Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Judging is twisted.

why do you hate me so much

[Sica]

– Attribute: Demonic Spirit

– Skills: Nermir Shadow Art Intermediate, Female Sword Art Intermediate

– Strength: 15.1

– Agility: 20.8

– Stamina: 17.9

– Sense: 20.3

– Energy: 11.6

It’s an incredible ability.

In the meantime, I met many people and checked the ability of each person I saw.

When he went to report Decane, he sneakily went to the barracks with other knights to check his abilities.

There were two stats over 20.

Much higher abilities than normal knights.

This was enough to be considered a high-ranking article.

‘And there’s even a characteristic… … .’

[Ghost Spirit]

# Presence fades and has a sharp sense.

None of the knights in Brilliant had this characteristic.

Not to mention abilities.

Do all high-ranking knights have these characteristics?

‘The head of Travis was like that too.’

Leighton Travis.

The head of the Travis family and a swordsman who can handle cold.

His stats were also higher than Shika’s.

‘Compared to that person, Shika is a bit lacking, but she’s still strong.’

Compared to ordinary prosecutors like me, Shikado is a monster on a different level.

If you are a person with this level of skill, you will be able to receive great treatment even if you go to the desired empire or the kingdom of Rosaria, rather than the dying Brilliant.

But I couldn’t understand why he was acting as an escort next to Princess Jane.

‘Nermir’s shadow art and female swordsmanship… … .’

Neremir was a name he had never heard of before.

[Nermir Shadow Art – Intermediate]

It is a technique that deals with shadows, an arcane technique of the Nermir tribe.

This is the only information I can show you.

Cancer screening did not provide any helpful information.

The only thing that might help is the use of shadows… … .

First, I had to calm Shika down.

If it wasn’t for my ancestors, I would have been pierced by Shika’s sword.

“Why are you doing this to me?”

Even to my question, Shika is silent.

Princess Jane didn’t seem to have any intention of holding back.

– Look down.

As I lowered my gaze at the words of my ancestors, the shadows revealed in the moonlight increased to two beneath me.

It was a change I would never have noticed if I hadn’t been conscious of the shadows.

“Ugh!”

He trembled and barely avoided the black hand rising from the ground.

Face or something, a scream came out without me knowing.

While the body was struggling to avoid the shadow, Shika came rushing in again.

‘I can’t avoid this… … !’

I can’t help it more than this

[Spirit (降靈) – Havenberg Arsen]

[The recoil of the necromancer is reduced due to spiritual power.]

My body was filled with a sense of fullness.

The ancestor with a twinkle in his eyes stretched out his sword. His sword blended with Shika’s sword and embroidered the air.

Chaeeng! visor! visor!!

Ten battles that came and went in an instant.

A flamboyant swordsmanship that appears even when the posture is not properly set.

Shika twitched her lips as if embarrassed by her ancestor’s impenetrable swordsmanship.

‘crazy… … !’

Sword energy began to form on his sword.

My stamina is at a level that can’t exceed 1 degree.

Can the ancestors deal with Shika with this energy, which is far from being enough to categorize energy?

It is a sword that is on a different level from the clumsy sword skill of the grave robbers I met before.

“What is identity? To think that his swordsmanship is more sophisticated than most Argen’s… … .”

Through the darkness that covers all sides, Shika’s red eyes yearn for the truth.

“Feel it for yourself.”

His ancestors provoked him.

“good night.”

A black shadow wriggled under Shika’s body and then popped out.

Along with Shika’s sword rushing in a straight line, the shadow sword strikes from various directions.

good.

One step on the floor.

It’s simple, but the subtlety and heaviness contained in it are distinctly different from mine.

The air became heavy. The chaotic shadows of Shika came into view.

‘This… … .’

The gaze of my ancestors was shown to me as well.

Unlike the tense situation where swords were pouring from all sides, the ancestor’s gaze was calm and his heart was calm.

The softly moving sword moves forward, bouncing off the shadows.

Kwagwagagagak!!

And Shika’s sword shot from the gap and the wind pressure it created stirred the floor and my body.

Blood splattered from the sword strike that passed through his entire body.

At the same time, Shika’s sword also stopped.

[The code is released.]

Took. Took. Took… … .

Drops of blood run down your arm and fall to the ground.

Grabbing my throbbing right arm, I turned around.

