The second son of the Baron's family, Yuki-Grossaria.
　That's my current name.

　It's been three years since my memory returned, and my memories of my previous life and my current one have finally gotten used to each other.
　I'm Dean Nosferatu, "The Immortal Magician", and Yuki-Grossaria, the second son of the baronial family.
　I've learned to accept both memories calmly.

'And yet... what was that voice that was...'

　I was reminded of what happened when I was reincarnated.
　Getting stabbed by Lyle was part of my plan. So I was also thinking about what would happen after I was killed (........).
　I gave the errant bat blood beforehand to make it blend in with my magic.
　After that, after Lyle stabbed me, my soul was supposed to be transplanted into the bat's body.
　........but it failed spectacularly.

　It was my first magic, and my first time dying.
　You can't blame me for failing, can you?

　After the failed soul transference spell, I heard that voice.
''Do you want to........reincarnate?'' And then I was unconscious.
　The next thing I knew, I had been reincarnated as a human.

　Who made me reincarnate?　God?　But is there really such a thing?
　I've lived 200 years in a previous life and I've never met such a being. If there was a god, there would be no need for me to be reincarnated anywhere.

　I don't know.
　At the moment, there's no way to find out.

''I wonder how long it's been since........''　

　I sat down in a chair in the room.
　There is a desk, a chair and a bed in the room. On the desk is a book on the etiquette of being a nobleman. Hanging on the wall is the wooden sword I use to practice swords with my father.

　When I stand in front of the book, I see my current image.
　Black hair and black eyes. His face is........well, not bad. She doesn't look too strong, but that's what a 13 year old would be like.
　My height is a bit short compared to my age.

　This is me now, the second son of the Grossaria Baron family, Yuki-Grossaria.

　This is the territory of the Grossaria Barons. It's quite a long way from the royal capital, it's frankly a rural area.
　The Grossaria barons have three children.
　The family has three children, brother Xellos, who is a legitimate son, and his sister Lumia. And me, Yuki.
　I am not descended from a legitimate wife. I'm a bastard.
　My father is Baron Georg Grossaria. His rightful wife, Lady Theremiah, died soon after giving birth to Lumiere. I don't remember what he looked like, and neither does Lemire. The only other people in this mansion are the servants.
　...Oh, I see there was an exception.

　Anyway, I'm a bastard. I'm not the son of a legitimate wife, and I have no right to inherit the baronial family.
　So, I'll have to decide what to do with myself soon.
　Do I leave home and join some school, or do I become an adventurer?

''Well you should get to know the humans better before you do that.

　Dean-Nosferatu tried to blend in with the human world and completely failed.
　Until he settled in the old castle, he was driven away as a monster, and after settling in the old castle, he has been helping the villagers as a kind of guardian of the 'Fira Village'.
　That's the result of that.

　In my previous life, I wasn't human.
　And I'm not human in the true sense of the word either.
　Even after my reincarnation, I still have the skills from my previous life. The blood is still magical blood that contains a large amount of magic power.
　After the growth period, they probably won't age.
　Sooner or later, it should be out of the human world.

　That's why I'm going to master 'Pretending to be human' in this life.
　I will study what it means to be a human being while I am a child.
　When I stop growing up and don't age, I will use the results of my research to somehow blend in with the human race.

That's what we will use magic for. To get to know the humans and blend in with them.
"Squeak.

　I suddenly realized that I heard the sound of a beast from outside the window.
　Bats.

'Did it come from the mountains?'
"....keen.

　You can open the window and call out to them, but the bats won't run away.
　Bats have always liked me for a long time.
　That's why I got the nickname 'The King of Vampires (Vampire Lord)'.

'Just as well. Why don't you come with me for some magical experiments?
"Ky?
I'll be there in a minute.

　I wound my fingertips with my dagger.
　Pouting, I hold out my finger, which is raised with blood, in front of the bat.

This is my blood. It's called 'Mystel Blood' and it's full of magical power. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with your family. What are you going to do?
"Ky.

　The bat stuck his tongue out and licked the blood from my finger.

　The wound on my finger disappears quickly.
　It also has cleansing capabilities, so it's perfectly sterilized.

''It's nice to meet you, master.

　Bats said.
　No one but me should hear anything but 'kee-kee'.

'I'm so grateful for your power! It's great. Thanks to your husband's blood, I'm able to talk to you like this. I'll be useful to you, so I'm counting on you.

　Success. Even now that I've been reincarnated, the 'magic blood' is still effective.
　Just like in the previous life, you can create a follower by giving them blood.

　However, you can't become a squire without his consent, and it doesn't mean you can completely control him. It's at the level of 'I'll give you some magic power, please help me out a bit.
　Even so, they were still wary of me in my previous life. It's not like I'm a bloodsucker, but I'm a vampire.

''I'm only just beginning to get my powers too. Please take care of me.

　I patted the bat's head.

'Let's get right to it, but do you know of any places where we might be able to experiment with witchcraft?'
"You might want to go to the mountains behind the house where I live.

　The bat stayed on my shoulder and nodded.

''But there are demons out there, so you have to be careful...''
What kind of monster?
"This is a dark bear, a crying bird, and a large rabbit!
That's all right.
'That's great, sir!　If I or anyone else encountered a demon, I would just run away!
I'll be there at night. I'll come to you at night and you'll show me the way.
"I will be waiting for you.

　With that, the bat flew away.

　I could confirm that I could use the skills from my previous life.
　Let's wait until we go to the backwoods at night to conduct the full-scale experiment.

　Konkon.

　I was thinking about that when I heard a knock at the door.

'Yuki-nii-sama. This is Lumia. Are you here?

　It was my sister Lumiere's voice.