Chapter 124 (1/2)

Vandalieu, the king of Taloshei with the noble Orc Empire

Normally, not just the heads of states, but anyone with a relatively high position in a nation should avoid standing on the frontlines However, things were different in Vandalieu’s case

First of all, Vandalieu possessed the De inforhly likely to be impossible

Undead could see spirits However, just because they could see them didn’t necessarily mean that they could hear what the spirits had to say Even if they asked the spirits questions, there was a high chance that the spirits wouldn’t answer or just give less answers

The spirits of the dead were not often friendly or honest to other dead beings unless they were very sociable

Second of all, Vandalieu was the ‘Holy Son of Vida’

Mububujenge, the Evil God of Degenerate Corpulence, was suspected to be the chief God in the noble Orc Empire If he still felt a sense of duty to serve Vida, then Vandalieu being present increased the chances of negotiations happening

And third of all… he was unth

There were all kinds of other reasons, but these were the main ones

And the criteria to be chosen to join Vandalieu in dealing with the noble Orc Empire – whether it was diploth to defeat noble Orcs, which were Rank 6 at minimum

The noble Orcs of the Empire had rulers, but when it cae numbers

And strength was necessary, even in diplomacy

Though this was a nation of those descended fro’s army and joined Zakkart, they were still arded as ith

Military strength was an iotiations between human nations as well, but for

In other words, for smooth discussions to take place, it was important to not be looked down upon

The exception was the Black Fang Knights’ Order, which was composed of Gorba and the other Orcuses

Orcuses, which were a new race created when Vandalieu exposed Orc fetuses to death-attribute Mana, looked like black Orcs at a glance Thus, Vandalieu had decided that they may feel coreat numbers in the noble Orc Empire

And Orcuses had a base Rank of 4; they were generally stronger than Orcs, which were norhts’ Order had increased their Ranks to becohts that were mounted on monsters

“I’ll do ht,” said Gorba, who had been selected as the captain of the knights

He was now a Rank 7 Orcus Master Tamer with a massive body that was al from his mouth

The monster that he was mounted on was a Rank 5 Diatryh years of laborious breeding froa birds that resembled chickens It was five meters tall from its claws to the crest on its head; it was a bird that simply looked like a dinosaur

Gorba had also tamed several other sers; he ell-equipped outside of combat as well

The other members had all tamed Rank 4 ht Orcuses riding theth and hts

“Captain Gorba, I don’t really understand this ‘knight’s honor,’” one of the knights said

“A knight’s honor is doing what King says,” Gorba explained

“I’ve always listened to what King says”

“Then you’re very honorable”

“Bufufufu~♪ I’m happy”

With conversations such as these, Gorba and the othera barbeque in Talosheiestion that these hts’ Order formed, but it seeht yet

In a shadowy street corner, there was atheir seafood and roast meat with tare sauce

The enormous, three-meter-tall, bald man with a shadow cast across his face watched Gorba and the others for a while However, he didn’t reveal himself to them; he turned around silently and left

There was impatience on the half of the face that the man had

The Zo shi+eld-nation until his death two hundred years ago, was serving his role as a training durounds today, just as he had done yesterday

Mikhail had started beco his opponents in order to be able to defeat him and destroy his body

As an Undead, his sense of pain was different from when he was alive, but it was also because when he watched those who cahts, he felt happiness that was not just to console himself, but true happiness from the bottom of his heart

He felt a sense of fulfil useful

I do not really intend to coain, but…

Mikhail, as forbidden fro any words other than the pre-decided words that he said to all challengers, faced his opponent that was looking at hiaze… the Sword King Borkus

Borkus aardly tapped his bald head with his finger “No, well, I ood opponents”

I do understand that

Borkus was a Rank 10 Zombie Hero, who had been an A-class adventurer while he was alive In addition to that, his Attribute Values were enhanced by Guidance: Demon Path, and he had awakened to the superior skill, Sword King Technique It was nearly iood opponent

