The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time

Strange exchanges were taking place at the castle in Tarosheim.

"I can't help it, Master"

"Zandia, what about this disciple?"

"eh? Should I do an iron claw like Gina-sister?

Randialano persistently consulted with a strange challenge, but Vandaloo, for the time being, walked through to Zandia, a passing girl .... I talked to a giant zombie girl who has been the second princess of Talosheim and has been called a "small genius" since his birth.

"But master, I'm really in trouble"

Zandia became a zombie as a girl, but she is two meters tall because she is a giant. Luciliano argued, hanging in the air with his head grabbed by Zandia.

“This guy, what ’s in trouble?

Zandia, who had been scrutinized during the operation by Luciliano, who had learned of academic interest, questioned Vandalou instead of his useless vitality.

"It's wild ... I don't want to hear from my undead, especially zombies."

"Is that impossible?"

"I see."

Luciliano's request was unavoidable if Zandia could not immediately do it.

"I don't know how the undead will change because of the influence of His Majesty. The research target is different, but I'm also a magician. "

Once fascinated by Vandaloo, the undead under his guidance changes rapidly from that moment.

This is especially true for lower, lower rank undead. The living bones and living deads of rank 1 who are merely instinctively moving away from self-consciousness and even instinct, are fully aware of Vandaloo and obey as far as he can order.

With only hatred of the living and devour of the flesh left in their heads, rank two zombies throw away more than 90% of them and pack their love, loyalty, and awe in Vandalu. Even Cars Weapons, which are said to have the only urge to kill, and even living armor.

And as many individuals experience rank-up, they regain some, if not all, of their memories and personality and begin to speak.

It is completely different from natural undead.

Luciliano, the researcher of the undead, would like to study not only those changed individuals but also the natural undead. Zandia thought so.

Luciliano nodds that he has come to terms with his words ... he can't do anything, so he raises his hand and raises his hand.

"Um, that's right."

"But you know you can't hear from a natural undead, right?

"Um, that's right."

Naturally undead, especially lower-ranked undead, rarely communicate with the living.

Ghosts who have not only hatred and remorse but also memories and personality of their lives can talk about themselves. In very rare cases, even zombies seem to have stopped attacking their opponents who were close in their lives, and have indicated their intention to "run away" or "kill me." ... but that's not the illusion of a witness.

But even with these exceptions, the academic interviews that Luciliano would like to conduct would not be possible.

"In other words, I want to do a detailed investigation of the undead unaffected by His Majesty, but for that he needs to" lead "the Undead, right? I ca n’t. It's inconsistent. ''

"That's right. By the way, please release Luciliano soon."

Luciliano, released from Zandia's overall relatively small hand, did not fall, but staggered on the spot.

"Isn't it any help?"

"In the first place, I do not know the natural dead"

Most undead are mesmerized by their approach. There is no way Vandaloo knows about the undead in its natural state.

"And Luciliano could make the undead. Why not make it yourself and ask?"

"Oh, you can make things like life dead. Not a good idea

"You know that the undead made by ordinary sorcerers, including me, are just dolls that use magic to put their vitality into the corpse. What do you want to investigate from such a thing?"

The undead, such as the Life Dead made by Luciliano, as he himself says, are dolls with no instinct. The puppets are ineligible for the interests that are driving him right now.

"That's why!"

"Mmm ..."

Vandalou shakes his head uncomfortable with Lucileano's recklessness. In fact, he is in trouble. He usually has no facial expression and often intentionally performs large actions to convey his feelings to others.

"What do you want to find out about undead in the first place? That might mean that your Majesty and I can cooperate. Oh, but I don't show my body

"... I was just interested in remodeling Goubamon on your body."

"It's a rabbit, what are you interested in right now?"

Luciliano frowned as a peeping evil spirit, but seemed to be reminded by Vandaluro.

"It's too basic and nobody doubts. The low undead is either nothing in your head or just a hatred of living people or a desire for slaughter. There is no such thing, but why are they-"

Meanwhile, a severe collision sound was heard repeatedly at the Kijin training site located outside the town of Tarosheim.

As such, it is not unusual. Kijins set up at this training site. The undead who play the role of Kijin belonged to the nation that worshiped Arda before their birth, of the hero zombies collected by the original vampire Gubamon, or Those who were.

The undead makes it weaker than before, and its equipment is made of obsidian, which emphasizes durability, but its combat skills are definitely top notch.

