296 – Living well even when scattered (5)
[I will seek fresh blood and seek eternal life! A cursed lord of Beltane radiates magical power. The ‘Vampire Clan’, a special command, generally stays only in its own territory and adapted areas, but often comes to non-adapted areas through contracts.]
[The ‘Promise Made by Yongeon’ rune and the vampire’s suggestion respond to meet the special conditions. A contract with ‘Count Ripley’, the noble vampire of Beltane, becomes possible. If you sign with them, you will have to pay a heavy price. There is no limit to the number of commands that can be contracted due to the ‘Legion Commander of the Death’ rune.]
-Do you want to sign a contract with me?
The information window poured out with those words.
And the girl who was introduced as a vampire looked at me with a grin.
“Instead, if you want to make a contract with me, you have to sacrifice your heart.”
I offer my heart.
This was clearly what the necromancer from earlier said, wanting a contract.
For some reason, it seems like the contract wasn’t concluded at the end, but he postponed the contract until the last crisis, perhaps because of those conditions.
I tilted her head and asked her back.
“What do you mean by giving your heart?”
“Literally! As soon as I sign the contract, I will engrave a mark on your heart….”
She trailed off and smiled even brighter.
The words he spoke after that were bloody.
“That mark will one day lead you to destruction. How is it?”
Well, this isn’t a vampire, it’s almost a demon.
It’s still a mysterious and pretty face…
She was even prettier when she smiled brightly.
She had something that captivated people, to the extent that an ordinary person would probably not even listen to the content if they were offered it.
But I am a person who has become accustomed to external beauty.
I was able to make more rational decisions than other people.
“Who would accept such conditions? “The word is destruction, but it just means being left behind.”
“… ….”
The mark engraved on my heart will one day lead me to destruction.
The intuitive meaning is that it will probably lead to death.
This is a truly absurd condition.
What kind of crazy person would sign a contract knowing clearly that he would die?
But the vampire spoke with a pouty face at my words.
“Are you a bit harsh with your words?”
“I’m sorry if you felt bad.”
I apologized without realizing it.
I could see that he was pouting on his frowning face.
It seems like he was really angry because my tone of voice was harsh.
I want to use a nice tone on the subject of vampires… It’s ironic, but she looks like an innocent girl, so we were a good match.
“So, you’re not going to sign a contract?”
But did my logic work?
A vampire who can’t refute and just pushes ahead.
It seems that he has changed his direction to a confident attitude rather than persuasion.
I thought about her suggestion for a while and then…
Soon she nodded and answered.
“I will do it. “Why don’t you give your heart once?”
Vampire, or vampire.
These people, as they are called by humans, are very special beings beyond the realm of ordinary monsters.
In addition to Lycanthrope and Death Knight, which are well-known in the Holder world, they are ‘unique monsters’ with different powers for each individual… The basic entities are also strong with at least level A skills.
There were also mutant vampires who freely used various magic and special abilities, and often used weapons.
Of course, it is not easy to discover, and contracting with such a being is an opportunity that will never come again.
I couldn’t just miss it because it was dangerous.
‘Besides….’
I had no intention of fully accepting the conditions the vampire offered.
I don’t know exactly what type of mark she is talking about… At least, if it was a form of ‘curse’ influenced by the system, I had a part of myself that believed in it.
The vampire’s eyes widen at my answer.
“Huh? Really?”
“Yes. “I’ll do it, contract.”
A very simple positive answer.
At this, a bright smile spread across her lips.
Then he came over to me as if he was excited, grabbed my hand and shook it vigorously.
“Wow! You are the first person to sign a contract so quickly! “As expected, you are an interesting person.”
… It’s so absurd.
With this, the contract has been concluded.
[The contract is successful! ‘Count Ripley (Special)’ is added to the list of contract targets for the ‘Promise Made by the Dragon’ rune. It is an incomplete conditional contract, and the contractor’s abilities are partially limited.]
[List of current contract orders (1/999+)]
[I made a contract with the noble being of Beltane. Surprising contract results sometimes dramatically increase your understanding of runes.]
[The level of the ‘Promise Made by Yongeon’ rune has increased.]
[The level of the ‘Promise Made by Yongeon’ rune has increased.]
[Acquires 5 leadership points based on the rune’s disposition.]
[The symbol of the noble vampire, Count Ripley, is the ‘seed.’ The contractor’s symbol also affects you.]
[Acquires 5 ground resistance due to the contractor’s disposition.]
A fairly large amount of information windows comes to mind.
