Ch.81Glass

“Hwaaaaahm…”

A peacefully lazy evening.

I spend my time reorganizing the vampire troops and preparing supplies for war.

In the meantime, Aurel created another subordinate, which was again a sparrow.

The name given to the new sparrow was Duljjaek-i.

She was using her two sparrows to search for a human girl named Yuri.

There wasn’t much to do until the all-out war with humans began.

The children were taking care of earning credits on their own, and whenever dungeons were discovered, everyone would go together and clear them instantly.

The children complained about how difficult it was, but everyone had no time to rest if they wanted to purchase random boxes.

“Now, I’m going to throw it far this time.”

“Woof!”

Hwang-gu nodded at my words and finished preparing to run.

I threw the rubber ball in my hand with great force.

Bang-!

The rubber ball left my fingertips and flew away too fast to be seen.

Right after that, Hwang-gu kicked off the ground and dashed forward.

Swoosh-!

Hwang-gu disappeared with a flash of blue lightning and soon returned with the small rubber ball in her mouth.

“Huff huff…!”

There weren’t many things to do in this ruined world.

That’s why I was spending time playing catch with Hwang-gu.

After throwing the ball countless times, Hwang-gu came back with a deflated rubber ball in her mouth.

It seemed the ball had torn from the pressure of flying through the air.

Hwang-gu slumped down like the deflated rubber ball.

It must be even more disappointing since that was the last rubber ball we had.

I sighed and lay down using Hwang-gu’s body as a pillow.

That’s when a small sparrow fluttered down from the sky.

There were only two sparrows flying in this area.

It was definitely Aurel’s Jjakjjak-i. Or maybe it was Duljjaek-i…

-Chirp chirp!

The bird fluttered its wings and flew to my side.

Then it pecked at my hair and pulled it.

It seemed to want to take me somewhere.

Since the rubber ball was already burst, it wouldn’t be bad to go along with this little one.

I pulled Hwang-gu’s leash and climbed onto her.

“Let’s go!”

“Woof!”

-Chirp chirp!

The place we arrived at after following Jjakjjak-i was the house I was using.

Aurel was already there, talking with the other sparrow.

“Ah, Lady Charlotte!”

“Did you call for me?”

“Yes!”

“So, what’s going on?”

“That human called Yuri. It seems she’s appeared in werewolf territory this time.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes!”

Aurel told me what Jjakjjak-i and Duljjaek-i had reported to her.

The two sparrows had accidentally entered werewolf territory while flying around, and there they discovered a small girl who was knocking down several werewolves. According to them, the male werewolves who were defeated by the girl had their gender changed, transforming them into small, cute girls.

It’s not easy for a human alone to face multiple werewolves.

And she had the power to change others’ appearances as she wished?

It had to be the girl called Yuri.

“Let’s go!”

I hurriedly put Aurel on Hwang-gu’s back.

If Yuri, who had entered werewolf territory, happened to be captured and killed by the werewolves, her special power would move to another human. If a human in Busan got that power, it would create a troublesome situation.

Hwang-gu took out Yuri’s clothes from the penguin bag again.

This time it was a stocking we had picked up recently.

“Woof!”

Hwang-gu held the stocking in her mouth and ran.

She ran fast and powerfully.

Clop- Clop- Clop-!

Hwang-gu moved through the darkness, her red fur and lightning flashing.

She dashed forward relentlessly as if she had become one with the wind.

“Tell me which direction you found her!”

“Yes!”

-Chirp!

-Chirp!

Aurel and the two sparrows responded energetically to my words.

The sparrows chirped and flapped their wings.

Each time they did, Aurel reached out her hand to change direction.

Hwang-gu ran in the direction Aurel indicated.

Clop- Clop- Clop-!

After running for quite a while, we were able to enter werewolf territory.

Unlike before, the werewolves were busy moving around.

Judging by their grim expressions, they seemed to be searching for humans.

I directed Hwang-gu toward a werewolf girl who was running around diligently.

“Huh?”

The girl looked surprised to see Hwang-gu approaching from the side.

Then she saw me riding on top and her expression soured.

Still, it seemed Mulbitbaram had spoken well with them, as she didn’t get angry.

“Are you here to meet Mulbitbaram?”

The girl asked without stopping her run.

However, this girl’s clothes looked strange.

She wore a loose white shirt that fluttered around as if she had secretly put on her father’s clothes.

Her pants were nowhere to be seen, and her soft, fair thighs were exposed as she moved vigorously.

She appeared to be one of Yuri’s victims.

“Has a human invaded this area?”

“You… how did you know?”

“I’m here to catch that human.”

“Hmm… Did Mulbitbaram request reinforcements?”

The werewolf girl was starting to make a big misunderstanding, but there was no need to correct her.

