Chapter 9 (1/2)

“Ji-chan, who is this person?”

“Mm? This? It looks like a human, but it may be a Mazoku.”

“Eeh! Is it safe to bring it?”

“I think it will be all right. Anyway, this is the person who brought back the Divine Beast.”

I opened my eyes while hearing such unfamiliar words.

It’s a language I don’t know, but I can understand it.

“Oh, they opened their eyes. La Kerlada! You woke up.”

In order to figure out the owner of the voice, putting my hand on the edge of the bed, I slowly sit the upper part of my body up.

“Ah, you got up〜”

I turn my face to the owner of the unfamiliar words.

Mm? An old person? …….It’s an old man with horns growing from his head.

Next to the old man is a girl with horns on her head.

The girl seems interested in me.

The chestnut eyes are focused on one point.

An old man and a child. Still, the horns on the old man are excellent. Unlike the horns of the child, the shape of tightly wound horns grew from the side of the head like a goat.

The Horned Race.

Winding horns with a sharp tip.

The strong horns seems to have high bone density and natural detail.

The white hair suitable for his age was mixed in with chestnut-colored hair.

Deeply chiseled features, and chestnut-color eyes too. It’s a wrinkled but tough face.

The hair of the child is chestnut like the old man.

The horns are small and childlike.

The features arranged enough although she was young, she’s a pretty girl.

I tried to sit in a comfortable position.

While s.h.i.+fting into a cross-legged posture, I purposely looked away from the two’s staring eyes.

Eh? I, I’m naked.

Which reminds me, I’m wearing nothing.

Understanding, I should yawn. There’s no equipment or clothes I can pick up and wear.

Only the necklace with the decoration of the lady bug, it’s worn around my neck.

I, was seen in the nude…….

Well, it’s fine. So, here, I wonder where it is.

If I’m not mistaken, I fought with the white monster and made a contract with the black beast……

Why am I here?

I look around.

Sun light comes through a wooden window, and wonderfully, it’s bright.

The dust in the room reflected it glittering silver.

Wooden shelves form a line in the left corner. There’s junk on one shelf over there, old dirty clothing, leather clothing, the oil of the lamp had been put in beeswax.

The cloth curtain where light leaks from the outside in seen on the right.

There’s a door way.

Here, it give the impression of a hut.

Rays of light s.h.i.+ne in through the wooden blinds.

When I’m looking at the light, I remember the fight with the monster like seeing a daydream.

The memory of sucking blood is recalled.

The eyes of the two people watch me curiously.

…Pa.s.sing by the cat from the staring old man, looing at the girl–

Mm? Cat? I instantly look back to the cat’s eyes.

It’s a black cat. Watch me while sitting on the incense box.

A cat, with ears pinned up, it’s the size of a kitten.

It’s a kitten, but t

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here was a presence.

There’s…….feelers growing aren’t there?

These red, characteristic eyes, by any chance……is it the black beast I contracted with then? There aren’t six feelers, however there are two.

I named her, Rollodinu?

“Rollodinu?”

I raised one eyebrow with a worried expression, and called the black cat so. Then, the black cat cutely calls “nya” and jumps into my chest.

On my waist while I sat cross-legged, it turns round and round.

Pointing her small face up, she stared at me with round red eyes.

It’s cute. Unbearably.

I wasn’t able to endure the adorable gaze of the black cat.

Patting the head of the small black cat, I pa.s.s my palm to her small back. The black cat purrs *gorogoro* back.

Then I reached the feeler.

The feeler–makes a small *shuru* sound, and touches my cheeks kindly.

『I’m happy』『Sleepy』

The feeling of the black cat is transmitted.

It’s strange.

Though it was said feeling could be conveyed at the time of the contract, feeling is like this.

I’m impressed, and I place the black cat on my thigh while sitting cross legged and she places her small chin on my knee. That way, her eyes close.

The purring sounds too.

It’s a cat. A but, but……the black beast I contracted with.

Well, the dream-like inner s.p.a.ce wasn’t an illusion–it’s such a thing.

