The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 41 (1/2)

Vandalieu was finding it difficult to level up When he had consulted the for】Borkus tapped his fingers against his head as he answered

『It can’t be helped The【Death Attribute Mage】Job is probably a specialized Job The Dungeon you went to is Garan’s Valley and those guys are the ones you brought with you With that being the case, I’ up would be hard』(Borkus)

This knowledge wasn’t so that had been properly quantified, but anyone who had progressed with their Jobs to a certain extent knew certain rules of thumb

『You know that each Job requires different aht? Apprentice Jobs are easy to level, generic Jobs are moderately difficult and specialized Jobs are harder』(Borkus)

As their naest, Apprentice Jobs are Jobs with the word「Apprentice」at the beginning of the Job title Basdia and Zadiris had reached level 100 for these Jobs in a matter of days; they are very easy to level up

Generic Jobs are Jobs such as「Warrior」and「Mage」that give bonuses to a wide variety of skills

And finally, specialized Jobs are Jobs like「Swordse」and「Water-Attribute Mage」that are specialized for specific attributes

『Since your Job is a newly-discovered one, I don’t know the details about it either But judging from the name, I can tell that it’s a Job specialized for death-attribute ic Still, it does seeht-Attribute Mage】and【Fire-Attribute Mage】』(Borkus)

Apparently Jobs such as these required a lot of Experience Points to level up

『Adventurers and even nor to become first-class in that field With a Job like that, there’s no way you can becoer faster than a complete novice』(Borkus)

Apparently, this is hoas

Incidentally, the reason Ghouls have a Rank like monsters while Vandalieu didn’t as a Dha races created by the Goddess Vida is because of the different origins of the two races

Races like Ghouls that possess the blood of both a monster and a Goddess such as Vampires, Lamias, Scyllas and Centaurs have Ranks like ain Jobs like humans

However, Vandalieu was a Dhampir born between a Vainated froer constitution than hu a Rank

Borkus and the other titans who had becoinated from the union between the Goddess and the Giant God Zeno, so they hadn’t possessed Ranks while alive, either

Having decided not to be worried about his level increasingwith Borkus, Vandalieu proceeded through Doran’s Aquatic Caverns

Thehere were aquatic species Past the fifth floor, fish-people who possessed pale liin, the Flying Sharks that had been present in Talosheih to cut a human in half and enormous octopuses called Killer Octopuses would appear

TLN: Cancer, the astrological sign, is represented by a crab So these Cancers are crabs, not diseases

Sahuagin were Rank 2 demi-human-type monsters that were called the Goblins of the sea, armed mainly with spears, but they were small-fry

「This isn’t edible, is it?」(Vandalieu)

『I suppose they aren’t, though they ood if you haven’t had any food or water for three days』(Zran)

It seemed that even their materials were Goblin-like

They had fought Flying Sharks at the ays of Taloshei with them

「【Quick Slash!+】」(Braga)

As Braga dodged the jaws of a Flying Shark, he used a Short Sword TechniqueShark’s neck

Braga had been born with a body built for agility, but it was training that had elevated that agility even higher Braga had learned the techniques of a Scout with Zran as his instructor and gained the Short Sword Technique skill that relied on his speed ility already matched that of a wild animal

As Rank 2the new races created by Vandalieu, so even the weakest of thewere at least the sa the e amounts of Experience Points

As a result, his Rank had increased and noas a Black Goblin Scout, only half a year after his birth

『I’ve raised quite the fearsome monster, if I do say so myself』(Zran)

「I suppose so; the Flying Shark’s head has been half-severed」(Vandalieu)

『No, that’s not what I mean』(Zran)

Zran had a shrewd expression, brown brows furrowed and his mouth turned upwards into a smile

『He’s a er physical abilities than a hu huical beasts that have special abilities that allow them to conceal their presence and catch their enemies by surprise But that doesn’t a would be able to do things like concealing his presence to tail a group of adventurers and assassinate the healer first, or infiltrating villages and towns to kidnap women and children』(Zran)

「I see You h potential to become a covert operative in the future」(Vandalieu)

That was indeed a fearsoht a difficult battle against had trained his skills to high levels That hy Vandalieu had been forced to allow his own flesh and bone to be cut in order to win If Bugogan had nothing but brute strength, Vandalieu wouldn’t have even allowed Bugogan to cut the tip of his ser

Braga had the potential to becoan The possibility of hi the from the front was particularly fearsome

