The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 11 (2/2)
(Though I think that I’ place for this job)
In both lifetiin, he hadn’t really interacted with ender, so there was no way that he could handle a delicate task like supporting a sexual assault victim
As if proving this correct, tears welled up in the girl’s eyes Her face had been ith tears and sweat since before her wound was healed, but she appeared as if she was going to burst into tears again
「Ugh Uwaaaaaah!」
And sure enough, she burst into tears and held onto Vandalieu tightly
She was so forceful that Saria and Rita reflexively attempted to recover Vandalieu from Zadiris’s arged at her ht
She was er than she appeared
She wasn’t forceful enough to break his bones, but it was hard to breathe Her fingernails were digging into him
(I-it’s quite painful But it’s nothing coery and huin)
He tried to endure it, but he really didn’t have the freedoirl
「You really saved me You saved my life Not only did you defeat the adventurers, but you even used a precious Potion on my wound, I do not kno to thank you」
TLN: The way/tone in which Zadiris talks is like that co pronouns such as 儂/washi+ and 主/nushi+, ending sentences in じゃ/ja instead of だ/da) It’s very difficult for lish translation If it helps so it, some female anime characters that speak like this off the top of atari series and Horo from Spice and Wolf (note that both characters are actually hundreds of years old) Incidentally, Vandalieu talks to her in a respectful tone used when speaking to elders
「I see」
Vandalieu and his party were h the Devil’s Nest They had waited until Zadiris had calmed down, stripped the adventurers of their equipment and then ventured into the Devil’s Nest
「My apologies, the village is a little further」
In order to take Zadiris home
The reason that her village was in the ed to a race generally considered to be monsters
「We Ghouls are resistant to pain, but that Magic Ite to turn me into a sex slave and sell me off Humans are scary
Indeed, Zadiris was a Ghoul
Judging froht not be one of the races of people, but he hadn’t iined that she would be a Ghoul
However, as Vandalieu sat in Zadiris’s lap wrapped in her arms, he felt uncoe of Ghouls that he had in his mind
「Ghouls are not Undead?」
The ie of Ghouls in Vandalieu’s s, strength greater than that of Zo on dead flesh
However, he could feel the co warmth from her body that he hadn’t felt since Darcia had died, and his【Sense Life】skill detected life in her Shecreature
『Bocchan, we ordinary people are told that Ghouls are higher-class Zombies, not very different from Vampires』
According to Sam, Ghouls were treated like an inferior species of Vampires They lived and had children However, they were powerful th and resistance to pain and secreted venom at the claws of their hands and feet
And they apparently turned freshly-killed corpses into members of their own kind in some evil ceremony
「Hher-class Zombies, but you are half-correct, Sam」
But according to Zadiris, the reality was quite different
Ghouls were apparently not an inferior species of Vampire, but their lesser relatives
「To put it simply, the founder of us Ghouls was the twin brother of the founder of Vaer sister That means that Ghouls are also children of the Goddess Vida」
「But Ghouls weren’t end that Mom told me?」
「Well, I do not know the details, but this is soeneration before last」
According to the legend that Vandalieu heard from Darcia, Vida birthed La about Ghouls being a those monsters
Well, it wasn’t like Darcia knew everything, and it was the kind of story whose contents would differ slightly froion
It seee believed in Zadiris’s story But that didn’t mean that they were particularly friendly towards humans nobody would want to try to become friends with people that branded them as monsters and tried to kill them
In fact, Zadiris had killed numerous adventurers in the past, and lost companions to them
「But to think that they would sellto be killed, I would have accepted it and given up」
Becoet for the sexual desires of hu experience for Zadiris However, unbeknownst to her, the reality was that this kind of thing was not unusual in underground societies
If a monster species existed that only differed from humans by their skin tone and a small part of their bodies, then it was only natural that humans would think to buy and sell the females of that species as sex slaves
「For heaven’s sake, it is not as if they would think the saree?」
In response to this question, Vandalieu looked up at her and shook his head sideways
「I think you are very attractive」
Even after learning that Zadiris was a Ghoul and re-evaluating her, she was still lovely in Vandalieu’s eyes
He thought that her yellow pupils and grey-brown skin were exotic, and her fangs rese, curved cheeks and captivating lips, it wouldn’t have been strange if she became Vandalieu’s first love if he had been a little older
TLN: Yaeba are fang-like canine teeth that are considered cute in japan You can Google I about
Vandalieu felt like he wasthat aside, Zadiris would have been worth an incredible amount as a slave
「So it is possible that those men attacked you not because they are fine with any woinning You should be careful fro?」
「N-no, it is nothing」
In response to Vandalieu saying that she was attractive, Zadiris’s heart began to throb violently for some reason
Despite thinking, (Wait, wait, what ah to be called a baby?), her heart didn’t stop pounding
(W-what a strange boy He coic And when he stares at aze of the Vampires?!)
