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Chapter 31
Chapter 31
Dominic searched his memory, wondering whether he had ever heard the name Mielle.
‘It feels like something I saw near the end of a history book. Wasn’t she one of the four subordinates of the Lich King Ashiard?’
Four subordinates, Four Great Dukes—an utterly pointless thought briefly crossed his mind, that both humans and heterogeneous races really seemed to like the number four.
In any case, if she was a heterogeneous race that even appeared in history books, she must have been a truly remarkable figure.
W_ê ḃ ǹ о̂v̆е̄ l Еnùma
‘Normally, a necromancer’s heart is transplanted into the brain, so if I open this, the body parts that were separate should merge into one…….’
Dominic glanced back at the fragments of Mielle’s body that had followed him.
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The pieces lined up in a row somehow seemed as though they were also expecting Dominic to open the coffin.
‘……It’s just my imagination.’
Only then did a chill finally run through Dominic, and he shuddered.
Dominic brought his hand to the lid of the coffin. It was the very moment he was about to open it.
Е n u m а
“Hmm?”
At the center of the inscription, at the word ‘favor,’ Dominic noticed something glinting and stopped his hand.
He brushed away the dust with his fingers and examined the character ‘favor’ more closely.
And then…….
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“A gemstone?”
A deep green emerald of exceptionally high purity. One that had already become a core.
Е n um̊ӓ
Dominic experimentally touched the emerald core. At once, the necromancer’s mana packed within the core rippled once and spread throughout the entire coffin.
“Is this coffin itself an artifact?”
Thinking about it, it was only natural. There was no way a necromancer’s head would be stored without any measures taken.
“Hm.”
Dominic halted the hand that had been about to open the coffin.
If it was an artifact, he first needed to know what kind of function it had.
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Fortunately, the coffin was not such a high-level artifact that Dominic could not discern it.
Moreover, since the mana had surged once and revealed the entire structure, Dominic was able to infer the artifact’s function simply by placing his hand on the coffin and sensing its energy.
‘This…… it’s a preservation device.’
Dominic looked again at the corpse fragments behind him.
They were not decomposed, but having been left outside for a long time, their moisture seemed to have dried up, making them look hard, and they carried an unpleasant greenish hue.
‘Does that mean what’s inside this coffin is preserved exactly as it was in life?’
Wе̊ b̂ ň о v ӗl̊ Е n ů m а́
Dominic wondered. But for now, there was no way to know that much.
Either way, it seemed that from here on, the only way to find out was to open the coffin.
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‘Of course, I could remove the core and nullify the artifact’s effect, but…….’
Dominic thought as he stared at the still-glittering green emerald.
‘The fact that it’s so blatantly embedded on top really bothers me.’
It felt almost like it was advertising, ‘Please take me.’
Ŵёb̃ ñ_оvеl̇ Е̃ n̊u m а
If he removed it and nothing happened, that would be fine, but it would be troublesome if some other mechanism was hidden.
‘Come to think of it, that surge of mana was strange too.’
Against a mage of a certain level, that was practically the same as advertising, ‘Please figure out my function.’
Dominic took a step back from the coffin and fell into thought.
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‘Rather than touching something this dangerous, should I just go back?’
It was the moment he thought that.
W̄ e b̆ ň ö v́ĕl Е̂n ùm â
Suddenly, inside the subspace, the Lich King’s bracelet began to thrash wildly.
Dominic took out the subspace pouch. As soon as he did, the bracelet’s energy grew even stronger.
It seemed as though the bracelet was trying to say something, but perhaps because it was blocked by the subspace pouch, it did not come through as clearly as before.
Even so, Dominic did not recklessly take out the bracelet. Instead, he paid close attention, trying to grasp what the bracelet was attempting to convey.
His effort bore fruit, and after several minutes, Dominic was able to understand what the bracelet wanted to say.
“You want me to put you on my hand and pretend to be the Lich King?”
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Dominic asked incredulously. In response, the bracelet inside the subspace emitted a violently affirmative vibration.
“Hm.”
The cautious Dominic deliberated once more.
“How do I know you won’t betray me?”
Dominic asked, suspecting the bracelet’s intentions. The bracelet vibrated violently once again.
That look seemed to be desperately insisting on the truth, so Dominic decided to listen a little more closely to what the bracelet had to say.
Еn̄ u m a.
“What?”
After hearing the bracelet’s story, Dominic’s eyes widened in shock.
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“You…… weren’t originally the Lich King’s possession?”
This was something that required deep consideration.
Dominic asked the bracelet about its original owner. In response, the name ‘Leobert’ burst forth from the bracelet.
Dominic’s eyes widened.
Ẅ e bn̂ о̆ v́ ėl Е nuṁ á
‘Founding Emperor Leobert? The only one who possessed golden aura? This is getting extremely serious.’
But if this bracelet had truly belonged not to the Lich King, but to Leobert, then many things made sense.
‘Why it was stored in a sealed-structure subspace despite supposedly being the Lich King’s, why it reacts to golden mana, how it can evaluate my swordsmanship, and…….’
Dominic recalled the outrageous deed of the bracelet, which had abruptly used his own mouth to challenge his father, Duke Anika, to a spar.
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‘Founding Emperor Leobert was famous for his aggressive personality and his refusal to accept defeat.’
Dominic narrowed his eyes and stared at the subspace pouch containing the bracelet.
Е n u ṁӑ . і d̃
‘But I can’t rule out the possibility that all of this is a lie meant to deceive me.’
