Record of a Thousand Lives

Blood doesn't lie.

The Vampire King.

“What's with all the mosquitoes? ”

Henry shakes his hand nervously.

Shanette splashes smoke on the fire.

Mosquitoes buzz away.

“I see. As we get closer to the city of Blephin, there are more and more flying insects. ”

Iris stares at the mosquitoes.

“Sucking blood is not very pleasant. ”

When the other party is bitten, her white skin is clear of mosquito bites.

Iris took her finger around her big boobs.

“The mosquito's door is very itchy. ”

“Dude, go hide in front of the men. ”

Henryk frowns.

Iris tilts her head as if she didn't know anything.

He kicks his tongue and ridicules.

“I think your blood has more nutrients. ”

“Why? ”

“Shouldn't I say it with my own mouth? ”

Henryk points to an empty soup pot and bread crumbs in his jaw.

All of a sudden, Iris looks serious.

“What do you think? ”

“If I eat mosquitoes, I can reclaim the blood I lost. ”

“…… I can't even look at that, Sis. ”

Meanwhile, Kang Yoon-soo was sitting comfortably with his back against the tree.

I can see the faint shapes of the buildings from a very far distance.

The city of Bleepin.

“I'm excited.”

“…… Yes? ”

Shanette flinches as if she had never heard a word in her life.

Henry and Iris look up at him.

Kang Yoon-soo looked at me as if to say, 'Well, what to do.'

“Wine.”

“Bleepin's red wine is famous for its deliciousness. ”

Henryk nods.

Iris blinks.

“Does the red wine from Bleepin taste good? ”

“Even if it tastes good. The continent is the most fragrant by scent, or breast milk by neck, or light brown by color. ”

“That's a compliment. Have you ever had one? ”

“I tried a few glasses when I was making the Queen Dowager's jewelry. It was pretty good.”

Henryk has finished his tastes.

There was an expectation in Shanette's eyes.

“I want to drink wine there, too. ”

“Huh. What's with the girl who talks about alcohol all the time? ”

“It's not good to drink like Kang Yoon-soo and Henryk. I won't blame you if you don't drink enough. ”

Shanette blurted.

Henryk clenches his tongue.

“What are you drinking if you're not going to get drunk? ”

“Do you know that's a typical way of saying that alcoholics ruin lives? ”

“You don't know the beauty of a drink when life is ruined. ”

“I don't want you to know until you're dead. ”

Shanette pulls back the impossible with a branch.

Iris got wet with expectations.

“I'd like that wine, too. ”

“Why, you said the last time it was bad? ”

“Still, the taste is strangely appealing when I hear it's delicious. ”

“Freak. ”

A miraculous wind blew in.

The night air was cozy, and the stars sparkled like children's eyes.

Kang Yoon-soo drank the last bottle.

‘I'd better watch out for the blood this time. ’

He draws a plot in his head to start this fight.

Even if it wasn't a moment ahead of the battle, he always designed both sides of the battle in his head.

A variety of strategies were drawn based on hundreds of regressions.

‘The fastest and easiest way to win. ’

Decide on a strategy to thin out.

Creates the most superior and self-beneficial strategies

When he finally decides on a strategy, he asks again.

‘What is my purpose? ’

Killing the Magpie.

Protecting the world.

Finding the "one who shouldn't be" and completing the goddess quest.

And…….

‘Make sure none of these people die. ’

Kang Yoon-soo watches the group while drinking.

People who have made different connections in their past lives.

Iris didn't intend to join the group in the beginning, but she has a white shadow.

‘When you return to the Imperial Palace after work, you will also need to know the existence of the White Shadow. ’

It's far away yet.

Kang Yoon-soo resolved quietly.

‘No one will die. ’

I'm tired of holding the bottle in my hand.

‘And I won't die either. ’

Commitment must be kept.

It was too late, and everyone fell asleep.

He also asked me to sleep.

That night, Kang Yoon-soo was not bitten by only one mosquito.

* * *

The next day.

Henryk frowns.

“What is this? ”

“Wine, what would that be? ”

The wine shop owner frowned.

Henryk looks down at the tall, chubby master.

“Come on.”

The owner of the wine shop stood up against the skinny, tall Henryk.

Henry cries out in his voice.

“Are you calling me an outsider? ”

“What did you just say? What do you see me as? ”

“A businessman who wants to eat out of customers. ”

The owner of the wine shop poured out a bunch of water.

Shanette leaves quickly before he has a long career and throws water out.

“No, can I have a bottle of wine? ”

“Two silver coins. ”

The wine shop owner blurted out:

The wine prices were still cheaper than other cities.

Henry grumbles as he leaves the store.

“Don't you want him to do business? ”

“Well, Henry didn't have a very good attitude. ”

“Man, look at this wine. Aren't you going to spin? ”

Shanette looks at the wine she just bought.

She saw wine a few times when she was working on the territory, but the color was not that different.

“It looks good. ”

“Then have a drink. ”

Shanette didn't know how to open the cork stopper.

Then Kang Yoon-soo took the bottle of wine.

He pulls the knife out of his sleeve and sticks it in the bung.

Bummer-

A bottle of wine opens with a gentle voice.

Henryk yawns and says,

“Son, you're a player. When did you bring the knife again? ”

“I bought it earlier. ”

Kang Yoon-soo turned the knife around at his fingertips and put it on his sleeve.

