Chapter 275

A replica?

He wondered if such a word could be used for a person, but didn't Seonghyun himself have a skill that could tell a similar story?

Homunculus.

A technology that could create a being close to a clone, which in other words could be called a replica.

Seonghyun noticed that, and his gaze towards Will changed slightly.

Does that mean the current Will is a homunculus?

As Seonghyun watched with a somewhat questionable expression.

He nodded his head as if he had read his thoughts.

“Junior, no, what you are thinking is probably correct.”

His tone suddenly changed to a polite one.

Well, he had no choice.

With Helena present in this very spot, how could he dare to speak informally to Seonghyun, the Overlord?

Although it was a sudden change in tone.

Wasn't it a situation he had experienced many times?

That's why Seonghyun thought nothing of it and looked at Will and asked.

“Does that mean you are the homunculus of the previous Necromancer Lord, and also him at the same time?”

“Hmm, to be precise, I believe the soul has not crossed over.”

It was indeed strange, even to Seonghyun who could see ghosts.

If the original soul had inhabited the homunculus, Seonghyun would have known.

However, he couldn't see anything like that from Will now.

Just like other ordinary people.

Does that mean that in this game, a soul is created when a self is formed?

For a moment, that thought crossed his mind.

And from what he had seen so far, the probability was high.

Although it is a homunculus, could it be that by passing on memories and forming a personality, a new soul is created?

Seeing him, a rather philosophical thought came to mind.

But he soon shook his head.

'Let's not think too deeply.'

The birth and disappearance of souls.

It wasn't a domain Seonghyun could do anything about.

In any case, he seemed to understand what had happened.

The memories and body are of the original, but the soul is not.

Is that the state he is in?

“Feeling that the soul had not crossed over, I could be said to be a being with only the same memories. So, after that, I immediately faked the death of the being known as the Necromancer Lord. In a pretty good place, the Rift of the Labyrinth. There was no better place to deceive the eyes of the other Monarchs.”

“Ah.”

So that's why the cuirass was also discovered in the labyrinth.

Stories that were finally starting to make some sense.

However, Helena still had a look in her eyes that said, 'Explain more.'

That's why Will continued to speak.

As if it were true that he had transferred his memories completely.

He continued to speak.

“Before transferring the body, my original self seemed to have been considerably shocked by Helena-nim's death. Of course, unlike Helena-nim, my original self was a Monarch, but there was a huge difference, so there was also aging.”

“Hmm.”

“……”

At the fact that many things in the world had changed due to her death, Helena quietly shut her mouth.

But because of that, she listened to Will's story even more.

There must have been a desire to atone.

As Helena and Seonghyun listened in silence.

Will repeatedly told his story, no, the story of what he used to be.

“Of course, we don't think we were lacking in skill. But it was also true that we couldn't even follow Helena-nim's footsteps. The main body thought. After Helena-nim's death, he decided he had to go to Over Palace, which that fanatic had established. But his aged body was a hindrance, so he tried to create an unaging body and switch to it.”

He could understand the Necromancer Lord's story.

So he tried to devote himself to Over Palace.

It was also called the tower of all black magicians.

It was plausible.

To think he created an unaging body like that.

“That is the current Will-nim, I presume.”

“Yes, that's right. But as you can see, the soul did not transfer, and when I awoke, I judged that the Necromancer Lord was meaningless as things were, so I immediately faked my death. And I came here and established a new magic tower. To find a talent to succeed the Necromancer Lord.”

Succeed the Necromancer Lord?

At that story, he tilted his head, slightly puzzled.

If he inherited the memories, couldn't he just be the Necromancer Lord?

Come to think of it, there was also the meaning that it was meaningless.

Wondering what that meant, Seonghyun looked at Will.

Will smiled faintly, spoke, and slightly lifted his clothes.

“We succeeded in creating an unaging body, but unfortunately, it seems the homunculus we created couldn't withstand the Monarch's power for this long.”

Along with those words, a rather severely decayed body was visible under his clothes.

A body with scabs like dried pus.

It looked hideous and grotesque, but Seonghyun didn't frown at the sight.

The sight of a body collapsing due to the power of a Monarch.

Did a movie say that with great power comes great responsibility?

Such a phenomenon must have occurred because he was not a vessel worthy of it.

“So you built the tower to pass on the succession of the Necromancer Lord.”

At Helena's words, Will nodded his head as if embarrassed.

And then, he heard an unexpected story.

“I am only filled with guilt for failing to fulfill the duty of Necromancer Lord that Helena-nim bestowed upon me.”

Helena gave him the title of Necromancer Lord?

At those words, Seonghyun looked back at Helena in puzzlement.

Helena scratched her cheek as if embarrassed and avoided Seonghyun's gaze.

And yet, since Seonghyun was curious.

“……W-well, I did create a few Monarchs……”

“……Ha.”

As if dumbfounded, Seonghyun looked at Helena.

She was said to be one of the transcendent beings.

Had there ever been an existence similar to Helena in the history of Eternal World?

Probably not.

For such a person to have chosen death.

