The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 42 (2/2)

「Even if the Dhampir is a Spiritualist, he wouldn’t be able to summon the spirits of people whose na able to do that is loant to believe that」(Eleanora)

「I see… But e do? Where do we search from here?」(Sercrent)

「Let’s see, how about we go to where the city of Talosheim once stood?」(Eleanora)

The nation of titans that the A shi+eld-nation’s army to destroy The Pure-breed Vampire Gubamon had used the Amid Empire to do this, and Ternecia had been partially involved as well

It would certainly be a ruin by noar with Undead titans

「Even though they’re ruins, there s left, and it would be easier to establish a village there than to build a new one fro」(Eleanora)

Though it was unlikely that the Dhaeons near Talosheiather food efficiently

However, Sercrent looked doubtful

「No, Taloshei with Undead It would be ie there」(Sercrent)

Looking at Sercrent’s face, Eleanora was overcoe to kill him on the spot

The reason Sercrent didn’t want to go to Talosheinificant one

He didn’t want Eleanora to gain leadershi+p

For Sercrent to erase his past failures and return to his original position in Vampire society, he of course needed to successfully kill the Dhampir, but it also needed to be his own achievement rather than Eleanora’s

Even if he co so under Eleanora’s coh to beco, and it could even be interpreted as proof that he was an incole Dha instructions spelled out for him

Those living in the society of the Vaain the favor of those ere on the rise while striking down those ere falling

If Sercrent simply prioritized the completion of his mission, his social position wouldn’t move an inch

However, even though he understood that, there was a reason Eleanora couldn’t allow him to have his way Because that would uards, had considered obeying Sercrent, which her Pure-breed master wouldn’t accept

She would be subjected to indescribable punishment and unhealable wounds would be inflicted upon her She didn’t want that That is why Eleanora had decided that she would have the pitiful Sercrent fall as far down as it was possible to fall

「I see Then I’ll go and scout out the ruins on my own」(Eleanora)

Eleanora had only been working together with Sercrent up until now because she had needed the nuiven her permission to create new Subordinate Vampires, so the only pawns that she could use were her familiars

However, it wouldn’tsuch useless pahose numbers had even been decreased by the journey She didn’therself from Sercrent to work on her own

「What?!」(Sercrent)

Sercrent was greatly confused If Eleanora disposed of the Dhampir while separated fro failed his mission

On the other hand, this was a chance to take the achievement all for himself, but Eleanora was superior to him in ability and the Subordinate Vampires who had been useless up until noere unlikely to suddenly becoer

「… Very well, let us search Talosheim」(Sercrent)

Taking no notice of the Vampire who had lived lessly pretended to give his permission for the search of Talosheiht sky

However, upon reaching the site where the ruins of Taloshei to the two-hundred-year-old records left by the Mirg shi+eld-nation’s army, Eleanora opened her eyes wide, dropped her jaw and stood stock-still

Even before she beca such a foolish-looking face

「I-impossible…!」(Eleanora)

「Isn’t this some kind of illusion?」(Sercrent)

However, she had no need to worry about Sercrent and his subordinates seeing her like this They were standing still with the same dumbfounded expression on their faces

They were duht of the moon and stars As Vampires, they could see the ht

There was not a single ivy branch growing on the white stone walls and not a single crack in the stone

「What does thisshi+eld-nation’s army and Mikhail destroyed the walls, didn’t they?」(Eleanora)

「That’s right, if I recall… Back then, the gate was broken and the wall had collapsed in two different places Even if ere told is athem, so how are they so…」(Sercrent)

Sercrent continued whispering, still astonished, but he slowly regained his composure

「I see, it was the Undead The Undead of Talosheim repaired these walls The Undead don’t tire, so I’iven two hundred years」(Sercrent)

However, Eleanora couldn’t iine that the conclusion he had arrived at was correct

「The Undead, repairing andthe walls?」(Eleanora)

Undead were generally unproductive and didn’t foranize the or used the hierarchical relationshi+ps established while they were still alive, but in the roups of Undead individuals

Even if the Undead had two hundred years, they ht be able to sweep, clean and wash dishes, but would they be able to perfor the city’s walls?

It was difficult to iine that this was possible If it was, every haunted building and ghost shi+p in this world would be sparkling clean

nobody could blaone mad

「What other explanation is there?」(Sercrent)

But even Eleanora couldn’t answer that question

These walls were clearly not the work of monsters, and they hadn’t received any infordom had occupied the ruins of Talosheim to build a new city

Eleanora reminded herself that their objective wasn’t to take back or occupy Talosheim It was to kill the Dhampir

「… We’re going to look inside」(Eleanora)

Fortunately, it didn’t seeuards posted on the walls It looked like there were several Undead titans at the gate, but for the noble-born Vah the sky, it wasn’t a problem They could simply fly over the walls and the Subordinate Vampires could climb over the walls with their claws

However, the surprises continued even after Eleanora and Sercrent passed the walls

The dark, silent Talosheihost town However, one glance was all it took to notice so abnormal

「There aren’t any collapsed buildings?」(Sercrent)

The buildings of Talosheih they were large, stone buildings built from stone, they had been abandoned for two hundred years… after a terrible war, even

「Are you going to tell me that this is the work of the Undead as well?」(Eleanora)

「Th-then who could have… That’s it! I’m sure it’s the Dhampir; he made his Ghoul subordinates…!」(Sercrent)

「Are you trying to say that the Ghouls siinally, in titan-size?」(Eleanora)

「…」(Sercrent)

Sercrent fell silent at Eleanora’s words, but even she had no idea who could have repaired the city

Two hundred years ago, several hundred titans had actually escaped fro shi+eld-nation The possibility that crossed Eleanora’stitans had returned and spent the past two hundred years restoring Talosheim with the Hartner duchy’s assistance But even that was hard to iine

If that was the case, then as the city so quiet?

