Master’s Smile

Lesson 143: Terrible Recognition

I was able to get inside the village and breathed out louder. [M]

We finally managed to get away from that hustle and bustle.

It was amazing to see Van Peel showing tremendous exclusivity and obsession in my blood and the noise of a child glimpsing vampire instincts as he was young.

So much so that I'm outside the mosquito net of the party that I'm in a snare.

"Oh, are you finally home? That was too late."

"Yeah, I'm home."

A child can speak to the villagers who were in the village.

It's nothing like family, but this village seems to be very small, so I guess it's familiar.

He was a villager who was laughing when he saw the kid, but he looked at me and Van Peel and leaned his neck strangely.

"Are those two...?

Uh, erm...

If you don't hide that I'm human, you might get attacked if you do something wrong.

Well, if it's known that it's vampire bait, then there's no more such fear.

How many vampires have hands on the possessions of the vampires of their true ancestors?

But before that, the kid said it.

"Your sister's the vampire, and your uncle's the bait."

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The villagers' eyes are wide open and they look at Van Peel and me many times.

It's like being middle-aged, so you're not supposed to know me...

But a long-lived demon tribe like a vampire is not up to sight.

If I had existed before when I came to vampire territory...

"Shishi Shishi, the true ancestral vampire. No!?

But thankfully, the villagers were stunned to see Van Peel, not me.

"That's right! I, Van Peel, the vampire of my true ancestors, am here to visit the village!!

"Oh, wow..."

When he sees a confidently chested vampire, the villagers shudder gawdly.

For them ordinary vampires, I guess it's heavenly existence to be true ancestral vampires.

This does not mean that you are appreciated, but perhaps you simply seem to be afraid of its mighty power.

The Demons vary in degree from race to race, and many seem to be oriented towards respect for power...

"Shh, I'll get the village chief right away!!

"Please hurry to the point of not calling"

The villagers rush with tremendous momentum, and Van Peel speaks on his back like that.

... Oh, here we go.

"Go home, too. From now on, it's time for us vampires, but you should go home and show your family your face for once or so."

Van Peel said so to the child who was watching the villagers who stayed and ran off wondering.

Oh, that's a good word for caring about the other guy.

I didn't think those words would come out of Van Peel's mouth.

... Is this rude to this child?

But the child grumbles at her advice like that.

"Uh, I haven't drunk my uncle's blood yet."

"So you're saying it's mine!? I won't give you or Liturgia a drop!!

A vampire who exhilarates his voice.

… foreword withdrawn. After all, this child is a child.

Or don't say my blood like it's mine. [M]

Still, do you treat this child on par with Liturgia, the vampire of his true ancestors?

Is this kid awesome or is Van Peel stupid... yeah, that's the latter one.

Waiting for the village chief in such a bustling manner, the villagers who heard the noise gather to say what the hell.

Oh, excuse me. Sorry for the inconvenience......

I suppose we should bow our heads here, but not so easily as the head of The Army of Salvation (Yerkchilla).

Well, maybe it doesn't matter because the only people who know about it are me and Van Peel, but you can't apologize as an guild.

He's struggling to tell me how sorry he is with his gaze...

"Thank you for waiting"

Some majestic crouched voice echoed.

When the villagers who were gathering to surround us avoided their bodies, an old man appeared from the place that became the way.

He's a crooked grandfather with a low back, enough to make me feel sorry for bringing him here.

But that's a story if you're human.

When you become a vampire, things change again.

"This is what Washi is the head of this village. And you..."

It's Van Peel, the vampire of my true ancestors.

"Yeah, yeah. Of course, I know. I've lived a long time for nothing. He lived in a time when Van Peel was lord."

Ho, ho, ho. The village chief laughs proudly.

Heh. You live long.

Long-lived species, such as vampires, vary in life expectancy depending on how powerful individual differences are.

I guess this old vampire is quite powerful because it means he's been alive since the Lordhood of Van Peel.

... Is that it? So, maybe you know me too...?

"As always, Master Van Peel remains beautiful..."

"Right! Well, there are some beauty items to keep!

That's what I said, Vampire looking at Chillari and me.

... That's not about my blood, is it?

This will definitely have nothing to do with my blood.

The appearance of a long-lived species changes with the magnitude of the power it possesses.

Van Peel has barely changed his appearance for a long time, so it would mean he has considerable power.

I guess the village chief is quite a powerful man too, but he's still a vampire of true ancestry... which is also inferior to Van Peel, who has enough power to be arguably the most powerful of them all time.

"Ho. Your human being... hmm?

The mayor, who has turned his gaze toward me, looks at me and leans his neck strangely.

"Oh? What have you done?

"Yes, no...... For some reason, it's like I've seen this human before..."

Gigg, gickoo!

To Van Peel's question, the village chief thinks hmm.

No, he said I shouldn't remember!!

"Uhm...... I don't recognize you at all for smiling...... The outfit, the hairstyle... Ah"

I couldn't manage to mislead or take great measures. [M]

If you do that all of a sudden, you're full of suspicion, even if you try to hide your face.

Doing so, the village chief opened his eyes as thin as he noticed something.

Oh... are you broken...?

As such, well, it would mean that a weird person used to come to vampire territory, as far as recognition is concerned.

... Is that it? Mr. Mayor, are you shaking?

"Ha, ha, God of Destruction..."

The mayor of the village shook his body gushing, clawing his fingers and speaking out to squeeze it out.

... God of Destruction? What, that dangerous word?

Although I will put my neck up, it looks like the village chief has me pointing his finger at him...

... Me?

"Was the Master God? I can't believe what Anato was saying was true..."

Van Peel is also stunned to see me for some reason.

No, you have to solve the misunderstanding! I'm not a god!

Remill or 'the kid' sounds godlike...

I'm no different than most people around here. [M]

"Ah, ah...... That nightmare, again..."

"Oh, village chief!?

The villagers rush to support the village chief as he slams to fall behind.

Nightmares...?

... Time to stop running away from reality.

Murakami, no matter what you think, you look at me and you seem to have fallen...

Or the God of Destruction... I don't think it's indiscriminate...

"The Master is God......? Then I am God's pet...?

Talk to Van Peel whining about something strange.

If you keep this up, you can't inspect the other villages because of me, and why don't you put this village behind you and go inspect the other villages first?

What about coming back here after a few turns?

"Hmm? Oh, oh, you're right. Shall we?"

Van Peel, who was paranoid about something and laughed at Ge, also agreed with me.

"Is that it? Uncles, are you leaving?

Totetote and a child approaching.

Right. I'll be back later, will you tell the village chief that?

Also, it's hard to look at me and get knocked out.

"Yeah, okay - Next time, play with me!

I smiled nicely and stroked her head.

Fine. If you don't fight with Van Peel.

"Yay! You didn't even let him drink blood?

"Become!? You can't do that!!

Though Van Peel rushed to deny it, the kid laughed at Nico and ran off somewhere.

You're a kid, but you're a proper vampire.

I laughed unexpectedly. [M]