The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time

Sadiris suddenly wanted to be alone, and his eyes suddenly curled.

"Is it alone?"

"Yes, it's very important."

Zadiris was utterly intense and vocal, and thought that Vandaloo would finish his training and leave.

I have heard that they were originally aiming for a country called Orbaum, which is located beyond the mountain range east of the Makai. However, they have not yet taught non-elemental magic, magic control, and alchemy. I don't mean to bury the bones in this village, but Zadiris wants to stay still.

"I understand. Let's talk in my house."

Raising Vandaloo and trying to get to his house, wondering if he can persuade him.

"... I can walk on my own. I'm almost two years old."

"You're not two years old, you're a boy. That's why I stumbled on a stone and fell down."

Vandalu, who had lived for almost two years and was approaching an adult, looked at him from a distance, but the baby was just a bit closer to the boy.

When she enters the pit-type dwelling in Zadiris, where she is usually taught and trained in magic, she finds herself devised with alchemy tools and crystal balls that can be used for something.

It's a fairy tale witch's room if it's a big pot, but it wasn't.

"No, little boy. I would like to teach the little boy all my techniques when I can."

Sitting on the rug in place, Zadiris said so seriously. It was not a tribute to the benefactors, a simple favor, or a reward for contributing to the village, but a word that truly anticipated Vandalu.

"The boy, the boy, doesn't have the talent in the ordinary sense. It's easy to remember, you know.

But the boy has more flash and sense to make up for it. ''

Her inspiration and sense are the knowledge of subculture seen and heard on the earth, the knowledge absorbed from the spirit at the origin, and the imagination derived from it, and from the perspective of Vandalu who is aware of it, the inspiration and sense are I couldn't say it, and I thought, "Even something that can be praised."

"Above all, it has a magic that is out of the ordinary. If a boy learns, he will become a great magician who can't reach my feet in less than a hundred years."

Simply having more magic doesn't mean you're a powerful magician, but the amount of magic you can't ignore. The level of skill in this world rises as you use it. Therefore, the amount of magical power that can be repeatedly exercised is indispensable for increasing magical skills.

In the case of humans, it is important to obtain skill correction for a magician job, but if the skill level for the job does not reach the condition, it can not be changed in the first place.

Therefore, those who aim to become sorcerers, both humans and demons, first learn basic magic and desperately increase their magic. In the case of demons, there is a high possibility that they will give up before trying or die on the way, so they often rely on their innate talent.

Vandalu was blessed in that respect. Normally, you do not have to do training to increase the amount of magic required. No, it will increase naturally without training. Anyway, it has exceeded 100 million before it is two years old. If it grows in the future, it will be tens of millions more ... maybe more than 100 million more.

So even if you remember ordinary people, there is such a talent in Vandaloo that it does not matter.

Zadiris expected it. The owner of the vessel that goes beyond it, not his own heir.

"Then I want more time. I know it's a purposeful journey, would you give me time?"

"Yes, please leave me"

Vandalu responded immediately.

"Oh, I want you to care!"

Zadiris is pleased with Vandaloo's reply, although the wording is subtle. But in his continued words, I realized that something was wrong.

"Then, I'll do it right away so please lie down and relax."

"Let's do the treatment?"

"Yes, leave it to me."

Vandalou, on the other hand, was full of motivation. He noticed the sign of death because he was aptitude to death attribute magic that floated on Zadiris' face. So I wanted to extend her life.

Vandalou thought that the greatest obstacle to doing so was Zadiris himself.

Zadiris has long spoken of "old and short" and "having a heir," and had acted as if he had no difficulty in living. So I was worried that maybe my life would be denied by magic.

But she asked me to give me time.

If he said, "I'll leave it to my life" or "It's best to die naturally", on the contrary, I was wondering what to do if I didn't believe my word that I was near death. Nevertheless, Zadiris knows his death and trusts himself to ask him to extend his life. Vandalu was impressed.

I was almost crying that I was so happy to be trusted by others.

Well, it's actually just a misunderstanding.

"Is it necessary to learn art from me?"

"Yes, I can't avoid it."

