93 Episode 1: Exploring (1/2)

With the power of Hiding in the Shadows, it will be infinitely more difficult to find me at night. This ability, which eliminates signs, smells, and sounds, allows for an extremely high level of secrecy.

If anyone were to see me running, they would think it was an illusion.

I could understand why they say that the True Vampire, the one with pre-mutation powers who has repeatedly mutated into a vampire, is much more terrifying than the one who was bitten by a vampire and became a vampire.

I ran through the city at night, avoiding the main streets and streetlights.

All the while, no one was paying attention to us. There was no pursuit. My senses are acute at night. I am now aware that I have mastered my abilities to some extent.

When I arrived at a deserted inn, I kicked the ground hard and landed softly in an open window.

The room was dimly lit, with only a single lamp on. If it wasn't for the sunlight, it wouldn't have harmed me, but I guess it was out of consideration for my overly sensitive eyesight.

It didn't work after all.

So ............ are you hurt?

It was Senri who was waiting for me in the room. Her cold good looks hadn't changed since the first time I met her.

She seemed to have taken off her date glasses. I stood up and spun around.

As you can see. See, there's not even a hole.　It's not obvious.

............ Good.

Senri's expression didn't change, but I could tell from his heartbeat that he breathed a sigh of relief.

I was unharmed. Their weapons weren't silver, so if they had pierced my flesh they wouldn't have done any damage at all, but in fact they didn't even make a hole.

Bullets flew at me, but I avoided them all. This is what you get used to.

The body regenerates, but the clothes do not. That was a big problem for me.

Every time I was burned, ripped, or transformed, I would be naked. If I were a human being, I would probably die if I was ripped or burned, so I wouldn't have time to think about my clothes, but I'm not, and - as it turns out - I have many opportunities to do so. You can blacken your body by using Hiding Shadow, but even that is not a substitute for clothes.

But if you are careful, you can avoid most bullets, arrows, knives, and slashes. In some cases, you can even grab them by the hand. You can't control shapeshifting, but you can control most opponents without turning into a dog.

At first, I was often cut and bled, but now that I've destroyed several mafias, I can avoid most of them.

But ...... Sable was different. At the end, when he transformed into a bat and ran away, he didn't leave any clothes behind.

There must be a way. Senri didn't seem to know how, and Arbatross was naked. And although I have no idea now, the vampire curse is really deep.

The fierce battle with the Demon Lord Rainer's army gave me many things.

Some good, some bad, but most importantly... there's someone after me.

The King of the Stakes. Sable, the vampire lord's ward, was looking for an outsider vampire. And he had a way to control me.

This is a fact that cannot be overlooked.

We were going to the fortress city of Rhomburg, partly to hide from the Knights of the End by escaping the human domain.

It was small, but we had the Night Crystal, so it shouldn't be impossible. Even if there was no Crystal of the Night, there was a possibility that it would not be a problem if there were no other pursuers besides the Knights of the End. But all this was pointless imagination now.

Senri said that he hadn't been able to finish off Sable. It's too risky to flee outside the human habitat when there are non-human trackers.

The King of the Stakes is said to be a powerful demon lord. The King of the Stake is said to be a powerful demon lord, so powerful that even though he is a vampire, he has not been destroyed by the Knights of the End.

He has countless demonic beasts under his command, and the scale of his army is said to be incomparable to that of the Demon Lord Rynell.

When I saw Sable, I knew at once that he was a vampire. That evil presence is probably the same one that the Knights of the End use to identify us.

The key item is the Night Crystal. And Senri.

Without Senri and the Night Crystal, I'll never find peace.

I didn't plan on living in the wild all the time to begin with. I was planning to return to the town when things cooled down.

I didn't want to go back to the town when things cooled down, because I didn't think the Senri would get enough nourishment in the wild and it would be too much work. And I want to see the town too.

But that cannibal Hebram ruined all my plans. Oh, why didn't I take the crystals off during the duel? ...... I want to punch myself in the face for that.

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it.

I look at the large carrying case beside me. I'll only be human for a few more hours.