chapter 16
Ajantu (4)
Whoops—
“Well, sometimes ramen is good.”
I drank the noodles and savored the chewy texture.
The spicy aroma and the taste of artificial seasoning that stimulates the tongue.
Recently, the bank account balance has become plentiful, so I have been enjoying luxuries such as pork feet and sushi, but sometimes instant foods are also attracted.
‘By the way, this time the real avatar is dead.’
Not long after Hans thought he was dead, he was resurrected as an undead, but this time it won’t be.
He was torn to pieces by a vampire and his whole body was on fire, and it was crushed by the rubble of a building, so it would be difficult to find a whole body.
Then he thought about the siblings who were waiting for him.
‘Because he said he would come to me in three days. You can send a new avatar instead. Then you won’t be able to go outside for a while?’
It took about a week to regenerate the dead avatar.
In another world time, more than two months.
Therefore, I had no choice but to use the avatar that is currently active outside.
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Just in time, the avatar entered the house with his belongings.
Items, including sword-proof suits, that were damaged this time.
‘We paid a week’s worth of money for the accommodation we had reserved, so when Bae Song-jin is active, let’s go straight to the room, change clothes, and visit the children.’
If you are late, the children will be worried.
‘Now that guy must also decide on a name…’
I pondered for a while as I looked at the avatar who was organizing my luggage, and then I made a decision.
‘Yeah, let’s make that guy Heinz too. Heinz II, if I had to ask?’
Heinz will soon have to face the brothers and sisters on behalf of the deceased.
Inheriting the will of Heinz, who died fiercely, the name was decided as ‘Heinz II’.
<object information>
-Name of object: Heinz II
-Common Characteristics: 「Mind Hub」, 「Super Recovery」, 「Myeonggyeong Index」
-Object characteristic: 「Acceleration」
-Special Features: Han Seong-hyeon’s third avatar.
‘Again, just in case you don’t know, should I invest a little in karma and raise my physical ability a little?’
There are still about six hours left until the cooldown of Bae Sung-jin in a different world returns.
***
《Transfer to the Auterica dimension has been completed.》
After the transfer was complete, I opened my eyes and looked around, and it was in the dormitory I had stayed in Ajantu.
I rummaged through my luggage, put my coat over my sword-proof suit, and packed the things I needed.
‘I only had one long sword. They must be in the ruins now.’
There was a moment of regret over the lost weapon, but it was unavoidable.
I have no choice but to purchase a separate weapon later.
When I got out of the room and headed out the door of the dormitory, I was surprised when the owner at the counter had come in, but I hurriedly got out of the room.
‘I don’t feel any change. What will happen in reality?’
Even when one of the vampires who ruled the city died, it didn’t seem like a big difference.
Probably because they exist on the other side of the city, they haven’t been made public.
As I passed the alleyway and headed to the brother and sister’s residence, I could feel the sun was standing in the atmosphere.
Apparently, things happened in Barkolak’s hometown, which manages this street, so the borders were different from other places.
“Wait, bro, look at me for a second.”
Again, a man with a tattoo of Barkolak on the back of my neck grabbed me.
“A face you haven’t seen? What did you come here for?”
He had a different attitude to being wary of than the bribe he had taken before.
Given the circumstances, it must be more difficult.
“Ah, I am an adventurer who just came to the city. A few days ago, I had a relationship with a younger brother and sister inside, so I came to see their faces.”
“siblings? Oh, I know who it is. But what happened to those orphans?”
As the man continued to give him suspicious glances, a member of the organization who was with him approached him.
“Haengnim, I heard that a young man helped me find it when the boy got lost a while ago and my sister went around asking questions. Isn’t that the yangban?”
“okay? Is that true?”
Fortunately, Diana seemed to be getting around well.
“Yes, that’s right. I had a relationship back then, so I came here to meet you again…”
After crawling in answer, he sneaked up to me and stabbed me in the bribe.
Although it was difficult to come out, he did not refuse the money given to him, he naturally accepted it and put it in his arms and nodded.
“Yeah, I’m in a bad mood these days, so don’t cause a problem.”
“Oh, of course. Then go ahead.”
I was able to pass this time without any major problems.
It’s not a regular soldier, it’s an organization in the corner of a back alley, so it’s bound to be a mess.
I was soon able to arrive at the siblings’ residence.
***
Diana has been up all night worried about the past few days.
