Episode 26
“I… … want to buy flowers?”
A little boy was standing in front of me.
I froze in place as I looked at the girl holding out the rose in her hand to me.
Is this kid’s body too skinny?
Is this kid’s skin too pale?
no.
That’s not it.
As I said before, I’m going to create my own division.
To put it in a slightly better way, I would say it is to create ‘my person’.
To be honest, I’ve mentioned it several times and shown it through my actions, but I have good eyes.
It’s really good.
When you look closely at someone, you can see what their potential is.
It is a weapon that combines my experience and insight, and it is a unique technique that only I and my teacher, who have stood at the top of the world, can use.
But this is a first for me.
I didn’t even focus my mana on it, but I felt it the moment I saw it.
Mana swirls around this little boy’s body, and even if he just stays still, the surrounding energy reacts.
Some might think that this little boy’s extremely pale skin and severely gaunt face give off a strange sense of discomfort, but that is not the case.
That’s for sure.
This is a treasure.
Gems, gemstones, diamonds.
No matter how many words I add, it’s not enough.
A top-level talent that can be developed to at least 9 circles, and even 10 circles if done really well.
I can’t understand why such talent is left on the streets.
I didn’t think any further than that.
He spoke quickly, handing me a whole bag of gold from his bosom.
“You, my chick… … no, be my companion.”
The little boy, who already looks sickly, asks.
“Dong… …Relatives?”
I nodded in response, but the little boy started shivering strangely.
It looked pitiful and sad.
Upon closer inspection, it seemed he wasn’t scared or anything.
Should we call it malnutrition?
He wasn’t just skinny, he looked extremely sickly.
The little boy who had been blankly staring at me slowly checked the contents of his pocket.
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and.
“Ugh!”
He let out a strange sound.
A feast of gold reflected in the clear eyes of a child.
I think I had around 20 gold, which is the amount of money that a commoner would have to work hard for almost a year without spending a single penny to barely earn.
But then something strange happened.
The little boy, who had been staring blankly into his pocket, took out one of the shillings and handed the pocket back to me.
“This is enough… … Thank you.”
Then she hands me the rose she was holding and the basket full of roses.
Then he bowed his head to me as if he was truly grateful.
Maybe that’s why I missed the timing.
I ended up bursting out laughing at the sight of the little boy turning around and walking away.
And just now the situation.
It’s really… what should I say, the sight of him only taking one shilling from that gold bag?
Should I say that he doesn’t seem greedy?
I put the flower I was holding in my hand into my teacher’s ear.
“It suits you quite well.”
The teacher didn’t say anything.
He just looked at me blankly for a moment, then turned his head back to look at the kid.
And said.
[… … It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen a vampire.]
huh?
Vampire?
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“A vampire?”
The Master is an unfortunate hero whose name is not even engraved in the myth of national foundation, and he is the one who personally experienced mysterious stories that can only be heard now.
There are countless stories I have heard from such teachers.
If written as a novel, it would probably take at least a few dozen volumes.
As mentioned several times, the Master ended the Age of Glory and opened the Age of Man.
Here, the Age of Glory refers to the era when monsters ruled.
In the past, there were 20 dragons that claimed to be balancers and watchdogs on this western continent, as well as other races such as orcs, harpies, elves, trolls, and vampires.
And underneath it was a human being.
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At that time, the race that was naturally at the top of the pyramid was the dragon, known as the strongest life form on earth.
However, dragons were not the only things at the top of the pyramid.
The only race that can compete with dragons.
They were vampires, not orcs or elves.
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‘Come to think of it, was it ten years ago?’
Is it ten years?
Anyway, I had vaguely heard a story that vampires were fighting dragons in the Forest of Demons.
I also remember the reason for that war.
To escape the forest of demons.
Of course, the war ended with the dragons’ victory, and I heard that some of the defeated vampires lived like beggars in the Demon Forest, while others took advantage of the war to escape the Demon Forest.
Then, if we roughly piece together the story, doesn’t that mean that kid was one of the vampires that escaped from the Demon Forest at that time?
No.
Looking at their age, you could say they are descendants of the vampires that ran away back then.
hmm.
‘Is this how it’s going to continue?’
Honestly, I don’t care what it is.
In my eyes, that little boy is a jewel, and he is worth raising.
Other than that, I’m not interested.
“I have decided for sure.”
[What are you talking about?]
“The first soldier of my division.”
The teacher is not stupid.
Master knows that my words are not limited to simply taking in that little boy.
That’s why the teacher shook his head at my words.
[I don’t know much about the current world, but I still want to ask. Really, do I have to do that?]
My gaze shifted back to the frail little boy.
The sight of the girl staggering as if she might fall over at any moment was so pitiful that it naturally evoked sympathy, but even at this moment, no one was approaching her.
It couldn’t be helped, the kid was wearing dirty clothes and his body was covered in wounds from having rolled around somewhere.
Just a kid from the slums, nothing more.
A little boy with a strange sense of discomfort.
It feels strange to get close.
He opened his mouth, his gaze fixed on the child.
“Do you know that, Master?”
