Chapter 96: Clue (2)
r0yThe Immortal King.uLI
IQHThe existence that transformed all the citizens of the Valkhan Kingdom into undeads, in other words, into an immortal army, plunging the entire world into terror.OhZ2vDW
skQbUndeads, by nature, did not require supplies, which gave them monstrous military power.cTAZQV9
6R4On top of that, they could revive enemy corpses as undeads, making numerical differences completely meaningless.8Hpj98L
jWzvBut was necromancy, the foundation of the undeads, originally an evil magic?NK4Qy
6XLTCtNo.RyEQDC
jJfcOdOIt was simply strictly prohibited by the Holy Kingdom because of the case of the Immortal King.bcid2
z2VnOriginally, it was a magic anyone could use.Dl1Uvp
IxqmQNecromancy really is pitiful6A1
kXK7XIf used properly, it would genuinely be useful.5iI31
4DEpZEThere wouldn’t even be any need to use human corpses, they could use monster or beast corpses.WTUBOH
FpuThat alone could easily replace labor.ZF045tI
FGReAlN└I don’t think necromancy is evil. The evil ones are the people who use it for horrible things.i0P
X3FnGCS└And allow necromancy so another Immortal King can be created? No thanks.ljD
7dg9└Then what about other magics? If we’re being honest, couldn’t any offensive magic be misused?AKRSw
cuEMZp└That’s true, but the Central Continent already viewed necromancy badly from the beginning. If only the Holy Kingdom had banned it, that would’ve been one thing, but the fact that the Central Continent joined in was huge.f9lId
dan└Even so, banning it completely was excessive;;OFLMnyf
11VU1e0└That’s what I’m saying. There were people who couldn’t even leave final words behind.i63Sl
pGHZ└It was like an entire profession with huge potential disappeared overnight. Because of that, there are way more problems now.CGW0
U5358oU└If the Immortal King had never existed, my father never would’ve been executed.pOl1a1
lzK└That’s sad. A lot of people resent the Holy Kingdom because of that.FcoJVw
fK7v└My father was an incredible merchant.TOYYG
LFu└?? Then why did he fall into ruin if he was a merchant?dsNPlxR
uGYuSkB└Shit, was that guy a grave robber or something??1xt
0kj5lG7└More than a grave robber, he sounds like a human trafficker;;wzGk1
51mB└Look at this sick bastard;;nHxhC3f
BI5xo└They should’ve cut his head off a long time ago lmao.RGw64
hPQEl└LMAOU3iyp3
RiF└Is it because of people like him that necromancy’s image got even worse?TbI7ZWk
6csh└No no. That’s an extreme case. Normally they used nameless corpses.Rmjf6G6
coo└It’s basically like screaming because a pharmacist made drugs.sUMF
ENa1M└And human trafficking isn’t something exclusive to necromancy either. They’re just forcing the blame onto it.fGXjfSt
2OHhNecromancy was an unsettling magic, not an evil magic.hotlC
RCEqHAOn the contrary, it was a magic that brought enormous benefits to the world.n8Gw
oBIwTiAmong them, the most representative was replacing manual labor.u9H3L8i
f5KFR6Especially in agriculture, the origin and core of human civilization.MEeYnY
c3BNggGA cow died?wdN8M
Y6bDaCThey would simply revive it through necromancy.18YMaa
WZbRiCQNot enough workers?F3S8Ze
3KoR1You just asked a necromancer for help.erGPXTF
K46fGkThey could also use human corpses, but only through fairly strict procedures.D9P6
sXxjMost importantly, everyone hated the idea of using necromancy in wars, so there was an unwritten rule forbidding it.y6b
cUBe0TIf a country used necromancy in war, it would have no right to complain even if it ended up internationally isolated.SgdBj
CmourNjIt’s true that necromancy gives off bad vibesACje
prW9Honestly, reviving corpses already feels sinister by itself.qRoCVH2
FO8It has an evil vibe, and corpses give off a horrible feeling.Vru
V1HMKW8(Photo of a Death Knight riding a horse)YmMxBa
Z7SBut skeletal horses look insanely cool.dtk4
qiMonhO└Wow. After seeing that, I decided I want to revive a horse with necromancy.JQPV
