The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 40 (1/2)

Note from the translator:

The author notes in this chapter that the tag “eventual revenge” was added to this novel on the japanese website the web novel is hosted on He also states here that Vandalieu will be a young boy at least up until the fifth volume

Enjoy the chapter!

Yoshi+

The region ruled by Viscount Balchesse was experiencing an unexpected period of prosperity

This was because the project to reclaim the Devil’s Nest forest three days’ journey fro smoothly

Most of the powerfulthere had already been hunted down, and even whenthick tree branches as clubs The hired adventurers had no proble with them

The soldiers cut down the trees and earth-attribute round flat and to crush the rocks into s them easier to transport

It hadn’t even been half a year since the reclainal Devil’s Nest remained

The recla and the rich soil would be cultivated Water wells, reservoirs and irrigation channels would be dug into the ground and the preparations to set up es would be complete

With the coather here; houses would be built and seeds would be planted in the ground Considerable harvests could be expected on the first year cultivating the land of the Devil’s Nest, so the inhabitants cultivating the land would need little assistance

Once the tax exemption period ended, plenty of taxes would enter the purse of Viscount Balchesse In ten years’ ti the land, he would have made a profit

It had even been decided that the viscount’s third son would take the position of governing the reclaimed land

Of course, it was not only the viscount and his vassals that werevillages that would soon be built, the inhabitants of slu families who couldn’t inherit their families’ fields because of the order in which they had been born, adventurers who had been forced to retire due to reasons such as injury or age and other people like these would also benefit

Thanks to this reclamation project, they would be able to own their own houses and fields, get married and have families

And building faranized to protect theet and number of available positions in the army would increase Churches for Alda, the God of Law and Fate, would also be built so there would be more positions available for those involved with the Church

The viscount’s region had been reliant on trading with other regions to obtain produce up until now, but if they people could harvest their own crops, they would be able to obtain fresh produce for cheaper prices

And the town closest to the reclaioods and daily necessities, lining the people’s pockets even further

Everyone would be receiving the blessings of this time of prosperity

Even people living outside Viscount Balchesse’s region were benefiting; i recruited from slums elsewhere in an effort to reduce poverty

The ones not benefiting would be the adventurers and Marshal Palpapek However, even though they were not benefiting largely, that didn’tset back by this project, either

The adventurers had lost the Devil’s Nest forest as a place they could earn er Devil’s Nest that was even closer to Viscount Balchesse’s town It wasn’t a large probleeons that took three days to reach on foot to disappear

Marshal Thomas Palpapek had been criticized harshly by the finance ned from his position of marshal in order to clear away the accusations that he had soal backroom deal with the reclamation project

But though the shi+eld-nation’s governs had turned out, it was true that the nation had benefited froh his failure had been an unprecedented event, it didn’t produce any casualties

So it was expected that he would be reappointed to his position after the co the reclamation project died down, or even if it didn’t, he would be reappointed within the next ten years

The Palpapek family of earls didn’t have a monopoly over the position ofthe position in periods ranging from a few years to over a decade This was because if the position ned by a single family and that family’s head and his heir were to be suddenly assassinated, the army would lose its chief executive

With other faeneration, eable vassals could be prepared if such a thing were to happen

It seemed like a callous approach, but the nation had been at war repeatedly with neighboring nations since its foundation There was no room for naivety

The Palpapek fa the three fa to be known as a protective God of the nation

In fact, several vassals of the Palpapek fauards for the new far from these events

That hy nobody was at a loss fro

On the surface, at least

「Has a route through the e still not been mapped out yet?」(Eleanora)

In a room of an inn in the town reserved for the upper class, the red-haired noble-born Valy… no, a very clearly scornful gaze directed at Sercrent, earing a sour expression

The wounds on his face and body from the merciless punishment that Birkyne had inflicted on Sercrent had healed co no scars behind However, it seee induced by the words spoken by the woman in front of him to be more unbearable than the pain of that torture

「Do you even understand how difficult the request you areis?」(Sercrent)

However, Sercrent exercised the all of the patience he possessed to control his rage Though this was a high-class establish owned by Vampires He couldn’t raise his voice to be heard in the nearby rooms and corridors

「Oh, but didn’t the huo?」(Eleanora)

「Two hundred years ago is different from now, and why do we even have to avoid monsters as much as possible in the first place? That is where we are different from the humans!」(Sercrent)

Sercrent and Eleanora were both noble-born Vampires Their ability in battle surpassed that of lesser Dragons, and could even be coons

They also possessed various special abilities that Dragons did not have, and as their bodies were in the same shape as those of humans, they were able to move around very dexterously

Of course, they had weaknesses as well The sun, silver, offensive light-attribute spells and anti-Vaic Items created by the followers of the God Alda However, when crossing thethey would have to be careful about was the sunlight There were ht-attribute spells, but ht to blind the eneht from a space in order to create an opportunity for a surprise attack in the dark These wouldn’t be a threat for Vampires

Even if they didn’t bother finding a route that would let them avoid monsters, they would probably lose a few Subordinate Vae, but that would be the extent of their losses

However, Eleanora gave an exasperated sigh

「Sercrent… Your foolishness is beyond help」(Eleanora)

「What did you say?!」(Sercrent)

「How skillful of you to shout while still keeping quiet But it would be troublesome if you don’t use your brain more than just for that」(Eleanora)

Eleanora treated Sercrent with none of the ladylike behavior that she had displayed in front of Birkyne; this was her true self

She was showing that there was no need to keep up appearances with Sercrent

「Did you forget the inforet Dha the case, he’d be able to obtain information about us from the spirits of the monsters we kill, won’t he?」(Eleanora)

