The Game Rune System

Those from Verdia Households believed that their spectres were just resentment souls. Black monsters who would get rid of their enemies until there was nothing left… The final stage was for the Verdia Household patriarch or his descendants to turn into the black monster.

Their rune wasn't perfect, though.

Even the direct descendant had to use vials and other various vessels to keep those black monsters.

Their origin was Death Spectre, however.

Tetsuya was aware of it thanks to his game rune system, but only after Thera Wojte did tell him about their methods did Tetsuya realize how disgusting they were.

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Thera Wojte arrived in Verdia Household with big ambitions.

Since Yulia Household could be compared to them and he was from noble family here, Thera Wojte couldn't aim anywhere else!

He entered Verdia Household, established his company under their family and worked his way to learn more about summoning runes.

The Verdia Household was known to have the most powerful summoning rune in the vicinity and many other families had tried to mimic this rune and find something for themselves.

Thera Wojte always liked this kind of rune and thought of it as Noble Rune.

Everyone could just take a sword and train it to the perfection. The latter came only if one was destined, but no one could just put their hands on such nice rune!

That was why the summoning rune was noble for him, even more than his mother's swordsmanship.

Both were comparable, but the former just won Thera Wojte's heart.

His company developed well and became self-sufficient. It brought so much profit that Thera Wojte had been called various times to Verdia Household. It was when he met the lady from this household and shared their views.

"She found her past self within me," Thera Wojte said. His eyes narrowed with grief as his whole face distorted in sadness.

He looked really sad just by remembering this lady.

In silence, Tetsuya waited for more.

"As you can guess, she was one of daughters, the royalty here. Her father had blessed her with the main rune, but it wasn't something she had expected. Resentment… It was used differently and far from the noble way." Thera Wojte explained.

His friend believed that the resentment of the dead would be used in a good cause. Those monsters created out of their feelings would become a weapon to take down anyone who brought it to their hearts.

However, she quickly learned that Verdia Household was the one she had been thinking of as enemies all this time.

They were purposely causing disaster across their own lands and used the vials to create the monsters.

Even in her own family lands, one of close nobles had been used to create the stronger black monster.

He had been so loyal and his loyalty was genuine and deep. But the better it was, the stronger the resentment would be.

As his black monster appeared one of the strongest, the Verdia Patriarch became a different person whose dreams probably extended to the whole continent!

"So she confessed to me, passed the rune and then left…" Thera Wojte clenched his hand tightly. He no longer could contain his emotions and black tendrils began to escape his body!

For a second, he took the form of the death spectre itself that raised hair on Tetsuya's body!

He calmed him down, "It's just a matter of time before they fall."

These words, said with utmost confidence and might, appeased Thera Wojte's heart. He took a seat and said, "I just want to have her Death Spectre… The one that is within the patriarch's hands… I want to keep her close."

"Do you want to bring her back?" Tetsuya asked. Theoretically, there was a chance for her to bring back. Of course, Tetsuya didn't have any theory, but this world was filled with so much supernatural stuff he just couldn't stop himself from asking.

His partner and naughty demoness was in soul form, all safe and ready to return to the world.

Tetsuya thought that the same applied to Thera Wojte's sweetheart, but that was not the case.

She died.

All that was left was her resentment towards her own family.

Tetsuya didn't say anything to Thera Wojte's words. He didn't want to argue him over that, but he inwardly felt like a lot of stuff was possible as long as one continued to go against the world and those demons, gods, dragons and other races that bent the rules to their liking.

"Rest and prepare for the trip." Tetsuya hid his sword in the sheath, then turned his eyes to the sky.

Thera Wojte also looked up, "Trip, huh…"

"I can't tell when we will go outside, though." Tetsuya smiled, "At some point, Verdia Patriarch will order you to catch some resentment for Death Spectre. We will use this to record his deeds."

"That plan…" Thera Wojte chuckled.

It was a really simple plan, but no one could just record and show everything to the world! Though it was simple, it was also the best method to take down the Verdia Household and bring the new ruler here!

And it was possible with the game master.

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A few days later, the expected call happened.

In the disguise, Thera Wojte headed to the patriarch. He wasn't scared of getting seen through as this disguise was just perfect. Not only Thera Wojte could use dark spectre, but he also planned to reveal his own progress that was better than the previous young master had.

He just had to keep everything hidden because of any wrong move and he would become another popular and strong death spectre!

Now, he didn't need to hide anything expect his real body.

"I decided to extend our borders, son," The patriarch said.

On his dark chair with the black robes, the patriarch was a pale man whose looks were above average. His eyes were always looking up and as if lost in thoughts, but he had an aura of the leader even in such a state.

While looking up above with son before him, his eyes were filled with ambition to take over western part!

Thera Wojte felt his body tensing as he imagined that task!

'It was supposed to be a normal task to cause ruckus in other noble households far away from the Verdia Household… And I am somehow getting a mission in the western part?!' Thera Wojte screamed inwardly, knowing that this would result in some bigger event than both him and Tetsuya predicted.

He decided to just play along, "What do you exactly want me to do, father?"

"While I suppress other households in our southern part, you will enter the western side and openly challenge one of their nobles. I want you to win; whether you lose or not, I want all western families to send at least one representative here." It went without saying that the Verdia Household became the strongest in the southern part.

Their family head could hit openly on Yara Yun just as Yara Yu had said and so his strength back then was pretty good.

Now, he became even better and began to seek for more!

Thera Wojte's eye twitched, but he did his utmost best to stop it. Using all his force to control his face, the man bowed, a relief appearing on his face. Only after he raised himself up did Thera Wojte return to his previous expression, "I will do as you say, father."

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"It seems like the patriarch found out more power in this summoning rune… There is a chance that he wants to create a counter to every family in western side through their representatives. I wonder if there is that attribute in those death spectres?" Tetsuya stated his theory, then asked Thera Wojte who was chewing on his nails.

He then raised his eyes and answered, "I don't know… I just know that their strength is based on previous soul's feelings and that there is a limit to how many one can take… My limit is fifty death spectres, but for this patriarch… The least I would say is two hundred…."

It was a powerful number as numerous death spectres could already cause problems to Yara Yu back then.

Though her loss was impossible, it stated a lot of problems so the more, the worse for the opponent.

Tetsuya caught his chin and said, "I should try to disguise myself too… Hmm, Is there any piece of shit I can just kill and take his place?"

"I don't think so… But I can use this body and call one one of the patriarch's sons… It would cause them to be suspicious, but if we can take them quietly…"

"Quietly, you said… We can do it." Tetsuya smiled, then took a sip with his lips curled up.

Thera Wojte glanced at him profoundly, then nodded heavily. His hands began to write a letter to one of Verdia direct descendants and their plan began to progress with this first move!