A flower garden full of flowers and grass that glow with mana.
There, Karin was lost in thought, looking at the small lake in the flower garden.
‘I am a burden. Instead of helping, it was a hindrance from start to finish.’
Karin ran her fingers over her face reflected in the water.
Then sigh.
Again, while looking at the water in a daze, I picked up a piece of stone nearby and threw it into the lake.
After trembling for a long time, she raised her head at the sudden presence.
“Ugh!”
Elder’s fully restored senses were amazing.
Sensing the presence of a ‘human’ approaching from afar, wrapped in her father’s energy, Karin suddenly got up and hid.
just as expected.
It was Do-jin who appeared wrapped in a black mist.
Karin was taken aback.
Although he asked his father to save Do-jin, he had no idea what to do when he woke up.
‘Uh, what should I do?’
Karin peeked at Do-jin while hiding in the darkness created by the shade.
Do-jin, who looked around the garden for a while, seemed curious, and his mouth opened.
“come out.”
Karin’s body trembled.
Can you see it? Karin looked at her eyes and was relieved.
It was because the place Dojin was looking at was completely wrong.
‘I’m glad I didn’t get caught.’
Phew. Karin sweeps her chest.
But soon you realize
Even if you hide like this, nothing will be solved.
Karin regretted it.
It would have been better if I had stayed and not hidden.
If I came and left now, I would be so embarrassed.
‘okay. It’s just pretending that it doesn’t exist. Then, when you show up somewhere else, it will look much more natural!’
As she rolled her hair like that, Dojin’s voice stuck again.
“Are you not coming? count to three If it doesn’t come out during the count of three, it just goes back to the central continent.”
Karin, whose hair had turned pure white, did not even move her feet.
“three.”
Do-jin spat out ‘three’ and turned toward the exit of the flower garden as if he had no regrets.
Seeing that, Karin opened her eyes wide and said as she jumped out.
“Now, wait a minute! That’s not counting three! Three comes after one and two!”
Karin protests with full regret.
Dojin turned around again and said.
“Two, one.”
“… … ?”
Dojin laughs at Karin’s stupid expression.
“It counts backwards.”
With a shocked face, Karin pointed her finger at Dojin.
“You tricked me!”
“So who wants to hide?”
“That, that… … !”
Karin, at a loss for words, lowered her head.
Then, after hesitating for a while, he whispered in a very low voice.
“I’m sorry… … .”
“what?”
“… It’s like running away from home, and that’s why you got involved with me… And the one that only got in the way and the one that put you in danger… … .”
Karin picks up on her mistakes.
Dojin’s answer to that was.
“I’m sorry, let’s go see the sun.”
It was a sunbathing proposal to vampires.
“yes… … ?”
“He said he liked to try. Let’s go.”
“Is that a vampire?”
“You’re saying you don’t like going with me, even though you’ve been going to see it by yourself?”
“That’s not it!”
That’s it.
Looking at Do-jin, who spoke lightly, Karin thought.
‘The surface of the floating continent is full of monsters of all kinds. I don’t know, but this person could be dangerous… … .’
However… I wanted to go.
On that hill where I always sat alone, with this person.
‘Because I can protect you. It eats a lot of darkness, so even if it’s under the sun, its abilities will be the same for a while.’
Dark wings sprouted from Karin’s back.
“Go!”
Karin grabbed Dojin’s waist and flew up.
* * *
cooong.
A heavy sound rang out.
It was the sound of a monster roaming the floating continent collapsing with one punch from Karin.
Taktak.
Karin, who lightly waved her hand, looked around.
Karin, who looked into the distance with the elder’s eyes, nodded in satisfaction.
“like. I think I’ve taken care of all the monsters nearby!”
“… okay.”
She was lively, but Do-jin had a hard time doing that.
He knew that the minimum level of the monsters around him was 250.
The strength to send those guys to the nether road in one shot.
It was a moment when I felt the power of the Vampire Elder again.
‘Even right before the return, the Vampire Elder was a monster that couldn’t guarantee victory even with a party of 5 lower rankers… … .’
