episode_0076

Frank came up behind me in an instant.

His colleagues followed Frank.

The behavior was so… there were only people who looked like vampire hunters.

Well, since they are Frank’s acquaintances, can’t we do anything?

Anyway, among most of them who were meeting me for the first time, there was the only person who was not meeting me for the first time.

At that moment, the person came up next to me and Frank.

” Mr. Chris. ”

“…Malcolm?”

“Yes, you still remember my name.”

If you hook up with Martin, the bartender at our bar, you’ll become Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

And a nanny-like guy who gets harassed by Frank all the time.

Of course, there was no need to say out loud that I remembered it this way.

“So what do you have to tell me?”

“This is related to the guy you just evacuated.”

Hey!

“What, how do you know that?!”

It’s just so humid!

‘Oh, is that going to be that easy for Frank, who is stalking me from a distance of several tens of meters?’

“That’s because I’ve been following Chris around all this time.”

“Uh, then about the meeting we had before?”

“No, there was no room for intervention at that time.”

Before I knew it, I was talking to Malcolm, not Frank.

“And anyway, Chairman Tetracaine’s transformation is very famous.”

“Ah….”

Oh my, our Hwadaul. Even if the opponent is a vampire hunter, he can be identified so easily.

‘How much of a fuss did you make?’

“So what’s the point? I’m a busy person!”

“Busy? Are you going to stay at home all day?”

I shouted with enthusiasm, but was immediately met with a sharp remark from Frank.

It’s cold. It feels like a dagger is flying into my chest and stabbing me.

“Oh, there are plenty of people who are busy at home too.”

I don’t know if there is a work-from-home option in Maguspol…

“Anyway, to summarize briefly. Why did you join hands with the Tetracaine Association?”

“…No?”

“Just answer my question first.”

“No, wait a minute. If you’re going to fight against second place anyway, why don’t you join hands with the person who is opposing second place already?”

“What? What does that mean?”

When Frank heard what I said, he reacted as if it was the first time he had heard it.

He looked at Malcolm, and I looked at Malcolm. Malcolm, who was suddenly caught between the two, placed a hand between his eyes.

“No, priest. So, I told you.”

“What?”

“The Tetracaine Association has an antagonistic relationship with the Lidocaine Association.”

“That’s right!”

“I don’t know where you both heard that, but you are clearly mistaken.”

Oh, it’s going to spin!

As I watched him reject objective facts, especially when it came to vampires, I belatedly remembered that Frank was not normal.

“The president of the Tetracaine Association is the eldest daughter of Mikhail Langabes. This guy is the only one who treats me like a child.”

“….”

“According to information from our church, which has been at odds with the Lidocaine Association for a long time, there is a high possibility that this is a deception. They pretend to be in conflict on the outside, but behind the scenes, they are like one body.”

“….”

Hmm… now I think I know what the problem is.

“Malcolm?”

“Yes?”

“Is the information in your church really out of date?”

“Please refrain from making generalizations that pass on the fault of one person to the entire group. It’s just that the priest thinks that way.”

Meanwhile, Malcolm again mentioned the relationship between the Tetracaine Association and the Lidocaine Association.

The Tetracaine Association was founded by Lund, the eldest daughter of Mikhail Langabes, based on the Lidocaine Association branch in the southern part of the city, to oppose her father.

“….”

But Frank and the other vampire hunters did not believe Malcolm.

“Martin, Johnny, Lina. Wait a minute!”

***

Somehow Malcolm didn’t seem to be persuasive to them.

To what extent… compared to people you’ve met for the first time?

That’s why I called the three bartenders at the bar who were meeting them for the first time.

“Can’t you see I’m busy right now?”

However, Martin declined my call, so I added Lillian.

“Yes, Chris.”

Three people, including Lillian, approached me, and I asked them about the Tetracaine Association.

“….”

Frank and the vampire hunters seemed wary of Lillian, a vampire.

But at least Johnny and Lina’s words seem to have had some effect on them.

“Even if that is true, cooperating with the Tetracaine Association is not a good choice.”

“Why?”

“After lidocaine disappears, tetracaine only becomes the second lidocaine.”

“No, wait a minute. Tetracaine is not the only anti-lidocaine force.”

To begin with, the race is not the same as vampires.

William Stoltz, director of Maguspol Southern Master’s Institute, was a human, Alfred Einhorn, director of the Epirena office, was a rat, and Solas Kurylenko, CEO of Serotonin Science, was an elf.

When I mentioned this part, Frank kept his mouth shut.

“In addition, there is a big difference in power between lidocaine and tetracaine. I can’t take the entire share by myself, and it feels like an alliance made up of multiple forces in the first place!”

“What you say makes sense, but then how do you plan to explain the other brothers in second place?”

Ah… Come to think of it, there was also a Procaine Association with brothers in second place, including Oleg Langabes.

“Malcolm, do I have to repeat the same process again?”

“Yes, maybe…”

As expected, Frank had blind faith in outdated information regarding the second place and his brothers.

After mobilizing Malcolm, me, the three bartenders, and even some of the bar’s customers!

“Hmm….”

Somehow I was able to pull Frank out of the swamp of ignorance.

