As the vampire had said, Finlay’s sudden appearance and sneering disappeared.
Occasionally, when I was cooking, when I was slicing ingredients with a knife, I looked at the knife and fingers alternately with anticipation. It’s not hard If you were an idiot with a veil on this knife, you can’t shuffle cards.
Do you know how dangerous shuffling is? If you mix it wrong, your fingertips will fly away. Compared to that, it is said that knives with the maximum output of the fingers are a piece of cake.
Sorry, but there is no food for vampires in the human kitchen. turn it off
In any case, the abyss managed to restore peace. The vampire spent more time leaving Finlay alone than before, and the regressor wasn’t satisfied, but at least he didn’t sharpen his blade. It was a time when the great ripples had subsided and each other entered a strange stabilization period.
At that time, I was facing a golem in the corner of the restaurant.
“Has confirmed.”
Hearing my report, a softer voice came from the golem.
“There are still many problems that are scattered, but there are few measures that can be taken at the moment, so we expect that we will have to wait and see for the time being. Please remain in this situation until your home country takes further action.”
“All right! Leave it to me!”
“… .』
Then the golem began to stare at me without saying a word. It’s the golem’s gaze, so it’s kind of burdensome.
“Why are you just talking to the microphone and standing still? What else are you going to say?”
“… question. Why are you taking a cooperative attitude today?”
“Today? I’ve always been cooperative with Captain Abbie. Is there anything Captain Avi asked for that I didn’t listen to?”
“That is what you should do. You are a laborer of Tantalus, and you have a duty to obey the legitimate orders of the main building, which is the manager.”
“So, there was a slight difference of opinion, so you followed everything except for the adjustment, right? If you want me to take you, take me, if you want to save me, save me, if an intruder falls, respond. There have been times when I solved it on my own, even without an order. Where can you find an exemplary laborer like me?”
“Didn’t you make unreasonable demands from the main building each time using that as an excuse?”
“Are you asking too much? What is it?”
“Forcing the main building to do certain things.”
“Are you talking about certain things? I do not know? I don’t know?”
The golem stopped moving, but that was only for a moment. Soon dry words came out of the speaker.
“Didn’t you force the main building to behave childishly like ‘brother’ or ‘fisherman’?”
“Oh, is it? Hey, that’s a joke, a joke.”
I tried to ignore it, but the golem’s staring gaze was so stinging that I had to make more excuses.
“Honestly, why do I even have to use the expression ‘forced’ to say that it is difficult? Did Captain Abbe lose any money, or was he injured? I was just telling you to be a fisherman. The command just got a little cuter, but as a result, I was willing to be a fisherman, so it’s a win-win, isn’t it?”
“denial. The main building is a military signal officer and captain of the independent signal unit. The main building has an obligation to maintain the dignity appropriate to the position.”
“Are you a golem in the first place? If I had done that with the real Captain Ab in front of me, there would be no doubt about it. But at best, I was just playing puns with this little golem, huh.”
“Your perversion is already beyond question.”
“transformation? Oh my gosh. There’s nothing I can’t say to my brother.”
“… … … .』
Oh, are you mad?
Before the golem seriously considered retaliation, he quickly moved on to the next story.
“Oh, and Sijo said something like this. Finlay must have fallen here by mistake, so please bring him back to the ground.”
A sigh escaped the golem, who was looking at me slowly. It was so absurd that I gave up the rebuttal.
“It is impossible. If you break into the abyss Tantalus with a specific intention, you are violating the security law, and if you were on the ground, you would have been wanted. This is the bottomless pit Therefore, Sijo’s request is not acceptable.
“I said the same thing, so I tried to hold onto it somehow, but if it goes wrong, it just flies away. As you know, powerful vampires can fly freely in the dark, right? What if I go up to the ground like this?”
“Escape is also impossible.”
The golem cut off the answer. At the too short explanation, I waved my arms and protested.
“No, it’s flying, right? You thought you were going to fly until you die of old age? Vampires do not die of old age, practically forever! No matter how deep the abyss, you’ll be able to escape someday, right? Then I will be shot and killed on the charge of failing to manage!”
“You don’t have to worry about that. There is no way to escape from this abyss by flying in the air.”
The moment he spoke up to that point, the golem’s voice was cut off. Cutting with a sound like being cut with a knife.
After that, a sharper voice came from beyond the golem.
“… As a military correspondent, I sternly warn you.”
I can no longer feel the little leeway I had when we were talking. In the atmosphere that I had released for a long time, the golem, who secretly revealed the truth through a gap of loose tension, became aware of it and tightened himself up.
The golem said with a firm attitude that there was no room for squeezing.
