The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 10 (1/2)

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A week after Vandalieu left, Cashew, leader of the『Wind Chasers』who had obtained the rights to explore the Dungeon first froeon with his coh spirits

The prestige and advancehts to the first exploration were not the only reasons that they wanted it so badly The treasures inside the Dungeon were a big draw for them as well

The ranks of the eons and the quality and value of the items that one could obtain from them are fixed to soeons that have already been discovered and have adventurers enter theularly

The longer a Dungeon ith nobody entering and clearing the monsters out, thethe levels of those on such internal conflicts and possibly even increasing their rank This would eons more difficult, but the value of the itely

This would be especially true of this Dungeon, as it was an unexplored Dungeon that nobody had ventured into The first exploration of any Dungeon is a high risk venture, but one that yields high reward

For this reason, Cashew and his coers, while at the sareat rewards for their efforts

However, what they found was disappointing On the first floor, only Goblins appeared, with a few Goblin Soldiers and Archers mixed in They lit their lanterns and proceeded with caution through the second floor, and it gave the their steps through the mud

「Most of theare Rank 1 There’s the occasional Rank 2, but they’re few in number」

「Isn’t this one of those low-difficulty F-class dungeons?」

Dungeons are ranked by the Adventurers’ Guild based on their difficulty This sets a standard for how many adventurers of the same class would need to form a party to clear it

An F-class Dungeon is the easiest of Dungeons, a labyrinth used as a training ground for novice adventurers

Of course, the rewards that could be harvested froe for Cashew and his companions, ere D-class adventurers

「But why have the Dungeon’s stairs turned into ra up and down those」

「Who knows? Maybe it’s to train your legs?」

However, once they passed the third floor, they no longer had the leisure to make such idle chat As they descended into the fourth floor, they were forced to fight for their lives

「OOOOOOOOOGH」

「DIIIIIIIIIE!」

「Why are there Rank 3 Zo out all of a sudden?!」

「Cashew! There’s a Skeleton Archer ai at us from further inside!」

「Hyiih! There’s even a Stone Gole this way!」

Up until the third floor, Vandalieu had cleared the monsters once, so there were few Rank 2 le monster on the fourth floor

In addition, the Stone Golems that Vandalieu had created to avoid traps had been added to the Dungeon’s repertoire of monsters

And since Cashew and his companions did not possess the【Death Attribute Charm】skill, the Undead attacked them fiercely

Cashew’s party, the『Wind Chasers』, were aiht not only Rank 3 monsters but even Rank 4 monsters in the past, and they had even coth to defeat a Rank 5 monster on one occasion They were veterans that would be able to defeat Rank 3 monsters, even if they were outnumbered two to one

However, they were not strong enough to be able to continuously fight against an endless swarm of them

「shi+t! We’re retreating for now!」

Deciding totoo ave up on conquering the Dungeon on their own, joining forces with the『Steel Wings』and the『White Stars』before challenging the Dungeon once more

With fifteen D-class adventurers gathered together, they were to get through the fourth floor without difficulty and barely ht an incredibly difficult battle against the Rank 6 Black Skull General and the ten Rank 4 Cursed Armors

In the end, they were forced to retreat as well and the Adventurers’ Guild co of the Dungeon However, those C-class adventurers were disappointed

「I had high hopes since this was an uncleared Dungeon, but this is all we get, huh」

They defeated the Black Skull General safely, but there was no treasure desirable for C-class adventurers in the treasure storage rooe in their eyes

The weapon and shi+eld used by the Black Skull General was using a proble the battle, but they fell to pieces as soon as he was defeated, so the adventurers were unable to claim them for themselves

Undead ic Stones, but ic Stones anyway

They would diseon as a failure in their disappointined in their wildest dreams that an infant as not even an adventurer had ventured into the Dungeon and cleared it before them

Afterwards, this Dungeon was classified as an E-class dungeon and the explanation given for the fact that powerful eon had si

And then the Dungeon was used to train new adventurers

They were products carefully created by adding metal armor on the outer surface of a monster’s hide, but lined with soft e delicate skin In addition, the ranted all kinds of resistances, so even though they appeared to be thin, fragile itee plate armor

