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Chapter 16. Management. Fourth Member.

Chapter 16. Management. Fourth Member.

How to make an Undead? Simple. You get human or any beings body and just... Use magic! Well.. It's a lot more complicated actually. Kind of a pain to be honest... You have to offer a lot of blood to make them follow your command when they come back from the dead. It does matter which kind of blood though... The kind of blood differs from race to race, being to being. To make an Undead you must find a Necronomicon... Just make sure you don't get caught with it. A lot of necromancers die that way... You also need to find a demo- [The rest of the page is torn off]

--- Necromancer's Diary, page 91.

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I go to the top floor of my new Headquarters and sit down on the white floor. Fyra, Ren and Meril do the same. We have no furniture in our headquarters right now because we just got it. I am currently in a state of... Dilemma... I don't know what our name should be. I'll look to my Battalion for help...

Mithneel: "Girls.. We have a slight problem. We have no name."

Fyra: "You didn't think of one?"

Mithneel: "Nope..."

Ren: "Well that is a problem. Especially because a Battalion needs a name otherwise it gets disbanded..."

We think for a bit until an idea hits me.

Mithneel: "I think I have a name... Scythes of the End?"

Ren: "Hmm... That is actually a good name because you wield a scythe and you are our leader and most of our enemies die when they meet you..."

Fyra: "I'm fine with it."

Meril: "What Fyra said."

I hear somebody running up the steps and find out it is Yel. He probably came to us to ask about our battalion name.

Yel: "Mithneel... What is... Your Battalion's.... Name..."

Mithneel: "We just decided. Scythes of the End."

Yel: "That will... Do fine.. I better... Go and fix the... Documents.."

He starts running back down the stairs. That's gotta be annoying to run up and down seventy nine floors. We'll need something to travel up and down faster...  I think I saw a transportation circle made out of magic somewhere in my travels. I'll need to find some furniture for our Headquarters and also find out about those circles... I need to do a lot of things.

I start heading down the building with the three girls and start splitting the seventy nine floors into different sections. The seventy ninth is for my personal use, seventy eight for my office. Seventy fourth to seventy seventh is for the girls. The first thirty floors are for living quarters for others who will join, thirty first to floor fifty are going to be storage. The other floors will be undecided for now as I have no use for them right now.

I go to the bottom floor and decide how to make the spot for joining my Battalion. It's basically going to be a copy of the Main Building's first floor. Some tables here and there, stairs up at the right side this time and the counter at the end. The walls between the rooms started on floor twenty so the first ninteen floors are just empty and completely flat. Perfect for designing anything you want.

I go outside my new headquarters and try to find an furniture shop and other things to start designing my headquarters to be more... Fitting... For a headquarters. I find one huge furniture store just a few streets away from my own base. When I enter I am greeted by an elderly woman who allows me to take a look at the wares around here. I basically buy everything in the store as I am going to need it all. The woman calls a couple big strong looking people to help carry the things back to my Base.

Our base currently looks like this after I put in the new furniture. My personal room is very normal. A bed, a table with some chairs around it. An area for making food with fire magic and such and a bathroom for showering. My room is very big so I am only using only one tenth of it even though in a regular room this furniture wouldn't fit. There are also cabinets and such all around for clothing and different armor stands and such for future purpouses.

The girls bought their own furniture and outfitted them in ways I don't know of. They wouldn't allow me in their rooms, girls privacy they said.

My office area is just one room out of the ten basically. I am going to get nine helpers in the rooms around mine. My office space is just a desk with a chair and another chair on the other side for visitors. There is also two couches and a table for longer conversations.

I had to make windows for my own rooms myself. I used earth magic to crack an area open and then got some windows from the furniture store and brought them up myself.

The bottom floor where my 'reception' area is located at is basically the copy of the Guild's own reception area. It is the complete same but it is a lot bigger so there are a lot more tables and such.

The living quarters for my future people will be made when they actually join. No use in spending money without being certain about it. That is all about my headquarters for now... 

I go up to my Office Area and wait patiently for the girls to come. They said they had something urgent they wanted to speak to me about. They were all pure-red when they said that though... I wonder if it is about their love for me or something else that makes them blush so much.

I wait for three hours until the girls come inside to my office room. They are all strawberry-red...

Mithneel: "So... You had something you wanted to ask me?"

Meril steps forward. I guess she is the spokesperson?

Meril: "M..Minh... Who... Do you like most...?"

Mithneel: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Meril: "Who do you love... The most?"

Mithneel: "Hmm... Hard to say. If I were to say who I loved most then I would say I love all of you the same amount."

To be honest I like Fyra the most but I don't want to hurt their feelings so... I'll use lies.

*Ding*

That can't mean good...

