The Executed Sage Reincarnates as a Lich and Begins a War of Aggression Chapter 43: The Sage Brings Home a New Subordinate

Hmm, so that's what it is.

After finishing the spell, I lowered my arms.

There was a mountain of ice in front of .

It towered over the houses of the Imperial City, pushing them aside.

I look at its summit.

There was a figure trapped inside the ice.

It was Doldar, holding an axe.

Doldar was frozen, unable to move.

I could hear him groaning faintly.

He seed to still be conscious.

As an undead, he was able to act even in such a situation.

The fight with Doldar, who had transford into Dullahan, was over in no ti at all.

He had skillfully used what remained of his ego to enhance his body reinforcent and lightning magic to a greater extent than when he was alive.

Being an undead however, he no longer had to take the burdens of his flesh into account, and his pure physical strength had improved.

Even with injuries that would have been fatal to a human, he could easily move.

It can be said that he was even more formidable now than when he was alive.

However, he is still an undead.

Even though he didn't listen to my orders, he was still under my control.

As a person who possessed the powers of the Valley of the Dead, he was an opponent that I should have no difficulty fighting.

Since I knew his fighting style, all I had to do was to steadily hunt them down with magic.

There was no reason why I wouldn't be a match for him.

I cut out the part of the mountain of ice where Doldar was and moved it in front of .

He was strangely quiet, and I didn't sense any hostility from him.

I wondered if he had developed a master-servant relationship after being defeated twice.

I'm glad he's not planning on being rebellious forever.

I'm not going to kill him, and instead I'm going to bring him back to the capital as is.

While I can't leave him in charge of things because he lacks reason, there was no doubt that he was a force to reckon with.

I'm sure he'll be a great asset if we send him into the enemy camp.

I returned to the capital with Doldar and the other undead.

I stored the new undead in an unused section of the capital.

I headed back to the castle, taking only the frozen Doldar with .

When I did, Grom, who sensed my return, imdiately ca to greet .

My Lord! Welco back?

Grom stopped in the middle of his words.

He was staring at Doldar behind .1

He continued to shake and tremble.

For so reason, he seed to be upset.

Grom pretended to clear his throat to regain his composure.

Who is this frozen undead?

He's called Doldar the Thunderbolt,' and he's a general of the Empire. Well he was a general of the empire. He beca a Dullahan after being exposed to my miasma.

I-I see

Grom's voice grew shrill.

He really seed strange.

Is he perhaps unwell?

It's hard to imagine an undead being in such a state, but Grom was an individual who was born in a special way.

There may be so conditions that only he can have.

What, is it that Thunderbolt by any chance!?

A surprised voice ca from the other side.

It was Luciana, who had jumped out of the castle window.

She glided down and landed in front of us, and started to feel around the frozen Doldar.

Does Luciana know of him?

Of course I do. When I was in the service of the previous Demon Lord, I was repeatedly troubled by Doldar's pirates. Theyd plunder without batting an eyelid, even if the other side was a demon.

Luciana shrugged her shoulders with a sigh.

Perhaps she was reminded of the hardships of the past.

Although it was an organization that was not affiliated to any country, the pirates led by Doldar were quite powerful.

I knew that even the demons had a hard ti with them, but this is the first ti I've actually heard them talk like this.

I could feel the weight of her words.

I thought he was a man who wouldn't die even if you killed him, but it looks like he was outclassed. So, does he still have an ego?

He still has one, sort of. It's just a fragnt though.

I nodded and answered.

The act of Doldar asking for the head had a clear sense of purpose.

Without his ego, he would just be roaming like the rest of the undead.

He wouldn't have had to violate my orders in the first place.

I released the ice restraining him.

The ice lted rapidly, and Doldar erged from within.

As a precaution, I applied a magical seal with multiple forbidden spells.

There was no significant change in his appearance, but the magic and miasma contained within him were designed to dissipate the mont he tried to use any kind of magic.

This prevented Doldar from using his true power.

His fighting ability has been reduced to the level of a re undead.

It would be impossible for him to rampage now.

Headmyhead

Doldar muttered in a hollow voice.

As expected he was even calr than before our battle.

For so reason, his shoulders seed to slump.

At that mont, the head placed on him, fell down.

The headless Doldar instantly fell silent.

When Luciana picked up the fallen head and put it back in place, his blue eyes lit up.

And his mouth started to move.

Where is ithead, give it to

Perhaps, he cant talk without a head?

It seems so.

The vocal chords of the undead were shrouded in mystery.

So, like and Grom, can speak with only bones.

The anatomy of the Dullahan is unknown, but it seed to have similarly strange properties.

Hnng, an undead that possesses an ego, does he intend to steal my position

Grom, who has his back to us, was grumbling and groaning.

He seed to be worried about sothing.

The reason why he has been acting strangely since a while ago might be because of his worry.

Grom, are you alright?

Yes, I am! I'm always fine! As you can see, I'm very much alive and kicking!2

Grom responded to my voice by standing with his spine taut.

The fla in one of his eyes was burning roaringly.

Luciana, seeing this, laughed sarcastically.

An undead speaking of being alivethats a good joke. It's hilarious.

Being mocked, Grom was wrapped in a dark bloodlust.

Cloaked in miasma, he cornered Luciana with his miasma.

You are taunting again, young lass. I can have that mouth of yours sewn shut if you like.

Oh no, I'm scared. Help , Demon Lord!

Luciana tried to look deliberately scared.

She happily hugged my arm.

You! Let go! Don't touch the Demon Lord with your filthy hands!

Grom rushed to pull Luciana away from .

Luciana shook her head in refusal.

This was an everyday exchange.

Its nothing more than friendly banter at this point.

Now, let's go greet the Demon Lords army that is waiting.

I thought about it, ignoring my two sparring leaders.

The war with the empire had co to an end for the ti being.

We were already moving into dealing with the aftermath.

The imperial capital was hit by an unforeseen incident, but we suffered no damage.

With the addition of Doldar, an excellent fighting force, we were also able to take the territory that we invaded.

It was a good result.

Geez, I've gotten involved with an outrageous existence.

A voice behind said with a hint of dismay.

I turned my head.

My headwhere?

Doldar muttered in a blank tone.

He was repeating the sa words over and over again.

It was definitely not an act.

But he blurted that sentence out in a fluent manner.

Did his consciousness from when he was alive surface for a mont?

He was a man with a strong will, to be able to co to his senses in this state.