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Translator: Coughing Baby

Editor: Coughing Baby

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Chapter 63: Lunar Eclipse (1)

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Only then did I step in.

I lightly swung my pitch-black scythe toward the soldiers standing side by side.

“Activate. Thorns.”

Slaaash-!

Wriggler shot out in dozens of directions, shredding the cards to pieces.

The nightmares lingered and writhed for a moment, but eventually lost their strength and quietly scattered.

I dusted the shadows from my sleeves and spoke.

“As expected... once there are more than ten, they seem difficult to control.”

“I-I’m sorry... I lost control again...”

“What is there to apologize for? It’s only the third day of training. You’re doing perfectly well.”

“Is that... so...?”

Even after I told her it was fine, Alice still looked dejected.

I smiled sympathetically.

‘It’s not a power she can learn to control in a day or two.’

While the Class E students trained along their chosen paths, Alice and I practiced controlling her nightmares alone.

In Alice’s case, her power couldn’t be allowed to leak out, so we trained deep in a deserted forest.

She tried handling the nightmares however she liked to get a feel for them. Whenever they showed signs of running wild, I stepped in and dealt with them.

It was also the process of taming her nightmares, just as I had promised her.

I casually tidied up the area.

“Shall we call it a day?”

“Ah, yes...”

“You worked hard today too.”

The girl nodded.

We walked side by side toward the dormitory.

I edged closer to the strangely dispirited Alice and asked, “How have things been lately? Are you still having nightmares at night?”

“N-no... Not since you f-fixed it for me...”

“That’s a relief.”

“Th-thank you...”

“I wasn’t bringing it up to take credit, though.”

Hehe.

A soft laugh escaped me.

I raised a hand and stroked her black hair.

“You’re doing well enough, Alice. You don’t need to be so impatient.”

“......”

“I mean it. You’re doing well, and you’ll keep doing well.”

“......I want to be helpful to you too, Viktor.”

Alice murmured uncertainly.

Like when she lost control last time, and even now, when I was overseeing her training.

She seemed uncomfortable with always receiving help from me.

“Viktor is so, so strong... If I’m going to be any help at all, I feel like I... I need to do something...”

That was a very admirable thing to say.

I stroked the shy girl with even more affection.

“You’re already enough, Alice.”

You’re basically a guaranteed winning lottery ticket.

A real blessing.

“It’s enough that you’re working so hard to live your life.”

“You always say things like that...”

Alice pursed her lips as though all her strength had left her.

Heat slowly seemed to spread across her pale cheeks.

Was she really that upset about not being able to help me?

I tilted my head, then thought of something and grinned.

“If it bothers you that much...”

“......?”

“There’s one thing I’d like your help with.”

“You want my help...? From me...? W-what is it? I’ll do it! I-I want to!”

She must have been very bothered by it. Even my casually tossed-out words made her react desperately.

After calming the unusually excited Alice, I continued.

“It’s nothing much. I’m planning to go somewhere tonight.”

“At night...?”

“I was wondering if you could come with me.”

The girl’s eyes sparkled.

It was about time to bring her into our organization as well.

A global secret eradication organization that protected peace and safeguarded well-being across the continent.

“Have you ever heard of the Slayers?”

As I asked, I fiddled with the new black mask I had prepared beneath my robe.

* * *

Later.

Barely half a day passed, and night fell.

As always, I had slipped out of the academy and was walking along.

“Ahem.”

It was a routine I had grown quite used to by now.

Using the Wall Clipping bug, I moved to an empty clearing far from the academy.

“Viktor.”

“Ah... Princess.”

The princess walked beside me, as though she had grown used to it as well.

Under the gloomy pre-dawn sky, moonlight shone through the clouds and made the girl’s silver hair gleam.

A red mask covered her face.

“Where are we going this time?”

“As always, we’re acting to protect the world’s love and peace.”

“I see.”

The princess seriously nodded even at my nonsense.

Even when I reached out to stroke her, she quietly accepted my touch.

Yes. Carmilla was endlessly indulgent whenever it concerned me...

