El stared quietly into Simone's interior for a long time.
The rampaging mana was swirling around, ready to cut Simone down, and the amount of mana was definitely greater than the last time he saw it.
The soul that is meant to be a vessel to hold a huge amount of mana is still too small, so it breaks and grows again repeatedly before being reassembled.
El knew exactly what this condition was.
El said.
“Your awakening has begun.”
Then Simone made a dumbfounded expression.
"Awakening?"
“Yes, the awakening as a necromancer. It is the process of creating a larger vessel. You have destroyed many souls in the meantime.”
El explained this phenomenon to Simone, who knew nothing about it, in an easy-to-understand way.
Simone seemed to think that she had simply 'made a ghost holy', but that was not the case.
“Necromancers tend to draw in the spirits of the dead, especially those that the necromancer already possesses, which tend to be more drawn to the mana of death.”
The ghost that Simone destroyed is absorbed into Simone and becomes bound to her.
The bound souls can be summoned by Simone if she knows how, and they become her servants.
But what happens if the young necromancer's small vessel receives a new, larger soul?
To accept this, Simone struggles to grow a larger vessel, that is, her own soul.
“It’s a process that all necromancers go through. They say the greatest sign of awakening is eyes that glow as if they’ve been bathed in moonlight. I’ve never actually seen it, though.”
The awakening of a Necromancer isn't all just suffering and pain.
All the souls that the necromancer has absorbed so far will occasionally attempt to take over the master's body, instinctively drawing in and absorbing the surrounding ghosts.
Your body is stolen time and time again, and another soul is absorbed and stolen again.
By repeating this process, you will eventually become a strong necromancer who can accept many souls.
Usually, when a country manages a necromancer, once the necromancer starts to awaken, they are locked in a room to prevent them from wandering around dangerously, and an adult necromancer releases several ghosts to absorb them and awaken them...
“In your case, no one knew that you were awakening, so the spirit that took over your body roamed the mansion without permission. Sir Illeston’s mansion was full of spirits, so absorbing new ones was not difficult.”
Simone was speechless.
A necromancer is with countless souls.
At least within the worldview of this novel, necromancers are referred to as such beings.
But Simone didn't know that she could actually accept a soul into her body and fight with it from time to time.
El frowned and looked at Simone again.
“I think your suffering must have been worse than that of other necromancers. You absorbed a God.”
"Ah..."
He must be talking about Osasanisasao.
“Although he is a minor God, it seems you have won the soul battle with the God. As expected, you are a very strong necromancer.”
“So, from now on, every time I annihilate a ghost, I have to endure this pain?”
El shook his head at Simone's question.
“No matter how strong a necromancer is, there is a limit to how much a human body can expand. In your case, this is your limit. Because you have absorbed a God.”
Even though it is a limitation, Simone's vessel is considerably larger than that of the necromancers he has seen so far.
“Then what happens if I eliminate new ghosts in the future?”
Simone asked.
The problem is that there are still many curses remaining in Illeston Manor.
She thought she had to get rid of them all, and she thought she was getting rid of them, but it turns out she was absorbing them instead of destroying them. What happens if she can no longer take them into her body?
“The souls that are not absorbed by you will be scattered for a while and return to the place where souls gather. Then, as time passes, they will gradually disappear. It is impossible to forcibly destroy them before the time has come.”
In the case of the Illeston Mansion, the place where the souls gather would be the underground, the hidden room that Anasis created.
Simone thought for a while and then asked.
“Is the necromancer’s vessel that small in the first place?”
In the novels, they summon hundreds or thousands of spirits to crush their enemies. Since this is also a novel, she thought she could have that much power if she wanted to.
El spoke calmly as if he had heard this question more than once or twice.
“Originally, necromancers were not beings who could command that many souls. They would only absorb two or three souls and control them like servants.”
At first, the necromancer wasn't that big of a figure.
They lived a life that was no different from that of a wizard, casting the mana of death like magic.
To begin with, there is a limit to the number of souls that a necromancer can accept into their body, so when necromancers first appeared, even the necromancers themselves did not know that their power was a threat.
Then one day, the necromancers wanted to gain a little more power.
If they gain more soul and greater power than their own vessel, wouldn't they be able to move the world as they wish?
It was from a greedy thought.
Necromancers, who were researching ways to accept souls that were not contained in their own bodies, finally discovered a way to absorb souls into magical objects.
“Today’s necromancers are a bit more systematic. They only select and absorb powerful souls. And the less powerful souls are stored in magical objects, such as magic stones or magical devices that have absorbed their power in advance, and used in times of need.”
The moment Simone heard El's words, she thought of the jewel of the Occult Society.
'No way...'
The gems used in the occult society.
Simone asked.
“Will the souls absorbed into objects continue to exist even if their owners die?”
“Of course. Even if the owner of the mana dies, the magic that has already been manifested will not disappear... Don’t you know this?”
El looked at Simone as if asking why she was asking such a thing. Louis also smiled and said.
“If the magic of the dead were to disappear, most of the buildings of the Luan Empire would collapse. Many buildings were built with the power of magicians.”