“The only ones that put up any resistance are the bosses of B-class Dungeons, but even those aren’t enough, and once I defeat theain for a while,” Borkus continued,his words for so that next week, he’s going to choose those he’s taking to the noble Orc Empire”

Is this supposed to be an explanation for me, since I aht for me to speak? This is a ht to hi there

From an outsider’s perspective, Borkus si dummy

“I’est if you count out the kid, but I’ the top three So, it’s not that I’m anxious that I’ll be left behind… Apparently, Bell this ti sword that he was holding “But you know, I’ this just in case”

In the end, you are anxious, aren’t you? And the last time you came here, did you not say that you would only strike me down once?

“Shut up! You bastard, you’re saying it all with your eyes! If you’re going to complain, do it ords!” Borkus shouted

“The training will begin,” Mikhail said

“Are youa fool of me?!”

I cannot speak ofin my stead, and become of use to that person I will have no coht as he attacked Borkus with his blunt training spear

Incidentally, Borkus appeared before Mikhail every day for the next week to repeat this training

It was time to remain in obscurity for a while

Coth of her life so far, amore than an instant However, she had been i for this time to come

A new life given to her by a new et the words spoken to her when she was given a body for a second time

“You are mine”

What sords I have been stolen by this person from my previous master My body, my heart and even my soul

However, what had awaited her was endless days of cold treatment

After she had spat out all of the infor her previous irl as far younger and weaker than her

And that little girl had never possessed subordinates before; there was no proper work for her to do

The only thing she had been given was the position of ‘chief of torture’ She was proficient when it came to torture, so this should have been a perfect job for her, but…

What need is there for torture here in Talosheim?

Heras he was present, there was no need for torture Any prisoner of ould spill everything once he secreted truth seruue into their ears or their eyes

Even if the truth serum was ineffective for whatever reason, he could siladly betray their former masters and companions for Vandalieu’s sake Just like she had

Thus, prisoners of ere never brought to Talosheim, nor was she ever called for to torture prisoners of war

Torture wasn’t necessary as a punishment, either The rate of crime in Talosheim was so low that she found it impossible to believe There were some crimes that occurred due to carelessness and accidents, but there were none who broke the rules out of ill intent

Other than the fact that the citizens had been charmed by Vandalieu, there was also no need to turn to cri, and everyone could beco to resort to theft, fraud or robbery

And even if they did want to commit crimes, everyone knew that there were surveillance Golems stationed in the city

And Vandalieu, the ruler himself, often roamed the city

If anyone committed a serious crime and lost their place in Talosheim, they wouldn’t be able to survive Since the city was surrounded by the Boundary Mountain Range, ways of reaching the outside world were limited

Co crimes under these circuhts and drunken braere the worst of it

Thus, the few cri, and then were made to pay a small amount of money in compensation and perform some community service for a short period of time Even the punishment of a hundred lashes hadn’t been carried out

Thus, her daily as to clean the e unusual” into a logbook

But I haven’t become useless!

She had used her excess time to the best of her ability She had retrained herself in Dungeons and the surrounding Devil’s Nests to reacquire the power she had possessed in life, and successfully increased her Rank

She had analyzed Vandalieu’s roa patterns around the city and casually tried to show off to hione a change of heart, building favorable relationshi+ps with the other citizens

Even when a child ran into her while holding a frozen dessert, ruining her clothes, and then called her “Oba-chan,” she had siven the child

She picked up lost items and returned them to their owners, and she even cleaned up trash and removed weeds of her own initiative

These were deeds that would have been unthinkable for her, someone who had previously held an important position in the underworld while she was alive

She had instructed her coroup of men with particularly exceptional bodies to casually show their bodies off to Vandalieu while he was bathing in the public bathhouse

And then the turning point had come last year Her corew in number

Thanks to that foolish Gubah for us to be useful as a fighting force, not just in quality, but in numbers as well

