episode_0179

[At the royal palace, about an hour after the blood curtain was spread.]

“…Is this really true?”

The king could not believe the scene reflected in the crystal ball by Won-Gyeon’s magic.

“It’s hard to believe, but it’s true, Your Majesty.”

“Hey, isn’t that a vampire thing?”

The king asked the court magician.

“How is that in my country, and in the County of Albatea at that…? No, before that, isn’t there a wise mandarin in the County of Albatea?”

“It looks like they did it.”

“Did you do it?”

“Let me tell you the worst case scenario.”

The court wizard continued speaking in a hushed voice.

“The wise mandarin is believed to have been defeated by those who spread the blood curtain, probably the vampire army.”

“Huh…!”

“The only silver lining is that for some reason they are allowing people to go out.”

As the court wizard manipulated the image, a group of people were seen running out of the gate.

“The investigation through those who first escaped has been completed to some extent. In about 23 hours, a man named Mine Azazel Dandelion said that all adult females there would become vampires. ”

“Azazel Dandelion…? I’m hearing that name for the first time.”

“He is believed to be a new member of the vampire army.”

“Ugh…!”

The emergence of a new mine.

It is not known exactly how strong this power is, but it may be strong enough to subdue the Sage Mandarin.

“This is driving me crazy.”

The king stroked his beard and looked lost in thought.

It was confusing enough that those in Baekjak Castle were trapped in a blood barrier created by the vampire army, but there was another problem that was even more confusing.

“Count Albatea, do you know this fact now?”

“It’s hidden for now, but it’s just a matter of time.”

The court wizard pointed to those leaving the Albatea Count’s castle.

“Someone will try to tell Count Albatea about this. It could be a butler working at the castle, or an old acquaintance.”

“But isn’t she on the front lines now?”

“Yes. I am fighting on the front lines, joining the warrior party, against the main force of the Demon King’s army.”

Sword Master Count Albatea.

She is channeling her anger at losing her daughter and close friend into her sword, defeating countless demons, and joining the warrior party to fight against the main force of the Demon King’s army.

“You entrusted your territory, which can be called the rear, to your friend, but your friend was also harmed, and your territory was also threatened, so you must not hesitate. Your Majesty.”

“What?”

“It would be better for His Majesty the King to convey the message himself.”

“But…since Count Albatea is here, there are people from our country in the warrior party…”

The king closed his eyes, sighing.

“What do you think is the probability that Count Albatea will become disillusioned with this country and move elsewhere? If His Majesty the King hides the situation in the rear and does not inform the public, the probability is 100%.”

“Ugh…!”

“I have a territory and a home to return to, so I’m still here. If not, I could return to my hometown. You’d better tell me. That’s better.”

“…I’ll think about it a little more.”

“Your Majesty!”

“Just a little bit, just a little bit more.”

The king is hesitating.

“If Count Albatea were to leave the front lines for no reason, and all other areas except the Albatea County territory would be attacked by the Demon King’s army, what would happen then?”

“That’s….”

“Albatea County is one place, but if you try to protect that one place, the entire kingdom could be attacked. I am a king. I have to make decisions as a king.”

“…Okay, I understand. But I won’t have much time to think about it. People are leaving Baekjakseong right now. ”

“Yeah. …I guess we should hope that the adventurers inside find the core that is building the barrier.”

The king sighed deeply.

“Please find them quickly, so that the vampire army’s schemes end in vain.”

* * *

6 hours have passed.

After resting in the arms of the release, I gathered my wits and went through the dimensional gate with a certain vampire to a certain area of the Count’s castle ‘in person’.

“People are moving busily.”

“That must be true. I guess everyone is desperate to find the core of the barrier.”

Vampire, who crossed the dimensional gate with me, is wearing a black suit like Lilith, but he has a sharp sword on his waist.

“Eris.”

“Can you call my name so carelessly here?”

“What is it that I didn’t call Eris Albatea.”

“That’s bold, really.”

Iris pointed to the butterfly mask she was wearing on her face.

“The reason for this disguise is ignored by the person who actually planned and executed it.”

“What if it’s just us?”

I pointed around.

“There’s Eris Albatea in Eris Albatea’s room, what’s the problem?”

We are in Eris’ room.

Since I had sex with Eris before, the room had been magically cleaned, and aside from the maids coming by periodically to clean it, nothing had changed.

“What are you going to do if servants suddenly come in or pass by here?”

“You’ll sense the presence before you come in, right? If someone passes by-”

fizzle.

Eris put her index finger to her lips, and I immediately held my breath.

Dudadada.

Soon the sound of someone running was heard across the hallway.

It was hard to tell for sure, but it sounded like a maid running hurriedly down the hallway.

“…I didn’t even come here to have sex, but I wonder if I have to do this.”

