True Ancestor Return

Author: Unicoon
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8138gc/33/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

“It can’t be helped… I’ll show you true terror…”

Parting the black mist, Bram slowly appeared.

“Wha—what is that form!?”

Gleaming bright-red eyes.
Hair dyed an uncanny white.
His skin, turned blue-pale, was covered on the surface with blackish veins.

A Bram like a different person stood there.

“No—his arm has regenerated!”

“Tremendous mana! Lady Charlotte, Livi, behind me!”

“Hihihih… this is a vampire’s final secret art… True Ancestor Return…”

“True Ancestor Return?”

“By offering prayer to the True Ancestor of vampires, one can awaken primordial ability! All wounds heal, and power and mana increase explosively!”

A body trembling in small jerks. Broken speech.
Bram’s state was clearly not ordinary.

“With this, you have no chance of winning!”

Changed to mist, Bram slipped into the dark.
The next instant he appeared in physical form before Natasha’s eyes.

“Haaa… take this, Demon Claw!!”

Demon Claw loosed at several times the speed, several times the length as before.
Natasha guarded on the instant. Even so, her stance broke badly.

“Kh, he’s strong!”

“Hihihih, full of openings!”

Using both hands, Bram loosed a barrage of Demon Claw.
Natasha fought back desperately, but was slashed here and there.

“Auu”

“Hihihiih!”

Bram changed to mist again.
Mixing with the dark, he closed on Olivia from behind this time.
Charlotte noticed first and loosed magic on the instant.

“Flame!”

“Insolent!”

The fire magic vanished into sparks, easily.
Bram, strengthened by True Ancestor Return, had swept the fire magic aside with his bare hands.

“Sorry, I let my guard down!”

“More power than we assumed. At this rate… ow…”

“Sasha, that’s a terrible wound… I’ll cast healing magic at once!”

“I’m fine! Livi, don’t take your eyes off the enemy!!”

“But! I can’t leave Sasha like this!”

Under Bram’s onslaught, Olivia and Natasha were in confusion.
In the midst of that, Charlotte alone stayed calm.

“Both of you, calm down! Remember the special training!”

At Charlotte’s words, Olivia and Natasha started.

“A vampire of this level is nothing! Ulrika was much stronger!!”

“”Yes!””

“We still have a chance! Here we go!!”

The three calmed, steeled themselves again, and faced Bram in formation.
Bram, for his part, raised his mana further with True Ancestor Return.

“Hihihih… playtime is over!”

Fierce barrages of Demon Claw loosed from the dark of night.
They slipped Natasha’s defense and gradually slashed the three of them.

“I thought you might put up a little fight… but this is all you are, small fry!”

Olivia’s healing magic and Charlotte’s fire magic were both evaded with quick movement.
The three were slowly pushed back. Painful cuts increased on their bodies.

“Little girls with neither power nor resolve. I’ll toy with you and kill you!!”

“Kyaaa!?”

In the midst of the fierce fight, Natasha’s scream rang out.
Demon Claw had pierced her thigh through.
Bram’s claws closed on Natasha as she fell.

“First, one of you!!”

“I won’t let you!”

Covering Natasha, Olivia faced Bram.
But on top of her wounds from the fight, the continuous use of magic had left Olivia swaying too.

“Hihihih! I’ll kill you together!!”

“I won’t allow that!”

This time Charlotte stood in front of Olivia and Natasha.

“”Lady Charlotte!?””

“I’ll protect you two!!”

“Hihih! Foolish little girl!”

Charlotte leveled her staff at Bram.
There was no fear in her eyes—only a strong will.

But Bram was already right in front of her.
Demon Claw thrust toward Charlotte’s face.
And then—

“That’s enough!”

Charlotte’s eyes went wide.
In them was a small, reliable back.

There stood the Demon King, wrapped in her school uniform.