What is actually done here is a practice-style training. The undead hero, who plays the role of a tree, naturally attacks.

Due to the collapse of the walls surrounding the training area several times, available martial arts and magic are now limited. Nevertheless, high-level battles that are still unfolding always sound with a correspondingly intense battle sound.

However, what was echoing on this day was not a sharp sword, but a collision sound as if hitting a gong.

[[Shield Bash]! [Shield Bash]!

An unusually light female elf zombie, unusual for a wooden character based on obsidian gear, continuously fires [Shield Bash] with circular shields equipped on the left and right hands respectively.

"Uoooooo!"

A boy equipped with a copper metal armor and a large shield that received it ... Kashim somehow catches a continuous [Shield Bash] with a shield.

In the meantime, a female Elf Zombie, who played the role of a wooden figure, lost his position, and aimed to reverse with a mace in his right hand.

"Sweet! [Shield Bash]!

But Elf Zombie, a woman who quickly pulled back, fired her third shield bash.

"Gua !?"

The roaring sound of a three-way gong resounds, and the shield held by Kassim finally bounces, leaving the front of the body vulnerable. However, a female elf zombie would not be able to hit the fourth [Shield Bash] as expected. I thought so.

The woman, however, lost her blood as a result of being a zombie, but her tight legs fluttered like she was in her lifetime.

"[Push kick]!

A fighting shoe, also made of obsidian, crashed into the belly of Kasim's metal armor. He was losing his position and couldn't stop on the spot and blew back like a ball.

Kassim, who had fallen from the back to the ground, finally squeezed his voice and said, "Well, we're here."

The female elf zombie hears it and undresses, goes into coach mode and reaches out to him.

"Kassim, you have to use your shield more aggressively. Later, it is good to enter a defensive posture, but not a basket. The enemy is not a storm, we have to go and build instead of waiting. ''

Kassim stood up in the hands of a female elf zombie and smiled bitterly.

"I know that, but it's impossible to make it look like Gerda right away. It's just called" Swin Shield Princess ".

He stared at the female elf zombie, the hero zombie Gerda, once called the "Twin Shield Princess", with his eyes shining.

"That's two old names. Now it's just undead

Gerda was an elven hero who was active before the Amid Empire was founded. Equipped with two small Adamantite circular shields, each equipped with both hands to defend and attack, and in the event of a hit, stop the enemy with a kick. It was known at that time for its unique fighting style.

For a time, she was recognized as a shield occupation, but in reality she is close to a fighter who uses a shield as a weapon. However, thanks to the high [shield art] skill, the defense was higher than the actual average shield job,

"And if you're just muscular, are you going higher than when you were alive?" Because it was changed into a zombie, the [strength improvement] skill has changed to the [strength] skill. The movement slowed down that much. "

"But Gerda remains amazing."

Gerda, staring at Kasim's eyes, who couldn't stop shining at all, with her dead eyes without shining, suddenly turned away. As if I narrowed my eyes and saw something dazzling. Then release your hand that was still touching Kassim.

"I don't have to imitate me. Kassim has only one shield and his [Martial Arts] skill level is low, right? For your shield, I think it's best to insert the rim into your opponent's arm or leg to block movement. Try it with a demonic monster. "

Advising him to push Kasim's disappointing face as he pursues his leaving hand, Gerda turned to return to his home position.

When she finishes her advice after the lesson, she stops standing like a stone statue or something. Wait forever for the next trainee to come until the turn is over.

"Next time, isn't it okay to have Gerda-san opponent instead of a monster?"

Kassim asked Gerda, but only silence came back.

After the lesson, Casim sweated in a public bath, joined fellow Festa and Zeno, and talked in a square connected to the main street.

There are benches, stands and chairs for enjoying reversi and shogi in the square where the age-specific Vandaloo statues are lined, and it is a place for the Tarosheim people to relax.

Although there are so many people, it is a good place for a secret talk that is not dark behind because the noise is naturally muted.

"Actually, I like Gerda."

The two were confided by their friend and best friend Kasim, who answered quietly.

""I know""

"Well, what? I haven't told anyone yet!"

Xeno sighed to the astonished Casim, and Fester replied with a grin.

"Kassim ... you go to the training area every day when you don't go to dungeons or magical areas, and you're just rehearsing with Gerda."

"In addition, we boast that Gerda is amazing. We have beautiful legs with beautiful legs and long ears. I'll notice how much."

"Is it so easy to understand?"

