My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 17

Vampire (1)

“Hmm really? “You really have nothing to do with the ‘Oath of Reverse Heaven’ guys?”

“Yes, Wirak. “I traveled from the city of Tilak in the east and ended up here in Ajantu.”

I lied calmly.

“What happened to the few days of inactivity?”

“I must have been going through a hard time, but suddenly I felt unwell and stayed inside the dorm. “I was inside the whole time, but I was so rattled that I think the hostel owner misunderstood something.”

It was obvious, but the vampire’s subjugation didn’t work for me.

The moment I became a vampire, I had an instinct to obey the high-ranking vampire Wirak who infected me, but I was able to ignore it.

‘But for now, let’s follow along. ‘This is an opportunity to gather information about them.’

At first, I wondered what would happen now, but instead, it was a good opportunity to join the gap between the vampires who rule this city.

“Tsk, whatever. I like it. “You just follow me.”

Seeing that there was no income, Wirak clicked his tongue and threw himself out the window.

I hurried out after him.

〈Individual Information〉

-Individual name: Heinz II

-Race: Vampire (Remaining blood)

-Common characteristics: 「Mind Herb」 「Mysterious Index」

-Individual characteristics: 「Blood Clan (Remaining Blood)」 「Acceleration」 「Regeneration」

– Special Note: He inherited the bloodline of ‘Brokoslak’ and his body was transformed into a vampire. When you do not receive sunlight, your physical abilities increase explosively. Due to the influence of the “Mind Herb,” the mind was no longer dependent on the blood.

‘Physical abilities have improved. I think this is more than the guy I killed in Barcolac?’

It seemed that the existing enhanced state was included in the increased abilities after becoming a vampire.

I followed Wirak, pulling out blood from the tips of his fingernails and sharpening them.

‘Oh, as expected.’

The skill acquired by becoming a vampire, “Blood Clan (Remaining Blood),” allowed him to use the abilities used by Barcolac’s vampires.

The lowest class of vampires, including physical enhancement, blood weaponization, and vampirism.

‘What is this guy’s rank? What is Brokoslag?’

As I was watching Wirak ahead of me, he looked at me and nodded as if he was satisfied.

“I’ve only just inherited blood, but I can’t believe I already know how to handle it that much. “You seem quite talented.”

He seemed to be in a bad mood earlier, but he seemed to have calmed down a bit when I looked useful.

“I can see that you are following along well and your physical ability is above average. Looks like I didn’t make a very bad choice. “At least it’s better than Pauline who died this time.”

I think the name of the vampire killed in Barcolac was Pauline.

Ignoring the useless information, I naturally spoke to Wirak.

“Thank you, Wirak. “But may I know where you are going now?”

“You will know if you follow me.”

It seemed like it was getting tiresome to explain things in detail.

We ran over the buildings of the city and entered an affluent neighborhood lined with luxury homes in the center of the city.

“This way.”

As if he had arrived at his destination, Wirak stopped in front of the largest and most ornate-looking mansion.

Squeak—

and soon the iron door of the front door opened with a small noise.

“Are you here? Lord Wirak.”

Inside the door, a pale-complexioned middle-aged man wearing a butler’s uniform was waiting and his waist was bent at a right angle.

“okay. I think I need to eat something. “Prepare what you always eat.”

“Who is this person…?”

“Ah, this is the newly created residual blood. Just attach the kids and guide them.”

When the butler looked at me and asked, Wirak gave a cursory answer as if he was annoyed and walked into the building.

“Then follow me.”

“Oh yeah.”

“Please speak comfortably. “I am just a servant.”

It seemed that the Servant was of a lower rank than me, who had residual blood.

As I followed the middle-aged butler into the mansion, one of the butlers standing inside approached me.

“This friend will guide you from here. Hayden, since you are the one who inherited the blood this time, I will help you avoid any inconvenience.”

“All right. “Deacon.”

The middle-aged butler bowed to me again and disappeared inside.

And with Hayden’s guidance, I walked around the gorgeous interior and asked various things I was curious about.

“This is the Azantu branch of the Brokoslak Clan.” Wirak is the only pureblood in this city.”

Among the three, Wirak seemed to be in a position to take responsibility for all the vampires in this city.

