NOVEL NEXT chapter 33
33. Grave of the Dead
‘Is this really crazy?’
Everin doubted her ears.
I told him yes, and then he suddenly stepped on the full accelerator and charged.
To stop being respectful and suddenly call me by name.
Yes, name…
Name?
‘Wait a minute. How does this human know my name and affiliation?’
In an instant, goosebumps broke out all over his body.
I never told you.
I’ve never taken off my hood to show my face.
The only thing I told you was that I wanted information about the princess.
And through her sweet voice, she said that she was a woman.
There were only two of these.
“Where do you belong?”
Everin was extremely wary of L.
In her mortal, her own authority is supreme.
As the previous human said, she was an important talent enough to be called Mortal’s only brain.
It is said that he is not an existence worthy of being called carelessly.
But she was useless in front of El.
“Iverin, a descendant of the fallen dragon. Drak the Mouth of Silence. The Curse of Plague, Rosteria Plumero – Ham Bracious. The Cloth Machine, Veilock. The Azmo of Gluttony. The Mysterious Linadra.”
“…!”
“I know everything about you.”
I was arrogant.
The human spoke in a very arrogant tone.
But Eve Lin couldn’t move her mouth.
Every time her name is mentioned, her heart skips a beat.
In particular, Drak, the Mouth of Silence, did not announce his name, so no one knew him within the Mortar.
It didn’t matter if that name was false or not.
‘I know all the Nobles in Mortal. He’s definitely not an ordinary person.’
A person who seeks information about the princess, Cassia Eleanor, and is wary of it.
A person who knows everything about the Mortal branch.
‘Pale skin, unusual appearance.’
There was no sense of momentum. He certainly thought he was an insignificant human being, but upon closer inspection, such a small presence was bizarre.
‘No way…’
Gulp.
Yverin took off her hood in homage to the High.
A small horn protruding from the forehead.
Everin is a descendant of a fallen dragon. Magic is forbidden and only fights with the flesh.
“Could you please tell me your name…?”
The beast’s distinctive yellow eyes tear open and stare at El.
When you can’t let go of tension.
“It has no name.”
Eve Lynn bowed her head towards El.
***
Leader.
The highest rank of the Mortal Branch is Noble.
In fact, there is a leader who is a higher level than that.
The position of leader has remained practically vacant until now, with neither name nor face visible.
‘In the game, if you speak well, you can take over this position.’
Of course, it requires a huge gamble.
As the leader exists above all nobles, the check is enormous.
You have to take it with an overwhelming gap of power to take it away, and if this fails, only death awaits.
That’s why it’s usually a gamble worth trying only in the late stages…
Ironically, in the latter half of the game, Mortal is stamped and the highest order to kill comes down.
‘Rather, now is enough to try. They don’t know me very well, on the contrary I know them very well. You don’t have to move according to the rules bound by the game.’
To do that, I first bring Evelyn to my side.
The arrogant attitude of a leader.
A cold, spine-chilling voice.
With all my strength, I touched Evelyn’s shoulder.
“Raise your head.”
“…I can’t do that. I have been rude to the leader. Please forgive me.”
Words and actions play separately.
Even though Evelyn seemed to be in awe, she never lost her doubts about El.
‘There’s no choice but to do that. The one I hadn’t seen before suddenly appeared right in front of me. Even if it were me, I would have been suspicious.’
Fortunately, there was something known as Evelyn.
“Everin. Lift your head and look me in the eyes.”
As I cautiously raised my head, our eyes met.
The Soul of the Earth Dragon.
The earth dragon, which was settled inside his body, lifted his head and opened his mouth wide.
“Sobbing?!”
As the invisible, intangible energy engulfs Eve Lin, she recoils in her great fear.
I am a player in dealing with souls.
It is said that marriage is only 2 stars, but the ability to handle it is of a high standard.
Because it was a talent recognized by Grendel, he easily fooled Evelyn.
“You are suspicious of me.”
“Sorry, sorry!”
“No. It’s a great idea to be constantly suspicious on the ground. Those headless ones won’t even admit it, let alone doubt it.”
Tsk.
A short click on his tongue made Eve Lin wince.
“I’m going to ask you because you’ve answered your questions. Mortal’s number one goal is to assassinate the princess. But what are you doing here?”
“It’s a base task to assassinate the princess. I sent an assassin directly, but it failed. If I failed again, I could sense the smell and call the knights, so I tried to devour the people around me step by step.”
“You mean it was me?”
“…Unfortunately.”
Everin looked at Galihad with angry eyes.
It was like a coincidence that Galihad brought me here.
“You too, stop fighting and come over here to say hello!”
“Yes, yes?”
Galihad, who noticed something strange during the fight, quietly approached.
“Creepy!”
“It’s a f*cking head! At least I’ll find out who the opponent is and get my revenge!”
Iverin pressed the crown of Galihad’s head.
What’s the situation?
I was having a life-or-death fight with Theo, and I felt like I was going crazy with resentment when he came and grabbed my head.
But what made her even more startled was El in front of her.
‘What, what is this guy? Who is this?’
There was a person I was seeing for the first time in my life.
A person who looks more aristocratic among nobles.
I wondered if I could draw this person.
Thick eyelashes and manly jawline. A tall nose and big eyes on top of it.
The red lips contrasting with the pale skin contained a charm that captivated anyone, male or female.
“Hello!”
I was startled as I stared blankly at it.
