Chapter 2 (1/2)

Hard ins, insanity takes over

Even when Vandalieu opened his eyes the next n of Darcia

『This is strange I have a bad feeling about this Maybe I should go out to find her』

Noro outside by himself, but if Darcia didn’t come back by the end of the day, Vandalieu would have to venture outside either way

There was still the one rabbit that Darcia had caught alive, but its blood would only last him until the end of today He would have to make food suitable for an infant to eat by himself, but he was still only six months old His stomach found it difficult to cope with food other than blood and his mother’s milk

『Infants eat a lot more than you’d expect I need to eat five or six tiic practice and physical exercises, so h』

Because of this, Vandalieu needed to eat considerably more than a normal infant If he simply stayed here like the infant that he was, it was possible that he would starve to death in a few days’ time

Because he was a Dha it would take for that to happen

『Well, I guess I’ll start getting ready』

Though he wanted to go out to find Darcia, his body was still unable to walk, let alone run, so he had to make various preparations First, he had to secure aaround

『The first thing to do is Get up』

As Vandalieu gave this co its blood twitched and began to move

He had not granted it life He had used hisaround nearby to possess the rabbit’s corpse, turning it into an Undead

It was a death-attribute spell that created Undead

『Looks like it worked I wasn’t sure if I could do it or not, since my skill is still only level 2, but it seeuess it’s becausecorpse But I can still use it to move around』

The rabbit didn’t have any of the agility that it had when it was still alive; it siin, he had planned to use this spell to escape But he could only create these weak servants and they would be of no use against the strict security that he had been under, so he had given up

The ale Undead rabbit was far greater than the a Killer When Vandalieu checked his status, he found that his Mana had decreased by 10,000

Using Sterilization once only cost hile point of Mana, so the Mana cost of 10,000 was enormous in comparison

『But one rabbit isn’t enough More of you, get up You, you and you, get up You as well, hurry and get up!』

The ivy that Darcia had used instead of rope began to crawl around like a snake

The shtly floating in the air

The shabby bed an to shake

Vandalieu could have spirits possess anic substances such as ivy, wood and metal The idea came from fantasy and occult works that he had seen on Earth – evil spirits that possessed weapons to eeists that that caused furniture to move on its own

However, having spirits possess inorganic substances required several ti them possess a corpse

『I used nearly 1,000,000 Mana just now My head hurts a little I’ll leave after I replenish myself』

Vandalieu sucked the blood fro rabbit to replenish his Mana, turned that into an Undead as well and then left his ho on the bed

『Get up, get up, get up, get up, get up! Which way is the town? Where can I find somewhere with lots of people?』

The bones of a deer, a ans and a human’s corpse that for so These servants carried Vandalieu’s bed as he continued onward

If anyone other than an adventurer or soldier were to witness this sight, they would surely tremble with fear

An infant with silver hair and odd-colored eyes, one deep cri an arht indeed

But he looked more fearsome than he actually was

The Undead corpses and bones of animals The tools and furniture that had been cursed to be le far a hoe, and any adventurer would only consider theroup of small fry

Knowing this, Vandalieu continued increasing the number of Undead at his command as he hurried forward

『Mom isn’t in this forest』

He had coed insect fly around to search the forest, but there was no sign of Darcia He asked the spirits that were floating aive him the information he wanted

His head felt hot, as if it was stea, and he felt a dizziness that would not subside He no longer kne many millions of Mana he had spent But he couldn’t shake off this bad feeling

『I should have testedUndead earlier! I should have had an Undead follow Mom around!』

If he had done that, he would knohere she was If soht away

In fact, if Darcia had known that he was capable of doing these things, she ht have decided to leave the forest on the journey for her birthplace earlier

But he didn’t test it He had lived in peace, thinking that he would test it the next time his skill level increased He had been spoiled by Darcia, his mother

『Faster, to the town!』

He had around 50,000,000 Mana reroup of Undead reached Evbejia, the town closest to the forest, night had already fallen

Evbejia was a ses, with a population of around 2,000 It was governed by Bestero, the Baronet

It was surrounded by a wall to ward off h the four gates to the north, south, east and west Unless one could fly through the air

『You guys wait here Bone Monkey, you carry me』

He grabbed onto the back of an Undead he had e monkey he had found in the forest, whom he had named Bone Monkey, and quietly approached the town’s outer wall

It was a toith a population of only 2,000, so it wasn’t at particular risk of monster or eneuard systee of the security at the ht feel sorry for these people

Even so, the gates were closed and guards stood watch after nightfall

There would be chaos if a human-sized skeleton ates and headed for the walls

And then he embedded some Mana and a suitable number of spirits into the stone wall

『Make a hole, big enough for us to pass through』

The portion of the outer wall, now an Undead wall, wouldn’t disobey its ed shape to create a hole to allow passage through

49,000,000 Mana remained

【The Death-Attribute Magic skill has leveled up!】

He was barely aware of this announcement inside his head; his dizziness was very severe now His head felt as if there was a ha his temple

