An Old Man Was Kicked Out of the Hero’s Party, Had His Woman Stolen From Him, and Suffered a Terrible Experience, but He Becomes the Strongest After Being Given the Ability to Use Necromancy by the Former Demon King. - Episode 3

“So, what’s your name?”

“Gil Clark. A former adventurer in the Hero’s Party.”

“I see. So you were one of the hero’s companions. But it seems you died alone…”

“I was kicked out of the hero’s party.”

” mosquito?”?

“I wasn’t strong enough. I was no match for the monsters before I got in front of the Demon Lord Nidra…”

“I see. So, you seek power.”

　Renfri nodded, rubbing his beard.

　I kneel in front of the old man and beg.

“Hey, tell me, old man. I need the necromancy magic used by the previous Demon King.”

“Please wait. Before that, there is something you need to do. Do you know anything about contract magic?”

“I know.”

　Contract magic. Special magic that can be used by making a contract with a god or spirit.

　For example, if you want to use healing magic, you can make a contract with God and easily use light-element magic.

　The process of signing a contract is simple.

　All you have to do is be baptized by the church and pray to God in front of the holy image.

　If you have no sins, you can make a covenant with God as is.

“But who is the contract with? Surely…”

“Yes, you will make a contract with the former Demon Lord, Morsilence.”

“Well, wait a moment. I did say that I wanted to be taught necromancy magic. But I don’t want to become the enemy of mankind.”

　When I said that, Renfri laughed loudly.

　What’s wrong?

“Don’t worry. Lord Morsilence has no interest in humans.”

“But I’ve heard that in the past, he led an army of immortals and terrorized the entire continent…”

“That was because the humans had been bothering us. At the time, they had tried to invade Lord Morsilence’s territory, so we retaliated.”

“Is that so? I didn’t know that.”

“Well, well. The truth is sometimes distorted.”

“But if you have no interest in humans, would you be willing to make a contract with me?”

“You and I have a common goal, so don’t worry.”

“A common purpose?”

“Lord Morsilence is angry at the current Demon King, Nildora, for removing him from the position of Demon King. He wants to make him pay.”

“I see. So the Demon King’s army isn’t a solid unit.”

　It is not surprising that Morsilence holds a grudge against Nildora for removing him from his position as Demon King.

　He must hate it.

　Me and Molsilence. Maybe two exiles could get along well.　

“Okay then, let’s go. To Morsilence.”

“Oh. So that’s what you’re interested in? Good good.”

“But where is Molsilence?”

“I’ll show you around. Now, hold on to my shoulders.”

　I did as I was told and grabbed Renfri’s shoulders.

　Renfri muttered something, and a white mist appeared around him.

　Just like that time, when I came back to life.

　Renfri began to walk away as a white mist enveloped his body, and he could no longer see anything.

　I was holding onto Renfri’s shoulder and walking along as he went.

　The flat ground suddenly becomes muddy.

　Is this mud?

“We’ve arrived.”

　As Renfri spoke, the white mist gradually began to clear.

　The area was marshland, and there was a lake in front of us.

　In the middle of the lake, there was a huge dead tree with a huge bird on top of it.

　The bird was black and resembled a crow, but it had a curved beak, three eyes, and four legs.

　An overwhelming sense of intimidation.

　This is it.

　This is Molsilence.

　You can tell by your skin that he has incredible magical powers.

　My legs freeze in fear.

　Calm down, me.

　If we hesitate now, we’ll never achieve our goal.

“Renfri, why did you bring a human to my sacred land?”

“Yes, this guy wants to make a contract with you to use the necromancy magic that Lord Morsilence uses.”

“Oh, so you want to use my necromancy magic?”

“Yes, that’s right. I want to use the magic you have.”

“Making a contract with me means becoming my subordinate. Are you prepared for that?”

　I never heard anything about that.

　When I looked at Renfri, he was grinning.

　That old man didn’t say it on purpose.

　But, there’s nothing I can do about it now that I’ve come this far.

　It’s desperation.

“Yes, that’s right. I would love to become your servant.”

　I guess this is fine.

　I looked at Renfri again, and he nodded.

“What can I offer you?”

“Picture?”

　What does it mean to dedicate?

　Come to think of it, I’ve heard of it before.

　Morsilence eats souls.

　He eats the souls of humans and monsters to gain power for himself.

　So, does that mean I have to give up my soul?

“I’m telling you, I don’t need your soul. It’s just a human soul. Even if you eat it, it won’t fill your stomach.”

“Uh, that’s right.”

“So, what will you offer me?”

　That’s a given.

　There’s only one thing I can do, or rather, one thing I might be able to do.

“What I offer you is the soul of the current Demon Lord, Nildora.”

“I see. So you are offering me the soul of Niludra, who rejected me? That’s quite a boast, human.”

“I have only one goal. To defeat the current Demon Lord Nidra and become a hero. To achieve this, I need your magical powers. I will defeat the Demon Lord Nidra in your place.”

“Hahaha. Interesting. Renfri, I’m glad you brought this human back.”

“Yes. He’s an interesting guy.”

“Very well. I will bestow my magic upon you.”

“Ha, it’s an honor.”

“However, I will also place a curse on you.”

“curse?”

“It’s an invincible curse. You said you would defeat the Demon Lord Nidra. If you use my magic, it will not be impossible. However, if you lose even once before that, you will never be able to use my magic again.”

　For a moment, I was confused, but the answer was clear.

　I’ll be able to use the magic of the former Demon King. I’ll accept that penalty.

“Oh, never mind. I will never be defeated again. I will keep winning until I defeat the Demon King.”

　Morsilence spread his jet-black wings wide.

　A gust of wind blows, causing the lake to bubble.

“Then, let me bestow my magic upon you.”