No, just looking at Frank’s eyes made me doubt whether I had been rescued properly.

‘It’s like those petty eyes that have no room for distrust.’

“Now, the question has been resolved, right? Is there no problem?”

“Wait a minute….”

No, what else is there?

I felt like I was starting to get annoyed.

But at just the right time, Lund in the form of a wolf approached.

“I can’t stand it because I’m so angry just listening quietly.”

Frank and the vampire hunters reacted instinctively to Lund’s approach, but the bartenders warned them not to do anything strange in the bar.

“….”

Frank was the first to grab his weapon despite the bartenders’ warnings and dissuasion.

“Just know that there are more than one or two things you are wrong about.”

“Isn’t it true that you keep getting dragged around by this kid these days?”

Frank responded as if countering Lund’s words.

“No, you are mistaken about that too. I just acted like that to you.”

‘Wow, you’re good at acting. Or do you have no conscience?’

“She truly is a cunning woman…”

‘uh? ‘You’re fooled by that?’

Vampires and vampire hunters. They say that opposites connect, but I thought that was exactly what the current situation was like.

***

Frank’s knowledge is probably incorrect.

So, it seemed like Lund’s bravado was working due to the exaggerated image of Lund.

Otherwise, there would be no way Frank, who had seen Lund being dragged around by me the whole time, would fall for such bravado.

I glanced at the reactions of those around me… The expressions on Malcolm’s face, as well as some of Frank’s colleagues, showed that they did not believe Lund’s words at all.

‘Ah, Frank is particularly strange, after all.’

I can’t believe there are so few talented people in the church. No, all it takes is for a vampire hunter to be good at catching vampires… but that’s because information is so far behind.

However, it was an understandable phenomenon if the conflict between the church and vampires officially ended and support for vampire hunters gradually decreased.

Even if it’s only a problem for some vampire hunters, including Frank.

“And I will kill that guy with my own hands. So you guys are left out.”

“No, you can’t do that.”

A tense war of nerves over the same prey.

“Ah, but there’s no need to do this anymore. Wouldn’t it be better to catch it first and then think about it?”

I was caught in the middle between Lund and Frank and offered something plausible.

Fortunately, Malcolm and Frank’s other colleagues also joined in.

The conversation with Frank ended so suddenly.

He disappeared as suddenly as he came.

“Whoa, I’m glad.”

“What do you mean?”

Lund asked me as I breathed a sigh of relief.

‘If I were wrong, the stalking distance could have been reduced compared to now.’

I couldn’t bear to say this to Lund as if I were complaining.

“No, just. Because I somehow succeeded in persuading him.”

“I just hope that not all vampire hunters are at that level.”

“Ah, but they say they are experts at catching vampires. There’s nothing wrong with forming a united front, right?”

“If only it ends like that. Chris, you probably saw that these guys are the ones who will target me after second place is gone.”

“Well, in that case, I’ll help Lund.”

“No, they won’t just target me. Chris, I’m going to target you too.”

At the same time, Lund said that I was not helping him, but that he was helping me.

“Ugh, okay, I’ll act like that.”

“…?”

Lund looked as if he was in a bad mood even though I gave him the most concessions.

Anyway, the next day after successfully persuading vampire hunter Frank.

After eating the usual breakfast with Sylvia and Lund, I came downstairs right after lunch.

“Sister, take this back.”

“Huh?”

As soon as Johnny saw me, he threw a gold bar.

fault! It was sudden, but I wasn’t one to miss something like this.

“What, I told you to give it to Adem and Astobi.”

Just looking at it, it was one of the two gold bars I took out of Mimic’s wallet yesterday.

“I don’t know about Astoby, but Adem, gold bars are too precious to that guy!”

Although I agreed to a certain extent with what Johnny said, I thought it was okay since we worked together.

“Hieeee!”

“Chris?”

As soon as I made a strange sound, Eslok and Lillian rushed over to me.

“Oh, it’s nothing. It’s okay.”

Belatedly, Johnny explained the situation to the two people.

“So Adem just left empty handed?”

“No, that’s not it. Our director took care of everything, so don’t worry too much.”

“Ah… If Sylvia did it on her own, there’s nothing we can do.”

Well, Mama Sylvia must have taken care of it!

“Still, it’s a bit disappointing.”

Astoby, who was dependable just by standing next to him, and Adem, who was in charge of various tasks in the rear, were missing.

“Well, if there is a meeting, there is also a separation.”

An old orc dressed as a bartender said something quite nice while cleaning a glass.

“I’m glad we had more meetings.”

“That’s right! Hahahaha!”

There was a general who is not here now, but there was also Laia, who became the third member of the family.

Assuming that not only Lina, but also Eslok and Lillian were the problem solvers of the Blue Heart Office… it didn’t seem like there was a shortage of people.

“Ah, Johnny. Where is Sylvia now?”

“I left the bar earlier. He must have gone to the office at least.”

“Office?”

Come to think of it, the office was also where Eslok and Lillian were leaving Laia.

It’s been a while since I thought about going to the office.

It was also a chance to meet Laia and talk to Sylvia about something important coming up soon!