Deuteronomy-Postremum: Reincarnated as a Vampire in an Extremely Chaotic World!

Everything, wiped out.

As I awaken, a massive crater is the first thing to be seen.

Seems like [Antares] worked. All of my enemies are gone now, along with everyone in this place...

It's horrible, but something worse would've happened if I didn't get rid of those assassins.

Thinking won't do good. I have to get out and find everyone. [Spatial Lift] only teleports targets to random places, I've explained it before, knowing them, they've probably survived.

....

I walked through the wastelands, of what I've created. The bloody skies are now gone, replaced with your favorite, sunny blue background.

Through an entire day, I managed to find my way back to the main roads. At the sacrifice of losing sight of the beautiful skies, and back to the gloomy, and red atmosphere.

"Yo, Vampire. Looking for your friends?"

While walking down the road, a lady riding a horse stops in front of me.

She looks at me with that sly face, obvious that she's another enemy. She's not even hiding her Bloodlust, what am I supposed to do with her?

"Divine retribution it is... I'm Heart. You've known me from that woman, haven't you?"

Heart? Surprise. It's a known person, Rintan has told me about her, which means that her hometown should be near as well.

"Don't give me that silence..! Fufufu..! I'm with the Military Police. Though, the nation's probably fallen already."

"What do you want? I don't have time for this. Move out of the way."

"The embodiment of fate, it's arrived."

Embodiment of fate? I see. Let's go along with her then.

I get on the horse, as she moves down the road at full speed.

"Embodiment of Fate", a false redeemer. He's Rintan's assistant. Back at her kingdom, he supports Rintan with most of her works, but I do understand, how he's a fake.

"Vixen, you got jumped by Frillet, right? He began moving as soon as he returned. You going into the salt mines basically meant your demise. Ever wondered how, and why he was even in Terui?"

"A great mistake huh... Me throwing forks at him wasn't a bad idea though. He got weakened, with no way to escape."

"Same for you. You've basically consumed all corpses, and every evil intent in this continent. For a while, there won't be anything bad happening."

"Anyways, where are we going? Do you know where Rintan and the others are?"

"No, of course. I can bring you to the Ninth Polar Heaven, where I live however. But at a cost. Wish you luck, Vixen."

"Hm? What's the cost? I don't have anything on me right now..."

"You don't seem to realize, you have the key to unlock it. When I tell you, break a watermelon at the right time, while bending your finger 1 nanometer to the left, okay?"

Huh? Why should I? That's a pretty random request.

"Super Thunderblade!!!"

"Wh-WHAAAA!!!"

What?! What is she doing?! She threw me straight into the sky!!

A watermelon comes along. Should I do what she told me to do?

A bullet flies past me, is this the signal?

I bend my finger, and smash the watermelon instantly, a giant gate suddenly opens in the blink of an eye. What even is going on?!

"Good work! Now get back here!"

I fall back on to the horse, which runs into the gate. The gate leads us into a dark fiery world.

Don't tell me...

T-THE DEMON REALM?!!!?

"Extraplanetarium rose."

A red barrier forms around us.

Ummm.... What is happening..? I don't understand what's going on anymore... Why is there a random portal to the Demon Realm on this road? Why does breaking a watermelon and bending your finger open it?

"There're demons everywhere. We'll have to meet one of the demon generals here, so that we can find everyone."

The most notable thing right now, is Heart's purple hair, while she continues moving forward, heading towards that ominous burning castle.

The horse finally trips, it's impressive how long it managed to stay up while running on these molten rocks.

"We'll have to run on lava now. It's better than running on water at least."

Eh..? Do I really have to..? I'll just use [Blood Reformation] and use that horse's blood as a bridge.

"That's cheating, Vampire."

She looks at me with a disappointed look on her face.

Well, what can I do? No way my feet won't burn running on lava.

"My friend, Sawa will be in there, meet him, and 5 other demons. Don't try to attack though, any signs of malice will instantly make you an enemy."

"Wait. How are we going to get into the castle? I don't see a gate, or any entrance anywhere."

"Just run into it."

What..?

We suddenly crash into the castle. Luckily, I didn't catch fire.

The interior is seemingly normal, as if there isn't even a burning inferno outside. Did we enter another portal? The sounds of fire crackling can still be heard. I guess we'll have to find Sawa for now.

"Let's go right. The chambers of eternal suffering is in the left. Make sure not to stumble in there..!"

"Chambers of eternal suffering..? Why is that even here?"

"Hm? Why ask such a stupid question? We're in hell, of course."

I mustn't forget that the Demon Realm is basically just hell.

