episode_0135

Three days after receiving the request from the Blue Heart Office.

Magusfall, a wealthy and developed city of magical engineering.

There were some people dragging their heavy buttocks to one of the social gathering places in the north.

The preparations to welcome them, including the Privy Councilor and other high-ranking officials from the North, were great.

It’s an ambitious time, but the blue artificial light coming from the numerous magic lights illuminates the surroundings brighter than ever.

Slaves of various races were constantly busy serving the pleasure of the attendees.

The sight of wealth being poured out without reserve was like the light of civilization.

However, it is inherently wrong for a phenomenon to go beyond its essence.

There was a sense of discomfort, as if the city was trying to hide its dark side with excessive waste and luxury.

That would be the case.

In the gray back alley near the social gathering place, the red moon rising up seemed so bright that it hurt the eyes.

It was so bright that it clearly showed Ray and I preparing for what was about to happen.

“Hmm. Would this area be okay?”

“Wouldn’t that be so?”

When I asked while looking around, Ray answered in a soft voice.

As it turned out, we were holding each other’s hands.

“Chris.”

“Uh, yeah?!”

When my name was suddenly called, I was startled without realizing it.

I was worried that Ray might do something bad…

“Did you just see that?”

“Huh? What?”

The direction Ray’s scarred finger pointed.

As I turned my gaze towards that place, I saw someone destroying one of the gargoyles decorating a tall building in one fell swoop.

“…Is that Lillian?”

“I don’t know. Chris, you have nice eyes too.”

“Is that so?”

I never really thought I had good eyesight.

It doesn’t seem like bloodlines improve eyesight either.

Anyway, for this assignment, Ray, Sheila, and I were going to infiltrate a social gathering.

Meanwhile, the 3rd Platoon was clearing out the gargoyles around here before they could begin their full-fledged role.

If a battle were to break out, those statues would gladly become our enemies.

“Okay, everyone seems to be working hard, so let’s get moving too.”

“Yeah!”

I thought the sound was too loud, but I couldn’t say anything because of the bright smile on her face.

***

The venue for the social gathering was originally a luxurious botanical garden.

Three vampires gathered on the outskirts of the botanical garden.

They were one step away from the gathering, but they were watching it more closely than anyone else.

“Uh.”

The terminal of the youngest vampire of the three began to ring.

The owner of the terminal started communicating hastily, and hung up shortly thereafter.

“Logan, who was that?”

“Oh, it’s nothing, bro. It was just that unlucky old man.”

“What? Could it be the Privy Councillor?!”

“Yes! But can’t I just ignore it?”

The red-haired vampire in a noble outfit frowned at Bujipajang’s words.

The one who scolded Logan on his behalf was another tribe leader.

“What the hell are you talking about, you idiot!”

“…isn’t it?”

Bujipajang looked dejected as he asked back at the green-haired beauty who was the tallest of the three.

“I can’t live like this, really.”

“Hey, are you out of your mind? Or do you think the Association sent us here without any thought?”

“No, don’t you just have to protect that old man?”

Logan felt extremely wronged by the two tribe leaders’ reactions.

Regardless, the red-haired leader immediately tried to contact someone.

A momentary mechanical sound.

As soon as the machine sound stopped, a hologram of someone appeared on the terminal.

Tom Glaisher, Privy Councilor of Magusfall North.

Who is Tom Glaisher?

A politician representing the Privy Council, an advisory body to the wise men who rule the northern part of the city.

Today, the Lidocaine Association wields enormous influence in the political and business circles of the northern part of the city, but just a few decades ago, entering politics was a difficult task.

Before the conflict with vampires ended, the church’s offensive and pressure against vampires throughout the city was beyond imagination.

In that situation, the Glacier family moved towards the Lidocaine Association.

They were originally a family that formed part of the Black Nobility, a class of urban aristocrats who had close ties to the church.

At the time, there was even a conspiracy theory in the church that the second in command had brainwashed the head of the Glacier family.

A total of five rounds of negotiations.

With the mediation of the Glacier family, the Lidocaine Society was able to weaken the opposition of the Church, which soon led to its entry into politics in the northern part of the city.

Tom was the eldest son of the family at the time and had been associated with the Lidocaine Association for generations.

After the conflict between the church and vampires ended, the relationship with the church was sorted out.

A representative pro-vampire politician of the city who started out as a member of the Privy Council in the northern part of the city and is now the head of the Privy Council.

That man was Tom Glaisher.

However, as the Glacier family and the Lidocaine Association have spent more time together, the potential for conflict has also increased.

Tom’s long-standing contributions to the Society earned him recognition as a direct blood brother to the Second Rank, just like his father.

It was a great honor for a non-vampire race, but even this honor did not satisfy Tom.

“Why must our family remain human?”

If you become a vampire, you can become immortal, even if you are not immortal.

However, blood brotherhood is a kind of oath that vampires make when they form a special bond with a race other than their own.

Even if they had not been recognized as blood brothers in the first place, taking back this oath engraved in blood would have been a great disadvantage to the second place.

***

2nd place and the Glacier family.

From an outside perspective, the two parties would appear to be in a perfect cooperative relationship with no room for interference.

But in reality, that wasn’t the case.

The blue force field that erupted from the branch leader’s terminal immediately took the form of the Privy Councilor.

“Prime Minister.”

The two clan leaders immediately stood up. Only the deputy clan leader moved a beat later.

