The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 105 (1/2)

Four carriages were es at the front and back were packed with es were mercenaries as well There were also es, further strengthening their defense

And the two carriages in the oods’

“Really, the world has becoroup, Padej Boctarin, had a cheerful s no attention to the strict ation’s naed soon Oh my, what a happy event With this, the Amid Empire’s rule will become firm”

The leader of the mercenaries called out to Padej

“Is it really alright to say that, Danna? Aren’t you a pure-blooded citizen of the kingdom?” he asked

Was it alright for Padej to be so happy when his own nation, his birthplace, had been occupied and was now being ruled by an enemy nation? But Padej’s smile did not falter despite this question

“Of course,” he said “Which nation I was born in does not rants opportunities for profit And the A dom Please look at the commodities behind us” Padej pointed at the second and third carriages Each of the over a dozen people “This quantity and quality would have been unidom”

They were slaves

Expensive slave collars hadn’t been put around their necks, but there were sturdy shackles around their wrists and ankles instead

Padej Boctarin was a slave trader But slaves are allowed even in the Orbau more profits under the Amid Empire’s occupation?

The reason for this was the races of the slaves The slaves in the carriages were Beast-people, titans, Dark Elves, half-Elves and there was even a Drakonid a them All of them were members of Vida’s races or those who shared their blood

In the Amid Empire, the treatment of slaves of races considered to be people – huulated However, members of Vida’s races and those who shared their blood were discriainst Their treatment was essentially unrestricted

Padej had noticed this; he was gatheringthem as slaves

“It is true that they are attractive women and sturdy slaves that look as if they could work anywhere,” the leader of the reed

The carriage contained beautiful women that would even , sturdy men who looked as if they would be able to handle all kinds of harsh labor and young boys ere just at the perfect age to begin teaching them work

The hting, but they understood that there were large profits to be made if these slaves were all sold

“But didn’t the istrate-sa slaves in this region as they were now for another fifty years?” said another mercenary

As he pointed out, Emperor Marshukzarl had not imposed the Empire’s discriminatory system in the Sauron Duchy

This was a postponement for the citizens of the Sauron Duchy, and at the same time, it was a trap

If the humans, Dwarves and Elves of the Sauron Duchy were to suddenly be told that their neighbors, coworkers, lovers, spouses and their own children were to becoainst, they would naturally rebel against the Ee-scale rebellion and a countless nudom

But if they were to hear that things would stay the same for fifty more years, some of them would feel relief rather than a desire to rebel For the hue numbers, fifty years frorandchildren’s generation would have already begun

Even Dwarves and Elves, who had long lifespans, doht retake the Sauron Duchy within fifty years

So then, wasn’t it best to see how things went for now rather than doing so the Emperor?

These fifty years were a long enough postponement to make the Dwarves and Elves think this

Doing this was effectively a measure to prevent the people of the Sauron Duchy fro

But despite this being intended to be a trap, the laas the law Breaking it would, of course, lead to severe punishment

“That is why I have chosen this road with no people, hired you gentle these slaves into the boundaries of the Amid Ein an investigation for the sake of these poor slaves of Vida’s races,” said Padej

The ht about that We’ll deliver these goods where they need to be, Danna So…”

“I know,” said Padej “I will provide ample remunerations for your work”

“No, no, not that –”

As if pouring water on the black conversation between the slave trader and thetheir es, blocking the path ahead and behind

And then a fe her lint in her eye and made a declaration

“We are the Sauron Liberation Front! Padej, you traitor ould even utilize the invaders to sell the people of our nation as slaves! Consider yourself a dead man!”

Looking closely, soht’s face; it was that of a girl as in her later teenage years But the strength of her voice contained no signs of inexperience

“I-it’s the Sauron Liberation Front!” cried one of the mercenaries

“M-mercenaries, it see on you!” Padej shouted at the leader His face turned pale, but he didn’t lose his composure

The mercenary leader’s face twisted in a smile as he raised his specials halberd “Yes, leave the execution to me”

Padej wanted to ask, “Huh? What are you saying?” But what cahed and then collapsed with his eyes rolled back

As the mercenary leader removed his special weapon froht “I’m finished, Ojou,” he said

The other mercenaries tied up the workers that Padej had hired and then followed their leader’s exa their heads

“Alright Release the slaves froht ordered

“Yes, leave it to me”

Thewith the feht who led the resistance

They removed the shackles from the slaves, ere still confused by the sudden events, and thecloaks around the women and children

