?”

– I’m going to where I need to be.

After all, wasn’t this world the place where souls should be?

I looked at Gergur, who disappeared with a subtle expression.

– My soul was fully comforted… … .

After saying that, Gergur disappeared.

Nothing could be seen in the empty void.

“Goodbye.”

Goblin Shaman and Goblin Warrior.

And the graveyard where four humans are buried.

I left, hoping that someday, if someone stopped by, I would comfort their spirits.

* * *

I went back to Frances’ house with Rayman and gave her the result of killing all the goblins.

“Good job.”

she said bluntly.

like you did the right thing.

I knew her personality, so I didn’t feel particularly offended.

He is also an opponent who should look good in the first place.

But I started pretending to be very angry.

“Is that the end?”

“what? So what more do I have to say? You just paid for my treatment.”

“Aren’t you curious about other people’s lives?”

“I’m sure you’ll come back well. You guys are here too.”

She said that, but her eyes were shaking as if she felt something strange in her heart.

“They are all dead. Except for one.”

“what? dead?”

Her eyes widened as she glared at me and Rayman.

Two are alive and well, but the others are dead.

This was obviously a questionable situation.

“you guys-.”

“We killed them all. Do you know why?”

Even though I said I killed him, Francis stammered as if he sensed something was wrong with my confident appearance.

“Why why… … is it?”

“Because they tried to kill us.”

As if suppressing my emotions as much as possible, I continued speaking in a cold voice.

“A human trafficker who secretly kills people and sells their bodies. That was them.”

Francis’s pupils twitched madly.

The confused gaze and the expression of not knowing how to react were quite fun elements.

I hid my thoughts and waited patiently for her reaction.

“… … Do not lie. evidence? Are you speaking with evidence?”

“Are you suspicious of us, the victims?”

“what… … , Am I wrong? You could be fooling me!”

My expression contorted at Francis’ reaction.

‘Tsk… … .’

She has a very strong ego.

It’s probably because he doesn’t easily believe that the quest he participated in was wrong because of his ignorance.

Her words weren’t without reason, but if you were the client of this request, it was right to apologize first.

It is not too late to judge the facts later.

“We trusted only you and fulfilled your request. And I was ambushed by them and almost died.”

“Evidence? Do you have any proof?”

Rayman clicked his tongue as he watched the conversation between Ren and Frances from behind.

‘If the shooter is ambushed, I ambushed, I have never been ambushed… … Wasn’t it?’

There was never even a time when I almost died.

Rayman still got goosebumps when he thought of slashing Basket’s arm and neck with a single knife.

“evidence? I have proof.”

I showed her the small plaque in my bosom.

“what’s this?”

“The pattern of an unscrupulous group that uses humans for experiments. Take a good look. And if you don’t believe me, you’ll find out.”

“… … good. I’ll find out. But for now, I still can’t believe it.”

It was an expected reaction. I knew all too well that he was someone who would never give up unless there was solid evidence.

“So I brought you.”

When Rayman heard that, he rushed out and fetched Rin, who was tied up.

“That person… … .”

“Oh, how are you?”

“Now, tell me everything honestly. Without missing a single one.”

Rin looked at Ren and slowly told him everything about the situation at that time.

even what they were trying to do.

“… … Really? Think carefully and speak. Don’t worry if these two made any threats. I will protect you.”

Her anger was conveyed intact to those present.

“But really, I might kill you… … .”

She was really ready to kill Rin at any moment.

Rin took one look at Ren and finally answered.

“Really… … .”

“I can’t even do this kind of business-.”

“for a moment.”

Then, I intervened between the two.

“We are in danger of dying because of you. Right?”

“… … Admit it.”

“So I should be compensated for that. Leaving these guys in the first place, the content of the request was nonsense.”

The village’s request was all about dealing with the goblins, but there was a goblin warrior in it, and the mercenaries who received the same request were traitors.

Of course, the compensation for this should be increased.

“So what?”

“We came at your request, so we can’t get any compensation from the village. But he is different.”

My greedy gaze turned to Rin.

“In addition to the rewards for the existing 5 people, I’ll make Rin receive all the additional rewards. we’ll take it all I paid back all the credit for you by clearing the goblin colony.”

“Even though… … .”

“And didn’t you say you wanted to be quiet? If this is raised as a human trafficking case now, it’s obvious that the mercenary guild they arranged will investigate? Are you okay?”

Francis kept his mouth shut as if he hadn’t thought of that.

“So just do what I tell you to do. Rayman, come after you finish your work.”

“yep!”

Leaving behind Rayman, I stood up.

“wait for a sec.”

Francis got up from his seat with his mouth shut and grabbed me.

“why?”

She thought about it for a long time, and finally uttered it with difficulty.

“… … thank you.”

The words must have been barely uttered due to my proud personality, but my voice was still brusque.

“… … No, that’s wrong.”

“uh?”

Francis put on a bewildered expression at the unexpected words.

“I should have said sorry, not thank you.”

With that, I pushed my hand away from her arm and headed for the door again.

“Sorry! really… … .”

Frances belatedly apologized, but my expression didn’t ease.

“late.”

“uh… … ?”

“You should have done it when I first said it. If the other person has been harmed because of you, it’s right to apologize first. Before you find any evidence that doesn’t sound like it.”

Having said that, before I could hear another word, I immediately closed the door and left.

kiik-

“Shooter! Me too… … .”

Rayman followed me belatedly with a surprised face.

I put my arm on his shoulder and smiled.

“how is it?”

“yes? What do you mean?”

“I mean Frances. How are you?”

Rayman tilts his head at my suddenly changed mood.

“Crying… We win.”

“okay? whooping… … .”

“… … Aren’t you angry?”

“Why are you angry? What did he know?”

I have to do this much to get all the rewards for this time, but Francis can’t say anything. hehehe.

Originally, half of them would have been taken away by Francis.