The Spearmaster and the Black Cat

The man with a prominent mustache carries the meal to his mouth and repeats the public discourse.

The blue-haired woman sitting next to me doesn't get her hands on the meal she put on her desk, and she's staring at me with a half-eyed look.

Why is this woman so upset?

Without matching as much as possible to the scary gaze of the hysterical woman, she was responding appropriately, eating a delicious vegetable dish like a palm with a ginger-based flavour that would become a habit.

Come on, I want you to get down to business.

Let me tell you something first.

"... hey, maybe it's time you told me why you're in this city?

I speak grumpy.

"Right. First, let me name my name."

Is that true?

I somehow remember the nicknames and two names of these people, but I still don't know their real names.

"My name is Polsen Valmask"

Valmask.............

Suspicious phrase, I remember hearing it somewhere.

Well, later, you'll remember...

"If my dad named me, I have to name him, too. I am Ange Aegbain. I'll tell you what, if I crush my dad's face like the other day, I'm not just gonna do it."

Can-can barking.

But its voice is totemokawaii.

Soon, I was supposed to crush this “dad" and his face.

So this woman is staring at me?

The last name is Aegbine, too, and he's not a real parent or child.

"... then I'll name it too. Shuya Kagari. Feel free to call me Shuya."

"Okay. Mr. Shuya, right? Let me now tell you why I came to this city in order from the beginning. It's not long since I met Mr. Shuya on [Heka Trail]. As I think I already know, we both belonged to a dark guild called [Night Dark Bell]. But now... it's just me and Ange... and it's the result of the struggle against [the white whale's blood-length ear]."

Did you reduce your personnel in the war?

"That's right. It burned where I lived..."

"Ange?" Now I'm explaining. "

The blue-haired woman with him is cautioned cold by Polsen and looks like she's about to cry.

"Dad...... ok"

I'm calling about this woman named Ange, Daddy and Polsen, but her last name is different, and she's just calling me "Daddy” on her own?

Or some kind of play?

"Ange is right. Our office, well, it was a normal liquor store that made ordinary gambling a business, and that's what got [White Whale's Blood Ear] raided and burned."

The Dark Alliance was busy with each other.

"I'm sorry to hear that, should I say?

"What, that attitude..."

Blue-haired Ange's tung burst.

I hear this girl doesn't like my unscrupulous attitude.

"Ange, be quiet."

"Oh, yeah......"

It's pretty obedient to “Dad”.

Do you even hear about disputes between dark guilds over such things?

"So, you were attacked and you guys didn't fight back or something?

"Of course, I immediately fought back. He killed a member of [Bloodlong Ear] who attacked us with a strange dwarf who made the“ cut ”and raided several bases. But this one's small. The opponent is a giant organization. The results were apparent every now and then. Numerous of our people are dying, and on the contrary they have been hunted down... apart from the Dwarves we were fighting with at that time, we have moved the city through“ old acquaintances "… now we are in an inn in this [labyrinth city of Pernate] in the form of joining the dark guild to which the acquaintances through it belong [the remains of the moon (Moon Remnants)]"

That kind of thing, convinced.

Did you join the [wreckage of the moon]?

But I'm concerned about the strange dwarf who made the cut.

"... What is the Dwarf that you made the hang-up?

"Yeah, it was definitely called Handkerchief."

What do you mean?

"In the first place, the Dwarves, dressed full of blood, fled into our liquor store, and a massive feud began."

Handkerchief......

"And that Dwarf chaser [blood-length ear] has done it, and the Soytes have shot their magic into our liquor store without question. Let's go from there...... the feud develops flashly. The tavern was completely destroyed and burned down."

No way......

"Can you tell me a little more about that Dwarf trait?

"Yeah, that's good. He felt more resentful towards the elves than against [blood-length ears]. You didn't seem too familiar with the Dark Alliance.“ I met the guys I know, ”he said with an intense grin.“ Also, we can fight an elf, "he barked happily. Anyway, it was a good prestige. Besides, it was not only prestige and barking, it was actually so strong. When I thought I threw the hand axe, my armor glowed yellow, and I had a special hand axe with a magic item called that thrown hand axe coming back to my palm. He handled the axe wonderfully and slaughtered many handcrafted [blood-length ear] constituents by himself......"

Right......

That's definitely the handkerchief I helped.

"I see..."

"Do you know that dwarf?

