The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 70 (1/2)
As a result of saving Ivan’s life, having given up on not attracting attention, Vandalieu are’s only store, the jack-of-all-trades store
“You saved er and I would’ve died a stupid death and not been able to show o ahead and eat, it’s my treat!”
“Don’t go acting so high anddeal!” said his wife
“Not at all I was just starting to feel hungry,” Vandalieu told thee
It was sorained rice similar to the Indica rice of Earth, edible plants, possibly for re the peculiar smell of the rice, beans to increase the volume of the meal, and a little salt
It really wasn’t a big deal The taste caredients… in fact, there was no taste other than the taste of the ingredients
However, it was currently summer, the time of year just before rice would be harvested That was probably why they could only offer this e was blessed for even being able to e
If I add the dried e, it would probably increase the salty flavor and taste quite good, Vandalieu thought, but he continued eating the rice porridge without putting this idea into practice
The concept of ‘smoked food’ apparently didn’t exist in this world, so smoked dried meat and dried fish would become products of Talosheim in the future Thus, he had to keep them secret
Incidentally, the jack-of-all-trades store’s bar space had no menu The alcohol was unrefined sake that the shopkeeper hadsnacks were roasted or cooked beans and, occasionally, vegetables
And the onlyThis was only natural, as the fae quantities and served it to their patrons
Vandalieu had wondered whether this really worked for business, but looking at it another way, the business wouldn’t work in this village unless done this way
Each household was capable ofits own sake, and their ability to cook wasn’t any different from the couple who ran the jack-of-all-trades store Thus, the only guests ould pay money to eat and drink here were the soldiers, h here as they took the highway to the slave-run mine, as well as Kasim’s party
If they set up a system to be able to cook multiple different dishes, their costs would actually increase As a result, Vandalieu was eating this rice porridge
“It’s not very tasty, is it?” said the shopkeeper in a serious tone, seely aware of this
“… That’s not true,” said Vandalieu
“Nah, it’s fine Since you saved Ivan’s life, I’d like to give you so that tastes better to eat, but this is the best I can do with the rice we grow here”
“Oyaji-san, we agreed not to say that, didn’t we? Still, it’s true that the rice we grew in the Sauron Duchy tasted better It didn’t have the smell”
Apparently, they had grown a type of rice similar to japonica rice in the Sauron Duchy north of the Hartner Duchy, commonly known as Sauron rice
TLN: To , this is the typical rice eaten in japan
But climate and soil of the land of the Hartner Duchy that they had fled to wasn’t suited to growing Sauron rice
With no other choice, they began growing the rice commonly cultivated in the Hartner Duchy, the Indica rice… known as southern rice in the Orbaudom
“In other words, it’s all the Empire’s fault” Vandalieu came to the conclusion that it was the Empire’s fault that he couldn’t eat rice similar to the japonica rice that he was used to today
“Yeah, it’s all the Goddamn Empire’s fault!”
“That’s right, that’s right! Everything was caused by the Empire!”
Since this was a cultivation village full of refugees who had been chased from their horeement with Vandalieu’s words
“Still, to think that you can use ic”
“It really surprised hter for sure,” said Kasim
He and his friends were eating the sae as Vandalieu
The priest of Alda nodded “Yes, I was quite surprised to learn that you are so loved by Vida The fact that you have appeared on this day on which Kasier is surely the will of the Gods Though we offer prayers to Alda and Vida, the Gods who parted ways in the ood deeds,” he said, s his hand on his chest
His smile still appeared shallow to Vandalieu, but his words seeyh Priest Gordan had been
It was possible that he was an unexpectedly virtuous person
“It makes me happy to hear you say that,” said Vandalieu “I’h”
Come to think of it, what’s the Church of Vida in the Hartner Duchy like? I’ll visit it once I get to the city
“By the way… how is it that you are speaking so clearly while eating rice porridge?” the priest asked
“… It’s a special skill,” Vandalieu replied
Vandalieu had used Out-of-body Experience to create a spirit-for its mouth to speak this whole time
“Ah, another helping, please,” he requested
“You’re still eating more?! I mean, it’s fine, but that’s already your third bowl,” said the shopkeeper
“I was quite hungry I’m sorry”
Vandalieu was se, but he ate an a his size This was because the ay he required was already e adult man
“First your strength and ic, and now even your appetite is like an adventurer’s,” Kasim remarked
Thin people with large appetites weren’t rare areater physical abilities than those with creation-related Jobs Kasim and his friends, who had attended the adventurers’ school, weren’t as surprised as the shopkeeper
“Chief!” shouted ainto the jack-of-all-trades store “Kyne fro for the Priest-sama – UWAH?!” He was suddenly thrust aside by another man who had also rushed inside, covered in scratches
“Priest-sama!” shouted the second man He had certainly fallen over nue! There’s a disease, an epide! Please, come quickly!”
