Chapter 227 (1/2)

Death Mage 227 – Those who can't read the air

While he was alive, he was a ined that he had a talent for coic Born to the servants of a nobleman, he was raised as a servant as well As a child, he had ad their lives on adventures and knights doing brave deeds, but he thought that such people were living in a different world from himself, someone who had no worth other than his ability to handle horses and carriages

He becaic, gotan Undead and acquiring a certain Skill, he realized that he had what ht not be a talent, but an aptitude

That Skill was 'space Expansion' It was a Skill that kept the external appearance of the carriage the saage could be carried inside

As the naested, it was clearly related to space Thus, it was possible that he had an affinity for the space attribute That hat he thought

As a part of his own self-iic and tiic as well

“I have cooal as well!” Sas of curry to Zuruwarn and Ricklent's statues at the Church of Vida, and he was now running across the land at full speed

“I will definitely beco my position as Bocchan's airborne vehicle!”

It see able to fly through the sky; he was aie that crossed spacetiion

Sah the truth was that Vandalieu had thought that he would draw too much attention if he arrived at the city of Morksi with a carriage

Once he withdrew from the city of Morksi, he intended to use Sa as he had done previously

But Sareat speed today as well, in order to accoarding ic had told him was close to impossible

There were none around hi him – the Ghost shi+p Cuatro, which Vandalieu had built by co parts from four wrecked shi+ps, and its four Undead captains

“We can't lose either! Follow Master Sa to cross spacetih the sky for now!”

“Wouldn't it be es?”

“If it's just sinking under the surface, we can do it at any time! We are the Four Dead Sea Captains of the Ghost shi+p Cuatro If we are aioal, we should aim for the sea that is the sky!”

Cuatro let out what sounded like a groan of resent them from afar, the 'Divine Spear of Ice' Mikhail wondered if every vehicle-type Undead of Talosheim would become able to cross spaceti spacetime would actually mean

“Mikhail-dono, I would like to request onewith Mikhail with practice battles

“… I am sorry, Bone Man But could you please wait until I finish reattachinghad becoies It is just that the thought ofthemselves in the presence of our lord makes me impatient,” said Bone Man

Incidentally, the 'brethren' that he was referring to were Maroru, Urua, the three rat sisters He felt a sense of fellowshi+p towards them, as he had been a rat himself when he was alive At the same time, as their senior, he felt that he er be an 'eoal was to increase his Rank to remove the word 'emperor' from his race title of 'Skeleton Blade Eer disrespectful to Vandalieu

But as he was already Rank 12, a high Rank, he was finding this goal difficult to accomplish

“… Are there only ambitious monsters in this country?” Mikhailthat Bone Man could consider his feelings, as he continued carefully reattaching his severed ar city of thirty thousand people, was bustling with activity

Many merchants, travelers and adventurers passed in and out of the city's gates, and shopkeepers were calling out to theazes turned towards theroup entered the Adventurers' Guild, and the to more and more attention

The space outside the Adventurers' Guild was just a clear areathe stares of the people in the building's surroundings The to in lowered voices

“Couldn't you have gone inside with them, Mother?”

“Don't be foolish We may be able to fool them initially, but it would certainly beco to the rules, fah to sit on the Tamer's head or be carried in their arone in if you had Van carry you on his back or in his arms”

“D-don't be foolish!+ Basdia, do you wish shame upon your hter Basdia

Her body had stopped physically aging in her nity as an elder was lost when she lost her coirl

On the other hand, Basdia… Zadiris's daughter, was a Ghoul Aht Queen She had a composed expression and stood with her plentiful chest out

“If it were me, I would have Van hold me in his arms You worry too much about outward appearances, Mother,” Basdia said

Basdia, who had both fir in her lance, many would assuhter

“Youngsters these days…” Zadiris muttered

The truth was that Basdia was around thirty years old, and Zadiris was around three hundred There was no way to tell, as they were of a race that did not physically age

Ghouls were one of the races created by Vida, but in human societies, they were considered and treated as advanced forms of Zombies – in other words, monsters If they were seen in places inhabited by huht

And yet, these two Ghouls were standing openly in a human society, in front of the Adventurers' Guild that was their race's natural enemy This was part of Vandalieu's plan to spread the truth about Ghouls in hu to their sale at food carts were a coincidence, Gobu-gobu and baked Kobold e Within less than a e of this fact had spread not only within the city of Morksi, but to nearby cities and villages as well

Thus, the idea that Ghouls were a race with intelligence and civilization rather than beast-like Undead was spreading There had even been people wanting to interview Vandalieu about the Ghouls froobu

But this wasn't enough for there to be voices clai that Ghouls were not monsters Vandalieu and his companions believed that this was because the people did not personally know any Ghouls

People were taught that Ghouls were monsters, but theone That was because Ghouls lived in settlements in Devil's Nests, and the only ones that encountered thehts or soldiers sent out on monster hunts

Thus, it was possible that the situation could be changed, even if only by a little, if people knehat Ghouls were really like… although there was no problem if this took some time, as all of the Ghouls around the city of Morksi had already rated to Taloshei Zadiris and Basdia into the city under the pretense that he had tamed them

… As for the concerts, it seemed that there wouldn't be any for a while as Kanako was devoting her tiion's lessons

Incidentally, Vandalieu had brought Zadiris and Basdia rather than Tarea as currently in the basement of the house This was because if it became known that Tarea was an exceptional smith who supported the production of Talosheim's areted

If she was killed and her body was taken away or destroyed, the th of the whole of Talosheim would be impacted

Of course, it was possible that Basdia and Zadiris would also be targeted, and appropriate preparations had been h 'Faarn as well as the Ghosts who had been stationed around the city And there was also Miles as lurking in the shadows

