30 Prologue : 自由 (2/2)

Perhaps this is not a tool that can be easily obtained. I did a quick search of the Lord's site, but I couldn't find any spare parts.

There was already no way of knowing how the Lord had gotten it.

Ten days since Senri was taken. I've been on the run, moving further and further into the forest, but since then, there's been no sign of the residue of Lord's residue. There is a possibility that it may never appear again.

I peer into the lake where the moon is shifting in the night sky. There was a reflection of me, half-transparent.

I'm free now. Completely free. I'm being hunted, but I have an infinite number of options for action. And there's nothing to stop me.

Oh, how heavy that fact is.

I was bedridden before I died. After he came back, he was under the protection of the lord.

When you're allowed to do anything, that means you're responsible for everything you do.

I was reminded of this fact.

How to live?　How to attack?　How to defend?　How to escape?

But that frustration is also comforting. Even if I have to go through a lot of trouble, I don't want to let the Lord take away my freedom now.

A large black lizard slithers out from between the trees. The monsters that appear in this area seem to be different from the ones around Lord's mansion.

Its fierce golden eyes were staring at me. In its thinly opened mouth, I can see a row of fine teeth.

But I don't know the lizard.

It knows that I'm a demon more terrifying than any hexenbiest out there, a member of the dark family with unhuman strength and regenerative powers that won't die even if my head is blown off.

The fingertips of both hands change with a creaking sound and become sharp and pointed.

This is the ability that he gained when he changed into a ghoul - the ”claws”. It's just a claw that has grown longer, but it's sharp enough to be used as a knife.

He waved his hand lightly and smiled.

”I'll give it to Senri as a souvenir. She needs to make a little blood.

Then, thinking of the girl who had recently come to her senses, I pounced like an animal on the lizard in front of me.