"'What?　A reincarnation!

Yeah, I am. I'm a reincarnation just like you and your slaves.
　When me and Belle were surprised to see me and Belle's eyes widen, what's up with being so surprised?　The demon king looked at me as if to say.
　I don't mean to scare you.
　Well, that's a good thing, because if you say you're a reincarnated person, that's how strong you are, but ...... hey?

Yes, ...... I knew there were reincarnators after all.

Yeah, there is. You have 11 reincarnations in this world. Nine of them that I know of.

'What?　Eleven!　There are so many of them!
　And there are two reincarnations that the Demon King can't even grasp: .......
　This world is even bigger than I thought it would be.

''It's still a lot less than I thought.

'What?　Less?
　On the other hand, were there more of them before?
　That's absolute chaos!

There are people dying because they couldn't kill other reincarnated people.
　Wow ...... It was just as I expected, but more than I expected.

'Huh?　Do reincarnated people kill each other?
　Before I could even say a word, Belle asked the Demon King a question.
　Judging from his extremely anxious expression, he's probably worried that I'll have to kill each other.

Yeah, I guess so. We were prepared for that ...... and in fact, you were almost killed by the Grantor, right?
　You were prepared for that. .......
　Endowment agent?　Oh, you mean the master's son, Gert.

"...... What?　Was that man a reincarnation?
　It's true that he has a cheat ability, but it sounds like it, if you ask me.
　I hadn't thought of that at all.
　No, I didn't think there were any other reincarnations other than myself, so I guess it can't be helped .

That's right. That's right." "I have a magic and skill that allows me to use my vast magical power to give objects and tools special functions.

'That sounds like a strong one: ....... I'm starting to worry about you winning, even though you'll have to fight in a few years.
　Well, I was worried about the instant death bomb alone, but it's seriously too painful to have a powerful skill and memories of a previous life.

I think we're going to be fine. They say a Gracester is backwards compatible to a creator. If you're not careful, he's not someone you can beat.
　Huh?　Really?　But, since the Demon King says so, is it?

Backwards compatible or ...... but those instant death bombs and stuff are strong, right?
　Sure, you can do the same ...... no, you can do the same thing with creation magic on a larger scale, but that's overkill.
　If you're going to kill each person, the power of granting magic is enough, right?

For generations, grantors have been of dwarven descent and are good at crafting weapons and magical devices. That's why they can do complicated things. An ordinary man could never make something like that with just granting magic. Depending on this generation's skills, I think they'll continue to improve in the future.

"Wow, ...... that's scary.
　He's the master's son, he'll definitely make some great magic tools. ...... Yeah, we need to prepare for more battles.
　I have a feeling we won't be able to win this war without overdoing it .

If we won against that ...... grantor, wouldn't Leo-sama be fighting with other reincarnated people?
　As I was wondering about the fight with Gert, Belle, who was still holding me, asked me a reserved question .
　That's right: ...... Belle was right, there are eleven reincarnated people, and for some reason they're killing each other.
　If you think about it, if you beat Gert, you'll end up in peace!　That doesn't mean that .......

'I'd like to tell you that there isn't ......, but that's not going to happen . I can say for sure, Leo will be targeted by other incarnations.
　I know, ...... kind of scares me to sleep tonight.
　I've had better luck with status than most people, haven't I?　Do you think it will be down before you know it?
　I'll have to check this when I get back .

''Oh no, why is that ...... why are the reincarnated people killing each other?''
　Belle was shivering in my lap. She is probably even more afraid of fighting the reincarnation than I am.
　For Belle, who can't even stand in front of a demon king with too much magical power, she must have realized that the reincarnated person is stronger than me and is a very frightening existence.
　To a normal person like Belle, it's really scary.
　Well, I'm able to maintain a superficial sense of normalcy, but I'm too anxious to be alone tonight .

For some reason ...... nothing, we don't like killing each other.

Then why?

I'll have to explain that to you by looking back over my long life, which spans a thousand years at .......

A thousand years. ...... Speaking of which, can demons live that long?
　That would mean that ...... Lou would live for a thousand years, too. .......


　I don't think lonely Lou is going to be able to take it very well.

That's right. The more magic a demon and an elf have, the longer they can live. I have more magic than any other demon in the world.
　In response to the magic ...... I knew Lou was going to live a long time.
　I'm sorry to hear that, but there's nothing I can do to help her,...... or at least try to help us live longer.

Thank you. ...... Sorry to interrupt the conversation. Go on, please.

Yeah. A thousand years ago. I was born in a demon village. Just like you. No, I was a little different from you guys. The first generation of me knew who I was in my previous life.
　I know you're talking about the first generation and all that nonsense, but I certainly don't know who my previous life was .
　I don't even want to know who I was in my previous life: ...... Well, I don't think I want to know now.

"Before I came to this world, I was just a regular student. Before I came to this world, I was just a regular student, living a good life every day with my three friends ...... and then I found myself in this world. I was given a mission.

The mission?

'Yeah, I've forgotten a lot of things in the last thousand years, but I'll never forget that one word. Maybe that's just the way it is. "My me. This is an order. 'You are to kill all the messengers except yourself,' that's what was said to me just before I reincarnated in this world.

''Come to think of it, right before I was reincarnated, I heard a voice from a god-like being too . It just wasn't such a bleak word, though: ......
　You know, I'm looking forward to seeing how I live with my special powers.

That's right. You don't have a mission.

'What?　What do you mean?

I'll explain later. But let's get back to it.
　Oh, I'm digressing again .
　But there's too much information to be concerned about: .......

'I had a hard time in the first few years after I was born: ...... I have memories of the world over there, and life in that village was nothing but hell for me.'

