The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 96 (1/2)

“We et away?” said Edgar

“I don’t know about that,” said Heinz “That Pure-breed Vampire didn’t look like she was in a position to do that, either But let’s just heal our wounds for now”

“Yes Diana, we’re counting on you,” said Delizah

Heinz and his party were healing their injured bodies with Diana’s healingthe Magic Stone and other ’ that they had defeated

“With this, we’ve anization that worshi+ps the Evil God of Joyful Life, but…” Jennifer murmured

“damn it, she was more evil than the Va”

He and Jennifer seeretful

“Don’t beat yourself up over it,” said Edgar “It’s true that we let Ternecia escape, but we’ve destroyed several of the Vampires’ bases and defeated three of her close retainers There’s no way that this is se for them, is there?”

“And apparently there is only one of the Five Dogs left,” Delizah added “It seems that there is someone out there who defeated one of them”

“We have no information on this whatsoever, so it is possible that this retainer was not exter a secret feud with other Vampires,” said Diana

As they conversed, the e Ternecia, who now had a strange appearance, appeared in that spot

She screaans were trailing like the body of a snake, attacked Heinz’s party with fangs bared Heinz had happened to be closest to her; although he was surprised, he reflexively slashed at her with his ic sword

With a deep cut in her head, she fell onto the ground and stopped

“… Why did she coe quantity of Experience Points that told him that he had defeated Ternecia, which only added to his bewilderment

His companions could only blink in confusion with him

It would be a little while later when they realized why Ternecia had worn such a satisfied expression as she died

With that said, Ternecia’s spirit ended up being seen by the Le Heinz and his party, so Vandalieu would use Spirit Communication on her later

The offensive spell that had been released instantly struck the entrance of the cavern… the entrance of the Dungeon But although there was a thunderous noise, not a single crack appeared in the cavern Even if the entrances of Dungeons were made of wood or stone, it was impossible to physically destroy them Not even Gods, let alone Pure-breed Vae to them

If destroying theone around destroying every dangerous Dungeon that wasmonsters after they had become heroic Gods

Looking at it the other way, the fact that the Vampires’ attacks couldn’t destroy it eon

“Ieon? Why is there such a thing here… No,to do after having flown in there?”

“Gubamon… W-what happened?!” Birkyne shouted “None of this was part of s like this! What happened?!”

“damn it, calm yourself! Birkyne, this is not a time where we can leisurely wait for your te Birkyne, but even he wasn’t exactly calm

The two of them had observed Ternecia’s battle from afar with their fa her down

The three Pure-breed Vaency situations Thus, the location of Ternecia’s secret hideout had been known only to Birkyne and Gubamon

But they had teleported here to find Ternecia not only weakened but on the verge of death, herone of Ternecia’s eyes in his hand, with Eleanora sticking out of his back

Ternecia hadout of surprise in order to escape, while the Dhampir had somehow absorbed the human, female Ghosts and a Vampire as supposed to have been Ternecia’s subordinate into his body and flown into this Dungeon

Even these two Pure-breed Vae of the Gods had no clue as going on

“What does this mean?” Gubamon asked “Ternecia was cornered to the point that she had to use the De’s horns, but even so, she would not easily be defeated by the average enemy And that was Eleanora, wasn’t it? Then that means that the Dhampir –”

“Yes, that is Vandalieu,” Birkyne said, interrupting Gubamon “The one born between your Subordinate Vampire and a Dark Elf, the one who stolewith Ternecia, he’d been planning tohero in order to kill her!” he shouted

Gubamon hastily used his familiars to make sure, but it seemed that Heinz had indeed already finished Ternecia off

“How could such a thing… What happened to the Dements are supposed to possess another nearby lifeform when their hosts die Then does that eon that Vandalieu had disappeared into

The Deer the athered; in fact, there was the risk that the growth rate of the Deree skill would accelerate But these two Vament had been sealed beneath Nineland

It was possible that Vandalieu possessed a frag that was very co’s horns

“Gubamon, just as you said, we cannot afford to waste any tiether!” said Birkyne, his fangs bared and his handsoer

“You are right,” said Gubaer for the first time in tens of thousands of years “The mysteries can be solved after we kill that eon, but we should teach hio as they expect”

Birkyne and Guba to be toyed with but an eneeon, but… of course, as Vandalieu had teleported out with the Labyrinth Construction skill, he was nowhere to be found inside

Alda, the God of Law and Fate, had ood idea of what Vandalieu had done in the Hartner Duchy through the hts’ Order

“Alda, he ht this moment!” said Curatos, the God of Records

“If we sit and do nothing, the situation could becoment

But Alda shook his head

“Do not be hasty,” said Alda “That Dha in the southern region of the Bahn Gaia continent We cannot even dispatch Familiar Spirits or Heroic Spirits there, let alone Spirit Clones”