Her knowledge about Dhampirs was far fros towards Vandalieu
「It seems that is indeed the case; I shall have to take care froe Soeted; there is no guarantee that the younger ones will not be targeted as well」
Zadiris was the eldest member of the Ghoul community She was apparently two hundred and ninety years old this year And the lifespan of a Ghoul was apparently three hundred years It see when she said that she didn’t have long to live
When Vandalieu had used his【Sense Life】skill, he had felt a weak reaction from Zadiris This was not because of the knife that she had been stabbed by at the tie
「 Though I don’t think adventurers would be able to tell a Ghoul’s true age」
Though she had the lively skin of a teenager without a single wrinkle, Zadiris gave a sigh as Vandalieu said this to her
「Hmm, I suppose one becomes accustomed to this fact as one lives life as a Ghoul Us Ghoul woe we bear our first child, but ood idea of how old the wo, boy? Are you sleepy?」
「No」
Vandalieu looked down and sighed, feeling disappointment in response to Zadiris’s words for a reason that he himself didn’t know
「Is that so? In that case, I would like you to pro now Would you keep the fact that I sobbed like a sirl a secret? Of course, Sam-dono as well」
「I don’t mind」
『I simply obey Bocchan’s commands』
「H has approached us while ere talking」
Though they had been having calh a Devil’s Nest right now It was inhabited by reater density and numbers than in ordinary forests and wastelands But as Bone Man and Bone Wolf were guarding Sale foolish Goblin had attacked them and been quickly cut down
Using【Sense Life】as Zadiris instructed hihtly larger creatures about fifty meters ahead However, there was no reaction froer Sense: Death】, so it see to ambush them
『Bocchan?』
「Just keep going forward for now, I suppose」
Because they were in a forest, having Bone Bird scout from the sky was likely to be ineffective, so he simply decided to wait and see ould happen Froed
The hly human-like shape However, their heads were those of lions – proud, ferocious-looking kings of the forest with bare fangs and disheveled manes
The skin below their necks was grey-brown, and the length of their ar that their fingers would reach the ground even if they stretched their backs up to stand up straight However, one could also not overlook the fact they possessed the tough, flexible musculature of wild carnivores
Even though the Goblins were humanoid monsters just like them, these were clearly different from Goblins
However, for some reason, these s of bewilderment
「Ah, everyone, you have coreet me」
With those words, Zadiris stood up, still holding Vandalieu in her arms
「Elder-saht Undead with you?」
「We are happy that you are safe But what are these things?」
The , but also quite skillfully considering that they were doing so with thejust as bewildered as they were about the current situation, Sam whispered to him
『Bocchan, I have heard that Ghoul reatly different in their appearances Though this isit for myself』
Zadiris cos and the color of her skin But on the other hand, the appearance of the h they were all of the same race
「Yes, I was in danger when adventurers attacked me, but I was saved by this boy The Undead are under this boy’s command」
「That small boy defeated the adventurers?!」
「And he commands the Undead?」
In response to Zadiris’s words, the Ghoul ht that the truth would be difficult to believe right away
And then an enorer than the othertwo meters tall
He earing leather armor made from the hide of a monster, and his mane was adorned with a brilliant bird-feather decoration
On his back, he carried an enormous battleaxe that looked as if it could cut a bear in half This Ghoul was likely the leader a the males
「Vigaro, you came out as well I have told you e should not leave it so easily」
「You’re still the chief, Zadiris If the chief is in danger, then it’s only normal for me, the leader of the warriors, to step forth」
TLN: Vigaro speaks in an inforh
「You are the effective chief Even if I die, as long as you are still here, the village will thrive on」
「Effective chief? The village will thrive on? What kind of nonsense are you saying? Did you hit your head when the adventurers attacked you?」