Apparently Casim was unknowingly in love. He dropped his shoulder when he knew that his love was crazy. After seeing the situation, Zeno and Fester talk to each other in a refreshing mood after dropping the drinks associated with his story.

"So what do you do? It's not the end just telling us that."

"Can I say that?-Gerda is a zombie."

It is a big problem in ordinary human society. It's not about love beyond the race. You're still lucky if you're just kicked out of your village or town. In some countries, they may be subjected to inquisition and set on fire.

But here is Tarosheim. A country in which the politician himself is a rare undead messenger, some of the General and Presidency and the Commander of the Knights are undead. It is.

The body's decay has been completely stopped by Vandaloo in the undead in this country, and even the odor of decay has been deodorized. It is not uncommon for zombies to be indistinguishable from the living if they are not close enough to take a breath.

In addition, the undead are indigenous people who lived in Tarosheim before the immigrants who were villagers in the settlement of the former Duke of Hartner, Kashim.

Under these circumstances, the Bandarurus have been conducting events such as seminars, board game tournaments, festivals, etc., so some migrants were emotionally separated at first, but now they are friends with the undead. Have a relationship.

Then, as a matter of course, some people develop into a romantic relationship with the undead partner. But that is not without its problems.

The biggest problem is that undead means that you can't make children. Although the act itself is possible, it is natural that the genital organs, like other internal organs, have stopped functioning.

Lambda has a strong social belief that not only royal aristocrats, but also farmers and townspeople, who marry and raise children, it is natural for adult children to take over farmland and work.

There are various problems, such as creating too many children and making life difficult, and having to work at the stage of inheriting the family business and farmland, but it is necessary at the civilization level of Lambda where people play a large role in all industries. .

In addition, if a child cannot be made even after various efforts, there is a way to let a relative's child or disciple succeed or adopt a child.

However, if it is clear that children will not be able to do it from the beginning, the hurdle will be higher. If there is a prerequisite for adoption or succession, rabbits are also good choices.

However, there are occupations that are not related to such common sense.

"If you are talking about children, we have nothing to do with that since we became adventurers. Well, now I'm not an adventurer guild, I'm enrolled in an explorer guild but the basics are the same is not it"

That's adventurer hunting. Because it is a dangerous job with high mortality. Also, many of those in those professions have already been defeated in succession struggles, or most of them are irrelevant from the beginning.

The Kasims are neither, but they have already talked to their families that when they become adventurers in the Duke of Hartner, they may not be able to continue their family business.

Kassim told Fester that he was okay, but he wasn't alone.

"No, there are others. I don't sleep at night, so I have a different sense of time. I have problems with my eating habits. Poisons and illnesses are basically ineffective. I hear that it often happens either.

If you're seriously dealing with a different race, you need to be prepared. ''

Kasim and Zeno stared at Festa, who talked about the problems that might occur in the undead dating without stagnation.

And he ran involuntarily.

"Fester uses his head !? It looks like a right married person!"

"That fester is so solid ... Kuppu"

"Kassim, I'm a right married man! And Zeno, why are you weeping? I'm just talking about what happened to the explorer's guild."

On the day Kasim went to the training center, Fester went to the investigator's guild to get a simple request he could do alone and meet Lina at work.

He was asked for a match at the celebration of the victory ceremony in the Noble Oak Kingdom, and after consulting with Lina, the couple had somehow decided to have an interview with the young lady. And when I met and talked, she was a good lady who could think without consideration, and she got along with Rina, so the talk is going in the direction of receiving it.

But that wasn't enough for the Festers. He is also working hard for his wife and the children they could have in the future.

By the way, Zeno has been commissioned, went to dungeons, and played mock battles with Empor Berserker's migrant Gaol. Still, he doesn't realize it's a date that he thought of as Gaol.

Xeno seems to be the least fond of romance among the three.

"Sure, as Fester says, there are problems."

Kasim, who calmed the upset Festa, pondered each of these issues. But I just realized that I couldn't stop thinking about Gerda in myself.

"But I must first confess to Gerda before I start."

"surely"

"So I'll confess to Gerda tomorrow!"

"It's a rapid development."

"I see ... Okay, I'll support you!"

"Oh, come Kasim. But why not talk to Vandaloo first?-Gerda-san, do you play the role of a woodman right now?"

Talosheim employs slavery, albeit partially. One of these is the undead role of Geruda Tatsuki. After the first wooden man, Michael of the Ice God Spear, became a criminal slave, the zombies who took the role of woodmen in his place were also treated as criminal slaves.