VBozdrP└The Holy Kingdom will catch you if you do that;;ruiaOGW
5MSS1KR└Then I’ll escape while riding it.a6wuIuy
lIRC└LMAOH6Pk
JxvfI’ll only state facts.d82Td
pVHbEWas the Immortal King a bastard? Yes.G1MP
BGvBjWDid the Holy Kingdom overreact? Also yes.cZCuD5k
or26Is necromancy an unsettling magic? Yes.mHi4p
QBhwThe reason people get furious is because they didn’t just prohibit using it on humans, they banned all necromancy entirely.PeEN2z
ojPdzAnd they say it summons the souls of the dead, but even that has never been confirmed.7eseF
TO3z└Have you ever seen a manual labor skeleton have its own ego? I haven’t.tAu
PkT4v└I think they don’t possess consciousness, but something closer to guardian spirits.QSM7vWg
88X└The corpses simply obey the orders given to them.42DTLq
pxI└Then what about those people who claim they summoned their ancestors through necromancy?rOPfg9
85AAfs└Those cases only happen when there are clear relics or personal belongings.x3KPLK
L3EY8Xv└Then what about liches and Death Knights?sWvlHt
nYC0c4└Both are closer to monsters than humans. Think goblin shamans, orc shamans, or gnoll mages.9ToKJ9o
9Ba└What’s your profession? A professor maybe?1rfnf6
hMBI5q└An unemployed galerian shut inside his house.kIB4NtX
EUg44re└Get outta here lmao.G3eJ
NNd└Everything sounded pretty convincing until he said that lmao.rbpUg7F
gwN8sfp└What kind of analysis is a galerian gonna make? lmao.71892
finAfter the incident of the Immortal King, who nearly covered the entire world in corpses, necromancy ended up becoming evil magic.FrH3FqW
7RvqnSome influential mages and scholars raised their voices saying that allowing necromancy to disappear completely was wrong, but it was useless.fEO
1JGVAn enormous number of people suffered or lost loved ones because of the Immortal King’s actions.oNm
GSscRAt least in the current generation, nobody expected to see necromancy again.alfUXsv
OqwjVEveryone thought that way.MycI
MpbCgzZThey already deciphered what Grills uploadedLT0
4mOyyBXThe language of the Valkhan Kingdom was almost completely lost, and on top of that it was used by the high nobility, so it was difficult to decipher.cYwHvjV
Q4R0But the contents are so shocking they give chills;; If this is real, the Holy Kingdom is going to explode.Raqge73
esHxmu└What exactly does it say? Earlier they also said the Holy Kingdom committed a massacre.OVT8RZ
wUSTT2└Originally people believed the Immortal King appeared first and then the Holy Kingdom acted, right? Well, according to this it’s the opposite. The Holy Kingdom massacred Valkhan’s citizens first, and that caused the birth of the Immortal King;;7W7k5
4ck└Does that even make sense? It sounds impossible from the start;;elzJF4S
RcA7fXJ└Probably because the Valkhan Kingdom had a small population while the Holy Kingdom was absurdly powerful.4FacIHk
QF5└No, I mean why would the Holy Kingdom massacre Valkhan’s citizens? There must’ve been some reason.iCSS4w
MOcEB4└According to the book, they asked for help defeating the Demon King. Since Valkhan refused, they destroyed the entire kingdom as an example;;mtDHptf
KbptI5F└That’s insane;;xls
I4NJl└If that’s true, this wouldn’t just be some huge scandal anymore.chc4iZg
awcDp8The truth was, there really were many strange things.JfkAJ
6ThyaoeAccording to those who knew the Valkhan Kingdom, the Immortal King was someone closer to a benevolent ruler.WUxFhh
wHZO492It was true that he possessed deep knowledge of necromancy, but he strictly prohibited using it on the dead.Il3cGN
kBEIEAAHe only allowed exceptions through special procedures when there was a valid reason.Q172G
TSUFUEven though the Valkhan Kingdom had little territory, they had no problems surviving.VdY8Lq
3y5WCompared to other countries they were militarily weak, but considering the size of their territory, they lived quite well.heC3If
