[19] (EP-67.2) Shadows Cast #3
067 â Shadows Looming Ark #3
I decided to change the subject.
âThen, what will the Lady do about the task? If youâre not feeling well, shouldnât you just rest?â
âTaskâŚ. Is it the lecture on Dead Language?â
âIf thatâs the case, I have to go. Itâs my task as the Draco Familyâs Young Lady.â
âWhat do you mean? Why is it âyour taskâ?â
Mirna got up from bed with the blanket wrapped around her body like a gown. She was certainly in a much better condition than before, though still a bit sluggish.
As Mirna put on her school uniform blouse and skirt, she slowly continued, overcoming her headache.
âBalan, sheâs the culprit. Sheâs robbing the Draco Familyâs cemetery and stealing bodies. A criminal who recklessly gives rise to the undeadâŚ!â
Professor Balan was the culprit? It was an unbelievable story, but Mirna calmly explained.
âShe stole my Lich last night. Iâm sure of it! I swear in the honor of the Draco FamilyâŚ. But itâs okay even if you donât believe it. Anyway, Iâll take care of this myselfâŚ.â
âNo, if the professor is like that, wouldnât it be better to let others know? People are spreading the rumor that Lady Draco has gone mad and is running around wildly.â
âUnfortunately, there is no solid evidence right now. And, if I make a lot of noise, it might just scare the thief away. Thereâs only one reason why she hasnât fled yetâŚ.â
âSheâs definitely aiming for my body. That Ć
itch wants to use this Mirna Dracoâs living body to make an undead!â
âManipulating living people into undead?â
I wondered in my head whether that was possible. But in a world where magic and things like witchcraft existed, where would the limit lie?
In the first place, I was not even from this world, yet how did I get here?
âItâs hard to believe, I know. Hah, the Draco Family seems to be cursed with betrayal and lies. Well, itâs not something I expect you to believe anyway.â
Mirna Draco smiled self-deprecatingly. Her current appearance resembled that of Narmi guarding the cemetery alone at night.
Remembering Narmi, who had become my friend in a way, I calmly said to Mirna.
Maybe it was because her fever hadnât fully gone down yet or for some other reason, but her face started turning very red.
âShall we ask Queen Aira for help? I think sheâll be able to aid us if we tell her.â
âI have no desire to be indebted to Queen Tarantera. If you want to do so, thatâs up to you.â
Anyway, they lived in the same dorm, for single digit rankers. So I walked out the hallway and knocked on Queen Airaâs door.
The door clicked open and I could see Queen Aira lying languidly on the bed.
âMy Queen, Iâm sorry, but can you lend me your strength?â
âItâs a joke. So whatâs going on?â
Then, I explained the situation to Queen Aira, who was half-asleep.
After listening to the story for a while, Aira yawned and casually stretched.
âWhat? Thatâs something I canât help with. Theo, your strength alone will suffice. A corrupt professor wouldnât be able to beat the second smartest person in Angmar, donât you think?â
Then she began to stroke my head and chin. The overly positive thinking made me suspect that Aira didnât even pay much attentionâŚ
âThen Iâll sleep a little longer, you can go.â
In the end, I couldnât get Airaâs helpâŚ
Then, there was only one option left. The one other person in the Platinum Dorm that I could depend on besides Aira.
Walking down the velvet marble hallway, I knocked on the next room, whose door had a V mark.
The door opened wide and I said to Elga who appeared beyond it.
âI hope you could lend us your strength. Me and Lady Draco might be in a pickle.â
âWhat are you even⌠Isnât it good if that Mirnaâs in trouble?â
âBut, wouldnât this be a golden opportunity to make Lady Mirna owe Elga-nim? You can never know when an opportunity like this will come again!â
I explained the current situation to Elga and suggested this at the same time.
Simply watching Mirna get fĹłcked, or have her owe you a debt which could be used later.
Elga was more strategic and smarter than one might think, so she naturally knew which option would be more beneficial.
âMirna, that woman⌠I knew this would happen! Thatâs because you only believe in necromancy and donât train yourself. What can you do now that youâve lost your Lich? Whereâs the idioâ whose fatherâs body was stolen by a thief?â
âDoes that mean youâre going to help?â
âIâm not helping, Iâm making a deal. Iâve heard that the Draco Family have dragon bones left. Iâm thinking of getting some. Tell this to that Mirna.â
âSpeak of the devil and he shall come.â
As it turned out, Mirna was already standing behind me as Elga said that.
Why were you two just facing each other with me in the middle?
I looked at Mirna, who probably heard all the talk. She had her eyes closed with a wrinkled forehead, as if she was having a headache.
Seeing this, Elga continued.
âThe Lionessâs Golden Army is expensive. Wouldnât it be fair to pay such a price to hire the best and most outstanding soldiers?â
â⌠Alright, letâs make a deal. Iâll give you the tip of a dragonâs tailbone.â
Surprisingly, Mirna reached out her hand. Elga also showed a look of surprise, but she quickly returned the gesture and shook it.
âDonât take that back~.â
After subjugating the Demon King Angmar, the family of dragons and lions, who had separated while constantly feuding with each other, was now forming an alliance, albeit temporarily.
And it was I, Theo Angmar, who made it happen.
Just like how the Demon King brought the families together before.
I, too, succeeded in uniting them!
This was a complete twist on the original story, filling my heart with a sense of achievement.
⌠But, wouldnât it be bad if the enemies I had to overthrow and conquer began to hold hands with each other?
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