The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 83 (2/2)

That hat Vandalieu thought

But Gopher’s reply was, “What are you saying? Isn’t it obvious that we’re going to co us, and I was even able to th to take over this s will be fine”

“It’s not like I don’t have any s when you say that it’s a nation of Undead and ed at all from when they were alive, other than their outward appearances I believe in you”

“And even if ent our separate paths, there’s nowhere for us to live in this duchy… no, in this kingdom”

It seeees would come back to Talosheim

“Thank you, everyone,” said Levia, looking delighted

Leaving the explanation of future plans to her, Vandalieu headed towards the next group

Other than the titans, there were two other kinds of slaves in the roup ht here after nobody had purchased them elsewhere, as well as those froe

It really was a plan to simply leave these people to fend for themselves… should I have le? Vandalieu wondered as he headed towards the group of criminal slaves

Their slave collars hadn’t been removed and they had been restrained, just like the soldiers, and Vandalieu had made the doll-like soldiers watch over them They were foruard

Soht to this o; there were many who still had their willpower and stamina

“You heard what I said, didn’t you?” Vandalieu asked the to make a selection”

“… Don’t we have any right to decide?” asked a bearded slave with scars on his face

Vandalieu looked at those around hiht to decide,” he said “But I have the right to decide whether or not to accept your decision Even if your crimes were co evil criminals”

These criminals had been exploited by the Hartner Duchy that had done horrific things to Talosheiood people

Vandalieu had no intention of bringing them to Talosheim unless they had some extraordinary circumstances

“I see,” said the bearded slave “Then I’ll bid you farewell here Won’t you at least let me take so hall as a farewell gift?”

“Very well,” said Vandalieu “Hannah-san, he wants to bid farewell to this world”

“What?!” shouted the slave “Wait a second, I didn’t choose anything like –”

“Okay I understand~♪”

The scarred man screa hi

“Alright, next person –” Vandalieu began

“W-wait a second! What are you playing at?!”

“Why did you burn hiive hiht?!”

The crihtened

Vandalieu blinked at theht to decide whether to accept your decision, didn’t I? Based on that right, I decided that I wouldn’t accept that person’s decision,” he said

“S-so then, why did you kill him?!”

“I ave a former bandit weapons and food and set hi a bandit and harmed more people, I’d feel bad for his future victims”

The spirits of those who had died at thethe criminal slaves were still there Thus, Vandalieu was able to tell which of the to the spirits behind them

Vandalieu had given up on the Hartner Duchy, but he wouldn’t consider releasing evil people into the wild And if he did let evil people go free here, they ht cause trouble for the nearest place where people lived, the cultivation villages

“B-but what if we refor saved by you –”

“I haven’t saved you criminal slaves,” said Vandalieu “You’re just extras that happened to co the relatives of Borkus and the others I’ whether to take you with me or discard you here”

Vandalieu wasn’t trying to become a protector of the weak or a liberator of slaves His objective was only the rescue of Talosheiees

For hi more than those who happened to be involved in that process Leaving them alive would probably cause har with the soldiers of the mine

“A-alright! I’ to follow you and do whatever you tell me! I’ll definitely be useful!”

“Then please burn to death,” said Vandalieu “Aria-san, please go ahead

“Okay, look over here~”

“GYAAAAAAH! WHYYYYYYYYYY?!”

“I mean, it would be troublesome if a serial robber, rapist and murderer were to come with me,” said Vandalieu

The women of Talosheim would probably twist the necks of a sex offender with ease, but it would be bad for Pauvina and the other girls to see that

“Now then, next –”

“W-wait! I’ a slave, I won’t ask you to setburned to death!” the third ainst the ground despite being bound There were no spirits behind him; it was possible that he wasn’t an evil criminal

“Incidentally, under what charges were you turned into a slave?” Vandalieu asked him

“S-stealing,” said theand saw a valuable ite to someone related to a nobleman…”

Vandalieu thought that sending so was a bit of a heavy punishment for the cri stolen from was related to a nobleman

“Then please work hard in Talosheis in Talosheio horribly for you”

Vandalieu would have him work in Talosheim for a year, and if there were no problems, he would be set free The noblemen of the Hartner Duchy weren’t nobles would probably be fine like that

“Yes… Heheh! I shall do my best to serve you in humility!”

Vandalieu gave a nod towards the ed to fall prostrate while bound, delighted that he wouldn’t have to die And then Vandalieu shi+fted his gaze to the next criminal slave

“I don’t want to follow you, you creepy corpse-user So if you’re going to killthe hands of your subordinates”

“Eh?”

“What’s wrong, you can’t do it after all? Oi, you titans! Even if you follow this guy, he’s just going to work you to death! So co

Vandalieu used both hands to grab the head of the man who had tried to stir up the titans, used Surpass Li his cervical vertebrae

I didn’t want to kill with et Experience Points that way, Vandalieu thought with a sigh as he looked down at thehim aside

“Now then, next –”

After that, the cri learned fro taken away and re as slaves was the best option for them

Of course, even then, Vandalieu disposed of those ere evil people

The former-slave titans watched with stiff expressions as Vandalieu, having finisheda selection of the criminal slaves, headed towards the fore

“J-just as he appears, he’s not normal”

Seeing Vandalieu burn people alive and twist soe in his facial expression, they es to their impressions of him

“I didn’t really think of hi like that, but…” Gopher murmured

“Really? He was actually considerate enough tofor us,” said Borkus

“He was?!”

