Chapter 2451 – 2451. Dark Moon

I went down to the basement, destroying everything that was blocking me.

There were some things that were a little dangerous. A large spider doll with exceptional magic resistance, or a Death Knight made from a doll. What was especially annoying was the Death Knight armed with magic armor and a magic sword.

‘If it weren’t for Diamond Trust and Astral Vision… I may have struggled a bit.’

Anyway, I was the one who succeeded, and I arrived at the lowest level of the basement.

What’s blocking my path now is a large iron gate. A magical power is felt in the door.

[Electric Detection]

Search magic used in front of the door. However, no meaningful information could be obtained. The iron gate blocks the search magic.

‘Is it a trap? Should I destroy it?’

Pajijik.

A thunderbolt flew out from the Geumgang Trust held in my hand. The one hour that we previously rented has already passed, and this is the second hour. Just today, I rented Geumgang Trust twice.

‘Combining yesterday and today, a total of 450 million credits were used. I would be very angry if the arcane magic obtained this way was trash.’

Just when you are about to throw your Geumgang Trust towards the iron gate.

Grrrr.

The iron door opened by itself.

“Don’t break down the awkward door, but come inside. There is no such thing as a trap.”

I went inside.

Wizards dressed in black robes were standing in a line.

I was startled because I didn’t feel any presence, but I soon realized that they were dolls, not people.

My eyes went to the end of the room, to a man sitting at a workbench fiddling with a doll. He was a young man wearing work clothes and with shining blue eyes.

“Are you Ilario Gomez?”

“That’s right. To be exact, it is the last doll that Ilario Gomez modeled after himself and incorporated his thoughts into a copy of himself.”

“Are you going to attack me?”

“No. Since you came this far, it’s my loss. More than 80% of the workshop has already been destroyed… Dolls aren’t infinite. Congratulations, intruder. You are victorious.”

“It comes out cleaner than I thought. My goal is Illario’s arcane magic. Where is it?”

“Don’t be so hasty. Because the arcane magic is here.”

He took out a book from a drawer on his workbench. It was a thick book with no decoration whatsoever.

“You are obedient. “Shouldn’t it have been like this a long time ago?”

“Haha. You can’t pass on arcane magic to just anyone. You have come this far and proven your strength and talent. That’s why you deserve to get this. Ilar Rio wanted to keep his arcane magic, but he didn’t want it to fall into the hands of a stranger.”

[Telekinesis]

The vision magic book on the desk floated in the air and slowly flew towards me. I asked Ilario before opening the magic book.

“How did you know my name when I never told you?”

He lifted his hand and pointed to his eyes. Blue shining eyes.

“I can share my vision with the doll. And these eyes are the eyes of a shaman who sees through names.”

“Is it the magical eye?”

“No. It’s a spiritual eye. Warlock. Among them, necromancers prefer the spiritual eye over the magical eye. Because the soul cannot be seen with ordinary magical eyes.”

“Do those eyes allow you to see the soul?”

“Let me see.”

“What does my soul look like?”

“I’m afraid I can’t see your soul. That’s because there is a difference in rank. “He’s amazing even though he couldn’t even transcend.”

Should I smash it and take its eyes?

While thinking about it, I noticed a crack on Ilario’s face. The thing was falling apart. At the same time, a magical power is felt in the book.

“Nothing is permanent in this world. Even dolls eventually break. That book is also central to this workshop. Since the core of the attack and defense fell into the hands of someone else, it was natural for it to collapse.”

“That’s too bad.”

“If you really think so… “Why don’t you give it back?”

“…”

Is there any way to return it? It was okay if this battle collapsed and the guy died or not. My goal was arcane magic.

‘It would be nice if I could take some dolls and study them… Does not matter. If you have enough money, you can purchase a doll from a famous puppeteer.’

To be honest, the dolls here were nothing special. Rather, the doll itself is close to old-fashioned.

‘What’s really important isn’t the doll.’

Making a doll move.

I opened the vision spellbook. Over 500 pages in length. Most of these are just experiment logs. I confirmed a really important magic technique.

“Decision to die… “Is this magic created by humans?”

“Haha. Yes. I can’t help but be suspicious. “It is an arcane magic that is too evil and alien to be said to have been created by humans.”

Necromancy is a magic that takes the soul of a person killed and traps it in the core. In my view, it is closer to technology.

