Revolution of the 8th Class Mage - Chapter 115

Chapter 115

It was right then .

A voice came from one of the ruined sites .

Ian immediately responded to that voice .

At the same time, he gathered significant amount of mana .

He was fully prepared for a fight .

‘It’s not human . ’

Ian knew that as soon as he heard the voice .  It was so, for the obvious reasons .  The seer detection spell is a magic that allows sensing the flow of mana and all life forms within the range, yet no information on ‘life forms’ from that spell has been detected .  So… . .

‘It was not a human, monster or anything else . ’

Human, monster or even a dragon .

They all cannot transcend the range of ‘life form category’ .

Something that stood fine even having bypassed the range of that category .

The entity that can move and speak in such a manner .

There is only one entity like that .

‘An Undead . ’

An undead that has been reborn through black magic .

That was the only conclusion he could draw .

“Lift your guard .  This place is home to me and my kind from long ago .  If anyone should be vigilant, it should be us against an uninvited intruder . ”

“… . . ?”

Ian narrowed his eyes upon hearing the voice, thought to be, of an undead man .  A man that meets many characteristics of the descriptions in the diary .  That is, with the description of ‘master craftsman’s characteristics’ recorded in Mitchell Greenriver’s diary .

‘Black hair, pale skin and the cunning voice that does not mesh with its appearance . ’

Everything matched up from one to ten .

It was the time to verify the last characteristic .

“I’ve come to this Knocking Island with that child’s request . ”

Ian purposely spoke in the language of the Greenriver Empire .

“Child?  That child, who is sleeping?”

In response, the man thought to be an undead spoke in fluent language of Greenriver Empire .  There was not even a trace of insufficiency .  Ian was certain although they have only exchanged words just twice .

This man, he must certainly be closely related to the said master craftsman in the Greenriver’s diary .

“And yes, I’ve come to seek you as well . ”

“… . .  Do you know me?”

In response to that question, Ian took out the diary of Greenriver and a stone that had Craven’s message from the spatial pouch .

“I’ve seen the written record of you in this book .  Do you remember the name of Mitchell Greenriver?”

“Certainly, he is the fellow that granted me a difficult favor . ”

“This is the diary of that sorcerer .  And . ”

After closing the diary, Ian showed Craven’s message .

“And this is the message that this child has left . ”

The man who received Craven’s message .

He surveyed Craven’s face .

“A-ha, it’s him, Craven . ”

Finally, the man nodded his head .

He must have finally recognized Craven .

“I’m sorry that your visit may be in vain… . . ”

The man murmured as he looked at Ian .

“Do not wake up that child . ”

“Is there a reason?”

“There will only be disappointments . ”

Ian was very perceptive .  Craven’s message indicated that he could not die even if he wanted to die and that the man that watched over this island was certainly an undead .  There was also a very high probability that Craven was also an undead .

“Are you all undead?”

“Similar .  I mean, we could be perceived that way . ”

The man acknowledged without much hesitation .

He could feel mixed emotions of both reluctant acceptance and pain in that short answer .

“As far as I know, undead is an invincible entity, but understand that there is a way to become extinct . ”

The method could be cruel, but it was certainly possible .  As Ian had destroyed Herbert, the former tower lord of the Ivory Tower, who was reborn as an undead, there existed a way of incinerating the body parts .

“I also thought so . ”

But the man’s response didn’t seem that way .

“To Mitchell Greenriver, the sorcerer, I’ve repeatedly asked him for the same thing .  That I wanted to die now, so do burn the pieces of my body .  He rejected it many times, but honored my request in the end . ”

It was a request of the ‘master craftsman’ that did not appear in the diary .

It was understandable that it was not mentioned at all .

Wasn’t it a truly cruel act?

“I thought that I could die forever with that . ”

The man shrugged his shoulders when he said that .

He was eventually reborn was what he meant to say .

“Death was just my, but all my kind’s objective .  That is, for everyone that had lived on this island .  We went out to find a way to die and bring it back, but nothing even to this day .  Craven must be hiding inside his memory, unable to handle the situation . ”

Hiding behind his memory .

It must mean that he has closed off his original memory .

It was the reason behind the multiple personality condition .

As he may have lived in many countless forms .

“… . . ”

Ian fell into a thought for a moment .

Find the master craftsman and make the artifact .

That simple beginning has become very complicated .

What should I ask that man first?

“… . . Fran . ”

It wasn’t too difficult to find the right answer .

The name stayed with him from the moment he’s heard it .

I must ask the true identity behind that name .

“By any chance, do you know someone by the name of Fran?”

“… . . !”

The man’s consistent dryness in expression has suddenly wiggled .   It indicated the importance of the name Fran .

“Has Craven told you of that name?”

“He has often comeback as a normal personality .  It was the name that he had referenced .  It is that Fran is also an important name to me that I’d like an answer if possible . ”

“Hmm… . . ”

The man frowned upon hearing that .

He also began to look around here and there .

Everything from Ian’s toe to the top of his head .

His eyes rested, more specifically on Ian’s hair .

“Now I look at it, you appear somewhat alike . ”

Ian felt his heart pump loudly .

That was because the word alike carried a lot of weight .

“By any chance, are you also a sorcerer?”

“That is so . ”

“As time has passed greatly, you couldn’t be a son . ”

“What… . . ?

“Could you be a descendant?”

At this point, his heart instantly became silent from pumping loudly .  It was because he was in an utmost anxious condition .  It was as if to open a forbidden box that should have never been opened .

“Fran Paige . ”

“What, What did you just say… . . ”

“The name was often used by that one . ”

The man’s voice continued .

“It was the name of the one who gave us the eternal life, which we had once desired . ”