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Episode.58 Snow falling on a red night

I opened my eyes.

Before we knew it, it was already deep dawn, making it easier for vampires to be active.

In this late morning, I couldn’t sleep so I opened my eyes.

I must have fallen asleep a little, but the space where I was lying became darker than ever.

Ilya is fast asleep next to me.

She drank my blood before falling asleep, her body glowing, and she quietly fell asleep.

Now the light has quieted down.

I think I fell asleep for a while, unable to overcome the feeling of exhaustion that came from her taking my blood and the warmth that came with lying in bed.

‘… I really can’t sleep.’

By the way, did I have a constitution that prevented me from sleeping in unfamiliar places?

‘… No, it’s probably because I fainted earlier.’

That was the most likely reason why I couldn’t fall into a deep sleep.

I pulled up the blanket and covered everything for Illya.

Since we fell asleep sharing space under the same blanket, it seemed like it was only right to do something like this.

I went out to the outdoor terrace that I had already checked out from inside the room.

When I opened the door to the outdoor terrace, I felt like I was visiting a frozen warehouse in the middle of summer.

Even though I moved and spoke with my thoughts like this, Chaewon did not respond.

The same goes for Illya.

It seemed like he was probably in a deep sleep.

‘But do ghosts also sleep deeply?’

Since it was a fact that could not be scientifically proven, I decided to ignore it.

‘Inventory.’

– Tiring!

[Load inventory.]

…

I leaned against the railing at the end of the terrace and took out the vampire journal from my inventory.

This book was obtained from the library.

The Traitor’s Apocalypse obtained through that same gate also gave me great information… I’m sure the system wants to tell me something with this book too.

I’m thinking that maybe there’s a secret I want to tell you.

Outside, there was still a lot of red energy.

When I looked up at the red night sky, white snow was falling from the sky.

The moon in the sky looked as if it was bloodthirsty and red.

Perhaps that full moon also appears red here for some reason.

At first glance, I wonder if I am no different from a prisoner of war.

This is where the boss I need to defeat is located.

In the middle of enemy territory.

The center of evil.

Why do I feel so at ease in such a place?

As for my job as a hunter… I definitely had a mindset that I heard so much that it felt like brainwashing when I was receiving education in school.

that….

‘Making the world clean by getting our hands dirty.’

It was a sense of mission that I had learned to be very grandiose, but the reality was not like that.

Everyone sees the job of being a hunter only as a means of making money.

Hunters are an essential part of the world today.

Without them, monsters would burst out of the gate and destroy our homes.

I also decided to start grandiosely.

Whether it’s a low-level hunter or a high-level hunter.

The idea that everyone is working for the good of the world.

But when I first started working as a hunter… that dream was almost shattered.

In the first place, other people may think that it is a problem to see the profession of hunter only as a means of making money.

I don’t know what I was thinking back then.

Because now I too… I almost only see hunters as a means of making money.

But after my identity was laundered and I infiltrated the association, the job of being a hunter itself changed.

It was not seen as a means of making money, nor as a job to work for the country or, even further, for the world.

Just in our ordinary daily lives.

It had become one of the usual office and field jobs.

– Talk.

my face.

Cold frost appeared on my cheeks.

The cold sensation that pulled me out of the swamp of my random thoughts woke me up.

These days, whenever I see white, I keep thinking of her.

The first impression was definitely not good.

She has hair as pure white as the snow that falls in winter.

Why is she destined to become a sacrifice?

‘What is Harin doing now?’

Even if you are an S-class healer, you have no combat ability.

That doesn’t mean she’s useless.

Because I am incompetent.

Because I am weak.

It is true that he has become stronger since the day he survived the EX-level dungeon, but it is still not enough to deal with people like Verdium.

So, in order to attack him… you must acquire the knowledge in this book.

book.

It is like food for the mind and a silent teacher.

I turned the cover of the book.

‘The king’s insight, activated.’

– Tiring!

[There are unknown characters.]

[The interpretation begins.]

[…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9….]

– Tiring!

[Interpretation completed.]

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I didn’t get as much useful information as I had hoped.

This book was probably not very useful, and was full of information that had no meaning.

So much so that one wonders whether the system misinterpreted it.