And her steady efforts had been recognized, and today, the day had arrived

“Now then, I will confer the knighthood Isla, step forward”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Isla, ‘Ternecia’s Hound,’ former servant of the Pure-breed Vampire Ternecia, who had used General Mauvid and joined the expedition force with the Mirg shi+eld-nation’s ar to kill Vandalieu and the traitor Eleanora

She was now a Vae to skip out of happiness, she stepped forward in front of Vandalieu and kneeled

Vandalieu took the cere purposes from Chezare

I always think this every time, but isn’t such a ceremony rather unnecessary? Vandalieu said secretly to Chezare, extending his spirit form to connect with him

What are you saying, Your Majesty? The ceremony is i, it is important to perform them and show them off

I see The ceremony is important

Vandalieu remembered that in Lambda, ceremonies and rituals had practical purposes even outside of showing power and bestowing honor on the recipient

In fact, in order to acquire the Equestrian and Knight Jobs, one needed to reach level 100 in the Apprentice Knight Job and then be knighted In other words, receiving a knighthood fulfilled the conditions for acquiring the Job, so the ceremony had a practical use

Isla was a Vampire Zombie, so she couldn’t acquire Jobs However, there was the possibility that her Rank would increase and her race title would change to Vaht in the future, so it wasn’t coless

“Isla, as the Eclipse King, I bestow upon you the position of knight,” Vandalieu declared as he touched Isla’s shoulders with the body of the blade

A pleasant nuhout Isla’s entire body, and she shi+vered slightly

“Yes, Your Majesty! I arateful!” she said

“At the same time, I remove you from Eleanora’s command and appoint you as the captain of the newly-forhts’ Order,” Vandalieu continued

“Oooh…!”

This was the new post that Vandalieu was giving her The Dark Night Knights’ Order was… an advanced fighting force of Vampire Zombies

As all of them had been noble-born Vampires in the past, they could fly at will and possessed the strength to tear steel with their bare hands And since they had becoht and silver Isla’s forht to have the Vaht Resistance skill, but there had been no need

Because there had been al Zombies, even Isla and the other Vampire Zombies the that couldn’t be avoided

Unfortunately, there were ic as well as they had been able to while alive, but they were hts’ Orders with huhts

Now, Isla was the leader of this Knights’ Order and she would have tasks that made use of her abilities and skills!

Isla earing a delicate armor that closely matched the curves of her body It wasn’t for ceremonial purposes; it had been created by the blacksmith Datara, and Vandalieu had used Alche it into a Magic Item

The sa at her waist

She was bathing in glory right noever, there were still two things

“Your Majesty… I a the promised item,” she said

“Eh? Here?”

Vandalieu and Isla were the only ones speaking, but Chezare was present, and the eyes of Eleanora, the Zohts’ Order and

Vandalieu was hesitant to hand it to her in front of all of these people

“Then are you saying that you will hand it to htless eyes opening wide

“Ah, I’ll hand it to you here”

Apparently, it was better for people to be watching

“In addition to your prohts, I praise your loyalty and diligent self-improvement, and reward you with this chok–”

“Your Majesty, it’s a collar,” Isla corrected him

“… Collar, and grant you the title of ‘The Eclipse King’s Hound’”

Vandalieu attached a collar to Isla’s neck, hiding the seams where her head had been reattached to her body after she died by decapitation

“Aaaah! It is an honor, Your Majesty!” Isla exclaimed

The collar and the title of ‘Hound’ These had been the two things that Isla requested when Vandalieu asked her, “Is there anything you would like to celebrate your promotion?”

The title was sorant her until he declared it to the whole of Taloshei Post, wouldn’t she acquire the title within a few days?

If it doesn’t work, I’ll go to Fidirg and Merrebeveil and report it to theht

Isla ran her fingers lovingly across the collar Seeing her looking so happy, Vandalieu vividly i furiously from side to side