The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 82 (1/2)

After coe, Vandalieu left the Seventh Cultivation Village and used Flight to catch up with Eleanora and the others, who had gone ahead of him

But there were a lot of giant ravens around today and flying over the trees would be troublesoht below the trees’ branches, weaving in between the trees

Suddenly, there was a plopping sound and Vandalieu felt an unpleasant sensation on the back of his head

“Hmm?”

Thinking that bird excrement or a tree’s fruit had fallen onto hih his hair, but there was nothing there But it felt as if there was so the sensation with his finger and using Out-of-body Experience to look at the back of his own head, there was no sign of the object that had fallen onto him

“… Well, whatever”

Danger Sense: Death wasn’t responding, and though it was ticklish, it didn’t really bother him He decided to leave it be

Rodcorte became aware of the destruction of Kaidou Kanata’s soul before the circle of transration system raised its alarm

Although there was no chance that Kanata would turn into an Undead, Rodcorte had already realized that there was a chance that he would have his soul broken by Vandalieu or be turned into a member of one of Vida’s races

Of course, this would have been a needless worry if Kanata had been able to dispose of Vandalieu, but in the end, he had been defeated And it wasn’t just a mere defeat

“The situation is one step away fro the absolute worst it can be,” Rodcorte murmured to himself

It was unfortunate that Kanata’s soul had been broken, but the reward Rodcorte had promised Kanata if he was able to defeat Vandalieu… This reas to reincarnate hiic or monsters, similar to earth, as the peerlessly handsome son of a rich family Because Rodcorte had already rerant hie dae to the system

The problem was that Kanata had blurted out to Vandalieu that the rest of the people reincarnating fro to kill him, and that even if they were killed in Laht away

This had caused Vandalieu to beco to kill him would reincarnate endlessly unless he broke their souls

“In reality, things are not going that well”

Even after Kanata had reincarnated in Lain had died The fact that shi+houin Mari had killed Kanata, and the fact that she had done so because of the evil deeds he had been doing in the shadows, had become clear Because of these events, there were fewer casualties than Rodcorte had expected, but it seeroup of reincarnated individuals had been disbanded

Although they had all been reincarnated fro on the saroup of people who didn’t necessarily all share the sain, there would have been changes to their sense of values

The reason they had been part of a single group up until recently was likely due to the great presence of Amemiya Hiroto, whose ability was far above the others

The problem was that the three who had died hadn’t been happy about Rodcorte’s request

They had been surprised that the Undead they had killed was someone who had been reincarnated froain in La them rewards similar to the ones that Kanata had asked for, but they had still declined

They had told hi Vandalieu even if they were to begin life again nor reincarnated as adults immediately to ith Kanata

“I’ others I want to live a normal life”

“He has no way of telling us apart froet involved with him”

“Work with Kanata? Is that a joke? Even if he was our forh hell because of what he did”

The first refused to engage in any fighting whatsoever, the second refused to get involved with Vandalieu and the third refused Rodcorte’s request because Kanata wasof hate than Vandalieu

Like in Origin, Rodcorte had given those reincarnating in Laain, but it was unclear as to how they would act once they met Vandalieu

They could do as they said and try not to get involved, but the opposite was also possible If Vandalieu were to becoreat harm to the countries and cities that they reincarnated in, they wouldn’t be able to ignore him

They raceful behavior Vandalieu had shown directly after his death in Origin, Rodcorte couldn’t iine it likely that Vandalieu would accept them

“Well, I do not knoill happen until I see things unfold,” Rodcorte said to hi To think that he would reo as far as to absorb it”

In La… But no matter how much Mana Vandalieu had, he should have been taken over by the part of the De he had absorbed and lost his sanity

“Well, itto convince the others ill reincarnate in Lambda”

Rodcorte would tell the the seals on the De He could not afford to tell this information to the Gods of Lambda, however

If Alda and his subordinates were to learn of this, they would start hunting not only Vandalieu, but the rest of those reincarnated in Lambda as well

Rodcorte had been worried that Kanata’s thoughtless behavior had caused Alda to sniff out Rodcorte’s actions, but it seemed that Alda and his subordinates were still oblivious to the existence of those reincarnated froin

Perhaps they had assumed that Kanata was simply a criminal with a unique skill, or perhaps they were busier than Rodcorte had ih the records from a few of their followers

