next day.
I couldn’t sleep because I woke up in the middle of yesterday, so I couldn’t wake up until Aji was annoyed. I had to prepare a heavy meal in the morning to appease my child who was uncomfortable with planting.
I emptied the bowl first, and as I slowly descended, I suddenly heard a scream from below. After doing something, he leaned his head out to see that Finlay, who had invaded yesterday, was confronting the regressor.
No, the expression of confrontation was too mild a choice.
Because Finlay’s right arm had already fallen under the regressor’s sword.
“Tttttttt. He said he couldn’t give me my habit.”
what the. I couldn’t break the old habit and cut off my arm again. I yawned loudly and walked towards them.
“Ham. Student Shay, why did you cut off someone else’s arm again?”
Finlay then grabbed his shoulder and opened his eyes.
‘In addition? Does this mean that this boy usually cut off other people’s arms? no way!’
Surprisingly, reality always exceeds imagination. Although in my case it was only an attempt.
At my point, the one-armed parasol frowned and made excuses.
“It’s not my fault. When a face you see for the first time comes suddenly, you look at me and reach out your hand.”
“I would have asked for a handshake. Did Shay even swear an oath to turn anyone who asked for a handshake into a body that needed a prosthetic? Why are you cutting off your arm like that? Do you have any hobbies of collecting arms?”
“You can’t cut your hand for something I’m asking for a handshake. Who do you see as mentally ill?”
“Oh, how did you know?”
The returner’s eyes are stinging. If the light were coming out of my eyes, I would have cut off my arm. I hid my arms behind my back and spoke quickly.
“No, honestly. Student Shay tried to cut off my arm, didn’t he? A normal person greets each other by waving his hand, not cutting off his arm with a sword.”
“I didn’t cut it for no reason either. What did that vampire say, he reached out to my chest, asking why humans have true blood.”
“Aha.”
Now I understand the story.
It seems that Finlay felt the blood of the noble ancestor and walked around the first floor of the prison. Then, when he ran into a regressor, he got angry and asked why a human had it.
Naturally, there’s no way Nari, the picky regressor, would sit still and watch Finlay stretch out her hand. He swung his sword and suddenly cut off his arm, and the intruder, who was frightened, grabbed his shoulder and became like that.
It’s a plausible enough story. Understanding the situation, I nodded.
“Still, I am a guest of Tirkanjaka trainee.”
“The thought came to me and I was about to cut my throat. I’m sure you won’t die just by cutting your head off.”
Because people are really bad. The reason I didn’t kill him was because he didn’t die. what?
As a kind exemplary citizen, I picked up my fallen arm and placed it in the arm of an uninvited guest. As the cut sections got closer, the blood stretched like a magnet and stuck to each other. Finlay, who regained his arm, patted his arm and backed away.
‘What, what? To have a normal conversation with a monster like that… !’
I’m very wary of having my arm cut once… . with nothing
No, it’s humanly right to be on guard. There are so many strange people these days, I was confused for a while. Every time I stop by a restaurant, I run into the limbs of an immortal, and my common sense is twisted as I fiddle with the heart of a vampire who comes every day.
Calm down. When this happens, it becomes completely out of the ordinary.
I made up my mind and spoke rationally.
“But please be careful in the future. It’s fortunate that the opponent is a vampire, and if it’s a normal human, it can’t be reattached.”
“I don’t know if the other person is an ordinary human.”
“yes? Did you not hear well? So I’m not human, so am I trying to cut off my arm?”
“You said normal. How can you say that a guy who deflects an invisible sword with his finger is normal?”
Hearing this, Finlay looked at me with a shocked expression.
‘Did you deflect that sword strike with your finger? Who looks so ordinary? Unbelievable. It wasn’t a lie to say that I was the lord of Tantalus!’
It was not intentional, but misunderstandings are piling up in real time. Fear grows in Finlay’s eyes as he looks at me.
… Are you having a little fun? A nobleman of the night and a person who used to put a lot of strain on his neck had such an attitude towards a street magician. When will I ever be treated like this?
As for how fun it is, it is similar to building a stone tower with stones of different shapes while walking on the road. it should be done
Where are you going to build something more?
That was then. Aji, who had just eaten breakfast and was walking around, saw a stranger in front of her, and she smiled and started to growl.
Finlay was bewildered by the sudden hostility approaching from behind.
‘what? This ominous feeling?’
Finlay turned around. What he encountered was Azi, the king of dogs, who rarely showed their teeth.