Apparently, the stringent surveillance regimes that were in place at Michael at that time were a daunting task for Vandaloo.

Now management is strict, but for the time being they are treated as humans.

But as much as a criminal slave, Gerda's status is the property of the state. It was natural for Zeno to tell him to talk in advance.

"That's right, but it's something shy ..."

"Okay, let's go without the smell of water. I understand the story, so please do your best."

"Wow, it's not a stone statue! I am!"

A statue of Vandaloo standing near the place where Zeno and others are. It was actually Vandalu himself who imitated a stone statue!

"The statue is a temporary figure, its identity is-"

"Vanderu. What's wrong. I haven't recently done a mischievous imitation of a stone statue with [Maou no Sumi], but only for today."

Vandalou was interrupted by the Festa and dropped his shoulders from the pedestal.

"I was hiding from Luciliano for a moment ... it was a rabbit and I was told to talk about it. I'm sorry for eavesdropping. I'm not apologizing, but I'll support you so please do my best tomorrow's confession.

I'll arrange for Gerda to talk freely with Kasim. ''

"Oh, thank you."

Kassim was ready to confess to Gerda.

At that time, Vendaloo chartered the training area and gave Kasim his hand-written documents. During his confession, he indicated that Gerda was free to speak freely.

And he is waiting outside with Xeno and Festa. If he is there, he may feel pressure that does not exist in Gerda.

By the way, depending on the outcome, criminal slaves may be released, but it seems that it is more convenient for Vandaloo.

Michael, who contributed to the destruction of the former Tarosheim, also had a rabbit, and the hero zombies who later became wooden figures were followers of the gods on the Alda side during their lives, and became famous for persecuting a new tribe of Vida. They have been raised, but they are not directly involved in Talosheim.

In particular, Gerda was active when the Amid Empire did not have the letter a.

That's why it's subtle to be acquitted, and above all, I decided to play the role of a wooden person because they wanted an opportunity for atonement.

There is no strong punishment for them, and they have no legal basis for criminal enslavement, so if they are convinced and stopped, they are all years old.

"This smell and taste is certainly written in the blood of Vandaloo. I understand ... but Kassim-kun can't respond to your feelings. "

Gerda, who received the documents and smelled and licked the smell, shook his head.

"That's right. Why do you know Gerda !?"

Kassim was surprised that the documents were written in blood letters and that the confirmation method was smell and taste instead of handwriting and judge, but before confessing, his love was missing out on the person who thought it was before the shock In the end they were scrapped.

To Surprise Kasim, Gerda said a little hard.

"I died unmarried, but I lived for more than a hundred years. I can't remember it subtly, but I've been dating someone. And ... I'm waiting for my hand to stand up after being beaten during the lesson, and when I touch my hand, I look very happy. "

"Well, was he ...?!"

Kashim stumbled involuntarily because he had seen through his impure heart. But he did not know.

"Why then? I won't bring my heart down anymore with training! I'll fix any other bad things to me!"

"No, it's not bad or bad. I was very happy with your feelings'

"Well then--"

"I can't do it. I'm dead, zombie! Your body's decay may seem alive because it's stopped, but my cold hands will never warm you!

A boy who is much more immature than me, who comes to have her practice every day. Gerda also liked him.

But every time his pale face is reflected in his shining eyes, every time his warm hand touches his cold hand, he is different from himself ... not the elf and the race, but the dead and the living. It was hard to realize

He and he are too different. You shouldn't get any closer. For him too. That's why Gerda rejects Kasim.

"That's it! I warm Gerda!"

But again, Kasim did not give up. Declare so loudly reaching out of the training ground and reach out to Gerda.

Gerda was reflexively trying to back down, but at times she was too slow for her.

"That's why you go out with me!"

Kassim grabs Gerda's hand with both hands and draws him. Gerda's passionless passion is reflected on the dead eyes of Gerda.

"... you regret sometime. One year, ten years, or fifty years, I regret it. Is that OK?

"Maybe, but Gerda doesn't regret it."

It's a bland, unfounded word to woo down an elf zombie who lived more than a hundred years before dying. However, Gerda sounded very attractive.

It's as if the heat of Casim has moved.

"I see ... I'll give you a lot longer than my fifty or one hundred years."

"Ho, really !?"

"But can I ask only one?

"Oh, tell me anything! I'll do anything I can!"