[What are you talking about?]
“The child is innocent.”
As you enter a shopping mall, you see a little boy pondering something for a long time in front of the door.
What are you worrying about so much about?
For a moment, I feel a tingling gaze.
That too from the right shoulder.
When I turned my head, there was my teacher staring at me intently.
I see myself reflected in the teacher’s large, clear eyes.
I had a slightly playful smile on my face, but my eyes were filled with seriousness.
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I was really sincere at this moment.
[Do you really think so?]
“Yes. The child is innocent.”
[Isn’t this a conclusion you came to in a split second to rationalize your decision?]
I ended up laughing slightly at the teacher’s words.
“No way.”
The teacher is very gentle-hearted, despite his appearance.
Of course, this is just my standard, so it may be a little different from what is commonly thought of as common sense, but at least in my eyes, the teacher appears to be very delicate.
I think it’s necessary to explain the background to this conversation.
In the past, the Master made a covenant with all the dragons that were alive at the time, as well as the kings of all other races.
This covenant is important.
Let’s skip the details and summarize it simply and clearly.
‘All other races except humans do not interfere with the human world.’
The Master’s Covenant, implanted into their hearts using the power of the soul, was a huge weapon that threatened their lives, but it was also the driving force that opened the ‘Era of Humanity’.
In this way, all other races except humans moved to the Demon Forest.
To be exact, it had to be moved.
Because in the past, the Master was such a monster that it wouldn’t be awkward to call him an absolute being.
And now, 400 years have passed, and most of the kings of the other races who made the covenant at that time have died.
The reason is nothing else than the simple passage of time.
No matter how strong they are, or how symbolic they are for each race, they cannot escape the flow of time.
That is, as generational change took place, there was a natural liberation from the covenant.
But the dragons were not liberated.
Since their basic lifespan is a whopping 2,000 years, unless something happens, they must live in the Demon Forest until they die.
But why can’t the alien races escape the Demon Forest?
It’s simple.
Because the dragons are oppressing them.
Honestly, I understand.
The strongest life form on earth.
That proud and noble creature was forced to take action by being threatened by the true monster known as the Master.
A dragon whose pride was crushed as a life form at the top of the world.
Exactly two lords and five common dragons that had made a covenant at the time were chosen.
I will live as the ruler of the forest of demons.
So they are very thorough in keeping the alien race from leaving the Demon Forest.
Because they consider themselves the watchers, the kings of the forest of demons, and the noble beings who maintain the balance of the world.
I once said this.
The demons in the Demon Forest are said to be quite a great tonic to humans.
The alien races that inhabit the Demon Forest are nothing more than living sandbags to the forces of humanity.
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If these alien races can’t do anything but defend themselves by being cut with knives and beaten until their bones are crushed, then what else are they if not sandbags?
“The world has changed a lot while you were gone, Master.”
The teacher tilted his head at my unexpected remark.
“The races of the era in which the Master lived are different from the races of the present era.”
The age of glory.
The world the teacher lived in was a world where war was an everyday occurrence.
Humans, elves, dragons, vampires, trolls, harpies.
In a world where countless races aimed their swords at each other, the Master reigned and, as the absolute ruler, ended the war once and for all.
From the perspective of such a teacher, it is impossible for the alien races that started the war to be viewed favorably.
So I sent the foreign races to the Demon Forest.
To prevent such wars from happening again.
It may seem a bit excessive, but in my opinion, it is not at all.
The Master only placed restrictions on the foreign races that were waging war at the time, and did not place restrictions on their descendants.
During that period, humans were able to have time to become independent, and other races naturally replaced each other.
The Master’s judgment was clearly correct.
But, is that the world if everything goes according to plan?
The Master should have killed all the dragons.
Just like I found out about this in my previous life and wiped out their seeds.
I turned my head slightly and looked at my teacher’s expression.
The small eyes on that expressionless, small face were staring at one spot.
That’s right, the shabby looking vampire kid from earlier.
The teacher was staring blankly at the child.
And I know what that look means.
Probably, I am the only one in this world who knows.
“Master.”
I called out, but the Master didn’t answer and just stared at the vampire brat.
“You don’t have to feel guilty. After all, isn’t this a world where someone has to laugh and someone has to cry?”
Eventually, the teacher turns his head.
[What do you know… … .]
“I don’t know the details, but I know enough to know.”
Because I am the Master’s disciple.
Finally, the teacher quietly turns his head.
In fact, no matter what the process, the covenant of the past ultimately led mankind to an era of abundance.
I feel sorry for the other races, but strictly speaking, the world today is a very peaceful world, at least by human standards.
At that time, I was organizing my thoughts.
[… … Okay, do as you wish.]
The teacher finally raised my hand.
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I turned my head and smiled at my teacher. My teacher continued speaking as if he thought I wasn’t finished yet.
[I still have to say this. At least, don’t feed it ‘your blood’.]
That was the end of it.
The teacher turned his head again and I said nothing.
I was a little curious as to why they told me not to feed them blood, but I just didn’t ask.
Because I intend to feed blood.
You’re a vampire.
You have to feed them good food.