It was no wonder the world was shaken.

Because of that, he thought Helena was even more amazing than he had imagined.

“I probably don't know about the other Monarchs. It wasn't easy to even take care of my own body. That's why I also opened this tournament. The bodies of the outsiders were surprisingly sturdy, so I thought there might be a suitable candidate.”

And in the midst of that, he had discovered Seonghyun.

Seonghyun realized this and nodded.

So that means.

“That's why you called me?”

“Because the Overlord is the monarch of monarchs.”

With those words, he could clearly understand what he was trying to do.

And it also appeared as a system message.

[The Hidden Almighty Quest, 『The Necromancer Lord's Trail』, is cleared.]

[The Hidden Almighty Quest, 『The Necromancer Lord's Succession』, is generated.]

[From now on, conditions for 『The Necromancer Lord's Succession』 will be generated.]

[When all conditions are met, you will acquire the Almighty Skill, 『Necromancer Lord』.]

A quest to inherit a monarch was indeed of Almighty rank.

It wasn't like Seonghyun to just stand by when such an opportunity came, so he nodded as he looked at the message.

At his response, which contained his will to accept the succession, Will smiled brightly and spoke.

“As you know, I cannot pass it on to you right away even if I want to.”

“Yes.”

“First, if you win the tournament, one condition will be fulfilled.”

With that story, Seonghyun also nodded his head.

Because that was the first condition that caught his eye.

[Acquire a magic-infused weapon. (1/5)]

A condition that required him to collect as many as five.

It might have seemed difficult.

But wasn't there a good opportunity at hand?

The Forbiddens had three magic-infused weapons.

And there was one magic bow as a prize for this event.

Finally, there was the magic sword Nemesis that Seonghyun had.

How did it all fit so perfectly?

“Fortunately, I'll be able to complete the first condition quickly.”

As he showed his confidence.

Will also nodded his head and told him the rest of the stories.

What to do about the other things.

After hearing the general stories, Seonghyun nodded his head.

Of course, the first thing he had to do was win the tournament.

‘Then shall I start preparing?’

Seonghyun thought so and quickly left the Serul Magic Tower.

He thought it would be a gain just to find a trace of the Necromancer Lord.

But to think he could also inherit the title of Necromancer Lord like this.

He felt dizzy from the unexpected gain.

But since he had to acquire the remaining four magic-infused weapons, the tournament was the priority for now.

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Now that the tournament match was just around the corner.

Users and NPCs alike came out to the streets in excitement, and the streets took on a festive atmosphere.

They were happy that the guy who had been harassing the city with the magic bow was gone.

But there were also those who were purely happy, feeling the thrill of the survival match.

The majority were those who wished the match would start soon.

Each of them had slightly different teams they were rooting for.

- Ah, I'm so excited for today.

- LMAO, is it for real that 30,000 people are already waiting for it to open?

- LMFAO, are there any suckers who wouldn't come to watch the Demon King's match for free?

- But after seeing that yesterday, I subscribed to Rapid Guild’s paid channel right away;;

- Same here, lol.

- The paid live is way higher quality than the free one;;

- Agreed.

The broadcast hadn’t even started yet.

But already, tens of thousands were waiting in the Eternal World live channel’s waiting room.

The numbers kept climbing, and by right before the tournament, it had reached hundreds of thousands.

With tens of thousands flocking to the live broadcast, the chat window scrolled so fast it was impossible to read anything.

But it wasn’t just the users who were excited.

“Who do you think is going to win?”

“Hahaha! Didn’t you see the last match? Team 133 is absolutely winning!!!”

“Huh, you really think the knights are going to lose? It’s the Rieskan Kingdom’s Knight Order!”

“Hmmm, come on, if you live in Septem Arcana you should root for Serul Magic Tower’s mages, don’t you think?”

NPCs were also discussing and betting on who would win.

Unlike the majority of users, who were betting on Demon King Seonghyun’s victory, there were some who rooted for the knights or mages.

NPCs, after all, didn’t know all of Seonghyun’s achievements.

It was only natural.

But some of them—

“Huh, didn’t you hear? The guy from Team 133 got a knighthood?!”

“What? Wasn’t he a foreigner? He’s got a knighthood?!”

“Huh, what a big deal.”

“And that’s not all! He’s an outsider sponsored by Over Palace!!!”

“What! Over Palace?!”

“Yeah, he really is a big deal!!!”

Such stories circulated among NPCs.

Within their midst, there were some talking about Seonghyun while quietly hiding the symbol of the black crown.

But nobody seemed to notice.

In any case, as the festival atmosphere grew more intense—

The participants began to gather in the plaza in front of Serul Spire, as last time.

Except, unlike yesterday, there was a peculiar mood.

The Forbiddens were clearly different from yesterday.

But the most striking change was the Featherwing Knights.

Especially, their captain Gamu’s expression had changed greatly.

His air was tyrannical, and the following knights all shook in terror.

Just then—

[Hello everyone!!! I am the broadcast spirit here again to bring you today's coverage.]

The broadcast spirit appeared.

And the match was about to begin.