The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death (Pantsu Hero Alice) Chapter 298 - So Long As You Accept This Setting…

Eventually, Hatter still managed to resolve the problem with Little Death's lack of identification. After much deliberation, he gave her the identity of a severe anemia patient, which would serve as an excuse for her seemingly bloodless skin. It had been thousands of years since anyone last saw a real undead, so it was unlikely that anyone would suspect Little Death to be an undead so long as she said she suffered from a severe case of anemia.

As for the lack of a beating heart, it was honestly quite a big problem. The average civilian might not be able to notice Little Death's lack of a heartbeat, but it would be a different story if she was dealing with professional magicians. Whether it be research magicians or combat magicians, both were sensitive to their surrounding circumstances. It was especially true when they were in a quiet research environment. If they were put in the same room as Little Death, there was a high chance they would notice Little Death's peculiarity.

However, Hatter was the Gryffin Kingdom's king. So long as he wanted, he could find a solution to most problems. So, in the afternoon after Alice had returned to the Gryffin Kingdom, Hatter had sent someone to deliver her a magic device.

"A portable mana pacemaker… I see. So, this thing can be used to mimic a beating heart?"

Alice didn't know whether she should laugh or cry when she looked at the chest pad-like object after reading the instruction manual for it. Of course, this object wasn't actually a chest pad meant to artificially enhance a person's chest size. Instead, it was a portable pacemaker made to assist patients with heart problems. The device used mana to stimulate the heart, causing it to contract.

In other words, so long as Little Death had this device, she could stimulate her motionless heart into action. Of course, her heart beating wouldn't do anything for her. After all, Little Death didn't have any blood in her body. Rather than blood, mana filled her veins and arteries instead, and this mana was used to prevent her bod

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