As a result of having the Ghouls mate while using death-attribute magic to keep the sperm and egg cells alive, Bilde and the other females soon became pregnant. He clearly felt the life in the fertilized eggs, and Vandalieu had now confirmed that the problem had been that the sperm and egg cells weren’t surviving long enough.

And then Vandalieu figured out why Ghoul women frequently experienced miscarriages in the early stages of pregnancy.

The zygotes had low Vitality.

Using【Spirit Form Transformation】, he determined that Bilde and the mothers had no illnesses or anything that could be an external cause. The zygotes simply had low Vitality.

The mothers had high Vitality, and it seemed that their bodies were mistaking the zygotes and fetuses in their wombs as a foreign entity and attacking them.

This was what was causing the miscarriages in the early stages of pregnancy.

And now that he knew the cause, the rest was simple. He would use death-attribute magic again, this time to prevent the deaths of the zygotes and fetuses. He could prolong their lives until they became able to sustain life on their own.

And in the month of December, where everyone’s breath turned into white fog in the air, the results finally showed.

「When I told them that everything is okay now, Bilde and the other mothers were really happy. Of course, it’s not just the mothers; everyone else in the village is happy as well.」

「Indeed. Because of you, boy, we are now able to welcome new members into our village. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.」

Basdia, Zadiris and Vandalieu had assembled in a pit dwelling.

「They should stabilize now after three months of life extension. Of course, as long as nobody does anything careless.」

As the Ghoul fetuses reached three months into pregnancy, they were full of Vitality. Vandalieu would observe until Bilde and the other mothers safely gave birth, but he no longer had to keep an eye on them every day.

Previously, Ghouls had to ask themselves whether they would get pregnant when they mated, and whether the pregnancy would make it past three months if they did.