Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Louis Hertia.

The third prince of the Brilliant Kingdom, and the most distant person in the line of succession to the throne.

He is bad at dealing with people, so he can’t even think of doing politics. The only thing he can do well is swordsmanship.

But even that is still far from enough.

In order to gather forces comparable to those of the 1st and 2nd princes, they had to be raised to at least the level of a senior knight.

‘at las… … !’

Graveyard of the Red Moon tribe.

The legendary chieftain who subjugated half of the desert tribes finally found the resting graveyard.

‘I’m sure there will be. No, it has to be.’

An elixir-making technique passed down only within the Red Moon tribe.

Because of that, the chief of the Red Moon tribe became the best warrior in the desert, and the tribe members were known to have stronger strength than other tribes.

Perhaps because of this, among the desert tribes, the story that the recipe for making the elixir and the elixir are hidden in their graves has been passed down like a legend.

Louise intended to quickly increase her strength through it.

‘hmm… … ?’

As soon as you enter the graveyard, Ren walks in front of the tribal chief’s grave.

Louise was worried that he would find the elixir, but she shook her head and put the thought out of her mind.

‘This is the graveyard Ren found. Even if he finds the elixir and claims it as his own, I have nothing to say.’

Louise knew that without Ren, she would never have been able to find this place in her entire life.

That’s why Louise suppressed the greed she had heard at the moment.

‘Rather, even if I find it, I’ll have to give it to Ren.’

Louise made that promise and approached Ren.

Ren alone was muttering as if he was having a conversation with something.

“Did you find anything?”

“ah… , no. There is nothing.”

Ren, who had been staring blankly into the air, shook his head.

“… … yes? what is that… … ?”

“Why but?”

“Oh, no. hahahaha… … .”

Ren muttered to himself, then scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

Louise tilted her head and checked the grave of the tribal chief she was looking at, but there was nothing particularly suspicious.

‘… … Is it not?’

Louise closed her mouth.

Since it was a story passed down as a legend, it is not strange that there is no elixir, but the disappointment was felt as great as the expectations were high.

* * *

What the hell is the ability of this shabby-looking tribal chief?

Will he be stronger than Leighton Travis last time we saw him?

Layton also boasted a considerable size, but compared to this tribal chief, he was about to fold a number.

‘Does it feel overwhelming just by being in front of me?’

– How do you see me? And why did you wake me up from sleep?

“I am a gravekeeper. I came because the king of the Red Moon Tribe, who conquered the desert, was here.”

– Grave Keeper… … ?

“yes. A gravekeeper is a person who honors the soul of a specter. I will relieve your grievance.”

I gulped at the tribal chief.

Zalatan, chieftain of the Red Moon tribe.

When I think of his great achievements and vicious rumors, I am afraid.

How difficult is it to ask?

What if I am given a quest that I cannot fulfill?

Before the quest came to mind, countless worries and curiosity passed through my head in that short moment.

– one? Are you saying you’re going to accomplish something I couldn’t accomplish?

“… … yes?”

A big job? no way… … ?

– Complete unification of desert tribes. It’s a little sad that I couldn’t do that.

“… … .”

I shut my mouth at such a grandiose request.

I couldn’t help but think what to say.

‘very… unity… … .’

As I was chewing on that absurd word again, Zalatan started laughing heartily at me.

– hahahahaha!! What are you thinking about so seriously? Do you think a weakling like you could do such a thing?

“… … .”

From the look on his face, I could tell he was joking around making fun of me.

Unknowingly, I almost threw out a sarcastic remark as I usually do, but when I saw his ferocious face, I went back inside.

‘By the way, there are no quests? Then there’s no point in coming here… … .’

– hmm… … , It seems that even his pride has been damaged. Do you think you are more confident in your skills than you think?

It’s not that my pride was hurt, it’s a pity that there is no quest to be rewarded, but I nodded my head at his words.

– Then I would like you to deal with the monsters around here. Lately, there’s a guy who keeps wandering around our tribe’s graveyard and messing with it, and it’s quite annoying. If I had been alive, I would have caught it alive the moment I got near it and fed it to the tribesmen.