It seems that the question Simone just asked is common sense to those living in this world.
Simone's expression became frowning.
“Then why didn’t anyone tell me?”
Then, isn't it more likely that the jewels used by the Occult Society are not crude imitations of the jewels used by Anasis, but are actually Anasis' jewels?
A soul filled with the power of the world's most powerful necromancer.
If Simone's thoughts were true, then the Occult Society could easily create a situation where Simone's life would be threatened if they wanted to.
El continued his explanation without even listening to Simone.
“The story from now on is related to the first request you brought, the interpretation of the forbidden book. That forbidden book should also contain instructions on how to absorb souls into objects.”
This is one of the basics of a necromancer.
El stopped talking and lowered his gaze.
Should I really teach this girl the skills of a necromancer?
As someone who has lived for many years, he knows that it is a great risk to tell something to someone with such a powerful vessel.
What if Simone were to exploit the necromancer's skills?
It would be better to just send her away without teaching her.
'Humans are not consistent beings.'
A being that changes and fades at any time.
That is why it is beautiful, interesting, and funny.
El had seen the process in which humans who had given his affection in the past transformed and became corrupted.
Even this stubborn, yet pitifully unfortunate necromancer could become something if she learned how to wield her powers.
...Let’s send her. So that she can’t use her power.
Simone's power is not at a level that can be restored if it is corrupted.
El opened his mouth with such determination, but he could only reluctantly nod at Simone's next words.
“Please tell me, El. I must absorb all souls.”
What if the ghost can't be destroyed? What if there's nothing left for Simone to do at Illeston Manor?
“Otherwise I’ll get kicked out and die.”
Of course, she exaggerated a bit. She has a lot of money saved up, and honestly, she's in the mansion to fulfill the contract, but she doesn't think she'll die if she leaves now.
But from El's perspective?
What would happen if a black-haired necromancer with no place to go wandered the streets of the Luan Empire?
The perception of necromancers has not changed much yet, so you can probably expect them to be stoned to death.
At Simone's words, El paused and his expression changed.
Louis let out a small sigh as he watched the two.
Of course, even if Simone gets kicked out, he will help her in both material and spiritual ways, and many people besides himself will help her.
Simone probably knows this fact too.
But he thinks he'll keep quiet for now because saying it like that will help convince El.
El was momentarily taken aback by Simone's words, hesitated to answer, and eventually sighed and nodded.
“I will only teach you the basics. Only the most basic techniques. Because I don’t want to see life being killed so carelessly.”
The rampaging mana was swirling around, ready to cut Simone down, and the amount of mana was definitely greater than the last time he saw it.
The soul that is meant to be a vessel to hold a huge amount of mana is still too small, so it breaks and grows again repeatedly before being reassembled.
El knew exactly what this condition was.
El said.
“Your awakening has begun.”
Then Simone made a dumbfounded expression.
"Awakening?"
“Yes, the awakening as a necromancer. It is the process of creating a larger vessel. You have destroyed many souls in the meantime.”
El explained this phenomenon to Simone, who knew nothing about it, in an easy-to-understand way.
Simone seemed to think that she had simply 'made a ghost holy', but that was not the case.
“Necromancers tend to draw in the spirits of the dead, especially those that the necromancer already possesses, which tend to be more drawn to the mana of death.”
The ghost that Simone destroyed is absorbed into Simone and becomes bound to her.
The bound souls can be summoned by Simone if she knows how, and they become her servants.
But what happens if the young necromancer's small vessel receives a new, larger soul?
To accept this, Simone struggles to grow a larger vessel, that is, her own soul.
“It’s a process that all necromancers go through. They say the greatest sign of awakening is eyes that glow as if they’ve been bathed in moonlight. I’ve never actually seen it, though.”
The awakening of a Necromancer isn't all just suffering and pain.
All the souls that the necromancer has absorbed so far will occasionally attempt to take over the master's body, instinctively drawing in and absorbing the surrounding ghosts.
Your body is stolen time and time again, and another soul is absorbed and stolen again.
By repeating this process, you will eventually become a strong necromancer who can accept many souls.
Usually, when a country manages a necromancer, once the necromancer starts to awaken, they are locked in a room to prevent them from wandering around dangerously, and an adult necromancer releases several ghosts to absorb them and awaken them...
“In your case, no one knew that you were awakening, so the spirit that took over your body roamed the mansion without permission. Sir Illeston’s mansion was full of spirits, so absorbing new ones was not difficult.”
Simone was speechless.
A necromancer is with countless souls.
At least within the worldview of this novel, necromancers are referred to as such beings.
But Simone didn't know that she could actually accept a soul into her body and fight with it from time to time.
El frowned and looked at Simone again.
“I think your suffering must have been worse than that of other necromancers. You absorbed a God.”
"Ah..."
He must be talking about Osasanisasao.
“Although he is a minor God, it seems you have won the soul battle with the God. As expected, you are a very strong necromancer.”
“So, from now on, every time I annihilate a ghost, I have to endure this pain?”
