deceased

The empire's policy on necromancers changed, and Frank's position at home became more delicate.Odis had been with him since his return.But even if two people are alone together, they don't speak more than ten sentences a day.Frank was sure of this, for he counted the days in silence.Maybe it was Richard's house that made him feel awkward?

Frank thought it was very possible, so after living for a month, he proposed to move out like Hopkins, the patriarch of the family.

"For that kid from the Danya family?" Hopkins still brood over the fact that his favorite heir was kidnapped by the Danya family to become a necromancer.

Frank said: "I think my leaving will make everyone more comfortable."

"That doesn't include me." Hopkins looked at him with burning eyes.

Frank looked down.

Hopkins sighed.At the beginning, he couldn't stop his most beloved grandson from taking the path of necromancer, and now he can't stop him from going on without hesitation. "They just don't want to hurt you."

Frank said: "I know. I don't want to hurt them either."

The identity of the Necromancer put an invisible mountain between him and his former relatives, allowing them to care for each other and guard against each other. Leaving is the best choice for him.

"Where are you going?" Hopkins acquiesced in his choice.

Frank said: "The teacher agrees that I will temporarily live in the marshal's house."

Hopkins' mouth moved.As the emperor's confidant and the representative of the empire's emerging dignitaries, Hayden had disagreements with the three major families, especially the Danya and Richard families on many issues.But looking at Frank's eyes full of hope for the future, he couldn't say any words of rejection. He could only nod and said, "Even if you leave the academy and embark on a different path, I hope you can have your own life."

"I will." Frank's eyes flashed with determination.

Coming out of the study, Otis stood at the door without saying a word.Frank's loss and melancholy that he was about to leave home immediately melted into his eyes that were trying to keep calm but couldn't help showing concern.

"Odis." He put on his gloves and stretched out his hand gently.

Odis hesitated, and put his hand on his palm.

"From now on, I will only have you." Frank said softly.

Otis clenched his palms, and the buckskin gloves were crumpled.

"Your hands are really strong." Frank said.

Odis let go of his hand in a hurry, but was caught by him backhand.Frank pulled him back to the bedroom, "If one day we want to separate, just grab me so hard."

After becoming a necromancer, Frank changed many noble habits.He can even sit down on the dirt that has just rained like Mundra, so this time he moved, he didn't pack a lot of things, he only brought a few happy clothes.Moreover, he didn't live in Hayden's house, but rented a two-bedroom house in the newly built house in Van Riel City.

"The property left by my father and mother should be enough to support us until we grow up." Frank said while hanging the clothes one by one in the closet.

Odis silently stood in the corner watching him.

Frank said: "Tomorrow, remember to remind me to ask the teacher about the source of income of the necromancer. The advantage of being a necromancer is that you don't have to collect all kinds of crystals like a magician, but there are not many people who are willing to hire them. You say yes Is it?" He turned around, only to find that the pain in Ortis' eyes flashed away, as fast as an illusion.

Frank put down his clothes and walked over quickly, "What's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?"

Otis lowered his head and said, "It's time for you to eat."

Frank said: "It doesn't matter, did I forget? When we came in, I had already made an agreement with Aunt Mulla that I could join their dinner or lunch at any time. One silver coin ten times is quite cheap."

"It's not tasty." Odis said.

Frank said: "For necromancers, food is only necessary to support the body." His tone became more and more like Mundra.

Otis said: "Let's go back to Danya's house together."

Frank said, "Do you miss your mother?"

Odis said: "You should have red wine, steak, fruit cake on your dinner menu..."

"I'm hungry." Frank interrupted him, then got up and picked up the coat hanging on the hanger, opened the door, and pointed at him, "Let's see what's on Aunt Mulla's menu."

When life gets on track, it means it starts to get monotonous and boring.

Frank and Otis go back and forth between Hayden's house and their own house every day.

Whenever Frank learns magic with Mundra or Rhodes who came to be a guest lecturer, Otis stands alone in the corner and reads the knowledge about liches compiled by Rhodes and Mundra, but most of the time he They are all in a daze, sometimes looking at the butterflies in the garden, sometimes looking at the flowers.

If there is any change in life, it is that Aunt Mulla's family has more and more contacts with them.She knew the details of Frank and Otis, but she never felt fear or disgust, and often gave Frank fruitcakes—that was the only time Otis asked.

On this day, Frank came out of Aunt Mulla's house. It was already dark, and there was a burst of fragrance from the corridor. Frank was very familiar with it. It was one of the favorite perfumes of imperial ladies.He walked up slowly and asked softly, "Which distinguished guest is here?"

