The Max Level Hero Has Returned!-Novel

“It’s too late. Class F had lost.”

With a lost and confused gaze, Josiah dropped her head in disappointment. “How can this be…? Again…”

Davey patted Josiah’s head after seeing her helplessness. He said, “There’s something far more important than that. Listen.”

It would not help Josiah later in life if Davey kept quiet about her circumstances right now. After all, didn’t they say that it was better to get beaten up by the truth first?

“This discussion takes precedence. I need to confirm something. You. You’re adopted, aren’t you?”

Josiah’s eyes grew wider at Davey’s question. “What do you…?”

“The Frances Family adopted you.”

“I…don’t know either.”

Since Josiah was clueless, Davey chose to hit her fast with the facts. He stated, “You. You are not human.”

Josiah paused once again, then blurted out, “What?”

“You’re not a human. To be exact, you’re a noble, a noble vampire.”

Josiah screamed at Davey as if she found his words to be ridiculous. “Wh… What are you saying, Instructor?!”

“You think I’m lying?”

With a wavering gaze, Josiah murmured, “I’m… I’m not a human…”

“You don’t have to worry. Nothing has to change for you. I blocked everything and just left what you needed.”

“A vampire… Vampire…”

“Congratulations. You’re now the queen of those mosquito bastards. I could block everything, but I still left part of the powers for you.”

“What?”

“If I blocked that part too, then you’d be dead. You can only use a bit of it though.”

If she kept on suppressing her instincts, then she would eventually implode. It was better to let her know so that she could learn to cope with those instincts at some point.

—You’re showing mercy. Ridiculous.

Davey had helped Josiah settle down regarding the new situation that she was in. This meant that the vampires’ moderate faction, who would probably be foaming at the mouth in excitement at Josiah’s existence, would be completely blocked from rushing toward her.

The most convenient and optimum course of action was to crush the opponent completely. But since the vampires that Davey had encountered were not the moderate faction, then he could use a very convenient method to promote friendship later on with Josiah on his side.

“Let’s go back first. I’ll explain it on the way.”

“What should I do now?”

“Well. First, for your fangs, you just have to stop yourself from going crazy and sucking blood. For the change of your eye color, it doesn’t matter. Since you’re a mage, there’s no need for you to worry about dealing with holy mana either. All you have to do is live just the way you have been. Nothing has to change for you.”

Since Davey had blocked most of Josiah’s instincts as a vampire, the only thing that had changed for Josiah was her title. She had now gone from a ‘human’ to a Vampire Lord. However, nothing would change for her in the end.

Josiah now had a very ridiculous regenerative ability that could restore even a severed arm in one go.

“What do you think? Isn’t it great?”

“Not at all!”

The only thing that would change was the fact that the vampires would calm down with the birth of their new Lord, who was free from the cravings for blood.

Davey would obviously eradicate the vampires’ radical faction. However, he had judged that he should stop killing the members of the moderate faction and leave them be.

—Why?

Davey knew that something big was happening. Since that was the case, he had no other choice but to make preparations for all kinds of possibilities.

He looked around the now empty old castle, the castle that had completely collapsed and turned into ruins. He looked worried as he pondered about the way to go back.

The boy, the previous Vampire Lord, had set up several traps just in case Davey had barged into this place. It seemed like what they had tried to do here had been very important to him, so he had made meticulous preparations.

Well, Davey had come here successfully. However, for him to go back the way that he had come from, he would need to break down this space that the Vampire Lord had blocked with several Blood Poleis.

“That… Instructor,” called out Josiah, who still could not understand her situation and was left in a daze, upon realizing something.

“What?”

“That… Did you come to save me, Instructor?”

“Right. Shouldn’t you be grateful?”

“…Yes. Thank you. It was really scary…” Josiah replied with a smile, seemingly used to how Davey was. She then asked playfully, “By the way… Where are we?”

“An old castle.”

“I know. I can tell that much by the look of the ruins.”

“It’s the secret base of the bastards who caught you. To be honest, I don’t know whether we're in the eastern, southern, or western part of the continent. Safe to say, we’re completely lost.”

Josiah’s eyes grew wide. Now realizing that something was truly strange, she asked, “Instructor… How did you get here? Also, I’m sure I was dragged here by that weird guy…”

“Think in simple terms. I came all the way here to find you. All I need to do now is to take you back.”