[Sub Quest – Request from the Chief of the Red Moon]

[Chief Zalatan is annoyed by the dark earthworms that live in the desert and continue to attack the graveyard of the Red Moon tribe. Kill the Mud Ground Worms.]

[Reward – Strength +0.8, Stamina +0.5, Stamina +0.3]

‘oh… … , at las!’

A quest came to mind. The reward was pretty good too.

I wondered if it would be possible to get Zalatan’s unique ability, such as Havenberg swordsmanship or wolf language, but unfortunately, they didn’t give it to me.

Well, even this much is enough to be satisfied.

‘The dark ground earthworm… … .’

It was clear that the boss in the desert had dropped me and Louise’s raid from the main unit.

It’s okay because I have to catch him anyway, but if this happens, I will have to compete with the expedition.

There is also the monster, Scarlet Argen, and there are also knights from the desired empire.

To think I had to kill the earthworm before they caught it… … .

‘however… … , How to magazine?’

In the first place, he is enormous, and can I catch him with my skills in the favorable environment of the desert?

It’s easy to miss because it crawls on the ground.

I don’t even know where I am now.

‘Tsk, should I give up Zalatan’s quest?’

“Did you find anything?”

When I turned my head, Louise approached me and quickly scanned the tribal chief’s grave before asking.

“ah… , no. There is nothing.”

what… … , I’ve already taken a quick look around, but there doesn’t seem to be anything special about Zalatan’s tomb.

– Are you looking for something special in a graveyard buried in the desert? ha ha ha ha! What is there!

I looked at him with surprised eyes at Zalatan’s sudden words.

“… … yes? what is that… … ?”

– If you do my favor properly, I’ll let you know! No matter how much a gravekeeper is, he can’t give anything to a warrior who can’t train even this much.

I barely held back the expression on my face trying to contort at his words, and kept my expression.

It was because Louise was staring at me next to me.

“Why but?”

“Oh, no. hahahaha… … .”

Louise’s pupils were shaking slightly.

A look of disappointment appeared on his face for a moment, then disappeared.

‘It’s agitated… … , Are you also looking for something in the Red Moon tribe?’

While in the desert, here are some things I heard from the desert tribesmen.

The Red Moon tribe must have had an elixir that made them stronger or something.

It was just a story I had heard… … .

‘Could Louise believe in that legend?’

If so, the flow of the story roughly meshes.

Louise so aggressively joining the raid and killing the monsters, secretly trying to find the Red Moon Clan graveyard, and Jane trying to attach me as his secret escort somehow.

‘I must have felt more threatened because I came here as if I was being driven out into the desert by the breath of the 1st and 2nd princes.’

Compared to the other two, Louise would have been more confident in her swordsmanship, so she would have been desperate for this kind of expedient to quickly develop it.

‘hmm… … .’

He passed me and began to search every nook and cranny of Zalatan’s tomb.

That look gave me more confidence.

– Why is this poor fellow groping at my grave? Take it off right now!

When I hear that loud voice in my ears, I wake up.

That said, I can’t forcefully capture the prince, Louise.

“I… … .”

The time I barely opened my mouth to stop him.

widely. widely. widely. widely… … .

The sound of someone’s footsteps came from the stairway leading into the cemetery.

The gazes of Louise and the knights, including me, were directed toward the entrance at the same time.

‘Who is it?’

beating- beating- beating-

My heart starts beating thump thump.

The tension acutely stimulated the mind and awakened the senses of the whole body.

A reflexive bodily response when intuiting danger.

I immediately pulled out the sword hanging from my waist.

“The enemy.”

At my short warning, the knights and Louise put their hands on the scabbard.

– It’s unusual today, people are coming to this place where no one has ever visited before.

Zalatan muttered to himself behind his back.

Hearing that, I had a hunch that the owner of the steps we were walking down had followed us.

‘no way… … .’

And a group that suddenly passes through my head.

