The place where he was reincarnated was hell - the 300-year-old frontier defense line of the Margrave family - Episode 2

I tried to close my eyes from the sheer terror of this horrible sight.

_____At that time

“As you can see, Victor.

Those monsters are called “Eclipse,” which comes from an ancient word meaning “invader.”

And the Vanguard family has been fighting this ridiculous “war for survival” with them for the past 300 years.”

My father – Darius – spoke to me, not taking his eyes off the invaders, but instead focusing on the scene before him.personEclipse

“300 years”

But wait, 300 years?

Have you been fighting something like that all this time?

How many people were sacrificed?

Are you saying that even the Vanguard family, who can use magic on that scale, haven’t been able to annihilate them in 300 years?

The amount of stuff on Eclipse is just abnormal.

“The destiny of those born into the Vanguard family is to prevent, annihilate, and eradicate the Eclipse invasion.

That is our primary mission.”

…No matter what, fighting these monsters for 300 years just isn’t sane.

“If you bring a weak-minded child to a place like this, they will break down with fear.

The rigorous training you have experienced at home is not just to build up your “strength”, but to build your endurance and mental fortitude and strengthen your “heart”.

Normally, this scene would only be shown to him when he was 10 years old, but…

You’re growing quickly, both mentally and physically. You didn’t give up during training, which is why I brought you here today.”

Of course, since he was an adult in his previous life, he probably has more patience than people his age.

However, his heart is glass.

It almost broke many times, though.

There’s no way I can say that.

Deep down, I was desperately trying to keep things silly. I was desperately trying to think of something else to calm myself down.

–No, I know.

Perhaps this is a defensive instinct.

My… No, Victor’s body can remember things abnormally quickly compared to my previous life.

I can pretty much reproduce any technique or movement I’ve seen before.

This is something that anyone in any world could claim to be a genius at.

…However, there is something strange about this body.

“I want to quit,” he said.

Even if you feel like expressing negative emotions.

There is a big difference in the words that come out of your mouth when you are in front of other people.

It’s like my thoughts have been suddenly brainwashed…

Maybe that’s what will happen this time, too.

In a situation like this, I wouldn’t joke around, even if it was just in my head.

This time, too, to somehow keep my mind together, my body was desperately trying to process something else.

This is the only time the fear fades away

I can’t help but think that it helped me.

But in this hellish battle

I haven’t heard of anyone getting involved in the future.

This is such a big scam.

Don’t be ridiculous.

“Victor.

As someone born into the Vanguard family, you, too, are destined to carry both a “curse” and a “blessing” in your soul.

Know that nothing born from this earth can ever escape this war for survival.

And then, I will allow you to read the “Forbidden Books” located at the back of the library, which you were previously forbidden to enter.

“Raven, you take Victor back with you. I’ll go and eliminate the remaining Eclipses.”

With those words, my father turned away from the fort and headed towards the Knights, intent on continuing his extermination on the battlefield.

Talking about blessings and curses is an exaggeration. In the first place, there is no such thing as fate, so why not just run away?

That’s what I thought to myself, but of course I couldn’t say it out loud.

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Brother, Raven

Six years older than me, he undergoes the same rigorous training, but he is also a kind older brother who teaches me logically how to use magic and my body.

Up until now, he had been away from Vanguard Castle several times, saying that he was going to hunt monsters, and often did not return for days.

That probably meant that he was out to kill Eclipse, just like his father.

My brother, who is usually so calm in front of me, had killed that monster that made me feel a physical repulsion…

Even so, she didn’t show any signs of being upset, so maybe she was hiding it because she was worried about me.

Still, I have never been more aware of this than I am today.

The Vanguard people as a whole

Everyone talks about things in terms of “physical” things. Before you come here, explain a little bit.

There is a massive lack of explanation.

–I’ve said it many times before.

I’ve never heard of such hell.

With that thought in mind, I was about to leave the place when…

“…That’s something that comes out of the ground?”

Crawling out from the earth was a gigantic humanoid, Eclipse.

Although it was called humanoid, it was only in shape, with a gaping mouth in the middle of the torso, tentacles wriggling from it, and muscles exposed all over its body.

It’s so hideous that just looking at it will drain your sanity.

Immediately, there was a flash of light and a roar, and an enormous explosion engulfed the thing.

Probably my father’s large-scale explosive magic–

It’s “Explode.”

Afterwards, Eclipse stands as a standing charcoal.

It’s a mess.

This is the first time I’ve seen it this way

The destructive power is far too great.

“Vee, shall we go back to the castle now?

Traditionally, you’re supposed to learn about this kind of thing by the age of 10, but my father decided to show it to me earlier… and I was against it.”

Raven looked at me with a worried look on his face. Right now, I was honestly grateful for his concern.

“…Thank you, Brother.

I always thought there were a lot of monsters because it was a remote area. But you were fighting Eclipse.

It was my first time seeing it, but… it was more than just disgusting.”

“…You should be able to find out more details by reading the ‘Forbidden Books’ that my father mentioned. Today, I’ll give you a piggyback ride for the first time in a while. Come on, Vee.”

Saying that, Raven picked me up.

Normally, I would refrain from doing so.

It’s an adult mind in a child’s body. Of course, I don’t like it.

Of course I don’t want to do that…

I don’t feel like resisting right now.

A creature from Earth’s national horror game.

Just imagining fighting these guys who are like even more vicious versions of the “Rehe○rador” is enough to drain my SAN value.

SAN value! In trouble!

I don’t have time to joke around like that.

What on earth is going on?

This world.

Father talked about “curses” and “blessings,” but I don’t understand them at all.

I’m sorry about this, Brother, but–

We need to get away quickly.

It’s easy to die.