The feht called out to the mercenary leader, who seemed somewhat relieved

“Are you alright with this, Debis?” she asked “Though he was indeed scum, mercenaries won’t be able to survive if they betray their employers”

Debis, the ave a bitter smile “Heheh, I don’t mind,” he said “Mercenaries are just those of us who have no choice but to do this work because we failed to die on the battlefield Discontinuing this business ave the salute that he had learned when he was a part of the Sauron Duchy’s arin with If itsoldiers of Sauron before we die, under Ojou’s flag, no less, we’ll cover ourselves in as much mud as we need to”

“The flag ave is notof the Sauron fahted; I’hts”

Though she was happy that the for their hopes on her, Iris Bearheart didn’t fail to remind them of this

There were several other organizations in the resistance apart from the Sauron Liberation Front that she led, and there was also the Reborn Sauron Duchy Arer brother Though everyone present was an ally, it was best to avoid words and actions that could cause internal discord

“Also, the social status ofthose who are a part of the Liberation Front,” said Iris “I a lifted up by the others”

Iris’s fahts, one of the lowest noble fadom’s aristocratic system And all of the members in the Sauron Liberation Front were froher court ranks than hers

“Iris-ojou is saying so sarcastic towards me, the fifth son of a baronet’s family?”

“Who knows Maybe she’s being considerate to itimate child of an earl’s family”

“No, no, I a back for hter of a e”

Though all of these members came from such families, they were actually those ould nornificant positions, those ould have eventually become commoners unless they were adopted by another noble faain another noble surname

In the previous war, many heads of noble families as well as the eldest and second sons who could have succeeded them had fallen in battle or escaped to other duchies The nobleion noere those who had either allied themselves with the E their names to reassure the people

And those ere not so idom that they desperately needed to escape, and yet were individuals that the Enore because they did indeed possess the blood of noble faathered under Iris’s command

“Heh, you’ll just be having enerations, joining you, so there won’t be any problems,” said Debis

“That’s reassuring,” said Iris “Alright, it’s about time we depart!”

The resistance, whose numbers had doubled now, as well as the slaves who had now becoan toleft behind was the pool of the slave trader’s blood

The voice of a boy leading a soroup of individuals echoed out in the refreshi+ng air of this clear

“We’ll round,” Vandalieu declared

If survivalists on Earth were to hear this, they round this was supposed to be

“Get up”

The ground surface was steadily transfored into a flat, open space with a reasonable surface area He didn’t forget to transform the bedrock and boulders into Stone Goleround

And then bones began to join together with clattering noises in this newly-forround

Knochen groaned as it transfors s such as the bone plates of Stegosauruses and tortoise shells

The insides of the buildings were not empty; they contained tables, chairs and beds made of bone Rita and Saria quickly carried in the sheets andthe beds

Vandalieu used his Gole a well and his Labyrinth Construction skill to create a sency situations

Last of all, Eisen and the other Is, concealing the bone mansion so that it couldn’t be seen from outside

“Well done, Danna-sama,” said Bellmond

Everything was coan to rest, drinking the tea that Bellmond had prepared

With just that much time and effort, a base that was very comfortable to live in with the defenses of a sturdy fort had been created It even had food and water available froency escape option as well

“I’nated as a disaster,” Vandalieu re at Knochen (or rather, one of its Skeletons), as the core of this base

Knochen gave a curious groan

A fortress filled with countless Undead had suddenly appeared in an unnoticed location Any previously-prepared precautions and defenses were useless in such a situation

And because Knochen possessed the High-speed Flight skill, its mobility was incomparably superior to those of other Bone Forts

If it wanted to, it could go over castle walls at night and for the city

It was an absolute nightmare from a defender’s point of view

“Now that it codoht use similar tactics and rework Talosheim’s defensive tactics,” said Vandalieu

“Van, don’t be scared~! Calm down~!” said Pauvina

“Relax, Vandalieu There’s no need to be scared,” said Darcia

The two of the an irrational sense of danger and is that were impossible

“Please look over here,to do this with more than usual,” said Bone Man, who had re them, perhaps in an attehts

“Bocchan, the chances of the E a monster like a Bone Fort onto the frontlines are… well, nil,” said Saria

There wasn’t even a one percent chance As long as Vandalieu was the only one capable of ta Undead, there was nobody who could manipulate monsters of the same type as a Bone Fort

If they were to use large plant-type ht theoretically be possible to achieve so similar, but… these would just be empty theories