“Oh no, who are you to say hello… Wait a minute?”
Dirty blue hair and dirty uniform.
It was the El that Galihad had been grinding his teeth for.
I can’t believe it.
Her body stiffened like a stone statue in a situation that was more absurd than reality.
“I understand. Sometimes prudence is better than impatience. Now let him go.”
“Thank you! Even if this idiot says hello!”
Unable to bear it, Evelynn pressed down on Galihad’s head.
“Oops! Go, thank you!”
Galihad stopped with his head pierced by an unbelievable reality.
L was troubled.
‘Anyway, what should I do? It’s strange to run away like this. It’s not a good idea to go into the Mortal branch.’
There was no choice.
Pop pip pip…
Suddenly, I heard the sound of something running hard.
“…What’s that over there?”
Iverin asked as she saw the goblin statue running and the cat hitting it.
‘Come to think of it, I called Ganelle.’
I had a good idea.
“My subordinate, who sensed the change, is coming.”
“Subordinates! As expected, the leader of Mortal took his subordinates to the academy!”
Eve Lynn gave her expectant eyes.
Who is it?
What is the subordinate of that mysterious man?
“Hey! Here it is!”
I immediately frowned when someone came running with frivolous words.
Protruding belly fat and yellow teeth. Long ears and a very large nose.
Ganelle, the goblin merchant.
He was looking around and looking for El.
“Is that a subordinate?”
I looked at L with an expression of disbelief.
***
‘Where is this place?’
It’s been a long time since I called.
A person worthy of money. And when the statue of Ganelle, which is given to a trustworthy person, rang, he gave up his role as a cheater for a while and ran in a hurry.
The tomb of a dead man who ran a long distance using a trade-secret artifact, but arrived at a place that doesn’t even look like money.
The moment you try to find out who called you…
“Kek!”
What!
His face fell to the ground as the hand pressed down on his neck.
“I don’t think this is the case. Is this the leader’s subordinate?”
“You don’t judge people by their appearance. Evelyn, just like you treated me as an insignificant human being.”
“…Sorry. I was hasty.”
As I struggled and raised my eyes, I saw a woman’s face.
‘Dragon! Dragons with short horns are corrupt dragons!’
Hey!
Survival instinct rang out.
I wanted to run away right away.
“Ganelle. It’s been a while. Seeing it here gives me a new feeling.”
Who else is the kid?!
Ganelle did not recognize the changed El.
You can tell from the uniform that he is a student at the academy, but why is he with a fallen dragon…
‘Ah, can’t it be like that! Another fallen dragon used polymorph magic!’
Then I understand.
It was clear that the unusual appearance was created by the dragon’s magic.
Because Ganelle had never seen a human with a face like that.
‘But have I ever given a statue to a dragon?’
She returned to reality for a moment and thought about it, but she urged her to let her stupid brain go.
“Bar, nice to meet you! Nice to meet you at a place like this!”
“Hmm.”
Ganelle stood up holding El’s hand.
El nodded her head, satisfied with her considerable notice.
“What is the current situation of Orion Academy?”
“…Yes?”
A sudden academy? Are you doing a situational play?
First of all, he is a supreme dragon. You have to work hard.
“Okay… No problem yet! Students are still in class!”
“The Princess, Cassia Eleanor?”
“No, no problem!”
Who else is that?!
I swallowed the words behind my back.
After finishing the report full of loyalty, Eve Rin removed her hand while glaring at her to the end.
“You’d better get rid of these insignificant subordinates quickly. I’d rather be your subordinate. If you diligently assist the leader, you’ll get information from the princess right away…”
“No. You must remain in the Mortal. Everything will collapse the moment those troublemakers take their eyes off you.”
“…That can’t be denied.”
A small smile appeared at the fact that El relied on him.
That’s why she worked harder.
“It will take a while for the door to the ‘twisted space’ installed in the academy to open, so why don’t you stay at my house for a while during that time? We’ll take care of you comfortably!”
“…I see.”
Is it necessarily Evelyn’s house?
The mansion of Evelyn, a fallen dragon, was notorious for its brutal appearance.
To the extent that even the cruel demons were reluctant to speak.
But he couldn’t refuse because he had nowhere to turn.
“Hey, goblins. Tsk… I don’t like inviting dirty monsters into the house. I’m inviting them especially because they’re the leader’s subordinates. If you have two legs, come on your own.”
“Oh, I see!”
Ganelle rubbed his hands together and nodded.
Contrary to El, which she hated, gold coins appeared in Ganelle’s eyes.
If you are a dragon, you are rich! The incarnation of greed!
There was no way there were no gold coins!
Flutter!
It spread its black, large wings befitting a fallen dragon.
“Then I’ll open the windway first… Hmm?”
Eve Lin tilted her head.
“Excuse me.”
“Wait a minute there?!”
El wrapped around Everin’s waist.
Cold warmth pierces through her waist to her head.
“Fly. I’m not telling you to fly there, right?”
“Ah, ah, ah, no! I’m flying! Hold tight!”
I have no wings.
It seems like something was wrong, but I didn’t want to run away sweating profusely on the ground.
I’m very scared of Evelyn, who will look at me from above with the look of ‘what is he doing?’…
“Wait a minute! How am I going?!”
Galihad looked at Evelyn like an abandoned dog.
However, Evelyn ignored it lightly and headed for Evelyn’s mansion with her precarious flying ability.
Galihad and Ganelle looked at each other and eagerly followed behind.