ID4OvymThen why would someone who knew how to be content end up becoming the Immortal King and trying to devour the world?LzJ8r
vZrAnd on top of that, turning all his citizens into undeads?Htee2p
BfVd3People said it was to conquer the world, but you’d have to be completely insane to do something like that.ytUI
oCtMZ└Everything loses meaning if nobody is left alive, so why would he do that?lWXnbv
DsUrqx└So you also think the Holy Kingdom is hiding something, right?xtMqnXT
vbmE└Yeah. Though I’m only saying it inside the gallery lol.33vqEO
pNlLKW7└Well, if they get that nervous over gallery rumors, then it really does seem suspicious lmao.vrceHLK
yTWz└And it also makes no sense for records like these to appear in the Four Seasons Forest.8oj
zPs└Nah, they’re probably just exaggerating lmao.Ip5
LdG4As that shocking information began spreading throughout the gallery, the users did not believe it easily.mU6Cm
HNpa7CIt was content far too difficult to accept.RYk
Ae00iI8And above all, it came from the Four Seasons Forest.qRVFbr6
sXbAjCThat the truth would emerge from a book found while exploring the most remote place among remote places?NOk8jx2
OP4uFS└I’d say that precisely because it’s the Four Seasons Forest, it feels more believable.lKJbnQX
7wW└If the Holy Kingdom really tried to exterminate all the citizens of Valkhan, then it makes sense they fled into the Four Seasons Forest.VjJZ3
XNW└And the Immortal King probably sent the scribe there as a last resort.vE2I
XUxW└After all, they were going to die anyway.Shvn
yNj└That actually sounds pretty convincing.iUi7Lm8
skrb└Besides, even if they left records behind, nobody was going to find them anyway.U33
KLX└And the one who found them was WildGrills lmao. Literally the only bastard capable of using the gallery inside the Four Seasons Forest.Awe981M
TZBMp└What kind of coincidence is this lmao.l5gNGY
YZMNo matter how much I think about it, all of this appeared way too suddenly.ja0U8W
dOv1(Photo of an elf tilting their head in confusion)apeS9o
9i3LVDaDon’t you feel like everything is moving too fast?av8
uqJbiThat Grills found records related to the Immortal King right while exploring?RSSQ3
R2Far└So you’re saying Grills found them intentionally? In the Four Seasons Forest?VQpQ
H1P5AAl└That doesn’t make sense either. We have to assume he just got lucky.8ABYoS
30j└LMAO04pzlCN
evP95└Look how quickly they accepted it haha.KeHBPm
rQCzh6Paradoxically, that made everything seem even more trustworthy.FdojM
cyUOn top of that, Grills had uploaded the books in their entirety to the gallery.hNfA
B8mGBIf he had only posted fragments, people probably would have accused him of manipulating information.CMeD
bwzWBut because he uploaded the complete contents in such detail, nobody could say that.xrH
Kz7eAnd the gallery, as had already been mentioned countless times, was a place anyone could access as long as they met the conditions.8bxqsA
QFUBecause of that, scholars from all over the world began gathering in Grills’ posts to debate.I5Uyl
0UfGq“……”QUm
2s6PmrAnd the gallery’s head moderator, HeroDontThrowAway, in other words, Asella, was also watching the chaos unfolding there.oBWjhzh
n9XvxqShe stared at the gallery with eyes full of confusion.qwvMntY
paaAs a devout believer and the current Heroine, it was impossible for her to accept that truth.N8aO
blltwNU‘W-what is all this……?’pTmXa
BbPPythThe truth related to the Immortal King, the worst necromancer and tyrant in history.tRjJ
qW0According to official history, the Immortal King was consumed by ambition and transformed all the citizens of his kingdom into undeads.jN9V
k1PXihTo stop him, the previous Hero and his companion mage, Kadir, personally intervened to put an end to his ambitions.ITqM
1aHHEIn the process, the hero died gloriously and Kadir defeated the Immortal King.OL8i
9qP8That was the “history” known by the world.pN0CM
y6WdZ‘T-this makes no sense! The Holy Kingdom would never do something like this……!’6Vw
