'The vampire habitat is globally distributed. So, vampire lore is usually found in every land and is similar.

　I didn't know anything about it, but Magnus taught me.

He turned his blood-sucking opponents into compatriots (vampires), his image is not reflected in a mirror, he is hard to use except with silver or magic weapons, he uses bats, he turns himself into a bat, he turns into a wolf or fog, he is burned by sunlight, he cannot cross a river, and he will rise again one day even if he dies. --all of these are true, but they are special abilities that the Lords have.
So the noble breed we're fighting now is different.
That's right. For example, if you get sucked into a vampire's bloodstream, it'll be replaced by his MP, but it won't turn the victim into a vampire.
So you don't mind getting smoked?
If it were possible, I'd kill you all in one piece.

　Magnus laughs at my joke without a hint of a smile.
　When I was traveling with Eldora and the others, we didn't have these conversations. It was because Eldora didn't want to "knights don't laugh in public". Because after he left the party, it was crusty and not a good time for banter.

''That's why. That village under the control of that Noble Vampire is not full of Lesser Vampires, so don't worry.
"Let the poor villagers, who are being treated like cattle, be set free!
I'll do my best!

　I rode into the village with Magnus and Chocolat.
　The time was midday.
　According to Magnus, unlike the Lord species, Noble species are not damaged by the sun. But there is no doubt that they are glaring, that's why they usually live a life of reversing day and night.
　So we thought that if we attacked them in the daytime, it would have the effect of attacking them at night, as humans (us) call it, and that's how we got here.

　Inside the village, the doors of the houses were tightly shut and we could feel the householders breathing heavily.
　Perhaps they were forbidden by the vampire to interact with others.
　It must be horrible and humiliating to be summoned by a monster every night, only to be sucked for blood as bait.
　Poor thing. Chocolat was right. I want to get him out of there as soon as possible.

'Also, it's important not to let the vampire get away with it.
'Even Noble species can turn into one of the bats, wolves, or fog, right?
'Yes. Though it remains to be seen which one of the guys who controls this village can transform into which one.

　I nod at Magnus' words.
　Then we all walk together, towards the center of the village.

'Vampires are noble monsters. Nine times out of ten, their place is probably over there.

　Magnus pointed to the only mansion in the village. Perhaps it's the village chief's mansion. ...It's a mansion.......or should I say, a mansion.

　The front door is unlocked, and we snuck in secretly.
　However, it's not like we were able to completely kill the presence of a person, since no one has a covert system skill.

''What. You'll have to wait until they find you.

　And Magnus didn't seem at all fazed by it.

　We were headed for the basement.
　If you wondered where a sun-scorching vampire's comfortable bedroom would be, you'd probably say it was there.

　And I was right.
　There was a room in the basement that used to be used as a storage room and now had a coffin in its place.
　It must be a bed, used by vampires.

Who is the disturber of my sleep?

　A frightening voice came from inside the coffin.
　And then the lid opened with a heavy thud.
　Surprise in my sleep!　It would have been great if it could have been, but as expected, there was no such sweet talk.

'Who is the miscreant who threatens the peace of an innocent village?

　Magnus sarcastically retorts.
　Haha, good one!　I almost gushed to myself.
　But that relieves my nerves, as I'm about to face the Boss Mostar, who is three levels above me.

　Meanwhile, the noble vampire, his eyes bright red with rage, leaps out of his coffin, and is nowhere to be seen.

"Hooray!　Humans are the lesser cattle to our bloodsucking species!　I don't give a d*mn what happens to pigs and cows!
Yeah. But vampires are just vermin to us humans. Pigs and cows are much more useful to us.
"Shut up, you inferior race!

　The enraged noble vampire attacks Magnus, who returns the sarcasm even more.
　From all of the fingers on both hands, sharp claws like blades extend out and try to grab him.
　Fast!　And the power is still coming through!
　As expected of a level 13 boss monster!

　Despite this, Magnus calmly used his mithril staff and used his reach to pay off the noble vampire's legs.
　With that, the vampire was pinned down in an amusing manner and slammed into the stone wall of the former storage facility. Or rather, his body is half buried. The force of his own rush is avenged, and he takes a terrible amount of damage.

　Right!　I heard that a vampire's cursed body is hard for weapons to work on, but if it's self-destruction, the damage goes through properly.
　Moreover, Magnus only used minimal force and used the opponent's power to inflict damage.
　Ugh, I'm learning so much.....

''Rei-sama!　This is no time for admiration!
Oh, yeah. Sorry for the blurbs!

　Chocolat gave me a pep talk and I drew the Steel Sword from my waist.
　I don't understand how it works, but using the Warrior of Light's skill, I gather radiance from the blade and make it rise and fall.
　This is the Shine Blade, which can be learned at level 10.
I'm sure it would be effective against vampires who have a weakness for the light attribute.

"Hey!

　I raised my spirits and slashed at the noble vampire, who was half-buried against the wall and half-buried, from his back.

　Then I felt the sword bounce back, or rather cut something very hard.
　I thought my wrist was going to be stupid as I felt the impact from the sword's blade on my hand as I clawed at the hilt. It hurt.
　What? Vampires are so hard!　I was too quick to be surprised.
　My Shine Blade had been dodged by a vampire and hit the wall instead.

"The human touch--
Don't get too comfortable with yourself--
Or else...
A more painful punishment than death...
"Fahahaha--
'Fahahahahahahahahahahaha!'

　The noble vampire's voice, a sneer, was layered and woody in the storage room.
　He didn't dodge my Shine Blade by twisting around or stepping as quickly as possible, or any other natural evasive action.
　His body suddenly turned into dozens of bats.
　And then it scattered and dodged my sword.
　Dozens of these bats came out to taunt us.

"Is this what it means to turn into a bat?

　I thought I was going to turn into one of those bats!

"Fahahahahahahahaha--
What is it, human--
Come on...
I'm over here.

　I swing my sword around wildly, hoping to knock down the bats.
　But the target was too small and they were too quick to hit the target.
　At some point, dozens of bats swarmed around me at once.

"Wah-wah!

　I ate a bubble and swung my sword around even more messily.
　As far as I was concerned, the bats gathered right behind me in such a pathetic manner, and I took the form of a noble vampire again.

'Shh--'

　I got backed up so easily!
　I almost scream involuntarily.
　Then, as if to further fuel my panic, the Noble Vampire choked me from behind.

　This guy - he's strong!