Alicia Just Wants to Live Relaxedly As a Human Being
Starting Point
After I woke up from my bed for 5000 years. It turns out the world has changed a lot.
No wonder, 5,000 years. If there is no change, it will be strange.
...
Coming out of hiding I breathed fresh air after a long time and did some stretching due to the stiff muscles.
The hiding place was where I slept for 5000 years. It is far below the volcano, so it is close and surrounded by magma. I arranged my bed in such a way that this place was very safe. Surrounded by magma and there was a huge labyrinth first that had to be passed through to get to my room.
Hot? Frowsy?
Relax, I'm a legendary vampire. Trivia like that won't work for my body.
Even calling myself ‘legendary’ feels a little embarrassing, but there is no denying that I am the oldest and strongest vampire ever.
Swaggering? No, it's a fact.
As for the other vampire weakness issues, such as sunlight. I won't do much for my body either. After all, this body has adapted to various things, including all the weaknesses of vampires. I even got immortality. As vampires, it is natural to live a long life, but not immortal. When it reaches old age that is about 200 years old or killed before old age. Vampires will lose their lives.
But it doesn't apply to me, even if I get hurt to the point of being severe, all wounds will regenerate and heal quickly and automatically. So you could say I am invincible.
...
After the stretch was over, I flew with the wings of a bat in the morning sun. It was still early in the morning, so the scenery on the mountain slope was mostly foggy. There are no settlements here either. The nearest human settlement is still a few kilometers away.
After approaching the human settlement, I descended on the forest not far from the settlement I had seen before.
Once there I needed to get used to the new environment. Common knowledge, language, and money.
First common knowledge, I could search through chat or go visit the library if there was one. But the chat option was immediately crossed out, because I was introverted and it would be strange if I asked about things that are commonly known. So the option of going to the library or looking for other sources is highly recommended. But unfortunately things have changed, and I don't know the location of the library, I don't even know where I am.
Moments like this, I thought if only I had an assistant willing to help me explain the general stuff here.
But that's impossible, and I also have other problems to take care of when setting foot in the human world.
Right, that is the second and foremost problem it should be. The language.
After I entered the settlement, I quietly walked without showing my whereabouts.
Not that I'm a serious introvert, but this is for observation. Look for data on various vocabulary, pronunciation, and language styles. So that I can analyze them and master their language.
Although I have to admit it, I don't want to meet or come face to face with anyone else.
But still, I'm not a serious introvert.
In terms of language, of course now the language has changed. But fortunately, with intelligence, speed of thought, and high vampire memory. I was able to master a foreign language just a few minutes after I listened to various conversations and analyzed them.
There were also magic techniques capable of translating and making him able to speak in all languages, such as [Transliterate]. This technique is commonly used by people from dark races like me, to be able to talk to humans, or vice versa. Due to the language differences between the two races used.
But [Transliterate] uses magic as a language catalyst. So the mastery of foreign languages is naturally not obtained. As a result, someone who previously relied heavily on [Transliterate] to speak or translate other languages, would not be able to speak foreign languages or translate them naturally without the help of magic.
I don't need any magic techniques to understand a foreign language. Because with just my head, it was enough to learn a foreign language quickly. And with that, foreign vocabulary and linguistic knowledge could be recorded in my brain.
Once the language problem is over, the last issue is the money issue. As a vampire who will blend in with human society. I need money and know its value. Although I can live without eating or drinking blood, but I need money to satisfy cravings. After all, I want to eat when I want to and I need a home to live in. So the desire to eat something and needs other than non-food are certainly needed. And everybody needs money.
Fortunately, I have a lot of jewelry that I have kept for a long time. Such as accessories from diamonds, gold, and various gems. Under the mountain was also a lot of such things, so it would be very convenient.
When all the preparations are done, let's go to look for a house for sale.
But I still do not know the common sense of this modern world. It is better that I now seek an empty land, far from man until I have acquired the common sense of this new world.
No other choice, huh. But what else, right?
When tracing the forest near a certain village settlement, there was an empty house that was a little messy. The house was still sturdy and livable, but as it had long since been abandoned, the inside was very messy. If it is cleaned it will definitely take a normal half a day.
Right, this matter is the existence of monsters. Monsters are born due to negative emotions or dark energy which is then degenerated and integrated with magic energy into a life of magic. Magic itself is, energy that always exists side by side with natural energy. Magic energy exists because of imaginary phenomena, while natural energy is energy from natural phenomena that are physical or real. The birth of monsters was also an imaginary phenomenon. So that was why only magic users or those who had already learned magic could see monsters. While those who can not, will consider strange phenomena caused by monsters as accidents, coincidences, or also a strange existence called ‘Hantu’.
