[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-damn-necromancer":3,"chapter-damn-necromancer-damn-necromancer-chapter-303":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Damn Necromancer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1212385,1580,"Chapter 304","damn-necromancer-chapter-303",303,"\u003Cp>Chapter 304: Olivia (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The party, who had briefly stayed in the Demon Realm, soon returned to Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So this is the Necromancer's hometown, they said.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight poured down, and the wind blew. The sound of birds could be heard from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the cloudless sky, buildings forged of rebar and glass soared densely. People walked along the main street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing, chatting, and looking into small machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's sunset-colored eyes slowly scanned the scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Pathetic.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of mana was faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the remnants of power floating in the air could be felt. Among them, there was no one who could be a true threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was pathetically weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all there was to her impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Until I request something, just live freely for now. Don't cause any trouble, though. And take this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Minwoo handed her something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A square plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surface as smooth as glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A size slightly larger than a palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the back, a pattern like a skull head was drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A cellphone. You use it to contact people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia turned the object over this way and that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold lump of metal emitting only a booger-sized amount of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is used to contact people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she was tilting her head, Merhen, who had approached before she knew it, snatched her cellphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I'll teach you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her finger slid over the screen. A light flashed, and unknown characters popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―You just press here. This is a group chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Group chat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yeah. A place where everyone talks together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letters were scrolling up inside the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cedric, Vulcan, Merhen. And Kim Minwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……There are all sorts of things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a nonchalant impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Then, remember well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's finger touched her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana hummed, and memories were transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letters, language, common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Modern life seeped into Olivia's mind like flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it's this kind of world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Right. It's this kind of world. Then let's practice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap. Tap tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's fingers moved so fast they couldn't be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkatok―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's message popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Olivia! Have you eaten anything delicious lately?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia slowly pressed the letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No. You know as well. I don't need to eat anything.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that message, Merhen's eyebrows twitched, and she arrived in front of her like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Olivia. You shouldn't be like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a serious face. A look in her eyes she was seeing for the first time even after hundreds of years together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What shouldn't I be like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―There are so many delicious things in the world. You're completely wasting your life. This won't do!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, her wrist was grabbed tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Let's go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of an answer, she was dragged away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the figures of the two flew into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun-drenched street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People passing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cars running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Signboards flashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen, landing in front of a shop, called out to Olivia. Colorful things were displayed beyond the glass window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―My regular dessert spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's blue eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked up at the signboard expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dessert? I've had it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―But you haven't had Earth's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's all the same. How well could they make it on such an inferior planet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia had lived a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, she had mastered everything called gastronomy. She had roasted and eaten dragon hearts, and drank thousand-year-old elf fruit wine. Golden truffles that only emperors could taste, and mermaid eggs hauled up from the deep sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had eaten it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And forgotten it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things that suited her taste were extremely rare. No, to be precise, the sensation of 'suiting' itself had faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that her tongue had dulled. Her soul had dulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, a vampire's body did not require food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they starve, they do not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they eat, they are not filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, from some point on, the emotion called appetite itself had become blurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, no particular emotion arose even at Merhen's words. It was just a bit bothersome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Let's go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ring―!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she opened the door, a sweet smell rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strangely addictive scent mixed with butter and sugar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're here, Lady Merhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner ran out barefoot and bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People's gazes flocked wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A banshee and a vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of their unique, yet surprisingly beautiful appearances. Also, Merhen was a celebrity so famous in Seoul that anyone who didn't know her would be called a spy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yeah. The usual today too. Ah, prepare one for her too. Same as mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the owner hurriedly went to get the dessert, Merhen stood in front of the display case and pointed at one with her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―That. Dubai Chewy Cookie. It's super trendy on Earth lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's sunset-colored eyes scanned the cookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clunky-looking lump covered in chocolate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks low class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―You shouldn't judge by appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen ordered two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She received the cookies handed over by the clerk and offered one to Olivia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Try it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have to―.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn't eat, it seemed she would keep holding onto her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, since Merhen was someone she had a somewhat close relationship with, continuing to refuse was also a bother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, unable to overcome the pestering, she took a bite of the chewy cookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch. Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sunset-colored eyes grew minutely larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the crispy exterior broke, chewy chocolate flowed out from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweetness wrapped around her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nuttiness of the butter and the saltiness of the salt mixed together, creating a strange harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chewing motion stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen looked at her with expectant eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―How is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia slowly took a second bite. A third, a fourth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she knew it, the cookie had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It's delicious, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked at the chocolate smeared on her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And very slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded her head really slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Mhm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Merhen saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very faint light brushing past those pupils that had been dead for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Right? Earth has a lot of things like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Salt bread, malatang, croffle, tanghulu, yakgwa latte, brown sugar bubble tea, salmon poke, rosé tteokbokki, Basque cheesecake, cream udon, macarons…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen, having rattled off over hundreds of foods, spoke energetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It's the true hometown of gastronomy! Olivia, you haven't eaten things like this, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked down at her empty hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……One more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Buy me one more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's eyes grew round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon after, they bloomed brightly like a sunflower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither death, nor the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one sweet lump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the thought filling Olivia's head right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen ran to the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clerk opened their eyes wide. Because the eyes of the woman pointing at the cookies while her silver hair fluttered were far too serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Give me everything you have here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen suddenly raised her cellphone high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Olivia! Let's take a selfie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A selfie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yeah. A picture! We're taking a picture of our faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia furrowed her brow. But without even a moment to refuse, Merhen stuck close to her side. Silver hair and black hair were captured side-by-side on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It came out well! Olivia, you look pretty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a nonchalant answer, but her gaze was fixed on the screen. It was the first time her face was captured in such a way. It was different from a portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a fleeting moment had been frozen as is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I should post it in the group chat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's finger slid over the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Merhen: Eating dessert with Olivia!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Merhen: (Photo)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reaction was immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cedric: Dessert again. You only eat that every day.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vulcan: Wow. Vampires eat sweet things too?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Merhen: She eats it super well!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cedric: ……Right. Eat well.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vulcan: Is this punk Cedric sulking lol. Is it because she didn't take you on her gastronomy trip or whatever?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cedric: What do you mean sulking? You ignorant Balrog bastard.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vulcan: Yeah, still better than a skeleton, right? And I'm a pretty boy, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked down at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letters were scrolling up in real-time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without facing each other, the conversation continued. It was bizarre. But it wasn't unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Now, onto the next!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen jumped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else are you going to eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Salt bread! It's truly a loss in life if you don't try this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia let out a sigh. But her feet were already moving, following Merhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>＊ ＊ ＊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second shop was small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freshly baked breads could be seen through the glass window. Steam was rising softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen opened the door. The savory smell of butter tickled the tip of their noses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bridge of Olivia's nose twitched minutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vampire's sense of smell was keen. It was a sense developed to smell blood. But what she was smelling right now was not the smell of blood. Freshly baked flour and butter, and salt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Give me two salt breads! Freshly made ones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bread handed over by the clerk was about the size of a palm. The exterior shone golden. Coarse salt grains were embedded in the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Try it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia received the bread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still warm. Warmth was transmitted through her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside was crispy. But the inside was different. Butter flowed out from between the moist and soft inner flesh. The salty salt elevated the sweetness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chewing motion slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―How is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a short evaluation. But the second bite was bigger than the first. The third was even bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen smiled radiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―You can say it's delicious if it's delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……You're noisy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interfering with my appreciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her hand did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bread disappeared in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I'll feed you malatang next time. Ah, there's cream udon too, and rosé tteokbokki…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen's voice continued cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked out the window, half-listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight was pouring down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were coming and going. Laughing, chatting, and being happy over trivial things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I thought it was pathetic.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped off the butter oil remaining on her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single grain of salt was stuck to her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘……Well, it seems they have at least one thing they're good at.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lived for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only seen death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only drunk blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had endured eternity within the sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought that was all there was to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Olivia! What do you want to eat next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen asked with sparkling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloudless sky. Warm sunlight. The savory smell of bread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Do as you please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a nonchalant answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the corners of her mouth were raised minutely, truly minutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed there were many things to do in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Then malatang is next!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merhen smiled brightly and grabbed Olivia's wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia did not shake her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two shadows walked side-by-side down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>",1861,"2026-06-03T14:21:21.388Z","2026-06-03T14:21:27.249Z",1,"novelbin.me","32561d62e048e00b440e02face376e3eba43152c4f159f955e0c8f1e589d6e46","damn-necromancer-chapter-304","damn-necromancer-chapter-302",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdamn-necromancer-cover.jpg"]