Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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As we saw the souls slowly dissipate on the horizon, I suddenly felt as if something leveled up.

I looked into my Soul Grimoire, which emerged as a phantasmal book in front of me, and realized a few Skills and Titles leveled up… huh, I guess?

The titles that level up were Undead Queen, the Dark Witch, and Spirit Mediator… Interesting. Ah, talking about Spirits, I wonder if I'll ever get one myself. That never went anywhere, mostly because of all the stuff thrown at me back then.

But now that I am free and relaxed, can I get a spirit?! I want one! I even got a job that is about Spirits, and I remember getting a lot of Skills and Titles out of it that enhanced my power. I think I even got Spirit Magic, but without a spirit to back them up, they're useless!

Ugh… Well, I am always seeking for one, but Darkness and Death Spirits are very rare, according to Emeraldine, so I have to keep looking.

She said that they're very rare to find because Spirits thrive where there is a lot of energy, but in places where there is death and darkness, there isn't ever any energy there.

Maybe the night? Yeah, but the night is temporary, so spirits of darkness cannot really make a home out on the surface.

So I can find them underground? I don't really know, but that's what my common sense is kind of trying to tell me. Perhaps I can find them in the underground…

No, I am not digging right now or something. I actually want to get going now. We are pretty close to our destination now: the ruins of the ancient Demon Kingdom ruled by the old Demon King…

If I find a spirit on the way, that's nice. But if not… that's nice too, I guess.

Seeing how things are progressing now, we should be done by now.

But we'll let the people mourn for now, and then we'll proceed with moving out tomorrow.

I just want to relax for now and go to take a nap.

Ding!

[You have acquired the [Saint of Death: Lv1] Title Skill]

Huh?! What is this? I got another Title Skill? Haven't I gotten plenty of them now? How convoluted you want my status to be! And it has an eerie-sounding name to boot! "Saint of Death" doesn't sound nice to me… Am I really the saint of death itself?

Ah, makes sense, seeing how Hel granted me her Divine Protection and everything… But why did I get such a Title? System, can you tell me?

<The Skill has been granted upon Hel's approbation. Your Divine Protection allows her to give you power directly through her "approbation," and a part of this divine protection's hidden power has been given to you, and the authority as a saint of death has been granted through a Title Skill>

Oh… I see!

…

Eh?! Wait a minute, so Hel can just manipulate my powers and give me a boost in my strength if she wants to do that? Then why hasn't she done that from the beginning? It would have been useful to have a bit more help with all the stuff I went through.

<Unable to answer. That depends on the goddess' thoughts, not mine>

Okay, I know, you don't have to be so literal all the time, right?

<…>

Hahh… The System A.I. is still very much quite robotic…

Oh well, at the very least, I learned some interesting information. Apparently, Hel is watching over me… ALL THE TIME.

So she's a creepy stalker, huh? That's not really good… Does she look at me whenever I go to the toilet too?! Ugh…

…

For now, it would be good to see what wacky effects this one Title Skill has.

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[Saint of Death: Lv1]

You've been crowned as the Saint of Death. Your very presence represents the Goddess of Death, and her words are yours. You represent what death's all about: the end of all things.

By sending more people to the end of their lives, you're able to grow closer to your patron goddess, Hel, the Goddess of Death.

All your Stats increase by +20% per level. Your Mana Regeneration and Health Regeneration are doubled. Any Death-Attribute Magic Spells become easier to conjure, and creating new Death-Attribute Spells becomes easier. You can guide others through the Faith of Death and make them fellow devotees.

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Huh, I see, so it gives me an invisible boost to all my stats by +20% with each Title Level! I see that's broken, okay? That's why my soul suddenly feels way stronger out of nowhere, right? I can figure out that much…

Now, it also doubles my MP and HP regeneration… and there are boosts to the comprehension and usage of Death Magic. Alright, that's nice.

And… there's the power to make others devotees of Death!

What does that even mean?

System?

Aid this useless female protagonist, please!

<Death Devotees seem to be servants of the Apostle of Death. Those that you guide through the faith of death can gain benefits from it after becoming a Death Devotee. Part of your Divine Protection will be shared with them, and they might be able to develop new powers and abilities>

I see… So I have to brainwash them into becoming religious believers of Hel? I am more like an Apostle than the Saint, isn't it? Well, whatever's the case, sure, Hel, I'll do it as long as you keep watching over me and protecting me with your plot armor.

"Fufu, you're really an interesting girl…."

Suddenly, I heard the voice I had only heard once back then when I evolved and gained the Divine Protection of Hel.

The voice of a playful young woman…

Her figure suddenly emerged, sitting over a throne of bones and skulls, with silvery-white hair, sharp crimson-red eyes, slender pale-white body while wearing a black dress with some sharp black heels. She had a crown atop her head made of blackthorns, and a cocky smile was plastered along her face.

"Hello again… Maria." She said.

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