Travels of the Necromancer

A series of nightmares made me sleep uneasy.

Countless incoherent fragments, but only one common theme, death.Pushed downstairs, stabbed to death by a long sword, torn to pieces by a huge force... I realized that I was in a dream, but I couldn't wake up.

I could make up a 100 Ways to Be Killed by a Ghost or something, I thought as I struggled to sit up, but the pain in my extremities made me realize I was nailed to the floor this time superior.There should be other wounds on my body, because I can clearly feel the warm liquid slowly flowing out of my body, moistening the entire back, and slowly becoming cold and sticky as time goes by.

At this time, the culprit appeared.It is still the cloak that implements the principle of "low-key gorgeousness", the black veil covers the face, and the two exposed eyes are still weird, one green and one black.

Evidently, what I have experienced is the dying memory of the victims in this castle.Now I seem to be split into two, one empathizes with these victims, and the other keeps its own consciousness and observes all this calmly.

For example, now, "I" is frightened by her arrival, and struggles fiercely again, but the weak body that has lost too much blood can't break free from the shackles at all, which only increases the pain.And I watched her carefully.She also observed me carefully, as if observing a frog nailed to the test bench with its belly upside down.

There is no doubt that she has retained a high level of intellect.She used various methods to torture the victims to death not because of any perverted hobby, but to make them feel more pain and fear.Negative emotions of human beings are the best food for wraiths.

"Please let me go! Don't kill me!" I heard "I" pleading, "For the sake of serving you for so long, please, ma'am..."

I was keenly aware of the word "madame". Is it really Mrs. Aini?Then, I heard the lady answer with a cheerful laugh.As expected of a nobleman, even though he has become a wraith, his laughter is still reserved and elegant.But gradually, the laughter changed, becoming a little crazy and hysterical.Well, I take back what I said before, no matter what she was like in life, she is indeed abnormal after death.

But when she hugged her head and shook with laughter, I realized something was wrong.Then, the laughter stopped abruptly, she slowly raised her head, and I saw a pair of black eyes...

The severe pain made me open my eyes suddenly, and I found myself lying peacefully on the bed.Finally woke up!I sat up and looked around.Light came in through the gaps in the curtains, and it seemed that the sky had already dawned and the castle was safe for the time being.Ley wasn't there, so he probably went to participate in the search.

Then, I found a glass of milk on the bedside cabinet.

I meditated in the room for another hour, and felt that my spirit had almost recovered, so I left the room to find other people.According to our plan, the castle at night is more dangerous. If you want to rest, you must arrange night watchmen, so it is best to rest in the morning and search in the afternoon.As for whether to continue the search at night, or to simply gather together for safety, or to evacuate directly, it depends on the situation.

Now it seems that everyone else is very active and started searching early in the morning. When I found them, they had finished their morning search and were preparing lunch in the restaurant.

"Kate, you're awake, how are you feeling?" My appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.I glanced at Ley. He was sitting at the table drinking tea quietly. It seemed that nothing special happened.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, don't forget my portion for lunch." I responded with a smile.Before the servants left, they prepared enough dry food for us for a month, but I didn't intend to eat the dry food. In fact, I could already smell the aroma of the food.

"Of course I won't forget Cousin Kate." Sure enough, Alice walked to the table with the tray.

Golden croutons topped with bacon and fried eggs and served with a refreshing green salad are simple but delicious.After tasting it, I couldn't help but praise Alice's cooking skills.

"I didn't do this, it's Erwin's craft." Alice smiled, "I also troubled him to prepare breakfast."

Hearing this sentence, I couldn't help being stunned, looking at the bacon on the fork, hesitating whether to stuff it into my mouth.

"It's not troublesome, this is my hobby." At this moment, Erwin came over with the peeled fruit.

"I can prove this. When he was in the temple, he often took care of the cooking." Oska said with a smile, who was beside Erwin.

Well, anyway, it is impossible for him to use light magic when frying eggs, so thinking about it, I finally wiped out the food on the plate.

Judging from the interaction at the dinner table, the barrier between the noble boys and the two from the temple seems to have been inadvertently eliminated, and they no longer use honorific titles but direct names.

Alice and Erwin chatted about poetry, and Catherine and Oskar had a heated discussion about martial arts, while Blaize watched their discussion seriously.The scene was so harmonious that I always felt like I was missing something important, but after lunch, I was too embarrassed to be so firmly hostile to the temple priest.

After lunch, the search started again according to the original grouping, but there were still no results.This time after Ley and I completed the search ahead of schedule, we no longer split up, but made a simple summary of the current situation.

"That is to say, are you sure that the wraith is Mrs. Aini?" Lai asked after listening to my narration of the dream.

"Yes, I'm sure. But she doesn't seem to have turned into an evil spirit on her own initiative. Based on the strange condition of her eyes, I judge that she may have been cursed, or possessed by other evil spirits before she died. .”

"Although the curse is explicitly prohibited by the temple, it has been secretly used by people, and the nobles are no exception. At that time, the Russell family had lost their military power. If there are rumors that the patriarch's wife has become an evil spirit, it is very likely will go downhill completely.”

"So the claim of being cursed by political enemies in the initial intelligence is likely to be true."

"Then what should we do?"

"What to do or what to do." I looked at Lai, "I know what you are thinking, but her soul has been completely polluted, and no one can save her."

Ley didn't speak, just turned his head and looked out the window.Outside the window, the last part of the sun sank into the horizon, and night fell again.