Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou

"Kuku...... stupid. Stupid, Alba. Oh, and I didn't know you'd get caught in the obvious trap."

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"The weakness of the Knights of the End is that they are noble. They are...... strong against enemies but too sweet for allies"

It's hard, Kainushi laughs. Aruba walking next door trying to stick to a cane cane answers nothing.

The sun set. The sky was surrounded by thin darkness.

Immortals activate their activities at night. Most demonic day and night ability differences are quite significant, even if no one becomes ashes at the moment of sunlight like a vampire.

A werewolf who showed up during the day. The words and actions were clearly a trap.

In the first place, I'm not even going to hide it when I run away without making much of an attack. Obviously.

The demonization of a werewolf is quite rare now that the 'king of beasts' is dead, the root of the curse that produces the werewolf. The fact that you're using it would mean that those in the back would be quite a big shot.

But the Luffreys didn't go after it. On the contrary, it took me to throw out even the crystals of the night and respond to the ending knight that the werewolves gave to the spoken vampires.

It's all the kettle they think it is. It's worse because they're moving more consciously.

Then Kainushi thinks of the young man he once fought for.

"Kukukukuku...... the enemies of mankind are really... tough, End Fomet. I'm no longer a troublemaker from my own kind."

".................. kill"

There is no such thing as an end knight who gives to vampires. I throw up in Kainushi, who narrows his eyes and laughs, with a voice like Aruba pushing him to death when he is deprived of the curse.

I don't know why I'm in this place - I don't know what the circumstances are, but I guess I've come after the crystals of the night. What odd edge?

The end was strong. Theory never makes sense to vampires with people's reason. Besides, that young man is still - immature. It's been awhile since then, and now we'll be building up more power.

Senli Silvis was - exceptional. Originally seen from Kainushi, he was not a compatible opponent, but he could only be stopped if Kainushi, who had so far buried numerous demons, had exhausted all his hands. And about the spirit - it's not something you can do without tough mental strength, such as watching vampires up close emitting negative auras the opposite of blessings.

But no matter how powerful a pair is, there are two of them. They have too many enemies.

"Busy, it's going to be"

"Kill."

The demon kings, many of whom exist, want a powerful subordination. That werewolf is that fabric stone to catch the end. It would be unbearable from a vampire with a human spirit.

I won't help you, but you can do as much sympathy as you want.

Aruba frowns and looks up at Kainushi.

"Leno, let's go too."

"... I just want to do that... but the target of this job is not him"

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"Let the one who wants to crush you. We're... human."

Aruba looked disgusted, but said nothing more and followed Kainushi in silence.

Kainushi and the others, who had been deprived of the curse, were down dramatically in any way.

Aruba's resentment of vampires has not faded, and he has new training, but he just can't give human beings the ability to fight back then.

Then all you can do is squeeze your wisdom.

A leisurely walk through the city was the city hall, which I also visited during the day.

The sun is already setting but the number of guards standing in front of the gate is not decreasing. To the sight as investigated, Kainushi leaked a small exhalation.

"Again... you're hiding something"

[Descend] is not that big a city, and the mayor hasn't bought a grudge around that much. There should be no reason to keep the guards on standby day and night.

That's what keeps watch as if scared of something.

Kainushi's years of reckoning whispered that he had something.

It was painful for the Luffreys to break into the castle. It's the hard part of being hired that can't be stopped no matter how ridiculous your employer behaves.

If those werewolves hadn't come to guide us, the Luffreys wouldn't have broken into a suspicious castle for two. I should have been waiting for reinforcements.

Not at all - abominable.

Go all the way around the city hall, careful not to go unnoticed.

The guard stood, but he doesn't seem to be willing to go that far. I guess it's a peaceful city.

When it comes to the last incident, it's about as much as part of the old castle collapsed in the earthquake, and nothing has happened since.

- On the face of it, though.

When Kainushi slapped this one and the fence with his cane, he looked delighted.

"Well, let's say a secret greeting to the mayor and..."

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I've been paying attention. The End Knight works out a plan, but the vampire hunt goes further on.

Human beings who hold grudges against the undead and do not often think of the Knights of the End, an ally of justice, are all on the side of the Kainusis.

