Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Quite a bit of time has passed since I disappeared leading the wolves.

It was already time for the news to reach the expedition.

When I tried to go back, soldiers were roaming around the mountain as if they were looking for me.

‘I thought he might have just left me… … , Is it a little touching?’

As I moved away from the people, I saw that the knight I had saved earlier was also looking for me.

Still, he seems to be a fairly loyal knight.

I approached him riding a wolf.

The knight who spotted us drew his sword with a surprised face, then hesitated.

“A grave, a gravekeeper?”

“yes.”

“how… did it happen?”

I lured the wolves and ran away, but I came back riding the wolves, so I don’t think I can understand it.

“I actually know a little bit of the language of the wolves. hahahaha… … .”

There is nothing to explain.

It’s true that he knows the language of wolves, so he wasn’t lying.

It’s just that the relationship has changed a bit.

“Awesome. Humans can speak the language of wolves. Anyway, I was worried. Everyone was saved thanks to you.”

The knight’s name is Ruben. He was the owner of a generous personality without prejudice.

I explained everything to him with a mix of lies and truth, and Ruben believed me without a shadow of a doubt.

He couldn’t help but believe that he was communicating with the wolf right in front of his eyes.

“Greuk! Kargrureuk!”

The wolf howled every time he encountered a new soldier while walking with Ruben.

“What the hell does that mean? Are you saying hello? ha ha ha!”

He asked me if he was curious about the repeated crying.

“ah… … Ha ha, that’s right.”

I couldn’t tell him the truth.

The meaning is very refined in Korean, ‘Is your mother and father alive?’

Why do these guys say things like that to soldiers they’ve never seen before… … .

I can’t even communicate anyway, so I just curse at my parents and watch it by myself.

“Nice to meet you… … Well, that’s what it means. ha ha ha.”

“Hoo… … . These guys look very rough and ferocious on the outside, but they have a cute side to them, right?”

“Yeah, what… … .”

I ended the conversation with a sigh.

If I said more, I felt like I would tell the truth out of guilt.

When I returned to the expedition, mercenaries and others greeted me.

Rumors spread that I could speak the language of wolves, and I had to keep asking for some time to speak wolf language.

And Petra came up to me that day and thanked me.

“I… … , thanks… woah.”

“what? Can’t you hear me right?”

“Oh, thank you!”

“What is he saying now. When a boy’s voice creeps in like that.”

“What the f*ck! thanks!”

Petra couldn’t help but swear. His face turned red, and he turned around and strode away. The mercenaries around him laughed and made fun of him.

“Damn it, it’s cute.”

And I was also in it.

* * *

Arrived in the desert area.

As soon as our expedition arrived, we unpacked and went to visit the Desert Tribe and the Knights of the Empire who had arrived earlier.

In the case of me and the mercenaries, there was nothing to do but look around and marvel at the surroundings until they told us to do something behind the scenes.

“Are you a gravekeeper?”

A member of the Desert Tribe approached me and asked.

Her skin was red and her face was ferocious, dressed in clothes that roughly covered only the main parts with a cloth.

They didn’t have a lot of muscles, but they all had strong bodies.

Most of the desert tribes had no choice but to survive in this harsh area, and only the strong had to have basic physical abilities.

[Part time job]

– Skill: Black Ax Tribe Intermediate Hunting

– Strength: 16.7

– Agility: 13.6

– Stamina: 18.1

– Sense: 10.7

– Energy: 6.2

‘and… … , great?’

At this level, most knights are capable of steaming.

Although it does not reach the advanced knights.

Aren’t the Black Ax tribe this strong?

“Ren, you said you were looking for a gravekeeper, so I told you.”

Before I knew it, Ruben came up to me and said.

“The chief of the Black Ax tribe.”

ah… … , You must have been this strong because you were the chief of the tribe.

“My name is Len Argen.”

“Follow me.”

Albay pointed a finger at me and then turned his back and took the lead.

‘The black ax tribe… … .’

