Chapter 1533 (2/2)
“Kasim, I am a proper, decent married person! And Zeno, why do you have tears in your eyes! I' you what I happened to overhear at the Explorers' Guild!” said Fester
While Kasi to the Explorers' Guild to take simple requests that he could complete on his own, and also to visit Lina while she orking
During the victory feast in the noble Orc kingdoested to hi this with Lina, it had been decided that both of theirl that was looking to ood person even if one didn't take her circu ith Lina, so talks were proceeding in the direction of accepting the e
But Fester still lacked thehard for the sake of his two brides and for the children that would come in the future
Incidentally, Zeno was accepting requests, going to Dungeons and having practice battles with the Erated to Talosheim He was still unaware that Gaol considered these to be dates
It seenorant of the three when it came to love
After calan to think deeply about the problems one by one
“Like Fester says, there are all kinds of problems,” he said
But all this did was reaffirs for Gerda within him would not stop
“But still, I don't think anything will start until I confess to Gerdsan,” said Kasim
“You're right,” said Zeno
“So, I think I'll confess to Gerdsan tomorrow!” Kasim declared
“What a rapid development,” said another voice
“I see… Alright, I' for you!” said Fester
“Yeah, do your best, Kasim,” said Zeno “But isn't it best to talk to Vandalieu about it first? Gerdsan is a training duht?”
There was a partial slavery system in Taloshei du dummy, the 'Divine Spear of Ice' Mikhail, had become a criminal slave Ever since then, the other Zo dummies had also been treated as criminal slaves
It seemed that the strict surveillance system that Vandalieu had set up for Mikhail back then was really troublesome work
Now, though they were still strictly monitored, these Undead were treated as people
But as she had the social position of a criestion of consulting Vandalieu was a reasonable one
“That's true, but I'm kind of shy…” said Kasim
“No, there's no need to be so reserved I understand the situation, so do your best,” said the fourth voice again
“Uwah, this isn't a statue! It's the real one!” shouted Zeno
The statue of Vandalieu standing closest to Kasied as a statue!
“Disguised as a stone statue, its real identity is –”
TLN: Vandalieu is probablysome kind of reference here, but I don't knohat it is
“Vandalieu, isn't it? You haven't disguised yourself as a stone statue with the De's ink recently, so why today?” Fester asked
His bold declaration having been interrupted, Vandalieu's face fell as he cli fro that aside, I've been listening to the story I'h it's not really tofor you, so do your best with your confession tomorrow I'll make it so that Gerda can converse with you normally, Kasim”
“Y-yeah, thanks,” said Kasim
And then the preparations for his confession to Gerda were made
Vandalieu reserved the training grounds for that tiave him a handwritten document It was a form of written per his confession
And Vandalieu himself waited outside with Zeno and Fester This was because if Vandalieu was personally present, Gerda ht feel a non-existent pressure
Incidentally, depending on the result, Gerda's status as a criminal slave could be lifted, but this was apparently more convenient for Vandalieu
Mikhail was responsible for the destruction of the forh the other hero Zo duainedmembers of Vida's races, they hadn't been directly involved with Talosheim
In Gerda's case, she had lived in an era when the letter 'A' of the Amid Empire didn't even exist
With that said, it was unclear if she could simply be acquitted, anddummies because they had wanted a way to atone
It wasn't like Vandalieu felt a strong desire to punish the the to be congratulated
Gerda took the written document, smelled it and tasted it “This smell and taste; these letters have definitely been written in Vandalieu-sama's blood I see… But Kasi her head
“N-no way Why does even Gerdsan know?!” shouted Kasim
He was surprised that Gerda used the s or the seal to confirm the authenticity of the docu realization that his sweetheart had already known of his feelings before he could confess
“I died unmarried, but I did live for over a hundred years, you know For some reason, I can't remember very well, but I have dated sole with her words a little “And… When you collapse during training, you wait forup yourself, and your face looks really happy when our hands touch”
“Ugh, so you knew…!” Kasiered as he realized that his ulterior h But he didn't back down “So, why? I won't do any of that in the training grounds any else bad about me, I'll fix it!”
“No, it's not like I dislike it or that you're bad,” said Gerda “I's towards me”
“Then –”
“It's iht look like I'm alive because my body's decomposition has been stopped, but my cold hands could never offer you any warmth!” Gerda said
A youngevery day, far less experienced than herself Gerda had feelings for that man
But every ti eyes, every time his warm hands touched her cold ones, she was painfully res… they were not an Elf and a hu one
She was too different froet any closer to him than she already was For his sake as well That hy Gerda rejected Kasim
But Kasiive up
“Then I'll offer you my warmth, Gerdsan!” he declared as he extended his hand to Gerda, his voice loud enough to be heard outside the training grounds
Gerda instinctively tried to step back, but this was too slow compared to her usual movements
“So please go out with rasped both of Gerda's hands and pulled her close to him
Gerda saw her own lightless, dead eyes reflected in Kasi with passion
“… You'll regret it one day Whether that's in a year, ten years or fifty, you'll definitely regret it Are you alright with that?” Gerda asked
“Maybe I ret it, Gerdsan,” said Kasim
These were inexperienced words with no foundation to the to convince an Elf Zo But despite that, they sounded attractive to Gerda
As if Kasim's passion had infected her
“Alright… I'll give you fifty of my years, a hundred, or even an eternity,” Gerza said
“R-really?!”