「Sercrent-saht」(Subordinate)

「What?! The direction of the royal castle, huh Alright, let’s go」(Sercrent)

The Vaht about how strange all of this was, but even so, the mission took priority

They renewed their resolve, but as they approached the plaza in front of the royal castle, they were surprised three times

『It’s not really going well, is it?』(Saria)

『But we can’t really have Bocchan build this as well』(Rita)

『Jyuh, Nuaza-dono and the others said that it will be finished by spring Let us wait and look forward to when it is complete』(Bone Man)

Strange-looking Living Ar at what appeared to be a half-finished stone statue

『I’ll definitely win this ti titan)

『No, no, I cannot lose to a youngster』(Old titan)

Undead titans were playing a game on a board the Va sounds, eating baked sweets

「Fugoh, it’s cooked just right」(Orcus)

「I want miso with mine」(Black Goblin)

「Fish sauce for mine」(Black Goblin)

Black Orcs and black-colored Goblins were cooking skeweredit

「This shark fillet has no flavor」(Ghoul woman)

「But I heard it does wonders for your beauty It tastes good when you use it to make soup, too」(Ghoul woman)

Ghoul woether with their arms linked

「Paper, scissors, rock!」(Anubis)

「Face away, there!」(Anubis)

Monsters that appeared to be huame that the Vampires had never seen before

「What exactly is thehere, but… Orcs and Goblins in colors I’ve never seen, andin such a carefree way in the same space as the Undead; it’s just as if it were a human town」(Eleanora)

She knew that Sercrent wouldn’t give her any response worth listening to, but she simply couldn’t remain silent

That was howshe knew

Monsters as well as humans built societies that included multiple races, but al dominated and the weak obeyed

For Undead, even those kinds of societies were impossible to form

Excluding soenerally either superior individuals who had maintained their personalities from when they were alive or inferior Undead that indiscri, whether it was a human or a monster

Such Undead were living calm, quiet lives

Were all of them superior Undead? That was impossible! Even if their personalities had been preserved, they should still be ferocious

「I-I don’t know What does this mean? Could they have been tamed by someone? Impossible; it should be impossible to tame Undead!」(Sercrent)

Like Sercrent whispered, Undead were impossible to tame That was true whether the Tamer was a Vampire or a human

In the past, many individuals with superior Tamer-type Jobs had attempted to tame Undead, but they weren’t even able to ta Dead, let alone superior Undead such as Elder Liches

As a result of these unsuccessful attempts, it became known in this world that like insect-type monsters, Undead were impossible to tame

But the Vampires knew that there was an exception

「Could it be that there’s soained the divine protection of the evil God… No, the Goddess?」(Eleanora)

It was possible that those with the divine protection of the Goddess Vida who had revived Zakkart as an Undead or evil Gods like Hihiryushukaka could create and command Undead

「A Vampire from another evil God’s… No, it’s Vida There is someone with the Goddess Vida’s divine protection」(Eleanora)

Eleanora could see the Church of Vida that had been restored If they possessed the divine protection of an evil God, there was no way that the church of the Goddess would be restored

「Impossible」(Sercrent)

Sercrent trembled, his eyes open wide If the one who possessed the Goddess Vida’s divine protection was one of the Pure-breed Vampires they feared, the ones orshi+pped the Goddess Vida, then…

「Sercrent-sama, we should escape while we still can」(Subordinate)

「nobody has noticed our presence yet, let us retreat!」(Subordinate)

Still hidden, the Subordinate Va It was clear ould happen if they were discovered in a place where a Pure-breed Vampire orshi+pped Vida was present

A one-sided annihilation at the hands of that Va power

The noble-born Sercrent and Eleanora being here would reat the difference between a Pure-breed and a noble-born was

If that wasn’t the case, there was no way that Pure-breed Vampires like Birkyne and Ternecia who possessed personalities that would make them enemies very easily could have ruled hundreds of noble-born Vampires for a hundred thousand years

Sercrent who had been tortured by Birkyne and Eleanora who had been directly appointed by him understood this better than the Subordinate Vampires

The two of them wanted to retreat immediately, but at the same time, they discovered the reason they couldn’t do so

「Wait, there are Ghouls a the Undead and Goblins The Dhampir is definitely here」(Eleanora)

They had searched everywhere other than Talosheile Ghoul, but there were nu that, there was no doubt that these were the Ghouls the Dha shi+eld-nation

In that case, it was only natural that the Dhampir would be here

「You knoill happen if we run aithout dealing with the Dhampir, don’t you?」(Eleanora)

The already-pale faces of the Subordinate Va a retreat turned even whiter

「We’ll look for the Dhampir If I recall, his name was Vandalieu Eleanora, capture one of the Ghouls and make them talk」(Sercrent)

「I don’t need you to tell me what to do」(Eleanora)

They would quickly dispose of the Dha who possessed Vida’s divine protection

Casting aside her exasperation and disgust towards Sercrent, Eleanora began to act in order to accooal