If this bracelet truly belonged to the Lich King and was still loyal to him, then placing the corpse of Mielle—one of the Lich King’s most loyal subordinates—right in front of it would be nothing short of a golden opportunity.
“Phew.”
Dominic let out a sigh.
At this point, there was only one way to determine whether the bracelet’s claim(?) was true or false.
Injecting the Lich King’s mana into the subspace!
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Even if the bracelet had been able to deceive Dominic up until now by sheer intent, the moment the Lich King’s mana touched it, the bracelet—being an artifact—would inevitably react.
And conversely, if the bracelet truly belonged to Leobert, then it would reject the Lich King’s mana.
‘This is the tomb of one of the four subordinates who were favored by the Lich King. There must be the Lich King’s mana somewhere.’
Holding the subspace pouch, Dominic slowly circled the third floor, carefully observing his surroundings.
Drip, drip, drip.
Behind him, the fragments of Mielle’s corpse followed him along in a truly bizarre scene, but Dominic did not pay them any attention at all.
Е́ n û ṁа̄. i d̈
At a glance earlier, the third floor had seemed quite desolate, but upon actually exploring it, he realized that was not the case.
After thoroughly searching the third floor, Dominic discovered another hidden door at the very end of it.
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‘A hidden room on the topmost third floor. This wasn’t even mentioned in Eleonore Langtang’s chivalric tale.’
Dominic carefully examined the door.
The door itself was ordinary, and he felt neither mana nor aura from it.
After confirming that there was no particular flow of mana behind the door either, Dominic tucked the subspace pouch into his chest, drew his sword, and cautiously opened the door.
Е̊ ǹu m а̇ . i̊d̄
Creeeeak.
The door opened with an aged groan, and Dominic soon took in the sight beyond it.
That place was…….
“Huh? Wow.”
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Even Dominic, who was usually rather dry in temperament, could not help but voice his admiration.
It was a circular, dome-shaped chamber, and despite being shrouded in darkness on all sides, it was not dark at all.
Е̄n ú_m̂а̊
That was because countless shining gemstones were densely embedded across the dome ceiling, forming a gigantic image.
‘This is a celestial map.’
It depicted the shapes of celestial bodies as interpreted by people of ancient times.
And each and every gemstone representing the stars…….
‘Every single one is a high-purity gemstone capable of becoming a powerful core!’
They were of no ordinary purity. They were gemstones that could become top-grade cores, far superior even to the high-grade core Natasha had once shown at the Imperial Academy.
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To mages, this place was nothing less than a treasure vault!
At this point, even Dominic could not hide a hint of excitement.
Moreover, for some reason, the corpse fragments were unable to enter this room, allowing Dominic to leisurely examine each gemstone on his own.
Pearls, sapphires, amethysts, diamonds, lapis lazuli, amber, and even tanzanite…….
As Dominic checked each gemstone one by one, he confirmed that there was no artificial mana within them yet—only mana of natural materials filled them to the brim.
And the gemstones, overjoyed at the presence of a mage named Dominic after so long, were clamoring desperately, begging him to take them with him.
Ẃẽb̀ ń оv̄е ľ. Е nu̇m̀а
But one must always be cautious in front of treasure.
Dominic did not touch a single gemstone until he had inspected every gem in the room.
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And when he examined the large blue diamond embedded at the very top of the dome, he realized what this dome had been built for.
‘It’s a hall made by Mielle, dedicated to Ashiard.’
All the other gemstones were not cores, but only that single blue diamond at the very top was a core processed by someone.
And the one who had processed it was undoubtedly the Lich King.
W̌е̊b no v еl̆_ Е̇ ń ú mа
He could tell because the mana emanating from the blue diamond matched exactly the aura he had once felt at the Lich King’s Tomb.
Dominic lifted himself onto his toes and placed his hand on the blue diamond.
Then, with his eyes closed, he began to move the Lich King’s mana that formed the circuitry inside the blue diamond, little by little, carefully drawing it outward.
It was a task made possible only because he had already confirmed that this dome was merely a hall, not an artifact of any kind.
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When a single drop of the Lich King’s mana gathered and plopped downward, Dominic opened the subspace pouch at precisely the right timing.
The Lich King’s mana slipped straight into the subspace pouch.
Е n ûmа
Dominic quickly closed the pouch.
Then he waited for the bracelet’s reaction.
A long silence followed.
‘So the bracelet really did lie to me?’
It was the moment Dominic thought that.
He felt an enormous explosion of power erupt within the subspace.
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The bracelet was enraged.
It was screaming about why such impure and wicked mana had been dropped into the space where it resided, and was desperately trying to forcibly eliminate the Lich King’s mana.
However, no matter how much will it possessed, the bracelet was still nothing more than an artifact, and with its power it could do nothing to the Lich King’s mana. The commotion only grew worse.
‘The bracelet definitely isn’t lying.’
It was a reaction violent enough for Dominic to be certain of that.
Dominic immediately opened the subspace pouch, took out the Lich King’s mana, and let it be absorbed back into the blue diamond.
E ńu m̄ а̌
At that, the bracelet finally calmed down.
“I’m sorry, alright. I’m sorry, so stop crying now.”
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After soothing the bracelet, which was sobbing pitifully, Dominic took it out of the subspace pouch.
As expected, nothing happened.
The bracelet, which had fought a bloody battle against the Lich King’s mana, looked noticeably haggard despite being an object.
Dominic scrubbed the surface of the bracelet thoroughly with his hand, wiping away any remaining trace of the Lich King’s mana.
Е n̄û m а
Then, just as the tearful bracelet desired, he slipped it onto his own arm.
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