Besides that, we exchanged questions and answers as they came to mind, and eventually arrived in front of the door.

“You can use this room starting today. “Then, if you need anything, please ring the bell inside.”

Hayden nodded and walked away without making a sound.

Click—

“Wow…”

When I opened the door, the interior of the gorgeous room dazzled my eyes.

Everything from the table to the sofa bed felt like the end of luxury.

My reflection was reflected in the beautiful mirror on the wall.

A cold handsome man with a pale expression and sharp appearance.

I always prided myself on being a handsome guy, but when I became a vampire, I became a handsome guy in name and reality.

‘This might not be so bad… Rather, the vampires here are reflected in the mirror.’

Slump—

I threw myself down on the bed and lay down.

I woke up in the middle of my sleep, and although it was still a while before dawn, I couldn’t sleep, perhaps due to the effect of becoming a vampire.

I closed my eyes and organized the newly acquired information.

He said that training as a vampire would soon be done by his senior, the remaining blood, and Hayden first taught him the basics.

Vampires were basically nocturnal, operating at night and sleeping when the sun was shining.

That’s because low-level vampires below Servants get burned by sunlight like in the movies, and even high-level vampires have limited power, so they don’t go out when the sun is out.

“Ah… the kids would be worried if I disappeared without saying a word.”

They said I could leave as I wanted after the training, so I had no choice for a few days.

Knock—

“It’s Hayden. “Can I come in?”

How long had it been like that before there was a knock on the door and Hayden’s voice was heard?

“Oh, come in.”

When Hayden came in through the door, he held a tray in one hand, and on top of it was a wine glass filled with red liquid.

‘That… isn’t real wine, is it?’

“It’s been a while since you passed on the blood, so I thought you might be hungry, so I’ve prepared it for you.”

“No, I’m not that hungry yet… are you?”

It had been really okay up until just now, but the moment I smelled the blood Hayden brought, I suddenly felt extremely thirsty.

As I was panicking, Hayden thrust a wine glass in front of me.

“It’s fresh blood, just squeezed out. Please eat it quickly.”

As the blood approached, the body began to react violently.

The fangs stick out arbitrarily, the eyes do not leave the wine glass, and the whole body trembles.

‘…is this a withdrawal symptom? At this level, vampires really can’t resist the urge to suck blood, right?’

Of course, I was an exception.

The body’s reflex reactions are unavoidable, but impulses can be controlled with the “Mind Herb”, so it will not happen that you get out of your control and suck blood at will.

‘But I guess I should drink it now, right?’

If I didn’t drink it, I would arouse unnecessary suspicion, and it wasn’t the time yet.

I reached out my trembling hand and picked up the wine glass.

I can feel the fragrant smell of blood.

‘After all, it would be dangerous to just drink it.’

Because you shouldn’t think of blood as delicious.

I raised the glass to my lips, blocking my sense of smell and taste from Heinz.

Gulp…

the more I drink the tasteless blood, the more my body calms down.

As if I had taken a stimulant, my mind became clearer and I felt like I could handle my strength more easily.

“And it is said that Rosilica, the person with the remaining blood, will visit us a little later. “The full-scale training starts tomorrow, but he said he would like to briefly say hello.”

I nodded lightly as Hayden said as he took the glass of wine he had just finished drinking.

Because it was better to finish what had to be done quickly anyway.

After waiting for a while, I was soon able to say hello to another vampire.

“hi? Nice to meet you, newbie~. You can call me Rosilica. What’s your name?”

“Nice to meet you. “My name is Heinz.”

“Don’t be rigid, you can speak comfortably~. It’s the same residual blood. “Because we are equal among people of the same class.”

My first impression of Rosilica was that she was a vibrant beauty.

Bright appearance, lively smile and sociable appearance.

When I first said hello, I felt like I had a crush on him, but that feeling didn’t last long.

“So my favorite thing is the blood of handsome men? The more muscle you have, the better. Now that I think about it, you’re just my type? If you were still human, you would have sucked up every last drop. Kyahahahaha~.”

This was just light years away.

“Hey, Rosilica. Now that I know your taste for blood, why don’t you tell me about its rank? “I just became a vampire so I don’t know anything.”

