Chapter 46

Chapter 46 – 12. The End is An Open Door (2)

It was not possible to recount all the stories spanning over 100 years. So, Karnak roughly summarized the story of his past life and told Serati.

He was born as an illegitimate son of a fallen family and learned necromancy. The days when he was trying to take over the family and was chased after being caught as a necromancer.

Afterward, he traveled around the world, growing stronger, and in the meantime, earning people’s anger and eventually becoming a hero of the continent. In the end, he gave up being human, became Astra Schnapps, succeeded in conquering the world, and even tried to recover her lost body.

“That’s why I came back to this era. Something like this.”

Finishing the detailed explanation, Karnak winked.

“How is it? did your curiosity clear up?”

Serati had a bewildered face.

“Oh, my god......”

But in the meantime, it seems that she was getting a little bit convinced.

“Okay. Indeed, that’s why...”

Karnak was taken aback.

“Huh? Do you really believe it?”

“Are you lying?”

“It’s not like that, but it’s a story that’s hard to believe even when I think about it.”

“Honestly, once you show something like that, you can’t help but believe it.”

The skills he showed were so absurd. It would be more understandable if it was based on such a ridiculous story. At the same time, he also heard another question.

“So, does that mean Karnak was originally an immortal being?”

“Yeah.”

“You mean there was no death, no disease, no pain, right?”

“Uhuh.”

“Do you even have enough power to handle all things at will?”

“It may be different depending on the scope of all things, but anyway, I was able to sleep as much as I wanted in the world.”

“However....”

Serati asked again as if she couldn’t understand.

“You threw all that away and became human again?”

Wasn’t it the sound of getting out of the limits of insignificant human beings and rising to the realm of gods? But gave it up just because it didn’t feel human?

‘Isn’t it better to create a separate body that can feel the senses?’

“I tried. It didn’t work.”

“Then if you possess another human...”

“I tried that too. It didn’t work.”

“Then, if you put something like sense sharing on another human...”

“I tried it too. It didn’t work.”

For decades, he tried everything he could think of. After failing and failing, this was the only way left.

“By the way, Serati also secretly knows a lot about this trick? It’s hard for good people to think of, but something like that.”

“Well, that’s because I’ve read a similar book before...”

This was one of the reasons she readily accepted Karnak’s explanation. Thanked the hobby of reading various adventure stories whenever she had time, she could easily understand the stories of his previous life and space-time return.

Anyway, Serati was confused. What if someone told her that instead of becoming an undead, she could become an ultimate warrior who transcends even the four great kings?

‘I guess I’ll take it...’

Until Karnak reached that level, there must have been a constant effort, tenacity, and unwavering mental strength. So he must have obtained immortality.

But after reaching the goal, he gave up because it was different from what he thought? In the first place, wouldn’t that kind of person not be able to go to that supreme state? Karnak let out a deep sigh.

“Yeah, I knew that too.”

It was sincere at the time. He regarded this piece of flesh as just a cumbersome obstacle blocking the path to the ultimate state of his dreams. He thought that it was worth giving up everything for one truth, one absolute goal.

“Welcome, my lord.”

He’d already heard it through rumors. How Karnak and Barros performed at Derat City. Tafel was also worried when he received the news that if he went to the capital to study magic, he would have been sitting in Derat City for several months.

It was said that it was the privilege of youth to see the world and increase knowledge, but it was not a word that surprised him by putting off things to do. At one time, he was quite worried about how to nag. But, what?

Didn’t the fame of Karnak and Barros, who made great strides in Derat City, spread to the northernmost part of the kingdom, all the way to Zestrad? It was a truly honorable thing to deal with numerous necromancers and save the people of the kingdom. The prestige of the Zestrad Family also greatly increased. It was a rumor that Tafel was able to praise with a happy heart.

‘Hmm?’

Behind Karnak stood a woman he hadn’t seen before. She was a beautiful woman with luscious red hair, a remarkable impression, and a look full of vitality. For those who lived only in the countryside, she was also a surprising beauty they had never seen before.

“.....No way?”

He felt a little uneasy, but Tafel responded calmly.

“You have a guest, my lord. It would have been nice if you had informed me in advance.”

“Right, really?”

Karnak pointed at her as if he had just remembered it.

“Let me introduce you. This is Serati Allen.”

The reason was obvious if a young guy went on a trip and returned with some beauty. The servants and maids of the mansion where they gathered began whispering.

‘Oh, my goodness!’

‘What if?’

‘Is she the future baroness?’

Tafel was perplexed. The lord of a region could not take a wife at will. She had to match to some extent. But he had never heard of an aristocrat with the surname Allen. No, the name sounded very common. It meant that she was possibly a commoner and not a noble.

‘Huh. How am I supposed to say this?’

However, the story that followed was a bit surprising.

“She has become a new knight of the Baron Zestrad family. The formal appointment will be made later, so be prepared.”

“......Yes?”

Tafel blinked. A knight? Not a prospective wife?

‘No, why did such a woman become a knight of our territory?’

She was obviously someone with fantastic beauty. Her body was also slim and beautiful. However, this was a virtue of beauty, not a virtue of a knight. Wouldn’t it be basic to have reliable muscles, a big size, and a strong impression if she wanted to live like a knight? So, like that, Sir Barros standing next to her.

“Lord, no matter how much our territory was the frontier, you couldn’t make anyone a knight...”

Not only Tafel, but everyone else looked at Karnak and Serati in confusion. Barros laughed at the people’s reaction.

“It’s as expected by Serati.”

“It happens often.”

Serati did not blink an eye. Even halfway people got angry when they were ignored, and the true strong were insensitive. She could prove herself instantly either.

At first glance, Serati drew her sword. The movement of the foot sword was quite sophisticated, and everyone was convinced to some extent.

“It’s cool to draw a sword.”

‘Well, if a woman wants to use a sword, she’ll do that much, right?”

‘But I heard that graceful swordsmanship against monsters is useless.’

Whoa!

A red light covered the blade. At the same time, she pressed the shoulders of those who had gathered formidable energy.

“Woahhh!”

“Kyaaak!”

Servants and maids stepped back in amazement. Tafel’s eyes also shook violently. No one knew what the light in front of their eyes was, no matter how ignorant of swordsmanship they were.

“Too, a fighting sword? Could it be that you’re an Aura user?”

Sir Barros, who was recognized as the strongest in Zestrad, and Sir Randolph, who was the strongest knight in Deventor, could not reach that stage. Wasn’t it a realm of super-humans that all the family’s knights would not dare to attack?

Karnak asked sullenly, “Do you still have doubts about her skills?”

There was no way. It was just that Tafel’s expression had changed a little.

“No, but why is someone like that a knight in our territory?”