Solo Eating to Overpowered Chapter 12

Episode 12. The prince rolls over.

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[The dead evolve over time.]

I turned the next page of the book I was holding.

[When a zombie decays, it becomes a skeleton. However, if you maintain your body, you will become a more powerful ghoul.]

I read down below.

[If their bodies are exposed to the shade, the magic power evolves them more quickly. The skin becomes tough and the bones become hard.]

Hmm…

[The skeleton becomes somewhat intelligent and can handle weapons. It’s about evolving from a warrior into an archer. If they do not attain Buddhahood, they will become stronger over time.]

I turned the next page.

[They instinctively want more powerful magical power. I want a stronger body. That’s why we head to the ‘Land of the Dead.’]

Warm spring and summer are seasons that weaken the body for the undead.

Magical power disappears in the warm sunlight, and shadow areas are also exposed to bright light.

That’s why they head to the Land of the Dead, a dark place filled with magical power. and···.

[When fall and winter come, they awaken the instincts they had been suppressing.]

The instincts of the dead.

It was an appetite that devours the living, and a desire to reproduce by killing them and turning them into the same dead.

[That is the ‘wave of death’. The coldest time of the year, focusing on winter. It is time for the dead who have wandered from all over the continent and gathered in the Land of Death to be released. This is the season when the body remains incorruptible and the animals spread out across the continent to prey on the living. And that time…]

“Is there about a month left?”

I closed the book.

I got up to put the book in the monastery’s small study.

“I will sort it out.”

Then a girl with silver hair spoke to me.

The neatly dressed girl in a nun’s uniform held a book with an expressionless face.

Her name is Charlotte, and she has been visiting the monastery often since the zombie wave incident.

I heard that Farmer Grill adopted her as his adopted daughter.

It looks like he got sick of that guy and is thinking of taking responsibility and taking care of the girl.

“Please.”

She nodded and put the book back in the study.

Perhaps it was because of the shock of losing her parents, but she requested to enter a monastery and work as a nun.

In addition to providing breakfast, lunch and dinner, they are also in charge of cleaning the monastery and organizing the cemetery.

For me, it was okay because it was comfortable, but there are times when the memory of the kitchen knife comes back to me and sends shivers down my spine.

Well, free service won’t last long. Later, when he gets tired of it, he will leave on his own.

Being a nun is not something everyone can do.

There are many religions in this world.

If it does not harm others, it is recognized as a religion, but if it harms others, it is called a pagan.

Also, living as a nun did not mean that you could not get married.

If the girl in front of me meets someone she loves, she will get bored and leave this monastery.

I looked at Charlotte with a sullen expression and walked past her.

When I opened the door to leave the study, there were people blocking my way.

“What.”

These are knights dressed in white armor from head to toe.

The imperial paladins of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom.

They were also the ones watching over me, the 7th grandson of the Holy Emperor and the prince.

A week has passed since the zombie wave incident.

I was so caught up in finding and exterminating the aimlessly wandering zombies one by one and holding the funeral that I didn’t notice the passing of time.

After everything was finally completed yesterday and safety was secured to some extent, the village chief reported this to a nearby territory.

It took a day to travel, but the Holy Knights came less than half a day later.

The paladins looked at me and then looked across at Charlotte.

“Nun?”

This monastery was empty until I arrived.

They may have doubts about the existence of nuns studying faith.

I spoke in a deliberately sarcastic tone.

“Oh, this is a kid sent from the village. He studied faith hard. Oh, and do a service for me. “All day and night.”

Of course, breakfast, lunch and dinner are taken care of.

“But what can I do? She’s a nun, not a maid. “I should be able to reject believers in God, right?”

I spoke in a deliberately sly tone.

The paladin took his eyes off Charlotte and looked at me.

“I heard that they caught a witch named Morgana.”

her! Look at these guys. He gets straight to the point without even saying hello.

Are you just treating me like I’ve been stripped of my authority as the successor to the Holy Emperor? ok?

“okay. “The villagers caught it.”

