The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 109 (1/2)
Resistance e tomorrow
“I want to talk to those people as well Is that alright?” asked Vandalieu upon hearing this neanting to be present at the
Though he wasn’t very perceptive, even he had ed to conclude that Orbia’s lover, a person who had come into the Scylla territory frootiators for the Empire’s army or a member of the resistance
Even if Orbia’s lover was not aers ould come here tomorrow, there was a chance that the resistance would have so
And the one as cootiate, the leader of the Reborn Sauron Army, was apparently a believer of Vida, so it seemed likely that he would listen to what Vandalieu had to say
“We don’t ive you a definite promise,” said Periveil “I don’t think there will be a probleh”
Seeing that Orbia see Periveil’s reply, Vandalieu’s heart grew even heavier now that it seemed even more likely that her lover was a member of the resistance
“Well then, you should stay the night here,” said Privel “It’s already the est that froh”
“That’s right,” said Periveil “Ah, but as per the custo in a different hut Shrine maidens must keep their bodies pure until the festival, you see”
“There aren’t any customs that force the husband Van to sleep alone, so he’ll be fine!” said Pauvina
“Pauvina, what do you mean by ‘husband?’” Vandalieu asked
“Well, he is ‘His Majesty,’ isn’t he? He’ll need two more,” said Periveil
“Periveil-san, are you being a little too serious about the fact that His Majesty is His Majesty?” asked Princess Levia
“It is troublesome if you take it seriously,” said Vandalieu
It wasn’t as if they had revealed the entire truth yet
Vandalieu and Pauvina were led to a hut used by visiting merchants It was a little sht it best to give theht now
“Mother said that you wouldn’t be able to rest properly if there were other people around,” said Privel “Levia-san would cause a big fuss just by being seen, after all”
As a result of this considerate treatained tis freely
“Guh~” Pauvina grunted
Since it was a tiood children were asleep, Pauvina was sleeping soundly, clutching Vandalieu fire body Vandalieu escaped with Out-of-body Experience and asked Hannah, one of the Ghosts that were acco back at the camp
“Yes! Leave it tosilently
She had becoested, she would light up the dark night like a lamp, but as she was a Ghost, she was able to conceal her presence as she moved
She wasn’t releasing killing intent into her surroundings or anything like that, so it would be impossible for anyone asn’t a Spiritualist to find her
“I’ll ask the Ghosts to deliver es rather than Undead insects from now on”
Ghosts wouldn’t be spotted, nor would they accidentally get caught in spiderwebs
Incidentally, the contents of the et infor protected at the camp
“So, I have so to talk to you about,” Vandalieu said
“What? A e for me?” Orbia turned around as Vandalieu spoke to her She had been silent but looking restless up until now
Vandalieu had already undone the Visualization spell on her, so her voice wouldn’t reach Pauvina
“Before you received the ring froer?” Vandalieu asked “Like being pricked by a thorn, for instance”
Having realized the asped “Your Majesty, that is –”
“No, I don’t think I had any injuries ononleft on the finger of my body?” Orbia answered without hesitation, despite Princess Levia’s atte
Princess Levia blinked in surprise Orbia looked at her, sighed and dropped her shoulders as she continued
“I’m not very smart, but maybe because of Van-kun’s Mana, my head feels refreshed and I can think more clearly than I did back when I was alive I don’t need anyone to tell me to know that person is suspicious His body was nowhere to be found, the ring is gone and we haven’t heard anything froo No ave a self-deprecating smile “But it’s not like it’s certain that I was killed by that person, is it?”
“There is no definite evidence,” said Vandalieu
Everything about the incident was suspicious, but there wasn’t any proof or eyewitness testi that Orbia’s lover was a suspect, but there was also no denying that there wasn’t any evidence supporting these suspicions
“Then I want to believe in that person He’s someone that I really came to love… that’s why I still don’t want to tell you who he is I’etically
Vandalieu nodded in understanding “It doesn’t bother me,” he said “So, about tomorrow –”
“W-wait, you’re alright with this?! You’re alright withquite selfish about this?!”
“H? Would it have been better if I’d read the mood and made you talk?”
“What do you mean, ‘read the mood’?!”