It's unavoidable to extend their life because they cannot learn if they die due to senility in a few days at the earliest or one month at the latest.

"I see. But what do you do?"

Zadiris lies on his back. I remember the first time I met. Vandaloo replied, thinking she was trying to help her back then.

"I'll rejuvenate you a bit"

"Eh !? Rejuvenate? I guess you can do that ...!"

All the time!

At the same time as feeling strange, Vandaloo's arms were reduced to upper arms on the belly of Zadiris.

"What?!?!"

Open your eyes to your surprise and you will not be able to breathe with a strong foreign body sensation as if the internal organs were directly stroked with cold hands.

"Now, I am [spiriting] my arm and directly examining Zadiris's physical condition. It's a bit painful, but please be patient."

Zadiris's cold-sweaty face complains, "Don't say nothing." In fact, he does not know how painful it is because it is his first time to examine the body of another person by [self-conversion].

But I know only how to do it. Just like an experienced surgeon.

When being manipulated by researchers at the Origin, they were being forced to investigate various things with this [Emergency]. Again and again, the same laboratory animals and nuclear waste in lead cases. Afterwards, with the magical item of [Episode] made with the magical power extracted from Vandalu, the origin medicine and science seem to have advanced greatly.

It's a rabbit, and now it's Zadiris' body. Vandalou imagined that the arm melted and turned into a liquid, flowing into the bloodstream and flowing to every corner of the body while piercing her abdomen with the arm that was no longer physically present in [Emperization] .

Then, Vandaloo's arm collapses as expected. The spirit is directly connected to the spirit, so this is possible while using this [Embolic].

"... I think it's easier than when I was at the Origin, but does this mean that my mental strength has improved? Or is it the difference between being manipulated and doing it on your own? '

Vandalou was caught up with something that was easy enough, but he can't afford to immerse himself in thinking.

"Hey, uh ... uh ... uh ..."

She noticed Zadiris suffering in agony. In order to finish the procedure as soon as possible, cut off any extra thoughts from the head.

Blood, blood vessels, brain, heart, nerve, stomach, liver, kidney, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, ovary, uterus, bone, muscle, lymph, skin. The position and shape are almost the same as humans. The only difference is that there is an organ that secretes nail poison.

The condition is good except that the internal organs function is weak. There are no clogged blood vessels, aneurysms, or cancers that could cause death, and there are no viruses or bacterial diseases.

The impending death may be due to aging.

It is difficult but simple to get old. First, choose one of the three methods. One, while stopping the cells from being destroyed by death magic, another magician activates the internal organs with life magic, and regains the functions of Zadiris's declining organs. Origin used this method, but this is not possible now because there is no life attribute magician.

The only thing Vandaloo can do with death magic is to accelerate or stagnate cell death. It cannot give vitality like life attribute magic that governs life.

"If it's just a fatal injury, there is a way to apply a potion while stagnating death, but as expected, potion will not be cured until old age.

Then the second method

The second method is to extend the life. He stops trying to die. This is an easy and reliable method. Zadiris can survive the status quo, at least as long as Vandaloo is performing the arts regularly.

"But don't reject"

Conversely, you can only maintain the status quo. If this is a treatment for a large amount of bleeding or allergic shock, the natural healing powers can work to get over the pass while delaying dying, but in the case of senility it's really just time. And since he does not recover, Zadiris remains in a weakened body.

And since maintenance requires regular operations, Zadiris will die soon after Vandaloo leaves the settlement.

That makes no sense. You can certainly learn her technique this way, but Vandaloo doesn't want her to die without any loss.

What remains is the last method. The most challenging dream of humanity, "rejuvenation," which failed even at Origin researchers.

A technique to remove "aging" from cells and perform "rejuvenation". Although rejuvenation of some parts of the body, such as skin age, blood vessel age, and bone age, was successful in the experiments, experiments to rejuvenate whole body cells have never been successful.

But it was an experiment performed by others manipulating the spirit and body of Vandaloo. Also, since she died at the origin and was reborn as a lambda, her magical skills have fallen, but her magical power has increased.

"Let's do it by pushing it all the time"

First, let the spirit arm spread all over Zadiris.

"Wow ...!"

