The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

16 Skills make one the Ghoul King

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「So that's why I'm going to be participating in a battle with my life on the line. It's nothing out of the ordinary, so don't worry.」

『Vandalieu, I don't think there's a single parent who wouldn't worry after hearing such words from their child.』

「... So you don't want me to fight?」

『Hmm, it's true that you're always risking your life, and if you try hard, you won't die, Vandalieu... But you have to make sure you cooperate with everyone else properly, okay?』

「I know, Mom.」

The spirit of the Kobold Shaman that had been split in half vertically by Bugogan's magic sword spent seven days traveling to this Ghoul village. It delivered precious information about the Noble Orc who had established a large village and was now attacking other Ghoul villages and kidnapping adventurers while amassing military force.

Vandalieu had been worried that the Ghouls wouldn't believe this information, but they didn't doubt him. He was earnestly happy that they trusted him.

「Three hundred Orcs, and a hundred each of Goblins and Kobolds. What will we do? Can we beat them?」

「Hey, does that mean that there are three hundred enemies?」

「That's five hundred; you're an idiot, aren't you? You can't even add numbers?」

「Goblins, Kobolds and Orcs, they're all enemies of Ghouls, aren't they?! Each of us just needs to kill five of them, then we'll win!」

「Hey, are you including us in your numbers? We still have babies in our stomachs, you know?」

『Bilde-san is four months pregnant, so I do believe that strenuous movements such as those of battle would be impossible for her.』

「And their leader is a Noble Orc. No matter how weak he is for a Noble Orc, he'll be stronger than Mother and Vigaro.」

「What?! Basdia, are you saying that Vigaro would lose to him?!」

「Of course! It's obvious that I'd lose!」

「V-Vigaro, I'm sure you'd win.」

「Face the facts, you morons!」

Well, while Vandalieu was feeling happy about being trusted, the Ghouls were seriously discussing what to do about the large village of Orcs. This was only natural; their survival depended on the decisions they made here.

The Ghouls were seated in a circle around a fire in an open space, holding a large emergency meeting to decide the actions that the village would take.

「Boy, could you please confirm the enemy's numbers one more time?」

Since the Ghouls at the meeting weren't settling down, Zadiris asked Vandalieu to repeat the Kobold Shaman's information. Incidentally, the Kobold Shaman informant's spirit had collapsed soon after reporting this information to Vandalieu.

In order to gain revenge over the Noble Orc who had killed it, it had used its experience as a Spiritualist even after its own death to communicate with other spirits and make its week-long journey to this village. Nobody would know whether it was simply very determined for revenge on its killer, or affected by Vandalieu's【Death-Attribute Charm】skill from very far away.