The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 17 (2/2)
「Chief! We all worked together to defeat a Metal Slime!」
「What did you say?!」
And in the evenings, when the warriors returned fro, she would unconsciously stand up fro
And in front of her was the silvery , as heavy as iron, and the Metal Slime’s silver-colored core
The moment she saw these, Tarea’s cheeks turned red and her body swayed, as if she were atime apart
「Oh my The materials of a Metal Slime, which possess the properties of both a liquid and metal! What kind of weapon no, armor? Ah, what should I do, I wonder what kind of lovely equipment I should make~♪」
Though her body was radiating her sex appeal indiscri from her e were used to this already, so none of them were surprised In fact, they were happy
Tarea was a chief who skillfully created equipment, and perhaps because of the time she had spent as a commoner, she treated those below her well As she was over two hundred and fifty years old, she had retired from her work as a wo her people
Tarea had become somewhat accusto life than the one she had as a human
「Chief! There are reports fro this way!」
A young Ghoul delivered this news in a flustered voice
「! Adventurers, huh How many are there?」
There was no way that there would be any e in this Devil’s Nest In that case, it must be adventurers
As if her previous behavior towards the Metal Sliredients had never happened, Tarea’s expression becalint appeared in her eye
「That is, the carriage is surrounded by Ghouls and the carriage itself apparently looks a bit like an Undead」
「 How many Ghouls were there? If it is one or two, there is a possibility that they have been tamed by a Tamer」
Tarea thought that a Tae while concealing hie, but there were five Ghouls outside the carriage
Ghouls were a race with their roots tracing back to the Goddess Vida, but since they shared the sae as monsters, it was possible to tame them However, they were far more difficult to tame than normal monsters Only a first-class tamer would be able to sie
It was difficult to iine that such a first-rate tae
「The Ghouls froe Undead creature Any warriors still left in the village, come out You must protect me」
It seemed unlikely that five Ghouls and an Undead would coe, even if half of its warriors were absent at the ether some Ghouls to escort her and went out to the front of the village
When she did, she saw exactly what she had heard in the reports – an Undead carriage surrounded by five Ghouls
「Stop Do you have soe?」
As Tarea called out to thee stopped
「We want to discuss so A coes that have relations with you guys have agreed to cooperate」
「A common enemy」
When a coether This is not because of some mere instinct, but because this is the best way to have the highest chance to survive Though Tarea was originally a huinally a human, she had her suspicions
She suspected that they e for the benefit of their own village
The Ghouls around her see the words “co fan shut and stared at the unfamiliar Ghouls
「I don’t suppose that I could hear the details?」
Since beco a Ghoul, Tarea had learned that most Ghouls had si personalities and weren’t suited to using conspiracy
That hy it was most effective to ask the question directly, in an easy-to-understand way
「Yes I will explain the details」
A se Tarea noticed the small body and voice that could easily be hidden and overlooked a the Ghouls
No, he couldn’t be overlooked
He possessed such charisma that he co there
Long white hair, blood-red and mysterious blue-purple pupils, and abnormally white skin He was clearly not a Ghoul, but there was so that made it clear that he was an important person
Before Tarea even realized it, the other Ghouls were already kneeling on the ground Unable to resist, Tarea was about to sink her oo knees into the dirt, but Vandalieu spoke to stop her
「Err, please be at ease You’re Tarea-san, correct? My na for this incident」
The owner of this charis before him
Individuals possessing the title of “King”, such as Goblin Kings and Kobold Kings, command unconditional obedience from any members of their own race that they encounter and are able to add them to their ranks of followers
That is because the weaker then Followers】skill Their instincts tell them to make the the King’s command
The sareater than that happened in the villages that Vandalieu visited It seethen Followers】skill and the【Death-Attribute Chary
「You’re a」
「I didn’t think that they’d fall to their knees just by being spoken to」
As Vandalieu’s escorts said, there were a lot of as about this situation It was as if he had become an elderly nobleman in a historical play
But Vandalieu wasn’t happy to see adults with uilty about it
He had lived about forty years across his three lives, but he had only lived seventeen, twenty and two years in each of themented Vandalieu didn’t think of hiht of his title of Ghoul King as an honorary position to ireatly disturbed by the Ghouls’ behavior
He had learned of Tarea in other villages She was soroups of Ghouls and was even called the Ghoul Queen Seeing even her aluilty
「These are the circue to lend us its strength as well, Tarea-san Of course, I don’t know if I can call this a res in compensation」
As a result, he was speaking extremely politely
Vandalieu’s poor communication skills already caused hi angry, and this only added to that
「I-I see So this compensation is?」
「I cannot create theht now, but I can offer you items that increase the Ghouls’ birth rate and preserve food for a long period of time」
The things one could offer Ghouls, who didn’t use a s that Vandalieu could offer were the Magic Items to increase Ghoul birth rates and cast the【Preservation】spell that he would create in the near future
「Is that true?!」
But upon hearing that the Ghouls’ birth rate could be increased, Tarea and the other Ghouls let out voices of astonish that affected not only Zadiris’s village, but the entire Ghoul race
Vandalieu said that he could solve this, so the Ghouls stared at him as if in worshi+p
『I think ain because of this stress』
But Vandalieu couldn’t say this out loud Being told to「be friendly, but don’t overreact」was too selfish a request
「In that case, ill be happy to come under your command, Vandalieu-sama」
「 You can be more familiar with me; you can drop the honorific, or add -san, or call me “boy”」
Vandalieu wanted her to stop adding -sama to his na so
「Oh my~♪」
Why did she seem so happy?
