The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

Side Chapter 15 Meanwhile, Heinz and his companions

Gubamon, one of the two remaining Vampires worshipping Hihiryushukaka, the Evil God of Joyful Life, had been defeated.

Unlike Ternecia, his head and Magic Stone weren't taken to the Adventurers' Guild, nor did the Vampires who were his subordinates become disorderly groups that caused incidents in all regions.

However, rumors had slowly spread within criminal organizations that the Vampires of Gubamon's faction had been ruling from the shadows, and among the merchants and noblemen who had been making deals with them.

Rumors that Gubamon had fallen, and that the Vampires who were his subordinates had been defeated by someone as well.

Those with connections to the Vampires were confused, as they no longer had anyone contacting them, nor were they given any orders. Of course, they would be beheaded if it was ever found that they had connections with the Vampires, so they didn't voice this confusion aloud.

However, after several months of unnatural silence, their doubts were confirmed when Vampires from Birkyne's faction appeared instead of their usual contacts, either seizing control over criminal organizations or offering a continuation of business.

Birkyne, the sole survivor, had tried to hide Gubamon's death, but Gubamon had turned the majority of his own subordinates into Undead, so there was a shortage of hands even after gathering the few Vampires who had survived.

Thus, rumors surrounding Gubamon's death slowly spread.

Just who had defeated such a monster who had been living since the age of the gods?

Had he been punished by some unknown hero in secret, or had Birkyne kicked him down in order to take control over the Bahn Gaia continent's underworld for himself?

Or was there a monster that surpassed Pure-breed Vampires, lurking in the darkness?

"I'm sure some strong people like Heinz-oniichan and the rest of you exterminated the bad people," said Selen, the Dhampir girl who had been saved and was now being protected by the Five-colored Blades, led by the S-class adventurer known as Heinz, the Blue-flamed Sword. These were her innocent thoughts.

Selen was a Dhampir born to a Vampire mother and human father. However, for some reason, the hidden house in the mountains that her family was living in was raided by thieves.

Selen didn't know the details, but those thieves were a mercenary band hired by a nobleman with an evil desire for the beautiful, odd-colored eyes of Dhampirs.

It was likely that the Vampires had given information to that nobleman in order to dispose of the Dhampir Selen, her mother who was a traitor, and her father.

Selen's mother had been a Noble-born Vampire, but not long had passed since she had become a Vampire, and she was inexperienced in both magic and martial skills. And Selen's father was a simple hunter.

The mercenary band who attacked them was composed of over ten famous individuals with the skills of C-class adventurers, who would even accept dirty tasks from noblemen and wealthy merchants.

They had attacked the house with anti-Vampire preparations. Selen's mother had fought hard to protect her daughter and husband, but she was defeated, her resistance in vain.

Selen's father was heavily wounded as well, and the mercenaries closed in on Selen to gouge out her eyes.

That was when the Five-colored Blades, led by Heinz, came running.

It was around the time that Heinz, who had converted to Alda's peaceful faction in the Orbaume Kingdom, had lost the Elf Spiritual Mage Martina in the wandering Dungeon, the Trial of Zakkart, and departed once more with his new party members, Diana and Jennifer.