Dean Nosferatu.
　It's "The Immortal Magician" who lives for 200 years, "The Vampire Lord" who uses blood as a medium for magic.
　And the name of 'The Lone Demon King Who Lives in the Deep Mountains'.

　No one knows when the sorcerer was born.
　All that was known was that he lived in an ancient castle in the frontier and continued his research unnoticed.
　As the name of immortality implies, he may live 200 years and still be young.
　It is said that he follows demons as his family and secretly scouts the world.
　The mysterious Dean, the "Lord of the Immortals" (Nosferatu).



　I've been called that, and I'm finally approaching my last moment.



"I'm surprised you've made it this far. Lyle Carmine.

　I said to the one who opened the door and walked in.
　This is the residence of me, Dean Nosferatu. It's the innermost room.
　It's a large room made of stone with a carpet on the floor.

"There you are.......... Demon King Dean Nosferatu.

　The man who came in was what I would describe as young in years.
　His age is in his late twenties. He is clutching a sword in both hands.
　He is wearing cloth clothing and leather armor. His hair is shaggy and his stubble is growing.
　He must not have slept for a long time. His eyes are sunken, with dark circles around them.

　They are shabby to be a brave man.
　The only thing fine is the holy sword you hold in your hand.

　But there is no doubt that he came here with the determination to do so.
　I'll have to respond accordingly.

"Sanctuary Church's dog. You are trembling. Are you still a brave man?
..........
"You don't even hold your sword up properly. You don't even have a sword at the ready. Do you really think you can kill this 'lone demon king' Dean Nosferatu with that?
..........
'Come on, brave Lyle Carmine!　This Dean-Nosferatu will do everything in his power to deal with you!
...................
What's going on?　Cowardly?　You're still a hero!




　Ta-da!



'f*ck you!

　Lyle (...) slammed the holy sword on the floor and shouted.

''Don't be silly!　You're kidding me!　You've got to be kidding me!　What is this travesty?
A farce.
"Don't play with me, my lord!　Why do I have to kill you?
Don't cry, you fool. Just pick up the sword. Stick to the scenario, Lyle.
"My Lord.
We've made up our minds.　To convince the 'Sanctuary Church' that you, the village chief, will kill Dean-Nosferatu, the 'Immortal Magician', 'King of the Vampires', and 'Lone Demon King'.
"The Vampire Lord of the Vampires!　You've never sucked a drop of blood in your life!
Yeah.

　I've never called myself a 'vampire' in the first place.
　But I'm sure I'm a different creature from humans.

　I don't know when I was born.
　The next thing I know, I'm already in this form, wandering the world.

　The reason I don't age is because I have a strong ability to absorb the magical power floating around the world. It was an innate ability, so I couldn't help myself. There is hundreds of times more magic power in my blood than a person.

　Because of the fact that it's spinning around my body, I don't age or get sick.
The reason why people call me a 'vampire' is because I use my blood as a research material for magic.
　It's a lump of magic, and it's the perfect catalyst for magic.

　I came to this land 150 years ago.
　The previous 50 years were a life of wandering, of being hunted and chased. To be honest, I don't want to remember it.
　I consider it the greatest fortune I've ever had in my life to have found this old castle on the frontier.

　From then on, it was peaceful.
　At the foot of the mountain where the old castle is located, there were carefree people living there who accepted me as normal.
　Before I knew it, I had become the village's guardian goddess, quietly continuing my studies of magic.

　I thought my life would go on like that forever, but....
　But everything changed when a plague broke out.

You've done nothing wrong. You have nothing to blame for that, my lord!

　Lyle clenched his fists and let the tears flow down his face.

You were the guardians of the village, the parents of the ageless, the family, the master and the teacher to us!　You haven't done anything wrong. Why do I have to die?
So don't cry. Stop yelling. You're a village chief and a single parent.
This wouldn't have happened if only the 'death mark disease' hadn't spread!　You were just protecting the village, you 'Sanctuary Church' guys........!

　Jeez.
　Lyle's always been a crybaby.

It's a disease that began to spread a year ago called 'death mark disease'.
　When infected, something like a black emblem appears on both arms, emitting a high fever and causing death. The death toll in the royal capital of this country is said to be in the thousands.

　The powerful religious group in this country, the Sanctuary Church, also had a lot of trouble dealing with it.
　They preached that repent of your sins and you will be cured, told people to purify their bodies with holy water, and gave food to the patients.
　Still, the death toll did not decrease, and in the royal city, there was not enough land to bury the dead.

　That's not why the 'Sanctuary Church' was criticized.
　They worked hard too, so the people and I have no complaints about it.


　The problem is that not a single person was killed in our village.


　In Lyle's village of Fira, I took every precaution to prevent any infection.
　The first thing I did was to quarantine all those suspected of being infected with the deadly crippling disease as soon as I heard the rumors about it.
　We knew from past experience that epidemics are often airborne.

　Even with a slight fever, I separated them from the others anyway, and I continued to take care of them until their fever came down.
　I couldn't catch a human disease. It was the perfect time to nurse him.
　I made sure that everyone in the village wore a filter made of Ranimar grass, which has air-purifying properties, on their mouths.
　Of course, they were also made to wash their hands and mouths thoroughly.

　As a result, only five people in the village were infected, and no one died. There were no deaths.
　Only Alice - Lyle's daughter, who was the most severely affected, had to be treated with my blood, but her progress was good.
　She's fine now and has returned to the village.


　However, on the contrary, the fact that not a single person died made the village attract the attention of the "Sanctuary Church".