“Yes, I heard.”

He spoke bluntly, like a machine, and nodded.

“I heard that they fought fiercely together with the villagers.”

Fiercely with the villagers?

Well, if it’s a zombie fight in a monastery…

“It is said that they fought against the king of predators with farming tools.”

“what?”

“I heard that a hundred zombies surrounded you, and that you overcame them with great difficulty and found the necromancer.”

“…”

“In particular, a person named Grill killed 30 zombies and cornered the witch Morgana by spraying holy water…”

Have you become a farmer who can shoot warriors like that? What I saw, barely able to kill a zombie with tears and snot, was a lie! I didn’t know you had a munchkin-like side to hiding your strength.

“I thought it was an exaggeration, but…”

The paladins’ eyes turned to the monastery window.

Across from the window were graves where hundreds of people had been buried for a week.

“It seems real.”

“That’s an exaggeration. “A bastard like a Holy Knight should not trust what others say.”

Well, you wouldn’t think I could have killed that many zombies by myself. Including the King of Predation.

Although it was exaggerated, it wasn’t a lie since he received help from the villagers.

“I guess you didn’t come because you wanted to check that?”

I frowned.

“Do you know that Morgana belongs to the Black Church?”

“I found out through interrogation.”

What? Was that something you could find out about? That woman named Morrian spoke as if she was saying something great.

“He’s a pretty vicious guy. “We have a history of destroying five villages so far.”

Wow, that bitch is a massacre!

Oh my god, have I ever dealt with such a crazy bitch?

“What did the witch do?”

“Didn’t you hear from the villagers? “He was beaten and hanged.”

“You mean the prince?”

“no.”

I was in denial.

Are you crazy? There’s no way I, with my weak heart, could commit such a cruel act, right? My heart is fragile!

I didn’t speak my mind.

This is because it is obvious that people will express disgust upon hearing that.

Instead, I acted differently.

I went up to Charlotte and hugged her and pampered her.

“I was so scared that I just sat there peeing. Oh my…! Be scared. oh my god···. Shoelaces! That damn bitch who was flirting with me looked at me like a bastard and it was disgusting! Wow, how lucky I am that I didn’t get pooped at that time…!”

I shouted exaggeratedly on purpose. Still, he glanced at the paladins.

He lowered his head and a sigh was heard.

good. What a disgraceful sight this is!

The sight of a woman trembling and screaming…!

Even I think it’s disgusting.

Anyway, paladins! Please report this to Seonghwang! And I also said hello to my brothers.

Next time, please convince me not to send that assassin.

The paladin took out a leather pouch from his chest and placed it on a nearby shelf.

“What?”

“The bounty on Morgana is 80 gold.”

50 silver is one month’s living expenses for a commoner here.

Considering that, it can be seen as an enormous amount.

At this level, I can play and eat for a while.

“Was there a bounty?”

“Were there any magic books that the witch was holding?”

“Do what?”

“We have to retrieve it.”

“doesn’t exist. “It was so bad that I burned it down.”

It’s lame.

Don’t you think you’ll just pass up those good magic books?

These are things I risked my life to save. If I found it useful, I used it. ‘How good!’ I wasn’t foolish enough to stick it out.

Of course, I don’t know if I can master it as I have holy powers.

“All right.”

They stopped and looked at me before walking away.

“It’s winter soon. “The weather is getting chilly, so take care of your health.”

“Yes, I know. “It’s so fucking cold here in the mountains.”

“And soon the ‘wave of death’ will hit.”

“I just saw it in a book. It’s an undead wave that comes once in the winter, right? “They say it will come on December 25th, the coldest time, close to the ice age.”

I hoped Santa would come, but it was Halloween time when ghosts ran rampant.

When I spoke with a bright smile, the paladin looked at me blankly.

He must be sighing inside his helmet at his undignified tone of voice.

“Prepare to evacuate. “I will escort you.”

“Oh oh! okay? Are you leaving this damn place? “Where are you going?”