"Frank?" A gentle and distant voice came from the darkness.

Frank tensed up, "Madame Rilla?"

"Is Otis there?" asked Mrs. Rilla.

"Yes. He's right behind me." A ball of fire condensed in Frank's palm, illuminating half of the corridor.A noble lady stood in front of the house, her face was five points like Odis's, and her expression was very similar, just as indifferent.

Mrs. Rilla looked past him and landed on Otis behind him, "How are you?"

Odis said: "Very good."

Mrs. Rilla nodded, "Then I can rest assured."

Frank opened the door, quickly lit the lamp, and respectfully invited her in.

Mrs. Rilla scanned the room and said, "You two live separately?"

Frank froze for a moment, blushed with his back turned to her, and responded very softly, "I'll boil the water, you guys talk first." He fled into his room with the kettle in his hand.Since he is a fire magician himself, there is no stove for boiling water.

Mrs. Rilla looked at Otis, who was standing five or six steps away, and frowned, "You want me to raise my head and talk to you?"

Otis said: "If you have met Grandpa, you should know that I am already a lich, a lich with poison all over my body."

Mrs. Rilla lowered her head, and said after a while, "I'm sorry. Actually, I went to see you when you were unconscious."

"No need to apologize." Odis said, "I'm glad you have a new husband and a new child."

Mrs. Rilla rubbed her thumbs together, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.

"Bruce and I have decided to separate." Mrs. Rilla said, "Your grandfather has agreed that I go back to Danya's house, and Douglas will go with his father."

Odis said nothing.

Mrs. Rila said: "Your grandfather seems to intend to hand over the family to Gregory. He is trying to make him replace the city lord of Putra."

Odis said: "This has nothing to do with me."

"Yes." Mrs. Rila said, "You know these things much better than I do." The sound of boiling water came from the bedroom.She looked anxious, "I hope you can authorize me to take over your father's property. You need someone to take care of it, don't you?"

Odis said: "No need."

Lady Rilla looked up in surprise.Otis had always been obedient to her in the past, and this was the first time he had rejected her conditions so clearly, which was beyond her expectation and almost messed up all her calculations when she came.

Otis said: "I have someone I trust and need more."

Mrs. Rilla did not bother in the end.She was well aware that she had no such position.In fact, with Murdoch's approval and return, she can own a small part of his ex-husband's property, which is enough for her, the part of Odis... She just wants to try, maybe she is still his most important people.But she forgot that people grow up, from one family to another.

After she left, Otis turned around and saw Frank coming out with a kettle. He didn't ask anything, but just poured himself a glass of water.

The weather is getting colder recently.

Frank tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

The words of Otis and Mrs. Rilla kept replaying in his mind.Does the candidate he mentioned refer to him?Frank thought not very sure.After Otis woke up, instead of getting closer, his relationship with him became even more distant.The old Otis would stare at him when he wasn't paying attention, and wouldn't look away even if he noticed him.But now, even though they were together, Ke Odis' eyes were wandering.

Could it be that his feelings for him were not what he thought, or... did he regret it?

Frank rolled over irritably.

He couldn't remember exactly what forced him to stick to this point in the first place.Perhaps the battle of Vulcan, the last kiss of Otis?Or earlier, the figure that you can always see when you look back.

He sat up suddenly and stared at the wall next to the other room, as if trying to stare through it.

Of course, his fire magician has not been trained to this level.

The next day, he went to Hayden's house as usual, but got the news that Hayden and Mundra had left.

Frank looked at Rhodes who was also in vain in surprise, "The teacher never mentioned it."

Rhodes said: "You know his character, unless you ask, he can't take the initiative to say."

Frank said: "The marshal didn't mention it either."

"That's even more impossible." Rhodes said, "He wishes we couldn't find them."

Frank said: "I haven't learned how to summon a witch corpse yet."

Rhodes said: "I'm trying to figure out how to summon the Soul-devouring Beast, and I need a helper."

They looked at each other.

Frank's eyes lit up.

Rhodes shook his head and said, "No, I don't have time." He walked out without looking back.

Odis suddenly stood in front of him.

Rhodes muttered: "This foul! You are his lich, you can't always run around ignoring the master's intentions! He hasn't given the order yet."

Odis said: "He has ordered it."

"When?" Rhodes turned around in surprise.

Frank was also at a loss.

"In my heart." Otis said.

Frank blushed.

Rhode's eyes widened suddenly, "Can you know what's going on in his heart?"