You have mastered a skill!Mastered Skill: Deceipt.Benefits of Mastered Skill: DeceiptNobody can tell when you are lying or notEverybody believes what you sayNobody can hate you if you tell them you lied.

Hahah... I mastered Deceipt huh? But why so quickly? Wouldn't you need to be a spymaster or something to master it?

I look at the three girls who are now... A lot more red due to blushing even more. I stealthily close the notification.

Mithneel: "Why are you all so red? You should know that I care about you all the same amount. I consider you my wives already."

All except Meril who I haven't known for so long but... I don't want to harm their feelings. I'm not going to be some kind of honest person. Honest people got killed in my past life for saying too much... In this life it probably will be the same... I could be honest but it would be troublesome. I'd have to use force to control the world and not sublty but surely take over the world. I don't want to ruin all my plans because I am too honest so i'll just abandon being honest...

Fyra: "Do you... Really mean it?"

Mithneel: "I do."

They all march right out the door really red. I think even a fire dragon would want that kind of redness in their skin... I laugh a little at that. That was so urgent that they made me wait for three hours? They should really know that I like them all the same amount! Not. I like Fyra the most and Meril the least. Well... That is just because of the time i've known them but no matter. I'll learn to treat them all the same anyways. They are my precious 'wives' after all. Even though I am younger than them.

I wonder where Artimael is right now. He dissapeared before I could say anything to him... Hmm... I should probably try to find a way to get my Battalion into an Adventurer Guild first though. Battalion's are considered weaker than Guilds so they are treated worse.

I head down to the bottom floor and then the Head Guild Building. I should probably wait for Fyra and the others... When I reach the Head Guild I enter and see the Princess there with a group from probably the Sons of Loki. It seems the group is arguing about some things but the Princess is looking at me. Most people are actually looking at me right now... I hear some whispers about me founding a new Battalion and one whisper about me being the enemy of the Sons of Loki. I can easily defeat their entire Guild if I wanted to... They can only consider me an enemy...

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I go up to the attendant but the Princess grabs my shoulder when I pass her and her groups table.

Princess: "Mithneel... Can we talk for a bit?"

Mithneel: "Hmm? What about?"

She gets up and heads upstairs. I follow her. She goes into one of the rooms and I go too. She sits down on a couch and I sit opposite of her.

Princess: "I need your help... Really... Need your help."

Mithneel: "Why?"

Princess: "My name is actually Julia Uppeq... Well It's going to be that soon... I was forced by my parents to marry the City Master's younger brother, Danun Uppeq. The City Master was against it but my parents insisted and he had to accept. I need you to convince my parents to cancel the agreement. Danun won't because he is completely different from his brother... He is an arrogant, selfish and worst of all... A sadist. I don't want to marry such a person... Help me Mithneel... Please... I'll do anything for you when you convince my parents! Anything!"

Mithneel: "Hmm... That should be easy with my new ability. I'll do it. But the reward is that you join my Battalion. Julia Evergreen. Hahah!"

Julia: "Evergreen!? Isn't that your family name!?"

Mithneel: "Your parents are probably going to disown you and you are going to be without a family name. It'll be the same as me adopting you into my own family. I already have three wives. Why not make it four?"

Julia: "Wha..."

Mithneel: "So... Where are your parents at right now?"

Julia: "At the... City Master's house... Probably going to talk about my marriage ceremony two days from now.."

Mithneel: "Ah... So where is the house?"

Julia: "The same street the White Tower is on. Just go past the tower and follow the street until you reach a mansion on a hill. That is the house."

Mithneel: "Then I'll be off, future wife."

I smirk a little. Upcourse I won't force her to become a wife and I am currently just joking with her but she probably can't tell. I get up and walk downstairs and start heading towards the mansion at thirty percent of my speed. That is basically the same as an S-class running at full-speed... I won't stop time because why should I? No point... Well it would save time but I would be the same amount of tired anyways.

I reach the building in about three minutes. It really is a mansion. Not as big as the White Tower but still... Big. I knock on the front door and a maid opens the door a few moments later.

Mithneel: "I'm here to see Jion and Danun. I'm Mithneel Evergreen."

Maid: "Come right in. The two masters are talking to the parents of the future wife of Master Danun."

Mithneel: "Ah... Just as expected. Can you lead me there?"

She starts walking and I follow her for a while. When we reach the location they should be at the maid leaves. Should I do this nicely or not? Hmm... Hard decision... Let's ask them 'nicely'.

I ready myself to kick down the door without blasting it all the way out the other side of the room. When I hear voices I kick the door down.

Mithneel: "Hello Everyone! It is I! Mithneel Evergreen!"

The four guards immediatly try to attack me.

Jion: "Stand down guards! Mithneel... Why are you here?"