Are you going to a nearby country? Or a city?

Let’s do some sightseeing around the world. I’m curious what kind of place it is! The paladins will also be there, so let’s spend some money on them.

A travel story around the world with delicious food and escort at a top-class inn!

How romantic!

I’m tired of playing around with corpses.

I guess I could at least take a vacation.

“We are coming with you to Ronia Estate.”

“what?”

Wait a minute. What? there···. It’s right in front of you. It’s a city you can reach in half a day.

There are no delicious specialties and nothing to see. It’s a shield fortress to block the ‘waves of death’.

About half of the people are prisoners, security is poor, and it is commonly referred to as an ‘abandoned territory’ and a ‘city of sacrifice’ built to appease evil spirits.

Are you sure you don’t want to send the grandson of the Holy Emperor there?

“If there is a black wave, there will be many victims. so···.”

Oh no way! Please say no. Don’t say any more than that!

“…Please prepare to hold a funeral for the noble victims.”

“…”

“This is the order of His Majesty the Holy Emperor.”

Oh, my God!

I’m not telling you to just stay there, but to work hard there.

Oh damn grandpa!

Not my real grandfather, but biological grandfather anyway!

Are you really planning on killing your grandson from overwork?

Could it be that the assassin who is said to be Morgana was also sent by the Holy Emperor?

I hope not.

If Seonghwang decides to kill me, I will definitely die.

Immediately after the paladins left, the villagers came.

* *

Hammer. We moved materials and took out old furniture.

The monastery was undergoing renovation.

“Still, I’m glad that what’s coming is undead and not bandits.”

When the dead come in due to the ‘wave of death’, shabby houses and buildings without life are just passed by.

This means that as long as you leave the village or monastery empty, there will be no damage.

There is nothing to lose by doing renovations now and adding new furniture.

“They are the best carpenters in town. “It won’t be as good as new, but it will prevent rain from leaking or the ceiling from collapsing.”

The village chief came to keep his promise to me.

Not only did they repair the monastery, but they also brought firewood to survive the winter.

As a bonus, there are all kinds of food ingredients.

Cooking was a hobby in my past life, so cooking with ingredients from around the world can be said to be a new pastime. Well, these days, a girl named Charlotte prepares meals, so there’s no need for that.

I handed the bag of money to the village chief.

“This···?”

“It probably contains about 5 gold.”

The village chief’s eyes widened at my words.

“That kind of money…”

“I heard there was a bounty on witches you caught, and this is part of it.”

Of course, I will eat the rest.

First of all, it was the villagers who caught and killed me, but didn’t I deserve a lot of credit?

It’s a natural ratio.

It can be seen as the price of not getting my hands dirty.

“We can’t take it. “I also owe something to the prince.”

The village chief smiled bitterly.

“They’re not just giving it to you.”

“…?”

“It’s a cost.”

“You mean the cost of monastery construction?”

I shook my head.

Are you crazy? That’s free, right?

I pointed to the roughly made tombstones in the cemetery.

“That’s sloppy. Bring manpower and materials from the city and rebuild it. Since the purification ritual was done properly, all that needs to be done is to prepare the grave. “It’s a hassle to work with, so you should figure it out on your own.”

In other words, since I’m annoying, I’m telling you to hire a worker.

That’s on these guys too.

“All right.”

The village chief received the money.

“If you steal it, they will tear your hands off.”

“of course.”

The village chief smiled.

I guess the work is over. Even the annoying paladin must have come and gone.

I must have also studied magic.

In just one month, Halloween Day will begin in this world.

Of course, there will be a real undead parade rather than an event.

A season when incorruptible corpses run rampant. Also, a time when the undead spread throughout the continent.

For the sake of a future where you won’t be able to rest, it’s a good idea to take a break now during the off-peak season and work hard to improve your skill level.

Otherwise, you will be in trouble!

so···.

“Shall we do a proper experiment?”

Now was the time to learn skills using the necromancy book left behind by a woman who was unknown whether she was Morian or Morgana.