The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 66 (1/2)

About four es, and it was noell into suhts that absorbed heat fros was absolutely essential

Vandalieu, having now turned six years old, was spending his tiriculture and textile production was a great deal of work

First, the crops that he had stolen along with their entire fields were groell… too well Since the clie, he had first planned to use death-attributeselective breeding

However, the crops quickly adapted to Taloshei in the soil of a former Devil’s Nest, they were compatible with the soil of Talosheim, which was a semi-Devil’s Nest

Wheat could be harvested threethe irain in Talosheim

The other vegetables were able to be harvested earlier than nor s to move around It seemed that the cause of this was the use of Fertilization on unused monster parts to produce fertilizer and the addition of Vandalieu’s Mana

“Well, I suppose it’s fine” Vandalieu had no coood quality and they didn’t have to be constantly tended to like normal crops

But I do wish that they would stop attacking o to look at theood quality they are, onions are harsh to eat raw And please stop throwing tomatoes at me There isn’t a festival for that in our nation

“Stopping them all is quite difficult,” Vandalieu complained as he used his arms that had been branched and extended with Spirit Form Transformation to catch and collect the produce that theat him

This repeated itself numerous times before they finally stopped

It seeerous The wheat, root crops and potatoes hadn’t turned into monsters yet

On the other hand, the production of textiles had gone well up to a certain point

“Get up”

With the sa Wood Golems, Vandalieu was able to manipulate the raw materials with Golem Transmutation Of course, he hadn’t been able to siht from the plant, but he had successfully extracted fibers and created threads after boiling and softening them

He had been able to create linen with plants froeon He had also produced fluffy, ool similar to sheep’s wool fro similar to silk from Cemetery Bees

Cemetery Bees didn’t make cocoons that completely surrounded their pupae as the bees and hornets of Earth did However, when larvae turned into pupae, they placed lids over the cha the pupae

The Cemetery Bees created those lids with threads They were lids large enough to cover cha pupae that would becohtly more silk than silkworm cocoons would yield

Of course, the lids would be broken once the Ceed from the cha sawdust, turning the broken lids into Gole threads from them wasn’t a difficult task

Vandalieu nahtly honey-colored silk ‘Honey Silk’

“Well, it’s only h”

The spinning-wheel Golems could create threads With the looms, which were also Gole down fallen leaves and branches of Immortal Treants, he had access to numerous colors

The resulting cloth was of excellent quality even in Eleanora’s eyes; if it were to be taken to the Co in to buy it, but… In the end, it was just cloth, nothing more

They weren’t clothes

“Making clothes and accessories is difficult, isn’t it?” Vandalieu remarked

“Well, I suppose so…” Zadiris agreed

“I-if it’s loincloths, even I can aro

“No, those don’t need to be sewed, do they?” Saria pointed out

“If my as here, she would be able to tailor simple clothes,” said Sam

“Your daughters e…” said Borkus

Everyone lacked the experience and knowledge to tailor clothes froot their hands on, so most of their clothes were made from leather and fur The Undead titans of Taloshei time; they hadn’t had the time to be concerned about their attire

Though there were so, like Rita and Saria, there were no needles or crafts clothes from scratch

Vandalieu wasn’t e he had hat he had learned in home econoht be able tolike an apron

Even the researchers who researched the textiles of Origin weren’t experts in creating clothes from the textiles

“Well, I suppose if I acquire skills, I’ll be able to s,” said Vandalieu

With skills, he ure out how to make the clothes he had seen on Earth

In the end, it was decided that he would go through trial and error with everyone for other things, such as kantoui

TLN: Sie piece of cloth with a hole for the head

『You have acquired the Far skills!』

There wereon the throne in the audience room

They were the spirits that had been inside the Undead expedition ar They had taken over four months to return

However, those present here were those whose personalities hadn’t co time since their second deaths and the journey back, around only a hundred of them It seemed that since they didn’t count as Vandalieu’s followers, fourtheir spirit for out wordless groans

“Well done, everyone With this, I will forgive you for the sin of attacking Talosheim,” Vandalieu declared

The spirits cheered They felt happy from the bottom of their hearts at the fact that they would formally be accepted as part of those under Vandalieu’s command

“Now then, General Chezare Please show them the way,” Vandalieu ordered

“Yes… Your Majesty” As Chezare appeared, wearing a military uniform with decorations placed proudly on his chest, the spirits reacted in two different ways

The greatreunited with their former boss, while a small number of them had their already-collapsed faces collapsed further with an expression of surprise

“Ch-Chezare! You’re the general?!” said Langil Mauvid, the head of the sroup

Chezare had been the second-in-co born in one of the Empire’s vassal nations, so his unexpected promotion caused Mauvid’s eyes to open so wide that his eyeballs looked as if they would fall from his sockets

Chezare chuckled in response to Mauvid’s words “Well, well, if it isn’t the former supreme commander, Mauvid-dono It has been a while”

“What is theof this, Chezare! You were an enemy of Vandalieu-saeneral?!” Mauvid demanded

“Fufufu, the Eclipse King is a forgiving person,” said Chezare “He has acknowledged my work and bestowed eneral”

“How could this be?!”

