Interlude 8
Bane's Magic
Translator : PolterGlast
Bane. Bane! Bane...!
I repeated the name I
received from Graham-sama over and over in my mind, savoring the joy again and
again.
This might be the
happiest event since I was born into this world as a Dead Priest.
At first, I thought he
was just an ignorant adventurer, but when my Ghost Wizard minions were killed
in an instant, my opinion changed completely.
It is no exaggeration
to say that I was able to receive a fraction of Graham-sama's power precisely
because I was able to show my willingness to submit immediately.
I, an absolute ruler
of death who looked down on humans, never thought I would come to serve under
one, but thanks to Graham-sama, the hostility towards humans that was rooted in
my heart has faded, and I believe it has been nothing but good.
"Dead
Priest-sama. The unit that was sent to scout the Silver Golem has
returned."
"I am no longer a
Dead Priest. I have been given the name Bane by Graham-sama. Tell everyone to
call me Bane from now on."
"O-oh, is that so.
From today, I will call you Bane-sama. With that said, what shall we do about
the Silver Golem scouting unit?"
"You listen to
their report, summarize the information, and then bring it to me. I am rather
tired today. I shall sleep for the first time in a long while."
The undead do not need
to sleep. However, we are able to.
We sleep and rest when
we feel mental fatigue... but this time, I am feeling physical fatigue for the
first time.
Ever since I was
named, I've had a swirling sensation inside my body, and my body has been
constantly creaking and shaking.
Depending on how you
look at it, it should feel like my body is breaking, but it is also overflowing
with a power I have never felt before, making it a truly indescribable
sensation.
In any case, for now,
I want to rest my body and wait for this strange sensation to subside.
With that single
thought, I dumped all my duties on my minions and fell asleep.
—How long did I sleep?
Normally, I sleep for
three hours at most, but I can tell from the different feeling in my body that
I slept for a considerable amount of time this time.
But perhaps because of
that, the swirling sensation from inside my body and the feeling of my body
creaking and shaking have vanished, and my body feels refreshed and light, as
if I have been reborn.
...No, wait, have I
actually been reborn?
My arm, which should
have been rotting flesh with bone showing, now has beautiful, albeit bluish,
flesh on it.
Not just my arm, but
my entire body is covered in flesh, and I look almost—like a human.
Unable to understand
what had happened to me, I first wrapped myself in my black robe and went to
see my Ghost Wizard.
The Ghost Wizard was
standing in its usual spot by the garbage dump, and the moment it saw me, it
bowed its head.
"You don't need
to bow your head. More importantly, I want to ask, what is happening to my
body?"
"I-I believe you
have changed a great deal. ...You are Bane-sama, correct?"
"Yes. I am Bane,
but... have I changed that much?"
"Your form is
different, and above all, the magic power you are cloaked in is just too
immense..."
Prompted by the Ghost
Wizard, I too noticed the strangeness of the amount of magic power I was
cloaked in.
I won't know unless I
try—with that thought, I tried to unleash a spell at the sky.
It was just a simple
[Fireball].
A beginner's spell,
the very first one you use when you want to use magic.
Therefore, it should
have enough power to defeat a goblin in one hit—but... the fireball that was
released from my hand burned as if to roar, dyed the sky crimson, and then
exploded in mid-air.
"........................"
"........................"
Not just the Ghost
Wizard, but I, the caster of the spell, could only stand there with my mouth
agape, dazed.
Before receiving my
name from Graham-sama, even my high-level spells did not have such devastating
power.
And now, a mere
[Fireball] was doing this, so all I could do was stand there and gape in
amazement.
This is happening
because I received a name from Graham-sama... right?
I knew from my studies
that named monsters become stronger, but I have never heard of such an extreme
case where they become so strong you'd think they were a different species of
monster.
I had just woken up
and my head wasn't clear, and now, on top of that, something even more
bewildering had occurred, making my head ache.
"B-Bane-sama.
Th-that magic just now...!"
"I-I don't know
either. I think I just used [Fireball]..."
"[Fireball]!?
Th-that's impossible! I'll use it now! —[Fireball]"
The Ghost Wizard, who
didn't seem to believe my words, unleashed a [Fireball] at the sky, just as I
had.
It drew a similar
trajectory and was released into the sky, but first of all, its size was
different.
A small, fist-sized
ball of fire floated in the sky, and after flying a certain distance, it
vanished as if it had been blown out by a breath.
Compared to my
[Fireball], it was an incredibly shabby [Fireball].
Perhaps because it had
seen the inferno ball from before, the Ghost Wizard also looked somewhat
embarrassed.
...However, the
[Fireball] I know is the one the Ghost Wizard unleashed, and before I was
named, I too could only use that [Fireball].
"I-it's
embarrassing, but... th-this is a [Fireball]!"
"Indeed, the
[Fireball] I remember is that one. ...Maybe it was some kind of mistake. I'll
try using it one more time."
I once again turned my
palm to the sky and chanted [Fireball], but what was unleashed was, again, a
giant ball of hellfire.
It soared into the sky
with a roar, and after climbing high, it exploded.
"............B-Bane-sama,
y-you have obtained a tremendous power. Could it be that you have obtained
power that rivals the Demon Lord?"
"I don't think
I'm on the level of the Demon Lord, but... I may have obtained power that
rivals the monsters known as the Four Heavenly Kings."
"To have bestowed
such power upon you, wh-what in the world is Graham-sama?"
"As if someone
like me could possibly fathom that person. ...A-anyway, we must show absolute
obedience to Graham-sama. Make sure you thoroughly instruct those below you so
that there is no disrespect."
"I-I understand.
I will thoroughly instruct them so that there is absolutely no
disrespect."
"I'm counting on
you. After I hear the summarized report, I will conduct an analysis of my
current power."
"Yes. Please
leave the detailed work to me."
After saying that to
the Ghost Wizard, I headed to the back to receive the report.
Honestly, I don't
think any of the report will sink in right now, but... I will do the bare
minimum that I must as the master of the old abandoned road.
Still, Graham-sama is
a truly tremendous person.
I decided in my heart
that I would swear my loyalty to him even if this body rots away, and after
suppressing the urge to test my new powers, I went to hear the report that had
been brought up.
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