He tries to spread the spirit to the capillaries, skin cells, and nerve endings, trying to be as polite as possible.

"... [Young]"

Then, "Death" is extracted from her body.

"Oh ... what?"

An operator familiar with fire attributes directly manipulates heat, not flame. So you can freely give it heat to melt the iron into mud, or you can take the heat and make the entire sea an ice field.

So, in theory, Vandaloo who uses death attribute magic should be able to manipulate death directly and be free to kill or alive creatures.

"Wow ... huh ...!"

As we slowly scoop up the sediment that has grown over time, we will eliminate the death of aging in Zadiris.

And gradually, Zadiris began to rejuvenate. The cells return to vitality and viscera become more active.

"As expected, the consumption of magic power is an order of magnitude."

However, the consumption of magical power was so large that it could not be compared with the magic used so far. Nearly 10 million magical powers will be lost to rejuvenate Zadiris for one year.

"Bo, boy, what, what ... what are you doing ...

Fortunately, Zadiris isn't feeling that discomfort as before, but looking good. In order to rejuvenate your whole body, you need to stay calm and maintain your operation without being impatient, so you can stay cooler than you suffer.

"I'm rejuvenating for the time being."

"I'm going to rejuvenate you! That's why, oh, uhi, oh!"

"Actually, I'm just going to get older, so I won't go back to my kids."

Since we are not rewinding time, we will not return to the fetus even if we rejuvenate older. You're getting rid of death, but it's almost like death.

Doing the same thing for a human old woman would probably stop in the mid-teens? If you keep studying and make various efforts, you may be able to return humans to fertilized eggs.

"Kaaa!"

Zadiris was unbearable and shouted.

The subtle pain and the pleasure of squeezing out the stiff muscles run all over the body, and that's all in the limbs, torso and head. I can't close my mouth with more intense pleasure than if I get massaged by a good masseuse. And at the same time that all the air in the lungs had been exhausted, the pleasure was interrupted like a lie.

"Hah ... huh ... huh ... boy?"

Taking a breath, Zadiris looked at Vandalu and found himself lying down lying down. The arms, which had been pierced into her belly as spirit bodies, had somehow returned to their original physical presence.

"... I've used my magic to the limit after a long time. I sleep a little."

The magical power was exhausted when Zadiris was rejuvenated about ten years old, and Vandalou, who quickly pulled out the ghostly arm and pulled it out, fell down and began to sleep.

"... I wish I could explain a little more."

Zadiris muttered, and felt that his eyelids were heavy. The fatigue that I felt for the past few days has disappeared, but the whole body still feels tired, as if after a lot of physical activity. But on the other hand, I feel like there is too much energy.

It felt strange.

This is because the whole body's cells have rejuvenated, and the real feeling of fatigue is a side effect of changing the body in a short time. It's just a ghoul whose appearance stops at the first pregnancy, so that's all you need to do. If Zadiris was a human, he might have already fainted.

"Well, good. You seem to have done something for me, and bad things will not happen. Which one will I sleep?"

He embraced the already sleeping Vandalu and fell asleep on the rug.

Then, during the feast, he noticed that he could not see the elder and a guest who had already become part of the village, and a young Ghoul warrior, Banad, swallowed and swallowed in front of Zadiris's house.

He saw Zadiris and Vandaloo entering a pit dwelling. And over the wall I heard Zadiris' moans and screams of pleasure.

"No way, the oldest and Vandaloo can do it at that age.

Afraid of the lion's face, Banado thought. Don't treat him as a child anymore. He's already an adult ... no, he's a king.

The next day, he told Zergiris, who was cheerful and appetizing, what he did, and praised, "I'm surprised that death attribute magic can be done like that," he said, "but do you say that first?" I was scolded at the same time.

"But I'm still asking you to save my life twice. I would like to express my sincere thanks. If the boy was a tamer, he would take care of me and give me no harm. Is it? "

Among the new races of Vida, those who have roots in the demons can be named. Because of their human intelligence and roots in the goddess, they are unlikely to succeed. But the story is different if you want to be tamed.

