Piercing male!?

For Charlotte, who has studied a lot of ghost knowledge and history, this title is not unfamiliar-

Dracula!

Romanian for "Son of the Dragon", the famous Grand Duke Vlad in history.

Charlotte naturally knew the prototype of this vampire, but-

"I've never seen a real vampire!"

"That's normal. ”

"Al Pacino" nodded,

"Because vampires aren't really ghosts. He was transformed by a living person devouring a goblin into his body - neither a living nor a goblin. ”

"I see!"

Charlotte suddenly realized,

"It's harder to do this than turning a living person into a ghost!"

"So real vampires are very rare, and they vary in traits and abilities. ”

While saying, "Al Pacino" while citing examples,

"Like Vlad, or Elizabeth Bartoli. ”

"The countess who bathed in the blood of a maiden?"

Charlize, who was hiding in the subconscious, was also a little surprised,

"She's really a vampire too!?"

"You can't believe all the words of the ghosts!"

Charlotte admonished the girl in her mind, and then pointed to Keanu Reeves, who was standing behind "Al Pacino", still stupid,

"So, you're saying that the curse-like power on Keanu Reeves was left behind by Grand Duke Vlad, or the vampire Dracula?"

"That's how it should be. ”

"Al Pacino" nodded,

"Now that he has surpassed the limit of human lifespan and become half a ghost, let's call him Dracula!"

Speaking of this, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face,

"I found this place by following the power of my old friend Dracula - the emotions like vanity mentioned before only magnify the fluctuations of power and make it easier for me to perceive. ”

"I see. ”

Charlotte nodded in understanding, and then asked another question,

"But what are you doing this for? According to you, there is a contractual relationship between Dracula and you, right?"

"But Dracula broke the contract!"

"Al Pacino" had an angry expression on his face,

"Anyone who violates a contract with me is my enemy!"

"Broken the contract!?"

Charlotte didn't believe it,

"The contract you are talking about is a spell, right?

"Of course you can! Even my contract has loopholes to exploit!"

Speaking of this, "Al Pacino" looked rather annoyed,

"Dracula, who was alive when he signed the contract with me, and when I fulfill his wish-"

"He devoured the other goblins, and became neither living nor a goblin!"

Charlotte understood,

"Neither a ghost nor a living person, in the face of such a strange existence, it is true that even if it is a spell contract, there is no guarantee that it will take effect. Then again, since contracts and wishes are mentioned, then you are the devil, right?"

"I won't tell you!"

"Al Pacino" waved his hand and a mysterious smile appeared on his face,

"But if you have to call me that, I won't deny it. ”

"Okay!"

Charlotte thought thoughtfully,

"You can always tell me about the wish that Dracula wants you to fulfill for him, right?

"That's right!"

The tone of "Al Pacino's" words was rather strange - he seemed to have some plan,

"It's not impossible to tell you. To put it simply, he wants his enemies to be afraid of him!"

"Fear?"

Charlotte smiled playfully,

"It's an easy wish for a goblin to fulfill—what price does he have to pay you according to the contract?"

"Lots of sacrifices!"

"Al Pacino" grinded his teeth, and the expression on his face looked eerie,

"A large number of sacrificial rituals that torture the living to death, hence the nickname Dracula, or Vlad's "Piercing Prince". ”

"Was the tyranny of Grand Duke Vlad in history originally intended to be sacrificed to you?"

Charlotte nodded,

This does tell the story. But, according to you, didn't he fulfill his contract with you?"

"Far from enough!"

"Al Pacino" roared,

"And, according to our contract, this sacrifice must be maintained once a year, but later, after devouring the other goblins, he broke the contract!"

"Then his enemies will no longer fear him, will they?"

"That's nature!"

"Al Pacino" laughed sadly,

"I revoked the magic attached to him, and his terrifying image in the eyes of his enemies vanished. ”

"So, in 1476 A.D., he was defeated by the Ottoman Turks, who were repeatedly defeated by him?"

Thinking back to the history she had learned when she was researching the knowledge of ghosts, Charlotte finally understood the hidden meaning.

"But, according to you, hasn't he become a half-man, half-goblin? It wasn't he who was killed by the Ottoman Turks!?"

"Not really. ”

"Al Pacino" shook his head,

However, he was already a half-ghost at the time, but he was not going to die—the so-called "being killed" was only the next step in his transformation. ”

"What's next for conversion?"

Charlotte was a little confused, and "Al Pacino" said angrily,

"He wants to be reincarnated as a god – a Wallachian or Romanian god!"

"That's a big wish!"

Charlotte couldn't help but sigh a little,

"Did he succeed then?"

"It's only half the battle. ”

"Al Pacino" had a blatant sarcasm on his face,

"In Romania, he is indeed a patron saint, but in other parts of the world—"

"He's a demon and a vampire!"

Charlotte nodded, but then suddenly realized something,

"The reason why Dracula has become synonymous with vampires is related to a lot of literature, is there any-"

"I've just talked to a couple of young people about Dracula. ”

"Al Pacino" Pacino shrugged his shoulders, a look of remembrance on his smirked face,

"That was in 1816. That year, the weather had been unusual, and the summer was spent in a cold storm—"

- The Year of No Summer!

Charlotte explained to Charlize in her mind—

INTERVIEWER Due to the influence of Mount Tambora, Indonesia, which erupted in 1815, the weather in 1816 was so abnormal that most of the northern hemisphere was affected, so that year was also called the year without summer.

And if there is no summer year-

Charlotte suddenly remembered the history he had studied, and interrupted "Al Pacino",

"The young men you're talking about, aren't they Shelleys and Byron?"