“Either way, I suppose I should tell the next ones to reincarnate there that Vandalieu can break souls, that he has regained the power he had in Origin and that he has even surpassed his old power in some aspects”

Rodcorte had kept these facts fro that it would be problematic if he became fearful, but as a result, he had underestimated Vandalieu and attacked him with no sense of apprehension and no plan whatsoever, leading to his defeat

If he told the their souls broken, they would be vigilant There would probably be many ould decline his request as a result, but this would still be better than losing a great number of them pointlessly

“It appears that the discord in Origin has settled down Now then, I shall wait a while,” Rodcorte decided

The ruins that had been occupied by the Goblin King were completely different now The outer walls res built in rows on the inside, and watchtowers had been built as well

It was as if the city had been restored

But if one were to see the individuals gathered in this city, they wouldn’t think that it had been restored at all

“Ah, everyone… though I aain…” a woman murmured in the city’s center, her voice full of emotion She was a beautiful titan woman with dark skin, abundant curves, and hair and eyes of a color rese a flame-like leotard

But her legs stopped just above her knees, and she was floating in the air Her flame-like hair and leotard were actually made of flames

Levia, the former First Princess of Taloshei Kaidou Kanata

“Princess!”

“Levia-sama, we…!”

“Curse you, Duke Hartner!”

Princess Levia was surrounded by hundreds of Undead titans

“I’ that you entrusted us with!”

“Don’t say that! It’s the traitorous Hartner family that’s at fault! They’re sons of bitches who killed you and burned Princess Levia at the stake!”

Borkus roared in rage “Kid, let’s go and raid that slave-run uys and then overrun this duchy!”

“There, there,” said Vandalieu, pacifying the enraged Borkus as well as the other titans “Let’s calerous because Heinz and his party are here”

In fact, it was indeed possible to inflict enore to this duchy with the forces that Vandalieu had available to him

Any castle ould cru frohts wouldn’t even work as ainst him

The other Undead and Vandalieu hi him as well

They would spread deadly disease and poison around, kill es, turn thehter It would be an army of the dead that increased in numbers for each victim it claimed

But there would be Heinz, an adventurer with ability worthy of S-class, and his party, the Five-colored Blades There would be other A-class and B-class adventurers as well And if things got bad, there would be support frodom as well

In that case, Vandalieu’s army would lose

“So, let’s settle for only attacking the slave-run mine for now,” said Vandalieu

“That’s fine!” said Borkus “Let’s get going!”

“I’ him

It wasn’t that he was scared of failure With the combat prowess of Borkus and the other Undead titans, they would effortlessly defeat the soldiers guarding the slave-run mine that wasn’t even on the frontline of the war, and easily reduce their watchtower to rubble

“It would be terrible if all of the slaves got caught up in it and died, wouldn’t it?” Vandalieu pointed out

If the titans attacked forcefully, there was no telling what circumstances would arise froht try to use the slaves as shi+elds or decide to rape fe deaths

And there was also a chance that the slaves would think that Borkus and the rest were simply monsters who had come to kill them rather than those who had come to rescue them

If they decided to kill the eaten alive, that would be probleh Vandalieu didn’t want to mention this to Borkus and the other Undead titans

“With that being the case, we’ll infiltrate first and make them understand that we’re there to save them,” said Vandalieu

Borkus made a dissatisfied noise “… There’s no other choice But what are we going to do about the duke’s family?” he asked

“I’ve o public, sunk their castle and taken back some of the treasures they stole, so let’s leave it at that for now,” Vandalieu replied

He had destroyed the underground graveyard and sunk the castle in order to conceal the fact that he had re that would cause anyone’s face to pale if they learned of it, though he wasn’t aware of this because of how sis with Golem Transmutation

The castle probably wouldn’t collapse anytime soon, but it was a national symbol for the Hartner Duchy and, in times of war, a point of defense

It was therefore necessary for a new one to be built, but this would probably require a vast su as Vandalieu didn’t help them, anyway

“By the way, Bocchan, about the treasures you took back…” said Saria

“Yes, I’ht now,” said Vandalieu

He had taken about half of the stolen treasures back from the castle; the rest of theiven to noble families as rewards, Potions that had been consudoion (sold for support under the pretense of donation)