Dojin looked up at the sky.
It is the time before the moon sets and the sun rises.
Dojin sat down in the right place.
Then, a wide open snowfield covered with ice caps and the horizon at the end come into view.
The whole world that comes into my eyes is drenched in the faint moonlight and takes on a blue color.
“Good.”
Dojin let out a small exclamation at the wonderful scenery created by nature.
Karin cautiously sat down next to him and said.
“Yes? It is one of the most beautiful places I have been to. It took years to find.”
The conversation stopped for a moment.
Not knowing what to say, Karin fidgeted with her fingers and stared at the setting moon.
At that time, Do-jin said suddenly.
“I saw your memory.”
“how… I’ll… … ?”
“They used your blood to save me. So I guess I could see the memories in your blood.”
“Then you should know. I… The words you say and the facial expressions you make are all fake. That I am an empty shell that only imitates a human being.”
Karin was very depressed.
Do-jin hit her on the back of the head.
“… … ?”
Do-jin frowned at Karin, who looked at him without knowing why.
“Is this a head or a stone? My hands are all tingly. After all, I must have lived thinking such useless thoughts.”
“What is that… … .”
“Are you out of your mind? How great are emotions? If you take it all apart, it’s nothing.”
Do-jin said that everything Karin had been looking for for a long time was no big deal.
In response, Karin showed a sharp reaction toward Dojin for the first time.
“that… … ! That’s what you can say because you’re human! Since you were born, you have had feelings, a heart, and a beating heart… … ! I can say that because it is something I take for granted!”
“Nope.”
Do-jin, who denied Karin’s complaint, continued before she refuted.
“Emotions and the mind are the same, you learn by watching, listening, talking, and experiencing while growing up.”
Dojin stared straight into Karin’s eyes.
“Human emotions are also created. Not to mention the tone and expression. Depending on the environment around you, the things that change even after you grow up are your way of speaking and your personality.”
“… I do not know. I can’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“Those things you thought you were imitating, acting, and illusions were all part of you.”
“Even though I’m hiding a different side of myself?”
Do-jin’s hand brushed Karin’s head, asking without confidence.
“Everyone is like that. Everyone has parts of themselves that they don’t want others to see. Me too, everyone else hides and lives. The fact that you want to hide it is proof that you are human.”
“really… … ?”
Dojin nodded his head towards the eyes mixed with anticipation and half doubt.
“okay. And stupid.”
I mean in the first place
“If you didn’t have a heart, would you have worried like that? Because I have a heart, such troubles arise.”
“I… You mean you have a heart no different from that of humans?”
Karin stroked my chest.
It feels like something is stirring inside my chest.
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My heart wouldn’t be beating.
Even if I try to focus on it with my elder senses, I can’t detect any physical changes.
After meeting this person, I experienced so many things for the first time.
“Weird. I think it hurts here.”
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Moving his gaze to the moon, Dojin said.
“That is the heart.”
[Unbelievable Miracle!]
[Friendship with a race that was impossible to form a relationship with has been unlocked.]
[The relationship with the vampire elder Karin Tirund continues.]
[Due to the connection, Karin Tirund’s affinity increased by ??? points to ???]
[Form a relationship!]
[Vampire Lord Karnes Tirund shows great favor to you.]
[Carnes Tirund’s affinity has increased by 50 points to 50.]
[Complete ＜Vampire’s Friend＞ Achievement]
[Achievement Reward: All stats +10]
[All Vampire Races Affinity +10]
[Quest complete!]
[You have acquired 30,000 gold.]
[The level has risen.]
[Improved the relationship with vampires, who will be a great threat to mankind.]
[The predetermined fate has been twisted.]
[Some of the conditions for the great achievement ＜The Twister of Fate＞ have been additionally fulfilled.]
[※ The reward for completing the Fate Quest and the reward for completing the ＜Those Who Twisted Fate＞ parts will be replaced with the reward from NPC ‘Carnes Tirund’.]
Numerous messages invaded Dojin’s field of vision.
They all hinted at a new future, a future that would change.