Though Mauvid seemed unable to believe it, Chezare had in fact been very useful

Chezare hadn’t been a super-capable coth However, his impressive ability when it ca an Undead He kne to organize an areable about the structure of each fort in the Mirg shi+eld-nation as well as the tactics that each nation employed

He was also quite well-infors outside of military business, such as law and commerce He would be an important capable person… dead person for Vandalieu from now on

TLN: This is kind of a joke in japanese where 人材/jinzai, the japanese word for “capable person”, has its first kanji replaced with 死“dead”

Borkus was strong, reliable and trustworthy, but fundamentally unable to do deskwork

“Now then, proud soldiers of His Majesty! His Majesty shall grant you new bodies! You will fight alongside the Black Bull Knights’ Order and !” Chezare declared

Vandalieu hadn’t included the Black Bull Knights’ Order in the disposable ar them act as instructors to teach the titans and Ghouls how to conduct large-scale battles effectively

And since they were knights, they were able to do deskwork even if not on the same level as Chezare, so they would be handy to have around from now on

Incidentally, Vandalieu had kept Flark, Gennie and Messara, the three who had been Riley’s slaves, because each of them had their uses Their personal histories hat they were, so he had to be careful with them, but they were obedient for now

The spirits of the for heard that Chezare was the general and that the Black Bull Knights’ Order still reained hope for their future lives(?)

“I-I will not accept this! I will not accept you as the general!” Mauvid shouted, but in the next moment, his voice wavered

“So are you saying that you are dissatisfied with my choice?” asked Vandalieu

The air in the audience chalares at Mauvid, as if they were looking at their sworn enemy

“Hyih! N-no, I was simply –”

“I appointed Chezare aswas done through my authority and will If you are dissatisfied with that, that means that you are dissatisfied with me, doesn’t it?”

“Th-that is – I-I apologize! Please forgive me for my inappropriate words!” Mauvid lowered his head, but Vandalieu reiveness

Chezare extended Mauvid a helping hand “My apologies, Your Majesty Please forgive my subordinate for his insolence”

Mauvid’s spirit trenored

“Are you sure you want to take him as your subordinate?” Vandalieu asked “It sounds like it would be troublesome”

“Of course,” Chezare replied “Making use of the useless is also one of the duties of those who stand at the top”

“… I understand I’ll leave the personnel affairs to you, Chezare”

“Haha, I aain as a private!”

The former-General Mauvid’s spirit was taken away by Chezare and his subordinates As a spirit, he couldn’t hide his true e an incredibly furious expression, but it was simply humorous

The large nu shi+eld-nation ith them, followed by the spirits of those fro pitiful expressions Many of thees

Incidentally, the rest of the spirits whose personalities had collapsed were turned into Golems and Cursed Weapons

Either way, Vandalieu couldn’t avoid preparing bodies for them He was unable to turn them into Astral-type Undead like Ghosts and Wraiths that consisted entirely of spirit form

Before, the reason for this was that Vandalieu’s Death-Attribute Magic skill’s level was simply too low, but the problem with his ability had now been solved The proble as materials

To turn spirits into Astral-type Undead, the spirit er, hatred, regret and grief, they cannot become Undead

Due to the effects of Death-Attribute Char been killed Rather than speak words of hatred, they would bow their heads and say, “Please allow us to repay you for the favor you have done in killing us”

They were i only of spirit form

Leaving that aside

“ Keeping up with this farce is tiring,” said Vandalieu

It was necessary, but not very interesting

The earlier conversation was necessary to have all the spirits gather under Chezare If the hierarchy wasn’t clearly established in front of everyone, things ht be fine when Vandalieu was around, but there would be no telling ould happen if he went to the Orbauh the spirits of those born in the Empire were few in number, Vandalieu needed to make them understand the chain of command

Factional disputes and havingeach other down like in the De’s army would simply be troublesome Perhaps it would have been best for Vandalieu to break Mauvid’s soul, but if he used his last resort right fro were to happen after that, he would have been in trouble

That final resort would be used if Mauvid did soiveable… Vandalieu could only pray that he was sh nohis spare time

“Now then, Riley and Gordan, step forward,” said Vandalieu, calling out to the two re spirits

“You called me, God?” Gordan’s expression was that of a lunatic

“Heheh, heheheh” Riley approached with twisted laughter

Certain feelings welled up within Vandalieu as he looked at them

Vandalieu gave a snore the taste of blood“I have a favor to ask of the two of you”

Gordan and Riley gave a respectful bow

“Please instruct me as you wish,” said Gordan “I offer you all that I have”

“Tellas I have my spear, I can kill anyone,” said Riley

Ah, it was really impossible

“Be destroyed”

Vandalieu used Spirit Fored one into each of Riley and Gordan’s spirits The two of them screamed and froze in astonishment

“GYAAAH! W-what are you, why?!”

