episode_0087

After General joined.

We headed straight to the base. There, we were scheduled to meet our allies who returned from the second basement level.

Because instant communication was possible via walkie-talkie, talk about follow-up was already in full swing.

As I watched Lund radioing with Sylvia, I had the feeling that everything was over.

“Whew… I guess we can take a break now?”

“Yes, I think so.”

Eslok in his true form responded by putting a force field parasol on me and the people around me.

The tension begins to dissipate.

Meanwhile, Youngmin, who looked like a baby bat, was clinging to my shoulder, and Janggun, who looked like a little boy, was clinging to my leg.

The general had the physique of a child of about 10 years old, but to be considered the water general’s beast… he was closer to a human in many parts.

The color of his eyes was a deep black reminiscent of his natural black eyes, but his hair color was similar to mine.

Pop!

At least those insect wings that open and lower from side to side are definitely a strange sight.

By the way, the back of the hand where the general had sucked the blood still seemed to tingle.

“Monk Chris!”

That damn monk! I’m not even a Buddhist to begin with!

“Mr. I told you not to say anything else. The tone is a bit strange.”

The general listened to my answer, but he was shaking with his body pressed against me.

‘But is it better now that it’s cute?’

It was much better than seeing the general shaking his body in his true form.

“But why are you so late?”

“…I don’t know!”

The general answered while tilting his head to the side.

‘This time, you said it correctly. ‘Is that the case with short words?’

While I was thinking that, the general suddenly tried to bite my hand.

“Ouch, why suddenly? Didn’t you suck the blood earlier?!”

“…?”

The general reacted as if he had no idea what I was saying. As if sucking my blood was a natural thing.

Although the general was definitely one of my family members, I found him somewhat scary.

Still, I stroked the general’s head.

At least as it is now, it doesn’t seem like it will hurt at all if the general bites me.

“…Just a little bit instead?”

“Chris, are you okay?”

Ray, who was on my shoulder, looked at me and the general with worried eyes.

“Just a little bit, so it’ll be okay.”

maybe…?

“Aaaah!”

***

As soon as Ray and I finished talking, the general bit my arm.

It hurt a little and I let out a momentary scream, but that was it.

My body has good regenerative abilities anyway, so I didn’t think there was any need to worry about that.

When the general in his true form asked, it felt like I had been hit with several fire shots, but…

But that wasn’t the end.

“…Huh? Ray?!”

Ray, in his baby bat form, carefully tried to insert his teeth into my throat.

It seems like seeing the general sucking my blood gave me the same impulse.

“Ugh! Two is too many! It sucks! It sucks!”

I tried to get rid of the two creatures that had started sucking my blood. However, I only had a little energy left, and even that energy was wasting away.

“Now that I think about it, I’m a bit lacking in blood.”

“…Huh?!”

Lund, who was busy talking on the radio with Sylvia, looked at me and said something.

Save me, local people! Those vampires are trying to suck out my blood!

It was not a situation that a blood lord at the top of the vampire hierarchy could find himself in.

“Chris, why are you so surprised? Of course I meant it as a joke.”

“No, no matter how much of a joke it is, if you hear it now, you can’t help but feel cold…”

“….”

Meanwhile, Laia said nothing as Ray and General sucked my blood.

But her empty gaze was clearly directed at my body. Now that I think about it, I thought that the person who consumed the most blood in this quest, including casting blood curtains on other people, was probably Laia.

Except for Lund, who uses his own blood for attacks.

“La, Laia?”

“…Yes, Chris.”

When I called her name out of curiosity, light began to come into Laia’s eyes.

“Aren’t you trying to suck my blood too?”

“….”

“Lia?!”

As I was hesitating to answer, I made a loud noise without realizing it.

“To be honest, my body does not have enough blood.”

‘Ugh!’

I passed over Lund, but now Laia came out.

Just the general and Ray are too much, but even Laia? No, now I see that all three are my descendants.

It’s not a blood liquor given generously….

“But it’s still worth holding on.”

“Still, out of all of us, I think you used the most blood.”

I was pleased with Laia’s words, but Lund was second.

“Then you can give me Lund’s blood!”

“…?”

Out of shame, I tried to turn Laia’s attention to her.

Then Lund suddenly changed into a wolf form and approached me.

“Ahh! I’m sorry!”

“No, now that I think about it, I feel like I’m running low on blood too.”

The wolf’s fangs suddenly dug into my wrist.

“Kaaa!!!”

***

In an instant, I became a blood bag for three people, and even though I sucked out too much blood.