She soon volunteered information I hadn’t even asked for.

“The human was last spotted at the entrance of that big mountain. I think she plans to cross over to another city through that mountain…”

That was all I needed to hear.

I pulled Hwang-gu’s leash hard to increase our speed.

“H-hey!”

I could hear the girl’s delicate voice behind me, but I didn’t stop.

The girl’s information seemed to be true, as most of the werewolves were running in the direction she had indicated.

The werewolves were quite surprised by my sudden appearance, but they soon nodded and looked away.

“Aurel! Send up the sparrows to locate her position!”

“Yes!”

Following my order, Aurel nodded and sent Jjakjjak-i and Duljjaek-i flying.

Hwang-gu, not wanting to be outdone, increased her speed even more.

“Huff huff!”

As we approached the mountain, Hwang-gu suddenly raised her head.

“Woof!”

Hwang-gu, who had been running in a straight line, suddenly changed direction.

When we arrived at the new location, there was a long sock hanging on a branch.

“This is…”

“Whine…”

Hwang-gu slumped down, disappointed at another false lead.

I used my shadow to retrieve the sock.

Judging by the lack of warmth, it had been left there for quite some time.

I let Hwang-gu sniff a new scent.

Hwang-gu started running again.

But there was no sign of Yuri at the next location either.

“Again…”

“There’s another sock hanging here.”

At the place where Hwang-gu arrived, there was another sock hanging.

It was the same set as the one we had picked up earlier.

“Don’t you think she’s doing this to confuse the werewolves’ sense of smell?”

“Indeed…”

I let out an admiring sound at Aurel’s deduction.

She might be right.

No, she was definitely right. This Yuri person had clearly scattered her clothes around to confuse the werewolves tracking her.

But that left one question.

Before Yuri, Thief, who had this power, used an item that perfectly concealed human scent.

So why wasn’t Yuri using that item?

“What about Jjakjjak-i and Duljjaek-i?”

“No news yet. They haven’t found anything.”

“Sigh…”

Nothing we could do.

Hwang-gu would have to work harder.

I brought the new sock to Hwang-gu’s nose.

“Sniff sniff!”

Hwang-gu smelled the new scent.

She started running vigorously like before.

“Woof!”

This time we found a checkered skirt.

We passed by without stopping.

“Woof!”

This time we found a white shirt.

I looked down at the growing pile of clothes with a strange gaze.

If we kept finding clothes like this, would we eventually encounter a naked Yuri?

“Woof!”

While I was lost in thought, Hwang-gu found another piece of clothing.

This time it was a small, cute sneaker.

“Has she run out of clothes to wear?”

“Hmm…”

“She must be wearing nothing now, right?”

“No, she’ll still have the cloak she took from Prix. That’s an equipment item.”

“Gasp… Naked with just a cloak?”

Would she even take off her underwear?

She’s probably wearing just underwear with the cloak draped over her.

Clop- Clop- Clop-

While I was talking with Aurel, Hwang-gu was crossing a large mountain.

The tall trees and rough terrain posed no problem for Hwang-gu.

That’s when two sparrows quickly approached from the sky.

At the same time, Hwang-gu fixed her gaze on a distant direction.

Flutter-!

-Chirp! Chirp chirp!

-Chirp chirp!

“Lady Charlotte! They say Yuri is over there!”

As soon as Aurel finished her report, Hwang-gu was already running.

With fearless movement, she leaped from the mountaintop.

Hwang-gu stepped on pointed trees and crossed an entire mountain in one go.

Clop-!

“Gasp…!”

When Hwang-gu landed on the middle of another mountain, we heard someone catch their breath.

Right after that, we saw a human girl with cherry blossom-colored eyes.

Her hair was the same cherry blossom color as her eyes.

As I had expected, Yuri was wearing only underwear with a black cloak draped over her.

“Stop!”

It was a tense situation.

I raised my hand and shouted loudly.

Yuri was startled by my voice and opened her eyes wide.

Hwang-gu, who had been crouching as if ready to pounce, also looked at me with a surprised expression.

Yuri obeyed my words and stood still without moving.

She didn’t draw any weapons.

Her lack of hostility suggested she was willing to talk.

Of course, we couldn’t talk here right now.

Even at this moment, the werewolves would be closing in.

The words I could say right now were limited.

“Come with me!”

“Um, Lady Charlotte… isn’t that too sudden?”

I know. It was an abrupt proposal.

But Yuri accepted that abrupt proposal.

She nodded and approached Hwang-gu.

Step step-

Yuri walked barefoot.

Her fair thighs glistened in the pale moonlight.

“You’re beautiful…”

Those were the first words Yuri said to me as she came close.

At the same time, Aurel’s expression soured.