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The deathly energy clearly felt inside the mansion, so they immediately kicked in with the intention of smashing the door to the mansion.

“Huh? president. You came early?”

And as soon as I kicked in the door of the mansion, Jienna welcomed me.

However, unlike the feeling of death, Jiena looked very carefree.

Giena had a small trowel and a watering can in her hands, as if she had come home after finishing managing the store and was planning to decorate the garden.

“Ziena, everything is okay with Amy, right?”

“Amy? uh… … . yes. You said you would come back after drinking with mercenaries today?”

I felt relieved to hear that Amy was fine. At the same time, it occurred to me later that rather than asking directly, I could have identified the connection through stigma first.

At the same time, I wondered where on earth the deathly energy felt in the mansion was coming from.

But I put off figuring it out until later, and caught Jiena trying to go out to the garden. I was planning to hand over the elves brought from the capital’s slave market to Jienna.

“Aaaa! Boss! ”

And at the same time that the elves, who were huddled together and confused, were handed over to Jiena, a scream-like cheer burst from Jiena’s mouth.

I don’t know if it was because she brought not one but four of her compatriots, but Jiena hugged me and jumped around, expressing her joy with all her body.

After calming down Jiena, who was struggling with joy for a while, by hugging her, he immediately left the elves in the care of Jienna. Jiena led the elves and moved straight toward the elf area.

I looked at Jienna, who had left with the elves, for a moment, and then moved straight toward the place where I could feel the energy of death.

It wasn’t a very strong energy, but as a warlock, I was able to figure out its location.

In particular, because it was an energy felt inside my mansion, where I knew the structure of every corner, I was able to know the location of the energy right away.

I felt that energy not anywhere else, but in my office. At the same time, through the hive mind, it was also determined that there was someone in the office.

“… … Village chief?”

I also found out who exactly was in the office.

At the same time, Jiena spoke to me through the stigma.

[president! I forgot about it for a while, but the village chief came and said he was leaving a report.]

Since I figured out why the village chief was in the office through Jiena, I immediately moved towards the office. As I walked towards the office with great strides, the door to the office opened and the village chief came into view.

“Chief? body… … It seems a little too bad.”

“I am still correcting it. haha… … .”

Apart from the energy of death radiating from his body, I felt sad inside as I saw the village chief correcting himself when I could tell that he was not feeling well just by looking at him.

I couldn’t feel at ease when I heard that someone I had known since I was young was about to die.

The hand holding the cane was trembling, as if to prove that he was unwell, and the blood seemed to have disappeared from his wrinkled face.

Still, I was fortunate that I didn’t feel like I was going to die right away, perhaps because I was being healed with divine power at the temple. Death had come, but death was somehow postponed through divine power full of vitality.

I sighed a little at that pitiful sight and entered the office with the village chief. Although the report was left separately on the desk in the office, it was because the village chief brought it up first, saying it would be better to report it in person.

I entered the office with the village chief and immediately began listening to various reports from him.

It was reported that the street lights were installed, the residents of the territory were very satisfied, the crime rate dropped sharply, logistics movement became possible even at night, and the whole city started to become more vibrant, and the progress of the development of the territory was reported.

“… … A new large watermill is being built for public use by the residents of the territory… … Huh!”

However, while making the report, the village chief coughed steadily. It wasn’t a cough caused by a sore throat or an itchy throat. After covering my sleeve and coughing, a slight scent of blood spread to the surroundings, so it seemed like my internal organs were in a damaged state.

However, the village chief wiped his lips and continued reporting as if nothing had happened.

The chief had to cover his mouth several times until he finished reporting on the entire territory.

“Chief, don’t suffer any more and rest now. It seems like a good idea to rest and take care of your body.”

“Hehehe… … . no. For me, watching the city develop like this is relaxation, and contributing to the development of the city is therapy.”

I tried to advise the village chief to take a break because he seemed to be worried, but the village chief did not give up, saying that he would contribute to the development of the village as an administrator until the moment he died.

He seemed to have a burning determination to serve as an administrator until he could no longer move.

Thanks to this, I couldn’t keep telling myself to quit and rest. I felt like if I ignored the village chief’s will and let him rest, he would suffer mentally and die sooner.

All I could do was tell him to visit the temple more often.

“Lord.”

However, the village chief called me with a very serious expression. As if he had decided on something.

