The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

"I'm telling you, Lord Leon has gone back to his room again~"

"Our prince is like a little child~"

Leon stood close to the door and could hear the servants laughing and talking in the corridor.

As a prince, he had long lost his dignity in everyone's hearts.

Leon could just jump out and punish all the servants who were gossiping.

However, Leon knew very well that doing so would not save his reputation.

"Where the hell is George?"

Leon ran back to the house and felt upset for a while because he was not trusted. After coming to his senses, Leon decided to catch the hateful devil with his own hands.

With George away, Leon decided to act on his own.

Leon left the palace during the servants' shift change. He wanted to find out the devil's secret and impress everyone!

Leon went to the same tailor shop and bought a mid-range leather coat.

The light outfit made Leon excited, and he now felt like he was entering a dragon's lair.

Leon turned back every three steps and looked behind him carefully.

Leon was afraid that someone would follow him and disrupt his investigation.

Leon was obviously overthinking it. The guards had nothing better to do than to follow His Royal Highness the Prince.

Leon walked cautiously along the way and came to the place where he found the devil again.

The broken walls and lonely alleys clearly hide the secrets of the devil, but there is not even a soldier guarding it.

"Those idiots dared to laugh at me. They have no idea how big a disaster this negligence would cause...Oh my goddess, why are you here!"

Leon came to the clearing where the demon was found and saw Lee and George standing there.

Leon was wondering where George had gone without saying a word, but it turned out that George had come to investigate first.

You can investigate if you want. Why call Li here? Don’t you know that your prince and Li don’t get along?

"Your Highness Leon~ What wind brings you here~"

Li ran up to Leon enthusiastically and hugged him tightly.

Leon, who already had a sullen face, looked even uglier.

"Last time I asked you for help, you ignored me. Why did you come to me on your own initiative this time? Are you here to laugh at me?"

"Your Highness, if you ask me to plan the affairs of the kingdom, I will certainly not help you, but the problem we are facing this time is the devil, and the devil is the common enemy of us humans~"

“…For the goddess’ sake, please tell me what you think.”

Leon really dislikes Li, but his abilities are trustworthy.

Li did not disappoint Leon's judgment and immediately pointed out several suspicious points.

"There is a thick layer of weeds on the ground, and the weeds at the bottom have already grown moldy and rotten, proving that this vacant lot has existed for a long time. And judging from the remaining stones and soil, the wall was also built many years ago."

This small space that hides the devil has existed for many years.

After Li pointed this out, Leon immediately fell into deep thought.

"You mean, this place was deliberately arranged by someone, and it has existed for many years?"

If this is true, it's so scary!

A great demon lived in the royal capital for several years, or even longer, and no one noticed anything unusual during that time.

Doesn’t this prove that there is a group of people who are covering up the devil’s tracks, and that the status of this group of people is not low!

Leon felt a chill. Wasn't the capital city where he had lived since he was a child too dangerous?

"Let's go. Now that we are here, let's investigate first."

Li took the lead, with George, who already had a clear purpose, and Leon, who was confused.

Li led the two people out of the alley, turned left and came to the first house at the entrance of the alley.

This is a single-family building. Although it has no yard, servants or carriages, anyone with a discerning eye can tell from the quality and decoration of the house that this property belongs to a very powerful nobleman.

Li knocked on the door, but no one in the room responded.

The three of them waited at the door for a while and finally confirmed that the house was vacant.

"…Such a nice house is left unused. The owner is really generous."

The security in the kingdom is not good right now. If there is no one guarding such a big house, the door lock will definitely be pried open by thieves after a long time.

Homeless people and thieves would move into this house, the former to keep warm and live, and the latter to empty it of all valuables.

"For a house like this, even if the owner is not at home, he would entrust a housekeeper to live in and take care of it, but there is no one inside."

“…Is the house next door the same?”

After Li started talking, Leon also followed his thoughts and thought of the key to the problem.

This time Leon went to the right side of the street and knocked hard on the door of the house.

Nothing happened and the house was empty!

"These two houses... No, all the houses around here that can directly see the vacant land are empty!"

Leon had been feeling a little strange before, because there were so few pedestrians on this street, and he thought it was because of the wrong time.

Now Leon understood that someone deliberately used expensive real estate to enclose a space that would not be noticed!

"Who invested so much? This person must have bad intentions!"

Seeing Leon's eyes light up, Li knew that Leon had recovered from the previous blow.

Li no longer paid attention to Leon. He now needed to know what exactly happened on this street.

"Sorry to bother you, but I want to ask, there are several houses on this street that are vacant, are these properties for sale?"

The three investigating team came to a bakery on the street for a short break.

The three of them ordered the best food in the store, and while filling their stomachs, they asked the owner about the situation of the street.

Leon took out his sword and waved it in front of the shopkeeper, indicating that he wanted to settle down in the capital.

"You are asking about those houses. Strangely enough, people used to live in them, but since some time ago, they have been empty."

The bakery owner had not paid much attention to the condition of those houses, he only knew that some nobles had lived in them in the past.

Li and Leon each took out a few silver coins and put them in the shop owner's hand.

Seeing there was a tip, the owner immediately opened up.

"I'm telling you, strange things often happen on this street. It's said that a wizard has planted a curse here. Some people have seen a ghost. The ghost is an old man with wrinkles all over his face. It's scary!"

There are rumors of ghosts on the streets, but Leon thinks this has little to do with the devil.

Leon wanted to ask cryptically if anyone had seen the devil.

Lee grabbed Leon's hand to stop him from asking questions, picked up the half-eaten bread and went out.

"What did you find!"

Leon is not stupid. Seeing Li biting the bread happily, Leon knew that Li had found the clue.

"Your Highness, there are rumors of ghosts on this street, and there is also a wizard's curse. What will happen to people who walk here over time?"

“…They will be afraid and quicken their pace. Even if they hear unusual noises, they will just leave in a hurry!”

Those people are deliberately spreading bad news to make this place a convenient place to do things!