We move down the right hallways, eventually finding a door which leads into a library.

"This is the library of sharks. In the upper world, or the mortal realm, it is called the Forgotten library of Triio."

"Triio? I think I've heard about that before. It's where forbidden magic, and other things are written about, right?"

"Correct. Dinofelis, the Tiger king will be in here, as the librarian."

Dinofelis? Aren't we going to meet Sawa?

A strange man then walks by. Oh. It must be Dinofelis.

We walk up to him.

"Hey there. Have you any books?"

"Heart? Heart Cornea? What are you doing here? I thought you went back onto the surface?"

Heart Cornea? That's Heart's full name? Why is she named after some parts of the human body?

We then take a seat nearby. Libraries can be a good place for resting too, huh.

Dinofelis, the King of Tigers. Currently one of the greatest Beastfolks. If I'm right, he should've come from the north, and passed away in a fierce battle against the humans not too long ago. So, how is he still here? Or is he already dead, and this is just hell? Well, it is hell, but my concept of hell is kind of different from this place...

"Vampire Vampire, this is Dinofelis. Dinofelis, this is Vampire."

"H-ha.... Nice to meet you, I guess.."

"You too..."

How awkward. Why is Heart introducing us to each other?

"Ahem ahem. Now on to business.... The old Hero, Frillet Tofan, ambushed Vixen. In a response to this attack, Vixen detonated a nuclear bomb, and transported all of her friends to random places. Is that right, Vampire?"

"I'm not a vampire.... But yes, that is correct. Why are you explaining this? And how do you know this?"

"We'll be the ones to judge, whether you are innocent, or not. Dinofelis, if you were to be thrown into the same situation as her, what would be your reaction?"

Dinofelis then stood up.

"As a response to such an unexpected attack, I would first, negotiate with my enemies, and second, run away as fast as possible. If I were to fail, my 2nd plan wouldn't be to instantly murder everyone in the area, but to use teleportation magic and get away."

"Ahem ahem. Vixen, what did you do? You brutally decimated everyone, including those who aren't even involved. I'd expect you to say something like "they were already dead" or whatever. But even if they weren't even conscious anymore, a soul is still a soul, taking away ones soul counts as murder."

Eh?? What even are the rules of this world? Besides, I would never say something like that. I even tried to help them.

Why are we doing this in a library anyways?! Isn't this supposed to happen on court?!

"Let me speak, the soul is merely a concept. Are you really sure that everyone has a soul? I was also going to help everyone, until I got attacked. It was self-defense. Since I was being ambushed, self-defense was my only option. It is without a doubt, my enemies wouldn't let me get away, even with my teleportation magic."

"I have an objection. There was no reason to instantly kill everyone. You had a ton of options as well, just a few examples I have here... First, you could've spoken with them. Second, you could've jumped into the air and escape. Third, you could've dug into the ground and tunnel out of the city. And Fourth, you could've just run through the entire city, it's all not a problem for you, right?"

"No. Even if I tried to escape, no way that my enemies would've let me. Speaking wasn't an option either. They have already tried to kill me before I even made a move. You guys didn't even witness it, so why are we doing this..?"

"Hoh-hoh-hoh..! Simply because it's fun!"

"Eh?? I don't have time for this, Heart. My friends are waiting."

What a waste of time. I get up, and started walking away.

"Hold on, Vampire. This talk isn't useless. This entire thing was merely just a part of my plan, to waste time while waiting for my ultimate goal...."

"Ultimate goal? Fine, I'll hear about it before I leave."

"Coffee is ready."

Huh? What is she talking about? Did she just waste more time simply because she wanted me to wait for her coffee? A mere coffee isn't even a nanometer worth of significance compared to the search for my friends..!

"Well... Why not stay a bit for coffee? Rest is important too, you know?"

"Sigh... Okay. Why not. This coffee better be good, as a compensation for my lost time. And not just good either. It must be beyond the greatest of the greatest. For such an ordinary, plain coffee, I wont show any form of mercy towards whoever made it..!"

"How angry how angry.... Fear not, Vampire. This is the coffee made by the purest of them all. Truly a perfect delight from heaven!"

Delight from heaven? Heavenly Delights? Sounds good.

We returned to our seats.... And waited for an hour.....

......

How long?!!? How dare she waste more time!!! I get up to leave, but suddenly, our coffee arrives.

"U-umm... D-do you have... Do you want an coffee..? Is this yours..?"

Wow. It's a maid. She's fidgeting, nervous, and holding a plate with 3 cup of coffee.