『The main building fully understands your position, and is taking a cooperative attitude considering that it is the only available member of Tantalus and has made friends with the trainees. but.”
Eyes made of crystal balls move. My image is fully reflected in the round marble that traps the light.
Beyond that, somewhere invisible to me, the eyes that were watching me must have gone cold.
“If there is another movement to extract information from the main building, or if such signs are observed. The main building will also try to find other means to ‘replace’ you.」
That’s why I don’t like the military so much. People, ideas, and systems are all so rigid, it’s really hard to survive.
In a world like this, there is no place for a magician who pursues romance.
I replied with a smile. The golem stared at me like that, and unilaterally cut off the connection without notice.
The light disappeared from the crystal ball, and the iron body sank down.
*****
Finlay no longer asked me for blood. As the supreme father ordered, interrupting my life or interrupting my life suddenly disappeared altogether.
I did disappear
‘Bake it. Cut your finger or shed some blood.’
I overlooked the fact that I was a mind reader.
Finlay is what I do when I’m cooking, especially when I’m doing something with a kitchen knife.
Even so, if I keep hearing those thoughts, I think I’ll go crazy. At this point, it’s like a curse.
No, why does that bastard keep coveting my blood?
‘I have to offer blood to the ancestors! In order for members of the family to express their opinions to the blood-jumpers, even those of a very high rank, you need to bring fresh blood. The clan offers blood, and the hyeol-ju receives the blood and listens to the story contained in it. Since that is a tradition, the ancestors will also accept it!!’
Reading his thoughts, it seems that the founder Tirkanzaka also misunderstood a bit.
In front of hyeolju, the family is infinitely insignificant. He was born as a vampire, and can rule the family through hematology, and can kill his or her breath with the lift of a finger.
‘The ancestors took pity on us. He wants to protect us. Now that I know his will, I can persuade him if he keeps saying it over and over again.’
But.
There are many children in the world who do not even recognize their parents, and there are absurdly many people who despise God.
Also, their hearts are different. There are ten thousand ways for everyone to honor their parents, and there are bound to be different ways of worshiping the gods of one religion.
‘okay! Let me tell you the story of the Elder’s disappearance. Knowing that one of the closest family members has passed away, the ancestors who mourned this may have a different heart.’
Finlay was worried.
The first time he prostrated himself before the progenitor, who was like a vampire, he was clearly worried for a while.
Will I lead the situation to my advantage by deceiving the ancestors, or will I tell the truth no matter what the outcome is?
At that time, he was afraid and unfamiliar with the power of the Sijo, so he told the truth.
‘Even though he… He wasn’t hunted by Seonghwangcheong. You wouldn’t even know about it until there. In the future, if the Sijo blames me, the punishment will be sweet. It would be a great loss to our nobility of the night for him to flirt here with these insignificant servants.’
The unknown is fear. Therefore, we are always humble in the face of the unknown.
When darkness comes, you have to greet them politely with a torch or lamp, or you have to jog in the room.
In other words, knowing is peace and at the same time arrogance.
Contrary to its notoriety, the founder Tirkanjaka is quite kind. Finlay, who had been protected several times by such a founder so far, did not have as much fear as before.
That must have changed Finlay’s judgment.
“hahaha. So I have to change my response as well.”
I feel it sometimes, but sometimes the ability to read thoughts is a bit disappointing. I don’t want to know as much as I do now, but when I hear it,
I am not a prophet. What will happen in the future, we don’t know.
But when someone’s thoughts flow into my head, when mind-reading reveals an excessively fullness of resolution compared to a sloppy plan, I get caught up in a strange feeling.
pity? insignificant?
It was so funny that he wanted to fulfill the plan, and like a bad boy, he wanted to destroy the plan. Weird emotions are creeping in.
Come to think of it, it seems more fun to have a little bit of difficulty reading thoughts.
A golem, or a regressor, or a vampire if it doesn’t work, or at least an ogre. It’s a lot of fun to dig.
In a way, this is also the deception of the hungry.
Just finished cooking. Finally, as I decorated the bowl by slicing the hard carrots long, I took the bell out of my pocket and shook it.
little girl.
“bruise! Woof woof!”
Then Aji’s barking was heard, and Finlay, who had been hiding behind the corner, hurriedly ran away. Finlay, not paying attention, put down the bowl as he watched Aji rushing into the restaurant. Aji sat down on the chair, lowered her head, and began to chew and swallow carrots.
I wiped my hands with a cloth and cried.
“Finlay!”
Finlay, who came back slowly, was startled when he heard my voice.
I said, staring straight at him over the corner.
“Tell the Tirkanjaka trainee. I have class this afternoon.”