"Hmm ..............."
Like on a sleepless summer night, I open my eyelids with a groan.
I feel some discomfort in my eyes. The field of vision is blurred.
Even so, after blinking repeatedly several times, it finally comes into focus.
It felt like I have been dreaming for a long time, like I have woken up from a deep sleep.
Feeling a little strange, Yet mysteriously calm, waking up was surprisingly not bad.
But still, when did I fall asleep?
I can't remember the night before.
"You've slept a lot, Gil. You're oversleeping."
"Ah ....!"
What do you mean, is there anyone in my bedroom! ??
What's going on! ?? Is it a robbery?
I try to get up quickly, but my body doesn't move as I expected and I couldn't move on my own.
"--!"
"Oh my, how terrible to forget my voice."
While saying that, the owner of the voice holds my body to support it and raises me up.
Long black hair and sharp eyes.
With slender limbs, a glamorous figure that even a dancer in the capital might look back on.
No doubt, she is ...
"What is it, Kuro ..."
"How rude. Who do you think kept you alive?"
While saying that, with a relaxed face Kuro looks down at me.
Hmm, was Kuro always this big?
No, was my voice always this high ...?
I had a bad feeling and I hurriedly looked around.
After taking a closer look, this isn't my room in the first place.
It's a dim private room made out of stone, probably somewhere in the ruins.
The bed I'm lying on is more of a stone block than a bed.
"What happened ..."
I put my hand on my forehead and calmly try to remember the events that occurred before I fell asleep.
However, at that time, I saw my hand in sight, and I confusingly stared at both of my hands.
Hey, hey!!, what's this ...? ??
Why have I shrunk -! ??
Looking at my stunned face, Kuro opens her mouth to speak.
"It seems that you've used your vitality to heal your wounds. It makes me laugh looking at your cute appearance, but that's alright."
"Hey, hey, Kuro. Wait a minute, explain it properly. Why is my body back to when I was a kid? And why are you here?, Or rather, what this about my wounds healing!"
"So many questions right after waking up. How about a Good morning, first?"
"Forgot about that right now, just hurry up and tell me."
Kuro slightly exhales while crossing her arms.
"Well, it's reasonable to have doubts, At that time, you were mostly unconsciousness."
"‥‥‥‥‥‥‥"
"Then, I'll be brief. Gil, you were almost killed in that final battle, and I brought you here, with giffrid's help, I used the magic of resuscitation. Over the years, giffrid has developed forbidden arts to heal your wounds.
The final battle ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥.
At that time, an electric shock ran through my brain. Memories flowing in.
I remembered, everything--
"... Thats right, I was saved by Elena saved ... and the other guys ..."
"They're dead, you alone survived, be grateful for atleast that, alright?"
My nose cramped.
A ghastly emotion spring up from the depths of my body.
――But there is no point getting angry with Kuro.
There is no reason for vampires to be interested in humans in the first place.
There is nothing wrong with her.
I take a deep breath to calm my mind.
"... those guys, for me ..."
"Well, in human terms, I think you have no choice but to take good care of your life in order to not waste their sacrifices ..... I'm saying something dramatic."
"No ... that's right. Reality won't change even if I regret it now. It's the life that Elena and everyone else, and Kuro and Gifrid gave to me ... Well, I'm surprised to find myself in a form like this, but I can't be selfish here. "
"That's right. The fight is over, it's a peaceful world. From now on, you can live as you like."
Yes, it's over.
I'm happy about it.
"But, did I sleep for a long time? Everything was covered in dust ... Looking at how much my body had regressed, it should have been a considerable amount of time right?"
"Well, Form a human's perspective it's been quite a long time"
"I guessed so. Five years ... no even if ten years passed it won't be strange."
"A thousand years"
‥‥‥‥‥‥Hmm?
It seems like my hearing has also regressed.
I couldn't hear the words correctly.
I slowly turn my face toward Kuro.
"Sorry, I didn't seem to hear it properly. How many years have passed since I fell asleep?"
Kuro opens her mouth speaking in a firm voice while showing a smiling expression.
"It's been a thousand years. A repetition of ten hundred years, and if it's still difficult to understand, it's about 365,000 times that the sun has risen. Did you understand now?"
I open my eyes wide in shock.
Something I don't understand gets stuck in the back of my throat and I was suffocating.
My movement completely stops.
"Kukku. Gil, it's unusual for you to be surprised. How interesting to see the magician who was said to be strongest be surprised by how much he had slept."
I finally breathe
"You, you idiot!, Don't you understand!? It's been a thousand years! It's harder to find something that hasn't changed, let alone everything!"
"What are you talking about? At least I haven't changed, I'm still your lovely Onee-san"
"I'm not talking about that! ―――― Ah!"
Damn, it's the worst ...
It wouldn't even be the king I would report to, let alone the relatives of Elena and my party, who died long ago! Well, the offspring might have survived ... You never know.
I mean, no one in the world knows me anymore.
"... No, I guess there's one over here"
"?"
Unexpectedly, even now, when she said that a thousand years had passed, I felt s strange sense of security in the vampire Claudia, who is still there beside me.
Damn, how embarrassing.
I sigh once again.
This is on a completely different level from living life for them.
Isn't it a complete restart from a kid in the future?
If no one knows me, it's almost like a new life. This is a reincarnation.
"Well, a thousand years for us in a blink of an eye. The world has changed a lot, and I think you can enjoy seeing this new world."
"That's easy for you to say. I'm still confused by the various shocking facts I have received from the time I've woken up."
"Haha, are you such a naive ball? Tomorrow you'll be enjoying a new life."
"Don't say anything you like ... Is what I'd like to say but ..."
It"s true this cannot be denied.
This vampire has been a friend of mine since a long time now.
Well, there's no doubt that this is a world thousand years from now. Kuro isn't the type to tell such a lie.
I have no choice but to live my second life.
If It's only magic, even if it's been a thousand years, it's still valid.
"Is my house still there?"
"Of course .-- Oh, but obviously your house has decayed a long time ago. It's terrible to see anymore. It's unrelenting. What's the alternative? There is a tree house in the nearby forest that I made with great care for fun. Let's live there leisurely for the time being. Isn't it difficult for you to live alone in your condition? "
"I really liked that house, but the passage of time is cruel. Well, I'll think about that later let's go with that tree house for the time being?"
For the time being, let's thank this life.
The situation is so crazy that it will take some time to process, but I'm certainly alive.
While smiling Kuro puts her arms under my legs and around my neck and pull me into a princess carry.
"Eh ~~ah ... Idiot! Put me down!"
"What are you talking about, you can't stand up yet, can you? Let's take you home as it is."
"No, but ... Damn, it's embarrassing ...! Go back to being an adult!"
"Fufufu, I it's pretty cute I like it."
"Who cares about that?"
This marked the beginning of what I should call my second life.
The world after a thousand years.
Can I do it well?
"-Ah. I can't help but thinking about the future."
thanks for the chapter !
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