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Chapter 6
Vampire King and the Apocalypse
Translated by AmaLynne
AN: Father’s Point of View.
I can say that my life has been a tumultuous one in its own way.
When I was less than 20 years old, I felt cramped in my village, so I ran away from there without asking my parents’ permission, hid my race, mixed with humans, and became an adventurer.
I did many things, including defeating『Demonic Beast』, which are harmful to both humans and demons, exploring dungeons, and escorting important people.
It was fun and rewarding to overcome difficulties with my friends.
As a vampire who adheres to the principle of mutual non-interference, I did not participate in the battles between the Allied Forces of the Human Race and the Demon King’s Army, but I enjoyed fighting.
Before I knew it, I had become a『Fighting King』, a high-level occupation in the『King Series』, and had even reached the level of A-rank adventurer.
But that time came to an abrupt end a few decades after I left my village.
My friends saw that I had not aged for any length of time, and they knew who I was.
The decades of trust between my friends and me were instantly broken, and I was reported to the Adventurers’ Guild and placed on the bounty list.
I wanted them to say,『We are friends even if we are different races』, like so.
But the reality is merciless, and the humans, almost all of whom are『human supremacists』, would not allow me to exist.
So I returned to my village and never left it again.
Now, I succeeded my father as chief, fell in love with and married Minea, who was said to be the most beautiful woman in the village and a highly talented priestess. I even had the most beautiful daughter in the world, Lean.
My life was smooth sailing. Until today―――
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「I am the Vampire King! Razor Bloodlord! If you want to kill any more of my people, kill me first!」
I raised my voice loudly to attract the attention of the humans.
I was determined to let my wife and daughter escape.
I had never dreamed that humans would attack my village.
No, this is not the right word. It is more appropriate to say,『It was so peaceful that I could not even imagine』.
I thought that since there had been no contact for the past several hundred years, they had forgotten about vampires. Maybe somewhere in my mind, I had thought that.
「The Vampire King!」
「Kill him! Kill! The King of those fools who don’t believe in Misery-sama!」

I knew it was the Goddess Misery involved.
Humans, through brainwashing and education since childhood, most of the people believe in the Goddess Misery
 No, they are fanatics.
That’s why they can’t tolerate us demons who believe in Isuzu-sama.
Poor humans, brainwashed by the Goddess Misery.
But under the circumstances, I can’t feel a shred of sympathy for them.
The crime of killing my people. I will make them pay with their lives as well.
「Kill them! Kill them! Kill
What the hell?」
I approached the man who had been noisy earlier, a platoon leader, and fired a spear hand.
My hand pierced through the armor and gouged out the man’s heart, easily ending his life.
「Platoon Leader!?」
「You are a piece of vampire trash!」

Trash? You pulled the word “trash” out of your mouth.
I don’t care about myself. But my people. My family.
「
Did you just call me trash, you son of a bitch?」
「Hiii
! Wait, *Gohoo!*」
I took that man’s life without reservation.
「H-He’s so strong!」
「What the hell does that? I thought vampires were peaceful and easy to exterminate!」
Apparently, we were being kept in the loop.
But it doesn’t matter now.
「What’s up? You won’t come to me? Try to kill me.」
Oops, there goes my old tone.
I thought I corrected it when I married Minea to be a chief.
「
! Don’t get carried away!」
「We have the blessing of the Misery-sama!」
There is no such thing.
Even Isuzu-sama selects those to whom she gives her blessings. There is no way that the goddess Misery would share her power so easily. Only a『Hero』would have her blessing.
After that, humans attacked again and again.
And I fought back all of them.
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―――By now, my wife and daughter should be approaching the forest.
I’ve bought enough time
 A good number of my brethren must have escaped while I was attracting them.

To be honest, I had prepared for this place to be a place of death, but my opponent was weaker than I had expected.
No matter how many people attack me, I don’t feel like I can lose.
「
What the heck is this?」
The tide of the battle changed when such voices were heard from the rear.
The humans all retreated at once, thereby revealing the figures.
Pure white armor, braided blond hair. The woman was carrying a long sword, recognizable at a glance as a very first-rate one.
「Oh, Edith-sama
!」
「It’s Edith-sama!」
「《The Twelve Holy Apostles》have come!」
《The Twelve Holy Apostles》? I have never heard of it.
But I knew that she was the ringleader of the enemy.
「
Hmm. I see. The Vampire King. A lowly vampire has done a lot of damage to my men.」
「What a strange thing to say. I, too, have had many of my brethren killed. If you are going to kill, you should be prepared to be killed.」
「It is only for humans, the race favored by our Misery-sama. Lowly demons like you should die grateful for the chance to be destroyed by us and reborn as human beings.」
It was so self-indulgent that I was beyond outraged and impressed.
Oh, and that I’ve been able to hold my anger up to this point.
―――But the next words.
「Oh, and. You said『many of my brethren killed』, not『many』of them. I killed them all just a moment ago.」
「

What?」
「And by the way, the one on the run
 Your wife and daughter? I’m sure that Noin, one of the Twelve Holy Apostles like me, has turned them into charcoal.」
―――My anger burst.
「You―――ASSHOLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!」
Avenge our brothers!
This woman is the only one I will never forgive!

Determined, I unleashed a barrage of blows in a fit of rage.
Without a single hit, they were all blocked by the sword.
「
Be honored to be killed by Edith of the《White Sword》, the seventh in the order of《The Twelve Holy Apostles》.」
With that voice as the last, a mysterious phenomenon occurred.
My body did not fall, but only my gaze went downward.
The gaze rolled on the ground for a while, then stopped, and
there, when I saw my body in the distance, I finally realized that I had been decapitated.
Minea, I’m sorry. I thought I could go back, but I’m done here.
At least you and Lean are still there
 Stay alive.
With that thought as the last, my consciousness went completely dark.
AN: The next story is from the mother’s point of view. Please stay with me a little longer before Lean’s story.