8Dp9pwzThe texts uploaded by Grills contained information so horrible it sounded like a conspiracy theory.px1A632
IS2Grills had simply uploaded them to decipher the records left by his great senior, but the impact they caused was far more terrifying than he imagined.riNsTNK
JwhZA truth that should never come to light.M9Xb
38Ruv7The dark side of the Holy Kingdom, the nation that worshipped the gods.kANB
mzvEven though they had barely managed to decipher the beginning, the summary was this.FamfOQ
UqqOODThe story of a group that was supposed to defeat the Demon King and ended up creating one instead.TY5A
zdEhV4iA truth where not even a trace of justice existed, and one that deeply shook Asella.6qj
xo7‘N-no. This has to be false. If something like that had really happened, the Goddess would never have forgiven it.’gvhuyD
CvCoVCThe Holy Kingdom was a nation that revered the gods.nvNX
Gagz7It could not have created a Demon King.bC8Db
NVYLAAsella tried to rationalize it while calming her racing heart.8zuId
bRAgGFirst, she had to control the gallery, which was already on the verge of completely spiraling out of control.RGb
FOP3r1R‘S-should I delete Mr. Grills’ posts……?’KxT2h
UvYiUThird rule of the gallery.Tp6
9zDEPosting content that creates tensions between nations is prohibited.c79
EYcAnd Grills’ posts perfectly violated that rule.TLaLj
wR7VXcThe ban on forming groups only applied to real-life personal relationships, so that was not an issue.WCC
GJD‘Even though Mr. Grills himself uploaded them without thinking too deeply about it……’2w2KN
bLMShe could not help hesitating.BFf8w
Gh5ysAnd there was an even bigger problem.51MD
vFukBvfIf she deleted Grills’ posts, people would become convinced they were real.hxr
0H3LMaybe it would be better to leave them as they were.BWu3WXT
8xbiAlthough she had naïve moments, Asella was not stupid.VVufT
PEUkkgC‘For now, I think it’s better not to delete these posts.’JjXpuk
AjvmsDMThe information had probably already spread too far.lsWc2
KeDyPAfter all, she had been busy until recently and had not had time to check the gallery.BVNdOPg
5IZAnw‘If the Holy Kingdom truly did that……’s1Rj
4iGbNnShake! Shake!9qTo
6KwKAsella violently shook her head to drive away those thoughts that were beginning to invade her mind.iza
3IH2YAZReality remained peaceful.L59F
09GxEven if controversy arose, it would be enough for the Holy Kingdom to deny it.gh3jYuo
Vuoei‘Maybe all this chaos will remain only inside the gallery.’7cf0n
REnzbProblems born in the gallery rarely spread into the real world.xWTiq
q2WWEIt was like a storm inside a teacup.FFNA7y
XrZnThough of course, that would completely change if undeniable evidence appeared.FYBU
yTSOFor example, the books Grills had found.nzraqVv
rUKyIf those books fell into other people’s hands, the situation would be different.BYs1
uI3Bd‘Though even that would be difficult without truly enormous influence.’ZCbFS
WA73ltThere was still time.9p633e
bvgAsella decided to wait for the Holy Kingdom’s reaction.Cx4l
tO9VShe desperately wanted all of this to be false.tp7T
vc7PTLM‘The Goddess hasn’t said anything, so they must be lies.’QWkF
tME7uBut because of the situation she found herself in, dark emotions slowly began to arise inside her.PD0mLA7
DCgPW‘It has to be that way.’Vtvj9A
HYgRho***lWG7tl
Uzn4gPWhile the gallery was in complete chaos.0krPO
G9Xb“Ah. I slept really well.”IDaXuK
dIye4ubGrills had just woken up from a wonderful nap.vL2FS9B
MpDEIThe first thing he did after getting up was enter the gallery.9PXD
jKmXafJHe wanted to check whether anyone had managed to decipher anything.yHz671
7N0lHAnd after seeing the disaster the gallery had turned into, he thought only one thing.5qXI
MpeTWh“Looks like they still haven’t deciphered the part I wanted.”I9x
SN8NGDisappointment.mWiR3
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