Hey, genie slayer. We're here to see you.

　With his pure white hair and robes, and his glowing red eyes, the Great Sage should be in the Land of the Sun.
　The Great Sage, who should be in the Land of the Sun, was at the home of the chief of Canaan.
　He walked toward me with a quick, wide stride.

"Geez!
　He suddenly grabbed me by the chest.

"Great Sage! Sir!
　The startled voices of Princess Sophia and Lucy reached their ears.

"Son of Jonny, I'm going to take the back room.
Yes, sir!　Great Sage!　Please, be my guest.
"Mm.
　The moment I said that, the scene in front of me went dark.


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What?
I'm teleporting. I just wanted to talk to you.
　Is this the back room that the chief mentioned...?
　It was dimly lit, surrounded by bookshelves and a bit dusty.

　--A loud clunking sound came from behind me.
　Was it magically locked?
　Very, very strict....

Is this a top secret conversation you don't want me to hear?
....
　Great Sage-sama's eyes, shining red in the darkness, are staring at us.
　Instead of his usual spare smile, his eyes are serious.

''I heard you have defeated the Demon King Bifrons.
Like I said before...
　Did you come all the way to the land of the trees (spring rogue) to talk about it?

....
"Great Sage?
　The Great Sage Master, who had the body shape of a young girl, could not read his expression when he was lying on his face.
　After some time passed, he began to speak in a blur.


''........Did I mention that you are my vampire?''
Yes, in sunshine country.
　That was amazing.
　And then they told me I was a virgin, and then they sucked my blood and...

The person who turned me, a human, into a vampire was the Demon King Bifrons. In other words, he was my 'parent' as a vampire.
What?
　Great Sage, your parents?
　Oh, what?
　I defeated the Great Sage's parents?

Oh, um...
　Sloppy and cold sweat flowed.
　The demon king was destroyed, and he thought on his own that nothing bad would happen.
　Let alone the demon side, like Seteker-san.
　No, Grand Sage-sama was also a demon race........and he was a relative.......

''Well, um, what should I say........''
You've done well, Spirit Master. I couldn't do anything about Demon King Biflonsu. Vampires can't go against their 'parents'. If it were any other Demon King, I would have destroyed him the moment he came to the Western Continent.
　There was a great wise man who laughed merrily and nastily.
　I mean, as usual.
　Hmmm.

'Aren't you mad at me for knocking down my 'parents'?
'Are you mad that he beat Bifrons?　A thousand years ago, this was a demon king who ruled over half of the western continent and treated the human race as cattle?　My human parents and the people in my village were all eaten by the demon race under Bifrons. If it were possible, I would have torn them to pieces with my own hands...
　The Great Sage Master is peeking through his double teeth and gritting his teeth.

'Well, a thousand years ago, I was one step away from being eaten too, and I survived thanks to Abel's guy saving me. This time, Abel is gone. If the Demon King Bifrons were to return, I would have had no choice but to ask the brave men of light to help me out, but the brave men of light are very 'sweet'.
You're doing your best, Sakurai-kun.
　I couldn't help but put my old friend on my shoulder.

I know. "I know," he said, "and he's making steady progress. He'll be ready for the northern expedition.
He's a serious guy. Please help him.
　I'm a little indecisive.
　Especially when it comes to women!　
　At my words, the Great Sage Master's mouth twisted wide as if he had an idea for something.

'Can't we just worry about other people?　Spirit user. The Land of the Sun (Highland), no, all the nobles in the western continent are after you?
Yeah, what is it?
　Princess Sophia said something like that, but is it true?

The greedy people are already reckoning after the war with the demons. The reincarnation of the savior, the brave man of light who came from another world, has been seized by the Highland royal family. Then what is important is who will bring in the Second Merit.
Huh?
　The war hasn't started yet.

You don't have enough sense of urgency. A brave man who has defeated the Demon King is not well versed in the world, and he is a hired hand of a weak country. Many noblemen think that if they feed him, he'll be recruited into our camp. After the war, they will enjoy the land of the Devil Continent. I'll use the card called 'The Hero who defeated the Demon King'.
　Huh, you're thinking about that.
　Aristocrats.

''So........it's for political purposes? But I heard he's engaged to Princess Sophia, right?　Me.
You think you can silence a small kingdom's royalty at any cost. Sofia's got a lot of work to do.

(The Water Kingdom (Roses) is in a weak position...)

What are you going to do now?　'The Spirit Master,'
The original plan was to go to the Land of Fire (Great Keith), but...
　From what I've just heard, should I just be quiet?
　Maybe I should talk to Princess Sophia about it.

"Hmm, a great nation of fire. That's not a bad idea. They're not very good at playing political games. By the way, just don't go to the land of commerce (Cameron). There are only raccoons there. They'll have you on a honey trap in no time.
I'm not immune to charm magic, so I'll be fine.
　When I replied confidently, the Great Sage Master shook his head in dismay.

He said, "Fool, I don't care about fascination magic. I'll stay at the inn, and when I wake up in the morning, I'll find a woman I don't know sleeping naked next to me. And six months later, she's holding a mysterious baby in her arms, and she wants me to recognize her.
....
　Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Don't be silly.
　I'm a virgin, you know.
　I'll use my 'appraisal' skills to prove your virginity,' said the Great Sage, smiling.

"Then I'll use my 'appraisal' skills to prove your virginity.
Will you stop, please?
　The whole country knows you're a virgin.