『Bone Monkey, find an alleyhere there’s no sign of any people』

Bone Monkey continued forward, his bones rattling as they ainst each other His n of consideration for Vandalieu as clinging to his back, but it wasn’t a problem Vandalieu wasn’t able to walk on his own yet, but his ar onto Bone Monkey with both hands, he could easily support his own body weight of less than ten kilograms

He looked around the dark, alht Vision, he could see as clearly as if it were in the middle of the afternoon

『Find Mom』

Sending out the Undead bugs to gather infor around the city that are conscious

Normal spirits that hadn’t been turned into Undead normally dissipated quickly after death unless they had an exceptional force of will That hy Vandalieu thought there wouldn’t be very many of them

『 She’s in the town square』(Bugs)

Therefore, he was so surprised that his heart aliven to him

『To the town square!』(Vandalieu)

Bones rattling again, Bone Monkey moved quickly

And in the town square, Vandalieu saw Darcia

She was there

『Vandalieu I’m sorry』(Darcia)

As a spirit that looked as if it would vanish at any moment

『Mom!』(Vandalieu)

『I’ about you, Vandalieu』(Darcia)

『What happened?』(Vandalieu)

Darcia’s spirit, covered in countless whip-an her explanation

She had coather infore, where the murder of even a Dhampir would not be allowed

『After all, Vandalieu, you have one eye the same crimson color as your daddy’s, and one bluish-purple like your mommy’s People would know that you’re a Dhampir with one look at your face』(Darcia)

That’s why using the highasn’t an option So there was a need to find a relatively safe alternate road where monsters wouldn’t appear

But she had been betrayed The Church of the God Alda knew her name and appearance, and one of their members reported that there was a fe her description exactly

Darcia had unsuspectingly entered the town only to be surrounded by hired adventurers and ahts of Baronet Bestero and the monks of the Church She had resisted, but eventually captured

『I fought desperately, but there were adventurers that were even better with a bow and spiritual ic thanme, “where is the Dhampir that you birthed, you damn witch?”』(Darcia)

The Church had tortured Darcia severely They had whipped her, broken her fingers and pressed hot irons into her

The pain must have reached all the way into her soul; even after beco a spirit, the scars of the torture remain visible on Darcia’s body

『Even so, I kept quiet, I’, aren’t I? I did well, didn’t I? But the Church realized that torturing me was useless, so they burned 』(Darcia)

In order to spread the news of their achieve the life of the woman who had succumbed to a vampire’s seduction, they had executed Darcia publically

『So I was burned alive After that, I wanted to at least go to see you after becoh Priest Gordan sprinkled holy water over my ashes Because of that, I could barely keep , so I couldn’t come to see you』(Darcia)

As Vandalieu listened to Darcia’s words, his vision blurred and he felt a sense of despair and powerlessness, as if his body were rotting away

If he had left to look for her yesterday, he would have made it in time If he had come here sooner, he would have made it in time

While he had been carefree, doing nothing, they hipping his mother’s beautiful, chocolate-colored skin While he had been satisfying his sto pressed into her

And while he had been aardly wandering about the forest, she was burned alive in public as a criminal

All that remained of her noas a smile pile of ash on the stone pavement of the town square

【You have acquired the Mental Corruption skill!】

『If I had grown up faster, if I had trained ather inforer, Mom wouldn’t have had to die!』(Vandalieu)

Maddening emotions swirled around Vandalieu’s e ret and anger flowed endlessly from his eyes

【The Mental Corruption skill has been upgraded to level 2!】

Darcia watched him sadly

In truth, she had not wanted to tell his she had endured before her death But she hadn’t been able to stay silent about it

As a weak spirit on the verge of being extinguished, it was iainst the wishes of Vandalieu, a death-attribute e with an enormous amount of Mana

And in front of her eyes, Vandalieu’s Undead insects returned to hiht back information about Darcia from all over Evbejia

『My Lord, today’s public execution was exciting, was it not?』(Steward)

『Indeed Even if we did not catch the vas to him is still a satisfactory achieverows better, and the day of her position draws near』(Feudal Lord)

『The day you can receive the Characters of Correspondence from Baronet Bestero-sama is also near』(Steward)

TLN: I’m not entirely sure what this means, nor am I sure on the translation I think it’s some kind of honor/award If it becomes clearer later I’ll update this

A feudal lord and his steere happily envisioning a bright future for the their dinner

【The Mental Corruption skill has been upgraded to level 3!】

『That da about the Dhampir in the end』(Feudal Lord)

『H to show her motherly love She should have at least pleaded for her life e burned her at the stake She did not show any signs of repentance, right up until the end; she was truly a witch』(Steward)

『She is surely burning in the fla the Dha the Five-colored Blades?』(Feudal Lord)

『Would it not be fine to leave the infant? It has already been three days since the baby who still requires his mother’s milk has been separated from her I am sure it is dead by now』(Steward)