That shining, silky silver hair. Paired with those, bright green and blue eyes, heterochromia perhaps? Now with a beautiful maid uniform... Is this the one who brings coffee from heaven? Let's ask Heart- oh. Nevermind, she's asleep.

"Ah... Free..! Didn't think you'd be the one to bring us our coffee!"

"Free? Her name's Free? Hmmm... Maybe I'll stay here for a while after all."

"Yes, you chose the right option..! Karran Verran, or Sun Free in your language. The best of the best in this castle!!"

"Sun Free? That sounds below terrible for someone like her! I'll call her Fiya for now, such wonderful words for the likes of her!"

Not sure if it's because of her charisma, or because of the strange magical field surrounding her that pulls many eyes. Still, she doesn't seem to realize it.

"Uuu.... Wa..? W-w-w-what might you be talking a-about..?"

"Nothing nothing. Come sit down, you can drink one of the coffees, it's supposed to be for a friend here, but they've told me to not waste drinks for if you bestow them upon us, whilst they're away."

"H-huh..? Isn't that your friend over there?"

Is she talking about Heart, who is sleeping? Let's just pretend that she's not there. After all, she did annoy me a bit. Sleeping when you know you're getting coffee from Fiya was your mistake, Heart. Fufufu..!

"Ignore her. And let's talk about my country's declaration of independence."

"Woo..? Hm..? W-why..? But okay..."

She sat next to me. How lucky I am..!

"Ahem ahem. Free, can you tell us about how you're able to make such immaculate drink? It's savory taste, much sugar, but not too many... A slight bitterness, at the right amount... And the perfect pieces of caffeine, enough to make you feel regenerated, whilst preventing any negative side effects..!"

"G-guu... Ha...? I-I can't understand what y-you-..."

"Oh? Let me make this simpler. How do you create the perfect coffee?"

"Perfect? I-I'm not- it's not perfect... I just added a bit of magic to it..!"

Magic? When was there magic for things like coffee?

I take a sip of my coffee. It's not-! How delicious..! This goes beyond even the concept of cosmically great..! What even is this..?

I cast [Appraisal], yet nothing seems to show up. Is it because I've only learned that spell not too long ago? Or is it because this coffee is just too good?

"E-eh..? Umm... Miss... You seem to enjoy my coffee huh..? Hehehe... Same for you too, Mr. Dinofelis..."

I didn't even realize, I had already finished drinking my coffee..!

"You too, Free. Go on, drink yours. After all, you did make it."

"O-oh... Thanks... Very well, then..."

How cute..!

She began drinking her coffee with the proper etiquette. Must I only see this for less than even 20 seconds?

"Ha... R-refreshing, to say the least..."

Suddenly, an interruption occured.

"Yawn..... Gah... Oh? Free? You've-...."

Heart woke up, realizing what's happening.

Uh oh. Will she get mad at Free for taking her drink? I'll cut her down in an instant before she can even say anything about it.

"W-w-waaa..!! I-I'm sorry Ms. Heart..! For drinking your coffee..! It is yours... Isn't it...?"

"Hm? Just so you know, if you wanted to, you could order me to do anything, if you just asked. So of course, if you wanted to drink my coffee, it's all yours. Never was it mine. Ever."

"H-huu.... O-okay then.... I appreciate your kindness, and will c-continue to drink..."

It's a sight to see, but I need to get back to finding my friends. If I could, I would bring her with me.

I stood up, putting down my coffee.

"Heart, about our mission... You told me that you were going to bring me to the Ninth Polar Heaven, or whatever?"

"Hihihi..! When did I ever say that? Are you saying that you want to leave behind, this adorable, little girl, and move on to find your allies?"

"Hmm... I'll find my friends first. After we regroup, we'll take Fiya with us, if she wants to."

"Alright alright. Let us move then."

"Apologies, Fiya, but we will meet again."

As we prepared to leave, Fiya suddenly said something unexpected.

"W-wait..! The N-Ninth Polar Heaven that you speak of... I know where it is... C-can I come along..? It's where my parents live..."

"Your parents? Of course of course! I'd love it if you wanted to come with us!"

"R-really? Woohoo..! Yay..!"

We then left the library and returned to the hallways.

The large hole that we made on the wall is now gone. Is this place automatically healing? Or are there people that repairs the walls?

"Hold on, Vixen. Have you forgotten our first objectives? We must meet Sawa, and obtain the second key to unlocking the gates leading into the Ninth Polar Heaven."

Sawa huh... I'm pretty sure that he's the same demon that ordered every demon to get rid of all the humans that they see.

Well, whatever they are, Heart is here, so I should be safe from harm.