The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 133 (1/2)
The area south of thethe continent of Africa that Vandalieu knew of, with clear air and red dirt
However, it sis that looked similar to the African continent based on what Vandalieu had seen on TV; it was actually quite different
There were bands of forests, grass-covered plains and savannahs in a checker-like pattern, and there were no deserts Also, there was a nu froht, so it wasn’t a dry land
And although it was suhly humid marshlands… The truth was that Earth’s Africa wasn’t just a hot area; places that were elevated high above sea level were far cooler than japan, but Vandalieu didn’t know this, of course
“Each of our cities is a nation In other words, we have set up the city-states as ere taught,” said Gizania
According to her, all nations, including the noble Orc ee city, with the very rare exceptions of ses and settlements that didn’t have towns
This was because the surrounding areas were all Devil’s Nests where monsters ran rampant, so small communities couldn’t be maintained
In fact, the monsters that appeared in this area were le Rank above the areas around Talosheim and the marshlands, but if Rank 3 monsters were equivalent to bears and Rank 4 were like tyrannosaurus rexes, the difference in danger was very clear
Even for Arachne and noble Orcs,small settleh benefits
“Considering that, I suppose ere just blessed We did es before ere destroyed,” said Borkus
“The risk of young warriors losing their lives against Rank 4 h, too,” said Princess Levia
“We also lived in a Devil’s Nest, but… al,” said Zadiris
“Andwarriors, or could be defeated by taking thearo
“To tell you the truth, it would have been impossible for me to return this far on my own, even if I had not been wounded,” said Gizania “There are roups, after all This is all thanks to you people; I would like you to allow ht? Ever since he separated hi, he does not see worriedly towards an ill-looking Kurt Legston, younger brother of Chezare and lieutenant-general (effectively vice-prime-minister) of Talosheim
“I think he’s fine I gave hiet better soon,” said Vandalieu
As for why Kurt was there, Vandalieu had returned to Talosheiion’s teleportation to report the situation Chezare had said that someone should be dispatched as a diplomat, so Kurt had been dispatched here as a result
Via teleportation while buried in Legion’s flesh
As a result, he was now crouched over with a pale face, covering his mouth
“I thought it would be better than having insects or seeds infestequipped inside you, Your Majesty, but… it was quite bad,” he said
It seeion placed a heavierinsects crawl all over the body Though when Vandalieu was hugged by legion, he was essentially half-buried and didn’t think that it was unpleasant
“I am supposed to be a civil official, but… Isn’t Ani-ue h I do understand that both Your Majesty and Ani-ue, who is effectively the prime minister, cannot be absent at the same time,” Kurt said “Ah, on the way back, please infest o back usingwith monsters of Rank 4 and above would be impossible”
As he finished speaking, Kurt slowly un to take effect
“You alright? You can sleep if you need to,” said Borkus
“I’s have suddenly becoreat in scale,” Kurt said as he looked towards Gizania’s still-distant but visible nation, named Zanalpadna like the God they worshi+pped
Considering that there were tall walls to keep monsters out, more than twice as tall as Talosheier than the city of Niarki in the Hartner Duchy, which had a population of a hundred thousand
It was still smaller than Nineland, which had a population of a e-scale city-state
“But is it alright for us to approach from the front?” Kurt asked
“Should ait outside?” Gorba suggested
The two of theuarantee the safety of any diplomats, even if there were no diploin with But Zanalpadna and Talosheim hadn’t even known of each other’s existence until a few days ago
However, Gorba and the rest of the Orcuses of the Black Fang Knights’ Order were difficult to tell apart from the Orcs other than the fact that they were black Their bodies were larger than ordinary Orcs, but there was no guarantee that they could be distinguished based on that
“It’s alright,” Gizania declared, as if there was nothing to be anxious about “Vandalieu-dono, for now, hold this and come with me”
Fro a shi+ny, selossy white thread attached to it, and then handed it to Vandalieu
“What is this?” Vandalieu asked
“This is a necklace, aoff the cast-off skin aroundmade of my thread,” Gizania said “This is called a ‘necklace of deep affection,’ and it is proof that the one who possesses it is close to a iven Basdia one as well”