[Legion Commander of Death] Rune special effects were applied for the first time, and the first command was added to the unlimited ‘contract command list’.
Ripley’s level was so high that the [Yongeon’s Promise] Rune also rose two levels at once.
But at first glance, I saw something I didn’t understand.
‘What is a symbol?’
The seed called ‘the symbol’ of Count Ripley.
It was not specific information, but thanks to this, the ground resistance ability increased by 5.
I thought I would probably have to look into Ripley’s contractor information to find out more about this.
And.
[As a condition of the contract with Count Ripley, a ‘seed of doubt’ will be planted in your heart. The moment the seed fully blooms and blooms, Count Ripley will bite your neck and take your blood.]
[The special power of the ‘Myunggyejisu’ rune maintains the target’s clear mind! It is not shaken by any curse or condition.]
‘Bingo.’
I cried out in joy.
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As expected, the preparedness plan I prepared was successful.
No, there is no preparation plan.
Because it is the performance of the runes that I had in the first place.
I don’t know the exact information about ‘Seeds of Doubt’, but I was convinced from the moment I heard about it from Ripley.
The form of the mark itself is said to be a ‘curse’ type.
It’s not like setting up magical traps, and it’s difficult to find anything remotely involved in the death of the target other than a curse or abnormal condition.
And when it comes to curses and status ailments…
I had a special rune that made me immune to anything.
‘… This is a real scam.’
Once again, I am amazed.
It doesn’t matter whether the curse lasts long or short.
Once you have it, you are immune.
It is not for nothing that [Bright View Index] Is called a fraud rune as much as [Seeker’s Sweat].
“What is your name?”
After all contracts have been completed.
Ripley smiled brightly and asked me.
He looks very excited about the successful contract.
I got one more piece of information here.
‘You don’t know, you removed the seeds.’
The curse that Ripley placed on me, the ‘Seed of Doubt’… Once it leaves the practitioner’s hands, it seems that the process cannot be understood.
In the information window, it was written that when it blooms, it sucks blood, and it seems that it was only conveyed to Ripley when the results came out.
‘This is quite thrilling.’
I felt my interest growing for some reason.
Even though I have met very loyal contractors (Arth, Jayten) and contractors with strong egos (Tirbond), this was the first time I had encountered a contractor with such special intentions.
Furthermore, since it has a human appearance, it doesn’t feel like a monster at all.
‘I feel like I have a tomboy little sister.’
… Actually, they are vampires who can easily kill humans.
“Hey! “What is your name?”
Ripley puts her hand on her waist and pouts again.
… Are you really a vampire?
I laughed and asked back.
“You don’t even know the contractor’s name? “It won’t show up in the system information window.”
“That’s the same when I was an adaptor. “This is not Beltane.”
Judging from the previous information, Beltane is the land where the vampire clan and their descendants reside.
Ripley is a vampire, so of course she is an ‘adapter’ there.
‘You can’t utilize the system in places where you can’t adapt.’
After signing a contract with her, new information about her comes flooding in like a wave of water.
I guess it’s not that I can’t use it completely, but I thought it’s just that I can’t read the information window.
“Do Jae-hyeon.”
“Do… reappearance?”
“Yes. “There is no noble title like you, just Do Jae-hyeon.”
“Of course! Do you think it’s easy to become a noble? “You have to have your own territory!”
“… “That’s what it means.”
Anyway, I guess who isn’t a tomboy vampire?
I don’t say a single word.
“Do Jae-hyun… “It’s an unusual name.”
Ripley repeated my name several times.
She immediately clapped her hands and said.
“I memorized everything! “Let’s go now!”
“… “Are you really a vampire?”
He has a very bright and cheerful personality.
I sighed and placed my hands on the floor.
This was to use magic detection through [Search for Prey], A sub-rune of [Descendants of the Savage King].
“What are you doing? “Let’s go.”
“Wait a moment. “You have to find an exit to get out.”
The necromancer and the undead have all disappeared, but finding the exit from the maze-like trap is another matter.
This was the reason why I used exploration runes for the first time in a while.
But Ripley, who was listening to me, made a blank expression for a moment… Soon she burst into laughter.
“Kyahahahahaha. “You don’t have to look for that.”
“… What?”
When she turned her head to hear her random story, a large pit appeared in front of where Ripley was standing.
Even if it’s something I don’t like…
It was clearly an exit made up of magical power.
“I made this trap. Oh, more precisely, I built this huge maze itself.”
And the shocking truth to be heard.
Ripley smiled broadly and continued her words.
“Is there a place you want to go? “I’ll take you there to commemorate the contract.”
“… ….”