Mystic Eyes of Death Perception from Zero

"Shut up, Gra! Stop making a fuss. If you want to satisfy your dirty desires, wait until you correctly guess my answer! Yae, since you said that, show me your sincerity. Tell me some information about 'Coffleton'," Priscilla glared fiercely at her knight for trying to have a private 'conversation' with the maid, then turned her sharp gaze to the weak maid.

Graham pursed his lips and said nothing.

'But Priscilla seemed jealous?'

'No, it must be an illusion...'

...

Coffleton was an extremely poor village located to the South of the Barielle territory.

It was also the hometown of the young man who had come seeking help, claiming there were undead in the area.

On the dragon carriage, facing Priscilla's inquiry, Yae grabbed her red hair braid, pouting cutely and replied, "Regarding Coffleton, I only know that the one who came seeking help is Array Denkuts. He is the second son of Charon Denkuts and Monet Denkuts. The eldest son is Riddle Denkuts. That's all."

This information was not particularly useful, but Priscilla no longer pursued Yae's previous rudeness.

Initially, each village recorded and submitted their population data to Priscilla.

The fact that Yae could remember such minor names on the go and recite them fluently demonstrated her capability.

Priscilla was always tolerant of capable people. This was precisely why she valued Yae, even promoting her to head maid.

However, Graham was secretly wary. A maid with such outstanding abilities, one who had been specially placed by Leip beside Priscilla, must have some hidden agenda.

"Ah, we've finally arrived!"

The dragon carriage, equipped with 'wind-repelling enchantments', was very comfortable inside. When it finally stopped and the driver opened the door to respectfully invite them out, they realized they had arrived at the young man's hometown—Coffleton.

"There is nothing remarkable about this village. It looks like a wasteland. I can only see dry fields everywhere," Graham commented.

No wonder that young man wanted to escape this place to pursue his dreams. Staying here would only cause one's mind and body to 'decay'...

"Moreover, it doesn't seem like there are zombies here. There is smoke rising from the houses, and people are walking around. At present, it does not look like a village overrun by zombies. As far as I know, zombies don't ever cook or eat normal food," Graham observed.

"Yes, I think so too. Forty years ago, the 'zombie' soldiers that appeared in the Kingdom of Lugunica were said to be unable to lead a normal life, their bodies were continuously rotting and they were aggressively attacking people," Yae pouted.

"In that case, we still need to investigate thoroughly to confirm... Princess?" Before Graham could finish speaking, he noticed that Priscilla had already quickened her pace and moved ahead.

Her eyes were cold, revealing disgust and anger, as she said in a harsh voice, "No one dares to act so brazenly in my territory! This is a crime deserving of death!"

"Uh, Princess, how can you tell? This place looks normal. Zombies don't cook after all, right?"

"You can see it at a glance, you can smell it too. If you listen closely, you can also hear the sound of puppets being controlled by strings! All of this is a desecration of my rule and image!" Priscilla replied coldly, continuing to approach the village.

"I don't get it... Wait, I think I can hear it!" Graham paused, and after calming down, he indeed heard strange noises.

This was information transmitted to him by the lesser spirits.

In this world, humans possess mana, or magic power, but through the perspective of the lesser spirits, he noticed that the people walking around had very weak mana fluctuations, almost nonexistent.

Moreover, the strange thing was that most of them were strong young men.

"Can you really hear it too, Graham?" Yae asked, still skeptical.

To her, this guy seemed to be trying to please Priscilla.

Is this why he was favored by the lady, for his flattery?

Ignoring the 'playful' maid, Graham quickly caught up with Priscilla.

There was already someone ahead watching them.

Priscilla descended from the high ground and walked to the village entrance. A man wandering at the entrance frowned and asked, "Oh, it's quite rare to see visitors from outside. What brings you to this village, in such fancy attire no less-"

"Shut up!"

In the next second, Priscilla 'drew' a deep crimson sword with her right hand and slashed the man's head.

"Gaah!"

The man only had time to utter a sound before being engulfed by the flames from the sword. The fire continued to burn, leaving only a pile of charred remains.

With a wave of her hand, the crimson sword disappeared into the void, as if it had never existed.

This was the 'Yang Sword Vollachia', a powerful magic sword, Priscilla's most potent offensive weapon, said to be able to burn anything she wanted to cinders.

"Wow, Princess, did you really just burn the first villager to death!" Graham exclaimed.

He had intended to warn Priscilla that the man was suspicious, but it seemed unnecessary.

This fiery princess sure was decisive in her actions.

Priscilla snorted, staring coldly at the charred remains, "Technically, he died before he got incinerated. But either way, it doesn't matter."

"A mere 'zombie' dares to pretend to be familiar and talk to me. They should know their place! I will protect the people in my territory, but not to the point of sparing an abomination with the same appearance!"

"You're right, I had a feeling something was off with him. Seeing the princess's beautiful figure, he still pretended to be calm. But, Princess, couldn't you wait for me to warn you? Or let me handle it? Letting you take action makes me feel like a pointless knight."

"Graham, you sure talk a lot. So, what now? There are already many people gathering around," Yae pointed out with a fearful expression.

The gathered people all had one thing in common—they were all men...