The blue high-leg leotard arion, leaving the navel and ians beneath it completely exposed The chest part would probably only cover two-thirds of one’s breasts, and the back is also left bare until just above the buttocks

The bikini ar in surface area It also does not cover more than two-thirds of the breasts, and the bottom part is cut quite low, as if it has been taken into consideration that a beast-person with a tail may wish to wear it

But unlike the swimsuit-like torso portions, the shoulder aruards are properly made This imbalance causes the wearer to have an i sight for anyone who sees them

Though, this only applies if a wo it

「It wasn’t anything to be concerned about after all」

Vandalieu gave an earnest nod as he exa armor and bikini armor before him

Indeed, they were just suits of armor

The high-leg arhter, Saria The bikini arhter, Rita

Both of the to Sahters who took after their mother

However, now that they inhabited these suits of armor, only these suits of armor could be seen, even for Vandalieu, who possessed an affinity for the death attribute

However, since their spirits had the appearance of burnt corpses, this was probably for the better

He had also said this when he had used his daughters to haunt these suits of arh these suits of arhters’ pinky fingers would be exposed if they were to be inhabiting these, so there was absolutely no need to worry

Even if one were to try to peek at their chests, they would see not cleavage, but the inner lining of the armor on the other side

「Well, I guess it’s good enough that I’ve increased et on with the experiments」

With these words, Vandalieu began to pour an excess amount of Mana into Saria and Rita The two of them soaked up hundreds of thousands, millions of Mana colored black with the death attribute

The two of theony, but even after this continued for quite a while, there was no further change When Vandalieu checked their statuses, neither their levels nor their rank had changed They were still a Living High Leg Ar Bikini Armor

Although for some reason, this process apparently felt pleasant for them

「As I thought, it’s no good」

He had tried the saone any change Though he did get the feeling that their bones were shi+nier and the cracks in them had disappeared afterwards

But the Skeleton General and the Living Areon had becoer

『Maybe you haven’t met the requirements for them to increase their rank』

「Requirements?」

『Yes, I’eable about how monsters increase their rank, but if it’s like how people’s jobs work, I think there are require their level』

According to Darcia, job changes so a certain level For exae job reached level 100, their skill witha Mage – to be precise, they required at least one skill at level 2 or above

There are other exae to Knight requires one to be knighted and one ic Swordse and possession of certain items could also be requirements

Also, one needs to be a beast-hter, a requirement that one must be born with

Darcia’s suggestion was that perhaps there were similar requirements for monsters to increase their rank

「So then, that Skeleton General and those Living Armors had reached the required level to increase their rank, but weren’t able to do so because they didn’t meet the other requirements And then when I poured my Mana into them, those requireht?」

『That ht be the case』

「I see」

It did make sense now that Darcia said it Goblins did not becoic; Goblins with talent for ic who then became proficient with it increased their rank to becoes

In other words, there was no easy shortcut such as pouring Mana into the monsters to have them increase their rank

「Well then, if any oflevel 100, I’ll try it out then Saria, Rita, thanks for participating inweapons with everyone later」

As Saria and Rita wereTherefore, it was necessary to have the so that they could learn the skills that they needed

For that purpose, Vandalieu decided to have theinners, he had expected them to choose swords or spears, but

Saria chose a halberd and Rita took a glaive They were the iteh Vandalieu was unsure exactly what effects they possessed, they were considerably powerful Magic Ite that they were not exactly ideal for ahters

「Are you sure you want those?」

In response to Vandalieu’s question, Saria and Rita swung their weapons through the air and reassured hi Armors, but they were able to lift these heavy weapons in a way that they would definitely not have been able to do in their previous lives

「If you say so, but if it’s too difficult, e to a sword or a spear If you prefer heavy weapons, there’s a cudgel as well」

As Vandalieu said that, the two of the to polish their skills with Bone Man and the others

It was a general rule that skills leveled up as one used them, so they were to make use of the fact that Undead needed no sleep or rest in order to carry out their training