Aji walked slowly, staring intently at him, twitching his cheeks as if something was uncomfortable.
hair stands up Knowing things and ours. The howl of the beast had a strong force that entangled its body. Finlay, who received it directly, was terrified.
“Ugh.”
‘Suin? Why is the beast looking at me and grinding my teeth? Rather, what the hell is it? This, more fundamental, bloody fear… .’
By the time Finlay’s body trembled, and Aji’s growl grew sharper.
Aji’s feet twitched and jumped right away before I shouted.
“Uh-huh. Ouch! Leave it alone and come here!”
After hearing my voice, Aji quickly turned her head to face me, then threw a wary gaze at Finlay, and walked sideways to reach where I was. Aji leaned close to me and pointed to Finlay as if telling a story.
“bruise. Woof woof. smell of blood. him. that.”
The vampires, who are not quite as progenitors, seem to have a faint smell of blood. From Aji’s point of view, it would look like a dead human walking around.
Aji, who has several times the sense of smell, is inevitably more sensitive to the smell of blood than humans. Aji stares at you with a lot of nerves. If it wasn’t for me to intervene, I might have dismantled that Finlay.
I said tickling Aji’s chin.
“know. I’m not that person either. You just came to play.”
“Woof woof. bruise. I don’t play with him.”
“He doesn’t even want to play with you, so hold on.”
A good misunderstanding has come. Let’s give Finlay a little bit of sequence here, but let’s emphasize it a bit.
I glanced at Finlay and said it deliberately emphasizing certain words.
“If you are the ‘King of Dogs,’ keep your dignity as if you were the ‘King of Dogs’. What would you do if you reacted to each and every little dwarf like that?”
‘King of Dogs!’
Finlay, realizing Aji’s identity, opened his mouth.
‘Are you really the king of dogs? In the past, the king of beasts closest to humans, who was said to have driven out humans on the side of humans? The dog’s king like a dog… ! After all, it wasn’t too much!’
I don’t know why, but dogs are basically pets. Even a violent hound would show affection in front of its owner. The king of dogs is also a dog, so it’s a pet.
Are there any non-pet dogs? We decided to call it a wolf.
Anyway, maybe it’s because of my insignificant attitude. Aji immediately stopped paying attention to Finlay and clinged to me.
“bruise. What are you doing today? rice? ball? Another game?”
“no. I’m not playing today either. I have work to do.”
“bruise!”
hahaha. I have built up enough illusions. Now Finlay is completely embarrassed and will not be able to pray. A swordsman who cut off his arm in unison, the king of dogs, a natural enemy of vampires. In addition to that, even me who handles them freely.
You will never ignore my words in the future, will you? You will be afraid of every move I make and follow my instructions.
It’s still annoying to work, but I just found a good vampire slave. Use it to drain the blood.
That was then.
“You just got together.”
A dim presence comes in through the door. The rushing darkness supported the black coffin, and the vampire who rode the coffin slowly approached.
He also grabbed Aji, who was about to feel uncomfortable, and welcomed the vampire.
“Oh, good morning. Did you wake up early today?”
“okay. it’s been good They’re all gathered here, so there’s no need to go around looking for them.”
The vampire, who had been looking down once upon a time on the coffin, raised his chin upright and put his hands together. Then everyone here paused for a moment and started looking at the vampire.
From small gestures to the gaze that is given to everyone equally, piece by piece. The person facing him forgets himself for a moment and looks at the vampire. She seemed to know how to get everyone’s attention by birth. Is it natural charisma? Even if you don’t calculate and act, your presence is subtly revealed.
Just like when an incense candle burns, even if you don’t notice it for a moment, one day you will smell it.
Just like when music is on, even if you chatter, you listen for a while.
The vampire’s presence was faint, but at some point it filled the room, and when they noticed, everyone was already paying attention to the vampire’s lips and hand gestures.
“Woof woof? Aren’t you playing?”
I talk all the time, but Aji is not a person. fold.
Anyway, the vampire, who caught everyone’s attention, parted her lips and said.
“What needs to be spread widely must be heard by many people. Finlay, listen. I’ll give you an answer to what you talked about yesterday.”
A voice that is no different from usual, a tone that does not change. However, the vampire’s words I hear now come to me with a feeling similar to the king’s name.
Finlay knelt down with a face that was most impressed.
“Yes! Bulcho Finlay, to hear directly from the founder’s orders, is very disappointing. Please listen!”
Now, both me and the regressor hold their breath and watch the situation. The vampire looked down at Finlay and declared.