Also the monster who wore that white armor in it.

Running away, running away……cornered, a fight aware of death.

I was desperate.

I’m becoming slow remembering it again.

There,the old man who watched my state the whole time showed a worried look and asked.

“……Young man. Are you all right? After that you, when you pa.s.sed out, a little, because your body smelled, I washed it with Refaa.”

I follow. I’m embarra.s.sed, but it can’t be helped. In order to pull my self together, I decide to ask where I am.

“……Well, where is here?”

“This is the village of Goldiba. It’s a plateau surrounded by mountains in the middle of Mahahaimu mountain range. My name is Achilles. This child is Refaa.

Achilles, and the child next to him is Refaa.

The child Refaa leaned forward.

“……I’m Refaa〜, what’s onii-chan’s name?”

This child is full of curiosity. It’s a very interesting feeling.

“I’m Shuya Kagari.”

“Strange〜, there are two names〜?”

“Ho, a n.o.ble or something?”

I’m not such an exaggerated person.

“No, there’s no such reason. Please call me Shuya or Kagari as you want.”

“Then, Shuya. It’s sudden, but “why” were you there?”

Achilles’ eyes become sharp with that question.

There, well does that mean those shrine like ruins?

Well, it’s suspicious, me.

“Does Achilles-san mean the fight with the white monster?”

“Ah, “to be clear” I saw it with these eyes.”

Achilles-san nods strongly.

Attaching two finger to his, he talks while making dramatic gestures.

“You, Shuya is the one who overwhelmed to apostle? After that, at the moment Shuya faints and collapses the Divine Beast manages to revive, I say it clearly with y naked eyes. So, Shuya who collapsed, was carried here by me. Is what happened.”

You helped me.

Ah, and this, that I’m of vampire lineage is revealed too?

“Thank you for helping. So, if I’m not wrong, that place was underground.”

Day light can be seen.

This should be on the surface.

“Ah, as for that, saying I’ll explain it late, could you give a response to my first question?”

The att.i.tude became solemn.

“Ah, yes. Eeeh〜so……”

I’m a little tense.

Mm〜. Even if I talked about before transmigration it wouldn’t be understood, and…….

I’m not able to satisfactorily express it in words.

Well, it can be the memory loss like with the old bird dwarf I met in the cave of darkness, there’s nothing appropriate to talk about……

Like that, without talking at all about transmigrating the setting is memory loss, I explained is irregularly.

I talked about being a special vampire lineage.

Hoping he convinced by my rough explanation I look at Achilles-san’s face and he nodded his consent with a quiet face. I touch the short mustache that’s barely grown recently with my finger.

I fell silent to think about something

After a short period of time.

“……Almost all your memories were forgotten. A special Dhampir, and light is okay too?”

Achilles-san stares with a pair of severe eyes.

“Yeah……”

“Well, not even reacting to being exposed to light when I carried you here, I though it was strange.”

Even if I’m exposed to light, if I was an ordinary vampire I would burn and die……

“It’s amazing, it was Shuya Onii-chan that beat the apostle.”

Refaa holds both of her small hands against her chest, and displayed an appearance of constantly admiring me.

Is that white monster I fought called an apostle?

Underground the dwarf Loirr called in a “Guranba.”

“An apostle, is that what you’re calling it? Well, that white guy.”

“Yes. That’s right, Ji-chan, when you went underground, didn’t I hear that you sometimes defeated them? So, it must be strong.”

“That’s correct. Achilles-san, it is strong.”

“Living for a long time, now I’m an armed priest.”

“An Armed Priest?”

When I ask, Achilles-san takes the round medal hanging from his neck and presents it to me.

“The person whom manages Lohse-sama’s shrine here is called a ‘Armament Priest’ or ‘Priest.’ Once a month, using this. Using the G.o.d tower which is in the temple of the plaza, it goes deep underground to the Lohse-sama shrine. When I say Shuya defeated an apostle, it’s easy to understand.”