Ray was the first to stop sucking blood, and Lund probably thought it was too much of a joke, but he also stopped right away.

“….”

“General, stop now…”

But the general clung to me as if he had been sucking blood for the first time in a long time, and showed no signs of stopping.

“I think that’s enough, so please stop.”

Eslok and Lillian were not the ones to ignore this.

They both looked like giant moles, so it was a bit funny to see the general being overpowered by the two.

“Wow… I guess I can live now.”

I made my body about two years younger. I was two years younger than I was about twelve, so I guess I’d say I’m about ten years older.

Since there was a lack of blood, it was a desperate measure to at least reduce the size of the body.

In that state, he lay down on Lund’s back. Perhaps because it was not just a wolf but a ‘white dire wolf’, its size was reminiscent of a large dog.

“Chris.”

Laia put a force field parasol on me as I lay on Lund’s back.

It seems she moved in place of Eslok and Lillian because they were dealing with the general.

“Chris, I’m sorry.”

I was resting in the shadow of the parasol that Laia had put on me when Ray suddenly flew next to me and said.

“You just need to know!”

Still, Ray was in the form of a baby bat, so he didn’t suck my blood much.

“By the way, why is the general like that?”

“Well, it doesn’t seem like there’s a shortage of blood.”

Did you happen to experience something strange at the lab?

I shared my doubts about this with Ray, and he said he didn’t think that was the case.

“Your sponsors are you and Mr. Lund, so there’s no reason to offend them like that.”

“That’s right. But I don’t know, so I’ll have to talk to the general later.”

I just wanted to rest a little bit right now.

As I was talking with Ray on Lund’s back, I was able to reach my destination base.

While Lund was still communicating various things via radio, the vampires and I decided to replenish the blood we were lacking.

“I am first!”

Because of what happened a little while ago, no one stopped the ten-year-old from picking up several pieces of vampire blood on his own.

‘blood! I need a tonic made from blood!’

I quickly opened one blood pack and opened the other with my free hand.

After opening my mouth wide, I pointed the mouths of both blood packs towards my mouth at the same time instead of just drinking from one.

“Chris. We will help you.”

Laia saw that and grabbed another blood pack.

Without even being able to say thank you, I rushed to drink the red water of life from the two blood packs.

“Puha~! I can finally live a little better now. Leia, thank you!”

Only after emptying the red liquid in the blood pack was I able to thank Leia.

Then, instead of answering, Laia took out a handkerchief and began wiping away the blood near the corner of her mouth.

‘Is Laia completely like her mother because Sylvia isn’t there?’

Including me, Eslok, Lillian, and Leia. And General Ray and General also began to fill up the blood they were lacking.

“No, the general is drinking that again.”

No matter how much you grow up, isn’t that drinking too much? It would not be wrong to say that it was blood poisoning, not water poisoning.

***

“General, come here!”

“…!”

But when the general heard me, he put down the blood pack nearby and approached.

‘But you still listen to me well.’

“Monk Chris!”

“So. Are you saying you’re not a monk?”

As I hugged the general without reverting my body’s age back to 12 years old, the size difference seemed to have decreased compared to before.

“General, do you know how long you can continue to look like this?”

“Yes!”

The general answered right away and raised two fingers at me.

“2 minutes?”

No, considering the time the general spent moving to the base with us, that would not be true. About 20 minutes?

“2 hours!”

“…Really?”

“The doctor said!”

It seemed like he wanted to say, “The doctor said so.”

Although it was confusing as to how long Scylla’s hand drawing time was, it seemed like the general had already caught up with Scylla in terms of hand drawing time.

Is it because he is a member of a blood feudal lord?

‘Then wouldn’t it be a good idea to make Scylla a servant?’

Afterwards, I moved to the lounge.

Others were allowed to act freely until they returned to the bar or office.

Not long after that, I began to hear the sounds of those who had returned from the second basement floor.

“Chris, can I come by for a moment?”

“Oh, is that so?”

In response to Ray’s question, I suddenly began to wonder if Ilseong was okay.

“Tsk!”

I got up from the bed and followed Ray out of the base building. Before I knew it, the general, in his human form, was following the two of us.

“Chris!”

Separately from Ray and I coming out to see Ilseong, Sila found us and ran towards us as if she was happy.

“Sila! You didn’t do anything this time?!”

“…It’s too much!”

You hit me with facts. Even I thought it was too much.

“Chris, how are you?”

“Me? I think it’s better than Sylvia.”

After hearing my answer, Sylvia immediately patted my head.

“How about 6th place with Ilsung?”