「Well then, Van-sama I, Tarea, will carry out your will and serve at your side」
Vandalieu had no , but for some reason, Tarea had now become his close aide He couldn’t understand why
However, Tarea had discovered a new ambition
The a his ruled dolory for herself as his aide
『To think that such a chance would come for me when I’m over two hundred and sixty years old! Fufu, I was once at the very bottoo Until the moment I die!』
Tarea’s eyes glittered with her aaze towards the spirit body of Sa in the coachman’s seat, but
『Bocchan, you are popular with the older women as always』
Vandalieu received this co that this popularity wasn’t the kind of popularity he wanted
『But once you become a nobleman, those kinds of people will often visit, so I think this is perfect practice for you』
Darcia had seen straight through Tarea’s obvious ulterior motives, but she intended to sih this experience
Vandalieu’s one point of salvation was that the charise would weaken, as they were now under the influence of his【Strengthen Followers skill】and their instincts to obey him as monsters should be satisfied
『The level of the【Strengthen Followers】skill has increased!』
A strange woh the Devil’s Nest alone
Her being alone was rare, but not unheard of The Adventurers’ Guild reco parties in order to maintain the safety of the adventurers and the chance of successfully co solo wasn’t prohibited
But if one looked carefully, her equipment and behavior was noticeably unusual
The woman’s equipment looked brand new and unreliable She was equipped with completely unscratched leather ar even the bare minimum that armor should, and a small shi+eld about the size of her face
But she showed no signs of fear as she proceeded through the Devil’s Nest, slaughtering with a single swing of her sword the low-level monsters such as Horned Rabbits and Goblins that attacked her
She didn’t make any attempt to tear off the body parts of thekilled them, or the parts that could be used as materials
「I guess it’s about time」
A completely lifeless voice escaped her lips As she did so, Orcs appeared around her She was co her enemies she could see a noble Orc with blonde hair and a body larger than those of normal Orcs
Facing these Orcs ere breathing loudly through their noses, she didn’t resist Instead, she dropped her short sword to the ground as if throwing her weapon away
There was no fear or any kind of emotion at all on her face
Name: Tarea
Rank: 3
Race: Ghoul
Level: 1
Job: Prostitute
Job Level: 100
Job history: Apprentice Se at level 47), Apprentice Prostitute
Age: 263 years old
Passive skills:
Night Vision
Pain Resistance: Level 1
Superhuth: Level 1
Paralyzing Venom Secretion (Claws): Level 1
Allure: Level 1
Active skills:
Estimation: Level 6
Ar: Level 6
Weapon S: Level 6
Seduction: Level 5
Dancing: Level 2
Love-: Level 2
TLN: The translation is really sketchy on this one This is 枕事/makuraji? (I’m not even sure how it’s read), the two kanji are “pillow” and “thing” Jisho and Google both givewhat it means Since the kanji for “pillow” seems to have a sexual connotation in other words, this is uess
Tarea was for skills and skills in the bedroom She is a special individual as transformed into a Ghoul via a ceremony She creates equip them into submission She teaches the other Ghoul wo techniques,the hierarchy very clear to them
However, as she has never properly hunted prey before, her level as aall the Ghouls But as a smith, she possesses more skill than a nobleht find in a large city
This is the result of over two hundred years of hard work and experience But if she had access to the latest tools, proper working environ in a hu her job back from Prostitute to Smith, her skill would likely increase even more
About forced job changes:
This is a special treatment for crih it doesn’t cause the loss of already-learned skills, the previous job no longer has an effect on status and can no longer level up
This is clearly displayed when one’s status is checked at facilities such as Guilds, so it acts as a way to prevent slaves fro
However, this was a practice used over two hundred years ago In modern times, it has become more commonplace to put collars on slaves that only the owner is able to remove