"Sometimes." Otis hesitated for a moment, but still answered.

Rhodes circled the room, then clapped his hands and said, "I see! So it is like this, ha! So it is!"

Frank intuited that what he understood was related to himself, and asked, "What did you understand?"

"The refining method of a lich!" Rhodes said excitedly, "It's love! It's love!" He ignored the other two pairs of eyes in the room, and continued, "No wonder other necromancers can't use their spiritual power to snatch it!" Otis, because the connection between you is not spiritual power, but emotion. No wonder some thin people are more suitable for lich material, because their emotions are surging. I finally understand the meaning of that sentence, using surging The feelings of awakening the lich... I thought it was the passion of refining the lich, but it turned out to be the feeling of the lich." After he was excited, he suddenly fell down again, "Oh, don't tell me, I want someone who loves me so much Is it okay for someone or someone I love to become a lich? Where can I find that? No, maybe as long as he has deep affection for others? Well, I have to think about it, think about it .”

He went out on his own, completely ignoring the other two people whose hearts were agitated by his words.

Frank secretly looked at Otis.

Otis still had no expression on his face, and his eyes still avoided his sight intentionally or unintentionally.

Perhaps, refining a lich only needs one-sided feelings?Frank thought self-destructively, for example, his unilateral...

"Do you want to change to a necromancer?" He asked, only to realize that his anger had accumulated so deeply.

Odis turned to look at him, surprise flashing in his eyes.

Frank said: "If you find other necromancers, I can retire." That's right, he wouldn't have to force himself to face those skeletons, smell those rotten smells, and brush those corpses every day... the more he thought about it, The more he felt wronged, he clenched his fists involuntarily.

"Yes. You shouldn't be a necromancer." Odis said.

Frank opened the door and rushed out.

If he stayed in that room for another second, he would definitely throw a big fireball at him!

Frank rushed into the garden, staring angrily at the delicately blooming flowers.

Footsteps came slowly from behind.

Otis said: "You are a human being, you can still turn around and choose the Richard family as your heir."

Frank slowly tasted the depression in the words.He turned around and looked at him seriously, "Is this your sincere words? Let me go and leave you alone."

Otis said, "I'm not alone anymore."

Frank said, "I just want to know how you feel."

Otis looked at him and nodded slowly.

Frank said, "But that's not what your heart says."

Odis pursed his lips slightly.

Frank put on his gloves, raised his hand to cover his chest and said, "I heard it, it said, don't leave me."

Odis bowed his head.

Frank's hand suddenly tightened, pulled him to him, and said ruthlessly: "What is this? You started it first, and you couldn't wake up after you started. Did I say anything? I'm just waiting, working hard, working hard Waiting for you to give me an answer. Are you going to give me such an answer? So, all this is my wishful thinking, I will be wrong, and my efforts are just a joke?! Otis Danya, I Now I want you to give me a clear answer! I like you, so I am willing to be a necromancer, willing to give up family inheritance, and willing to be with you, even if I can’t touch each other for the rest of my life! However, as long as you say that I am just self-indulgent, I Just as you said, I will return to the Richard family, inherit the Richard family... and leave you." He let go of his clothes and stared at him coldly, "Okay, now you can say your answer !"

Otis was silent.

His pride and radiance were like wings at the moment of waking up, broken and unable to fly anymore.

The more the person in front of him paid, the heavier the shackles on his body became, making him breathless.

Let it go.

set him free.

He should have stood under the sun and the glory.

Odis clenched his fists tightly, trying to control himself to remain calm.

Frank watched his eyes change from anger to disappointment and finally to indifference.He turned around and walked slowly towards the door.

"Don't go."

Frank didn't know how many steps he took, when a weak but firm voice came from behind.

"Don't go!" The voice gradually became stronger.

Frank stopped in his tracks and silently took a detox pill.

Odis quickly moved behind him and whispered, "Don't leave me."

"I'm a necromancer, you're a lich, we can't be separated." After Frank finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and hugged him.

Otis trembled, subconsciously trying to push him away.

Frank rubbed his face and said softly, "I've taken the medicine."

The hand that had been pushed away was slowly lowered, slowly moved from his shoulder to his back, and then hugged him tightly.

"Maybe there will be many difficulties, but we are together. As long as we are together, there will be hope."

"Ah."

"Like I waited until you woke up."

"Ah."

"Aren't you going to say something?"

"……I love you."

"Ah."

The author has something to say: The third part of Dream Continent "Death" has officially come to an end, thank you for your continued support. ╭(╯3╰)╮