Polsen asked with interest.

Yeah. I know. Well, shall we be honest here?

"Yeah. I think I know him"

"Heh, you know that“ onion ”head?

Blue-haired Ange speaks voluptuously in a cold tone.

Handkerchief was indeed an onion head.

"... if Dwarf was the" that ”distinctive head, he's the one I know for sure"

"Really? That's why I'm strong. I didn't know you knew him."

Indeed, the world seems vast and narrow.

"But you don't know that deep down, do you? When you meet the Dark Alliance, you'll be separated from him."

"Huh. How about, in fact, being connected to some guild to frame us?

Tung blue-haired Ange narrows her eyebrows and says so angrily.

"... I have an admiration, but I wouldn't do such a fine trick.... I'm a fleshman."

The stories of Sun Wu, Kuroda Kumbai, Masayuki Maida, Wegetius, Macabelli, etc., the famous governors and military thinkers I liked in my previous life are behind my brain.

Is there such a whirlpool of Wizards in the world here too?

"... sure, you don't look that type"

Por, don't look closely at my face...

He answered me pale.

Either you are praised or denigrated.

"Dad, do you believe in this guy?

"That's right. Ange, you're still immature, so I don't think you understand, but I'm sure you know Mr. Shuya's" blood ”better than yours."

Do you know the blood?

Do you know me as a vampire?

You're referring to blood sucking, are you telling me?

Or are you a good killer or something?

"Uh, Dad, is that with my dad's clan?

Ange speaks with a surprised face.

She moves her face and her gaze to compare Polsen to mine.

Oh, no, no, what? The Polsen clan?

Indeed, Polsen's last name was Valmask.

"... no, not my clan. That's why Mr. Shuya has the" smell of blood ”. I wanted to know why."

Polsen asks me, not just Ange.

Oh, ahhh... I remember.

I remember what that beautiful vampire hunter said.

He's got a name. Anyway, the Vampire Hunters were after the Valmasks.

That, the hunter's name…….

Nora, it's Nora Aegbain.

Same as Ange with blue hair, Aegbine surname.

That means......

You happen to have the same last name as this blue-haired girl?

But Ange and Nora have different hair colors.

No, I knew there was more to it than a coincidence.

Nora was talking about her sister.

Could Nora's sister be Ange?

Is that why you were nearby then?

… look around and make a subtle grasp.

It's normal to be around.

Here, like that vampire hunter Nora popping up?

It's like such a drama... there doesn't seem to be any hot developments.

All the customers who take meals and have fun and repeat their bickering.

Do you want to oil the fire?

Let's stop it. I'll listen to them now.

'My lord, - these two have a lot of magic all over their bodies and a lot of magic. If you're a woman, be careful how you fight.'

Herme explained it to me as I leaped in a corner of my sight.

'I know. Herme, thanks for everything'

'Yes, thank you'

Hermes disappear from sight.

Again, I saw Polsen.

He won't break his cool attitude if I stay silent for a long time.

Unlike Blue-haired Ange, he doesn't seem to want to be hostile to me.

"... smell of blood?

I asked intentionally in love because I had left too much room between them.

"Mr. Shuya. Not really." I don't want you to lick us. "

Hehe, foreword withdrawn.

With Polsen's such provocative words, the signs of the inn also changed......

The sharpened killings, from other than the two in front of me, one, two, no, more...

Ha, I'll do it...

They had dark guild faces hidden around them.

Between the delightful guests who are eating dinner, there is a mix of people who are slightly murderous.

Hey, are these the [wreckage of the moon] moon remnants?

Even though the inn has a large number of other ordinary guests...

But if you're willing to kill me, take it and stand.

"... I'm not licking anything. If you're going to kill me, I don't mind.

With such murderous words, he unleashed a great deal of magic, unlike killing and mastery.

Black Cat (Lolo) is on a walk right now.

So even if you set me up, you have to kill me alone.

In the first hand, I set myself up to use chains, magic, light spears, guided demons, magic spear wands, throwing and at any time.

"Hey, what?

"- Shit, Dad, I'm gonna kill this guy!

Ange, who immediately felt the magic, says as she turns her back.

Polsen was also surprised.

Nothing weird. It's supposed to be magic, though?

The look on Polsen's spare face was crumbling.

moving his mouth as he watched how they were doing,

"No? I'm just... I'm just sitting here?