The core is basically made from the target’s bones, flesh, and internal organs. Additionally, using special metals improves core performance. The higher the level of the target, the higher the chance of failure.

“… Is this really an arcane magic that Ilario created with his own power? Then Ilario must have been the genius of the century.”

“Ilario made a pact with the devil. It was a commandment that was completed with the help of the devil. In other words, that arcane magic was created in collaboration with the devil. Thanks to that, rumors spread that he was ministering to the devil. How is it? “Can you understand the magic?”

“It may be difficult, but it doesn’t mean you can’t understand it. And… “Ilario didn’t just use the command plan.”

“That’s right. I changed it a little bit. If you create a soul core and put it into a doll… The doll becomes a moving undead. The problem is that their ego is so strong that they don’t listen to their master.”

“… So you go through the process of copying the soul core. Did you use the power of the doppelganger?”

“That’s right. However, the soul core copied with the power of the doppelganger falls far short of the real thing. In the end, Ilario failed. “The one I made last before Ilario died is inferior to the real Ilario.”

“Did Ilario try to gain immortality by becoming a puppet? Even though he failed… “Sounds like a necromancer.”

“It’s not such a great reason. As for Ilario… Just pervert. The only reason I got into necromancy was because I wanted to make the perfect doll.”

“… “Is that why you became a necromancer?”

“Isn’t it incredible? But it’s true. That’s why I summoned the devil and made a contract with him. On the contrary, the devil liked Ilario.”

“Aren’t you like Illario’s alter ego? Why don’t you understand Ilario?”

“Because I am a failure.”

“… Why were you stuck in the workshop? “It doesn’t seem like there’s anything in particular that’s binding you.”

“Some dolls, including me, left the workshop. I’m not sure if I’m living well… I couldn’t leave. The dolls that remain here will break and disappear without me and that arcane spellbook. Of course, I didn’t make it, but these are dolls that Ilario made during his lifetime… Because I am Ilario.”

“… So you too are a pervert. The wizard dolls here… “Are they something you made?”

“I was trying to imitate Ilario and make him a doll. But it wasn’t possible because I wasn’t really Ilario. All I can do is fix the dolls I already made. Well, do you have any more questions?”

“How do I get out?”

“You just need to get permission to enter this workshop. Drop a drop of blood on the book. Then, as you gain ownership of the book, you will naturally gain access rights.”

“It was some kind of grimoire.”

“It’s a book containing arcane magic created by a demon and a warlock. “If it’s ordinary, it’s even weirder.”

I hesitated for a moment.

What if this is a trap? What if a curse comes from dropping blood on a book?

There is nothing more foolish than treating grimoires carelessly. Is a grimoire called a grimoire for nothing?

‘I can handle it.’

I cut the tip of my finger with wind magic and let a drop of blood fall onto the grimoire. The grimoire wriggled. There was no other reaction. This grimoire became mine.

‘Decision to command. The soul can be converted into a core and used as a doll. The point is not to use it as a doll. It means storing the soul in the form of a core.’

Soul storage.

That in itself is of great help to me.

‘It means that you can keep the souls of people who are still angry even after you kill them and torment them forever. Also, it will be convenient when using human sacrifice magic.’

There is no need to use human sacrifice magic right now, but the future is unknown.

‘Among black magic, there is quite a bit of black magic that uses the soul.’

Necromancy itself is magic that deals with the corpses and souls of the dead.

I placed the Grimoire of Necromancy into subspace and looked at Ilario. I can tell because I became the owner of the grimoire. I can control him.

“If you want, I can take you outside.”

“It’s okay. I’m a little tired too. “I’d rather break down here.”

“I see.”

I turned away from him. The space distorted, and an exit appeared.

“Goodbye.”

Elio greets calmly.

As I was about to leave for the last time, I stopped and asked him.

“But there’s no difference between a doll and a machine, right? I think it would be more perfect if the soul was replaced with AI.”

“This is crazy! How dare you rub something like a machine against a doll?! Artificial intelligence cannot replace the soul! You, no way. “Is it a dirty machine?!”

Machine. In particular, hating AI was a characteristic of neo-Londoners. In that sense, Ilario was clearly born in Neo-London.

“…”

“Hey, come here! Come here! “You bastard of a machine!!”

I ignored Ilario’s glow and went out.