Large-build Arachne were apparently not very good at quickly using their threads in battle or fortraps, but that didn’t mean that they couldn’t produce threads at all
Coiven a necklace to Basdia? It seemed that the two of them had found a kindred spirit in each other, beyond ordinary friends
“Well then, I’ll gratefully accept this,” Vandalieu thought, wearing the compound eye necklace
And then he tried to climb on Gizania’s spider-like lower body… but was held in her arms below her chest
“If you sit on the back, you will be hidden by o Everyone, follow after me Just in case, Gorba-dono and your followers, please keep your weapons lowered and yourslowly Borkus-dono and Bone Man-dono… please make sure you do not remove your helmets”
There was a slight air of tension behind Gizania as she began walking
Perhaps it was i the nation of an unknown race
“… Could it be that Vandalieu-saain?” Eleanora wondered
“There was the incident with Privel as well, so the possibility cannot be ruled out,” said Zadiris “Heof the sort”
“Privel-jouchan will s as well,” said Borkus
“Not only was shethe nu,” said Kurt “When His Majesty caion, he explained how he had saved an Arachne It would be fine if this ood materials for diplomacy in the future, however”
The four of the whether Vandalieu had gained yet another one
“Really? It doesn’t seem that way to me That’s what an older brother or sister would do to their younger brother or sister I don’t sense any roht-life had become more active since he became an Arch-Tyrant
Kurt cast a suspicious look in his direction, but Vigaro had more experience with the opposite sex than anyone else here Zadiris and Eleanora looked at each other, wondering if he was right
“Gizania has apparently never had children before Large-builds have long lifespans, and she turned down the reco that she was still inexperienced and wanted to improve her skill in martial arts,” said Basdia, who had become close to Gizania
“I see, then –”
As Eleanora was about to say, “there’s nothing to worry about,” Basdia continued speaking
“That’s why she intends to face her life choices more seriously after this incident where she nearly died Once she has finished repaying the debt to Van,” she said
“… Basdia, which side’s views are you supporting?” Eleanora asked
“I think it wouldn’t be strange for things to turn out either way,” Basdia said “After all, she actually wanted to hear what giving birth to and raising a child is like”
The fehter Jadal was being looked after by Bilde, another mother as Basdia’s friend, while she awaited Basdia’s return in Talosheim
“Well, it is true that she was saved while she was in danger, so it would not be strange if things turned out that way It seee difference will not be a probleer when she first met Vandalieu
For Gizania, Vandalieu had appeared to be a fake bait on the stomach of a centipede rather than a prince on a white horse, but… it had certainly still been an impactful encounter
“I suppose that’s true Now that I think about it, it’s fine either way as long as Vandalieu-sama is fine with it,” said Eleanora
Basdia and Zadiris were Ghouls, who didn’t have the concept of ht of their partners as those who helped raise their children, and Eleanora thought of herself as Vandalieu’s servant
It sees turned out
“… An Alda believer hearing this would be so enraged by this that the blood vessels in their heads would burst, wouldn’t they?” grumbled Kurt, who, as someone froe
“No, I’d be s quite a bit worse for him,” said Borkus
“Everyone’s so brave,” Gorba muttered
“I’ on their hearts,” said another Orcus
“Is it not hair that grows on the heart? But I suppose it would not be strange for a row on Borkus-dono’s heart,” said Bone Man
TLN: To “have hair growing on the heart” is an expression that means to “have nerves of steel”
It seemed that the ones ere most nervous were the Orcuses and Bone Man
With the Arachne being enemies of the noble Orc Eitas, it was possible that Gorba and the other Orcuses would be mistaken for enemies if they weren’t careful
And it was highly likely that Bone Man would be attacked if it was noticed that he was a Skeleton
The Arachne adhered to the Vida religion, which accepted Undead, but that didn’t h-Rank Skeleton were to appear from outside the nation and approach, it was only natural that the Arachne would prioritize the defense of their nation rather than try negotiations that were extremely unlikely to succeed
… The same should have applied for Borkus, a Zo a full-face helmet, he didn’t see with his cardiopulmonary functions?