There was nothing wrong with Shika’s body.

He looked unscathed, but his face was in shock.

“Len Argen… … , What swordsmanship is this?”

It feels like my head is about to break.

Due to the considerable increase in spiritual power, the recoil was reduced, so it was still tolerable, but it seemed that the necromancy could not be tried any more.

“hmm… , Let’s just say it’s a swordsmanship I devised.”

“As expected, Argen swordsmanship is not.”

he put his sword in

Shika turned her head and her expression was subtle. He didn’t look angry.

“Why don’t you use sword skills?”

“… … .”

I didn’t know what to say.

Since I couldn’t use swordsmanship, I couldn’t say I didn’t use it.

“done. I guess I didn’t even think it was necessary.”

There is a bit of bitterness in Shika’s voice.

‘What are you talking about?’

It seems to be a strange misunderstanding, but I didn’t bother to correct it.

* * *

It was the first time Jane had ever seen Sika fight with all her might.

She rubbed her arms at the chill that made her goosebumps just by looking at it.

However, Len Argen remained calm until the moment he was engulfed in shadow, and his eyes did not waver even for a moment.

‘it’s crazy… … .’

The presence was different.

It seemed that even the great Sika couldn’t overcome the weight that I felt even when I was just standing still.

And it quickly turned out to be true.

Outwardly, Len Argen alone was bleeding, but Sika’s expression was never that of a victor.

“Sika, what do you mean? There is no need to write.”

“He is stronger than me.”

“… … what?”

“He is at least a high-ranking knight or higher.”

Shika couldn’t erase that workshop from a while ago.

Ren countered his own techniques, which were extremely condensed shadow arts and sword skills, using only enough strength that the sword could withstand it.

It only raised my spirits at the exact timing when swords met swords.

A skill that could never be accomplished if one did not have the confidence to predict the exact timing when the swords collided with the opponent and control it himself.

Shika didn’t have the confidence to use the skill Ren Argen had deployed.

‘And that sword… … .’

A series of slashes as if seeing a vision.

This was the first time that the naturally flowing sword path looked beautiful.

‘Is the reason why you didn’t use ki considering the difference in skill? Or are you putting limits on yourself?’

The thoughts of the hermits are often unpredictable. The swordsmanship that completely blocked his own shadow art was a divine skill that was impossible unless there was a tolerable difference in skill.

I couldn’t believe that it was because Len Argen couldn’t use his energy.

Blood dripping down his right arm.

Ren Argen was looking this way as if he didn’t mind that wound.

Sika gritted her teeth at her complacency.

It was because he felt that if the gravekeeper had the intent to kill, he and the princess would have died right here.

“Princess, please reveal your identity.”

“Is that okay?”

“Yes, it is very different from the rumors. In a situation where you were hiding your skills, we found out. If you try to keep your mouth shut, it becomes really dangerous.”

Jane was perplexed.

It seemed that Sika was seriously wary of that Ren Argen.

He’s so powerful that even Shika, a high-ranking knight, fears it… … .

‘Is that person really the tomb keeper kicked out of the Argen family and buried in Decane?’

Isn’t someone else pretending to be Len Argen? I thought about it for a second, but quickly brushed it off.

“Kuhm… … .”

Jane sighed and approached Len.

Sika’s words meant that in order to live, she had to at least reveal her identity and draw out his likes as much as possible.

“Sir Len Argen. Actually, I am Jane Hertia, the first princess of the Brilliant Kingdom.”

“yes.”

Ren answered calmly.

“I am not surprised at all. Wouldn’t a Brilliant Princess surprise you?”

It wasn’t sarcastic. I just wondered if Ren really thought so.

“no. I was just guessing as I had friction with that prosecutor.”

“You guessed it?”

“Yes, there are things I wasn’t sure about at first, but a closer look reveals.”

“what is that?”

Ren calmly cleared his throat and explained why.

“First of all, very few young women come up to the Decane at this late hour. The princess may not know, but the road at night is more dangerous than you think. Especially in the mountains like this.”

“I know that much.”

“I just said that because the life physiology of commoners and royalty is different.”

“Tell me again.”

“Even though she was carrying a sword, the princess was not afraid at all. Normally, at a time like this, I would be afraid of a stranger holding a sword.”

Jane nodded.

Even she thought she was too unconcerned.