Orbia seeitated, but Vandalieu simply looked at her blankly and blinked a few times
“Orbia-san, spirits are funda their own e reason That’s how they are,” said Vandalieu “Rational spirits like Princess Levia and the others are very rare”
Spirits were the dead who lingered in this world rather than returning to the circle of trans their bodies There was no way that such beings could be rational
Many of thehts were devoid of logic in certain places and many of them unconsciously altered their own memories of the past And since their frontal lobes and hippoca, they were unable to restrain themselves and their ability to store and retain memories couldn’t be relied on
They didn’t even possess lungs to take deep breaths and calot too worked up, nor would they get tired frory, as they didn’t possess stamina that would run out
There was no end to how mad spirits released from their physical bodies by death could become
“In fact, weren’t you in that kind of state before you met us, Orbia-san?” Vandalieu pointed out
“A-ah…” Orbia groaned as she re endlessly for the ring that ht have fallen into the botto thebecome a spirit
The only reason she could conduct herself in the same way that she had when she was alive was due to Vandalieu’s influence and the Mana that he had supplied her
But Vandalieu wasn’t judging her negatively because she was a spirit
“I’ to speak ill of spirits,” he said “It’s not a ood or bad; that’s si to say that I don’t think badly of you for choosing to believe in your lover, Orbia-san”
“But…”
“It’s fine,” Vandalieu reassured her “I’ all kinds of measures”
He had accepted that Orbia would remain silent about her lover, but that didn’tthe incident He had already sent his Lees in the Scylla territory, whose locations he had heard from Orbia herself, Privel and Periveil, as well as the fort that had been built on its boundary
The fragile Lemures quickly broke down if they entered water In this water-filled region, they could only for net, but the Scylla had been murdered by their lovers, after all Unlike the Scylla the winter
“And since it is likely that there are multiple criminals, it is likely that they will be easy to spot from above when they move,” said Vandalieu
“Eh? How do you know this, Your Majesty?” Princess Levia asked
“After they killed Orbia-san, they put her body on display,” said Vandalieu “That would have been difficult to do alone”
In this world, there were martial skills that would allow an iron sword to split a boulder in two, as well as convenient ic spells There were also all kinds of skills that provided help with certain actions
But Vandalieu is had been used freely, the things that had been done to Orbia’s corpse would have been difficult to carry out alone
After Orbia had been killed, her tentacles had been severed, her chest cut into shreds, several arrows fired into her, the holy symbol of Alda branded into her body and then she had been tied to a nearby tree with rope
This was clearly tooiron, too many tools were necessary for all of this
Martial skills were too powerful to use on a corpse If they were used to try to cut Orbia’s chest into pieces, it was h coles, too It was difficult to iht tiround or already hung up on the tree when this was done, then there would have been blade round or on the tree Even if they had tried to forcibly cover up the tracks, the Scylla would have noticed
Of course, this would have been difficult with ic as well
Even if the h Attribute Values and skill levels, there was a limit to what he could have done alone
“That’s why I think we’ll be able to have a good idea of what’s happening if we look out for things,” said Vandalieu
“I see~ That’s a, Your Majesty!” said Princess Levia
“I thought you spaced out a lot, but you do a lot ood!”
“Not at all; this is second-hand knowledge,” said Vandalieu
Princess Levia and Orbia seee that Vandalieu had acquired froa and the police dramas that he had seen on Earth
Co serialized on Earth?
“And even if you were to tell us your lover’s nas, it’s not like I’d be able to do anything right away,” Vandalieu added
In japan, when a suspect’s face and full name were revealed, their address and workplace would be identified soon after and it was possible to figure out their locations through things like security cae
But in Lambda, even with this information, Vandalieu would be unable to find Orbia’s lover without searching for hiraphs or security cameras; this was a world filled ilderness that hadn’t been touched by civilization
Leht was only about as good as Vandalieu’s, so they had to be relatively close in order to identify people’s faces
But once the criminal’s face and name were known, it would be possible to warn everyone in all of the villages to be on guard against them and to not follow them alone
Also, if the Lemures found the spirits of the other victih Necromancy It was possible that they would provide information about the criminal
“And if your lover is involved with the resistance, I’ll probably learn so tomorrow,” said Vandalieu
If Orbia’s lover was involved in the resistance and present in the , he would definitely show some kind of response if Vandalieu were to introduce hi the serial-killing case
Whether that response would be asking toto silence Vandalieu remained to be seen, however
“I-I see I suppose that’s true, there’ll be so fro her head in worry, it seemed certain that her lover was indeed involved with the resistance
It wasn’t guaranteed that he would actually be aers, however
“Your Majesty, won’t things be bad for Orbia-san if it turns out that the criminal is her lover?” Princess Levia whispered into Vandalieu’s ear “She is already being supplied with your Mana, so she may turn into a Ghost”
Even in ancient tie and hatred had never been rare Orbia was currently a spirit, and Vandalieu was supplying her with plenty of Mana
As Princess Levia feared, certain events could cause Orbia to turn into a monster and attack her murderer
Vandalieu gave an understanding nod “Indeed, we need to make sure beforehand what kind of Undead she wants to beco a Ghost, after all”
“That’s r… eh?” Princess Levia did a double-take
“If she wants to becoe and then cast Preservation… but since her breasts and so some patchwork there”
“No, are you not going to stop her?”
“Hmm? Is there a need to?”
Vandalieu thought that revenge was generally acceptable as long as the hatred wasn’t unjustified He didn’t see any need to stop Orbia, even if she were turn into a Ghost and attack the cri as nobody other than the murderer and his accomplices were involved, he saw no problems with it
“… Now that you say that, I get the feeling that there isn’t any need to stop her,” said Princess Levia
Now that she thought about it, she reh her anger and hatred, even if Vandalieu had encouraged it Considering that, she couldn’t think of a single reason to stop Orbia if she chose to take revenge
“What are you guys talking about?” Orbia asked
“Ah, Orbia-san, His Majesty was just saying that he’d like you to choose between being a Zombie or a Ghost,” said Princess Levia
“I’ you, I won’t become an Undead… well, I am thankful to you, so if you insist… what are the differences between a Ghost and a Zombie?”
“Ah, well, if you become a Ghost –”
Princess Levia’s Undead transforht
When Haj ca in a room with its inner surface covered in white, bone-like tiles (the truth was that not only the room’s inner surfaces, but the entire room, was made of bone)
“W-where am I?”
Thinking that he had been captured and thrown in jail, Haj sprang to his feet and looked around But all he saas around a third of his co in beds as well
There weren’t any collars, handcuffs or shackles around their ankles There was nothing else in the roo on and a candlestick burning with an eerie-looking blue flame; it didn’t even appear as if there were any doors or s
“W-what happened to us? What is this place? Where are those monsters and Skeletons…?”
As Haj stood there, so bewildered that he had forgotten to wake his companions up, the wall transformed into a door before his very eyes
“Ah, so you have regained consciousness”
Three women entered
The one at the front was blonde wo a tailcoat who appeared to be about twenty years old Her straight posture and the way she carried herself was that of an exceptional servant that a nobleure was so voluptuous that Haj had to s the saliva that had gathered in his mouth