Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou

Morning comes, day comes, night comes again. I woke up in the closet of Descend's Inn with a knock of Cenri.

[Descend] Inn is a vampire-friendly specification. There were no curtains, unlimited correct cross designs in the closet, and blatantly anti-vampire measures were in place.

But the weakness of a vampire's cross is quite delicate. It's the right cross that we don't like, and it's not fatal compared to other weaknesses. That is why I was able to fight the Kainushi Cross Sword of the Vampire Hunter (Vampire Hunter), which I did not yet possess all sorts of abilities, and why Cenri's Sword did not imitate the Cross.

I checked the design of the clay-covered cross again and sighed small. The ever-increasing number of clever means of counteracting weaknesses is slightly different from the vampire image I have. Of course, I can't think of anything more out of hand than dying alive......

The former end knight with silver hair looked at me and smiled slightly to the extent that he would not have noticed if it had not been me.

Cenri is still beautiful today. I checked the castle last night and it should have been moving around during the day but not shaded by the life force I feel from it.

"Morning, End"

"Good morning. The closet should assume more humans are coming in."

"... even though it's wide when you're a dog"

"Because being a dog makes me want to run around..."

Lately, I've been trying not to be much of a dog. That ability is handy, and I like the look of a fuzzy white dog and the look of a soggy, well-dressed black dog, but that's why I'm going to abuse it when I get alarmed.

Even if you don't, you should stop about in the city because you're largely a dog figure on the move.

I was not ill. You don't have to untie your hands and feet. The power of blood is unfortunately still there.

Remove and hang the sunglasses that bothered me a little but were in the drawer.

And finally, I checked the little stone shards of the little finger I had in my pocket earlier - the night crystal (Night Crystal) that I just got last night.

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The life form captured in the underground passage was a mercenary.

It is mere coincidence that help was made in time. I knew the creatures existed, but I didn't even know they were struggling with the Bones.

Five men in their twenties to thirties. The strength of the mercenaries was not great. Muscles were quite developed on the strong side, but strength would be as good as the lowest soldier in the Reinell army.

A powerful creature is something that (even if it doesn't go as far as controlling it as a centipede) can gain and have tough life skills. They didn't have it. The magic didn't seem to work, and the leadership that named Lazar was to such an extent that I could meditate on my eyes and deal with them.

But I didn't mean to fight them or engage them, so I don't care about strength or anything.

Mr. Lazar and the others were perfect as informants. I didn't seem to suspect this one was undead, and I think Cenri was blinding me, but I couldn't help but see it because I saw it at first.

If you've been trying to get your hands on me, I'll let you beat me up, but if you just look a little, I'll forgive you.

In conclusion, the information obtained from Mr Lazar and the others was of little use.

They were apparently crusading the undead for being hired to break into the old castle. The employer is - the city of [Descend]. The request is to defeat the undead who enter the ancient castle once in a while.

I threw up information easily because that information was not something they should have covered up. He didn't even look like he was lying.

That's not all they were doing, and they weren't giving instructions to keep something. Apparently, he has undertaken several similar jobs before.

I didn't get the information I imagined. But I got the information that I don't know anything.

They are extremely common mercenaries. Originally mercenaries don't go into the circumstances of their employers unless it's for a special reason. I don't know if you give a shit about anything on an undead crusade that's risking your life if you do, but it's their choice, so I can't help it.

And the biggest thing about last night's survey of the Old Castle - we got the crystals for the night.

Cenri closes his eyes for a few seconds, opens his eyes and nods loudly.

"Definitely...... the signs are gone"

"Oh. I can see that too."

I began to manipulate the power of blood consciously after the cannibalism - the loss of the crystals of the night. So I've only ever known it as blurry, but I can understand it now.

The force is flowing into a small stone. I can clearly see that.

The black stone was rolling further behind the underground passageway that Mr. Lazar and the others guarded - a corner of the corridor that had no philosophy whatsoever. It wasn't in the crate, it wasn't on the shelf, it was left as if it were just a stone's throw.

The size is just ahead of my pinky, and I wouldn't have noticed it very well in humans. Even if you noticed, you shouldn't be thinking of picking up a little stone in the dark.

Perhaps even the End Knight shouldn't notice. I barely noticed the particularity because I saw a negative flow of power.

Anyway, there was a lot going on, but we made it to this city safely.

But honestly...... it works too well and creeps me out.

I didn't think Cenri's proposal would lead directly to results so far. I was hoping I could grab some clues, but I guess Cenri thought the same thing because she herself was Kyotong.

Everything didn't make sense. I have acted with reason so far, but what happened in [Descend] is off track. It's going too well. I feel as if I'm following someone's script.

I got what I wanted. But I don't know how this fell over there, and I don't know why the Boneman was attacking the Old Castle, or who was in command of it.

