Ankoku Kishi Monogatari (WN)

Since that was the case, I could focus on Zarxis.

「It's the truth, Atar. And don't forget that our priority is Zarxis. Pull back, we have no time to pick a quarrel with them.」

「Yes, I understand, Alphos-sama. But, let me at least show him this.」

Said Atar as he took his hair.

And what appeared beneath his hair was a bald head.

「Eh? That was a wig?!」

Honestly I was really surprised to see that Atar's flaming red hair was… A wig.

Alas, I still had no idea why he showed me that.

His bald head was reflecting the sunlight.

「Fufufu. Surprised eh, Dark Knight! Do you know why this happened? Well, there's a saying in the Hero of Light’s original world that one has to shave their hair to reflect on their failure! I do this to show my determination to defeat you! Remember that!」

Said Atar with a proud smile on his face.

Well, honestly that really made me trip.

「Well then, nice to see you again, Dark Knight. It seems Zarxis has become a thorn in your side, too. So how about we have a temporary armistice until we solve the situation?」

「Alphos-sama!」

Atar raised an objection when Alphos proposed an armistice.

But, Alphos simply dismissed Atar's objection.

「Zarxis is dangerous, Atar. Letting the Dark Knight fight Zarxis is the best option.」

Alphos declared so with a smile on his face.

Did he want to crush both Zarxis and me?

But, his armistice proposal was reasonable to consider since that would mean that we didn't have to fight Alphos and co during this period.

「Understood, I'll accept that temporary armistice proposal during the period of the mission. That should be enough.」

「Yeah, that's enough Dark Knight. Just accept this Atar, this is an order.」

「… Guh. I understand, Alphos-sama.」

Despite his dissatisfaction, Atar had no choice but to accept the armistice.

「Well then, let's go.」

After that, Alphos, Atar, and the Angels retreated.

「Anyhow, this is much better than getting involved in a useless fight against them. RibbitRibbitRibbit.」

「Indeed, Heqat-dono.」

I agreed with Heqat.

「My apologies, Your Excellency. It seems they managed to tail me.」

Guno offered her apologies after Alphos and co left.

「Don't worry about it, followed or not, it was just a matter of time before we’d bump into those Angels.」

I told Guno to raise her face after replying.

「Though there's unexpectedly a hot-headed fella, too.」

Muttered Kuna as she looked at Atar's shiny bald head.

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◆Youth, Jusio

We ran inside the forest.

「Sis, my feet hurt.」

My feet hurt since we had been running for a while.

I raised a complaint and yet, my big sister, Ange ignored it.

「You mustn't stop, Jushio! They'll catch up to us if we don’t run faster!」

Said my big sister as she yanked my arm and forced me to run with her.

The country we lived in was built near Ruvania, the capital of death.

The army of death had come out from Ruvania and came toward our country.

We were outnumbered and the adults of our country were helpless before them.

Thus, everyone decided to abandon the country.

Alas, the army of death caught up to us in no time, resulting in us scattering all over the place.

Among them, my big sister and I were escaping with just the two of us.

We were a family of two after all.

I didn't know anything about my parents. By the time I was aware of my surroundings, there was only my big sister by my side.

Life was tough, alas, my big sister had always been kind to me.

Both of us did our best to live our lives.

「Ah!」

My feet tripped on something and I fell.

It was really painful.

I couldn't move anymore.

「Jusio, hang in there!」

Said my big sister as she kneeled by my side.

When I raised my face, I saw my big sister's worried face.

Then I realized that my big sister was just as exhausted as me.

「Sorry, sis… I can't run anymore.」

I raised a cry as I apologized to my big sister.

「No Jusio! Please stand up!」

I saw that my big sister was also crying.

Her voice trembled, she barely managed to suppress her cries.

「Oh my? Are you done with this game of tag?」

Suddenly, I heard a voice coming from the side.

When I turned toward the direction of the voice, I saw a woman clad in a blood-like crimson dress.

She was an extremely beautiful woman with pale white skin. It was as if she was a phantom.

There should have been no one else beside us a moment ago.

How did she manage to get this close?