Banzai pose with both arms up.

"- Cool."

Ange reacted hypersensitively, even in my insignificant arm lifting motion.

I flew away from my seat.

"It was on the sotch side that you let go of the killer first, wasn't it?

With his arms down, he tells Eagle Deep.

Polsen has a tight look on his face, but he's still sitting.

"So, old friend, are you treating me?

"... sorry. This is a mistake. We don't want to fight."

Apparently Polsen's attitude earlier was faux.

But...

"- Doesn't look like my daughter there?

Ange pulls out the blue long sword that was resting on her hips and sets it up.

I had seen it before, a special long sword pulled out, a blue fillet shaking, Keane, and a pleasant treble.

Ange, take care of the weapon.

"Dad, this guy is dangerous. You felt the magic earlier, didn't you?

There comes a furious herme in sight.

"My lord, do you want to bury this, these loud blue flies in the water?

Uh-huh, frightened.

"Hey, no, leave me alone"

'Okay......'

A herme that disappears unfortunately.

But now, just now, the herme's eyes, which I showed for a moment, were badly cut...... (AGROUND) My eyes were moving and running so bloody that blood was flowing.

Honestly, my spine froze.

"... I'm telling you to behave."

"Ah, yes..."

Ange followed Polsen's harsh words and put his weapon in his sheath.

Now, I can imagine the answer, but let me tell you in person.

"So, can you say" clear "about the smell of blood or something?

"... yeah, so Mr. Shuya is a" vampire ”right?

A good straight punch.

Doesn't the gaze around you bother you?

The adventurer would be crusaded...... and look around, but there seemed to be no guests watching or listening to us.

They think they're guests, but they're all Dark Alliance officials, actually?

But my race is the Light Demon Lucival.

I'm not exactly a vampire.

Well, will we get on with that tay......

"... why did you think that?

"Because I am a“ family of branches ”that have been branched directly from one of the twelve clans (Vampire Road) of Takazu (the Vampire Road) that form the stream of my original ancestors. So you can tell immediately what the smell of blood is. I've known since“ a long time ago "that Mr. Shuya always carries something“ blood in it ”. And how many times, dozens, hundreds of times in that city would you have used the Smeller of Secretion?

I knew you were a vampire.

Are you from the Valmasque family, the vampire's main mountain-like place?

I know my skills...

"Did you know that much? I did use that skill."

"Yeah, that skill, if you say so, marks a vampire territory. To the other blood-sucking species, it's the same thing to boast of your own power..."

Ah, did you?

But there's no way I know those vampire rules.

"So, Mr. Shuya. I want you to tell me your real name. Right now, there's no way we can produce vampires outside of Valmasque houses and branches in the South Mahaheim region."

It makes me feel cold from Polsen's eyes, but it's a serious tone that's behaving and gentlemanly.

You can be honest with him, but if you tell him the exact thing, you won't believe it, and you'll be duly deluded.

"... my name has long been this name. Honestly, I don't know anything about houses or anything. When a natural vampire hunter attacked me, I just heard the name of the Valmask family from that vampire hunter."

"A vampire hunter who knows the Valmask family..."

Polsen groans to seep fear.

"... well, you've come back alive, haven't you?

Blue-haired Ange rattles her throat very hard and shows upset.

Hmm? An adventurous vampire hunter should be rotten enough.

Does that mean that professional vampire hunters are troublesome enough to make Polsen remember his fears, and ordinary adventurers aren't too big of a deal?

Nora Aegbain, who attacked me by mistake, was probably a first-rate vampire hunter.

"... I did a great job of talking about family lines, but in the first place, my father and mother died when I was young. History and all that. Maybe you're right, I'm from a different region."

Mostly, fictional stories made up.

But it's true that my parents are dead.

So I'm not too wrong.

"... Really? Then it must be a distant division of the Valmasque family, or, otherwise, a lineage. And... instead of the main house, I can only think of the high ancestral pylon family in Sevenfolia, far south..."

Sevenfolia, the southern power?

It's my first ear. Is it a fairly distant country?

More than that, I'm going to ask you a few small questions about Tung's blue-haired Ange.

"I don't know? I don't know what family line you're talking about. Besides, Ange is Polsen's squire."

"Yes, but what, I'm calling you casually."

Ange is complaining in a small voice.

"- Exactly. Ange divided my blood, only one."