TLN: These are written in kana instead of kanji, which indicates that Vigaro si, rather than disagreeing with theuage I’ll italicize these if there are more of them
「 I will retract my words You clueless fool, you shall need to train that brain of yours for a while later」
「Retract? I’ll have you know, I’ve been training my brain And before that, I defeated an Orc with a head-butt!」
As Vigaro threw out his chest with pride, Zadiris gave a deep sigh Her breath tickled the back of Vandalieu’s head Still, the Ghoul called Vigaro possessed log-like upper arms How did one acquire that much muscle? Vandalieu really wanted to know
「So what are you planning to do with that child?」
「Of course, ill enerous; he says that he will even provide the meat for us to have a banquet There is no problem with that, is there?」
「Grr」
Vigaro tilted his head in response to Zadiris’s reply In normal circumstances, she would never allow a e, even if he had saved her life
In the first place, since the Ghouls lived in a Devil’s Nest, every other species existed simply as their enees to kill each other in some cases
That hy Zadiris and Vigaro advocated for the exclusion of outsiders For the sake of survival, this was the correct choice
Vigaro had noticed that Vandalieu was a Dhampir He was also interested in theHowever, his feelings of danger about having the location of the village known by an outsider were stronger
He felt no hostility at all fro up at Zadiris with eyes as lifeless as the eyeballs floating in Orc soup No, soe
He wanted those dead-looking eyes to look at hiaro consciously realized that he was beginning to feel this way
「If it’s too much trouble, then we can just be on our way」
As Vandalieu said those words, Vigaro and the Ghoul rowl as they felt the sensation of their chests tightening They felt feelings of guilt, as well as discomfort at the fact that Vandalieu would simply leave if they did not stop him
「It’s not too e, please let us welcome you there!」
Vigaro ireement
「Vandalieu, you’re our guest, so we’ll welcome you GRRRRRRRRR!」
TLN: Not sure how he knows Vandalieu’s name
And then Vigaro looked up at the sky and let out a beast-like roar As Vandalieu was shocked by the loud roar that caused the air to vibrate, Zadiris spoke to him
「He is co the and that they should make preparations for a feast」
And so Vandalieu elcomed into a friendly community for the first time in his life
Name: Zadiris
Rank: 5
Race: Ghoul Mage
Level: 100
Job: None
Job level: 100
Job history: None
Age: 290 years old
Passive skills:
Night Vision
Pain Resistance: Level 3
Superhuth: Level 1
Paralyzing Venom Secretion (Claws): Level 2
Increased Mana Recovery Rate: Level 4
Active skills:
Light-Attribute Magic: Level 4
Wind-Attribute Magic: Level 2
No-Attribute Magic: Level 2
Magic Mastery: Level 5
Alchemy: Level 2
Status Effects:
Old age
Monster Explanation:
【Ghoul Mages】
These are Ghouls that have learned ic past a certain level Their skills are beyond those of inexperienced adventurers, and they are still excellent at close-quarters combat due to their physical ability and the paralysis venom of their claws
They are es are in high societal positions such as being the head of a family or a staff officer Because of this, there are almost none that act on their own, and they often havethem For this reason, the Adventurers’ Guild reco to eliminate them
The itee is the Ghoul’s right ear Materials that can be harvested include the claws of all four liues that are infused with Mana, the liver which can be used in medicines, and the spinal cord which can be used as a catalyst in alcheerous of Rank 5 monsters, so there are many adventurers who believe that it the reward for eliredients sell for is not worth the effort
As es are feround slavethem this way requires one to capture theerous and e can turn the tables on the hunter The Ghoul Mages bought and sold in the undergroundthem to increase their rank
In order to increase in rank and becoe, a Ghoul requires a level 3 skill in at least one attribute of ic
Zadiris possesses excellent e, but her stae, which nificantly decreased