There are a total of five tribes that are allied with Brilliant, the Holy Kingdom, and the Baran Empire.

Since it is impossible to cover all of this wide desert area, negotiations were concluded with the tribes living near the main strategic points coming up to the central continent.

This is the land of the Black Ax and Blue Scorpion tribes.

The Baran Empire and the Brilliant Kingdom periodically sent soldiers to this place to observe the dynamics of the south, check for changes, and protect the tribe.

“This is where our tribe members are asleep.”

A large stone wall spreads wide, and a ceiling above it protects the ground from sunlight.

“Will there be no sunlight here?”

“It’s so that I can rest in the shade even if I die.”

It is roughly covered with sand, and no tombstone is erected.

Well, considering their circumstances, it is impossible to discuss each and every one of these things.

“I heard that he is an excellent graveyardkeeper who can communicate with animals.”

Not beasts, only wolves. And just because he’s good at it doesn’t mean he’s an excellent graveyardman.

I don’t know how the rumors got a little bit bigger like this again, but I don’t really have any intention of tackling it.

“Do you see our tribe members?”

see.

Not everyone could see as much as the number of tombs, but a considerable number of tribe members caught my eye.

“I can’t see it. I just feel it.”

I couldn’t tell the secret that I could see them.

“is it. Can you tell what they are doing?”

Tried to say I don’t know.

But looking at the longing in his eyes, I couldn’t say that easily.

“… … .”

It’s a face I’ve seen countless times.

While working at the cemetery, there were many people who earnestly asked me that.

I didn’t really see anything at the time, but there were times when I said I could see for them.

They would have known. That I don’t see ghosts in my eyes.

However, just one such word would be comforting to them, so they pretended not to know.

“They are looking at you.”

I told you what I see.

“You’re looking at the Chieftain’s eyes, tapping your chest with your clenched fist.”

When I said those words, the chieftain’s eyes slightly reddened.

Then, gritting his teeth, he turned his head and stepped outside.

“What are you doing when you don’t come out?”

As he was leaving, he told me and I hurriedly followed him.

He was walking without a word, but suddenly stopped.

“thanks. You are a true gravekeeper.”

He whispered to me and started walking again.

I didn’t even have time to reply to that.

‘I unknowingly threw away what I could see.’

what… … , I don’t think I’ll say it anywhere else, so it’s okay.

Even if you say it, it’s okay if you pretend you don’t.

Who would believe that they see souls?

As I was alone in my thoughts, a reward message came to my mind.

[You have cleared “Quest – Deliver the hearts of the tribe members to the chief.”]

[“Sense +0.2, Spirit +0.1” acquired.]

I walked away, smiling contentedly at the reward that surfaced.

* * *

When I went to the center of the village, I saw knights wearing brilliant armor and those wearing armor with the patterns of the desired empire confronting each other.

‘What’s going on?’

As we approached it, we could see that they had a quarrel.

“Are you here?”

Lloyd, the mercenary commander, beckoned me to come to his side.

“What happen?”

“Looks like the knights of the Empire of Hope over there ignored the knights of the Brilliant Kingdom. So we got into a fight.”

It was what was expected. In the first place, the relationship between the wished empire and the knights of the brilliant kingdom was not so good.

Because the desired side unilaterally ignores Brilliant.

‘It’s obvious that the level has dropped.’

Comparing the knights of Baran, who can be said to be the most powerful on the continent, and the Brilliant knights who are in decline, it may seem obvious at first glance.

But being ignored is unavoidable.

‘Roben is also fighting.’

The big-hearted and unprejudiced Robben was also in conflict with the knights.

That’s why pride is so important to knights. Even if you die, you cannot live without being ignored.

“good! don’t bet Why don’t we stick together in ‘ball bug game’, a traditional game here in the desert tribes?”

Ball bug play is a sleazy game of desert tribes.

A game where you put ball bugs that live in the desert in both hands and roll them to see how many balls there are in each hand.

The peculiar thing is that the ball bug moves on its own.

