Seventh Reincarnation
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Deaths... This is a phenomenon that all living things instinctively fear. Because of the fear of death, it is human beings who sharpen their life instincts.

The reason for fear of death is simple. That's because no one knows what happens after death.

Is their soul destroyed?

Are they assimilating into the universe?

Do they experience rebirth?

No one knew the answer, not even Ars who had reincarnated seven times.

It's a special case, or an anomaly.

Until now, he had no idea why or who gave him the ability of reincarnation.

The thought of death came to his mind as he stood before Nicholas's tomb.

"During the day we didn't see you, Nicholas. Sorry just came, my perception of time has been a bit messy lately."

Sowing flowers on the tomb, Ars spoke as if he were talking to someone else.

Ars saw a picture of a white-haired old man in the tomb.

"So that's your old appearance. Last time we met, you were 50, I didn't even recognize you."

He remembers his first meeting with Nicholas.

At that time he was 45 years old, while Nicholas was 22 years old.

Ars likes to visit human cities rather than dwell on islands like Rin. One day, he visited Mathias City, while he was walking around, someone tried to steal his money, and the pickpocket was none other than Nicholas.

Nicholas in his youth was not the successful businessman he is today, but a pickpocket on the streets. After all, Mathias City is not as advanced as it is now, there is a lot of criminality because it is led by corrupt rulers.

But who is Ars? How could he possibly let a mortal steal his goods. As a result, Nicholas was caught, and beaten to a pulp.

The frightened Nicholas begged for mercy while prostrating.

"Please forgive me, I did it to support my 80-year-old mother and little sister, please let me go."

Thanks to this reason, Ars did not cast Nicholas until the seventh heaven.

That's the reason commonly used by low-level criminals in Chinese novels. Nicholas had caught his attention by that ridiculous excuse.

To pass the time, he told her to be a guide, so first she arrived in Mathias City.

Later, Ars toured the city with Nicholas as a tour guide, although nothing is worth seeing.

The government of the corrupt rulers has caused the people of Mathias City to suffer from hunger, poverty, and high crime rates.

In the end, Ars drags Nicholas into the city lord's residence and kills him.

From then on, Mathias City was administered by Nicholas due to his orders.

Only the poor understood the plight of the poor, under the wise and trustworthy rule of Nicholas, slowly but surely, the City of Mathias became a prosperous and no longer poor city.

The relationship between the two of them also changed, from boss and subordinate to friendship.

"No one would believe me if I said that the ruler of Mathias City and the owner of the Grocery Bar whose branches were scattered all over the world, in the past he was just a pickpocket."

"I didn't choose you wrong, Nicholas."

Ars smiled melancholy.

"Are you Uncle Ars?"

The voice of mistrust and doubt of a girl sounded from behind.

Hearing someone say his name, Ars turned to look back and found a beautiful girl accompanied by two burly men in black uniforms on his left and right.

It was a beautiful teenage girl with an average height and a slim body. She had bright skin, long blonde hair that was scattered over her shoulders and up to her waist. Its most striking feature is a pair of large, sharp blue eyes.

"You are... Little marie?"

The girl in front of him reminded Ars of Nicholas' granddaughter.

"You really are Uncle Ars!"

The way the young man in front of her called her with that familiar call confirmed Marie's doubts.

"Let us both."

Marie said to her two bodyguards.

"But miss..."

"Enough, this guy's my acquaintance, I'll be fine."

"Alright, call us if anything happens."

The two burly men obeyed the orders of their master, and went away.

As the successor to the Grocery Bar, it was no wonder Marie had a bodyguard with her.

"Little Marie has turned into a beautiful and charming girl." Ars said with a smile.

"Uncle Ars never changed before." Marie said in a low voice.

"En, grandfather often recounted his youth, especially his encounters with Uncle Ars."

Marie stood on Ars' side, and sprinkled the flowers underneath.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Why? Does Uncle Ars want to do something bad to me?"

Seeing the small smile on Marie's face, Ars sighed. The cute and innocent little girl had turned into a calculating girl.

"Forget it, let's just say I never asked." Ars said relax.

"Who is Uncle Ars?"

"Wow, you're not hiding your motives at all."

"That's not necessary, Uncle Ars is not a bad guy."

"Where does your faith come from."

Ars scratched the back of his head, then asked back.

"What are you asking? Want to find out the source of my immortality?"

The richer a person is, the more afraid that person faces death.

It can be seen from the historical records, the Emperors and Kings were trying to find a way to become immortal. Even in modern times, global elites are building research facilities to research longevity.

To mortal beings, immortality was very tempting to them.

Only immortal beings know under eternity no more cruel curses.

Ars began to realize this recently, the people closest to him died and left him alone.

"Uncle Ars misunderstood, I just want to know, if you don't want to say, it's okay not to say."

Marie hurriedly explained, she did not want to have a bad side in front of her uncle.

"I'm just kidding, you're still as clumsy as ever, little Marie." Ars said while rubbing Marie's hair.

"Don't treat me like a child, I'm an adult."

Marie puffed out her big chest.

"Yeah, you're no longer a child."

For reasons unknown, Ars is not lustful in human women. So, he treated Marie as just an acquaintance.

"Alright, it's not wrong to tell you."

"really?"

"Yes, since this is going to be a long story, let's move places."

"My place is here, let's go there."

With an excited expression, Marie pulled Ars' hand towards her steam car, which was parked in the outer area of the cemetery.

The two bodyguards stared at each other in surprise, this was the first time they saw their young miss holding a man's hand, then they sat in the front seat.

The car drove away from the funeral, minutes later the car entered the luxury villa, which had a spacious courtyard.

Looking over the window, Ars was not surprised to see the luxury in front of his eyes. In fact, he is also a little visible for the success of Nicholas.

There were many greedy people towards the city of Mathias, after which the city advanced and prospered under the rule of Nicholas. Therefore, there were many assassins sent to kill the city lord, unfortunately they never returned after entering the residence of the city lord.

It was all because Ars stayed there for a while to look after him, after Nicholas had completely laid his foundations, only then did he not interfere again.

The reason Ars did it all was not because of kindness, but his way to disappear the boredom he felt.

"Welcome, miss."

Down from the car, Marie was greeted by two rows of servants and a butler.

"Sebastian, prepare the best lunch, today there's a special guest coming." Marie said with an elegant attitude like royalty.

"Understand me, miss."

The butler named Sebastian endured his shock when he saw Ars, he had become the butler of the Nicholas generation, and now he was over 80 years old. Of course he has seen Ars in the past with Nicholas.

Seeing Ars still look like he did decades ago, Sebastian thought his vision had deteriorated or the person in front of him just looked similar.

"Let's go in, Uncle Ars." Marie said softly.

"En."

Ars follows Marie into the villa.

Sebastian's body trembled slightly, his young miss calling the young man uncle.

(Is that really him?)

There was much doubt in Sebastian's mind, but as an experienced butler, he held back those complicated thoughts, and ordered the servants to prepare the best banquet.

[Writer's Note: MC is in the Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi anime]