Vandalieu and his companions returned to Periveil’s village, explaining that they had captured Raymond alive and spreading the 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 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, possessing the blood of King Sauron.

He was a human with green hair and eyes unusual for his race, around his late middle age. 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 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 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.”

The two of them exchanged a handshake, and then Vandalieu entered the Job-changing room.

Perhaps because the pattern stayed the same despite a difference in races, or perhaps because the Scylla had made it easy to use for the men as well as the Scylla, the Job-changing room was the same as the Job-changing rooms in other places.

“Now then… will there be new ones?” Vandalieu wondered. With the Experience Points from the Rank 10 Hurricane Dragon and the Reborn Sauron Duchy Army, Vandalieu had finally leveled his Demon Guider Job to level 100.

Vandalieu reached out and touched the crystal.

『Jobs that can be selected:【Archenemy】【Zombie Maker】【Corpse Demon Commander】【Disease Demon】【Spirit Warrior】【Whip Tongue Calamity】【Vengeful Berserker】【Dead Spirit Mage】【Dark Healer】【Labyrinth Creator】【Demon King User】【Magic Cannoneer】【Golem Creator】【Dark King Mage】』

“Dark King Mage, huh. An upgraded Job for Death-Attribute Mage, maybe… From the way it’s written, I get the feeling that it seems more normal than Death-Attribute Mage. Not that I think there’s much difference. So then, what should I choose for my next Job?”

The only remaining Jobs were dangerous-sounding Jobs and upgraded Jobs like Golem Creator and Dark King Mage.

One of the upgraded Jobs would likely offer him more bonuses to everything. However, being upgraded Jobs, it seemed that they would be difficult to level. And the other Jobs were almost certainly Jobs related to Vandalieu’s current skills.

And Vandalieu was planning to register at the Adventurers’ Guild in a way that his Status wouldn’t be seen, using the Commerce Guild. It probably wouldn’t be a problem to take a few dangerous-sounding Jobs.

“Change Jobs to Archenemy.”

『You have changed Jobs to Archenemy!』

『Strengthened Attack Power while Unarmed has increased to Medium!』

『You have acquired the unique skill ‘Hostility!’』

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“Finally, my base mana has surpassed one billion. And I keep gaining more unique skills. Hostility… Is it a bad pun? What should I do if it’s a skill that makes lots of people hostile towards me?”

As Vandalieu hesitantly left the room, everyone was no different from usual, so this seemed to have been a needless worry.

Jobs that sound bad are bad for the heart after all, Vandalieu thought.

“You mustn’t swindle people,” said Vandalieu.

“You can’t!” said Pauvina.

The two of them were scolding Haj and the other fake resistance members, who were trembling in fear.

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