What reic Ite to the spirits that had been haunting the duke until recently, the Ite goods to a military base connected to the former Sauron Duchy

Borkus’s ic sword that was broken by Mikhail had also been a national treasure given to hiic Itein with

Other than a few like the Second Princess Zandia, the titan race wasn’t suited for ic and Taloshei the relics left behind by Zakkart, it had been a ically underdeveloped nation

“But let’s have Braga and the rest take them back for us,” said Vandalieu

Braga and the rest of the Black Goblin unit were planning to return to Talosheiirls ere their lovers Vandalieu had asked one last tiirls really wanted to do this, but their decision hadn’t changed

“I think it will be hard, but I will consider myself reborn and live with this person”

“I’m sure it will be fine This person isn’t a human, and yet, he is far kinder to me than any man has ever been”

“I’ll treasure these two” Braga had become the husband of two of them and suddenly appeared mature

This ht, but Braga turned on hilared at him with half-closed eyes

“King… I don’t knohat you’re thinking, but you’re way a

“… It’s not like I’ embraced from both sides, buried in abundant valleys

“Phew… seeing Bocchan for the first tiood,” said Rita, a look of ecstasy on her face

“Uu, you’re right,” said Saria, looking shy and yet unable to disobey her desires “I know it’s wrong, but I really can’t be separated from him”

Both of thee where he was starting to become conscious of the opposite sex, so he wished that they would stop doing this in front of others, though

“You two, stop clinging to Vandalieu-sama already,” Eleanora said to them

“You’re fine because you’ve been with hi in Talosheim!” Rita protested

“Eleanora-san, us maids suffer withdrawal symptoms if we are separated from our master for more than three days!” said Saria

“… I’ a maid is really that kind of occupation?” Vandalieu said calmly, but for some reason, it seemed that Eleanora had accepted their points

“It cannot be helped,” she said “But make sure you do not tire Vandalieu-sama out”

Apparently, it couldn’t be helped

“Yes!” said the sisters in unison

Rita and Saria loosened their grips slightly,it a little easier for Vandalieu to breathe Since their bodies were made of spirit form other than their armor, they provided a coolness that was perfect for the su e as they let him breathe

“Bocchan, all of the Ghouls, Rapiéçage, Pauvina-chan and,for you in Talosheim, so… you should prepare yourself while you still can”

“Wow, I’m super-popular, aren’t I”

It seemed that Vandalieu would be embraced passionately once he returned to Talosheim His heart, which had splintered from the events in the Hartner Duchy, would be repaired

A fro like Vandanium, vitamin V or Van acid

There were no scanning devices in Lambda so he couldn’t be sure, but it was possible that some unknown nutrients and minerals existed

Suddenly, he heard a s noise

“Ah, Bocchan, there’s a large centipede in your hair”

Large centipedes They were Rank 1 monsters, centipedes around the size of medium-sized snakes Their diets consisted mainly of small animals such as mice and insects, and they didn’t harm produce As such, they were often considered to be useful creatures However, sorabbed onto animals that passed beneath them in order to transport themselves around

“Coe to Insect User, didn’t you? Have you already tamed this one?” Saria asked

“Huh, looks like I did, without even knowing about it,” said Vandalieu

After crawling around the surprised Vandalieu’s head, the giant centipede disappeared beneath his hair again

“I wonder just what it’s like in my hair? Well, it seems to be harmless so I don’t really mind,” he said

“Is it really har for the centipede inside Vandalieu’s hair, but she seemed to be unable to find it

“It’s fine,” Vandalieu told her “It doesn’t hurt, anyway” He did feel a ticklish sensation that felt like an insect was crawling beneath his skin, however “I’ll call him Pete,” he decided

Now that he thought about it, he had the feeling that there was a japanese God who had concealed centipedes in his hair Which God was that, again?

As Vandalieu suddenly tried to dig up his past memories, Princess Levia approached hi voice “U-uht if I…?”

But the one who responded wasn’t Vandalieu, but Rita

“You too, Princess?”

“Yes For now, going beyond holding hands with Your Majesty is… but I believe it is natural for things to go that way,” said Levia, whose fla fron of e red

“Natural for things to go that way… Well, I suppose you are right,” Eleanora agreed

“The daughter of the for… Historically, it is not unusual Though the es,” Sam added