It's Tough Being a Necromancer

Edgar is apprenticed to a necromancer, but has quite a way to go before he can start thinking of raising hordes of the dead or looking to achieve eternal life. Unfortunately, his studies are in a slump, his skeletons few and falling apart minutes after being created. His master, an old necromancer named Halloway, has a solution for him: go out and get some field experience by catching a ghost for him to study. After a harrowing chase through an ancient dilapidated mansion, he manages to do just that—he reaches an understanding with the spirit of a haughty noblewoman named Catherine and agrees to give her a much-needed change of scenery (and maybe get revenge for her long-dead family while they’re at it). Through a series of missions arranged by his master, Edgar amasses a following of undead girls—Aveline, granddaughter of a duke and a just-turned vampire, and Lily, soul survivor of a lost archeological expedition, turned into a ghoul by a cursed canopic jar. In a world where necromancy and the undead are under constant threat from the Inquisition, it’s smarter for them to stay on the move, so the three undead girls and their necromancer companion adventure through the lands, exploring ancient tombs, and sneaking into fancy balls to find the ingredients for Halloway’s greatest spell yet. But the Inquisition, led by a ruthless hunter named Gideon, is on their tail and out for blood... A runner-up in the first-ever J-Novel Club Original LN Contest!Suggested 12+