The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

56 I'm crowned as a result of the Mayonnaise Meeting

Other than those who were absent as they were clearing Dungeons, Vandalieu had gathered his main companions in the hall of the royal castle.

They had to discuss what to do now that the invasion of the Mirg shield-nation and Vampires had been confirmed. They also had to taste-test the mayonnaise trial product.

"Delicious! It's ridiculously delicious!" Borkus exclaimed.

"I think it needs a little more impact. How about adding some wasabi to it?" Vigaro suggested.

"I see," said Zadiris. "I think it is quite acceptable as it is..."

"This is...! I have never tasted a flavor like this! Vandalieu-sama, what did you use to create this?!" asked Eleanora.

Bone Chimera made a noise and Rapiéçage let out a groan.

"Eh? Wha –" There was a scream.

"Ah! Rapiéçage is getting a hold of Tarea-san to get the mayonnaise stuck around her mouth!" Saria exclaimed.

"Please stop her instead of just watching!" Tarea shouted.

"Ahah~♪ We can't hear the words of Tarea-san who gets to try out delicious foods that we can't eat~☆" Rita told her.

"Nooooooo! You heartless fool!"

"It cannot be helped, here, I will give you this, so stop –"

Zadiris offered Rapiéçage the mayonnaise on her finger. Rapiéçage put her finger in her mouth and began sucking.

"... Boy, this Zombie girl is sucking on my finger with all of her strength."

"Hmm, the intelligence of the Undead really does drop if I don't use the body's original spirit," Vandalieu observed. "Adding more spirits turned out to be quite pointless as well."

Military matters had been set aside, leaving the mayonnaise tasting to be the current topic. Nobody could win against their appetites.

Well, Rapiéçage wasn't intelligent enough to have discussions or anything like that. Other than listening to Vandalieu's commands, she was just a normal Zombie and couldn't speak a single word.

Vandalieu had tried adding more spirits to her like with Bone Man, but it had no effect at all. Maybe Bone Man was a special case, or perhaps a suitable amount of learning and life experience(?) was needed? Vandalieu decided to assume that it was the latter and wait for her to develop.

Zombies and Skeletons, like children, could not be raised hastily.

"Rappie, release Zadiris's finger from your mouth," Vandalieu ordered.

Rapiéçage groaned as she released Zadiris's brown-gray finger from her purple lips, leaving a sticky string between it and her blue tongue. The color of Rapiéçage's lips and tongue had changed for some reason after Vandalieu had turned her into a Zombie. He had properly stopped her decomposition with Preservation, however.

Zadiris let out a disgruntled noise. "She even went and licked my claws. It is not my fault if she is paralyzed."

"She is an Undead, after all," said Vandalieu.

"I am aware of that. Her stitches are clearly visible."

Tarea let out a sigh of relief. "I almost had my lips taken by a Zombie of the same sex right before Van-sama's eyes."

"We must not let down our guards or show any weaknesses," said Eleanora.

Both Tarea and Eleanora hastily wiped their mouths. Zombies in fictional works on Earth often had poor eyesight but a sharp sense of smell to make up for it, but this wasn't the case for Zombies in Lambda.