“Yeah, okay. Come to think of it, you haven’t drank much blood yet, so there’s nothing you can do about it. “If you develop a taste later, let’s have a tasting session to recommend something to each other.”

I never wanted to become friends, but I had no choice right now.

“Our rank is fourth. Next to pure blood, true blood, and pure blood. There are only servants and slaves below, so they are virtually at the bottom. “They don’t even treat you like vampires~.”

After listening to the story, it is said that servants refer to servants who are like the occupants of this mansion, and slaves refer to mindless vampire monsters.

‘I was lucky that I ended up with residual blood.’

I guess it was because one of them just happened to be dead and I seemed useful.

“If I were to compare it, the residual blood is the knight rank. Purebloods can be said to be nobles. Jinhyeol is the head of the royal clan. “The Precious Blood… is just an object of faith.”

“faith?”

“Our progenitor and someone who must be absolutely obeyed. “The supreme being of the beginning.”

Rosilica, who was reciting as if in awe, soon burst into laughter.

“Well, you’ll never see people like us even once in your life.”

As I was talking with Rosilica, I could feel dawn coming outside.

There were thick curtains on the windows, but I could still see out to some extent.

“It’s already been this long. It’s late today, so let’s continue training tomorrow. It’s time for me to sleep now. “They say beautiful women are sleepyheads~?”

Rosilica winked and soon left the room.

‘It’s late…’

I sighed at the momentary feeling of disconnection.

Now that I think about it, as the day dawns, I feel a little tired.

‘I’ll have to get used to it.’

***

Over the next few days, I talked with Rosilica and decided to proceed with the training by moving my body myself.

Fortunately, on the second day, I was allowed to go out with the excuse that I had left my luggage at the hotel.

‘Actually, I just brought this up secretly, but I never thought it would be taken so seriously.’

When I mentioned this to Rosilica, who was in charge of education, her reaction was very simple.

“Just go now.”

“huh? “You can’t leave until training is over, right?”

“No, I don’t know if it’s somewhere else. “It’s okay not to worry here.”

From what I heard, the rule was to protect newbies who had just become vampires, but since Azantu was already ruled by them, it didn’t really matter.

Due to the nature of vampires who absolutely obey their upper class, treason was something they couldn’t even dream of, so there was no need to discuss it.

Thanks to this, I was able to sneak out in the evening, pack my bags, and go say hello to my siblings.

“mister!”

“mister! You’ve been somewhere and now you’re back! Even when I went to the hotel, it wasn’t in the room. “You were worried!”

When I went to visit, the siblings immediately came into my arms.

Then, for a moment, Diana sniffed, then flinched and looked up at me cautiously.

Seeing the expression on their face as if they had a lot to say, I smiled bitterly and separated myself from my siblings.

“Well, that’s how it happened. “But don’t worry, I won’t cause any harm to you.” I tried to let

go,

but Diana hugged me tighter and whispered in my ear.

“I’m not worried. Hey man? If you need blood, it’s okay to drink my blood. Just don’t do it too much. “What if it’s just a little bit?”

I glanced at Aaron and, unable to resist the sight of him speaking softly, burst out laughing and fed him some honey chestnuts.

“Aya! Ugh…what are you doing!”

“What are you talking about? Okay, so just live with this money. “I’ll contact you again later.”

Although I became the leader of the city, it was still good for these children to get away from this place.

If Wirak, a pureblood, wanted to eat these siblings, I, who was of a lower class, could not protect them.

‘Once you can call Hans, your options will increase. Until then, let’s just stay calm like now.’

After saying goodbye to my siblings, I returned to the mansion and continued my education with Rosilica.

How to deal with ‘blood magic’, the energy used by vampires.

“what? Is this your first time? “Why are you so good at this!”

Perhaps because of his high mental power or because of Hans’ experience in handling dark magic, he was able to quickly get used to using energy.

And what you have to be careful about as a vampire.

“garlic? It doesn’t matter~ Why is that? water? I like hot springs. “There’s one in the basement of the mansion.”

Vampires in this world didn’t seem to have many weaknesses.

Do you become weak to sunlight and your wounds do not heal well with silver weapons?

Even so, it was not absolute.

“You can overcome that somehow. “The only thing we really have to be careful about is divine power. It’s the opposite.”

That’s how I built up my culture as a vampire, one by one.

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