“Both are fine. The gold coin is gradually loosening. But I thought it would be better not to touch the two until the golden coin is completely released.”

At the same time, Sylvia added that there may still be unknown risks.

“Oh, and number 6 said he had something to say to you.”

“I will also accompany you.”

As soon as Sylvia finished speaking, Lund’s voice was suddenly heard from behind.

I don’t know when he came, but he had a serious expression on his face again.

“Why suddenly?”

“Because I’m curious about what he’ll say.”

“Hmm. I don’t think it’s a very important story.”

Still, it would be a good idea to give it a listen.

***

Sylvia led Johnny, David, and Lina into the base for post-processing, and Ray headed to Ilseong.

I headed to Number 6, who was on a stretcher with General Silawa and Lund.

Tetracaine private unit members were lifting the stretcher on which the 6th person was lying.

“Wow, your posture looks comfortable.”

“What? What is this?!”

“So what do you have to say?”

6th place looked as if he was dumbfounded, but cleared his throat.

But suddenly, I started hearing music reminiscent of the OST of some Western movie.

One of the sixth mechanical arms took a terminal out of its pocket and showed it to its owner.

“Ah, I really don’t know how to give up.”

“Who is it?”

“Who would it be? 2nd and 3rd place.”

“…Do you keep in touch with these two?”

“That’s because he’s a second-tier problem solver. We meet sometimes.”

When I heard the answer from 6th place, I was like, ‘Wow, that’s right’, but Lund wasn’t like that at all.

“So what use do those two have for you?”

“It’s obvious anyway. It’s probably about this guy.”

When Lund’s sharp gaze turned to him, the 6th person responded slyly.

“I’m saying this just in case, but don’t misunderstand. I’m not even that close to them.”

“…Really?”

“The person I want to become friends with is the No. 1 sister. 2nd and 3rd places are not in good form.”

‘…is that what 6th place is saying?’

Lund seemed to have a lot of things he wanted to ask about 6th place.

“Wait a minute. Then where do you usually meet No. 1?”

“Of course I have to go to the center of the city.”

“Ah….”

Is there any other way to achieve first place?

“No one will come looking for you?”

Number 6 laughed after hearing what I said. He added that such a thing would never happen.

Number one will not move a single step from the city center.

Because the number one mission is to protect the central sage.

Maguspol’s Sage Council consists of seven wise men.

Four wise men who manage the four directions: north, south, east and west.

And the wise man who rules the center and the two wise men who assist the wise man.

That is why the wise man in the center occupies an important position compared to other wise men. Therefore, he is often referred to as a great sage, unlike other sages.

If I had to compare it, would it be the market of Maguspol?

“Then, if I want to win first place…”

“You should go to your sister. Why did you even think of doing that?”

The 6th person listened to me and said he would be happy to guide me.

‘This guy, this? ‘I’m full of thoughts of making excuses and flattering the winner.’

“No, I’m a bit busy right now.”

“Yes, I guess so. But the girl in first place is busier than you.”

It seemed like they were telling me to go meet them while the number one interest still remains.

Turning to Lund, she shrugged her shoulders. He didn’t seem to think she would be of any help in the confrontation with No. 2.

After the conversation with No. 6, we began to withdraw from Sasau at Devils Park.

The 6th place decided to demand items from the body of King Gordius as compensation… but he silenced them with enough money to satisfy them.

Of course, it wasn’t my money, it was Lund’s money! Chairman, you’re the best!

I consulted with Sylvia and Lund and sent both the Gordian core and King Midas to the Institute for Serotonin Science.

Some kind of detailed inspection was needed for the two items, and only Lund and Solas had such technological capabilities.

Afterwards, I went straight to the Ahant Research Institute to confirm various suspicions related to General.

“Chris, follow me. Same with the Medusa bartender at the bar.”

“Huh? Why Lina?”

But suddenly Lund said there was something related to me and Lina.

It was to hear the results of a request made to check whether Lina’s friend had safely settled in the southern part of the city.

“? Don’t you just need to report it?”

“I heard that the guy I entrusted the request to happened to be nearby.”

“…Who is it?”

“Man-eating detective. You’ve probably heard of it, right?”

I’m not sure, but from what Lund said, it seemed like he was a famous ogre detective. An ogre could easily understand being called that nickname.

There was definitely an NPC like that in the Dream City game, but I couldn’t even remember its name. I wondered if this guy was him.

As long as this happened, Lina’s doctor didn’t matter. I think Lina would want to know about her friend’s situation anyway!

“Good! I’ll get ready right away!”