Because believers of Alda and his followers did not live in the southern region of the continent, and because the influence of the slureat, it was difficult for the Gods to descend upon the world or directly send their subordinates into that region

“Then send a Divine Message and start a holy war!” Niltark urged Alda

“Niltark, that would also be a hasty move The Dhampir has already become a ‘Monstrosity’ in both name and form No htered horribly and turned into Undead,” said Alda

He suspected that Vandalieu’s abilities were already equivalent to those of an S-class adventurer if the Adventurers’ Guild’s class system was used as a reference

He hadn’t seen the fine details of Vandalieu’s battle against Ternecia, but since Vandalieu was the one who had manipulated Kinarp and his subordinates, Alda knew that there was a high chance that Vandalieu had been involved in Ternecia’s fate

No th she had exhausted in her battle against Heinz and his party, Vandalieu had reduced her to being on the verge of death His poas unfathomable

But thewas that Vandalieu led an army that would act as his hands and feet If Vandalieu was on his own or had only a few subordinates, it would be possible for a dozen or so heroes to fight against him

But Vandalieu had subordinates who could rival such heroes, and some of them had actually once been heroes

And his numbers were endless If attacked by weak soldiers, he was capable of creating as many Golems from nearby rocks or trees as he desired

As long as Vandalieu ree, it would be difficult to overwhelth

“Everyone, we should value slow, elaborate reat heroes, each of them equivalent to a thousand superhuman heroes We need champions ould have stood equal to Bellwood in the past”

The Gods stirred as Alda mentioned the name of Bellwood, the heroic God who had defeated the Deed bloith the Evil God of Sinful Chains

In the past one hundred thousand years, nus Soathered here had once been such heroes

But even so, the chan world by the Gods were beings of a different level These champions would easily defeat eneainst Despite three of the in his complete form, after all

Alda was declaring that the Gods would bean effort to make these champions return The Gods were shaken with all kinds of emotions – approval, excitement, hope

“… I can’t iine that this can be achieved so easily,” whispered Nineroad, who led the Gods of the wind-attribute in place of the fallen shi+zarion, her tone showing neither opposition or disapproval

“Hohoh Is the one as once a cha to say that she cannot expect anything from the appearance of kouhais who could rival her?” Fitun whispered back

“Fitun, I do not believe that strength is a requirement to be a hero,” Nineroad replied Fitun, the God of Thunderclouds, was one of her subordinates – in a way, her kouhai “I sie the merits of heroes based solely on their power,” she said

“Hoh, I would never have expected such words from your former self,” said Fitun “Well, they are ed with the heroes Ark and Zakkart at the scene of your separation”

“… That scene was exaggerated by those who canored their words Now that I think about it, I was foolish as well Of course, it is unlikely that I could be thought of as wise now Just like Alda”

“… What do you mean by this, Nineroad?” Fitun asked “It would be a serious matter if Niltark were to hear these words”

“I’ll happily tell you,” said Nineroad “I don’tin particular I simply think that us Gods should not make any moves ourselves”

The Gods were spending all of their ti the world; they could not descend upon it In this state, guiding the people as they had done during the age of the Gods was impossible

And the people theuidance At the very least, Nineroad would not have accepted it if she were one of them

“Fitun, if you were one of the people, forced to live and die repeatedly while constantly being instructed what to do, you would become fed up with it, wouldn’t you?” said Nineroad

That was essentially what Alda was doing Ever since Bellwood had fallen into slues to the people more frequently

“We are Gods; we are not rulers or dictators,” Nineroad continued “We should only make a move when the people desire it and when it is necessary Heroes are not those we create, but beings that the people wish for At most, all we need to do is lend them a little assistance”

When she was a student by the name of Kyuudou Akina, orked part-time in a pet store on Earth, she had believed that there were no Gods

TLN: The kanji of her surname literally means “nine roads”

But shi+zarion had taught her that Gods existed, even on Earth When Nineroad learned of this, she had lamented how helpless the Gods of Earth were They had sis that could only be described as foolish

That was precisely why she had worked with shi+zarion, who had made moves to save his world, and sympathized with Bellwood’s words

But now that she had become a God and looked back on it, how had this world turned out?