“An epidemic?!” the shopkeeper repeated
“How could that be! But the sun has already set,” said the priest “Heading for the Fifth Cultivation Village from noould be…”
The road directly connected the Seventh Cultivation Village and the Fifth Cultivation Village was essentially an animal trail It would take four hours on foot to travel this aniht olves and monsters would be active It didn’t need to be said just how dangerous an unmaintained animal trail would be
It was possible to go to the highway to travel to the Fifth Cultivation Village, but that would take an entire day
“Kyne, let us leave first thing in thePlease rest your body until then,” said the priest
“How can you say that!” said Kyne in protest “Then everyone in the village, hter!”
“Please understand, Kyne We cannot travel a dangerous road at night The Goblins have increased in numbers as of late, and if we are defeated before we reach the village, then it will be less –”
“Ah, ho…” Kyne’s shoulders fell as he began sobbing
There were some who raised their hands, ers in order to coe, his wife and his daughter
“Alright, we’ll be your escorts –”
“Well then, I’ll take this Kyne-san and fly there,” said Vandalieu
There were people willing to help, but that didn’t ether
“The stars are beautiful, aren’t they?”
“HYIIIIIH!”
“The ht”
“NOOOOOOOO!”
The only ones capable of flying in the world of Laes, wealthy people with expensive Magic Ite such as dragon knights, and s
Thus, to the average person, the idea of flying through the sky is nothing ht
Kyne was undergoing this precious experience
Vandalieu was using Flight to head towards the Fifth Cultivation Village, holding his luggage in his hands while carrying Kyne on his back with a safety rope securely tied between the to Vandalieu desperately and screa, so it seemed that he didn’t have the time to enjoy this precious experience
“By the way, it’s fine if I just go straight, isn’t it?” asked Vandalieu
“Y-yeah! There’s a s the way; I think you can use that as a landmark!” Kyne shouted back
“We passed the swamp a little while earlier, so I think it should be fine if we keep going this way”
Vandalieu and Kyne were flying about thirty round Their speed was about that of a running horse at most, but it seemed that Kyne was too terrified to even open his eyes But then, since Kyne didn’t have the Dark Vision skill, his eyes wouldn’t have been able to see anything even if they were open
“We’ve already passed the swamp?!” Kyne asked
“Yes By the way, you’re kind of strangling me,” Vandalieu told him
The speed of Vandalieu’s Flight was fast conore terrain and fly in a straight line towards his destination was a big reason for the amount of distance that they had traveled
They would probably reach the village within the next ten minutes
He was expending a large amount of Mana to fly like this, however
Thanks to my Automatic Mana Recovery skill, my Mana expenditure and its recovery cancel each other out if it’s just uess I still needNo, more importantly, let’s ask him about the disease
“So, about the epidemic… Can you tell me what kind of disease it is one more time?” Vandalieu asked
Vandalieu was curious about the epidemic that Kyne had spoken of He had already heard the si very abnormal about it
“Iand saw that everyone had collapsed,” Kyne explained “They had fevers and nausea, they were struggling to stay conscious… and there were so blood…”
“Are there any healthy people other than you, Kyne-san?” Vandalieu asked
“Other than ht Also, the babies haven’t become sick yet”
“Who is this Joseph-san?”
“He’s an old lumberjack He’s had a terrible cold since yesterday, and he was apparently lying in bed until I got back Right now, he’s pushi+ng hie”
“That person isn’t sick with the epidemic?”
“Probably not He has a fever and running nose, but it wasn’t nausea and he wasn’t coughing blood That’s why I asked him to look after the others Even if he can e, and the babies can’t be left alone for half a day, even if they’re not sick”
In other words, excluding Kyne-san who had left to go hunting and wasn’t in the village, everyone there collapsed in illness, showing the sa and the babies And… Kyne-san is healthy
Froed into the jack-of-all-trades store, Vandalieu hadn’t seen the shadow of death in hiine that he was infected with a dangerous epidemic
Just in case, Vandalieu had used Spirit Foring to Vandalieu in panic, but he was healthy It seeer than Ivan
After hearing the word “epidemic,” Vandalieu had used Sterilization to kill all of the hare before leaving just in case, but… wasn’t this a case of poisoning rather than disease?
But this would explain things if only one or two people had fallen ill; what e? And as the motive to do so in the first place?
“Was anything different today?” asked Vandalieu
“No, today was nor was that today was the day that the traveling merchant came”
“Traveling merchant?” Vandalieu repeated
“Yeah, he’s a respectable fellohose store shut down, and now he’s doing his best tomerchant,” said Kyne “Either way, it’s helpful that he cohway, but… Coe I hope he hasn’t collapsed after he left…”