“But can I make one request?”
“Yeah, anything! If it's so!” Kasim declared
There were no lies in his words If Gerda asked hie hi up
“Then… if you can, get one, no, two more other than me Both Undead,” said Gerda
“Alright! Whether it's two people or three… eh?”
This was an unexpected request for Kasim
Luciliano riting notes, outside for once, in the plaza croith people at that
“Why do Undead forroups? If I think about it, this is actually quite the mystery There are Undead that happen to become Undead in the saroup together by chance, and then there are Undead like Living Armors that often coordinate with others like theroups?” Luciliano wondered
“Is that right?” Vandalieu asked
“Apparently,” said Jeena “Though I've never seen them personally”
“At adventurers' school, we learned that if we see one Undead, we should assume there are more,” said Fester
“Come to think of it, we're counted as animals rather than people in the outside world,” said Zandia
TLN: Fester uses the counter for animals here rather than for people here
Incidentally, Zeno was looking at Kasiaze
Perhaps not caring about the response of his co Dead and Bones do not possess e or even their instincts Their heads are e So why do these Rank 1 or 2 Undead foric benefit But I didn't think that such inferior Undead understood such strategy”
“You're right; Undead don't coordinate with the other Undead around them, and they don't cooperate with each other to find prey,” said Zandia
“Weak Bone Rabbits forroups, but I've heard that it's to increase their chances of surviving if they're attacked,” said Jeena “But Living Dead and Zombies have no self-preservation instinct Even we feel pain differently from hoe did ere alive”
“I see, that's very informative,” said Vandalieu
“… Vandalieu, you seeeable, so why are you the least knowledgeable?” asked Kasim
“Because Master has apparently never seen Undead in their natural state,” said Luciliano “Leaving that aside, your passion has unraveled one part of the mystery Kasim-kun, I offer you my heartfelt respect”
According to Gerda, the reason Undead forroups was because Undead “felt kind of lonely,” rather than for strategic reasons It was such a siht of it
Luciliano, Vandalieu and Legion, asn't here, concluded that this was likely because spirits naturally desired the company of those similar to themselves
Because the instincts of Undead were faint, their ness Were they not trying to fill that void by surrounding themselves with others like them?
Weren't they stabilizing their hollow selves by acknowledging others that were in the same state as them?
At the very least, there was no doubting that they felt some kind of unconscious sense of fellowshi+p with those around them
Zo the flesh of the living, didn't distinguish between their prey and their companions But they didn't think to destroy the bodies of other Zoot in their way in order to defeat them
But when they had feelings of strong resentret, this was just a weak behavior that could be ignored
“That's how it is, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart Well, more verification is needed, so it would be helpful if I could hear from you frequently,” said Luciliano
“You're saying it like it's someone else's business,” Zeno pointed out “Well, it really is soh”
“H up from his notes “Master, what if we simply choose a few partners for hi a suggestion that was quite considerate towards Kasim
But Kasi his head up until now, rejected it right away“Stop! It's true that it would solve the probles?!” he shouted
“He interviews? If you tell me what types and personalities you like, I can even choose from the corpses and spirits I have in stock to create Undead for you,” said Vandalieu
“… I appreciate the thought,” said Kasih, Gerdsan What am I supposed to do…”
Kasis and received approval But the condition of finding multiple other partners had been named
“It's a coh-five outside the training grounds, I didn't think things would turn out like this,” said Fester
This was a proble the one to point out all kinds of proble a relationshi+p with an Undead
A frivolousout to other Undead and collecting partners But Fester knew that Kasim didn't have such a shrewd personality
Wasn't he feeling conflict over having to date other Undead girls while he still had feelings for Gerda?
“Is there any way? Other than Vandalieu's extre towards Zandia and Jeena
But there was no favorable answer
“Even if you ask if there's a way… there isn't anyone I can introduce to him,” said Zandia
“Neither do I,” said Jeena “Of course, I can't marry him His-Majesty-kun is cuter, easier to carry around and he carriesVandalieu up like a kitten
“That's true forfor that, Jeennee,” said Zandia, taking Vandalieu back from her
“I feel like I've started to understand why Vandalieu is so popular with the Undead, other than his charuidance,” Zeno muttered
Though he and his friends couldn't see the around in Vandalieu's surroundings There was nobody better than Vandalieu for Undead wanting the company of others like themselves
And so, a page recording the young Kasile with love was added to Luciliano's research report