Transmigrated Into A Tragic Romance Fantasy

The Elpherion Kingdom.

A land blessed by the sun, where even during the Winter, a cozy warmth permeated.

In such a land, two cycles of seasons had passed.

There, in a small village located in the southern region of the Elpherion Kingdom, which had successfully weathered the winter as easily as two years ago and was preparing for the spring of birth, young boys and girls were gathered.

And in front of such children, an old man sitting on a tree stump smiled contentedly and took out a book.

It was from that moment on that the children’s eyes sparkled.

A time of literary pleasure allowed for the children of a small rural village.

It was the time of recitation when the village chief would read an interesting book.

“Ahem. Let’s see~ Shall we read this book today?”

The village chief proudly showed the cover of the book to the children.

Having obtained it with difficulty, the village chief’s appearance of innocently boasting was no different from any other child.

It couldn’t be helped.

The book in the village chief’s hand was none other than the first volume of [The Vampire Lord’s Chronicles], which had recently monopolized the pure literature world and was gaining nationwide popularity.

“Wow~! Isn’t this hard to get?!”

“Eek-! The village chief is the best! Please read it quickly~!”

As if proving its impact, the gathered children could not hide their excitement and anticipation, and even adults who heard the news of the rare book’s appearance joined in, forming a long line during the time to set the reading atmosphere.

“As expected, our village chief is amazing, right? How did you get this book? I heard it was impossible to get even in big city libraries?”

“Haha. It’s all because our village chief is the best!”

“Oh my. He’s starting now. Quiet, quiet.”

“Ahem.”

The village chief cleared his throat, drawing the attention of the distracted audience.

Shortly after, the reading of the hugely popular work began.

“Even his birth was extraordinary. His mother had to endure a birth that should have ended in six or seven hours at most for two full days, and true to his extraordinary birth, he was greedy and stubborn from a young age, and due to his unyielding nature, he would constantly get into fights with his noble peers and relentlessly charge at his targeted opponent, even if he was beaten a thousand times, he would rise and fight again, until he won.”

[The Vampire Lord’s Chronicles]

As expected from the title, the protagonist of such a novel(fanfic) was none other than Elden Raphelion.

The first part of the long story covering his life was published a month ago and was breaking unprecedented records in the history of pure literature while generating tremendous word of mouth.

Thanks to that, the publishing company in charge of publishing was struggling day and night to print the books.

The funny thing was that the author suddenly visited and instead handed over money for about 300 copies to the publisher, asking them to make sure at least one copy was available in each library nationwide.

The publishing company, having received the contract payment, printed and distributed the books nationwide, thinking it was a business where they couldn’t lose even if they hit rock bottom.

The current craze was the result, and the publishing company was searching for the author who had abruptly left, leaving only a contract with money and requests to secure the publication of the second part.

The introduction, which depicted his birth and growth process in detail, the realistic development of how he became a Wastrel, and the main content of the first part was about how and for what reason he became the Vampire Lord.

The process of a ‘noble’ young master who was guaranteed comfort becoming a monster hunter who risked his life was an interesting story, as there was no such precedent before.

However, it was interesting, but the content was undesirable.

The reason was simple.

Although the content itself was clearly interesting, it was because the protagonist who moved the story was a young master from the high and mighty Count’s family.

As in any era, the ruling class and the ruled class could not have a symbiotic relationship.

Novels with nobles as protagonists were nothing more than kindling the anger towards the ruling class and the commoners, and it was natural that novels shunned by the majority who supported society could not enjoy nationwide popularity.

Although some fictional stories with noble young masters and young ladies as protagonists were popular in the underground, they could not enjoy such sensationally nationwide popularity as this.

However, why did the story of Elden Raphelion, the Wastrel noble who hailed from a Count’s family, reach the point of being sold out?

The reason for that was also simple.

Even before the book was printed, the [Vampire Lord’s] name had spread throughout the kingdom beyond the northern regions.

Such a name inspired a great deal of admiration and fervor among the common folk.

The Vampire Lord, who wandered around the country taking care of and looking after the people in crisis and hardship, was like a breath of fresh air to them, and the fact that he was born a noble became an even greater wind that spread throughout the country.

It was the people who, ironically, waited for their help more than anyone else while hating and resenting the nobles so much.

The novel [The Vampire Lord’s Chronicles], which even moved such earnest wishes, flew across the country like wildfire, and it was creating a spectacle where nobles, young and old alike, who would have trembled at the mention of nobles, gathered for the time of reading.