But the term ‘Hantu’ only applies to the people of this world. Alicia who is still uninformed does not know the term ‘Hantu’. So for the time being, Alicia only used the term muster or an out-of-place foreign existence
Although kroco, this monster can still scare people with abnormal events around. But because of its small size and weak make it still does not harm humans. Dark races like vampires are a natural thing about magic, so it's easy to see them. But for humans, they had to go through many processes to become proficient in magic. Hence the use of the few, most ancient humans chose the sword as their weapon.
“True as well, by the way I have not seen any magic users and dark races. Even his whereabouts are nothing I can feel around here.”
Long ago, it was only natural that if there were many magic users everywhere, whether it was from a dark and light race like humans, I could feel their existence for tens of kilometers with my magic perception . But these two things now I cannot feel, even after traveling around many settlements.
“Ya, stop. Their existence is not very important to me either. I'll just live as usual.”
Right, I forgot to explain, in this world, exactly in ancient times there were two main races, they were dark and light races. The dark race consists of vampires and demons, while the light race is the human race. Named dark because the dark race is basically born of dark energy and they are more active in living life in a dark place. Even the presence of light can be a weakness for them. But that doesn't mean all are weak to light. If dark races were already accustomed to light, they would gain immunity to light or bright energy.
While the race of light was born due to the influence of bright energy such as sunlight. Without the energy from the sunlight, bright races like humans would not be able to live in peace and they would always suffer in fear. Therefore, humans always stop their activity when the light disappears.
In terms of mastery of magic, dark races are easier in mastery of magic, especially dark magic as the characteristic magic of races because dark energy and magic energy are both derived from imaginary phenomena. While bright races like humans, it would take a lot of effort to adapt to harsh environments just for the sake of being able to master magic, at least light magic, the magic of their race. Because magic energy is the opposite of bright energy which is a physical or real phenomenon.
Since ancient times both races liked to be in conflict, such as useless and time-wasting wars. That's why I always stay away from them.
It is a waste of time to interfere with their problems. Besides, if I join, just because I don't want to be ostracized. It would be a one-sided massacre. That's why I'm scared and no one wants to come near me. So I decided to shut myself up and fall asleep for a long time, waiting for everyone to forget me and live in a new environment. For 5,000 years, I finally woke up.
....
“These croco-krocoes are very annoying. DISAPPEAR!!!”
In an instant, all the disgusting, dark, destructive little things finally disappeared, nothing left. What I used to eliminate them was just simple light-like magic, perhaps it was referred to as [Purification].
Although actually light magic like [Purification] is not a skill of dark races like vampires or demons, but magic that tends to be mastered by light races or humans. Most of these magic users in the past were housed in churches. Devoting oneself in the name of a God, who either exists or does not exist.
Then why can I use light magic?
Of course because I learned to use it, right?
As long as you want to try for sure the results can be obtained. Isn't that a concrete law that is already worldwide?
Basically the source of magic is the same, that is, from magic energy in this realm. Humans are indeed better suited to light magic and dark races like vampires and demons are dark magic. But as long as one knows the concept of how magic works. By utilizing magic energy we can adjust the use of magic conversion according to what has been learned.
[Purification] What I just used was the use of stronger light elements to negate the dark elements from monsters. As long as the light I use is greater to be able to cover all the dark elements of monsters, then the dark elements or monsters themselves will naturally disappear. It's like turning on a light in a dark room. The stronger the light intensity, the better it repels dark elements. The opposite is the same, too, in ancient times dark and light races fought each other by pitting the power of mana between the light produced by light races such as humans or the darkness inflicted by dark races such as vampires and demons. Not that, only dark magic and light magic were shown, it was just that the two magic were the weaknesses of each of the opposing races.
Humans are afraid of the dark, while vampires and demons are weak to the light. It is a law of nature that cannot be disputed. But it's not absolute. The longer between them get used to the new environment, although painful. As long as they persist for several tens of years, that weakness will go away on its own.
“Well, it doesn't matter at the moment. Now much more important, how can I clean all these houses?”
The house is very messy, dusty, and lots of cobwebs around. Very lazy to clean everything.
“For now, I better clean the room first. Main place for myself.”
That way, I searched for a room and began to patiently clean the inside.
Looking inside, it was filled with broken items. Unable to bear looking at it, I decided to crush them all into dust grains and cast them with wind magic out the window. Eventually the room became completely empty.
“Uhuk-uhuk, very dusty. Huff.”
Although only an expressive act, I was very uncomfortable with a lot of dust flying. The dust is very stubborn even though I have directed it with the wind to get out the window. Because the movement of dust is irregular, it is really troublesome.
“After this, maybe a good shopping, means I have to go to a larger city than the settlement that looks like this village. Because I have to find a merchant who wants to buy my things. In this day and age, how do traders operate huh?”
Then I went back to the mountain, where I slept to pick up some jewelry that I could possibly trade for a lot of money.
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