1 Lesson 1: Memories of Previous Life (1/2)
Dean-Nosferatu.
It's ”Immortal Mage” who lives 200 years, ”The Vampire King (Vampire Road)” who uses blood as a medium of witchcraft.
And it was the name of ”The Lonely Demon King Living in Deep Mountain”.
No one knows when the magician was born.
All I know is that he lives in an ancient castle on the border and continues his research unwittingly.
As the name of immortality suggests, living 200 years remains young.
It is also said to follow demons as relatives and secretly crave the world.
The enigmatic ”Immortal (Lord = of =) Mage (Nosferatu)” Dean.
That's what they called me, too. I was finally about to come to an end.
”Well done. You made it this far. Lyle-Carmain.”
I said to whoever opened the door and came in.
This is me, Dean-Nosferatu's castle. Between the depths.
It is a large stone room with carpets on the floor.
”............... were you here? Demon King...... Dean-Nosferatu”
Coming in is a man like you can say he's young.
My age is in my late twenties. He is holding the sword with both hands.
What you're wearing are cloth clothes and leather armor. Her hair is blurred and her inert beard is stretched.
I guess I haven't slept the whole time. My eyes are dilapidated and I have bears all around me.
It's awesome to say brave.
It's as good as the holy sword you're holding.
But I'm pretty sure he came here ready.
I have to deal with that, too.
”You 'sanctuary church' dog. You're shaking. Still a brave man?
…………
”You don't even have a sword. He also has a low back. So you seriously think you can kill this' Lonely Demon King 'Dean-Nosferatu?
…………
”Come, good brave Lyle-Carmain! This Dean-Nosferatu will do everything in his power to deal with you!!
”.................. fu”
”What's up!? Did you cower? Still brave or you!!
”............ hehe, hehe, hehe!
No!
”I'm kidding!!
Lyle (...) struck the holy sword on the floor, screaming.
”You're kidding me! Bullshit! Bullshit. Ahhh! What the hell is this farce!!
”farce.”
”You're kidding, my lord!! Why do I have to kill you!!
”Don't cry, fool. Just pick up the sword. Just follow the scenario, Lyle.”
”............... My Lord (My Lord)”
”You made up your mind, didn't you? To convince the” Sanctuary Church, ”you, the village chief, have the names” Immortal Mage, ”” The Vampire King, ”” The Lonely Demon King, ”kill Dean-Nosferatu,”
”What is The Vampire King (Vampire Road)! You've never breathed blood before!
”Well.”
I've never named myself a ”vampire” in the first place.
But I'm sure I'm a different creature than a human being.
I don't know when I was born.
I already looked like this when I realized I was wandering the world.
I don't get old because of my strong ability to absorb the magic that drifts around the world. Being born capable, I couldn't do anything about it myself. I have hundreds of times as much magic in my blood as I do in people.
I never get old or sick because that's what goes around my body.
'Vampires' was called because they used their blood as a study material for sorcery.
My blood was a mass of magic, perfect for a magic catalyst.
I came to this land 150 years ago.
Until then, fifty years had been a wandering life pursued and pursued. Honestly, I don't want to remember.
I think it's the luckiest thing I've ever lived to find this ancient castle on the border.
From then on it was a peaceful day.
At the foot of the mountain where the ancient castle is, there were laid-back people living and they accepted me normally.
At some point I became the patron saint of the village and quietly continued my study of magic.
I thought that life would go on forever......
An outbreak of a certain plague changed everything.
”You're not bad at all. My lord!”
Lyle grips his fist and pours tears out.
”You are the patron saints of the village, parents who do not age for us, family members, lords, teachers! You didn't do anything wrong. Why do you have to die!!
”So don't cry. Don't be silly. You're the village chief and the parent of one child.”
”This wouldn't have happened if 'Death Tattoo Disease' hadn't been endemic! You just protected the village, you 'sanctuary church' guys..................!!
Damn.
Lyle's guy, he's been a crybaby for a long time.
”Death Tattoo Disease” is a disease that began to epidemic a year ago.
When infected, something like a black crest emerges on both arms, causing high fever and death. Apparently, there have been thousands of deaths in the king's capital of this country.
The Church of the Sanctuary, a powerful religious group in this country, also struggled to deal with it, he said.
He preached that if he repented of sin, he would heal, told him to purify his body with holy water, and fed his patients.
Still, there were no fewer dead, and in the Wang capital, he said, enough land to bury the dead.
That's not why The Sanctuary Church was criticized.
They did their best, so people, me, I have no complaints whatsoever.
The problem is that not a single person died in our village.
In the village of Fira, where Lyle is, I took care of the infection thoroughly.
First, as soon as I heard rumors of 'Death Tattoo Disease', I isolated those suspected of infection from this castle.
Because I knew from past experience that epidemic diseases can often be airborne.
Even the slightest fever pulled him away from the others anyway and I kept taking care of him until the fever went down.
I don't have a human condition. It was a great way to get medical attention.
The villagers have the ability to purify the air. I made sure to put a filter made of 'Lanimal Grass' on my mouth.
Of course, I washed my hands thoroughly.
Thanks to this, there are only five infected people in the village. Zero dead.
Only Alice, who had the most severe symptoms - Lyle's daughter - had to give me my blood to treat her, but things went well.
I'm feeling better now, I'm back in the village.
On the contrary, however, the village was blinded to the 'Church of the Sanctuary' by the fact that not a single person died.
The priests of ”The Sanctuary Church” called Lyle, the village chief, and asked.
”How come there were no dead in your village,” he said.
They knew about me.
And I, the monster, was just right for them to impersonate the blame.
They said.
I was wondering if ”Immortal Mage” Dean-Nosferatu spread ”Death Tattoo Disease”.
I was wondering if the ”Village of Fira” didn't bring out the dead because the ”Immortal Mage” made the villagers family members (kenzaku) with evil sorcery.
”Church of the Sanctuary” commanded the villagers of ”Village of Fira”.
”Kill Dean-Nosferatu with this holy sword, if you are not made servants by evil sorcery. And with it shall be a sign that the village of Fira is clean.
With royal approval.
If you kill me, give me the testimony that ”Village of Fira” will be clean.