The priests of the Sanctuary Church called out to the village chief, Lyle, and questioned him.

How come no one died in your village?

　They knew who I was.
　And being the monster I am, they were more than happy to blame me.

　So they said.

They said Dean Nosferatu, the immortal sorcerer, may be responsible for the spread of the deadly disease.
The reason why no one died in Feela Village is because the immortal sorcerer has used his evil magic to turn the villagers into his household.

The Church of the Sanctuary ordered the villagers of Fira Village.

The Church of the Sanctuary ordered the villagers in the village of Fira to kill Dean Nosferatu with this holy sword, unless you are being used for evil magic. This is the proof that the village of Fira is innocent.

　With the approval of the royal family.
　I even gave them a certificate that said, 'If you kill me, 'Fira Village' will be innocent.

　As a last resort, they sent one of their holy knights to my village to make sure I didn't get killed.
　They wanted to punish the villagers when Lyle failed to kill me.

　As a result, Lyle, the village chief, came to kill me.

"Why me... why me?　I have to kill my precious master (my lord).　You are the most important family we've ever had...
Hey, Lyle.
What am I supposed to say to my daughter Alice when she won't listen to me when I tell her I'm going to be your wife?
'She's too little.... When he's older, you can find him a human companion.
"For God's sake, my lord. Run away.... We'll handle the Sanctuary Church on our own. The mountains are beyond the old castle. The Church of the Sanctuary can't follow you there. If they follow you, we'll hold them off, no matter what we have to do!
Do you even know what kind of organization the 'Sanctuary Church' is?
..........

　See? I'm shutting up.

The Sanctuary Church is a powerful warrior group with a monopoly on powerful ancient magic and ancient artifacts.
　Even Lyle knows what will happen if you make enemies with them.

I'm sure Lyle knows what happens when you make enemies with them. "If you let me go, you'll be hunted, and all the surrounding villages and towns will be pawns in the footsteps of Fira.
Ugh.
Just let it go. Just give up and kill me. Lyle Carmine.

　Time is running out.
　Footsteps are approaching. There are many. Must be the Holy Knights.
　It's a small castle. The village can't wait any longer.


　Dang!


　The door to the room opened and the Holy Knights of the 'Sanctuary Church' jumped in.

''It's Dean-Nosferatu, the 'Lone Demon King'! "I, the holy knight, cast down the gauntlet to you!
What?

　In response to the holy knight's voice, Lyle raised his holy sword.
　─ Now.

'Foolish Holy Knight, do you think you can beat this Dean-Nosferatu!　For starters, they're going to make this villager bleed!

　I jump up into the air.
　Lyle looks at me. His eyes widen.

　I fall to cover Lyle with my arms and legs.


　It's like my heart just hit the tip of a sword.



　And...



That's... surprisingly painful.

　Lyle's holy sword was sure to pierce my chest.
　Good job.

My Lord my lord you...........
Don't cry, a**h*le.

　Well, it wasn't a bad life.
　I never had children, but I did have a family of sorts.
　I failed in the end, though.
　I failed to live in hiding, got spotted by a huge organization, and was helplessly trapped....

　But that's okay. It's enough.

"You have already made me work this hard. Don't mess it up. You'll see. You'll see.
Uh-uh.

　Lyle nodded silently at my last instruction. Good.
　Pushing Lyle's shoulder, I stepped away from him.

"Well that's great, brave man.

　I said.
　At that moment, blood starts pouring out of my mouth.
　Ouch. Really.

　I knew I wasn't immortal just because I never grew old.
　A stab from a sword makes you bleed, and a fatal wound.......you die.
　My consciousness fades and my vision becomes ... blurry.

　I can't see Lyle with my blood on his sword or his holy blade.

　...Lyle. I know you still have a lot of work to do. What are you waiting for?
　Brace yourselves. Breathe in, breathe out, and scream. There you go.

"Then the evil sorcerer Dean Nosferatu has been defeated by the village chief of Fira, Lyle Carmine!

　Nice work, Lyle.
　You do the rest.

　My work here is done.
　Now, it's time for me to do my own ... thing.

...deploy magic. Free the soul from the body....

　I activated the magic I'd prepared.
　I knew this would happen. I made a plan for what to do afterwards.

　The bat by the window I see a bat.
　I'm going to separate the soul from the body and transplant it into the user's bat.
　By doing so, I will be able to live on inside of him....


　bang


　Oh, God. She's going to be unconscious a lot faster than I expected.
　The soul implantation spell is..........going to work.....

　................................It's not going to work.
　What can I do.....
　You are a failure all the time. You know, I'm a failure.
　I should've known better. Maybe I should've gotten to know the people before all this.

　That way, Lyle and the others wouldn't get caught up in the middle... in peace.
　Next time, I'm going to study people and try to make their lives fit.



"Do you wish to reincarnate?



　A voice called out.


"You have - you have fulfilled the conditions of your incarnation.

"...you can reincarnate as a human being.

"Do you wish to reincarnate in this world again?



...if possible.

　I couldn't help but answer.



'I've confirmed your consent.'


　The voice is fading away, slowly.
　No, it's my consciousness that's fading away.



"You are hereby reincarnated as a human being.



　After that voice, I lost consciousness and...


I'll see you later.


　I don't know if I said the last word myself, or if I just thought so.
　It was like Lyle just nodded at it, or maybe it was just the way he felt.


　Even now, I don't know.






　That's what I remembered on my 10th birthday.
　It's been three years since I regained my memories of my previous life. My current age is 13.
　I was reincarnated as the second son of a baronial family, and I'm still alive today.