The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

142 The king working in the nation three days after conquering it, the emperor

The buildings and streets of the High Kobold nation, which had fallen into ruin after Gargya's coup d'état, were being repaired at an astounding speed.

The stone and wood of the buildings, as well as the stone pavement on the ground, appeared as if they were turning into a clay-like form, the broken parts and cracks vanishing in the process.

"The town is returning to normal before our very eyes!"

"Wow, thanks!"

"WANWANWANWAAAN!"

The High Kobold nation's people cheered as they watched this happen. Many of them were children, and the High Kobold children in particular were so excited that it was impossible to tell what they were saying.

They were wagging their tails, so it was clear that they were delighted, however.

Vandalieu was the one person waving to the people... or at least, he was supposed to be one person, but he had split himself into ten. He felt slightly dissatisfied.

"... I'd rather be cooking than doing construction work."

"Shea nuts... shea butter..."

"Açaí berries..."

"Numerous fruits that didn't exist on Earth, and the meat of animals that went extinct..."

Vandalieu's interest was so much more inclined towards food than construction and repair that his spirit clones were muttering these words to themselves.

Gargya had been defeated, and the extermination and dismantling of the remainders of his subordinates had been finished. The lookouts left at the castle and around the town had been defeated quickly as well, and the civilians had been safely freed.

There hadn't been any casualties on Vandalieu's side; some had been wounded, but none had sustained heavy wounds such as lost limbs, so Potions and the healing magic of Zadiris and the others was enough to treat them.

Fortunately, the High Kobold nation had been taken back less than half a year after Gargya's coup d'état, so none of the nation's citizens were in seriously bad states. Considering Gargya's behavior, he would have likely decided that anyone wounded and unable to make a full recovery wouldn't be of any use and turned them into food rather than try to treat them, so things could have become disastrous if this matter had taken much longer to resolve.

And Princess Lulu, the only direct descendant of the previous king whom Gargya had left alive so that he could make her his wife, had been freed by Prince Budarion and those with him (Kasim and his companions barely made it in time). There hadn't been any particular problems in this process, either... though spring didn't arrive for Kasim.

And then Vandalieu had done what nobody else could do – assisting in the restoration of the High Kobold nation with the use of his Golem Creation Skill.

"It's not really that it's boring."

"I'm happy that everyone is thanking me."

"The High Kobold nation's buildings have an unusual architectural style, so it's interesting, too."

"I can even learn all kinds of things about the High Kobold people, like how they like to live in groups and how the individual houses are large."

The High Kobold nation was a nation in which High Kobolds, as well as human, Dwarf and Elf citizens and a small number of members of other races who had immigrated from other nations, lived together. After Gargya's coup d'état, its total population was a little over ten thousand, and its population had decreased considerably, by a little over a thousand including those who had fled safely to Zanalpadna. Once those who had escaped to other nations returned, the population would increase a little again.