“This isn’t just a game, it’s a test to see that person’s eyes. It is not uncommon to die from a blind arrow or sword on the battlefield. If this is enough, a peaceful confrontation will be possible. How about it?”

Because of this kind of dispute in the place where they came to fight, they couldn’t point their swords at each other, so they decided to replace it with a game like this.

“… … good night. Let the loser hit his head and apologize to his opponent before crawling between his legs.”

I opened my mouth at the brilliant knights’ hot suggestions.

what to do on the ground

“Are you confident?”

“Are you scared?”

“under! good night!”

As the feelings of each other’s ego confrontation run wild, it seems like they made a bet like that, but it was obvious that the losing side would regret it to the point of wanting to commit suicide.

It’s a three-person battle against each other.

We gave each other time to practice for about 30 minutes and decided to face off after 30 minutes.

The number of people leaving has yet to be determined.

I peeked at the knights on the brilliant side practicing, but it seemed to be more difficult than I thought.

‘Tsk tsk… … , strong idiots. They accepted this offer even though they were already in the desert before us.’

The knight over there was like a fox.

I thought that the Brilliant side would not reject the offer because my emotions were running high.

Moreover, since both of them are new to the desert, they would think it was fair and accept it, but in fact, it was not fair from the fact that they knew the desert tribal game.

How do you know if you arrived first and practiced all this time?

‘Tsk… … .’

Watching Robben practice, he was having a hard time. He was a likable person, but thinking about him crawling between his legs with his head smashed by the knights he wanted made me annoyed.

I moved back to the desert tribe graveyard I had been to before.

Originally, it wasn’t a place I could just enter, but the tribe members didn’t stop me.

‘I’ve seen it before… … .’

A specter is playing in the air with another tribe member, making bizarre gestures.

I called him

– What?

“Did you ask me to play with you earlier?”

I remembered the offer he had made to me earlier.

– I want to win just one round of gambling! It’s fun to bully your opponent!

Earlier, I ignored it, saying it was a gamble, but not now.

[Subquest – Win the big game and pick your opponent!]

[It doesn’t matter if it’s gambling, play, or betting. Defeat your opponent and taste the shame.]

[Reward – Agility +0.3, Stamina +0.1]

Now is the time to undertake this quest.

[Code – Burnt]

A new gambler descended into my body.

“That sounds like fun!”

Going outside, I outlined the situation to Robben.

And he accepted my offer.

He is also a well-spoken person.

The ball bug game has begun.

Three knights from the Baran side came out, and two knights and I from Brillant went out.

“what? At first glance, it doesn’t look like a knight.”

“This is the graveyard of our expedition.”

Robben stepped in and explained.

“hahahaha! How scared are you that you won’t win, do you send out a gravekeeper?”

“No, no. Quite the opposite. That means we can do it on the Rennes line, without having to go out on our own. Do we really need to go out?”

Robben provoked them.

The other driver glanced at me as if feeling uneasy, then shook his head.

“Still, I’m not involving others in our confrontation.”

“When did you say it was a battle of knights? Surely, good eyes are fundamental, and didn’t you say that this was a fair confrontation?”

“… … Even though-.”

“why? Are you afraid of being pushed by the gravekeeper? Are you scared? If so, admit it and call someone else. No, except for the gravekeeper, will it be just the two of us?”

Robben provoked the opponent coolly like a snarl.

I didn’t know there was such a side.

“… … good night.”

“The winner of the confrontation will continue. If you lose, it goes to the next person.”

“Okay, I’ll make you regret it.”

The opposing knight gnashed his teeth and stepped back.

“Ren, can you really win?”

Robben asks in a low, subdued voice.

He actually followed my words, but he seemed worried.

“Do not worry. Your turn will not come.”

He gave the knights a confident smile and stepped forward.

The black wolf incident earlier seemed to have boosted my trust in them.

“Don’t make me regret coming here.”

The opponent was a knight who had been engaged in a war of words a while ago.

“Get started.”