“Can you make me undead? I, my lord, would like to continue to look at the development of this city and take a step forward.”

And, the decision the village chief made was quite shocking. Because he was asking to turn himself into an undead.

“… … Seriously?”

“As my physical condition worsened, I kept having these thoughts. If I die, I won’t be able to see how this city develops… … . It was very sad to think that way. Not being able to see the development of this place where I gave my youth and my life… … .”

“So you want to become undead?”

“I may become undead and go out of my way, but I think I will do whatever it takes to see the development of this city.”

“… … .”

I didn’t say anything to the village chief’s words.

This is because I felt that he was truly asking me to turn him into an undead.

I felt very clearly that the small village that had been my entire life had become a city, and that I wanted to see what that city would become.

“Hmm… … .”

As I looked at the village chief like that, I started to worry. I was worried about whether it would be okay to turn him into an undead.

To be honest, I was surprised because the request to make someone undead was a bit unexpected, but I didn’t have any major objections to the idea of turning someone into an undead. If that were the case, there was no way he would have said he would spend the rest of his life with Amy, even if it meant turning her into an undead in the first place.

Anyway, I continued to worry for a while about whether it would be okay to turn the village chief into an undead.

But that worry didn’t last long. To be honest, it was obvious that it would be of great help if the village chief helped me even if he became undead.

Although the village chief was only the head of a small village, he was of great help in managing the city even now that it had become a huge city. In the form of an administrative officer, he was in charge of most of the necessary administration in the city.

Although the hive mind handled many tasks on its own, starting with taxes, the village chief, who was the administrator, also had a lot to do. In addition to the management of facilities commonly used by the residents of the city, there was also the mediation of disputes between the residents of the territory, and the management of supplies, including stored food.

Of course, since none of the tasks were unimportant, it was only good to have the village chief become undead and utilize his abilities to the fullest.

If nothing else, it was impossible to handle all of those tasks easily with the Hive Mind or Skeleton Mages.

When the village chief closes his eyes, the Hive Mind or Skeleton Mage has to become proficient in the job, or he has to find the right people and deploy them where needed. It was clear that this would inevitably take time, and the operation of the territory would be creaky.

Taking those things into consideration, it was beneficial for the village chief to become undead and help me forever.

It was a short period of time, but the more I thought about it, the more I came to the conclusion that it would be okay to turn the village chief into an undead.

In the end, I decided to turn him into an undead as the chief wanted.

“Good. Instead, there are a few things you should know.”

“Which one is it?”

“First of all… … . Once you decide, you can’t go back. After becoming undead, all you can do is live as an undead or crumble and disappear.”

“Hehehe. Then we can watch this city develop until it crumbles and disappears.”

Instead, I shook my head as I saw the village chief smiling with a wrinkled smile as if he was happy. I wondered why the city was so good that they became undead, but since it was similar to Amy’s time, I decided to accept it for now.

“And, just because I turn the village chief into undead, I can’t make other people, including his family, into undead as well. Even if the village chief’s family gets older and faces death due to old age, we can’t turn them into undead either.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. My wife recently returned to the earth before me, and my children are all starting their own families… … .”

I nodded at the village chief, who smiled bitterly as if telling me not to worry.

“Lastly, I want you to know that the method of turning someone into an undead while maintaining their identity and memories intact is not perfect. I’ve done some research, but it hasn’t been proven yet.”

In line with Amy’s promise that she would stay by my side even after becoming undead, related research was already in progress. When I had free time, I would hang out with Gienna and Amy, but I would also stay in the lab and focus on research.

There was some success in developing the theory, but it was not yet at a level where it could be applied in practice.

However, even after hearing that explanation, the village chief nodded without hesitation. No matter what happens, he seemed to want to see the development of this place where he devoted his life to help him feel better.

“… … okay. Well, it will start soon, so prepare your mind in advance. If you change your mind along the way, please let me know anytime.”

Since there were many things to prepare, I gave the village chief some time to mentally prepare.

However, rather than changing his mind during the few days given to him, the village chief became even more determined. He went to the temple on his own, talked to Father Thomas, received permission, and even came into the mansion’s studio on his own.

In the end, I started turning the village chief into an undead using a method that I only had a theory about. To be precise, it was the creation of undead, a contradiction in itself, who was both alive and dead at the same time.