「Th-that may be possible, but that would normally be quite difficult Didn’t you conclude that Spiritualists aren’t capable of anything significant with your own investigations?」(Sercrent)

There weren’t many who possessed the Spiritualist Job It is a Job that is completely unsuitable for battle, and it does not enable the creation of items or products, either It only enables co and small exorcisms

Because of this, the number and popularity of Spiritualists was quite low That hy Eleanora was planning to use her inherent skills to obtain information about Spiritualists from the Adventurers’ Guild and a Spiritualist in person while Sercrent was to find a route across the Boundary Mountain Range

「And do you think that the spirits of the monsters would seek the Dhampir of their own accord?」(Sercrent)

Spiritualists are capable of seeing and conversing with spirits, using Necro residual memories

Though it was impressive that they overturn the rule of “dead men tell no tales”, it is not as if all spirits are friendly towards Spiritualists and they are unable to tame Undead

Sercrent thought that a Spiritualist wouldn’t be such a large threat if caution was taken against them, but Eleanora had a different opinion

「And e do if he is capable of soathered only applies to nor unprecedented things one after another, hasn’t he? Doesn’t that ht not be a normal Spiritualist?」(Eleanora)

Sercrent had no response to these words other than to nod

For example, what if he was able to suroup of spirits?

If the Dhaainst those who e was not only a sturdy wall but a garrison of faithful guards for him

Eleanora did think that such a thing would be is that were considered impossible, and as a result, the erous cliff

If she underestie of that cliff

「So make sure you plan our route properly To think that you wouldn’t understand these things if I didn’t explain thes, can you at least have the obedience to listen to what I say despite not understanding?」(Eleanora)

Being repriht that he was incoether

But for the Vas of the【Evil God of Joyful Life】, this kind of conversation was extremely commonplace

Their personal relationshi+ps with each other generally only amounted to whether the others were superior or inferior to themselves They used words like equals, coed and thought of others as above or below them

It was simple when the hierarchical difference was clearly established, like the difference between a Pure-breed and a noble-born or the difference between a noble-born and a Subordinate However, things got very bloody very quickly between Pure-breed Vampires or noble-born Vampires

With others in better positions than the the others down and raise themselves above

With others below them, they would e theet any funny ideas

And when those hierarchical differences of as superior and as inferior had not yet been decided, they fought in various ways to establish those differences

And though Eleanora was a genius, only several years had passed since she had beco tier than hie one

However, Sercrent had been criticized harshly for his failure by Birkyne and alures in the community had seen him in an extremely pitiful state He had received no protection or support from Gubamon, his「parent」; there were orders that he was to be killed if he failed again That hy he was in a vastly inferior position to Eleanora

As long as he was in an inferior position, Eleanora would have to keep kicking him down If she didn’t, then that would mean that she wasn’t superior to this fallen man In short, she would be viewed as inferior to him

「… Alright I’ll make the Subordinates work faster」(Sercrent)

「If it seems that it will take soestions He was involved with the events of two hundred years ago, wasn’t he? Hethat would be helpful here」(Eleanora)

「… I’ll take that into consideration」(Sercrent)

Seeing Sercrent say these words over his shoulder and leave the roo behind the door, Eleanora whispered

「Sorry But I don’t want to be dragged doith you」(Eleanora)

Eleanora no longer felt hunger and had gained the power that would allow her to fight against even a Dragon without dirtying her own body in the process But the color of fear was visible in her eyes

Because she understood that if she failed, she would be the next to stand in Sercrent’s position

The final day spent training to acquire the【Chant Revocation】skill was the seventh day of training

「Ooh! I have finally acquired the【Chant Revocation】skill; this is yet another warenerosity from the Holy Son!」(Nuaza)

TLN: Turns out it really was the Undead titans learning the skill Fixed previous chapter

Nuaza raised his arms that were supposed to be made of skin and bone but were now thick and muscular up in the air as he let out a happy shout

「Huh, it seems that I have been beaten to it」(Zadiris)

「Hahaha, though I am a Lesser Lich, I am still a Lich, after all」(Nuaza)

「Well, I ae Job」(Zadiris)

Zadiris seeed to learn the trick behind using the skill

Monsters do gain bonuses and penalties to skills based on their race They aren’t as re a Job; it is si suited or unsuited to certain skills

Orcs are strong, Kobolds are agile and so on

So the fact that Nuaza had acquired the【Chant Revocation】skill before Zadiris meant that he possessed more aptitude for the【Chant Revocation】skill than her, or that he possessed e

Incidentally, it is a fact that talent in this world allows those who possess it to level up more easily, increase their Ranks quickly and learn and develop skills more quickly than normal However, that doesn’t mean that hard work isn’t important

Both people and ent study, and can increase their Rank by h hard work

However, it was a matter of when

Even if so a sere to acquire a level 5 skill in Swordsht be able to reach the sa

Even a particularly unintelligent, weak Goblin would be able to becoh that would require it to put in tireless effort for almost its entire lifespan, it is possible

When an adventurer with a superhuains experience with various things, he becoons and fully clearing high-difficulty Dungeons

An adventurer with re talent may only end up as a D-class adventurer even with the same amount of hard work and experience However, if he puts in ten times or even a hundred times the work of the adventurer with superhuman talent, his hard work and tenacityan A-class adventurer

In the majority of cases, the hard work is interrupted before it can be rewarded

There are feho can obstinately strive for the top while sacrificing everything else in their lives to do so; there are plenty who give up and turn their attention towards other endeavors

In the case of adventurers and monsters, many die or are forced to retire due to serious injury before their hard work produces any results The law of “survival of the fittest” applies to everyone