“......Viktor.”

“Yes, Princess.”

“Why is that child accompanying us?”

For the moment, she was clearly sulking.

A black-haired girl stood awkwardly in the direction Carmilla pointed.

It was Alice.

“She’s a new member of the Slayers. Shall we make her code name Unnieon?”

“I asked why you brought that child with us.”

“I asked her for help. I asked whether she could come with us.”

“Hm...”

“Didn’t you get acquainted with Alice last time too, Princess? I thought it was perfect.”

“Hmmm...”

Carmilla let out a low murmur.

A timid finger poked at my side.

“Help... Was I not enough?”

“Of course you are. It’s just that what we’re handling this time is on a larger scale, so I thought an extra hand would be helpful.”

“Hm...”

“Besides, it’s exactly the right kind of situation for Alice. I brought her along as part of her training and to give her practical experience.”

“......”

Was she bothered by the fact that I had another partner now?

Carmilla seemed unable to approve of Alice.

She had quite a possessive streak in matters like this.

Still, since I was the one who had called Alice, she apparently couldn’t bring herself to scold her to her face.

“Viktor...”

The princess whispered into my ear with a pout.

“Viktor is my servant alone. Just because other women come fluttering about, you must not be so easily swept away...”

“You know I’m not that kind of person.”

“Of course, but...”

Carmilla lacked confidence. I could understand how she felt.

She had lost her family, friends, and kingdom overnight.

Since I was the only person she had left nearby, she seemed to cling fiercely to her relationships.

I reassured her gently.

“If I’m not by your side, Princess, where else could I possibly be?”

“......”

“This outing is truly important, so please set aside your anger as well.”

“......When did I say I was angry? I only asked because I had a question.”

“Hehe, of course.”

Only then did the princess seem to feel better and step back.

I spoke to the two people beside me.

“Then... Sir Manre, Sir Unnieon. Shall we go?”

Garulik, squad commander.

Manre, member.

Unnieon, member.

They were the elite of a global secret eradication organization.

“Putting that aside... what are we out here for this time?”

The princess peeked over and asked.

I tapped my mask as I answered.

“The time has come.”

The New Kingdom.

The peace treaty between humans and vampires was about to shatter, and the New Kingdom was about to formally declare war in earnest.

This incident would mark the point when signs of war began spreading across the continent.

The humans would likely realize that vampires were no longer their allies either.

“The beginning of the war.”

Crimson Night.

The incident at its root.

If left alone, it would cause an enormous number of casualties.

“We’ll jump into the center of it and keep the casualties to a minimum.”

Come to think of it.

“There may be a familiar face for you too, Princess.”

“A familiar face? For me...?”

“You’ll find out when we get there.”

I answered as I eyed the status window floating before me.

[Main Quest]

-Title: Waterboarding Gets Answers!

-Details: Secure ‘Jersian,’ a vampire affiliated with the New Kingdom. Make him submit through various methods of persuasion.

-Penalty upon Failure: The progress of the fourth calamity, ‘Crimson Night,’ will accelerate.

-Reward upon Success: ???

[Time Limit: 129 days]

Jersian.

The key figure behind this incident, [Lunar Eclipse].

At the same time, he was one of the close retainers who had betrayed the Blandir dynasty.

This would also be an important turning point for Carmilla’s personal revenge.

“Hundreds of victims... I can’t allow that to happen.”

My robe billowed as I walked ahead.

The brightly glowing Absolute Balloon Sword was already in my hand.

――――

[Status Window]

Name: Viktor

Title: Saint

Equipped Items: Mask of the Evil God, Robe of the Evil God

Active Set Effect: The world as ■■■ sees it.

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[Saint]

-> Merit Points accumulate according to the number of lives saved.

-> Merit Points can improve the user’s base stats.

(The special ability of this title takes priority over other restrictions within the system.)

――――

Multicolored light brightened the surroundings.

I smiled beneath my mask.

“We have to save them all.”

Well then.

Shall we go farm some Saint Points?

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