Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10 Nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita Chapter 26

I inspected the vampire who had turned into ash .

Whether or not there was a medal . If there was a possibility of resurrection .

These were important things to check .

“Hmmm . I don’t sense any magic . I doubt it will ever return . ”

“Of course, it won’t . This is the power of the God Fowl . ”

“Cluck . ”

Luchila looked very smug . It might have just been me, but Gerberga looked smug as well .

Well, it was a chicken, so I was really not sure .

Still, I put my hand over the ashes and activated Drain Touch just in case .

I sucked out the magic completely just to be safe . I would not let it come back under any circumstances .

Then I searched the ashes for the magic stone which was the proof of the hunt and checked if there was a medal .

“…No medal either . ”

“Medal?”

Luchila looked at me strangely, and so I explained about the medal .

It was a medal that Vampire Lords buried in their bodies in order to collect curses and open the gate between dimensions .

“What a horrifying plan…”

Luchila looked serious . He had a sharp sense of danger .

“Now Lord Gerberga will be targeted even more…”

On the other hand, Serulis was looking rather dazed .

She had not understood how the vampire had suddenly turned into ash .

She muttered,

“Um . What just happened?”

“What do you mean?”

“The chicken suddenly…”

“Lord Gerberga!”

Luchila was quick to call her out for her error .

“Lo-lord Gerberga cried, and then it turned into ash . ”

Serulis was so shocked that she sounded different from usual .

“Indeed . It turned to ash . ”

“But how does that work?”

“It is the power of the God Fowl . ”

“Cluck . ”

Luchila declared proudly . Gerberga clucked softly .

“Wait a second . If he can turn vampires into ash by crying, then why are you afraid of being attacked by them?”

Serulis was quite right .

“That’s true . It does not seem like you have to run from them?”

“About that, it is not so easy . ”

“Are there limits to it?”

“I would not say limits…”

According to Luchila, Lord Gerberga’s cry was only deadly when they were in the middle of transforming .

The God Fowl’s power manifested itself by creating borders .

It was forcefully drawing a border when vampires started to transform into bats or mist .

Because of this, it is not effective before or after a transformation .

“He is able to stop them from escaping . ”

“That’s still amazing . Vampires are most troublesome when they escape . ”

Serulis praised Gerberga .

“O-of course . Lord Gerberga is amazing . ”

“Cluck . ”

“You really were amazing, huh?”

Serulis said as she petted Gerberga .

“Hey, don’t act so casually with Lord Gerberga…”

“Cluck . ”

Luchila was about to stop her, but Gerberga clucked .

It sounded very pleased, as if it was enjoying it .

And so Luchila stopped .

“You’re so cute, Gerbie . ”

“How dare you!!”

“Cluck . ”

Luchila became angry again .

However, Gerbie was clucking happily .

After that, we continued to walk back towards the capital, while being cautious of our surroundings .

Serulis had now become fond of Gerberga and continued to make comments .

Luchila would complain about this every time, but Gerberga did not seem to mind .

While we were taking a break, Serulis asked,

“This was the first time I’ve encountered a vampire… Was that a lesser one? It seemed quite strong . ”

While we were fighting, I had called it a lesser vampire in order to provoke it .

I guess she had heard it .

“That wasn’t a lesser a vampire . It was likely an Arch Vampire . ”

Arch Vampires were among the top ranking vampires .

They were not scrubs .

“So it was an Arch Vampire . And that means Vampire Lords are stronger than that one, right?”

“Yes . ”

“But I wasn’t able to react in time . ”

“It’s difficult to react to attacks from the sky . But still, I saw that you had your sword drawn . ”

“But if you hadn’t been there, Mister Locke, Luchila and Gerbie would have died . ”

“It’s Lord Gerberga!”

Luchila butted in without fail .

I ignored him and said to Serulis,

“That might be true . But it was a difficult thing and could not be helped . ”

“I want you to teach me to be able to move quickly . ”

“It’s not something that can just be taught . ”

“Maybe you’re right, but…”

“You should always be wary of danger, and eventually, you might get there . ”

“I understand . ”

Serulis said with an expression that suggested she didn’t understand at all .

Getting familiar was what was important .

It wasn’t just about practicing .

After that, Serulis repeatedly went into a defensive stance as we made our way back .

I suppose it was her way of staying on edge .

I didn’t think this was going to do her any good, but it was commendable that she was putting in the effort .

We arrived in the royal capital a little while after the setting of the sun .

We finished making a report at the Adventurer’s guild and then returned to Goran’s mansion .

“Ah, Mister Locke! I was waiting for you!”

Shia had been waiting in front of Goran’s mansion .

Chapter end