Sam and his daughters were at a loss for words.

In this world, noblemen were special people; they were treated as completely different creatures even if they were members of the same race. In fact, there were more than a few noblemen that wouldn't hesitate to say that they were superior beings to commoners.

『It's certainly exactly as you say. That's amazing, Vandalieu. To think that you had put so much thought into it; I'm seeing you in a new light now~♪』(Darcia)

Darcia's reaction was like this, but only because she had been raised in a Dark Elf village whose society was nothing like an aristocracy.

For those like Sam and his daughters who had once served noblemen, Vandalieu's view on things was astounding.

But this was something that Vandalieu could say because he possessed the values of modern Japan. He wouldn't go as far as to say that all of humanity were like brothers and sisters, but he would only give a scornful laugh at those who said that noblemen were beings who were superior to commoners.

Sam and his daughters were still completely silent, and Vandalieu became worried that his statement based on his own values had caused them unpleasant feelings.

『I see... As expected of you, Bocchan.』(Sam)

But it seemed that this wasn't the case. As Sam opened his mouth to speak after having been completely still for a while, he seemed to have a deeply moved expression on his face.

『So you are saying that the status of being a nobleman would be nothing but a hindrance to you, Bocchan!』(Sam)

「... Eh?」(Vandalieu)

『It is just as the goddess prophesized. An extraordinary individual must have extraordinary ambitions!』(Saria)

「Wait a –」(Vanadlieu)

『And you even said that you are the Holy Son to Borkus-san! So you really are planning to use Talosheim as a foothold to unite the entire continent?』(Rita)

「You're joking or teasing me, aren't you?」(Vandalieu)

It somehow seemed that there were various independent rumors and exaggerated truths. I don't plan to do anything that outrageous, thought Vandalieu as he scratched his head.

Even if he were to do something like that, at most, it would be the restoration of Talosheim.

『I'm sure it will be fine; Vandalieu is the type who grows when people praise him. Given a thousand years, I'm sure that he'll be able to unite the continent.』(Darcia)

「I think you're a little too patient.」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu didn't feel any enthusiasm for the idea of spending a thousand years uniting the continent. The continent wouldn't be unified so easily, anyway.

Things don't always go as planned in life, but Vandalieu thought that becoming an honorary nobleman was a reasonable goal.

The next day, Borkus's party still hadn't returned so Vandalieu joined Zadiris and her group in training, deciding to ask questions about Jobs later.

「Since you are joining us today, boy, we will be doing special training.」(Zadiris)

They were outside Talosheim's walls. The Ghoul mages led by Zadiris, the Black Goblins and the Anubises including Memediga were gathered here.

「Now then, we will begin training with the aim of acquiring the【Chant Revocation】skill.」(Zadiris)

Everyone gave a cheer. The【Chant Revocation】skill is a skill that allows the user to cast spells without the necessary incantations.

The effects of this skill could be described in one word as tremendous.

It removes the need for the actions normally taken to cast spell, causing spells to require no time to prepare. It allows for consecutive casts of spells that pushes the caster's Mana and Intelligence to their limits and even removes the risk of a spell's incantation of giving away which spell is being cast or being interrupted to make the spell misfire.

It is a remarkably more difficult skill to acquire than the【Chant Reduction】skill that shortens the time needed to make an incantation, but its effect is also remarkably different.

But the method of learning the skill is exceedingly simple. One simply needs to continue casting spells without incantations.

But casting a spell without an incantation consumes at least several hundred times the amount of Mana and produces an effect that is less than a tenth of the original spell. Even skilled mages cannot perform this task repeatedly.

And so Zadiris and the others were casting spells silently to try and learn this skill.

A light resembling that of a firefly so small that it was almost invisible in the sunlight appeared at Zadiris's fingertip.

Small droplets of water appeared at the fingertips of the Ghouls and Undead Titans to dampen their surroundings, pinky-fingertip-sized flames appeared and vanished and small gusts of wind blew around them.

As this process was repeated, one by one, they ran out of Mana.

「We're counting on you, boy.」(Zadiris)

「Oka~ay.」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu had been watching up until now, but now he used【Spirit Form Transformation】on his arms and changed their shape so that they became bundles of tubes. And as these pipes reached the mages, his Mana pool of over 100,000,000 was poured into them through【Mana Transfer.】

This was the crucial point of the training. Zadiris and the others lacked Mana, so even if they did training to learn the【Chant Revocation】skill, it would take far too long for them to achieve their goal. And for Vandalieu to do the training of using up his entire Mana pool of over 100,000,000 to increase its size, it would normally take more than an entire day.

And so Vandalieu was providing the mages with Mana. This allowed Vandalieu to quickly and easily use up all of his Mana.

「Alright, we will continue the training!」(Zadiris)

With this method, the mages could perform ten days' worth of training to gain the【Chant Revocation skill】in a single day.

The problem was...

「I'm surprisingly free.」(Vandalieu)

The problem was that he didn't get the feeling that he was training just by acting as a Mana source, so he seemed quite free. If he crossed his legs and meditated, then perhaps it would seem more like training.

TLN: The author notes that this section was supposed to be at the end of last chapter but he forgot to include it.Name: BasdiaRank: 5Race: Ghoul AmazonessLevel: 0Job: WarriorJob level: 24Job history: Apprentice WarriorAge: 27 years oldPassive skills:Night VisionSuperhuman Strength: Level 4 (LEVEL UP!)Pain Resistance: Level 2Paralyzing Venom Secretion (Claws): Level 3Magic Resistance: Level 1 (NEW!)Intuition: Level 1 (NEW!)Active skills:Axe Technique: Level 4 (LEVEL UP!)Shield Technique: Level 3 (LEVEL UP!)Archery: Level 3 (LEVEL UP!)Throwing: Level 3 (LEVEL UP!)Silent Steps: Level 2 (LEVEL UP!)Coordination: Level 3 (LEVEL UP!)Status EffectsInfertility → Completely recovered

Monster Explanation:

【Ghoul Amazoness】

When a Ghoul woman with qualities suited for magic learns and diligently studies martial skills instead of magic and continues to do so after becoming a Ghoul Warrior, she can increase her Rank and become this race.

There is no significant change in appearance, but tattoo-like patterns appear on the body. Physical ability increases significantly and the patterns on the body grant the【Magic Resistance】skill and enhances inherent magic-oriented qualities.

As it is a considerably rare race, there are never two Ghoul Amazonesses in a single village. They typically act as leaders of groups and groups with a Ghoul Amazoness tend to have other women in powerful positions.

It is said that there are groups of Ghouls entirely made of women led by a Ghoul Amazoness in the depths of some Devil's Nests, though this has not been confirmed.

It is unknown what Ghoul Amazonesses become if they increase their Rank further; no such case has been confirmed up until now. However, it can be assumed that individuals who master not only martial skills but magic as well may increase their Rank to become an even superior race.