The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

47 Let's launch things with a high amount of bloodthirst

The bathhouse was currently the only functional facility in the royal castle of Talosheim. As there was no functioning national government, this was the only facility of any use.

「That was a good bath~」(Ghoul woman)

「The massage-Golems that the King made for us were good too, weren't they?」(Ghoul woman)

「Really? I found the『Jacuzzi』thing that made bubbles come out to be better.」(Ghoul woman)

The Ghouls who had only ever bathed in cold water before coming to Talosheim were totally engrossed in submerging themselves in hot water. There were some Golem products that Vandalieu had come up with, but the hot baths seemed to be the most pleasurable thing after all.

「Oh yes, have you heard? The rumors that Chief Tarea has been summoned into the King's bedroom every day recently.」(Ghoul woman)

「I've heard about it, but doesn't he just want her company? The King is only four years old, after all. I've heard that he gets lonely easily, too. And she's not the chief anymore, she's the foreman, right?」(Ghoul woman)

「That's right, but I'm more used to calling her Chief –」(Ghoul woman)

As the two Ghoul women walked along during their conversation, Tarea, the subject of their discussion, ran across in front of them.

「Huh? Foreman –」(Ghoul woman)

Immediately afterwards, Vandalieu passed across them as well. For some reason, he was crawling across the ceiling silently using all four limbs.

「...」(Ghoul woman)

As the two of the were rendered speechless at the sight of the Ghoul King, Tarea came back. She had been captured by Vandalieu.

「Nooooooooo! Please let me go for toniiiiiight!」(Tarea)

「No, no, we have to test the catapults' firing tomorrow, so let's do ten more today.」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu walked away, holding the teary-eyed Tarea in the air with【Telekinesis.】Watching him leave, the two Ghoul women swallowed before speaking again.

「It's not because he's lonely?」(Ghoul woman)

Vandalieu was next to Tarea, who was lying in an unladylike, spread-eagle position while breathing wildly.

「The【Youth Transformation】will be complete in a few more days. Let's do our best.」(Vandalieu)

「Hauu...」(Tarea)

Seemingly exhausted and unable to get up, Tarea let out a strange sound.

Tarea had experienced many things in the past, but the【Youth Transformation】caused sensations she had never felt before to run through her entire body. The unpleasant feeling of something foreign crawling around inside her body, and the pleasure of having her entire body massaged, causing her muscle tension to vanish.

She was in an incomprehensible state where her body was full of energy, but at the same time, it felt as if she had just run a marathon.

The fact that she had learned a secret that was only between Vandalieu and Zadiris up until now made her feel younger as well. These were only good things for Tarea, but...

「Uu, it's true that I don't get tired easily, run out of breath or get blurry eyes anymore, and my back no longer hurts, but...」(Tarea)

Tarea's aging had progressed further than Vandalieu had initially thought. As to be expected of someone over two hundred and sixty years old.