Trying to massage his shoulders since his body still hurt even after hours, Enrico walked down the castle corridor. Yumeha, seeing him doing this, placed her hands on his shoulders to massage him instead. Grateful, he nodded and decided to have a discussion with the system.
'Vladimir was Pedro's reincarnation, so can you confirm if he had a system?'
[No, he didn't have a system]
'Why?'
It was a question he had been keeping since he found out Vladimir was Pedro. At first, he worried that Pedro might have had a system to help him like he did, but he realized it seemed to be just a reincarnation.
[I think no one offered him one, so he simply reincarnated from the moment Vladimir was born]
'What a waste. If he had come here the same way, I would already have made many plans and wouldn't be so rushed. Tell me, why did you make someone who didn't even read the story come before me?'
[I don't know either, and none of the constellations know. Everything related to you is strange]
'What do you mean?'
[Let's say I tried to learn more about your world, but I couldn't see absolutely anything there. In fact, I couldn't even access its source of information]
Okay, that really was strange. Why was his world being kept a secret? That voice and this new information could be connected, but there was nothing he could do now except wait. And he hated not knowing something, since it made things harder, even if he liked the feeling of learning something new.
'Why did you try to see my world?'
[…]
'You were researching things about me, weren't you?'
[Yes, and I know it must be uncomfortable for you to have people wanting to know more about you, but it's just that I and the constellations are curious]
'I don't mind, so don't worry. I've already left it behind'
It was something unimportant to him at the moment. The only problem with his past was that in his dreams, it kept repeating itself as if trying to affect his thoughts somehow.
'To make things worse, I feel like I know why, but I can't figure out what it is'
[What are you thinking about?]
'Nothing, and even if I did, I don't think you could help me solve it'
Entering a room, he saw everyone sitting around a table. With the castle and cities taken, everything was calm, and now they just had to fix the disaster left by the battles—especially Angela's fight against Morvus.
"Your power is really incredible, Angela"
"All eighth circles are at this level, young master. You will reach this level someday"
He looked outside, seeing part of the city destroyed with some rebellious vampires, wondering how to fix it since vampires had no earth magic—so it would have to be done by hand.
'They deserve this'
[You're letting your resentment out]
'Who told them to hurt several of my favorite characters in the story? Do you have any idea what it's like to see a character you like being killed?'
He wasn't going to forgive them so easily, especially now that he had become close to all the characters—who were now truly alive. Of course, the rebellious vampires had all been killed beforehand, but it didn't change the fact that this rebellion was more about preserving their race and seizing power.
'Even if we're making an alliance, and even if now they can't refuse me because of my blood and the body of the first vampire, I won't fully trust them. Maybe some enemy is still out there instead of being dead or captured'
[Being cautious is good]
"Very well, since everyone is here, I would like to say thank you—even to the humans who helped us win this war in less than a day"
Eldric, the rebellion leader, thanked everyone. Having become a ninth circle with Enrico's blood, he defeated many counselors but warned that one escaped—Valen's grandfather, who trembled upon hearing that his grandfather was still alive.
"Of all the vampires, he was the only one. So it will be difficult for him to do anything for a long time, especially with you at our side, Counselor Solin"
Turning to Solin in the most important chair, he nodded. With the counselors dead, they decided to appoint a new one—but this time in a way that would help their race evolve, and Solin was the first chosen.
"I never liked this counselor business, but if it's for my family not to suffer, I accept"
"Thank you, father"
Ysabella smiled at her father, who sighed with a smile. Having gotten his revenge more easily than he expected, he would now focus on other things.
"Now I would like to know what Lord Belthar wants with us to help us so much. Could you tell us, Lord Sylas? Is it really just to make an alliance with the other races?"
Being mentioned, the time to claim his rewards came. He picked up a paper and asked Eldric to place it in front of him, since he was in the chair ahead. One of the things he had asked was for them to do everything possible to form alliances with the other races—something unthinkable if he hadn't evolved to the tenth circle. But now, the other races had reasons to accept such an alliance.
"My master wants you to hunt down these three cults"
Opening the letter, Solin saw locations where followers of three evil gods were. Enrico didn't know where the others were, since they hadn't appeared yet, but with these three eliminated, much of their forces would be weakened.
'I have to find the others, especially once I reach a good level to begin my own hunt'
[That will take a long time]
Of course, it would take time, since that "good level" was at least the seventh circle—preferably the eighth, to be sure he wouldn't die.
"That's all? For me, it's quite little compared to the blood debt we owe you. To tell you the truth, I don't think we could even refuse any of your orders"
There it was—now that the vampires' main forces were in debt to him, especially because of the blood, they couldn't betray him at all. Especially since Solin was the strongest, and Eldric followed right behind.
"I only hope that when I need it, or if one of my allies asks for help, you will come immediately"
"You and Lord Belthar seem to be planning something big"
"Let's just say my master Belthar discovered something very important, and we are preparing carefully"
With their help, the war against the evil gods would go much better—especially with Solin at their side. And he hoped Eldric would reach that level too before the war.
"So, Lord Sylas, when will you bring more of that blood?"
'That's right, I still need to feed them'
He needed to find a way to provide his blood without it affecting him negatively. With so many vampires having drunk his blood, it would be horrible. Luckily, he had developed a method—otherwise he'd be doomed. But for that, he needed time.
"In a few days, my master will tell me when, and then I'll inform you"
"Great, then this small meeting is concluded, and now it's time to give all who fought a rest. We will also hold a celebration ceremony. Will you participate?"
"Sorry, but I can't"
Looking at Angela, it was time to leave to take care of matters in the original world.
'I need to try to convince her to give me more time for the pact I requested to be ready, and for that, I'll use my visit to the Solcren Ferreira family'