Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Chapter 38 Summoning

Although shocked by the horrifying words, Cardin tried to hide his panic and continued to ask questions.

"Do you mean to say that you placed the body in the dungeon yourself?"

"I didn't kill him." Instructor Belid chuckled and continued, seeming to notice Cardin's panic.

"I just put the body in the zombie dungeon for safekeeping." It seems that the body was kept for the necromancer who can view the memory of the dead. However, since the suspicion has not been eliminated, Cardin asked again.

"If it's just for preservation, isn't there a way to freeze the body? That's safer."

"It's more of a hiding than a preservation. If the magic power is tracked, wouldn't it be exposed that I'm the one who froze the body?" Instructor Belid nodded and said.

"This is also a situation I don't want to see. There is no suitable place to hide." He actually hid the body in the zombie dungeon. As an instructor of the Hero Academy, his qualifications are questionable. Unlike the majesty seen during the entrance examination, he gave people a creepy feeling.

"If you say that, it's as if I'm a murderer. If you look at the deceased's memory, you'll know it wasn't me who killed him." Although she was a little dissatisfied, as she said, if you look at the deceased's memory, you'll know the truth.

"If you killed him, instructor, I can't provide information."

"Okay." Instructor Belid put his hand on his chest as if to prove his innocence. Seeing that, Cardin nodded and continued to ask questions.

"What kind of necklace are you looking for?" "It's a gold necklace with a sapphire. It's very important. Please make sure to find it."

"How do I report after returning from the dungeon?"

"I plan to stay in the academy during this vacation. If you find the whereabouts of the necklace, please come to the academy." Instructor Belid smiled brightly as before.

"I see. I want to leave right away, but I have my own schedule. Is it okay to leave in a few days?"

"Of course. Ah, and this." Belid nodded and took out a wallet from the drawer and put it on the table. Hearing that rather heavy voice, Cardin tilted his head and looked at Belid curiously.

"I've put in quite a bit of money. If there's anything I need, I'll buy it. I'll eat something expensive. I'll go to nice places." Although he didn't need the money particularly. As long as he had the money Charlotte left him, he wouldn't have to worry about his life.

"Well, there is no need to refuse other people's kindness. And Instructor Bailey saw that I am a civilian." As the son of a businessman who hides his identity, he concealed the identity of Charlotte's son. If he was a civilian, he could not refuse so much money.

"Yes, thank you, instructor."

After coming out of the academy, Cardin immediately found the "Cat's Dinner" tavern.

"Mr. Cardin, congratulations. I heard that you ranked first in the first half of the first grade?"

"Yes, that's right."

"I remember you said before you entered school that you didn't want to be the top student in your grade, nor did you want to participate in any activities?" Jack Carter continued asking questions with a smile.

"Didn't you say you wanted to live quietly and not attract attention?" Hearing his question, Cardin smiled embarrassedly and nodded.

"Well, that's it."

"The one who said he didn't want to attract attention has been the hot topic in Hero Academy for the first half of the year?"

"Hot Topic Person?"

"The students of the academy are the heroes of the future. So, naturally, they will attract people's attention." Rumors about the Hero Academy are spreading not only in the capital, but also in all parts of the kingdom. Among the first-year students, the most popular one is Cardin.

"She has the best physical strength among the first-year students. She became a four-star this time and defeated the famous lady from the Douglas family..." As Jack Carter continued speaking, Cardin just drank the orange juice in front of him without answering.

"Besides, I heard that he is a rival to the Montclair family kid?"

"That last rumor doesn't seem right."

"Also, is it true that you have a passionate friendship with Matthias, the disciple of the Mercenary King?"

"Yes. Well, that's true. I don't know what a fiery friendship is, but..." The Thieves Guild's intelligence capabilities are so terrible. How can they know so much about what's happening in the academy? There can't be any intelligence agents in the academy.

"Mr. Cardin, the fact that I know so much means that others also know so much information." Jack Carter said in a different and more serious voice than before. As if reminding Cardin to be vigilant, his attitude made Cardin nod and answer.