“Haha, what’s going on, you guys? The branch chief said that this is a problem that we can’t talk about anymore.”

“I apologize for this guy’s rudeness.”

The leader of the tribe bowed his head and apologized.

“Then… can I look forward to it this time?”

“Ah….”

The Privy Councillor immediately showed an indifferent expression at the branch chief’s reaction.

“It looks like it’s going to be tough this time too.”

“I’m sorry, but this is not something we can answer carelessly….”

“Okay. I fully understand the position of the clan leaders. However, what do you think about the people in attendance wanting to meet the clan leaders?”

The two clan leaders were very embarrassed by the words of the Privy Councilor who quickly changed the subject.

Although it was an impossible task, I had refused the Privy Councillor’s request a little while ago.

This time, I can’t refuse.

The red-haired leader of the tribe took the lead and announced his intention to join.

“What about other tribe leaders?”

“We can’t both be away at the same time. Someone has to be on guard against intruders.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

“Instead, I will send you my subordinate wavelength.”

Only after the green-haired beauty Jipajang’s proposal did the Privy Councillor become satisfied.

“Then I’ll be waiting. Hahahaha!”

The call ended with the Privy Councilor’s laughter.

The red-haired branch leader hurried to the center of the botanical garden, and the other branch leaders also told their sub-branches to follow them.

“Ah, that damn old man. You’re the only one who’s busy for no reason.”

“…Please shut up.”

“Yes.”

Logan was the vice-chief of the twelfth tribe, and Selena, a tall, green-haired beauty, was the chief of the tenth tribe.

“What is this all because of you? If an intruder comes out like this, it’s all your fault! Do you understand?”

“No, you won’t get cut even if you fail once anyway.”

“That doesn’t mean you can fail!”

As Logan said, there has been a major change in the Twelve Tribes of the Lidocaine Society.

The second tribe leader suggested it, and the second person decided it directly.

The iron-blooded discipline that the existing elders upheld, which did not tolerate even the slightest failure for the sake of the perfect association, was broken.

Thanks to this, the branch leaders and those belonging to the association were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

“In the first place, who would want to target that old man when we’re here? That’s why that old man took my brother.”

“Ha, fuck, should I just kill him?”

Selena strangled Logan in one breath.

Logan couldn’t stop Selena’s sudden actions despite her being larger than him.

“Kaaaak!”

“Please use your brain. Huh?”

Selena released her grip on Logan’s neck.

I was so angry, but I couldn’t really see any blood, so it was a foregone conclusion.

***

While the branch leaders of the association were moving.

Ray, Sheila, and I have already joined in the social gathering.

The two transformed into adults while taking appropriate positions.

And Sheila, who has taken on her original form and is very cute to me.

“Sheila, what would you like to drink?”

“I’m a little thirsty.”

“Really?”

“But wouldn’t it be a bit noticeable if you asked the cat for water?”

“…Is that so?”

I looked at Ray just in case, and it seemed like he was thinking the same thing.

“Then can you just endure it for a little while?”

“Yes.”

Sheila answered very quietly so as not to be noticed by those around her.

When I patted its head as if I was proud of it, it really meowed like a cat.

“Chris.”

“Huh?”

I quickly turned my head at Ray’s question.

We just sent a message that we had safely infiltrated the building… so it was time for the 3rd Platoon to move.

however….

“No, what is that?!”

A huge object approaching the botanical garden where the gathering is taking place.

A sky whale that appeared from nowhere.

Was there anyone in the 3rd Platoon who could transform into a sky whale?!

Kuuung―!!!

While I was thinking that, the sky whale had already collided with the force field at the border of the botanical garden.

The stationmaster was struggling to support the enormous weight of the sky whale.

No, should I just say that it was being crushed?

“Let’s move too!”

“Yeah!”

A situation where attendees of a social gathering are embarrassed and do not know what to do.

Ray and I moved towards the place where the Privy Councilor was, as we had previously identified. Sheila had also already broken free of my arms and was running on her own.

Meanwhile, there were two people who were most flustered by the sudden situation.

Logan and Selena were just like that.

“Oh, I’m really going crazy! What the heck is that!”

“…Sky whale?”

While Selena was panicking, Logan did what he had to do.

“Hey, what are you doing?!”

“Request for support!”

Logan finished requesting assistance in a flash.

“What did they say?”

“The third tribe is coming.”

Selena thought things were getting too big.

But in Logan’s opinion, it was the right move.

As expected.

The sky whale disappeared in an instant, revealing the identity of someone clinging to the force field.

“…Psylocke?!”

Logan, who was observing the scene through drones, immediately shouted.

“What? Who is that?!”

“All the clansmen!”

Logan immediately started running to the scene.

Psylocke, I don’t remember the exact order, but I knew this one thing.

He betrayed the Lidocaine Association and crawled under the little Jinjo, who is currently rising as the second-ranking rival…

One of the traitors!

As Logan moved hurriedly, he felt the terminal vibrate.

“Logan! What’s going on!”

When I accepted the communication request, a hologram of the branch leader appeared and questioned me.

“Brother! You’re not just a sky whale! You’re a traitor!”

“…What?!”

“You traitorous bastards! You former branch chiefs who betrayed the association! We can’t do this alone, so come here right now!”

In a crisis situation, Logan’s true value was his ability to make decisions faster than anyone else.

But at least he didn’t know that his timely judgment would result in helping someone’s work…