“The other day, you asked me to let you go to war. That is the answer.”
“Whatever it is, I will gladly accept it!”
“I will be silent.”
Finlay did not let out any disappointment or sigh. I just shook my head and accepted it.
I would have fallen here expecting a glorious temple. The best future he envisions is to go up to the ground with the ancestors, and the worst future is to become a lost child in the abyss. Finlay fell into the abyss, preparing for the worst for the best.
But even though that hope was shattered. Finlay wasn’t a disappointment at all.
rather.
“I will take it! Thanks for the answer!”
I was just moved by the fact that I had heard the answer.
Vampires in the lower ranks do not need to be persuaded or considered. Just as there is no river that flows from the bottom up, there is nothing that the family can hand over to the hyeolju. If you ask for an opinion, then you will only be able to appeal.
“I appreciate the hard work that has come so far, and I will tell you a little bit more.”
The vampire glanced at me and the returner, adding a little explanation. I realized that the explanation was for us, not Finlay.
“I have never forbid war against that child, Baldamir. In the first place, I never forced my will on my children. War is theirs alone, and their decisions will be made. I am already lost in history. If they need me, I don’t know if I’ll stand up and become a symbol.”
“I take it.”
“So, even if everything is ready, I will not be the first to advocate a blood clot. This is what I mean.”
“I take it.”
“then. Come back to earth This is not the place for you to come.”
solemn command.
However, Finlay, who continued to bow his head in agreement, showed a different attitude this time.
“I’m sorry, Sijo-si. That name is not upheld.”
“Why?”
It is impossible for a vampire to disobey the founder’s orders. So, if the family says it can’t be done, it’s not a matter of will. It’s a matter of ability.
Therefore, the vampire also asked the reason instead of rebuking Finlay. Finlay shouted, banging his head hard on the ground.
“I’m sorry! But that has nothing to do with my will. I have no way out of the abyss! Therefore, I am not able to follow the orders given by the founder. Kill me!”
“There is no way out… ? Are you not ready?”
“It wasn’t there in the first place!”
‘It’s a well-known fact that going up is more laborious than coming down, but aren’t you even ready to go back to the ground? I’m a little curious. What the hell happened to come to me in the abyss with no promise of escape?’
The vampire’s worries were long, but that alone did not solve the question. The vampire’s curiosity soared. However, since the decision had already been made, the vampire did not ask, lest it shake her determination if she asked more.
“Stay still. This is the territory of the military, and there are people who have been sent down to manage it. Then he can let you go. Let’s see.”
Instead, her gaze turned to me. The vampire pointed exactly at me and spoke close to the command.
“Instructor. Finlay would not have committed a crime to come here. He came here by mistake and accident. I hope to get him back to Earth.”
uh? me?
Wait a minute. what? You want that intruder back?
look at me
“yes? Me?”
“Who else is here other than you?”
A vampire looking at me as if it were natural. A cold sweat ran down my back as I met his gaze.
No, I’m an instructor and I’m sleeping.
Actually, am I caught?
“If the military country is the owner of this place, it must know how to get out. I ask Finlay to do the same.”
No, if I knew a way out, I would be the first to try. Would you be stuck here all the time?
“I am the founder Tirkanjaka. It is the only remaining karma among the disasters given the name of Kanjaka, the monster that will devour the world. Knights called me splattered blood in front of me, and many heroes also fell while aiming for this neck. Even though I fell down and committed myself to the abyss, it doesn’t mean that the things I’ve done will go unnoticed.”
“You are dying! Sijo-si, this is nonsense! All the vampires on earth pay their respects to the ancestors, but those words… !”
No, why are you asking me for that? increasingly bewildered
Rather, are you really not prepared to get out?
Then there was no reason to keep that uninvited guest alive, right?
“… There is no answer. is it difficult? If that’s not possible, don’t ask for it personally. Bring him back to Earth.”
The reason I couldn’t answer was because I didn’t have the ability to fulfill that request. It was when I sensed a crisis and was spinning my head.
The vampire presumed that my silence meant refusal, and declared with a low voice.
“If you refuse, I plan to bring Finlay back to the ground directly. The abyss is infinite, but the time I have is also eternal. Darkness is my realm, so if you keep going up, you’ll reach the ground. However, if I bring Finlay back then, I don’t think I’ll ever come back here.”
Finlay raised his head, and the regressor hardened his face in astonishment. That word meant one thing.
I will go to earth and never come back.
In other words, it meant that they would escape if they did not comply with their demands.
it’s a big deal