"I'll be careful. But as a student, I'm just trying to live my life."

"Yes, very good." Jack Carter naturally poured orange juice into the empty glass in front of Cardin.

"Will Mr. Cardin forget about revenge and live an ordinary life?" He thought. Would Charlotte think the same? Wouldn't she want him to just be strong and live a safe and peaceful life?

"That's going too far." But he didn't say what he was thinking. Choice is a personal matter. He was just a hired intelligence agent.

Seeing Cardan trying to become stronger for revenge, I felt a little distressed and annoyed, but that was all. After all, this was the path Cardan had chosen, and no one else had the right to interfere.

"Mr. Cardin, don't you like losing? That meek man seems to have become aggressive since he entered school?" Jack Carter, who had been smiling bitterly just now, spoke jokingly with his unique smile.

"Well, I do not like to lose, but I don't seem to be an aggressive person. Didn't I provoke others first?"

"You don't like losing, which makes you very similar to Mr. Charlotte." Jack Carter chuckled and put the map on the bar.

"what is this?"

"This is the map with Mr. Charlotte's estate marked on it." After carefully examining the map, he discovered that it seemed to be quite far from the capital.

"My father's manor is here." Cardin had never left the manor alone in his life. He only knew that the manor was in the south of the kingdom, but he didn't know its exact location.

"I'd like to take you there myself, but I'm also a pretty busy man. Can you understand if I just give you a map?"

"Yes, thank you very much. Once you get close to it, you'll know roughly where it is." Cardin carefully folded the map and put it into the space.

"I heard that the soldiers near the manor have retreated?"

"Yes, except for the guards, all the soldiers have retreated. But there is such a message in the information received this time." For some reason, I felt uneasy from Jack Carter's next words.

"what's the message?"

"Someone has taken Charlotte's inheritance." Instantly, there was silence between the two.

"Money, things that can be turned into money, research materials, books on necromancers, etc., Charlotte left none of them behind." Of course. Charlotte's legacy was all in the ring that Cardin was wearing.

"Fortunately, no trace of others was found. Although there is no need to worry at the moment..."

"Are you worried that I'll reveal my identity if I go there?"

"Yes. It is said that an investigation team is being formed to search for Charlotte's inheritance. The starting point is probably the manor."

Jack Carter's words left Cardin silent for a moment, but he didn't dwell on them for long.

"The investigation team hasn't been formed yet, right? Then I have to act quickly."

"Although it is said that there are only guards in the manor, it is not easy to avoid surveillance. Mr. Cardin."

"Like I said before, I know of a secret passage." The kingdom was said to have searched Charlotte's estate but found nothing.

However, why would Cardin go to that manor where there was nothing? Jack Carter couldn't understand.

"It's a coach ticket to the neighborhood." But Jack Carter couldn't stop Cardin. He wasn't the kind of man to be persuaded.

"This is an anonymous ticket, so it won't reveal Mr. Cardin's information. And this..." Jack Carter placed a carriage ticket on the bar, and then a black mask.

"I prepared this just in case. It might be helpful to wear it when you go to the manor." Cardin looked at the carriage ticket and the black mask, then looked at Jack Carter.

"Thank you. I'll put it to good use." He seemed genuinely grateful, and Cardin stood up from his seat and thanked him solemnly. "The carriage won't arrive in the capital until tomorrow, so you can rest for a day before setting off again."

Jack Carter looked at the dazed Cardin, then nodded quickly and spoke in a businesslike tone.

"Yes. About a day. I'll take a rest today too, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning."

"So how about dinner tonight? I learned a new dish just for you. I learned spaghetti especially for Mr. Cardin."

"for me?"

"Just saying so. I thought I should add to the menu, so I studied hard." Hearing this, Cardin chuckled softly, and Jack Carter walked happily to the kitchen. Soon, Cardin frowned and stared at the carefully folded map.

"So the Kingdom is looking for me?"

Three days later. "It takes three days to get here from the capital. Longer than I thought." Cardin got off the carriage and walked quickly while checking the map.