「Keke! They're such delicious looking children, princess Zaffrada. Even if it just one of their fingers, please share it with me.」

Another voice resounded from another direction. This one was closer, from the ground to be exact.

I almost screamed when I looked at the direction of the second voice.

Because I saw a giant mouse standing over there.

Nevertheless, that mouse had a human-like face.

The mouse let out a revolting smile on their face.

My body started to tremble when I saw that.

We were being tailed by this monster rat. And the woman in the red dress might not actually be a human either.

「U~hm, I'm not so sure about that, what do you think, Bragg?」

When the woman called Zaffrada opened her mouth, I ended up catching a glimpse of THAT.

A sense of fear and dread welled up in my chest when I saw countless sharp fangs in her mouth.

「JUSIO RUN!」

My big sister forced me to stand on my feet.

But I fell immediately since I really couldn't walk anymore.

「Sorry, sis. I can't walk anymore… Leave me and run first.」

「Jusio…」

My big sister tried desperately.

「Too bad, you can't escape anymore.」

Said Zaffrada as she inched closer toward her.

「Please, please overlook this child…」

My big sis begged with tears in her eyes.

Hearing that, Zaffrada raised a laugh.

「Oh my, aren't you quite adorable ?」

Said Zaffrada as she looked at my face.

「What shall we do, my princess?」

「Fufufu, he's quite a bargain. This boy has piqued my interest. Alright, I'll save the boy, as for you, you're no good.」

「Eh?」

My big sister let out a shocked voice.

My sister's body suddenly rose up in the air and was grabbed by Zaffrada.

「Fufufu, I'll drink your blood.」

Zaffrada opened her mouth.

The slit of her mouth went all the way up until the base of her ears, showing the countless sharp fangs in her mouth.

Those fangs then pierced through my sister's neck.

Everything happened so fast.

My sister's body dried up at an incredibly fast pace right before me.

「Aaa… Sis.」

I couldn't do anything but watch her as she died in front of me.

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◆Vampire Count, Jusio

I woke up inside my coffin.

Dozens of years had passed since the memory I had dreamed; of before I became a vampire.

And no matter how long time elapsed, the event of that day still became the biggest knot in my heart.

I woke up from my coffin.

My vicinity was dark.

A long time ago, I was scared of dark places. I was so scared to the point that I couldn't sleep in the dark without holding my big sister's hand.

But, that wasn't a problem anymore after I became the kin of death.

My coffin was located in the upper floor of the castle in a windowless room.

The ghost attendants were clamoring around in the castle when I, the lord of the castle, woke up.

The ghosts could do some chores such as cleaning even without a physical body since they had abilities similar to magic.

I heard that the ghosts who went mad became poltergeists.

After changing into the clothes prepared by the ghost attendant, I began my walk inside the castle.

「I've been waiting for you to wake up you know. Jusio… Or maybe, Milord.」

Bragg, who became my subordinate, spoke with an abusive language.

「Is something the matter, Bragg?」

「Don't give me that "Is something the matter!"! You've been summoned to Modegal to celebrate the revival of the Great King of Death! Make your preparations immediately!」

Just as Bragg had said, I had to go back to Modegal.

Otherwise, we might end up getting the ire of our princess.

「Good grief, how can someone who came later like you become a lord!」

Bragg voiced his displeasure.

Just like me, Bragg was a former human, too.

He, who wanted immortality, sold his family and comrades to God and gained immortality in return.

Alas, it wasn't the kind of immortality that he wished.

He didn't become a vampire, he became a filthy human-faced rat instead.

I, on the other hand, became a vampire count and was entrusted with a county (territory) of my own.

I was in charge of raising human livestock in Sanshos, one of the territories in Ruvania.

In short, I was the ruler and the manager of those humans.

Bragg didn't hide his dissatisfaction at the fact that I, who had come later than him, had ended up becoming a noble.

Alas, it's not like I could do anything about that either.

「Bragg, may I assume that you're dissatisfied with Milady's decision?」

Bragg groaned in frustration upon hearing that.

「Guh! I didn't mean it that way!」

「I see, then all is well.」

Well then, time to go back to Modegal.

I prepared for the journey in a hurry.

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