No, as fearsoa It was all of the Black Goblins

Braga was the fastest to develop a to Zran, all of them would increase their Ranks and become Black Goblin Scouts by the end of the year In other words, all of the Black Goblins had the talent to be assassins and spies

They would be a group ofpast the defenses of huh infiltration for long periods of time would be impossible due to their appearance, but they would at least be able to deal with the guards and open the gates from the inside to allow their comrades in

「But you knew fro that they would beco theht them the Short Sword Technique, after all, Zran」(Vandalieu)

『Hahahahaha』(Zran)

「Wait, you’re a monster as well, aren’t you? You’re an Undead」(Vandalieu)

『Hahahahahahahaha!』(Zran)

「You really just wanted to act cool and boast about your student, didn’t you?」(Vandalieu)

『Hahahaha, very perceptive, Holy Son!』(Zran)

「It’s just that I kno you feel because I’ myself」(Vandalieu)

Though Vandalieu wouldn’t call hiht about how that tiny Braga had grown up to be so great

It would be good if Braga becah to hunt monsters on his own and he would be a reliable ally to have if the Mirg shi+eld-nation ever dispatched another extermination force

「What are you talking about, King?」(Braga)

Braga was ni the e

「We were saying that you’re like a ninja, Braga」(Vandalieu)

Telling hi, so this was the answer Vandalieu gave But Braga and even Zran gave him puzzled looks

『Ninja?』(Zran)

「Eh, you haven’t heard of them? Even you, Zran」(Vandalieu)

Zakkart had tried to spread knowledge and technology froht that at least Zran would knohat a ninja was After that, the two of thean to pester Vandalieu to tell them stories about ninjas every time they stopped to rest

Incidentally, Big Cancers and Killer Octopuses were Rank 3 and they were sie crabs and octopuses, so they didn’t have any trouble dealing with these monsters

Apart from the marine products that could be harvested in Doran’s Aquatic Caverns, there were also old, silver and Mythril couldn’t be found here, but they could mine tin, copper and iron

That hyat the walls

Vandalieu ie quantities of heavy ores outside the Dungeon, but it seee luh that it could siht away

Upon learning this, Vandalieu had thought, “Other worlds are so convenient”

This hy Talosheim had blacksmiths but no smelters to turn ores into masses of metal

After greeting thethese lu a break to eat food with theeon

Froan to appear alongside the Rank 3 ones

Squid e the color of its own body to conceal itself to attack its enemies by surprise, Chameleon Squids

Monsters that appeared to be one-and-a-half- lobsters that had sharp claws that were like bladed weapons, Blade Shrimp

Monsters that looked like beautiful flowers on first glance but actually secreted paralyzing veno Anemones

These were just a little problematic

Braga’s【Intuition】and【Detection】skills as well as Vandalieu’s【Danger Sense: Death】let the

And though it wasn’t like Garan’s Valley, they had h

『UOOOOOH!【QUICK SLAAAAAsh!+】』(Zran)

With incredible force and enough speed to cut the air itself, Zran sliced the Blade Shrimp clean in two He was just like a berserker as he ended its life with his short sword

「GAAAAAH!【Whip Axe!】」(Vigaro)

Writhing tentacles were severed by the axe swung by Vigaro’s arm that was evenAneh as well

It seearo’s desire for battle had increased since he had becoination?

『Bocchan, ht it not be wise to stop those two? If I a you』(Sam)

Zran as well as Vigaro in particular had high Ranks; defeating ain them any reasonable amount of Experience Points

Even if they wanted to improve their skills, their ene but a warm-up exercise for them The ene

In fact, since the enemies were so much weaker, their skills and instincts would become duller instead

So the reason the two of the around at the front was –

「Well, they’ve been saying they’re bored」(Vandalieu)

They had grown tired of supervising without participating in the fights

『Well, it is rather aard to have the two of the』(Sam)

「We can take a break while those two are fighting, too」(Vandalieu)

「That’s fine, but… can we really eat these?」(Kachia)

Kachia looked at the Killer Octopus legs, Blade Shrimp and sashi+mi made of fish and shellfish with a displeasured look on her face

「Of course Do the people of the Mirg shi+eld-nation not eat octopuses and eels?」(Vandalieu)

Even on Earth, there had been countries without the culture of eating octopuses Though he wasn’t sure if this was true, Vandalieu had also heard that there had even been ancient civilizations who absolutely could not eat it or avoided doing so for religious reasons

With that being the case, it was possible that there was a culture of not eating eels in Lambda

「No, there’s no eels because there’s no ocean, and octopuses are just dried meat…」(Kachia)

Apparently Vandalieu rong The fact that octopuses were used as dried meat meant that they could be eaten nor? Did she simply dislike seafood?

