Sudden News of the Undead

Hill had been fortunate enough to have three months to adapt.

The writing of this world was actually the common tongue taught to humans by the Elves, so Hill had no trouble reading it at all.

Telashir's common tongue was more troublesome instead. Since it had been passed down by the Elves, it was a little too elegant and fond of using excessive modifiers.

Aside from learning spells, Hill worked hard at copying history books. Although that was also the writing of nobles, Vitrashire's was much more concise, at least without any obsession with rhythm.

Salar was actually much better in this regard. After all, the king who had founded the nation was famously rough, and anyone who tried to make him act artistic had probably been beaten away.

But even so, the official written language Hill was used to was still quite complicated.

William had always wanted to simplify official documents, but the other nations had firmly refused. Salar's nobles had also reacted fiercely. They had been called vulgar by other countries for thousands of years, and had only recently begun pursuing things like art.

The nobles' resolute opposition eventually made William choose to teach the simpler official language only to commoners, while allowing the nobles to uphold their traditions.

When the royal decree had been issued, Falan told Hill that in less than fifty years, unless the nobles dealt only with their own kind, they would have no choice but to learn to change sooner or later.

So Hill had actually been studying it for some time. However, the people he usually communicated with in writing were still nobles or Mages, so his writing remained habitually ornate.

Now that he had come to this world, Hill had to pay even more attention to it.

Still, he felt this