“GUAAAAAH! G-God! Why, you said that you would forgive, forgive my sins – OOGYAGAGAAH!

“… Yes, I did forgive you for your sins ‘this tiiven you for what you did to my mother”

As their faces twisted in despair and agony, Vandalieu sed the mixture of saliva and blood in his ht about enduring it I did my best But in the end, it’s impossible”

“AAAAAH, i-i-it wasn’t my FAAAUUULT!” Riley screamed

“I-I, siasped

“I understand that,” said Vandalieu “I’ve known for a long time that you aren’t to blame”

Riley wasn’t at fault He was si the extermination force to wipe out the Ghouls in the Devil’s Nest forest, joining this expedition ar and handing over a woious fanatics, none of it was his fault

None of them were crimes in the society that he had lived in They were deeds that were not punishable by law

The fact that he made deals with Vampires was the one serious crime that would be worthy of capital punishated to execute hi shi+eld-nation

Gordan wasn’t at fault, either He had simply followed Alda’s doctrine and exter them

Trying to kill a Dharuesoiven birth to that Dha her alive in public, he couldn’t be blamed for any of these

In fact, these were good acts that deserved praise from the people of the Empire and its vassal nations

Indeed, the society he had belonged in and his position had simply been different to Vandalieu’s

An Undead Gordan and Riley would be useful They didn’t have bodies, but if Vandalieu provided thehters

That hy he had thought about various things and tried to endure his emotions for four months, but… it was impossible

“It’s so impossible that my Status Effect Resistance skill’s level has increased because of the stress it’s causedyou, a hole opened in my stomach and I even threw up a little blood earlier”

“I-it cannot be…!”

“AGEGAAHGAGAGAGAGAH!”

When Vandalieu stopped to think about it, it was only natural that the perception of good and evil would differ in different societies and positions He rein, those in different societies and positions killing each other was so that happened every day

So then, was there a need for Vandalieu to try to endure? Perhaps if he was planning to enlighten the people of Laht be best He should forgive these two

But what Vandalieu wanted to do was pursue his own happiness He had no intention of going through the trouble of enlightening the world in a self-sacrificing way

If forgiving the the the theht about these options, the more they became out of the question

Riley and Gordan were far erous than Orbie, the hunter who had ratted out Darcia, whose spirit Vandalieu had abandoned underground in the forest near Evbejia If he abandoned their souls in random places and they were recovered by Rodcorte, Alda, Yupeon or Hihiryushukaka, it was possible that Vandalieu would have to face theain

That would still be fine, but it was also possible that they would cause harm to everyone from some faraway place where Vandalieu couldn’t see them

Vandalieu didn’t knohat Gods were capable of However, he believed that Gods were malicious He kne cruel and vicious they were

As Gordan had used the skill called Familiar Spirit Descent, a skill that alloould be called an angel on Earth to possess his body, there was no doubt that Alda had taken notice of him

That hy Vandalieu couldn’t take that risk

“And most importantly, I hate you,” he said

“GYAAAAAH!”

Gordan and Riley’s unpleasant screaainst each other stopped with a clear, cracking sound

Their spirits collapsed, and the fragan to fade away

The moment he saw this, Vandalieu felt joy fro, cool, refreshi+ng feeling of having made the world a little cleaner that he had felt when he had broken Sercrent’s soul

“– Now then Five enee on”

Heinz and his companions, Earl Thoh he had omitted Alda and Yupeon, as he wasn’t sure whether the Gods existed in a place he could kill them, this was quite a prominent list of enemies

Vandalieu had a long road ahead of him

“Well then, a toast to celebrate our victory in this war,” said Vandalieu

“To our victory!”

There had already been a celebration after they had returned fro is over, a new victory party was being held

Fourof Giga eggs, mince made from a combination of dinosaur and Orc meat, and the mountains of hard bread that the expedition ar as food

It was before onions had been harvested, so Vandalieu had felt like there was so, but everyone had enjoyed the with minced meat hadn’t been invented yet

And the main feature today was the contents of the bowls of everyone present… Ramen

“This resembles udon and pasta, but it is completely different, isn’t it?” Zadiris remarked

“Delicious! It’s so delicious!” said Borkus

Vandalieu had finally succeeded in creating the ‘lye water’ that was crucial for producing the distinct texture of the noodles in rafor the tare sauce and dashi+ to make ramen

It probably couldn’t co lines of customers on Earth, but Vandalieu did think that it was better than the instant noodles that he had eaten before