Nineroad sighed

“… That is true,” said Fitun Froreed with her

Even if so attention to each and every believer and guiding them like a stubborn father was possible, he didn’t want to do it

“But a frag has passed into the hands of another evil individual Is that not so that we should fear?” Fitun asked

“That too is a problem that the people should deal with theing recently has not desired the guidance of any God,” said Nineroad

It hadn’t been her intention for the Hartner family to make use of the barrier she had left behind But Talosheim’s betrayal conducted by the Duke Hartner of that tihout history

It was the kind of thing that happened both on Earth and in other worlds

Sooner or later, they would realize their mistakes, whether it was those of the duke’s family, the ones who served them or even the ones ould replace them someday Just like the many other mistakes that had been made

Just like the foolish actions and tragedies that had happened over and over again up until now

Also, Nineroad and the other Gods here treated the destruction of Vida’s races, including the titans of Talosheim, as an act of justice It would be ridiculous for them to try and prevent it

“I suppose that was my most foolishanything, are you?”

“Dear ?” Fitun asked

“Don’t respond to a question with another question But as long as it does not benefit those who absorb the Dements, you are free to do as you like,” said Nineroad “I shall press Alda for change I shall tell his admired by his new heroes should be considered to be the path of righteousness”

“Do you s of the peaceful faction, that Vida’s races should be acknowledged as people?”

Fitun had inadvertently asked another question, but Nineroad left to where Alda and the other Gods ithout answering it

“Tch, peace, after all this time? If there is to be conflict, it should be carried out until one side dies out,” Fitun muttered “But it is best for Alda to consider a ceasefire in order to devote efforts to fighting the Derees to Nineroad’s words There is no guarantee that he will continue to shake his head as he has done until now, spouting foolish things about the sacrifices that have been made so far”

My superior has said soht as he frowned

Now that Vandalieu had absorbed the De’s blood, there was little chance that Nineroad and Alda wouldfor a wet blanket to be thrown on a fight to the death that he would experience for the first ti time

“What happens next likely depends on Rodcorte, but… I wish he would hurry and reincarnate so onto this world”

Rodcorte experienced the memories of Luciliano, who had beco what Luciliano had seen What he saw et that he was a God and hold his head in his hands

“To think that athe dead, try his hand at reincarnation and end up absorbing frag… I suppose the situation has deteriorated to the point that things are out of in

Even if the other reincarnated individuals were more proficient in battle and exceptionally resourceful corown too powerful Rodcorte acknowledged this

He had not given Vandalieu any cheat-like abilities, but he had shown terrifying growth both in Origin and in Lambda

Thewas Vandalieu’s drive to not only attes that any other person would refuse to do, hesitate to do or avoid doing at all costs

Rodcorte even felt a nightmarish premonition that at this rate, it was possible that Vandalieu really would become a second Guduranis

“Perhaps I should co Vandalieu to ested I shouldhiuard down, I will have the others reincarnated froin aim to kill him”

Was it wise or foolish to assu to Vandalieu didn’t exist at this point in time?

“I should make them form teams rather than attack alone, or round up like Vandalieu has done”

Given a little rooin should be able to defeat Vandalieu They had been granted cheat-like abilities, after all Rodcorte believed this with absolute certainty

Suddenly, Alda’s Familiar Spirit visited to notify Rodcorte of Alda’s intentions

Has he noticed the fact that I have reincarnated people froe contained a suggestion

“He wants h ration system,” Rodcorte murmured “But I already refused hio”

This was a plan that Alda had considered after listening to Nineroad pressing his of Alda’s peaceful faction

However, Rodcorte had already received this suggestion froo

Back then, Rodcorte had told Alda that his suggestion was impossible

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t i this suggestion was realistically impossible

First, in order to transfer the souls to Rodcorte’s systely destroy her own system

Even if this was accomplished, the only souls that could be transferred were those of Vida’s races that had no monster ancestors In other words, races like Va able to leave any descendants behind, and their souls would either wander endlessly or be forced to fall into the De’s system, which would cause them to be reborn as complete monsters

The Vida of the past would have never accepted such conditions

And Vida was currently in a slumber; it was impossible for Alda or Rodcorte to directly destroy the system that she owned Thus, the only way to destroy the systeoal that Alda had been working towards all this time

No eable Rodcorte was to the values of people, he didn’t iree if they were told, “Your existence will be acknowledged, so please go extinct”

“Either that, or I would need to assemble a new systele one of overns reincarnation in Lambda, for a period of several years to several decades Considering the effects that doing such a thing would have, Alda should understand that this is not so that can be done”

A period of several years to several decades where not only humans, but all plants, animals and every other creature, would not be born properly Bodies born without souls would grow in nu spirits would possess the empty bodies, but… Plants would be fine, but ould happen if spirits with broken memories and collapsed, insane personalities were to be reborn in bodies that were not exclusively made for them?

The worst-case scenario of all life beco extinct was more than likely

In Larow in nu’s circle of reincarnation system could still be hunted for food, however

Rodcorte had explained all of this to Alda a hundred thousand years ago, and he doubted that Alda had forgotten this explanation, but Alda’s suggestion also contained a request at the end – that Rodcorte “give it soht”

“… Is he intending to make me think of a neay?”