Zadiris made such a statement because he was enthusiastic about the imagination of going after Vandaloo, despite the feeling that "the benefits saved by life will be returned by life."

My heart flutters without age, but I can't throw it out so easily.

"I'm glad Zadiris will come with me, but doing so would make this village hard?"

Pointed out, Zadiris glanced back from imagination to reality.

"Well, certainly. Even if I'm not there, I'll be fine, but I'm worried that a mage in place of me hasn't grown up yet."

Once I thought it would be okay to be away, but when I survived, my greed came out. Besides Vandaloo, I want to teach the young women how to do it, and I'm worried that his youngest daughter, Basdia, will have a baby.

"In addition, I haven't mastered attributeless magic or magic control, so I'll take care of it for a while."

"Oh, yeah. I was relieved to hear that.

"... The magic has not recovered, so please wait a little longer."

Then, after eating gobgob for breakfast, he began his training.

From this day, however, Zadiris rejuvenation was added at the end of the training.

The magical power has the characteristic that, besides the level that goes up by leveling up, the more you use it like other ability values and skills, the more you train and the higher you use it.

Until now, however, Vandaloo was so magical that it was hardly possible to train him in that way. The magical power of Vandaloo is more than 100 million. To use up that magic, you must cast the magic that uses 10,000 magic once.

One ten seconds, 100,000 seconds for 10,000 times. That's about 1,666 minutes. In time, it is 27 hours. You can afford it for more than a day.

However, it does not take long enough to apply [rejuvenation] to Zadiris until it runs out of magic and faints.

As a result, they practiced non-attribute magic and magic control in the morning, and made walnut sauce and acorn powder in the daytime. Then take a nap like an infant. In the evening, she did the same training as in the morning again, and before going to bed she performed a [rejuvenation] treatment at her residence in Zadiris to rejuvenate her and fainted. Moved to bed as it is. I ended up spending such a cycle every day.

It's a pretty hard schedule, but not so much because I came up with the idea of making a stone-shaped stone golem. You order it to "turn around," and when you put the acorns that have been coarsely crushed, drained, and dried, they automatically turn into powder, a more ecological alternative to the electric stone mill on earth.

And of course, the art of [juvenile] was kept secret. The ghouls in the village are not distrusted, and the desire to rejuvenate long-lived ghouls is weak. The same goes for other demons. Because it is a reality that most monsters die in battle, not aging. Surviving life like Zadiris is a rare example.

However, it is terrible to think that [juvenile] will be revealed at that time. Huge prizes will be awarded to Vandaloo, and numerous adventurers and mercenaries will be bloody and willing to catch him. And when they are caught, they are deprived of their liberties in a variety of ways, and will be kept for the rest of their lives to extend the life of nobles and royalty.

Neither Vandaloo himself nor the ghoul settlement that would be destroyed in the process, hopes for such a future. So, feel free to make a secret.

"How about the increase in magic power?"

"It doesn't reach one percent a day. If dust accumulates, it seems like continuation is power."

"... One percent of the boy is a million. Is it too big to say dust?"

And day after day Zadiris rejuvenated. Since it is a ghoul whose appearance does not change, there is no clear change. However, as the behavior becomes more vibrant, the voice becomes tighter and the eyes glow more brightly.

Her appetite, which had declined, also recovered, and her hair and skin seemed to increase in gloss.

Then, naturally, the other ghouls also pay attention.

What is clear is that at night Zadiris stays alone in Vandalu and his house and does not come out until morning. Listen carefully and you will hear the groaning and pleasure of Zadiris's murder.

And Zadiris becomes more and more energetic day by day.

As a result, they were rightly misunderstood. It is likely that one-year-olds will not be able to do this, but they are different from Vandaloo. Then, isn't the growth different? Can you do it with Dumpel? I was incredibly mature from my normal appearance.

That was until the ghouls thought.

"Is the Dumpel great or the Vandalu?"

"I guess I'll invite you too."

"I wonder if I should do it myself without saying if my child was a daughter"

"That old elder is like a young girl. Is that what he is in love with?"

"I mean, isn't he already a patriarch?"

"Vigaro, don't tell the youth."

"... When I heard about it when I was just coming, I said it was impossible."