“The clothes are also different from normal people. It’s nighttime, so it seems that they tried to look like commoners as much as possible in black clothes, but it’s usually hard to see clothes that are ironed and neat without dust. Especially on hikes like this.”

After hearing Ren’s explanation, she hurriedly looked at her clothes.

Then, shyly, he grabbed the hem of his clothes.

Anyone could see that it was a new suit that had been taken care of.

“Lastly, for such a great person to be an escort, he must be a high-ranking princess or a high-ranking nobleman. None of the high-ranking aristocrats I know have a face like a princess, so I thought you were one of the princesses.”

Seeing Ren talking calmly as if it was nothing special, she looked at him with a mysterious expression.

“I understood. But he’s a great talent… … , Are you kidding us?”

“yes? what is that… … ?”

After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Sika.

“I understand that Decaine’s gravekeeper, Len Argen, is not good at handling swords. But in reality, it wasn’t like that at all. No, didn’t you rather overwhelm my escort?”

Jane said as calmly as possible, fixing her gaze to hide her nervous emotions.

Opponents are stronger than advanced knights. Maybe the knight commander… … No, I didn’t know that he might be more talented than that.

I had to find out why he was hiding his skills and going into seclusion.

Ren opened his mouth, noticing that Jane was wondering why he was doing this.

“Even though I was kicked out of the family, I didn’t let go of the sword. Being rumored to have no talent for the sword was an inevitable choice on my part.”

“You said that was your choice?”

“Yes, because otherwise the family would not have survived.”

Jane calmly looked into Ren’s eyes.

It didn’t look like a lie.

“… … I will ask you one more question.”

“yes.”

“What is the purpose? If you have this level of skill, even if you go back to Argen, you won’t be ignored like before, right?”

“I guess so. But it is not yet time.”

Ren made a rough excuse. In this case, it is best to answer in a vague way.

Shika looked at Ren like that and thought.

‘no way… … , Are you aiming for the position of head of household?’

Then it made sense. It’s not the time. That means that when the time is right, he will return to his family.

Still weighing the timing with a skill like Ren’s, it only boils down to one conclusion.

It was clear that he was aiming for the next head of the Argen family.

“Can I ask one too?”

“Yes, Sika. Ask yourself.”

Shika approached Ren.

“I said earlier that it was not Argen’s swordsmanship, but a swordsmanship he devised himself… … . Do the family members know about that?”

“I do not know.”

“is it.”

Shika was convinced of that.

After seeing Arjen’s swordsmanship a few times, he noticed that Ren’s swordsmanship was similar yet different.

It was clear that Ren was correcting and developing Argen’s swordsmanship himself.

This wasn’t something anyone could do.

‘Huh, to think that such a monster was hiding in Brilliant.’

genius.

And that, even in Argen, is an unparalleled talent so great that no one can compare it to it.

I thought I knew why Ren ran away from his family.

If he stood out that much from a young age, every day would have been dangerous, like walking on a knife’s edge.

And it meant that Len Argen saw through it and put it into practice at such a young age.

‘I have to make this person on the side of the princess.’

The situation where the forces within the kingdom are divided here and there.

If a strong person like Ren empowers the princess, her position will definitely rise.

“princess.”

“huh?”

Shika went to her side and whispered in her ear.

“… … okay.”

Sika stepped back and Jane nodded.

“Sir Arzen.”

“yes.”

“I’m sorry.”

She bowed her head.

Ren waved his hand, unable to hide his embarrassment at the sudden apology from the first princess.

“The sudden attack by my escort, the careless visit to your graveyard. I apologize for everything I’ve been rude up until now. I am truly sorry.”

Jane’s demeanor suddenly changed.

Ren smiled and looked at her.

“her… .”

“I understand that you are hiding your skills and hiding here. I will never say anything anywhere. If you want to write a memorandum, right away-”

“Oh, no. All right.”

Ren, knowing Jane’s personality, did not feel the need to do so.

I couldn’t understand why it came out so low.

“I will help you. Everything I can do.”

Jane wanted to tell him to be hers right now, but she wasn’t so shameless.

First, I thought I should get close to him.

“Ah, do you have any intention of accepting a request?”

“… … Request?”

“This is a request that only Lord Ren can do. I will do the case properly.”

she said in a desperate voice.

Dumbfounded by the sudden request proposal, Ren worked hard on his complicated mind.