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Chapter 1
Vampire Girl and Reincarnation
Translated by AmaLynne
「Lean-chan! Let’s play!」
「Hold on, I’m coming!」
Two cheerful voices echo through the village of the vampire tribe.
Both voices belong to young girls, one of which is mine.
Before I leave, I check the mirror to make sure I look presentable.
The girl in the mirror is about five years old. That is, me.
Red eyes and double teeth that I was born with.
This is the sign of a vampire. Her black hair hangs down to her shoulders and she wears dark, comfortable clothes. I think she will definitely become beautiful in the future, if I say so myself, she has this face.
After confirming that there was nothing strange about her, I went outside.
It’s a nice half moon today. A perfect location to play.
「Sorry for the wait!」
「It’s okay! Go, Lean-chan!」
And so we went out into the city at night.
No, it may sound obscene if I put it this way, but vampires are basically all day and night, so there is nothing wrong with that, right?
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I,『Lean Bloodlord』, have memories of my previous life.
I have memories of a person named『Senjo Yona』who lived in a different world from this one.
I was killed in an accident, but a kind God picked up my soul and I was reborn with the memories of my former life.
Well, my previous life was not so good, so I could have just forgotten about it.
However, it is rather recently that I began to be aware of my memories of my previous life.
About a year ago, on my fourth birthday. The moment that day arrived, I suddenly regained my memory.
I think it was probably Isuzu-sama’s consideration so that I wouldn’t have to play the baby game, which I didn’t want to do. Thank you, Evil God-sama.
Well, even though my memory has returned, I am now a girl in the prime of her life who wants to play. I am old enough to play hide-and-seek, tag, and make-believe. I am not back to normal in terms of brain development, so I find girls’ games to be intensely enjoyable.
I sometimes feel like dying because I am already over 20 years old, but I’ll leave that aside for the time being.
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「I’m home!」
「Welcome back, Lean. You’re covered… in mud.」
As usual, I had been playing tag on a large scale with neighborhood boys and girls (I doubt if a blood-sucking『ogre』could be called a tagger), and had been playing with them with my flashy movements, and of course my body was not so beautiful.
「For now, go wipe yourself with hot water… Oh my, your clothes are covered in soot. Even though it’s black so it’s not noticeable, there’s a limit to what… I wonder what cause this.」
This little nagging from earlier is『Minea Bloodlord』. She is my mother in this life.
She is already a beauty. If it were just her face, I would say that she is as good as Isuzu’s.
She is a bit of a nag, though.
Also, her breasts are amazing. I think『melon-breasted』means this kind of person.
…I wonder if mine will be like that in my previous life, when it was only a cherry, not a melon.
I was thinking about my own stupidity when a large man came in through the front door.
Not the suspicious kind…
「Dad!」
「Hey, I’m home, Lean… Wow, that’s amazing, you’re all black. What kind of games do you play?」
This man standing in the doorway with a face that is half admiration and half dumbfounded is『Razor Bloodlord』. He is my father in this life.
He is also the chieftain, or king, of the vampire tribe. The reason why he does not call himself a king is quite simple: he has far too few people to rule over to call himself such. This village is the only village where vampires live, but there are only about 300 people here, even if all of them are included. There are apparently only so many vampires that can be counted on one hand, so no matter how many you count, there aren’t enough vampires to make a grand statement like,『I am the king of the vampires』.
So he is a sad man who is not treated as a king. That is my father.
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「Tomorrow is finally Lean’s fifth birthday.」
My father muttered this to me as we were having breakfast (dinner in human terms).
Yes, tomorrow is my birthday, no matter what. It’s been a year since my memory came back… Not that that’s really the anniversary.
「Lean is already 5 years old… It’s so early. I hope Isuzu-sama will be able to help us with the『ability descent』.」
「Un, I’m really looking forward to it!」
The『ability descent』is given by God to those who have lived for more than five years as a sign of their life, regardless of their race, whether human or demon. In short, it is a『status』.
Yes, in this world, status is not given from birth.
During the five years of childhood, you have no status, your level does not increase, you cannot change your occupational class, and your ability abilities hardly change at all. In this world where the concept of status exists, one could say that life begins at the age of five.
Well, I don’t think that Isuzu-sama gives status, but just visualizes and simplifies a person’s talent. I won’t say.
「What powers will she have? Will she be a strong priest like Minea?」
「Oh, she could be a strong martial artist like Razor.」
My mom and dad are talking happily.
What if I’m not capable of this…
Well, I’m not too worried. Previous life…rather, I remember what Isuzu-sama told me in a place like between my previous life and this life.
『Although you do not have the qualities of a hero, you are extremely strong, so much so that you can surpass the average hero.』
If this is true, I think tomorrow will turn out as expected.
No, seriously, please get out, please.
The standard『otherworldly reincarnation』story, where the dropout gets a cheat and rises to the top, probably won’t happen in real life.
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As I was getting ready to go back to my room early to get ready for bed, I was thinking about tomorrow’s ability descent… Suddenly, my former self comes to mind.
In my previous life, I did not have any friends and was even bullied, but I could not change who I was. I had such a terrible life. My parents were both working, they didn’t give me much attention, and they didn’t care about me in the first place. The only thing that kept me going was my pet cat, Yomi.
But what about this life? I have very close friends, kind and strong parents, and perhaps a high level of talent. It is very different from my previous life.
That is why I have decided. I will definitely protect this peaceful life. I will protect my father, mother, and all my friends.
With this vow firmly in my mind, I close the curtains to block out the already brightening sky, and crawl into bed.
Soon irresistible sleepiness overtook me, and I slowly drifted off to sleep.