"Then, can I confess to Simon today?"Lete's shoulders twitched at Ellen's shocking declaration.Ellen, catching her reaction precisely, curled the corners of her lips meaningfully."Ah, no. Why would you ask me that...!""Actually, it's a joke~"From her seated position, Lete's kick flew out. Ellen, whose face was stomped on, let out a cry of 'Ugh!' and fell backward."......I'm really going to kill you."Lete, pulling her legs back, growled with a flushed face.Despite getting kicked in the face, Ellen burst into laughter as if she was dying of amusement."I know, I know. A sudden confession in this important matter concerning the fate of the continent? I can't shake Simon's mental state with something like that. I have that much discernment!"After being expelled from Efnel, it had been a long time since Ellen had worn a school uniform (even if it was a fake) and chatted with a girl her age.Back then, such chats were an everyday occurrence, but now they remained Ellen's biggest fantasy.Ellen still longed for those days."Then, how about this question?""I don't know! Don't ask!""Honestly, putting aside the Necromancer thing, isn't Simon attractive as a man?"Lete, sitting with her legs folded and knees together, sighed, 'Haa.'"Ah, yes. He is quite handsome.""Waaah! I knew you thought so deep down! Seriously? Is this your true feeling?"Ellen, who never learned her lesson, was kicked by Lete again and fell backward.Lete replied indifferently."I'm a woman too, and my eyes are perfectly fine. I know that guy has a handsome face, and I know he has a good personality.""Then why do you think...""He's a Necromancer, isn't he?"Lete muttered."I was so badly burned when I was young that the word 'Necromancer' just fills me with dread. I physiologically feel no attraction or fondness. I just detest it."Ellen blinked."But Simon risked his life to save all of us, complete strangers?""Ah! But the conclusion is still Necromancer! The essence of that guy is a monster with a core embedded in his heart, raising corpses with that power!"Ellen was secretly pleased to see Lete getting heated and deeply engrossed in the topic. This was exactly what she wanted."Then, how about thinking of it this way?"As Ellen raised her index finger, Lete cut her off."Ah! Stop with that annoying hypothetical...!""What if Simon wasn't a Necromancer, but just a separate entity?"At that question, Lete's mouth snapped shut."Think about it! No, where in the world is there a Necromancer who uses divine power? Simon is an extraordinary being, completely outside of common sense! He's chosen by the Goddess to use divine power, but he has a core, so he's a Necromancer. Can you really lump him in like that? To say so, Simon's divine power is too pure and warm.""......"Lete's expression, as she pondered, tracing her lips with her finger, was very serious. But what Ellen wanted wasn't serious contemplation or debate, but a lighthearted chat where they could just blurt things out and have fun.Just as Ellen was about to open her mouth again."What are you two talking about so seriously?"Simon returned with a gentle smile.Ellen gave a regretful smile and waved her hand slightly, but Lete was startled and reacted rather violently."Ah, you scared me! If you're going to come, at least make some noise!""Hmm?""Why do you appear silently from behind and scare people? Are you a pervert?""Sounds like your problem for not hearing the carriage door open."Simon replied playfully and placed a large fruit in front of them.Ellen's eyes sparkled."Wow! What is this?""I got it from the kitchen.""Ohh, as expected of Simon! So thoughtful!"It was then, as the three of them ate fruit and chatted.Lete, who had been silently eating a piece of fruit Simon had cut for her, felt her eyebrows tremble."They're here."Thump!As she stood up, the two looked up."What is?""The Blood Heaven Cultists have been detected by the detection magic circle installed around the train. Their numbers, including zombies, are at least 100 or more."Ellen's mouth dropped open, and Simon quickly stood up."Let's go to the engine room.""Yes."Ellen went to spread the word to others, while Simon and Lete entered the engine room.Metin stood up and said,"You've come at a good time. The fuel is about half...""Tell everyone to get off. We need to depart the train right now.""What's going on?""The Blood Heaven Cult is coming to seize the train."At his words, Metin immediately ran out. Lete sat in the engine room and placed her hand on the magic circle."Hoo."She exhaled lightly, then focused her eyes and activated her divine power.Woo-woo-woo-woo-woong!The divine magic circle began to operate. Another vast world, intertwined with complex formulas, started to turn.Clunk! Clunk!Not long after she touched the magic circle, the train truly began to move. Simon gasped."It really can go backward!""It's a bit slow because it's in reverse, but it'll be fine once it picks up speed."Lete stood up and said,"Now, let's go stop the heretics."The two exited the engine room and came out into the passenger car.Simon gazed out the window. The train was speeding through the darkness, where there was nothing. And then.