"Whether or not this strange rumor should be heard in Boku's ears ... but if it is true, is it okay to imitate it?"

"Do you want to hear the truth of the rumor? Dad

"Wow, I just want to be a noble in the future. So what if we have a chance?

By the way, Sam and Saria were troubled, and Rita was casually joking.

At the end of July, when his two-year-old birthday is about to begin, and summer is about to begin, Vandaloo finally gains one level of [Non-Attribute Magic] and [Magic Control] skills.

I was glad that I was able to learn what was said to take several years in less than a year, but according to Darussia and Sam, 1Lv seems to be less than half a person in society as a whole.

By the way, the magician who was among the adventurers who were attacking Zadiris had learned [Non-Attribute Magic] at two levels.

"The destination is long."

He looked up in the sky, but Vandalu's mood was clear. I felt proud. Because non-attribute magic is a magic that may not have been at the origin, if so, you would be one step ahead of Hiroto Amamiya, who is enjoying a second life at the origin.

It is a small step, but continuing this step will lead to protection in the future.

Later, Zadiris' rejuvenation and the training to increase the amount of magic by consuming magical power to the limit were canceled. This is because Zadiris has [juvenied] to the same age as his appearance.

"I don't know what will happen anymore, it's enough."

"Yes, there are more than two hundred years to the next life."

The amount of magic had increased so much that I wanted to continue, but there was no old ghoul in this settlement other than Zadiris that has been living for more than 250 years. Also, if you go around the ghoul with [juvenile] too much, it will not be able to protect the secret, so you have to stop it.

If you have the opportunity to attack a bandit this time, it may be a good idea to apply [rejuvenation] before cleaning up.

While thinking of such a thing, when I was breaking the acorn shell with my nails and preparing to crush the nuts and extract the lye, I suddenly noticed the ghoul, a woman working with me.

No, I didn't forget her presence. Vandaloo already remembers the face of a hundred ghouls, a large group of demons but a small number of villages.

She is not so close as to be a friend who has always had a good time with everyone, but she is a friend who speaks normally and speaks lightly.

"Mr. Bilde, is that a little better?"

She is Bilde. It was one of the female ghouls who had a sloppy treat at the feast held on the day Vandaloo came to the settlement.

"What? Is it better to crush acorns a little more?"

Her stomach, which seems to be crisp, is not bulging at all. She must have said she was pregnant at the feast.

That party was last October. Now is July. About nine months have passed. I do not know how many months were pregnant in October.

"No, if the child being born is a boy, he'll give me my name ..."

I was nervous and said this, but was this a good question to ask? I thought so and my voice gradually became quieter, but Bilde answered, "Oh, I remembered it," without any particular concerns.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't have a baby who was hungry at that time.

"Well, then again ... yes?"

He narrowed his yellow eyes to his eyes, stuck out his tongue, and correctly understood Bilde's words without any fragments of seriousness. Seems not wrong.

"I'm sorry, no one was born last year."

"I didn't have two months, Bilde had the longest?"

"Yeah, it was almost three months."

None of the other women seem to be embarrassed and cheerful and cheerful. It seems to me disappointing, but to a much lesser extent.

And for some reason, I ca n’t help but….

"Oh, maybe next to Elder Zadiris?"

"Wait for Van, then me first-"

"I'd like to ask Mr. Basdia a little bit. Go here."

With the story rolling in a ridiculous direction, Vandaloo decided to bring out his best friend, Basdia, with the exception of Zadiris and Vigaro.

From behind, I can hear a nice voice if it is physically possible, such as a voice from Bilde saying "I'm next to Basdia!" Or "What's next for me?" Ignore it because it is impossible.

"Van, I'm glad you chose me, but from daytime-"

"I want to hear from you, Basdia."

Intercepting Basdia's misunderstanding, Vandaloo asked a question.

"Why do you want to ask why the Bildes don't mourn that their children weren't born because they're more likely not to be born?"

According to Basdia, ghouls were ethnically difficult to become pregnant and miscarried early in pregnancy.

The exact probability of becoming pregnant and the proportion of children born after pregnancy are unknown. However, it is said that it is common for children to be born safely once in five times.