When the gentleman's attitude Polsen speaks in a sober tone, Ange strikes and changes from her previous attitude, giving her an indescribably overflowing smile.

She had a lukewarm look on her face and stared at Polsen with a tannic face.

Regrettable, but cute.

"... only one?

"You ask strange things. It's obvious."

That's not like me.

My brother-in-law can make three.

Seems different even in the vampire system.

"I'm sorry. I didn't have a close vampire..."

I meant casually, but Polsen, hearing my words, suddenly stared at me with pity.

Mother's, no, father, weird gaze.

"... I see you haven't been taught as a vampire... and you don't“ understand ”the essence of" blood magic "as a skill, do you?

I remember blood magic as a skill, but I do, I still don't understand it properly.

"- Wait, is that story true?

It's not Ange's voice.

Turn your gaze where you hear your voice.

There, is that, uh, Illy to help you?

"Vee, yes, no, Mr. Ily, aren't you supposed to leave the contact here to me?

Polsen saw Illy's help and was uncommonly upset.

I was about to get the wrong name.

"I'm sorry. But I'm so interested in him..."

Illy licks her tongue, and when she talks like that, she comes up to me.

"Ily, stop. I thought you said no here.

It was Mel, the general, who stopped the girl Ily.

Mel quickly moves behind the girl.

I'm grabbing the girl's shoulder and stopping her movement.

The slurries and stretched legs of the general are only wrapped with intense magic, quick.

"- Good evening, Mr. Shuya. And, Polsen, Ange, I'm sorry, but from here on out, [wreckage of the moon] will intervene in full. And since it's not convenient here, all three of you... can you come in the back?

Mel, the general, speaks in a sober tone.

She turns away and looks at the door in the back right of the dining room with a streaming gaze.

I think I'm telling you to go there.

"Me too?"

Illy makes childish representations and asks Mel.

"Of course, follow me."

"Ha ha. Ugh."

Ily looks at me and tries to walk to the door.

child, but that scorched gaze scared me a little.

Are you saying that Inn's general, Mel, and the girl, Illy, are members of the [wreckage of the moon]?

Yeah, so when I decided to go to this inn, Illy said it meant a lot...

'My lord, are you following me?

'I'm going to. When it's a battle, you can look at the gap and jump out of your eyes.'

"Yes, I'll take care of it"

She is led and followed by General Mel as she talks with Hermé.

Opening the door that was behind the dining room, a spiral staircase greeted him descending downstairs.

Polsen and Ange go down that staircase first.

"Are you going down here?

"That's right. I'm not gonna do anything. Come on in."

That's what Innkeeper Mel says...

Do you want to proceed? I'm going down the stairs.

At the end of the descent there is a narrow passage and a large door awaits.

Polsen and Ange waited there.

Mel and Illy create two moon objects, which were door ornaments, to turn the chatter and the clock, as they proceed to the front of that door.

Is it a dial key?

Finally, within the two moon objects, Gachan and the key make a noise that comes off at the moment when what was a big moon object collapses and turns into a wreckage moon object.

Large doors like bank vault doors make heavy noises and open naturally.

Beyond that, there was an underground space.

"Come on, get inside."

Mel's words wooden spirits in the square.

I snorted, diving through the door into the underground space.

No wind, dry air.

And not wide or narrow.

In the central part, there are round-table desks and chairs where meetings are likely to take place.

In the deep ceiling there was a statue elephant through the white cat, with a round magical light source wrapped around one leg of the meatball.

Unique lighting illuminates the circular basement room.

A blacksmith tool is placed on the left rock wall to enclose the enclosed central area, loaded with herbs, medicine bottles that are likely to be used for alchemy, and large shelves lined up against the wall.

On the wall behind the center, a statue of a goddess with a Christ-like crown on her head was carved into the rock wall and built.

He holds two moonstones in his hands and raises them to heaven.

To the left and right of the statue of the goddess is a pit of darkness that leads to the basement.

On the outer edge of the right, there is an ascending rock shelf staircase that leads to an outcropped space that looks great, so it looked like there was still a passage ahead of it.

But I didn't know such a secret base existed in the basement of the inn...

"... would you please sit down"

Polsen and Ange follow Mel's words and sit in a chair next to the central table.

I also approached a beautiful desk with a green tablecloth, as I was told, and sat in a chair with a wooden carved back.