In the first place, what is the 'Night Crystal'? It's just a stone's throw at first sight. I know that if you cut it, it will look like a jewel, and I know that it is unexpectedly brittle.

Why were you rolling over there? As Cenri expected, the Phantom Demon King originated? But it was a long time ago that the Phantom Demon King was destroyed. Why was it still there? And vice versa - how come there was only one left?

Mr. Lazar and the others checked the corridor. So the crystal of the night was not discovered because, as mentioned earlier, it looked like it wasn't enough to take, but that crystal could be detected by instinct if undead. Even though the walls collapsed and the newly exposed passage was a few years ago.

If you think about it normally, there's no way there's any more left.

No, before that, that crystal shouldn't be something you can feel from a distance -.

I got the crystals for the night. I didn't leave the land as it was because this incident was too unnatural.

Besides, if this is where the crystals come from at night, it was too much to leave just because I got one. It's been destroyed twice already, so I just want to make sure it's collected, including spare parts.

I also thought about swallowing crystals, but it would be too shallow given the logic of the signs disappearing. If I put an object in my body that absorbs negative forces, my powers may be heavily shredded, and my body is sadly shredded from time to time, so I have no peace of mind at all when I treat it in my body.

Running away is fine even after you feel the worst omen.

Cenri looks up at me and says with clear eyes that are no different than when we first met.

"I've mounted a promise. Baron, even if the signs disappear - this city is too spicy for you. Tell me if anything happens."

"It's okay. I can put up with it if it's a little bit."

I've had a lot of scattered eyes since the resurrection, but that's better than in my lifetime.

Cenri leans in gently. There is water flowing through the land, so it is for when the power is lost due to accidental blows. I grabbed Cenri's cold hand while rubbing my painful fangs with my tongue.

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[Descend] 's specialty is garlic. I'm so familiar with the whole city that it's hard to find a meal that doesn't contain it.

It was a fancy bar that I designated as the meeting place. It is one of the few restaurants that serves dishes without garlic, which Cenli examined for me.

"There's a tax on dishes that don't contain garlic in this city"

"... I want my father to stop the people who decided to pay that tax."

I have complained several times since I came to this city about the words of the glasses Cenri. We have a good sense of smell, and there's no way we can kill vampires enough to put garlic in a dish, but it's total harassment.

But Cenri's blood is sweet and should give me the same pleasure. She doesn't eat garlic for me. [M] It's for me.

The entrance was underground. Down the white stairs, knocking through the sprinkled doors.

As Cenri put it, there was barely any smell of garlic in the bar, there are quite a few customers, but they are just good looking.

After all, there are a certain number of people in a city like this who sometimes say they want to stay without garlic.

The mercenaries we helped last night waited uncomfortably in that corner. Mercenaries imagine drinking like bathing, but only a small glass on the table in front of them.

When I gave him my sunglasses, he approached me, holding Cenri's shoulder and speaking out in a whisper.

"Hey, sorry you're late at night. I'm a little busy during the day."

"Yes, no, you are the benefactors of life. Let me thank you."

My voice was slightly blurry, but I guess this is because I've lived a life like that. There was no hostility or fright in that expression.

I haven't really communicated with anyone other than killing each other, but I've read a lot of books, so I know. All you have to do is show yourself strong when negotiating with mercenaries.

When I sat dignified in front of the empty seat, I asked for the strongest liquor with a jock. Mr. Bartender opened his eyes slightly but said nothing.

We met again with the Lazars who broke up at one end in order to check the situation in more detail. I didn't know anything about it last night, but I promised my employer I'd listen to some more details. The undead have wiped them out, so this is the only clue left.

Mr. Lazar and the others looked slightly nervous. I was surprised yesterday as well, but the combination of a man wearing sunglasses at night, far younger and stronger than myself, and a silver-haired girl who is hardly the only one, will look quite circumstantial. If it is the ancient castle of the night that we met, it is even more unfortunate.

I said with as friendly a smile as I could.

"Introduce yourself again. I'm Baron. Baron Silvis, vampire hunter. She is...... lu. It's Lew Silvis."

"Vampire Hunter!? So..."

Cenri opens his eyes. Really now, but Cenri's name might be chased by the Knights of the End, so you shouldn't use it.

It's a name I see once in a while, but I wouldn't have gone over to be vigilant.

Lazar and the others bother to face each other in introducing myself to my ad hoc.

Vampire hunting is perhaps more rare than the Knights of the End. Besides, as far as Kainushi and the others are concerned, he's a weirdo. It would be a good place to name in this city. The cursed Albatos was hunting vampires, so I should be able to do it.

When I checked Cenri's expression, I ran out of dignity. [M]

"My last name is the same because I entered my son-in-law. It's love love love. If I use color on my wife, I'll let her hit me once, so be prepared."