They didn’t even tell me about my really basic weaknesses.

Still, there is one piece of information I got.

It’s a story about vampires.

A high-ranking Lord.

They are all ‘Jinzo’.

They can survive without sucking blood.

It’s just less efficient.

They can turn humans into vampires by sucking them with their consent.

I already knew this fact.

These true ancestors treat indiscriminate blood sucking as a low-level act.

… What is Illya?

‘sport?’

Why does she want my blood?

Is the only reason for this the ‘growth’ of the body?

My head was still full of unknown things.

– Tiring!

“quest”

『Collapsed Paradise』

『Follow the life that blooms from death and correct the flow of time.』

“white night. 0/1』

『Reward: A book with secrets.』

After reading the Vampire Journal, a blue window popped into my vision.

This also shows the path ahead for me.

Quests always show me the direction when I decide to do something or approach the unknown truth of this world.

– Drurr.

The door to the outdoor terrace opens.

“Dear. What are you doing outside instead of sleeping?”

Illya must have woken up, opened the door to the outdoor terrace, and approached me.

“Ah, did you wake me up? Sorry.”

“Yes, because I didn’t close the door tightly, the cold flowed inside. Try to reflect.”

– Whiiing.

At that time, a cold wind suddenly blows.

“Ugh, cold-”

“Hey, if we don’t have a wedding… you know.”

Ilya looked up at me.

“Huh? Why is that so suddenly…?”

“No, it’s not that I don’t like you. Don’t misunderstand and listen.”

She was looking up at me and nodded her head quietly in response.

I made up my mind and continued the conversation we had before falling asleep.

“If we don’t have a wedding… won’t we be able to save Harin?… They say… she’ll be used as a sacrifice.”

I expressed my opinion cautiously.

After hearing what I said, Illya seemed lost in thought for a moment.

“Hmm… Do you not want to marry me? Well, I think that might be the case… Well, your blood is a waste, but…”

Ilya spoke quietly so that I could not hear.

I couldn’t tell if her body was shaking because it was cold, or if it was shaking in some other way.

“But unfortunately? If the wedding does not take place, this body will be sacrificed instead. That means the wedding is not the problem.”

I heard a shocking truth.

“Well, then… where on earth are you offering the sacrifice? No, what is the reason for offering in the first place?”

“I don’t know that for sure.”

Illya shrugs her shoulders.

“Well… I heard a story briefly the other day, and they said they were offering sacrifices to something called a ‘parasite’-”

“What?!”

Ilya flinched and seemed startled.

Did ” suddenly scream? Wow, I was surprised…”

As soon as I heard the word ‘parasite’, I felt my body racing and my heart pounding.

Parasites are bugs that live on living things in order to control them.

Well, it seemed like it was still too early for Parasite to be released at this time.

Is Verdium’s purpose to spread the parasite further through sacrifices?

Or is the goal to prevent parasites?

But either way, Harin or Illya must be included as a sacrifice.

Offering a healthy living life as a sacrifice is absolutely unacceptable in the 21st century Korean society.

Just like that moment… a strong cold enveloped my body.

Black armor.

I didn’t know the name, though.

According to the system, he came out as ‘the king of a country without a king’.

then. The ‘Ring Guard’, which was called the country of humans, was all eaten by parasites, and their minds were gnawed away, leaving only bones to be seen until the end.

He even watched his lord, the king, being eaten away.

He also felt the gnawing pain.

Ah, now I understand.

‘Now I understand.’

The reason why he came out as ‘the king of a country without a king’.

Because everyone, including himself, has become a skeleton.

Now, at that moment.

He would have become ‘the king of a country without a king.’

Because…

‘That black armor guy.’

Because he was the only ‘human’ with any ego left.

Once again, I felt like I had taken a step towards the secrets of the world inside the Black Gate.

“What should I do to stop people from offering sacrifices?”

“Um… I guess you can understand that as stopping my dad, right?”

I didn’t say anything.

He responded only with silence.

“Then, this body came up with something. What do you think, are you interested?”

“What did you come up with?”

“That means… assassinating my dad!”

Likewise with offering sacrifices, I feel like I’m still one step away from understanding this world.

“You idiot.”

“Listen to the story until the end!”