Framer, a town west of Koatotemites. Perhaps because it is far from the Sandrine Great Forest, which is abundant with monsters, it is a quiet town without castle walls.
Perhaps they had gone ahead, or perhaps they were heading to Koatotemites via Frammer, the shadows were waiting for me. Seeing that they weren’t wearing the accessories I gave them, it didn’t seem to be Yuiina, Shiina, or Niina. … Hmm? Was Aina not here?
Unfortunately, I don’t know who is who. I bought enough accessories for everyone, so I need to give them out quickly and memorize their names, accessories, and mole locations.
“Good person…”
Who are you, state your name! I wanted to say, but couldn’t.
“Um…”
“It’s Reina, good person. Have you forgotten me…?”
No way, I haven’t forgotten. I just couldn’t remember. How did you know where I was? How long have you been standing by my bedside? Your face is too close. I feel like my lips are about to be stolen. If you had woken me up sooner, we could have slept together.
“Good work, Reina. It must have been a long way from Harm. Want to go in together?”
I lifted the futon cover, but Reina’s expression disappeared, and she looked at me with a look of despair. In your eyes…
“I apologize for interrupting your busy schedule. There is something urgent I must tell you.”
Could it be that monsters have invaded?! It wouldn’t be funny if Harm had fallen. I jumped up at Reina’s words.
“Actually, Aina and Miina are in this town…”
According to Reina, the plan was for the three of them to meet in Frammer and head to Koatotemites, but they were delayed by monster advances and were temporarily staying at an inn.
Then, in the morning, when they woke up, Aina and Miina were gone. She looked for them but couldn’t find them. When she asked the townspeople, she was told they were probably kidnapped by Vampires.
Before the invasion of Koatotemites, there was a kidnapping by Vampires, and there are victims in the town. I can’t forget that Demon with the Mushroom Cut, I wonder if it has anything to do with him.
That Vampire only kidnaps women. Putting aside the misfortune of staying in this town without knowing, you shouldn’t lay a hand on someone else’s property, Mr. Vampire. I am very displeased.
“Do you know where he is? I’m going now.”
The place is a ruined castle that is no longer in use, and it’s not far from here. Kidnapping girls to a harem in a place like that! Don’t mess with me! I’m not jealous at all.
However, should I tell the White Lily Corps about this? Some people don’t think too highly of shadows. I’m starting to feel depressed.
“I don’t know. Die on your own.”
There’s no need to explain who said that. That answer is within my expectations, Priscilla. What was outside my expectations was Rufina.
“I shall go. It is interesting to drink blood.”
In a sense, it’s within expectations… The other members are also participating in the rescue operation, but their reason is “it looks interesting.” I’ll have Christine stay. We need a minder, and if this many of the White Lily Corps participate, even Dragons will be easy.
I left Reina at the inn and gave her the ring I had bought earlier. There’s no mistaking it now. She was happy even at a time like this, but it’s not a wedding ring. Just accept it as an accessory.
Thirty minutes after I started sleeping, I was already in the carriage, heading towards the Vampire. I want more sleep time. I want peaceful sleep for just sleeping alone.
An hour later, I safely arrived at the old castle. I had hoped for a slightly more enjoyable development, but being safe and sound is the most important thing. Is the sense of accomplishment from protecting Koatotemites making me lose motivation? However, as I passed through the broken gate of the old castle, my will to fight returned.
In the courtyard, dozens of drained Vampires stood facing the front door of the castle. They lined the walls, leaving the center clear, simply staring at the door.
“What is this?”
“Probably Vampire thralls. They couldn’t make a good servant or be drained enough to become one.”
If I remember correctly, when a Vampire sucks your blood, you either die from being drained too much, become a mere thrall, or if they take a liking to you, you can become a Vampire yourself. And if you defeat the source, they return to their human form, right?
Let’s quickly defeat the boss and go home. It’s not even midnight yet, so if I defeat them quickly, I can sleep more. These guys can be ignored. They don’t seem to be attacking, and if they ignore us, I’ll restore them to human form in an hour.
However, my expectations were dashed in less than thirty seconds. One noticed, then another. And then, the thralls slowly began to gather around us.
“I think I can restore them to human form, so please don’t kill them. Just incapacitating them is fine.”
“Boring.”
“Let’s kill ’em quick.”
“I’ll break ’em!”
“No. The Captain said not to kill them.”
Sophia is probably the only one who listens to me. The others get a deduction of one point. Learn from Sophia!
Sophia left those words and sat down in front of us. What’s wrong? Does your stomach hurt? Sophia, please step back. If you leave it to me, this many won’t take even five minutes.
“Platinum Laser.”
After Sophia’s quiet incantation, a platinum-colored laser fired from her index finger shot out, searing through the legs of the thralls surrounding us from left to right.
“Eh!?”
The Vampire thralls collapsed. Standing there were legs in the field, bodies lying on the ground. Perhaps there was no pain, as not even screams were heard. Only the sound of bodies hitting the ground was audible.
“Now they can’t move, so they won’t interfere.”
Sophia turned around with a smile, shining like an angel. A merciless angel. Deduction of one point!
“There are still some coming.”
Even with their severed legs, some were dragging themselves forward using their arms.
“How foolish.”
Turning around again, this time lasers from two fingers seared off the thralls’ arms. What can I say… One of the thralls lost all limbs, like a Daruma doll.
“They’re kind of cute like this.”
No, they’re not cute. A human Daruma is terrifying! Deduction of two points!
“Nice shot~”
“Huh!?”
Orietta brought out her hammer and struck a rolling human Daruma high into the air.
“What are you doing, Orietta?”
“It’s from something the Captain remembered~ To hit humans lying on the ground~ Push them to the side~”
I don’t have any memory like that! You’re probably talking about golf. You said “nice shot,” right? Golf is a sport where you hit a ball, not a person! How can your memory be so arbitrary!
“Orietta, please put on your armor suit and gather the thralls. You don’t have to worry about getting bitten then. Sophia, please wait here. Once the main enemy is defeated, please heal their legs.”
“Wouldn’t it be fine to leave them be? If you’re going to heal them, you can do it on the way back.”
That won’t do. I don’t know if they’ll immediately return to their human form, but if they do and their legs are gone, they’ll die from blood loss. At the very least, they’ll cry out in pain. It would be better to heal them quickly. If anything, just knocking them out would have been fine…
“Orietta, make sure to gather the bodies and legs from the same person. Sophia, you’ve achieved great results. Look forward to your wartime reward later. Alana, Rufina, let’s hurry.”
“Captain’s lecherousness!”
“I want a hole-in-one~”
“Let’s go!”
“Finally!”
I just… want to finish this quickly and sleep.