With that said, nobody present kne to use a halberd or a glaive, not even Vandalieu, so the training si it forwards like a spear and slashi+ng sideways

This was far less efficient than real battles, but being on a continuous journey while also constantly looking for sources of experiences such as Goblins and bandits would be too tiring for Vandalieu, even if the Undead could handle it Also, he wasn’t particularly keen on contributing to the

「Well then, I’ll take care of these walnuts that we picked up yesterday」

The sun was still high in the air and Vandalieu wasn’t feeling tired, so a nap could co the only one to slack off didn’t sit ith hi some walnuts

He hadsalt as his only option for seasoning was getting dull, so he planned tothe walnuts

He had a vase full of walnuts that had been picked yesterday afternoon They were still unripe and the fruit was still intact, so eating them as they as out of the question He spread theround

「They’ll need about a month or so, huh【Decomposition】」

And then he used Death-Attribute Magic to speed up the decomposition process by a month The unripe fruit turned black and muddy

Washi+ng away this deco water that he had used Gole their shells finally yielded the walnuts, but he had to be careful not to be impatient and crush thements of the shell would become mixed with the walnuts and less of the walnut would be usable

And so he used Earth Gole a fire that he created by ainst each other Doing this made it easier to break the shells

『Now all you need to do is split the shells with a knife once they’ve cooled down』

So Darcia advised As a eable about how to use things that the forest provided

Vandalieu used【Heat Leech】to cool the walnuts down and then used his nails to split the walnuts Darcia had told hirow his nails to a certain length at will, so he decided to put this ability to practical use

「In the future, I 」

His late father had been ausing his claws Could this be a hereditary trait as well? As Vandalieu wondered this, Darcia opened her

『Future, huh Do you have so you want to become in the future, Vandalieu?』

「Future? I want to becoh-class adventurer, build up achievements and become a nobleman And then I want to become well-known in society」

『 The first part is childish, but I have to question the second part』

「But that’s what I need the most, societal fame」

Vandalieu answered her question while loudly splitting the walnut shells with his nails

「When Amemiya Hiroto and the others are reincarnated here in the future, even if Rodcorte tells the reckless if I’m well-known in society」

Vandalieu had recently co in common with Amemiya Hiroto and the others – unable to return to Earth, they would have to live on Lambda until they died

Even with cheat-like abilities, Amemiya and the others would not so easily be able toreincarnated here, they would have parents and siblings in this world They would also likely find friends, and perhaps even lovers

If Vandalieu ell-known in society, they would not be able to lay their hands on him carelessly, as that would cause trouble for their family and everyone involved with them If Vandalieu was a nobleman, even more so

「Mom, if I have political power and fame, society will become my shi+eld」

『H different with my question If you didn’t have to worry about that Amemiya person and the others, ould your dream be?』

TLN: It seems I mistranslated Amemiya’s name To be fair, it can be read inthe correct reading unless the phonetic reading is given (which it wasn’t until this sentence) Both Vandalieu’s japanese naer’s name are actually pronounced “A to leave Amemiya spelled this way to help differentiate (and continue italicizing it)

「If I didn’t have to worry about those guys」

Vandalieu realized what Darcia was trying to ask In short, she wanted to know his future dreams, what he wanted to become and what desires he wished to see fulfilled Innocent dreauers or soccer players or movie stars

However, the proble child

He had a feeling that he ad to live with his uncle’s fa-like upper arined that if he beca, he could escape his uncle’s control

But he felt that this still didn’t answer Darcia’s question

So as the answer? In Origin, all he could dream of was his own freedom

「 I want to be happy, I guess」

After thinking for a short while, the answer he came up as a very simple one

As Vandalieu mashed the peeled walnuts on top of the stone plate, he looked into the distance

「I want to be happy, build up a warm family and relationshi+ps with others and live in luxury」

It was such a coue dream, but it hat Vandalieu truly wanted It was the ideal that he had yearned for, even before he died on Earth

With that said, the luxury he had inaround in a Cadillac or Ferrari with a beautiful wo top brand clothes and wristwatches, or owning a mansion in the center of the city