“Yeah, the reason he twisted that guy’s neck earlier was so that he wouldn’t show you guys the blood”

“… Then I’d like hi about the smell, too…”

Of course, the s about The titans were quite far away, so it was bearable, however

“You’re right, it’s starting to ry,” said Borkus

Gopher almost responded to her father’s reed to stop herself and stiffened She did a double-take as she looked at Borkus’s face before looking towards Levia

Levia looked up, as if wondering rong Gopher then realized that Borkus and Levia had changed ht

“I suppose I have no choice but to just think of Oyaji and Levia-saet used to it,” she told herself “But you really gave birth to a crazy son”

“… Are you talking to me?” Eleanora blinked as she turned around after Gopher’s sudden remark, which had been directed at her

“Yeah, you’re His Majesty’s mother, aren’t you?” said Gopher “Va; I’m jealous”

“No!” Having realized that she had been mistaken for Vandalieu’s mother because he was a Dhanant in her denial “I am Vandalieu-sama’s servant; his mother is Darcia-sama!”

I want to eat so to everyone fro been sti flesh

They were quite fearful of Vandalieu, but in the end, they had decided to come to Talosheim Even if they stayed in the Hartner Duchy, there was nowhere for them to live

If they were caught, they would be executed at worst or beco journey if they wanted to escape to another duchy Thus, following Vandalieu would give thereatest chances of survival

“I don’tas a slave, but if you could treat us a little better than we have been treated up until now…”

“Oh no, elcome you as normal people… as free citizens,” Vandalieu promised “Since you’re not criminals, I have no reason to turn you into slaves”

The young e chief’s son had beco as a slave, but Vandalieu stopped hi his head

Eleanora, having cleared up theabout the matter of Vandalieu’s mother, whispered in Vandalieu’s ear “Are you sure you wish to bring them with us just as they are?” she asked “They may betray you in the future, Vandalieu-sama”

There was no way for Vandalieu to restrain the actions of those froh Vandalieu had the ability to remove slave collars, he had no way to create new ones Even if they were former inhabitants of the Sauron Duchy and followers of Vida’s religion, there was no guarantee that they would remain loyal to Vandalieu

Death-Attribute Charm didn’t work on them, after all

“Perhaps you should use Mental Encroachested

“No, I don’t have to go that far,” said Vandalieu “Talosheim is a nation, not a secret society”

He had no intention of de such loyalty from them

“But… if they betrayed you in the future…”

“They ht betray me in the future That’s how people are,” said Vandalieu “I a the case, that’s how things are”

Vandalieu felt that it would be abnor to restrain the wills of ordinary people eren’t crie or they were proreat rewards, they could waver and betray him That was how normal people were

Leaving aside whether these people would really betray him, if they really did, Vandalieu would deal with it when the time came on a case-by-case basis

But Eleanora didn’t seem satisfied, so he continued “And you know, you haven’t betrayed me, have you, Eleanora? So it’s fine,” he said

Eleanora’s face lit up, almost audibly And then she embraced Vandalieu in her arms

“Vandalieu-sao!” she declared

“… The speed at which you hugsurrounded in softness that had a warmth unlike Rita and Saria’s, Vandalieu was surprised at the fact that Eleanora’s ns of hesitation or wastefulTechnique at such a level that he would be considered a master on Earth, but he hadn’t been able to see Eleanora’s movement at all

Even now, her grip was superb, ensuring that Vandalieu couldn’t slip out of it

It was a sight to behold As Vandalieu couldn’t slip out, he asked her to carry hiroup of slaves

These were the slaves who had failed to sell or brought here immediately after the slave trader decided that they wouldn’t sell anywhere else Many of thely buy theh to becoe scars and dae to their bodies

Their eyes were all dead-looking, and their faces were blank, as if theirat all

Norood to confirm what the slaves wanted Even if their ability to think and decide for themselves had weakened, it would be best to stimulate that ability and prompt them to make a recovery and make a decision of their oill

However, the slaves all stared at Vandalieu as he approached They exhaled, groaned and looked up at hi for him

It see on them

“If there is anything you want to do, anywhere you want to return to, anyone you want to kill, please tell me and I’ll think about how to proceed with those,” said Vandalieu “If there aren’t, then please follow ive you, do what I tell you to do and do as you wish once you becoer”

As long as Death-Attribute Char what they desired wouldn’t work properly That hy Vandalieu had iven them an order Once their bodies and minds recovered and they learned to read, write and do arithmetic, they would become able to think for themselves even if they remained under the skill’s effects

“Yes… I understand”

“Goshujin-sama…”

The slaves, ere even more lifeless than the doll-like soldiers, nodded Vandalieu would need to heal their wounds and make sure they ate properly before they moved from the mine

Before that, the proble with one final person

“… So, why are you here?” Vandalieu asked

There was a round, his hands and feet bound Vandalieu looked at this enerate