The episode of saving a village by defeating a group of bandits who kidnapped women and children and demanded periodic tributes.

The episode of saving a village that was waiting for its end despite requesting military support to the city in the face of a huge threat from monsters, but was ultimately ignored.

Even the episode of buying a commoner maid who had been suffering from the ruthless verbal and physical abuse of a noble and had run away but was eventually caught, paying a large sum of money and guiding her to her parents.

Moreover, his story of only indulging in monster cuisine, which represented the desperate survival of the commoners, despised by the well-fed nobles in every village or city he visited, provides a friendly sense of kinship as the same people of the kingdom, not the sense of alienation received from the nobles.

Such episodes of salvation and friendly moves that transcended the high and low of status were already accumulating a prestige befitting his alias as he wandered around the country.

A noble who saves the weak commoners who would give up if threatened.

A noble who confronted other nobles, to save the common folk.

A gourmet who hunted the most dangerous monsters to craft the most wonderous meals.

Thanks to his actions that went against the times and opposed history, the novel that weaved the story of Elden Raphelion began to run wild as soon as it started, and here and now.

“Ahem, well, that’s it for today. It’s already evening time.”

The story resonated with interest and emotion even in a small village on the plains.

The recitation that began in the afternoon ended at dusk, and the audience, who had been lost in the village chief’s reading without knowing the passage of time, finally returned to reality.

“Whew- it’s a really fascinating story. If I could, I’d like to stay up all night and listen to the end.”

“I know, right? Moreover, I wonder if it’s because of the author’s excellent skill, but the sentences just stick in your ears, you know?”

“Right? I also really liked how it was heard without any interruptions.”

Occasional praise for the author could be heard.

Aside from the Vampire Lord’s deeds, another factor that contributed to the novel’s(fanfic) popularity was the author’s skills.

I hope everyone in the world would know Elden’s story!

With that wish, the author wove sentences with the easiest possible combination of letters and words and sometimes did not hesitate to use several lines of sentences to express a single word.

In this era with a high illiteracy rate, being able to read letters was like a blessing.

The majority of commoners could speak but could not read letters, and their language proficiency was not as high as that of the nobles.

Thus, unlike other authors, the author of [The Vampire Lord’s Chronicles] removed all the so-called ‘fancy-looking’ rhetoric and vocabulary, and wove the story with easy and simple sentences so that everyone could understand it through recitation.

Thanks to such wishes and sincerity, the story of Elden’s growth, rehabilitation, and redemption became something that people of all ages and genders could enjoy, and as a result...

“I...I want to be like the Vampire Lord when I grow up!”

“Me too!”

“No! I’ll be the one!”

He had become the dream and hope for the children.

But now, this legend arrived in the same village located on the plains, where the recitation of his tale had just ended.

The Vampire Lord entered the village and unfolded a crumpled parchment.

It was the [National Guide of Monster Cuisine], a precious gift from a precious person who had been an excellent partner since the beginning of his journey.

“Let’s see- Oho, there’s a famous restaurant for Bear Skeleton Bone Soup here!”

Drool formed at the corner of his mouth immediately after.

-Slurp.

On a spring evening, nearly 2 years after leaving the Grand Duchy of Winterfell.

Elden Raphelion, had become an advanced Monster Hunter, which only the strongest experts could become.

Knight Rachel, who was once called the [Purple Knight] was now being called the [Auspicious Purple Sword Demon] because even monsters were intimidated and ran away from her.

Ariel Elrond was now recognized as the author behind the biggest hit of the era.

Erenscia, revolutionized the culinary scene, establishing a new discipline, Monster Food Science, through her innate spirit of exploration and research.

And even Marien and Rendler, their excellent assistants.

A total of six members of the gourmet expedition team arrived at a village, bringing a rare fresh wind to the kingdom.

At a village where a famous restaurant for their Bear Skeleton Bone Soup.

And they...

“Huh? That old man closed his business a long time ago, you know?”

“Pardon?”

They had to face bitter disappointment.

The disappointment of ‘closure’ occurred as an event because the [National Guide of Monster Cuisine] was old and had not been updated.

Of course, there was also an unexpected event that occurred due to that event-like closure news.

“Well... he said that his touch had become strange and he was going to the waterfall behind the mountain to sharpen and polish culinary skills. I think he’s gone crazy, though.”

“Oho, this smells strongly of a master..! Everyone, let’s head to the mountain!”

“Let’s go~!”

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And so, like any other day, they were steadily moving forward along the path of exploring hidden famous restaurants and farming fresh ingredients without fail.