There was no lie in Kassim's heart. If Gerda wanted to be stronger than himself, he would have tried without giving up for years.

"Well then ... if you can, please besides me, one or more. In the undead

"I see! Two or three people ... eh?"

But that was unexpected.

Unusually outdoors, in a crowded square, Luciliano was writing on a notepad.

"I wonder why the undead flock. When I think about it again, it's strange. It's just that the undead area is the same or close, and it's just a flock of accidents. Living armor, which is not unusual, would be good, but would other undead also form a flock? "

"Really?"

"It seems. I haven't seen it directly

"At the adventure school, I learned that if there was one, there would be another undead nearby."

"Speaking of which, we were able to count the outside world as a unit, not a person."

Gina to Vandaluo, Fester, and Zandia, who are responding to and asking for Luciliano's questions. By the way, Zeno gazes at Casim, who is looking down with a sorry face.

And Luciliano himself does not care about the reaction of such an audience, and moves his mouth regardless.

"Even in memory, ego, intelligence, even instinct, the living dead and bones that are sparse, the zombies and skeletons that are empty except for attacking and eating the living in the head. Such lower ranks 1 and 2 undead, why the flock Do you make?

There is a strategic advantage. However, I did not think that the lower undead understood the strategic nature. ''

"Sure, the undead in the area don't cooperate with their peers, and they don't feel like working together to find something."

"We've heard that weak horn rabbits can flock, but that's to increase the chances of surviving an attack. But living dead and zombies have no survival instinct. We feel the pain differently than when we were alive. '

"I see, studying."

"... Vandaloo, why don't you know the most likely you know the most?"

"Because the master has never seen the undead in its natural state, it's a rabbit, and this time your passion and enthusiasm have unraveled a part of the mystery.

Kashim, I will give you sincere respect. ''

The reason the undead form a flock is that, according to Gerda, there's no strategy of "somehow lonely", it's too ordinary and no one can think of it.

Luciliano and Vandalu, and the Legion not here, guessed it probably because the spirits would naturally want to be the same as themselves.

Even the instinct of the lower undead is so weak that the spirit is like a small islet floating in the void. Isn't that trying to fill that void by flocking with your like?

Isn't he trying to stabilize the hollow self by recognizing the existence of the same state as himself?

At least, there is no doubt that he has unconscious companionship.

A zombie who only cares about the flesh of a living person does not share his prey with his friends. But that doesn't mean they're going to destroy the same kind of disturbing body.

However, if there is a strong grudge or lack of skill, it seems that the habit is weak enough to be ignored.

"Thank you very much for saying that. Well, we need to be able to verify it in the future, so it would be helpful if you could tell me frequently."

"That's like other people. It's actually another person."

Luciliano, pointed out by Zeno, raised his face from the notepad and shouted, "Fumu," and offered his own thoughts on Kasim.

"Teacher, why don't you take care of a few people?-It's an immediate solution."

"Stop it! I'll solve it instantly, but what will my feelings be?"

Casim, who had remained down until then, immediately rejected Luciliano's proposal.

"Well, will you set up a matchmaking? If you tell me your preferred type and character, you can undead by choosing from stock corpses and spirits."

"... I'll just take it for you. No, Gerda. What should I do ..."

I confessed my thoughts and got OK. However, it was said that it was a condition to surround some other people.

"It's a complicated problem. I didn't expect this to happen when I was high-fed with Vandaloo outside the training area."

Even Festa, who pointed out various issues regarding dating with the undead, was an unexpected problem.

If this is a frivolous man, he may easily break it down and try to reach out to the other undead right away. However, he knows that Kasim is not such a dexterous personality.

Perhaps you will be struggling to associate with another undead daughter with your feelings for Gerda?

"What's going on? Except in extreme ways like Vandaloo"

Yes, I turn to Zandia and Gina, but no good answer came back.

"I can't help but ... there's no one to introduce you to."

"I am too. Of course I can't. Heka is cute, easy to carry, and will carry you. '

"It's me, but I haven't heard that much, Gina unnie."

Gina grabbed the Vandalu like a cat, and Zandia reclaimed the Vandalu.

`` I feel like I understand a little bit about why Vandaloo is undead and not just fascinated and guided. ''

While watching it, Zeno muttered unintentionally.

Invisible to them, there are still countless spirits around Vandalu. There's no better undead for the likes.

Thus, a new page was added to Luciliano's research report and the boyfriend's love story.