Even if such ee plant-type monsters would likelycost offortress-type Goleo bankrupt ten times over

“Then what about the Pure-breed Vampires?” Princess Levia asked

“I do not kno th Birkyne-sa… Birkyne and Gubamon possess, but I do not believe that they possess a Bone Fort,” said Bellmond

“Eh, is that true?” Princess Levia seemed surprised “But I do think that Knochen-san is very convenient”

Bone Forts were rare Undead monsters and only a handful of them had been historically confirmed to exist, but Birkyne and Gubae of the Gods As they were capable of tae for thehts on Bone Forts

That hat Princess Levia had thought, but Bellmond shook her head

“Princess, you mustn’t use Danna-sa Undead, but they are only capable of controlling Undead that they have created the corpses as materials They are unable to tame Undead that already move and exist Thus, if they wished to possess a Bone Fort, they would need to create one, but gathering such a number of bones would be truly difficult, in every sense of the word”

TLN: This is a slight pun, because 骨/kotsu, the japanese word for “bone,” can also mean “difficult” and this is the word used here

And after they gathered the materials, they would need to perform a ritual to turn them into an Undead, so this would take a considerable amount of time

“Can they not steadily develop fro Bones?” Vandalieu asked

“I do not believe that they did this,” said Bell the numbers of Subordinate Vampires would suffice… and Danna-saent as Knochen-dono and Bone-Man-dono”

In other words, even after taking the effort to raise them, they would be left with Undead ould only be able to obey siht,” and, “Stay here”

“And they are not in with,” Bellanization They do not even have any need to directly fight an enemy army”

The Pure-breed Vampires orshi+pped evil Gods had survived up until now by spreading their roots beneath society Thus, it was apparently unnecessary for thee-scale battles such as wars on their own

To begin with, Pure-breed Va noble-born Vath to scatter the arle nation As they had no civilians that they needed to protect, just one or perhaps a few of thee or simply escape

“Then what about the evil Gods?” Vandalieu asked

“The evil Gods, you ask…? My knowledge does not extend that far,” Bellmond said, unable to answer his question

However, Vandalieu and his companions would one day do battle with the evil Gods, including Hihiryushukaka, the Evil God of Joyful Life, the one who had given Gubamon and the other two Pure-breed Vampires his divine protection

As long as this fact reainst these enemies

“Well, even if I want to co other than defeating the to think of new ideas,” said Vandalieu

“My apologies I have failed to convince him,” said Bellmond

“That’s not true, Bellmond-san,” said Darcia “You did well!”

“Jyuuh, there is nothing to apologize for,” said Bone Man “My lord has returned to normal, after all”

Knochen groaned in agreement

As Vandalieu watched everyone thank Bell things, but he reconsidered and decided that it would be best tounreasonable

It was thanks to Vandalieu’s persecutory delusions that Talosheim’s defenses had been increased to this extent

“Now then, we’ll be going now Everyone, if bandits or E, please dispose of theoes for the Vampires ork for the evil Gods But you mustn’t lay a hand on the people of the resistance If they look like they will die, please help them”

With these words, Vandalieu left his ca with his companions

The first objective was to ather nearby spirits to gain infor for a little walk around the area first

“Well, I don’t have high hopes for this,” Vandalieu said

In these nature-filled mountains and hills, there were countless forms of life and the air was restless with countless spirits appearing and disappearing These spirits were very convenient forGolems However, it was difficult to say that they were useful as a source of information

The spirits of plants were insensitive to their surroundings, and Vandalieu didn’t expect much from the spirits of insects, either Anis about the areas that their territories encoood eyes and lived over wide areas

But the spirits of such wild animals lost memories from when they were alive very quickly, and the vastto the circle of transration

Thus, the only reliable ones were the spirits of intelligent creatures such as people or monsters But this was simply a nature-filled ns of battle having taken place here, so it was unlikely that there would be spirits of people here

Therefore, the spirits of monsters should have been the ones to look for, but…

“I wonder if there are any Goblins or so,” said Vandalieu

“Despite the fact that we are trying to find them, there aren’t any, are there?” said Princess Levia

“There really aren’t any,” said Pauvina

The three of the for monsters that could be used as sources of information, but this seeht There wasn’t a single trace of a Goblin, despite the fact that Goblins were monsters that could be found anywhere

… Though it was entirely possible that they had simply fled in fear of the titan Ghost as over two irl

“This would be a relative success if ere just watching the autuh,” said Vandalieu