It was a voice that was unique to the Undead.  It sounded fiendish.  Niberis’ eyes turned towards the source of the voice, and she saw a big Dragon Demon undead, who dwarfed all Dragon Demons.  He was over 3 meters tall.

An Undead that looked like a Skeleton Knight was being very careful with his words.  It was somehow a bit gross.  However, Niberis quickly calmed her agitation as she gracefully gave her greeting.

“It’s nice to meet you, sir Reygus.”

The large Undead was none other than the legend from the Dragon Demon war.  He was the Dragon Demon general Reygus.  

Reygus had been about to scratch his cheek when his hand paused in mid-air.

He had been awake as an Undead for a good amount of time now, but the habits he had in life appeared naturally.  He awkwardly dropped his hand as he spoke.

“Yes.”

This was the first time the two of them had met.  However, everyone within the Plain of Darkness knew about Reygus.  This was why she was able to identify him at a glance.

“You wanted to speak to me?”

Niberis looked at him in confusion.   

What did he want to ask her?

Reygus didn’t speak as his stride quickly brought him near the headstone.  He mumbled to himself.

The first to be buried here were the surviving forces of the Dragon Demon king’s army.  These were the beings, who died after returning to the Plain of Darkness.  However, as time pa.s.sed, those who died an honorable death in the Dragon Demon war was place here as a way to respects them.  Their corpses weren’t buried here, but they felt duty bound pay tribute to them.

The silence went on for a while.  

Reygus turned away as he spoke.

“No…  We can speak.”

Niberis also turned away from the headstone as she spoke.

“Let us have the conversation somewhere else.”

Reygus walked away as he took big strides.  He suddenly turned around to look at her.

Reygus had been a mountain of a man, so he walked very quickly with his long strides.  In the past, his lieutenant Chanes had to run to keep up with him.  Reygus still had this habit, so even at his old age, Chanes had to run to keep up with him.

Reygus didn’t care if a males had difficulty keeping up with him or not.  However, he wanted to be respectful towards this young lady.

The two of them left the final resting place of the dead, and they started walking.  They walked across a large hallway that was flowing with cold air.  Niberis asked a question.

“What would you like to hear from me?”

At his words, Niberis flinched.  Everyone in the Plain of Darkness knew about it, so she didn’t have a good reason to react this way.  However, she felt a complicated emotion wash over her as she remembered the old memories she had thought about in front of her mother’s grave.

Reygus spoke.

“…yes.”

This had occurred before Laura was sent out to kidnap Seigar.  Niberis received orders from her elders to to search for her missing father Saibein.  After she conducted a diligent search, she had found a trace leading her to his whereabouts.

However, it wasn’t easy to approach this location.  It was one of the land of demons.  It was a place that was known to be difficult to penetrate akin to the Plain of Darkness.  The elders attempted to send in troops into this land several times to find Saibein.  In the end, all of them went missing or they returned as corpses.

It was a very dangerous mission, yet there were two reason why she was chosen.  Niberis was Saibein’s daughter, and she was talented enough to extract herself from danger.

However, Niberis wasn’t able to meet Saibein in the end.

“You probably heard this already….  It really was a strange event.”

“It was a Water Dragon.”

A Water Dragon lived in a body of water, and it could freely control the flow of water.  This being had appeared in front of her, and it delivered Saibein’s Dragon weapon to her.

“It was as if I was dreaming.  I never expected such a thing to be possible.  However…  The water dragon retreated, and the Book of Darkness was pa.s.sed on to me.  I could feel the faint imprint of my father’s thought resting within it.”

It delivered his will for her to take the book.  It also told her to return to where she came from.  The voice didn’t have any substance.  It was a feeling that was delivered to her, so it was hard to tell if Saibein was still alive.

Still, she felt the urge to follow his instruction.  Niberis returned to the Plain of Darkness with only the Book of Darkness to show for her efforts.

Reygus’ voice was filled with sadness.  Now that he had talked to her directly, he confirmed that Niberis had not been lying.

“Wait a moment.”

Niberis grabbed him.  Reygus turned to look at her, and she couldn’t decipher his emotions.  Niberis asked as she looked into the eye sockets of the skull.

“Do you know if humans…….”

“I’m talking about the past.  When the king conducted his holy war to right the world order…..”

Niberis hesitated for a moment as she brought up a story regarding the Dragon Demon war.  She had grabbed Reygus on impulse, but she was unsure if she should ask this question.  However, her curiosity won out.

“…did humans use an insulting t.i.tle to refer to my father?”

“That is…….”

Niberis hesitated once again.  When she heard the t.i.tle for the first time, she felt so angry that it felt as if her blood was flowing in the wrong direction.  She felt humiliated by the fact that she would have to repeat such words with her own mouth.

“Simpleton Prince….”

Reygus was speechless for a moment.  Niberis was embarra.s.sed as she looked at him.  However, she had no idea what the Undead was thinking.  She couldn’t read his expression.

After a brief moment, Reygus asked in a harsh tone.