Vol 5 Epilogue (1/2)
Epilogue: The Storyteller Doth Depart!
Juna Riebeluka was lost deep in the woods
She could not return to the city The police must be on the lookout for her by now
But if, perhaps, she wandered through the forest, a miracle would occur once more
After all, she had proven the existence of vampires today
She thought to herself How had things come to this?
Tears of frustration slid down her face What was she ? Why wouldn’t ‘he’ appear before her?”
“…”
And she reminisced Countless times she remembered
Once, on this island, she had been beset by a monster—a olf—and was about to be torn to pieces in his jaws
But at that moment, a blue-haired olf had appeared, taken down the other olf, and rescued her
She had been terrified But the blue-haired olf had said to her,
“Sorry, Miss This guy’s an outlander I’ll give hi later, so don’t worry Just wanted you to know that not all olves are like this jackass”
Though he had the face of a wolf, he had grinned with a hint of innocence He smiled
A superhu—had smiled at her
At that moment, Juna Riebeluka fell in love
It was a special love, she knew That powerful desire twisted her love
“…Who are you calling ‘twisted’?”
Excuselove for the olf led Juna to visit the island countless tirew influential as a reporter—if she became famous—wouldn’t he one day see her on television and come toevery trick in the book to rise through the ranks Her pursuit of the vaends was but a means to an end
But noshe waited, she could not meet him
And so Juna began to think—
If she could recreate the situation froain
But ere the chances of being assaulted by a olf again?
She had been attacked by hu the Their bodies must still be buried somewhere on the island
Though no one found out, that was her first h that act, she came to a sudden realization
That she just had to become the olf
If she beca women, much like herself at that time, that man would appear—she was certain
“That’s right I’’s different fro over me He even put a boulder over ith the corpse for me!”
Juna had realized the presence of an invisible accomplice
That man must be the accomplice, she reasoned
It would not be long She had no time to waste
But Juna made a mistake She was too rash—she killed soirl out of jealousy
“That’s right I was jealous How could a little bitch from the countryside be friends with special creatures like vaain, but he still hasn’t come to me!”
Ultimately, Juna Riebeluka was left to wander the woods
“Co into hts?”
As she asked, I showed myself
“We’ve neverMost people are surprised when they realize that I’ into their heads”
“Are you a vampire, too?”
“Good to see you’re quick on the uptake”
I clapped ain Another inhu for
“So you can read hts Are you the one who told the other crew members about me?”
In that case, this ive her a dismal piece of information
“Let ive you a dis of a commotion you make—that blue-haired on’t come to you today”
“Wha-“
“I looked into sos ht now He’s on a business trip in Southern Germany”
Thank goodness He hasn’t abandoned hted
…You really are incredible Although I have ht like you
“Thank you! You’re on et me off this island—“
“You sound detero that far There’s a much easier way to meet that man”
“…Really?! There is?!”
“Of course But I need a se I’d like to suck your blood—just enough to leave you standing”
Instead of answering, Juna stuck out her slender white neck toward me
I feel a little bad But a promise is a promise I’ll let you meet him
But before that, my friend made a little deal with the mayor
Before I give you your drea to show you a few hells
Don’t worry It’ll end quickly
I’ people’s worth of pain and suffering and terror—one for each victim
It adds up to about ten hours
But I’ll compress it to three seconds before I carve it into your mind
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Before dawn The harbor
A corner of the harbor was bathed in the war sky
Mirald returned fro’ Dorrikey spoke
“Did you leave her in front of the police station as I told you to?”
“Of course Her blood was so good that I drank more than I intended, but she just ended up with a bit of anemia Of course, I can’t say her mind is in a particularly stable state But since it’s not broken, she won’t be found criminally not responsible”
“…I’m surprised”
“I did give her ten hours’ worth of agony in three seconds I thought she’d lost it, but that’s when I used herwith the ht back to life …In any case, I’ to have a ith Mr Gerhardt and let her meet the olf in reality next time In prison”
Mirald seehts But Dorrikey did not share his enthusiasm
“Of course… were there any problems?”
“Ah, right You know that device she had? The one that made it look like she carved out the victim’s heart, dropped the victim into the well, and then tore out her throat?”
“…You mean the device thatto deduce the truth of the well murder?” Dorrikey twitched Mirald nodded
“The one who uil There was souil And as a matter of fact, this is distantly connected to ri
“What do you mean by that”
“Well, remember that man from the soirée? James Sutherland?”
“The one who mistook you for someone else”
“I thought he was surprisingly well-prepared for a wannabe Hunter So I took a deeper look into his head And as it turns out, the voice of the human who told hiave Juna her device”
“…”
“I s a prank, but even he doesn’t take his jokes to lethal levels”
“My word… it see”
Dorrikey sighed Then, he decided to focus for now on the happy fact that the case on Growerth had been resolved He observed a moment of silence for the women ere murdered
For sorew bored of waiting for the ferry and turned to Mirald
“I’m surprised you have so many memories of murders”
“Well, I did sense them in person …Hey Don’tme a lowlife in your head You knoell as I do that until I met you and Mr Gerhardt, humans were just objects to me Objects to observe”
“I don’t see much of a difference in your attitude noas he really at the limits of his thirst earlier?)”
“…”
“(Why’re you shutting up Don’t telltoRight? Don’t tell uil and Juna Riebeluka’s plans fro to turn Hilda personally to see if Relic felt the e taken away from him Could you possibly have known it fro the TV crew, after all)”
“…”
Fro in silence
In that silence, Dorrikey posed an important question
“(Were you, perhaps, planning the sa to see how Relic von Waldstein would react to despair? Could it be that you, a self-proclai because you felt a twinge of guilt?)”
“…”
“(Please tell me that you at least have a conscience)!”
After yet rin and clapped his hands together
“Incredible That’s an ace detective for you! You are right on the money”
Nothing came up in Dorrikey’s ht hi him into the sea
“You lowlife! There are some lines that shouldn’t be crossed! Repent and die!”
“Incredible, Dorrikey! This is the first time you threw me before I even read your intentions!”
“Shut up! I’e the Deep Deep Deep Blue Wait right there!”
“Wait, I’ to be sunrise soooooo—“
Watson watched from afar as she happily munched on some meat
A silver-haired girl chewing on raw meat
It was the very ie of peace on Growerth
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In a dream
In his deep sleep, Relic recalled a conversation he had with his father several months earlier
[Your s on power are too complicated, Relic Think of power simply as coin to buy you more possibilities To possess e of choices For example, let us suppose that you are in a situation where you must choose between the life of your beloved and the lives of a hundred people]
Relic had beenof his power at the time
As he muttered that he did not want his power, Gerhardt had not scolded him Instead, he offered advice in plain font
[It matters not what forth, wisdos further, luck or divine blessing In any case, with power, you could potentially create a third option to that sadistic choice That is what power is]