Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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“Wh-who is it?”

“Excuse me. I heard that Baek Eun Ha lives here, so I’ve come to visit.”

“…….”

The overwhelming divine power that made it feel like the whole door was glowing, and a strangely familiar voice.

It wasn’t difficult to guess who the person was.

With certainty, I immediately locked all the doors and declared to her.

“I’m not receiving any newspapers. Nor do I want any religious solicitation.”

Just as I turned to leave, the French saint Yesiel, who had been silent for a moment, spoke up as if pondering.

“I feel like I’ve definitely heard that voice somewhere…”

Faced with the situation, I couldn’t just pretend anymore. Since I’d likely encounter Seo Ha on her way back, I sighed in resignation and opened the door for her.

“F-fine, come in.”

“I knew it was you. I sincerely apologize for dropping by unannounced.”

Yesiel trailed behind me as we headed into the living room. She sat at the table and spoke to me.

“Let me get straight to the point. I will be staying in Korea for a while to keep an eye on your activities.”

“…….”

It wasn’t hard to figure out what that meant.

Although this situation had been relatively resolved, the consequences of my actions were no small matter.

I had assisted in killing multiple S Rank Hunters alongside Chae Hwa In, and even ambushed a strategy team inside a dungeon.

There were suspicions that I had been hiding my strength, so it seemed she was dispatched by some world organization to keep an eye on me for a while.

As a priest class, she was no different than a nemesis to a necromancer; there couldn’t be a more suitable person than her.

Having anticipated that something like this could happen, I nodded with a sullen expression.

“So, where are you living?”

“I’m in Building 4, just like Eun Ha. There happened to be an empty room.”

That was really close. I could get there in no time by walking. Realizing this, I frowned and said to her.

“Change it. It has to be at least two blocks away.”

“Eh? Why is that?”

“Because the divine power leaking out makes me feel bad.”

“…….”

Even though I couldn’t use my strength in the U.S. dungeon due to Chae Hwa In’s mark, her divine power was quite substantial compared to the priests in Thebes.

If the seals from her necromancy weren’t partially lifted, it would pose a significant threat to me.

“R-right, quality of life is important. I understand. I’ll try to move again soon.”

Seeing her obediently agree, she didn’t seem like a totally hopeless person after all.

In fact, she seemed like the type who would readily do whatever I asked.

After pondering for a moment, I stopped her and spoke again.

“By the way, do you mind picking up ten cans of cola from downstairs? I’m a bit thirsty.”

“Cola? But why me…?”

“I’m feeling weak lately.”

Upon hearing that, Yesiel readily accepted and really went to buy the cola for me.

Seeing that, I allowed her to stay in my quarters in Building 4.

At that moment, I suddenly had an S Rank, top-tier errand runner.

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The next day, while I was sprawled on the bed fiddling with my phone, another guest arrived. It was Song Ha Yeon.

“Finally meeting you. Are you feeling any better?”

“I’m not particularly uncomfortable. It’s just that I can’t use my strength.”

Song Ha Yeon seemed to have gained quite a bit of confidence during our separation, as she didn’t appear to have been neglecting her training.

With a sullen expression, I looked at Song Ha Yeon and reluctantly asked.

“Any achievements or something?”

“Yes. I’ve also gained enough strength to help you out, Master. Want to check it out?”

“… I can’t make an accurate judgment right now, but show me what you’ve got.”

“Yep.”

Whoosh.

Boom!

Eventually, what Song Ha Yeon summoned was a tiny skeleton, just the right size to fit in the palm of my hand.

It was cute and had an oddly child-friendly vibe.

As I looked at it with a knowing gaze, Song Ha Yeon hurriedly exclaimed.

“Just wait, that’s not all! Look over here.”

What followed was honestly something I’d never expected. The tiny skeleton on Song Ha Yeon’s hand began to speak with a will of its own.

“Greetings, Master.”

“Did you hear that? Look! This is a High-Ranking Undead, right?”

Seeing it say a few more words, it indeed seemed to possess a will.

However, something felt off. I had never taught Song Ha Yeon the method for creating a High-Ranking Undead.

“What did you make? Tell me the process.”

“Well, I did it like this…”

After listening to Song Ha Yeon’s full explanation, I finally figured out what this mini skeleton really was.

“This isn’t a High-Ranking Undead.”

“Then what is it?”

“It’s just a Skeleton with some upgrade in its ‘tier.'”

But in some ways, that was even more impressive.

Though it didn’t seem complete, to raise a type of Undead to this level required considerable effort and time.

‘She managed to achieve it in under three years?’

Honestly, this was a first for me. After living so immersed in skeletons, it appeared she truly had the right aptitude for it.

While I couldn’t sense it at the moment, it was highly likely that Song Ha Yeon’s abilities produced a higher-grade soul within the skeleton.

If she could handle it accordingly, she would be able to accomplish many things from now on.

“Can you make it back to its original size?”

“Not yet. But I feel close to success.”

Song Ha Yeon seemed a bit disheartened. Noticing why, I shook my head and opened my mouth.

“You can do it.”

“Really?”

“You’ve reached a level where you absolutely can. A High-Ranking Undead.”

Of course, this would be limited to the skeleton type, but it certainly seemed feasible.

Excited by my words, Song Ha Yeon asked various questions, and we ended up promising to set a date to create Undead together soon before she left.

Left alone, curled up in my blanket, I pondered deeply while recalling Song Ha Yeon’s appearance.

‘Her growth is impressive.’

It was both a compliment and also raised questions.

No matter how I thought about it, the growth of hunters here was unusual. Especially lately, the speed seemed to be increasing.

Of course, I had an inkling as to the reason.

“The nature of the planet is changing.”

Just thinking back to when I first returned, this Earth was not filled with such energy.

Yet, the concentration of that energy was undeniably becoming more pronounced.

Put simply, this Earth itself was becoming some sort of spiritual hotspot.

Naturally, if one repeated training and battles in such a place, their growth would accelerate.

‘Just comparing the mixed magical energy in the air, it’s already thicker than Thebes.’

What that phenomenon foretold was not easy to imagine.

However, it was certainly possible to surmise what would occur soon.

“The dungeons will open. Bigger. More numerous.”

Given the recent acceleration of dungeon occurrences which had been all the rage, that was clear as day.

The S Rank dungeons, which had been extremely rare, might now haunt us even closer than before.

‘If this dungeon phenomenon is part of a grand plan, it means that it has finally entered the main phase.’

To respond, I had to quickly deal with the piled-up tasks.

I needed to eradicate Hades’ power, uncover the identity of the one who led the Returner Shin Do Yoon from the shadows, and figure out Gordon’s missing memories somehow.

In that process, it was certain that I would acquire more clues and information to get closer to the truth.

As if in response to my thoughts, Gordon, who had been silent since I scolded him a while ago, finally spoke up from within the necklace.

[Master.]

“Have you remembered something? Anything, even a small clue, just explain it from the beginning.”

[It’s not that, but it seems like the effect of the order I gave in the U.S. has worn off. What should we do?]

Gordon coughed repeatedly and, after a moment of blankness, I casually stepped out from under the blanket.

And then.

Thud.

Pitter patter, pitter patter.

Rattle.

“Let’s just leave it at here.”

[Master? Master? If you give it one more try next time, I’m sure my memory…!]

Clink.

Whoosh!

Throwing Gordon’s Life Force Vessel necklace out the window, I returned to my blanket and resumed fiddling with my smartphone.

Sigh.

He truly was unhelpful.