“Hoo… … .”

The end of the black robe was visible from the round entrance, and a middle-aged man’s voice mixed with admiration was heard.

After that, the pattern drawn on the face and robe.

‘Black Mage… … !’

I immediately floated the black magician’s status window into the air.

[Kayden]

– Attribute: Devil’s Brand

– Skill: Dark Magic Intermediate

– Strength: 5.4

– Agility: 5.3

– Stamina: 6.6

– Sense: 4.4

– mana: 20.3

Except for magical power, the rest of the stats were normal, but the numerical value of magical power was abnormally high.

’20 magic power?’

It was the first time I had seen someone who handled magical powers, so I couldn’t figure out how high this number was.

But I knew this much.

‘I can’t win with this power.’

[Devil’s stigma]

A stigma engraved by a contract with the devil.

# You can borrow the power of the devil.

devil. It refers to those who have outstanding power among the demons. In the past, they invaded to devour the continent, and in the future, they will destroy the Brilliant Kingdom again.

‘A contract with such a devil… … .’

This made it clear.

The main culprit that brought demons to the continent in the future was the black magician.

I remembered the main quest.

[Main Quest – Stop the Warlock Conspiracy]

[The warlocks are plotting some kind of plot in the Southern Desert. Ruin their plans.]

They were obviously coveting spiritual power by artificially creating a graveyard.

Perhaps the reason he came here is to extract spiritual power from the tomb of Zalatan, the chief of the Red Moon tribe, who ruled half of the desert.

‘But how long have you been following us?’

Even I, whose senses were sensitive due to spiritual power, did not notice his tailing.

It may be because of the special situation of the desert, but… … .

‘Dangerous.’

At least, I had to assume that his strength was at the level of a high-ranking knight and move.

Considering that the stats of high-ranking knights are usually 20 or higher, it’s probably about that much.

“Ren, step back.”

Louise stood in front of me and said.

At the same time, knights stood around him to protect Louise.

I saw a warlock among them.

6 to 1 situation.

Even more so, wizards alone could not properly deal with knights.

However, the Warlock is still relaxed.

“I never thought I would really find it… … .”

As if we weren’t paying attention, the warlock looked around and muttered.

“Be careful. You have to fight as if you are dealing with a high-ranking knight.”

I cautioned the group.

I was the only one who could see the enemy’s skills objectively.

“A senior knight? that one?”

“You’re so scared, Ren.”

“Don’t worry. Dealing with a mage isn’t difficult, is it?”

The knights answered confidently.

I didn’t know if it was childish conceit or if it was to keep morale low.

“Ren, what do you know?”

Louise asked without spilling my opinion.

“I have heard of a group with such a pattern before. It’s a black magician. It’s also quite skillful.”

The knights looked at my words with dubious faces, but Louise seemed to be thinking carefully.

“You know us?”

The black magician’s red eyes flashed and turned to me.

“Decain’s Grave Keeper… … . They say they sent mercenaries to Decane, which has already been proven useless, but did you catch them?”

‘I am aware of my existence… … !’

Suddenly, a sense of dread came over me.

But it doesn’t seem like he cares too much.

It turns out that Decaine is useless… … .

‘Have you already confirmed that you can extract spiritual power from the ashes in the graveyard before? But now that the mercenaries have been sent again, that means there has been a change.’

This is unpleasant news.

However, on the other hand, if you think about it, you are not interested in Decane enough to send a mediocre mercenary.

If Kaiden returns to the headquarters of the warlocks, attention will be drawn to Decaine.

‘Damn it, I can’t miss it.’

thud!

While immersed in a moment of contemplation, the warlock struck the ground with his staff.

Then, the floor beneath my feet cracked and a purple tentacle came out from within and rushed at me.

“wren!”

Louise’s sword swung at the same time.

Awesome!

A faint blue light flickered over his sword, then disappeared.

“Heh… … , clumsy. Clumsy.”

The warlock laughed and hit the ground once more, and this time dozens of tentacles popped out from all sides.