Iris was curious.

“Kang Yoon-soo is very talented. How can you not drop a knife on your sleeve? ”

“I get used to it after a long time. ”

Shanette tasted the wine carefully.

She frowns straight.

“Huff! Huff! It's so sour!”

“I knew it. ”

Henryk takes a bottle of wine and swallows a sip.

“Hmm, smells like gutters, seawater by the neck, and in color, a sewer. ”

“Why did it taste so bad? Was that store weird back there? ”

Henryk shakes his head.

“No, it's not just that store. Other bars might be similar, given the approximate estimate. ”

He frowns.

“The wine in this city is as poor as the beasts themselves. What the hell is going on? ”

The group arrives in Bleepin City this morning.

The group looks forward to the exhilarating red wine.

The quality of the wine was much lower than expected.

“I can't believe I didn't have one. ”

The wine alley, the symbol of Bleepin, was never too secluded.

Even in the morning, it's hard to find a passerby.

“This would be a huge impact on the city's commerce. ”

“Oh dear, you've seen it right. ”

The group gazes at one person for a moment.

A clumsy old man approaches with a cane.

Henryk asked.

“What are you? ”

“Well, well. You didn't introduce me. I run a little wine shop in the back alley. They also have land in the vineyards. Let's call it Garmund.”

He looked depressed.

I didn't ask him anything, but the rope came out.

“Not long ago, the wine in my city was excellent. Tasters also went around saying it was amber and bleachin wine. But all of a sudden, everything fell apart. ”

Garmund trembles with a hand holding his staff.

“Cobalt! None of this would have happened if it wasn't for those Cobalts! ”

Henry shakes his eyebrows nervously.

“It can't be...... that the Cobalts have taken over the Vineyard, can it? ”

“Arabic show. How did you know? ”

Garmund blinks.

Henry whispers.

“Hey, this looks like a typical case flow. ”

“I see. It would be corny to ask you to defeat the cobalt who occupied the vineyard. ”

The two of them looked serious.

I have come to realize that I have traveled.

If things go smoothly, there must be someone who stands up and destroys the flow.

“Ugh! Even if the Cobalt hadn't captured our city's proud vineyard, wine production and quality would not have been so poor! I can't live with myself! ”

Karmun bursts into tears.

Then I took out my business.

“I think it would be great if brave adventurers could defeat Cobalt for our wine merchants and reclaim the vineyard…. ”

“There's only four of us. Why don't you let the others do it?" ”

Henryk thought, "You can't be saying no one helped you because the reward was so bad."

“Ugh! I don't have anything! No one helped because the reward was so great! ”

“How about a quest to the city's mercenaries? ”

“Th-that stopped the other shops.... ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Oh, no! There's not enough capital in the wine trade. ”

Garmund said sadly.

Iris looks compassionate.

“I'm so sorry. Shouldn't we help him? ”

“No. ”

“Are you crazy?"

Kang Yoon-soo and Henryk said at the same time.

He reaches out to the old man.

“That's funny. So you're asking us to do unpaid work? ”

“Bo, I can give you a case of the current wine as a reward.... ”

“How much can a box of wine cost me? Besides, it tastes like shit when I drink it. ”

Henryk taps his shoulder.

“Hey, you look like a bunch of good characters from some old story, and it's all for nothing. Are we crazy? I've never seen you in my life. Would you hunt monsters for money like that? ”

“Ha, but I heard that a lot of travelers from other worlds help.... ”

“That's what's wrong with your world. We don't know that. ”

Henryk's criticism was thrilling.

“With a business card called the Wine Chamber, we'll either sell the remaining wine or we'll split what's left of it. What if we give people on the road a damn request? I'm not going to help you. ”

He swoops back.

Garmund glanced at it.

Then he hung on to Kang Yoon-soo who had a terminal and wept.

“Oh my! Please help us! Killing 200 Cobalt will make things a lot better! ”

Kang Yoon-soo gripped Teacher's wrinkled hands with both hands.

The old man was impressed.

“Go, thank you! ”

“The wine trade must not resume. ”

“Yes?”

“It was not Cobalt who took over the vineyard. Cobalt is just their paw. ”

“The Sioux... So who took over the Vineyard? ”

“I'm a vampire.”

His face turned white.

“Well, that's ridiculous! ”

“And the fundamental problem of you getting your vineyard back is not solved. ”

The old man looks stunned.

“…… how do you know that? ”

Kang Yoon-soo did not answer.

He turns away, letting go of the old man's hand.

Iris followed me, saying,

“Kang Yoon-soo is cruel. ”

“The wine trade failed not because of the supply of grapes. ”

“Then what is it about? ”

“Commercial disputes between shops. ”

“It turned out to be an outward lie after all. It's the same wine shop, but the old man has a very different attitude. ”

Henryk kicks his tongue.

“Given the circumstance. That Garmund is an old man who owns a lot of shares in the farm, or something like that. The other stores don't want the old man to come back, so they stop outside help. Looks like we're all going down together after all. ”

He choked and tasted.

“Too bad I can't drink real wine. ”

Kang Yoon-soo said.

“At night, let's go hunt the Vampire of the Vineyard. ”

“…… Yes? ”

The three parties, including Shanette, look frightened.

Henryk looks like he's in trouble.

“Why are you going there again? ”

Kang Yoon-soo said as if it were natural.

“To drink real wine. ”

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