Hell, yeah. ...... What was the village like?
　If the Demon King says it was hell, it must have been a pretty tough place to live.

"The Weak and the Strong. The weak must follow the strong. Power is everything. I've always had to fight the people in my village. Of course, I had special memories and abilities, so I never lost a fight.
　Wow ...... what kind of a fighting tribe have you been reincarnated as.
　That must have been tough,...... I'm glad to be reincarnated into a privileged family.
　It's a good thing I was born into a nobleman's family,...... and one of the highest-ranking dukes in the land.
　You should be a little more aware of your good fortune.

And just when I was tired of living that life, a man came into my village. He introduced himself to me and then, without saying a word, he dragged his village into an attack on me.
　He attacked you?　Could that be a reincarnation?

'His name is ...... I've already forgotten his name, but all I remember is that he was a classmate of mine in a previous life.
　I knew you were a reincarnation. And being able to attack your classmates ...... acquaintances is amazing.
　No, is it possible that you're being manipulated by a god?
　I'm starting to get that feeling that anything is possible because of all the unexpected information that's been coming in.

That was the first time I died. I'm used to dying ...... now, but I still can't forget the feeling I had when I died for the first time .......
　Hmm?　Dead?

'What?　What do you mean?
　If you're dead, why are you here?

''Oh, we didn't explain that yet. As a reincarnated person, you are endowed with two things: special magic and a special skill. So, in addition to spatial magic, I have a skill called super regeneration.
　I knew you were using spatial magic, but ...... is a super regenerator.

'Super regeneration?　You mean like faster than normal regeneration?
　I've had experience with the regeneration skill I got in a dungeon that kept me from dying, but I'm not sure if that's the same for the Demon King.

Yeah, that's part of it. The main thing is that you'll never die. No, that's still not one of the strengths of this skill: ......
　Hmm?　I mean, what kind of ability is that?

'The greatest strength of my super regeneration, and the ability to be a factor in my never ending hell, is that every time I die, I return to my prime body.
　Dead and back to your best days?

What do you mean?　It's great to die and come back to life, but demon kings don't originally fade, so wouldn't it make a difference if they had it or not?
　Demon kings don't age with their vast magical powers, do they?



''No, no matter how much a demon race is, if they live for a thousand years, their magic power will decline. And as the demon race's magic power declines, their other statuses will also decline.
　I can't help but notice that when you die, your magic power returns to your prime, so you're young again.
　So you haven't aged at all, even though you've lived for a thousand years.

I'm sure you're not going to be able to find out what's going on in the world.　Oh, Grandpa.
　Oh, I had a family member who defeated the Demon King .
　My grandfather did. ...... Oh, right!

　Now you've solved that question I've been wondering about.
　How did my grandfather manage to defeat the demon king?
　Ever since I learned of the Demon Lord's extraordinary strength when I was eight years old I've doubted my grandfather's achievement.

　But I guess that's all settled today.
　The only reason my grandpa and the others were able to defeat the Demon King was because the Demon King who was over a thousand years old was weak!
　Grandpa, I'm sorry for doubting you.

''No, I died once during the last brave, but it wasn't long before I first learned of my super regeneration strengths.
　I almost fell off the edge when I heard the Demon Lord's words.
　Huh?　Does that mean that Grandpa beat the Demon King with the power he had in his prime?
　I don't understand it anymore. .......

''Oh, by the way, when you first met the Demon King, you said that you wouldn't die unless the magic stone was broken, was that a lie?

'Magical stones?　Yeah, you lied to me by saying that. I thought that since some of the demon tribe has such a trait, they wouldn't know, so I told you a lie. I couldn't even tell you at that time, so it was hard to cover it up.

''That's right: ...... The Demon King's reaction was so impressive to my training afterwards that I forgot about it.
　I didn't know it was such a well-thought-out lie.
　I was the Demon King at the time, so could that be possible?　That's about it.

Yeah, that fight was fun. I've been cooped up in this house for almost 40 years, so I got my first good workout in a long time.

Good exercise or .......
　I thought I was going to die fighting.

Well, I'm not weak enough to beat a young man who hasn't lived for a hundred years.

Well, yeah.
　From the fact that I'm a hundred years old and a young man, I'm no match for you while you're alive .

Oops, I'm getting off track again. Let's get back to my younger days.

Oh, I'm sorry.

When I was killed by the other incarnations along with the village's inhabitants and experienced my first reincarnation, the gods gave me another mission. To kill the other incarnations. When I came back to life, there was nothing I wanted to do. We usually attacked each other, but I knew I had to take out the enemies of the people in my village who were like family ....... So I set out on a journey to find the reincarnation, just like God told me to do.
　I see. ...... So that's when the Demon King started killing each other.

''During that time, he killed a number of reincarnations, but he never found the one he was looking for. Maybe their abilities were passed on to the next generation over the course of their lifetimes.

The next generation?
　Speaking of which, you mentioned earlier that grantors are inherited by the blood of dwarves, but are reincarnated people inherited next, even if they die?
　Isn't that going to be a mudslinging battle?

Yeah. We reincarnates come from all different races and have different lifespans, right?

Yes.
　Well, even the Demon King and I have completely different races and lifespans.

''So one of the rules decided among the gods is that if a messenger dies after his life span, he can prepare another reincarnation. Because of this, our battles have turned into bog-standard battles.
　If it's a case of life expectancy or ......, then if you kill it, that ability won't be inherited next.
　But I guess it's still a muddle: .......

　But still, it's a rule set among gods.
　Maybe this is God's proxy war?　Or is it a play with people among the gods?
　Well, either way, I knew God was messed up .