As the maid’s footsteps died down, Iris took a deep breath and looked at me.

“Isn’t that right?”

“If you were here to have sex, should I have made more noise?”

“Should I do it? It’s dangerous though.”

“No. I’m wearing the clothes of Chief Acamond, and I don’t plan on having sex until I’m done with work.”

A suit is used for formal purposes, but it also has the character of a kind of mental armament.

I don’t plan on having sex until at least 24 full hours have passed.

To be exact, it’s a quality fight.

“Eris. There is a saying in the world. If five people gather, at least one of them is trash.”

“…….”

As I slightly hinted at the possibility, Eris nodded heavily.

“As you know if you’ve been an adventurer, people aren’t all good. Not everyone who’s strong is righteous, and not everyone who’s weak is good.”

Person by person.

Case by case.

In some cases, when four people gather, there are five trash people, and in other cases, there are five people who are made up of one person who is a sucker and four selfish people who are trying to prey on that person.

“These are the same for those in the Albatea territory you will rule. Perhaps Count Albatea, your mother sent you as an adventurer so that you could experience such a reality firsthand as an adventurer.”

“I understand. Because….”

Eris lowered her voice, placing her lips on her index finger and pointing to the next room.

“In the midst of all this, there are also trash people who try to steal.”

“Hmm.”

Urrr.

The sound of something being swept away.

I can hear the sound of something being swept into a sack, as if someone is hastily gathering something.

“Even other people’s things.”

Eris silently draws her sword.

“Can I do that?”

“It’s your choice. It’s a bit much for a man to say two things with one mouth, right?”

I said something like that in the past when I was trying to persuade Eris.

“I decided to accept peacefully without attacking anyone who has the County of Albatea. How could I, who said that, force anyone to kill that thing?”

“But you don’t mind me killing you?”

“This is your territory, Eris.”

This is the territory of Eris Albatea, which will be inherited from Count Albatea.

“It is your choice which humans you bring into that territory, it is your choice which humans you expel, and it is your choice to accept back those who temporarily escaped the crisis and chose to live under the vampire army.”

Clank, clank.

In the next room, the sound of someone opening drawers and sweeping away what was inside could still be heard.

“I didn’t create an extreme situation.”

“…Yeah. Anyone can just run away.”

Iris headed toward the door with a self-deprecating smile.

“If you just run away, neither you nor I nor the vampire army will say anything, but who would have thought that there would be thieves who would take advantage of that opportunity to rob the count’s castle?”

Iris’ expression hardens coldly.

“Someone else’s new home.”

I shrugged my shoulders and raised both hands, and Eris kicked open the door and stormed out.

There is no sound of footsteps.

I can’t even hear the door opening.

“Eh, what the, Gyaaak?!”

What is heard is the scream of a woman who suddenly discovered someone wearing a mask.

And then he grabbed the woman by force, brought her back in front of me, and roughly threw her down. That was all I could hear.

“Hee, eek…!”

“It looks like you’re really determined to just take it all in?”

“Do you know him?”

“A maid named Nancy. She’s been working at Baekjakseong for at least 10 years.”

Eris points to the maid holding a handful of bundles and grits her teeth.

“Age: Mid-20s. Older than me.”

“Indeed.”

“What, what is this…? …Huh?!”

A maid named Nancy looked at me with surprise.

“Ma, mine…!”

“You.”

I crossed my legs.

Nancy’s neck was already pointed at the sword that Iris had pulled out, and Nancy began to keep her mouth shut and look at me.

“Are you a virgin?”

“That, that.”

“If she’s a virgin, she’s a good person, so she wouldn’t steal the lord’s property in this mess. What if she wasn’t a virgin? ”

“Wh, what…?”

“Congratulations. First.”

I opened a box I had prepared in advance.

“Virginity detector.”

“Hee, eek…!!”

In the box.

One of the slimes raised its body like a human.

“If you hit it and it bleeds, you’re a virgin. If not, you’re not a virgin.”

It’s a shame that I’m a virgin, that’s not the case anymore.

Now it’s time to choose between S-class adventurers, princesses, or even virgins.

Moreover, a girl who tries to steal a big fortune from her employer in the midst of a crisis?

“Your personality is like a rag. Cover me.”

The weak slime just covered Nancy.

“Then…ah.”

I put my hand on the necklace around my neck, leaving Nancy behind as she was covered in slime.

“Tell the vampires hiding all over the castle. Defend the castle, no matter where else you go.”

A place to be guarded for 24 hours. The permanent resident castle.

“After the occupation is over, we’re going to have a group sex party here. It’d be a problem if we had less time to have sex while cleaning up the mess the thieves made, right?”

There is a reason to protect it.

“Suppress them as soon as they appear. They grab attention.”

The core of the barrier is in the womb of the goddess statue.