TSFA l CH 102

Chapter 102

Immortal Blood

• Power: Revives the holder after death. 
• Rank: Intermediate 
• First User: Alexander Bassenberg 

Stage 1: After death, within three days, the lost body and broken mind are completely restored, and the person revives.
Stage 2: …….

Just like the ability book I read in my previous life, Alex revived exactly three days after his death.

Since no one knew how Alex got caught up in that incident with Ratan… I only learned the full story after Alex woke up.

“Alex.”

“Yes, sis. Hehe.”

We were lying side by side. Even though Alex was already a head taller than me, he wriggled into my arms like a little child.

‘Hmm.’

Thankfully, Alex didn’t remember the painful details of his death. He himself couldn’t recall much.

From what he vaguely remembered, I pieced it together:

He saw Ratan → Ratan swung his arm → Alex was knocked away.

That’s where his memory stopped.

Most likely, Märchen’s consciousness managed to hold Ratan back as much as possible, deciding the best choice was to throw Alex far away.

But when Alex was thrown, his head injury and bleeding were too severe. Because no one treated it quickly, it led straight to his death.

I asked him carefully:

“Alex, I want to ask you something. Can you answer honestly?”

“Yes!”

I looked at his bright, innocent face.

The truth is, Immortal Blood restores not only the body but also the mind. The revived person doesn’t suffer lingering trauma or mental scars from their death.

If it hadn’t been like that, in my past life Alex would have gone mad after dying so many times.

Even so, I thought to myself:

‘If this wasn’t the best choice, I’ll rewind time again.’

I didn’t rewind time after seeing Alex’s corpse. That was a crazy gamble. I wanted to both tame Ratan and let Alex awaken his ability.

But what if it was the wrong choice?

If my fears came true, I told myself I’d rewind time later.

Now, I need to check.

“You’re an ability user too now, right, Alex?”

“Yes!”

“Your power isn’t one you can actually use. If you ever act reckless thinking you won’t die, I’ll scold you terribly.”

“Mm-hm.”

“Don’t even think of ‘trying it out.’ If you do, I’ll never look at your face again.”

“Mm-hm.”

I smiled at his nodding, then asked the question I’d been nervous about:

“…Do you like your ability?”

***

One Week After Alex’s Resurrection

It’s been a week since my younger brother, Alexander Belzer, was revived.

And right now… I regret the three days I spent worrying while waiting for him to come back.

Why?

Because all that stress just shaved years off my life for nothing.

“Pew pew! Contaminated Princess spotted!”

“Hey! Don’t! Can’t you see your sister is trying to be serious right now?”

…They’re not helping me be serious at all.

Again…

I had prepared myself to rewind time if my fears came true.

But in the end, all my predictions were wrong.

• Prediction 1: Alex would suffer more after learning his ability → Totally wrong. 
• Prediction 2: Märchen would blame himself for Alex’s death and suffer → Almost, but he recovered quickly. 
• Prediction 3: Alex would fear Märchen or their relationship would become awkward → The exact opposite happened. 

Alexander Belzer, one week after awakening Immortal Blood → Our house is noisier than ever.

“Take this, Monster Prince!!!”

When Alex was depressed, the house had been quiet…

“God who controls death! Release me from this curse! Catch me if you dare, and I’ll show you my true power!”

Crash! Bang!

Now the noise has doubled.

‘Ugh…’

I covered my ears.

Märchen had always been like that, but after the incident, he played with Alex even more. And Alex…

‘Feels like he likes Märchen more than me now…’

That stung a little, but it was fine.

Although Märchen’s mind was shaken from letting Alex die…

“I’m really okay, big brother!”

Thanks to Alex reassuring him, Märchen recovered fast.

And Alex wasn’t just saying he was okay—he was okay.

He was even thankful, saying he was glad to have discovered his power and that it made him cool. That flustered Märchen.

“…Do you like your ability?”

“It’s amazing, sis! I’m so awesome!”

Instead of being haunted by memories of death, Alex was just thrilled to have awakened a “cool” power.

In his eyes, this ability made him special.

“Ehehe… Sis, will you call me ‘God of Death Control’?”

To a twelve-year-old boy, this ability felt like the coolest thing ever.

And technically, he was right—he’s the only human the actual God of Death, Ryan, can’t kill.

So yes, my little brother is indeed the “God who controls death.”

In the end, I had just wasted my lifespan worrying.

“…Ugh, so noisy.”

Because Märchen avoided going outside, the inside of the house turned into a playground. Now he and Alex were playing with toy water guns that Rivan had invented.

And since they were made by a genius magic engineer, these weren’t ordinary water guns.

Splash—!

“Ah!”

Water hit my head. Sitting in the 1st-floor living room, I glared up at the 3rd-floor railing.

“Pwahaha! The contaminated Princess is defeated!”

“Hahaha! That evil expression proves she’s corrupted!”

They laughed loudly.

I also had a water gun. Should I show them the princess’s true shooting skills?

…But then I saw poor Emma wiping up the wet floor everywhere with towels.

“Wow, you two are playing so well, it’s wonderful.”

So I decided to stay calm.

“Run, the contaminated princess is escaping!”

“Princess, won’t you help lift the prince’s curse? How cowardly!”

Splash! Splash!

“Ahh! Stop it already!”

I dashed outside to escape their water-gun fire.

Out back, our mercenary Max was there.

“Ah, my lady, what brings you outside!”

“….”

Jack and Rudy were also in the yard, checking their weapons. They quickly dropped to one knee in front of me.

“Oh, praise the Goddess! May her precious body be preserved!”

“If you wish for a walk, we will escort you!”

“….”

Right. To my house’s S-class mercenaries, Cerberus, I had basically become a god.

1. I tamed the elite monster, Ratan. 
2. I healed the wounded with a single touch. 
3. I even “brought back the dead” (though in truth it was Alex’s ability). 

They all thought I was the one who resurrected Alex.

I didn’t want anyone knowing about his ability, so honestly this misunderstanding worked out well.

Though being worshiped like a god was… embarrassing.

Anyway, Cerberus, who had gathered to defeat Bassenberg, believed in victory more than ever after witnessing “my” powers. Their morale and loyalty were sky-high.

“Do you really want to go walking, my lady? There are still lots of bears around. Where’s the captain? Why isn’t he guarding you?” Max grumbled.

The three mercenaries trailed behind me as I walked.

“Carli’s in the basement with Rivan, testing a new weapon.”

“Then we’ll—huh?!”

Suddenly, we all froze.

Because a predator had come down from the mountain.

“See? This is why you need guards, my lady! Scary things show up!”

He wasn’t wrong. It was… a lion.

“What the—why is that out here?”

The lion strolled toward me, and only then did I notice who it really was.

Ryan, with dark circles under his eyes, exhausted after spending all day clearing the mountain of wild beasts, walked up to me.