It is an ecology without waiting for the declining birthrate, but the length of ghoul's life of about 300 years may make up for it. At least until now.

"Isn't it normal that the Bildes don't mourn so much ...? Oh, it's not unusual for a ghoul to mourn over her child's flow and cry for a few days. Van wonders I wonder why people are normal. "

Not so sad because it's normal. I'm fine because I'm used to it. When you hear it on Earth, you may be amazed or angry, "Is my child dead, is that okay?", But here they are ghouls in a different world. The situation is too different.

In the first place, ghoul has been alive for about 100,000 years as a tribe of such an ecology, and you can understand the environment of this settlement, but you basically live without interaction with other races.

Therefore, they do not question their common sense. If other races and ghouls lived, we would have lamented and questioned why our children were less likely to be born safely than others. However, only ghouls have to do with "we have always been so, there is no help for it".

There is also a cause for miscarriage. Early pregnancy, when the stomach does not swell and breast milk does not appear. There are no echoes or ultrasounds in this world, but even so, it is a time when the gender of the fetus is not known.

Perhaps the awareness of losing a child is weak.

"Well, at least I don't think it's a bright topic. Maybe."

"Well?"

It seems that Basdia has only noticed the difference between humans and ghouls when asked by Vandaloo.

"Because we had nobody to compare with goblins, Kobolts, or oaks until now. Even though we were weaker than us, I just thought we wouldn't like the messiness."

…… I think it is. Is jealousy the driving force behind Ghoul's invention of how to eat goblins and Kobolts?

"I see. I was convinced in many ways that I was taught. I had always thought it was strange, not to see children in this village."

Vandalu has never seen a Ghoul child in this settlement. I have never heard a baby cry. When I thought she was a child, she was just a baby-faced girl or a girl ghoul who was pregnant as young as Zadiris.

Hundreds of adults lived in the village where adult ghouls lived, but it was strange that it was strange that there were no children. So at first I thought we were still on guard, hiding babies and children somewhere invisible.

However, he became obsessed with magical training and forgot any uncomfortable feelings or doubts he had felt in the meantime.

But the truth was simply no children. If Vandaloo actively tried to find a ghoul child, Zadiris and Vigaro would have taught them immediately. For them, it's a trivial truth.

Later, it became clear why the ghouls were so sexually active.

It is difficult to get pregnant, and even once pregnant, it is born only once every five times. That means you have to work hard.

"In that case, I can't help it."

Well, Vandaloo intended to end this problem.

This is a problem that the ghoul tribe has had since 100,000 years ago. Still, as Ghoul continues to maintain his race, he doesn't seem to have to worry about himself now and twist his head to find a solution.

In fact, it is clear from the settlement that it is not an imminent crisis. If you weren't asked, then your worries would be unnecessary intervention.

Except if asked.

"... Sure, I can't help but the village hasn't had children in the last decade, and my mother and Vigaro are worried.

I can't do it with my mother's magic, but what if Van's magic?

Of course, sometimes I want to get pregnant, and for some reason I want to have my child safely if I can get pregnant. ''

Oh, I was asked.

"I see. I'll think about it."

Then another.

Name: Vandaloo

Race: Dumpel (Dark Elf)

Age: 2 years and 1 month

Two names: None

Job: None

Level: 100

Job history: None

Ability value

Life force: 42

Magic Power II: 113,550,000

Power: 37

Agility II: 13

Physical Strength II: 39

Intelligence II: 60

Passive skills

Strength: 1Lv

Fast healing: 2Lv

Death attribute magic: 3Lv

Abnormal state resistance: 3 Lv

Magic resistance: 1 Lv

Night vision

Mental contamination: 10Lv

Enchanted death attribute: 3Lv (UP!)

Chanting destroyed: 1 Lv

Kin strengthening: 1 Lv (NEW!)

Active skills

Blood sucking: 3Lv

Breakthrough: 2Lv

Golem training: 2Lv

Non-Attribute Magic: 1 Lv (NEW!)

Magic control: 1 Lv (NEW!)

·curse

Unable to carry over previous experience

Existing job unavailable

Unable to acquire experience points