「Then do you at least eat fish?」(Vandalieu)

「That’s not the problem! It’s raw!」(Kachia)

「Ah, that’s what it is」(Vandalieu)

It seemed Kachia’s apprehension was due to the fact that they would be eating marine products raw In western countries on Earth there had been dishes like carpaccio where fish and ht that it wouldn’t be a problem

Did carpaccio not exist in La fish raas dangerous so that Zakkart couldn’t spread the culture of eating sushi+ and sashi+mi?

「It’s alright Look」(Vandalieu)

While Kachia was still apprehensive, Braga was enjoying the sashi+mi

「Delicious! Delicious!」(Braga)

They ate eels, squid, shellfish and fish with fish sauce and wasabi Normally soy sauce would be better than fish sauce, but soy sauce created from walnut miso and acorn ht fish sauce with them

Were the walnuts or acorns bad to use, or was there a probleus used for the fermentation process? Either way, Vandalieu really wanted soya beans

「It’s delicious! Kachia, have soa)

『The combination of this tender texture with the sharp spice of the wasabi is indeed marvelous』(Sam)

Braga encouraged Kachia with joy on his face while Sam did the same with a report on the food

「Y-you ht say that, but humans can’t eat fish raw!」(Kachia)

「Kachia, you’re a Ghoul now」(Braga)

「Ah, that’s right! But even Ghouls can’t eat raw fish, can they?!」(Kachia)

Monsters like Goblins and Kobolds generally don’t cook their food They feast on ht roast meat on a fire at most

But the Ghouls had been using pri skewers to roastit in leaves since before Vandalieu arrived

Like titans, they were a race of people created by Vida

「But it’s alright It’s extre Killer】and【Disinfect】, so there’s nothing harmful left in it」(Vandalieu)

Even if fungi and parasites had been present, they were all exterminated now and Vandalieu had even used the death-attribute spell【Disinfect】to remove any poison

With this much treatment done, even poisonous mushrooms would become edible

「I-if you’ve gone that far… Hmm? It’s delicious?」(Kachia)

Kachia’s eyes opened wide in surprise, and then she began greedilyhow happy she was, Vandalieu also felt happy

Incidentally, after Zran and Vigaro returned fro, Zran said,『Raw meat tastes delicious after you’ve beco into the sashi+aro on the other hand rejected the idea like Kachia had at first, saying,「Raw?! We’ll get sto reassured that it was safe to do so

The in Berserker with Rank 3 Sahuagin Pirates as subordinates Since they didn’t yield any valuablepartners for Vandalieu to i】skill

From the eleventh floor onwards of Doran’s Aquatic Caverns, Rank 4 roups of Rank 3 her

There were pitfalls with poisoned spikes at the bottos and axes that ca at them from the walls

「King, there’s a trap here!」(Braga)

「That’s right Can you disarm it?」(Vandalieu)

「I’ll give it a try! … Ah」(Braga)

Poisonous gas was released with a hissing sound, so Vandalieu neutralized the poison with【Disinfect】

「Sorry, I failed」(Braga)

「It’s fine Do your best next time」(Vandalieu)

『… Why is it that the Holy Son who is at the back is the first to knohere the traps are?』(Zran)

Depending on the types of traps, traps could be erous than monsters However, Vandalieu could detect traps that would kill with his constantly-active【Danger Sense: Death】This allowed hi for them

In addition, many of the traps in Doran’s Aquatic Caverns were poisonous, so he could deal with them immediately with【Disinfect】

『With the Holy Son here, aren’t Scouts unnecessary?』(Zran)

「Don’t sulk like that Aren’tthe reasons we came here?」(Vandalieu)

That hy Vandalieu didn’t say or do anything even after detecting traps, leaving Braga to search for them

「And I can’t detect traps that aren’t deadly For example, a trap that spits out oil that’s hard to remove」(Vandalieu)

『That would be more of a prank than a trap』(Sam)

He would probably be unable to detect a trap where a blackboard duster would co from overhead

『But wouldn’t it be fine to not detect those? They won’t kill you, after all』(Zran)

「Well, that’s true」(Vandalieu)

In a Dungeon, half of the traps were designed to kill their victims The other half would either i it easier for monsters to kill the intruders, so Vandalieu could detect most of them

「But you know, it’s not like I’ll be around every time」(Vandalieu)