The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

113 Target Booking

Note from the translator:

Thanks to darksanity for making me finally realize that Vandalieu's Earth and Zakkart's Earth seem to be separate worlds. This has never really been mentioned so far but it will come up later on. I am now italicizing Zakkart's Earth to distinguish the two.

On a side note, my Paypal account is no longer functioning. Thanks to everyone who has supported my work so far! I'll try to resolve this as soon as possible, but we'll have to see how fast they work...

Yoshi

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Vandalieu and his companions returned to Periveil's village, explained that they had captured Raymond alive and spread this news so that the village would be wary of the Reborn Sauron Duchy Army.

And while Periveil and the others were comforting Orbia, who had become a Ghost, Vandalieu headed to the village's Job-changing room.

"So you're the child that Privel chose. Children are so precocious these days," said a man who greeted Vandalieu at the boathouse where the Job-changing chamber was. This man was Privel's uncle, the younger brother of Periveil's most recent husband who possessed the blood of King Sauron.

He was a human with green hair and eyes that were unusual for his race, around his late middle-age years. Vandalieu had the feeling that his eyes and features resembled those of Privel and her cousin Orbia, but he was a gentle-looking man and it was difficult to imagine that he possessed the blood of a royal family.

"Rather than being chosen, I didn't know about that ritual," said Vandalieu.

"That is also a rather classic way to meet," said Privel's uncle.

It seemed that approaching and calling out to Scylla while being unaware of the Scylla courting ritual was a classic beginning to a romance. Using an example from Earth, it was a cliché equivalent to a transfer student turning a corner and colliding with a girl who was on her way to school.

"Those are just old folk tales now, though," Privel's uncle added. "Adventurers who come around here to complete requests and merchants who come to do business all know about it. But if you came from the other side of the Boundary Mountain Range, I suppose you couldn't help not knowing. By the way, this is a bit late, but please take care of Orbia-nee."

"Isn't she your niece?" Vandalieu asked.

"Yeah. I personally thought it would be better to tell her that later, you see," said Privel's uncle. "Even my brother was mindful of it, because she was a daughter who came so late. But Orbia-nee doesn't have anyone other than you now, does she?"

In fact, now that Orbia had become a Ghost, the only ones who could keep her company other than Vandalieu were other Undead. Normal Spiritualists apparently made sure not to get too involved with spirits and Undead.

By becoming a Rank 4 Water Ghost, Orbia had already become unable to return to the circle of transmigration of her own will. She could only linger in this world, or be purified... exterminated.

And most importantly, Vandalieu's Mana was essential for her to maintain her sanity. Vandalieu had never explained this, though. Perhaps Privel's Uncle had somehow sensed that this was the case.

"I don't know what she was to the resistance, but to me, she was like a kind older cousin," Privel's uncle continued. "She played with me a lot when I was a child. I want you to support her in the years to come."

"I think I'm the one who will be supported by her, but I will do my best for as long as I'm alive," said Vandalieu.

"Yeah, I'm counting on you. As I thought, children these days are precocious... no, dependable."