At first glance, they appeared to be defenseless, but in a way, they were under a stronger defensive network than Vandalieu hi whether you can carry the fa able to bring it inside rather than the faht in would be different depending on the Tamer's race and build Isn't it unfair?” Basdia wondered

The size of fa these requirements for Tamers of races such as Dwarves, ere only about as tall as the chest of a human, would be different from Tahts of three e-build Arachne like Gizania would be able to carry monsters that were around three meters tall on her back

“I do not think that this rule was thought out that far S, and many of them are weak If they are left tied up outside, they could be stolen or killed Perhaps the rule allowing familiars inside if their Tamers could carry them was made because of concerns voiced by a worried adventurer as a Taest Taest faoat”

Even in the Orbaudom, which was relatively tolerant of Vida's races, adventurers of races such as Arachne, who originated from monsters, were not accepted as adventurers Thus, the Adventurers' Guild's rules had been made based on the fact that there were no adventurers of such races This hat Zadiris was i that aside, things are going surprisingly well, Mother,” Basdia reree the Guild's rules, but they were not seriously doubting the Guild's integrity They were sie the reactions of the people around theave thelance, but there were adventurer-type people andat them with interest, and even what see more at their equip lecherous gazes at their grey-brown skin as if trying to lick it with their eyes, but… there were none expressing open disgust or hostility

“… We're apparently considered to be advanced fors seeht that there would be sos seeely as the boy and the others said they would be,” said Zadiris with a nod

Although it was coe that Undead could not be tamed, and Ghouls were considered to be advanced forms of Undead, they could be put in slave collars and used as slaves Basdia and Zadiris felt an urge to thoroughly question a Tamer or slave trader to understand how they could believe this

“Even if there was someone who attacked you, you ladies could handle them bare-handed,” muttered the Schwartz Blitz Ghost Kinificantly worse than e normally use, so I'm a little worried,” said Basdia

Indeed, their current equipment was considerably inferior to their usual equip leather ar a robe And although they ell-made, Basdia's weapon was a simple iron axe and Zadiris's was a plain wooden staff

As people would be looking at theh of course, their transformation equipment was stored inside an Item Box that let them carry it unseen, ready to be taken out at a e, so it is not so bad for me, but your arh it weighs the same as the armor that you usually wear, the difference between the two is like the difference between steel and paper It makes you feel as if you are naked, does it not?” Zadiris said quietly

“You seem quite uncomfortable with your staff, too, Mother It isn't your beloved staff, so you feel like you're unarmed, don't you?” Basdia whispered back

“Sorry to interrupt your argument, but don't the stares of the people bother you two?” Kimberley asked

“Not at all,” Zadiris and Basdia replied simultaneously

The stares of the people around theh Zadiris had been doing it for longer, both of thes and dances in front of audiences on the stage created by Knochen They had plenty of iainst people's stares

“And today is our second day, after all,” said Basdia

“There wereent to the Taet these collars,” Zadiris agreed “… Hmm?”

Zadiris suddenly realized that there was a heated stare being directed at theaze was a young woman who looked to be around twenty years old

She was unar fabric clothes that were modestly decorated but sturdy For so expression

“I don't feel any killing intent from her, but be alert,” Kian walking towards the two, noith a determined look on her face

“I have a request! Please spit some venom for me!” she said

TLN: In japanese, 'to spit veno so to be verbally degraded

“… A pervert?” Basdia muttered, bewildered by what seeraded

“She's still so young, too…” Zadiris murmured with a pitiful expression

“Ah! I phrased that badly, I' her head “It's not that I want you to degrade ive me some venoun so venoms, and I have recently become unable to acquire Ghoul venoh demand coes' Guild had only stockpiled a tiny amount Jessie's research had used all of it up and still neededfor a way to acquire soe of Ghoulveno the case, she would need to order some from distant suppliers or put up a commission at the Adventurers' Guild, but that would take et was not enor about whether she should pay for it out of her own pocket or ask for her father's help when she came across Basdia and Zadiris

“That's why… I' so rude earlier,” Jessie said

“I see, so that's the reason I',” said Basdia

“No, that's because I said it in an easily-ain

“Our veno little attention to the exchange of apologies as she thought to herself

The reason for the Ghoul e that Jessie mentioned was the fact that Vandalieu had invited all of the Ghouls living around the surrounding Devil's Nests to live in Talosheih Jessie had been deliberately vague in her explanation, the acquisition of Ghoul materials meant that Ghouls needed to be hunted

But at the same time, Zadiris did not feel any resent Ghoul materials The Ghouls were not without fault either; they would use the corpses of defeated adventurers as food and capture human women to transform them into members of their own race

At the very least, this was not a reason to indiscri venom that was secreted from the claas not that precious to Zadiris It was sih it would be problee a soive it to you now,” Zadiris said

“Can't you please ive you so in return!” Jessie pleaded

“No, it is not that we are refusing It is just that this is not a decision that we can make on our own We are fa at the collar on her neck

“I-I see!” Jessie murmured “I'm sorry for my behavior… You need the permission of your ed to their s to someone else's familiars without permission was a crime Naturally, the provision of a familiar's venom needed the permission of the familiar's master as well

There was no exception to his, no ent the faet told that you're careless?” Basdia asked

“Yes, though it is e to you two is no different fro to people, so… I couldn't help myself,” Jessie said with red cheeks

Basdia and Zadiris's stern expressions loosened

At this rate, the io better than expected But at the saave bitter s

“Then would you mind if I ith you two for your an

“Hey, Missy Are you the owner of these Ghouls?” said a voice fro heard the footsteps, turned around “Huh, no –”