"Yeah. It's very familiar indeed." Cardan looked around carefully, just in case he encountered patrolling soldiers. Fortunately, no patrolling soldiers were seen, and soon a huge manor appeared in Cardan's sight.

"A place that's usually hidden by magic. Now it looks a little different." People are always coming to cause trouble, and Charlotte has cast a welcoming spell on the whole house.

Therefore, no one came to visit the manor hidden by magic, and Cardin could not leave the manor at will. "The manor seems to be seriously damaged." There were traces of fighting everywhere in the manor.

Collapsed walls, the lingering smell of blood, and the mixed odor of the dead.

"Tsk. The front door is like this, and the back door is the same. There are guards guarding even the collapsed city wall." Although I heard that the security has been relaxed, it seems that it is not easy to enter the manor.

"You can't even come in and out of my house as you please." If you have to, you can knock down the guards and enter, but there is no need to cause a commotion.

"Let's go that way." Cardan turned around with regret and walked in a certain direction. Not long after, Cardan arrived at a cliff not far from the manor.

"It's here." Soon, he found a cave entrance blocked by boulders in the corner of the cliff. It was covered by the green light of the lantern and was difficult to find if you didn't look carefully.

But Cardan walked in that direction without hesitation, toward the gap in the boulder. There was a small hole there, big enough for an adult male to crawl into, and Cardan crawled in without hesitation.

"This passage is also very old. Fortunately, it is still the same." The small and narrow passage is quite long. After crawling for a while, he saw an iron fence shaped like a drain cover. Cardan carefully pushed the iron fence open, and it opened easily, and Cardan climbed out immediately.

"It's a mess here too." There was a strong smell of alcohol in the air. This was Charlotte's laboratory. The laboratory had also become a mess because of the comings and goings of the investigation team.

“Father doesn’t like messes…” He wanted to tidy up, but finally shook his head and moved on. Carefully he climbed up the stairs leading to the first floor and looked around. Fortunately, there were no soldiers inside the manor.

"Tsk." The long-lost Charlotte Manor. Just looking at it brought back childhood memories. Thinking that he didn't even hold a proper funeral, Cardin clenched his fists guiltily.

"I'm not here to reminisce about the past." Cardin lowered his head and began to walk, his footsteps stopping in front of the fireplace where Charlotte read every night. Unlike before, the fire in the fireplace had gone out, but Cardin didn't seem to care and stood in front of the fireplace.

"It should be here." He felt around and suddenly the last brick caved in, and the fireplace began to move on its own.

"It seems the investigation team didn't find this place." The hidden space behind the fireplace was none other than Charlotte Ingmar's secret warehouse. The warehouse was empty, which did not match the name.

"Father put all the information here into the ring for me." Walking into the warehouse, the fireplace door closed automatically. The magic stone on the wall glowed, so it didn't feel dark. Cardin walked to the end of the warehouse, smiled and looked down at the floor.

"Fortunately, it is still intact." At the end of Cardan's sight was a huge magic circle carved on the floor. Whoosh! Cardan immediately drew out his dagger, squeezed blood from his fingers, and dripped it on the magic circle. Thinking that enough blood had been dripped, Cardan put down the dagger and raised his hand above the magic circle.

At the same time, he activated the four-star magic core to the maximum. Woohoo! The magic circle began to emit red light, and Cardin stared at the magic circle and whispered.

"Necromancer Cardan Ingmar proposes a blood pact."

"call."

As the magic power was drained from the magic core, Cardin frowned involuntarily. The chill at that moment made his body shake.

"It's done."

However, Cardin had a smile on his face.

After Cardin's magic power was absorbed by the magic circle, the light of the magic circle gradually dimmed.

Swish!

A blue flame ignited in the center of the magic circle.

The flames gradually grew bigger, and then disappeared with a warm breeze that came from nowhere.

Click.

Where the flame originally was, stood a woman in a gorgeous dress.

Anyone who passes by will be fascinated by her charming looks.