TLN: This one is a pun Cardiopulmonary function is 心肺機能 and “ability to worry” is 心配機能, both are read as “shi+npai kinou”
Unaware of the conversations going on behind her, Gizania approached the city’s walls in a straight line
As they approached, the walls looked to be made of heavy stone, but Vandalieu was reminded of the subtly-built stone walls of japanese fortresses
When he lived on Earth, he had only seen the particularly beautiful However, seeing theain in his third life, he noticed the beauty in the plain, unrefined pattern created by joining stones of different sizes together without leaving any gaps in between
Because Vandalieu had created Taloshei thele slabs of rock at a glance Thus, they had no patterns, and that hy Vandalieu thought these walls were beautiful now
But he also noticed so else
“It looks like there’s no gate or any entrance at all?” he said
It seeate that allowed entry and exit Would they be cli over the walls like spiders?
“Because they’re ca out soon,” Gizania said
A few seconds later, a part of the wall opened fro Several armed Arachne, as well as a female of a race that Vandalieu had never seen before, came out from within
“Those walls have been created by joining stones together using Arachne thread There are peeking s and gates of various sizes hidden within theh they look the same as the rest of the walls,” said Gizania
When Vandalieu looked closely, only a thin outer layer of the part of the wall that had opened up was made from stone
There were soround as nests and then covered theround surface; perhaps this was so similar
“Gizania-dono! You are alive!”
“It is good that you have returned; the princess has been distraught because she could not bring you back with her –”
“Wait! The fact that Gizania has returned is indeed good news, but we must first learn what the situation is!”
An Arachne considerably s towards her, but she was stopped by four of the legs of the woman of unknown race
Indeed, four legs
At a glance, she seemed to be a tall human woers like those of humans, she also had arms with the joints covered in an exoskeleton, with scythe-like shapes at the ends of the wrists
On top of that, she had what appeared at first glance to be a folded cloak but was actually a long pair of wings growing fros were those of insects from the knees down
She looked like a comantis Details of a race like this didn’t exist in the records of the Adom
But Gizania had given an explanation to Vandalieu and his companions, so they were aware of what this race was
Einated from a monster… and a Goddess
In the distant past, Zanal, the evil God of carapaces, and Padna, the evil God of co’s ar, the dragon God of five sins, and Merrebeveil, the evil God of slime and tentacles
But in the battles that followed, Zanal and Padna were attacked by the De Guduranis and dealt heavy wounds that they could not recover from
The two Gods, who had originally been strongly attached to one another, overcale God
After this, they became known as Zanalpadna, the evil God of carapaces and coinally been two separate Gods, when he was requested by Vida to give birth to a new race, a pair of twins, one the founder of the Arachne and one the founder of the Empusa, were born
Apparently, Vida and Zanalpadna had been very happy at having created two races while intending to create one
And then the battle between Vida and Alda had taken place a hundred thousand years ago, leading to the current situation, but it was likely that no records of the Empusa race’s existence were left because all of the Empusa in the Bahn Gaia continent had been wiped out outside the Boundary Mountain Range tens of thousands of years ago, or because they had escaped to places where the eyes of the other races could not see
Unlike Ghouls, they were not thought of as monsters Not even Bello, let alone Borkus or the Divine Spear of Ice Mikhail ere adventurers two hundred years ago, knew of their existence Only Isla, who had lived for around thirty thousand years and was currently in charge of the Knochen fortress, had re of old tales ofcarefully
It was likely that they had been treated as o
Upon hearing this, Gizania had shuddered at how fearsome the outside world was
“Myuze-dono, these people are not suspicious,” Gizania said
“It is not that I suspect the, Gizania-dono, is a Dha at his neck And the Ghoul behind you also has the same necklace However, I cannot allow the the circuaze and hair gathered into a ponytail at the top of her head It seeate
TLN: If anyone is interested, Myuze ends her sentences with “でござる/de gozaru”
“Of course, ill explain the situation,” said Gizania “There are s that are difficult to believe, but I want you to listen until the end”
Myuze laughed “It has been decades since I took up this duty There are not s that surprise me”