And I'm sure there are more of those than the Knights of the End think.

The gathering of information had begun when the crystals of the night began to appear in secrecy.

[Descend] is a city that once fought the king of the dead. It is no coincidence that there was a collaborator.

Get over the walls, crack the windows so they don't make noise, and carefully break into the city hall.

Into a corridor lit by bright light. There was no one in the city hall.

Municipal buildings with no sound are creepy because they are neatly clean and in good condition.

"Alba, you know what that smells like?

Aruba, who was trying to crawl to his feet and his nose close, frowned and shook his neck sideways.

"It stinks of the dead...... but I don't know"

Aruba's abilities had lost and diminished the curse.

As for physical abilities and sense of smell, they were forged over a long period of curse, powerful for just humans, but not comparable to when they were able to transform into dogs.

Kainushi glanced over his shoulder and took a view of the mansion from his nose.

There are various suspicions in this city.

A major earthquake that part of the ancient castle collapsed.

That he suddenly began to take care of vampires until they were morbid. That he started hiring mercenaries from outside to defeat the undead that began to appear.

And even if those mercenaries don't return alive, [Descend] is silent.

Mercenaries are basically rootless. Few people wonder if a mercenary traveling all over the place in search of work suddenly disappears.

But if you pay attention, the story is different.

According to collaborators' research, more than ten mercenary teams have been hired to visit [Descend] and exorcise the undead.

Some of the teams will have stopped completing their requests. However, there are precursors to parties that no longer fulfill their requests in full circle.

Where the hell have the mercenaries gone without any trace?

Proceed with caution not to make footsteps.

The undead are powerful. In addition to high immortality, some undead who have repeated mutations have intelligence far beyond human beings.

But even those undead are hard to completely confuse with people. There are limits to acting without anyone noticing and without feeling uncomfortable.

You have to follow people's logic in people's cities. Kainushi is a professional. I know where to look.

What Kainusi has was a copy of the diagram used a few years ago when he carried out the renovation work on the City Hall. The contractor who has already carried out the works has disappeared, but the map that the collaborators were getting at that time says something about the newly built basement.

"Why do they want to lurk underground...... is it also a nesting instinct to the underworld?

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Vampires prefer coffins. Other undead do not go into coffins, but often lurk in a jittery basement out of light.

There should have been ordinary people in the city hall during the day, but apparently no one at night.

But the mayor hasn't come out. He should still be inside.

The mayor was definitely human. I'm guessing there's someone behind it manipulating the mayor.

Whatever you are, it's... it's not a vampire. And the person is afraid of a vampire attack.

I broke in today to gather information. The mayor was supposed to take some action beyond the arrival of Ruffrey and Nevila, the end knights.

Even so, it is not that likely that the City Hall itself is falling into the hands of the enemy. Things are proceeding very carefully - so quietly that the Knights of the End don't notice.

Probably won't have to fish each room. Be vigilant around you and head to an underground room made of renovation work.

And along the way, Kainushi stopped.

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"of blood... smells"

Aruba pulls out a silver dagger from his waist and sets it up. Kainushi said with a wrinkle on his forehead.

"... it was too late, huh? You're acting fast............... too excited."

Kainushi doesn't have the ability to perceive negative forces like an end knight. But I have previous experience.

Moving on. Descend without hesitation the staircase to the basement where it appeared. The freezing cold air strokes my cheeks, but my legs don't stop.

Already - None. Remaining signs. He must have been here earlier, but he's gone.

It was a step too late. Should we call this luck or unhappiness?

A room in the basement. In the blood build-up, pieces of flesh were scattered.

An underground room with only minimal coordination. The walls are crawling with pieces of meat. You blew it out of your body - perhaps, attack magic. I can't do this kind of trail without considerable power.

Aruba is coloring the interior without changing one complexion.

The cloth cut that sank in the blood build-up - pinched up the pieces of clothing and Kainushi frowned.

At the first discussion. Natural enemies of the family of darkness. I shouldn't have taken the End Knight.

Kainushi would do anything to hunt down the Dark Families, but people better not die than die.

No mouth for the dead. The only way to make the dead throw up is to use forbidden magic.