But he knew that the king had [God of the Underworld] behind him.
So it was easy to guess that his "passing" was fake.
For a necromancer, death was not the end.
For the [God of the Underworld], death was even more meaningless.
—No, that wasn't right either.
Without dying, one could not be incorporated into the [Underworld God-Transcendence System].
Therefore, death had meaning as well.
Only death was the beginning.
However, although Dark had guessed that the king's death was not the end, he did not know why the king had deliberately sought death.
Even if he wanted to enter the [Underworld God-Transcendence System], there was no need to rush.
A normal death would allow one to enter the [Underworld] normally.
An unnatural death like this would instead require greater expenditure.
"I can only wait for Alvitr to return and ask her."
In the end, Dark chose the same method as Claire.
In order to learn the news at the first possible moment, he continued waiting in the maids' dormitory.
However, he waited until the latter half of the night.
Two in the morning.
Only then did Alvitr appear at the gates of the royal palace.
She left the palace accompanied by various ministers, as well as the Pope and the Chief Archbishop.
After greeting Claire, who had been waiting outside, she even boarded the same carriage as the Pope and the Chief Archbishop.
Another hour passed.
Ash finally saw the Duchess return to the Duke's Mansion.
Alvitr and Claire entered the office together for a private discussion.
Ash failed to sneak in and could only wait outside with Oli.
Dark took a deep breath. Knowing he would not be able to learn the truth, he instructed Ash to go to bed early, then promptly returned to his own