Ah, there’s a G.o.d tower here.

Moreover, according to the story it’s a nuance I can use even now. Loirr said they must be broken and unusable, but the one here works.

The place I ran away to happened to be a shrine, and there was a G.o.d tower there.

Ah, beyond the statue a hill was visible.

I’m lucky.

I nod having understood.

“……Is that so. Over there was a shrine. So for when I was saved, thank you.”

The round G.o.d Tower medal.

The place shrine I fought at.

Here is connected to the underground.

Loirr told me there are innumerable G.o.d Towers.

This one remained without being broken.

Well, as far as what Loirr said, the G.o.d Towers leading to the surface weren’t specially checked. In the underground world of the dwarfs, those prejudiced Maguru seem to be humans.

“……That is so. But, the shrine may already be unnecessary. –Lohse-sama’s condition is here.”

Achilles-san’s points to the black cat sleeping on my knee.

“Before she said she was called Lohse-sama in the past.”

When Achilles heard what I said he went pale.

Narrowing his brow together, his brown eyes grow big.

“You’ve talked with this Divine Beast-sama?”

“Yeah. We spoke about various things when we contracted. I should mention, her name isn’t Lohse anymore. It’s Rollodinu.”

“Oh, La Kerlada……contracting with Divine Beast-sama…… being able to revive in a such a form. Her name also isn’t Lohse-sama, it’s Rollodinu-sama……”

Achilles-san’s expression changed from a look of surprise to one of joy. Both hands are clasped in front of his chest in prayer.

That is as expected, the black cat, Rollodinu is something like a G.o.d……

Even then, Achilles-san is muttering something, what is La Kerlada?

It’s not translated through the skill?

Is it some kind of ceremonial word?

When I turn my attention to the medal hanging from Achilles-san’s chest, I close my eyes a little, gently……I nodded.

La Kerlada, I’ll try asking about the word.

“……I’m sorry. What is La Kerlada?”

“Ah, it’s a kind of charm pa.s.sed down through the Goldiba. It’s a prayer for the protection of the Divine Beast-sama, a thought to yearn for home, a meaning of thanks in certain words too.”

Mm, good words.

“Such a meaning……they are good words. Thank you. The words of protection and thanks. La Kerlada.”

“That’s right. It seems to be a word our ancestors began to use, but I don’t know much more than that. Now then, Shuya. I want you to receive this. Isn’t it a tradition pa.s.sed down through generations? According to tradition I am supposed to “Pa.s.s this medal along with La Kerlada” to the person who help the Divine Beast-sama be reborn.

Saying so I am given the medal hanging from Achilles-san’s chest, and grasp it in my hand.

“Ah, thanks, thank you. But this, isn’t it something important? Can I really have this……”

This medal, it was said it was used with the G.o.d Towed a while ago.

It seems to be something important……

“……The medal is for you to have. A time when it is useful may come.”

Achilles-san has stern eyes.

Ma, since it is being offered I’ll receive it. I put it around my neck.

The number of necklaces become two with this.

Next I’ll ask about the “Guranba” or “Apostle.”

“Then I’m still curious, what is that Apostle I fought?”

“The Apostle. It’s a monster that Priests of the Goldiba clan have fought generation to generation. Fortunately, they don’t appear on the surface. They seem to inhabit the nearby caves around the underground shrine. The kind with wings are called hunters, many also others exist with given names. A sweeper or soldier……”

“So many……”

The White Monster, there seem to be various kinds of Apostles aside from what I fought. I killed it and sucked all of its blood, though I was surprised it was a virgin.

“Ah, the amount don’t appear to be as many recently. They seem to have been a time where they wandered around in large numbers.”

However, the fact that Apostles only exist around the shrine, they may have come out of the black ring……I remember the story of Rollodinu’s past, monster and creatures appearing from the black ring exist without end.

“…….Therefore, the monster back there was an Apostle.”

“Humu.”

The girl Refaa doesn’t seem interested in mine and Achilles-san’s conversation, she only looked at the black cat.