Mithneel: "Well... I want to join the talks about Julia."

Jion: "Why are you here?"

Mithneel: "To make Julia join my battalion and possibly be my fourth wife."

An arrogant and ugly-looking person who was sitting next to Jion stands up. Probably Danun.

Danun: "I am Danun Uppeq! You will not take away my wife! My brother right here is the city master! He can turn your life to hell!"

I start laughing at Danun. You mean to tell me... That this world isn't hell? I mean... It's so corrupt it might as well be hell already.

Danun: "What are you laughing at, commoner!"

I start laughing even more. This guy thinks he is an aristocrat! I finally get ahold of myself and get up while still laughing a little.

Mithneel: "Hahah! You think you are an Aristocrat? Well... Let me tell you something."

I reveal all my battle-hardened killing aura. Danun immediatly collapses onto the floor because I directed it at him and left the others alone.

Mithneel: "Aristocrat's don't survive long when they start a feud with me."

I conceal all the aura and sit next to Jion. The guards come and drag away Danun. I guess they have no respect for him aswell?

Mithneel: "So... You two are Julia's parents. I must say... To sell your own daughter just to get more influence... I don't like that. Jion, do you like that?"

Jion: "Well... No I don't actually. I think everybody should get a fair chance but the aristocrats just throw their money or their daughters and wives and slaves at me to get me to like them more. They should help the people with that money and free their slaves and take care of their daughters and wives. I honestly feel disgusted at their behavior..."

Mithneel: "Ah, so you do think like me. I think the same. That is why I have such a killing aura when dealing with people like that. Now... Parents of Julia. What do you think if your little plan to take over the city would fail?"

The father of Julia is immediatly shocked. I guess I was right. They plan to take over the city. This thing is so usual in this world...

Mithneel: "Come on, say something. You've been quiet the moment I entered."

Julia's Mother: "We have... No such plan! Right... Darling!"

I slightly laugh at her feeble attempts to snake her way out of this. I've seen this way too many times. Sadly I can't just blatantly murder them like I usually do but... No matter. Only came here to make them break the engagement.

Mithneel: "I only have one thing to do here. Julia's Mother, Father. Break the engagement of Danun and Julia right here or I shall personally see to it that the engagement never has the chance to happen. My way has a little bit more blood spilled though. Jion, you have nothing against this right?"

Jion: "No, I don't. I only accepted the engagement because Danun and these two wouldn't stop bothering me about it and I already had too much work to deal with."

Mithneel: "So... Make your decision."

I lean back on the couch and wait for their answer. I start slowly counting the seconds it takes for them to answer. It takes them exactly three minutes to decide on an answer.

Julia's Father: "Fine! We'll break the engagement! But Mithneel! I shall not forget this!"

Mithneel: "You don't need to. I am just trying to make sure no Aristocrat uses their position the wrong way. And a lot of them do. I already relieved two or three Aristocratic families from their jobs as aristocrats. Well... I'll head back now. My business here is finished. Also, Jion. If you need any help with managing the city, come ask me. I'll gladly help."

I head out and back to the Guild. Julia is sitting with her group again and the moment I enter she looks at me like she is waiting for my answer to her problem. I go up to her group and her.

Mithneel: "Julia, your problem is now solved. Don't forget the reward ok?"

Julia: "Ofcourse not!"

I head to Noera who is at the counter. I need to find out about the Adventurer Guilds and such.

Noera: "Mithneel! What are you doing here?"

Mithneel: "I have a question."

Noera: "Ask away."

Mithneel: "How can a Battalion be made into an Adventurer Guild?"

Noera: "Upgrading a battalion huh? A quest has to be done with the entire Battalion. It can't be just any quest... A special one from the specified manager of the Battalion... You have to ask Yel for that."

Mithneel: "Ah thanks. I'd better get back to my battalion then. They are probably worried about me dissapearing."

Noera: "Come back anytime."

Mithneel: "Ah! That reminds me! Do you want to come over to my battalion to become a receptionist for all the incoming quests once we get famous?"

Noera: "Huh?"

Mithneel: "You take all the quests and give them to us and manage all the quests and such. Yel can manage the other things. It'll be easier for both of you."

Noera: "If Yel approves of it then yes!"

Mithneel: "Then bye for now."

I head out and back to my tower. I go to my room on the top floor and see the girls nowhere. Probably sleeping in their rooms as I saw a light go off when I went by Fyra's floor. It's night time right now is it? I didn't notice...

I jump on my bed and just lay on it 'sleeping'...

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Author's Note - I hope you enjoy this chapter aswell. It's kind of short isn't it...? I have a plan for the Quest to make the Battalion into a real guild so the next chapters will be about that and probably longer... I hope. We'll see.