In fact, Davey was not doing this as an instructor but as the Lord of the Heins Territory. He wanted to crush Collins, the mage who had brought forth this situation. Unfortunately, things could not be explained so simply.

“Aaaaah. My head hurts… I don’t understand. I can’t organize my thoughts at all.”

“You just need to think simply. Your teacher saved you. What should you think? You have to be thankful, right?”

Josiah frowned. “Hearing you emphasize that part is making me very nervous, you know? Instructor, whenever you show off like that, it means that you’re going to rip the other person apart.”

“It seems like you’ve seen right through me. Well, all I need is to draw some of your blood.”

Whether she had chosen to be awakened as a Vampire Lord or not, Josiah was already one. That meant that she had a lot of power flowing through her veins.

Well, Davey did not really care about the characteristics of her blood. All Davey knew was that the power was so attractive that he would like to pack some samples away.

“B-Blood?!”

“I just need a bit. I need some samples to check the variables… Hmm, well. I need to do some experiments on it too.”

It did not matter whether Davey had any ulterior motive with Josiah’s blood or not.

“Goodness. How can a bully like you be a teacher…? Then, how did you even come here? From what you said, you don’t even know where this place is.”

“How did I come here? I just followed you. I don’t have any idea of how to go back.”

“What do you mean…? I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Davey ignored Josiah and continued to think about how to get around the way that the vampires had entirely blocked up. Since he had used up most of his powers, including his mana, divine mana, sorcery, and even dark mana, he did not want to overdo it anymore. He only had enough magic to make one more warp. In fact, the Meteor Shower Magic had consumed a lot of his powers too.

It would not be too hard for him to break the barrier by force. However, that meant that they would have to stay here for half a day or even longer. And from what he could tell, the death of the Vampire Lord had triggered something which further strengthened the barrier.

The barrier had originally been set up so that Davey would not be able to track down the vampires that had escaped.

“Hmm…”

“Uhm… Instructor?”

“Josiah, keep this a secret from the others.”

Davey believed that private lessons were illegal and unfair to the other students, which was why he wanted Josiah to keep this a secret.

Lifting a hand, blue light started to gather in Davey’s palms. He said calmly, “Here’s a problem. Explain the mana particle theory.”

Josiah’s head tilted in confusion. “Mana…particle theory? Isn’t that the theory that mana moves around like particles?”

“It seems like you know about it well. Then, since the mana are particles, how do you think the mana particles maintain their nuclei?”

“What do you mean? It’s so hard…”

“Is it a bit difficult? Then, let me change the question. What do you think will happen if a sharp knife hits a bloated balloon?”

The answer to that question was simple.

“It will explode.”

If mana particles got hit by something sharp, then they would naturally further divide the particles. This was similar to something in modern Earth’s physics, the one where one could create tremendous power through particle division.

“Look closely. There’s a barrier around us right now. That’s why we can’t go out.”

“…I don’t really know it well, but let’s just say that I understand for now.”

“Right now, you and I both are a bit lacking in mana. Simply put, this is a very annoying situation for us. We can’t break everything down in a relaxed and comfortable manner. Then, can you think of a way to break that damn wall with whatever’s left of our power?”

Josiah frowned and said, “Is that even possible? How can you break a thick and sturdy barrier made with magic other than using magic?”

“It’s possible. There’s a method to break the walls down without using a single spell.”

The answer to that question was…by forcing all of the mana in the area to explode. Once that happened, then everything would break down.

Without any hesitation, Davey turned the blue mana that was gathering in his palms into a needle before stabbing it directly into the nucleus of a single finely woven mana particle in the area.

This was an impossible feat if one had not achieved the highest rank and undergone assimilation. However, Davey was a mage who had reached a level that went beyond the transcendental level. He was someone who could do this.

Needless to say, there was nothing impossible for Davey.

The mana, which had lost the part that held them together, started to split into smaller particles. Then, these smaller particles began to move and hit the rest of the mana particles, triggering another split.

Not long after, the mana exploded, creating a huge shock wave that devoured the area and shook the balance. This was not a normal nuclear fission that would simply release kinetic energy.

To put it in better light, the theory behind this phenomenon that Davey had created would create a huge fuss in the entire continent. On top of that, it was also very dangerous if used as a weapon. After all, this was like a wide-range magic EMP bomb.