-Kieeeeeee!As Lete had said, zombies began to swarm.Thump! Thump!Since the train hadn't picked up speed yet, the zombies caught up on foot and clung to the train body. Screams erupted from various places at the sight of the undead roaring beyond the windows.Simon immediately opened the ceiling hatch and climbed onto the roof of the train.Clunk! Clunk!He looked down, facing the cold wind. Black and red masses swarmed below. Simon swiftly pulled up his robe and put on his mask.Crack!He kicked the first zombie that climbed up, then pulled out the last remaining zombie from his subspace."Prince. It's time to work again."Simon said that to the ring on his left hand and brought it to the zombie's body. Immediately, a black lightning bolt struck, and Prince woke up with a yawn."You called me quickly. Is it those Blood Heaven Cult guys again?""Yeah."Zombies were seen climbing onto the train roof. Prince focused his eyes and stared at them.Crunch!The zombies' eye colors turned golden like Prince's, and they immediately kicked the zombies following below, knocking them down, and then fell down themselves.Leaving the front to Prince, Simon ran across the train roof to the next car.<Bone Armor - Handgun Mode>He equipped Bone Armor Handguns on both arms and fired bullets while running across the train roof. Zombies fell one after another, and those already on top were dealt with directly by kicks."You're here again?"Metin, who was fighting on the train roof just like Simon, was visible. He spoke playfully, but Simon ignored him and moved to the next car."Stop them! Stop them!""Get them off somehow!"It was a great help that many Priests and Clerics were among the passengers.They unleashed attacks, clearing out the zombies that tried to enter the train's interior, and even ordinary people who couldn't use divine power worked together to defend, blocking broken windows with obstacles.Clunk! Clunk! Clunk!The train's speed was increasing. Simon frantically ran from the front car to the tail car, continuously firing bullets."Haaah! Haaah!"Simon, breathing heavily, finally arrived at the tail car.The zombies could no longer keep up with the train's speed. They just needed to break through them like this.However."......What's that now?"Simon couldn't believe his eyes.The zombies were swarming the tracks, forming a wall of flesh with their bodies. Since they couldn't catch up with speed, it seemed they intended to block the train with their bodies.'I have to clear them immediately!'Simon brought the ring on his left hand close to his mouth and said,"Prince! Come to the tail car of the train! Right now!"Thump! Thump! Thump!No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud, crushing sound was heard from afar. Soon, Prince's body dropped from the air next to Simon.With a loud bang!, the train roof warped, and surprised murmurs were heard from below."I'm here. What is it?""See those zombie walls? Use the power of the Crown to take control of one zombie in the middle.""Ah, okay. I get what you mean."Prince focused his eyes. The zombie in the middle of the zombie wall had its eyes turn golden, just like Prince's. Simon activated the dark magic he had prepared."Corpse Explosion!"Tukwaaaaaang!The zombie exploded with a roar, and the living wall crumbled down.The zombies' bodies flew into the air and scattered everywhere, and the running train directly slammed into the collapsed wall. With a bang!, zombies flew up like firework debris."Simon! There's another wall behind!""Keep going like this!"He had wondered why the attack was late; they had been preparing this kind of trick.Prince would take control of a zombie in the middle and subordinate it to Simon, then Simon would use Corpse Explosion to blow it up and collapse the wall, repeating the process.After clearing a total of five such zombie walls, the surroundings finally opened up.The train's speed had also increased, and the Blood Zombies, with their characteristic fast feet, could no longer keep up. The Priests inside the passenger cars dealt with the zombies that clung to the train or entered inside."We made it! We're alive!""Waaah!"The passengers who had fought together cheered, raising their arms. Simon also sat down on the train floor, panting, and smiled."Hey."Prince, looking a little embarrassed, spread his palm.Simon willingly extended his hand for a high-five, and this time, Prince turned his palm downward."?""Ah, when you start a high-five, you naturally do palm clap! Fist bump! And then clap-tap!""......?"Simon blinked, not understanding, then said,"Ah, you mean a handshake?""Yeah, that!"In the end, Simon had to clap his palms together, bump fists, touch elbows, and then turn their backs to each other for a strange high-five.Only then did Prince give a satisfied smile."Yes! Yes! That's it!"Prince snorted with excitement at their first synchronized move."From now on, when you summon me, you have to do this! When I hold out my palm, you do all of this! Remember the exact order!""......But who taught you this?""I just thought of it myself!"Prince conveniently omitted the part about Richard often playing like this with him.
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