Don't go near it unless you want that to happen.
Yes.....
　I'm afraid of human society!


　I thanked him and was about to leave the room when I felt the Great Sage Master's mousy gaze.

　It wasn't an angry expression.
　If I had to say it was a cat's expression in front of a fish.

''I'm hungry.''
　Oh, that.

"...go ahead.
　I knelt down, opened my collar a little and offered him my neck.

'Hmph, good boy. .........Kap.
.....
　Gentle pain and some pleasant sensations go through my body.
　I wonder if my body has gotten used to it.
　I don't like it.

　--I'm sure you'll be able to hear the small sound of his throat clearing.

　It's a classy way to drink.
　It's totally different from the vampire I met the other day.
　Come to think of it, was that guy also a thousand-year-old demon race?
　Do you know the Great Sage?

''Grand Sage, do you know a demon race called Seteker?''　
"Don't talk to me while I'm eating. Of course I know who you are. It was a nasty piece of work. I heard he petrified you. Well, he doesn't know how to eat people, so he can't do anything but petrify them.
What?
　Can't eat people...?

'Great Sage, what do you mean by that?'
'You didn't know?　Originally a weak immortal, Seteker was "awakened" by the Great Demon King Eveleth and became strong. In exchange, he was cursed with the curse of 'not being able to attack people'. He is despised by his demon friends as a half-baked vampire who can't suck human blood... but that 'petrifying magic eye' is a threat to us.

　So that's what the circumstances were.
　No wonder he wasn't going to drink me, Prince Leonard, or Miss Janet's blood.

Did you talk to him?
Yes, you were pleased when I told you Bifrons' last words.
　But if they can't attack people, they're not that much of a threat?
　No, but the petrification had taken most of the elven warriors out of the fight.
　I knew it was a threat.

"Hey!　You talked to Bifrons?
　The Great Sage made his first impatient sound.

"Yes, yes ... a little bit.
'Nonsense ... he's not going to have any ego left in him ... that time, I'm sure ...'
　Wawa shivering little wise man.

'....What did he say?
'Well, he didn't seem to remember much about himself. 'Who am I?　I was just saying that.
'Well what did he say about Abel?　Or someone from a thousand years ago.
　Great Sage-sama choked with a serious expression.
　Hmm, I don't think there was anything in particular........

''I don't think he said anything else, right?
Well I see. Okay then.
　I can't read the expression on the Great Sage's face as he looks down.
　What was it?

　Once again, the only sound was the sound of coughing and sipping blood.

(Hmmm, I'm bored. Besides, I'm donating my blood, and it's not like it's free.)

　It's a good time.
　Let's have a little discussion.

"Great Sage, how can I become stronger?
You don't know what to do. You're the hero who defeated the Demon King, remember?
　So, I didn't defeat it.
　That was just the Demon King's wish for destruction.

It's about time we started fighting like this.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. But the status of the spirit user-kun is at the weakest(ish) level of human(ish) kind. I think they're fighting well using spirit magic and divine weapons to cover up for that, but........

''But I wasn't able to follow Rosalie-san, the Red Lotus Witch, in her fight at all, and if Demon King Biflons had his way, I would have been killed.
　I can't help but feel that there is a thick wall between us and them.
　If I keep this up, I feel like ... maybe I'm not going to make it.

"...You want to be strong?　However, if the spirit user is going to be dramatically strengthened from here on out.......I think the only way to get rid of the people is to quit.......
What?
'You can't be serious, can you?　For example, let's say I turned my spirit user-kun into a vampire. It will probably increase your physical abilities.
Oh!
'As a compensation, you will not be able to use spirit magic. Spirits don't miss the undead.
No.
　Not going to work.
　I don't want to be a vampire in the first place....

"Don't look at me like that. Why don't you rely on me more?　You know what?　What do they call me and Mr. Wizard of Spirits in the Land of the Sun?
I'm being treated like a mistress, right?
　He's talking about Princess Noel.

What? You knew that?
　Boringly, the Great Sage Master twitched his lips.
　I wonder what kind of reaction he was expecting.
　Even though.

Are you ready for some blood?
Almost there.
　Even if you look up and look pretty.

''I'm ... anemic,''
　I'm gonna have a smoke today.

　By the way, I have Great Sage-sama on my lap right now.
　Grand Sage-sama is straddling me from the front and wrapping his legs around my waist.
With his "RPG Player" skills, he's in a somewhat suspicious position from the edge.


(I wouldn't want Lucy or Sa-san to see me in this outfit.)


"Wow, your boyfriend is cheating on you!

"?
　!"] Was there someone in the room all of a sudden?

Miss Rosalee!
　You came all the way here for a spatial transfer?

''Hey, little Red Lotus!　Have you come to interrupt someone's meal?
　The Great Sage Master, who was grumpy as much as he could, glared at me, showing his double teeth.

''That's right!　You're on my turf without permission, so play the game!　I'm going to win this time!
Little girl, I'll show you the difference in years.
　At that moment, the two figures disappeared.

(.........teleportation?)
　And no chanting.
　I couldn't imagine fighting people at that level.

　At that time, an explosion rang out from the sky.
　It's like the Great Sage and Rosalee are fighting each other.

(Ugh, they're using king-class magic in rapid succession.)
　It's absurd.

　-- The quarrel (donkey fight) between the Great Sage Master and the Red Lotus Witch lasted all night.