El shook his head at Simone's question.
“No matter how strong a necromancer is, there is a limit to how much a human body can expand. In your case, this is your limit. Because you have absorbed a God.”
Even though it is a limitation, Simone's vessel is considerably larger than that of the necromancers he has seen so far.
“Then what happens if I eliminate new ghosts in the future?”
Simone asked.
The problem is that there are still many curses remaining in Illeston Manor.
She thought she had to get rid of them all, and she thought she was getting rid of them, but it turns out she was absorbing them instead of destroying them. What happens if she can no longer take them into her body?
“The souls that are not absorbed by you will be scattered for a while and return to the place where souls gather. Then, as time passes, they will gradually disappear. It is impossible to forcibly destroy them before the time has come.”
In the case of the Illeston Mansion, the place where the souls gather would be the underground, the hidden room that Anasis created.
Simone thought for a while and then asked.
“Is the necromancer’s vessel that small in the first place?”
In the novels, they summon hundreds or thousands of spirits to crush their enemies. Since this is also a novel, she thought she could have that much power if she wanted to.
El spoke calmly as if he had heard this question more than once or twice.
“Originally, necromancers were not beings who could command that many souls. They would only absorb two or three souls and control them like servants.”
At first, the necromancer wasn't that big of a figure.
They lived a life that was no different from that of a wizard, casting the mana of death like magic.
To begin with, there is a limit to the number of souls that a necromancer can accept into their body, so when necromancers first appeared, even the necromancers themselves did not know that their power was a threat.
Then one day, the necromancers wanted to gain a little more power.
If they gain more soul and greater power than their own vessel, wouldn't they be able to move the world as they wish?
It was from a greedy thought.
Necromancers, who were researching ways to accept souls that were not contained in their own bodies, finally discovered a way to absorb souls into magical objects.
“Today’s necromancers are a bit more systematic. They only select and absorb powerful souls. And the less powerful souls are stored in magical objects, such as magic stones or magical devices that have absorbed their power in advance, and used in times of need.”
The moment Simone heard El's words, she thought of the jewel of the Occult Society.
'No way...'
The gems used in the occult society.
Simone asked.
“Will the souls absorbed into objects continue to exist even if their owners die?”
“Of course. Even if the owner of the mana dies, the magic that has already been manifested will not disappear... Don’t you know this?”
El looked at Simone as if asking why she was asking such a thing. Louis also smiled and said.
“If the magic of the dead were to disappear, most of the buildings of the Luan Empire would collapse. Many buildings were built with the power of magicians.”
It seems that the question Simone just asked is common sense to those living in this world.
Simone's expression became frowning.
“Then why didn’t anyone tell me?”
Then, isn't it more likely that the jewels used by the Occult Society are not crude imitations of the jewels used by Anasis, but are actually Anasis' jewels?
A soul filled with the power of the world's most powerful necromancer.
If Simone's thoughts were true, then the Occult Society could easily create a situation where Simone's life would be threatened if they wanted to.
El continued his explanation without even listening to Simone.
“The story from now on is related to the first request you brought, the interpretation of the forbidden book. That forbidden book should also contain instructions on how to absorb souls into objects.”
This is one of the basics of a necromancer.
El stopped talking and lowered his gaze.
Should I really teach this girl the skills of a necromancer?
As someone who has lived for many years, he knows that it is a great risk to tell something to someone with such a powerful vessel.
What if Simone were to exploit the necromancer's skills?
It would be better to just send her away without teaching her.
'Humans are not consistent beings.'
A being that changes and fades at any time.
That is why it is beautiful, interesting, and funny.
El had seen the process in which humans who had given his affection in the past transformed and became corrupted.
Even this stubborn, yet pitifully unfortunate necromancer could become something if she learned how to wield her powers.
...Let’s send her. So that she can’t use her power.
Simone's power is not at a level that can be restored if it is corrupted.
El opened his mouth with such determination, but he could only reluctantly nod at Simone's next words.
“Please tell me, El. I must absorb all souls.”
What if the ghost can't be destroyed? What if there's nothing left for Simone to do at Illeston Manor?
“Otherwise I’ll get kicked out and die.”
Of course, she exaggerated a bit. She has a lot of money saved up, and honestly, she's in the mansion to fulfill the contract, but she doesn't think she'll die if she leaves now.
But from El's perspective?
What would happen if a black-haired necromancer with no place to go wandered the streets of the Luan Empire?
The perception of necromancers has not changed much yet, so you can probably expect them to be stoned to death.
At Simone's words, El paused and his expression changed.
Louis let out a small sigh as he watched the two.
Of course, even if Simone gets kicked out, he will help her in both material and spiritual ways, and many people besides himself will help her.
Simone probably knows this fact too.
But he thinks he'll keep quiet for now because saying it like that will help convince El.
El was momentarily taken aback by Simone's words, hesitated to answer, and eventually sighed and nodded.
“I will only teach you the basics. Only the most basic techniques. Because I don’t want to see life being killed so carelessly.”
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