It seemed that Alda intended to leave Rodcorte’s specialty to the specialist

“But for this suggestion to co On top of that, Alda has been cornered… though the cause of that is likely Vandalieu”

Rodcorte had been thinking that even if Alda noticed those reincarnated froin, it would be fine if he left it to their own resourcefulness, but now that Alda had been cornered to this point, Rodcorte reconsidered and thought that it ht be best to make a real effort to keep them hidden

At the saestion for now It was difficult that he would find a good solution even if he told Alda that he would think about it However, he did think that giving it so Alda his verdict would be better than bluntly refusing the request

If this had all been caused by Vandalieu’s actions, then in a way, it could be said that he had h Vandalieu himself wouldn’t be happy about this at all

“However, I am not unoccupied, either”

During his free ti errors caused by Vandalieu, Rodcorte sent a reply of, “I will consider it,” back to Alda

It was spring, and Talosheiae and aquatic plants in the ay

“Meeh~”

“Meeeh~”

“Meh”

“Meeh~”

They were goats

They were not ducks or geese, but unoats

Goats hite fur, white whiskers and wide eyes However, only the upper half of their bodies and front legs were those of goats; the bottom half of their bodies had been replaced by the scales and tails of fish

Perhaps because Talosheioats had transforht back Because their bodies had grown larger after they became Capricorns, the amount of milk they produced had doubled, so this wasn’t really considered a problem

Incidentally, the goats weren’t the only ones The rabbits, chickens and the single pig that Vandalieu had obtained had also transforone such extreme transformations like the Capricorns, however

The horses would likely transfor, too

“Huh, where’s King? I heard he was here”

“Vandalieu is with the goats”

“Ah, he’s really with them!”

One of the es pointed at Vandalieu, i in the ith the Capricorns

“Meeh?” said Vandalieu, who had produced goat-like horns on his head with the De’s horns

“Please, speak like a normal person,” said Bilde

“What is it, Bilde?” Vandalieu asked He had been swi the ays, but now he climbed onto the bank

“Your eyes will become wide like theirs soon,” Bildeclass,” she reminded him

“Ah, that’s right,” said Vandalieu “Today was going to be how to make ramen, wasn’t it?”

He had introduced new foods and flavors one after another, but of course, they didn’t becoht everyone and made them understand what kind of cuisine was available could it be said that they idespread

That hy Vandalieu had begun holding regular cooking classes

“Once I can print recipes with printing technology, I can make cookbooks, but… the results are still questionable,” said Vandalieu

“Are they? I think it’s a for that thick white stuff to spread out flat and become paper,” said Bilde

At the paper factory, paper was being produced by the fibers of the plants that were the rawthem spread uniformly in a thin shape to turn into paper

It was probably of lower quality than a product made by a skilled craftsman, but Vandalieu could still create paper that wasbooks

“No, it’s not the paper, but the printing that’s the proble to adjust the power of the printing press Golems Karcan and Pablo are clumsy as well, aren’t they?”

“H it into books is a lot of work, isn’t it? I think it’s fine to use stone or clay tablets, though,” said Bilde as she waited for Vandalieu to wipe the water off his body It seemed that she still didn’t understand the value of paper She had originally been a forest-dwelling Ghoul, after all

Vandalieu didn’t look any different from before, but he was a little depressed at the fact that he hadn’t e amount of Experience Points had been wasted, and he had seen the achieveh the eyes of his Lemures

It was difficult to say that his plan to defeat Ternecia had been thoroughly planned But it had gone well until the very last moment

First, he had reduced Kinarp, who had apparently held connections to one of Ternecia’s subordinates, into a vegetative state and made him confess

He had done this so that the knights and adventurers would hunt the Vampires orshi+pped the evil God in his place, as he had been busy rescuing Princess Levia and those with her, as well as the former titan slaves

He had ier to irl that they kept with theets that they needed to exterminate as many of as possible

And just as Vandalieu had expected, Heinz and his party had defeated the Vampires one after another, and Vandalieu had successfully summoned their spirits with Spirit Communication

He had gained information from Ternecia’s close retainers like Chipiras and pinpointed her hideout… the last place she would escape to if cornered

It was a secret a secrets for Ternecia; only the other Pure-breed Vampires, Birkyne and Gubaency consumption material, had known of its existence, but… people are creatures who are prone to failure

Even if the secret was thought to be kept, secrets are things that leak through careless words None of these careless words revealed any significant information; it was difficult to even say that they were clues

However, the Vampires who had served Ternecia for tens of thousands of years possessed many of these dust-like specks of information