On the day he saved Aaron, he went to the people who had inquired about Aaron and told them that it was no big deal, and then, as Uncle Heinz said, outside, he acted as usual as much as possible.
And he moderated his outside activities only enough to not look strange, and waited for the uncle to return from the house.
“Sister… is that uncle okay?”
“It will be fine. Because I promised to come back.”
Diana looked up at her and hugged her worriedly-speaking younger sister, as if vowing to herself.
On the day I broke up with my uncle, I waited all night with my eyes wide open and fell asleep, and the next day, when I heard that the building in Barkolak had been burned down, I had to clench my teeth and try not to express my feelings.
I trusted the man who said he would definitely come back and kept waiting.
And today was the last day of the 3rd day that my uncle promised.
“Sister, I need to eat. Here, bread.”
“Ugh, thank you.”
Aaron approached Diana, who had been staring at the door all day, and gave her a piece of bread and sat down next to her.
Then he carefully melted his share of hard bread and ate it.
I didn’t use the money my uncle left with me because I had to return it right away.
All other belongings were hidden in the house and waited for the owner to come.
‘But now what should I do? This time, thanks to you, I was able to save Aaron, but if something like this happens again, then…’
As long as you live in this city, there will come an unavoidable moment someday.
Diana was afraid of it.
“uh?”
Then Aaron, who was licking the bread, looked outside and shouted.
“It’s uncle!”
“What?!”
Diana, lost in thought, got up from her seat and ran out the door.
Although the clothes were different, it was undoubtedly the same face he had seen when we parted.
“mister-!”
Diana hugged Heinz and cried.
“Okay. Diana, have you been waiting a long time? Sorry I’m late. ah! Was Aaron well and well?”
Heinz patted Diana in his arms and stroked Aaron’s head, who was approaching him.
‘Is the smell different… me?’
Diana’s sense of smell, as she buried her head in Heinz’s arms while crying, felt a subtle sense of alienation, but as she sniffed her nose, she realized it.
‘No, you’re definitely right.’
Diana, who could smell the soul, turned her nerves off with the conviction that Heinz II was the same person as her previous uncle.
The smell on the body can change due to various events, but the scent felt from existence itself remains the same.
“Why are you so late? What happened?”
Diana, who had barely stopped crying, asked in a low voice.
“Well, it’s a bit difficult to talk about here. ah! Shall we go eat something delicious first?”
Heinz looked at the bread Aaron was holding and smiled.
Because Mt. Geumgang was also after dinner.
***
I headed to a restaurant downtown with Diana and Aaron.
“Oh, I was told to write it.”
“no! Because he left it for a while!”
Diana handed over the belongings she had left before the fight with the vampire and said firmly.
“Yeah, what. You can buy something expensive with this and eat it. Let’s go in!”
I had an early dinner with my brother and sister and brought them to my dorm.
Because the other places were inappropriate to talk about.
‘You can’t expect soundproofing in a building like this, so we should talk quietly here too.’
Still better than anywhere else.
I roughly killed the vampire who instigated Aaron’s kidnapping and told me that he escaped the building and set fire to hiding.
Unlike Aaron, who looked at him with twinkling eyes throughout the conversation, Diana could not hide her concern.
“Uncle, you really killed a vampire, are you okay?”
“It doesn’t seem like a big deal right now, but we’ll have to figure out a way to leave the city together soon.”
“Can I leave the city . . . You can just leave by yourself. we’re fine So far, we have been living well together.”
Diana answered with her head bowed.
It may not have sounded like it, but there was a sense of resignation in that voice that couldn’t be helped.
“Well, if you find a way, won’t it come out? It doesn’t make sense to block everyone in the first place. And don’t worry, I’ve got all my thoughts.”
With something I believe in, I reassured Diana with a gentle smile.
Since the fire has been extinguished immediately, you can get help from Hans by staying for a few days and waiting for Bae Sung-jin’s cooldown to leave the city.
‘Hide Hans around and when they come to catch them, they don’t know about it!’
“It’s already late, let’s go. I will drive you home.”
I want to keep him with me until I leave, but that could lead to suspicion.
You only have to wait 10 days, but I can’t take the risk.
So, he took the siblings to their living quarters, returned to the dormitory alone, and laid down on the bed.
‘I’ve been staying longer than I thought. Still, I’ll have to make sure I finish what I started.’
I closed my eyes and went to sleep, making a rough plan for the future.
How long have you been sleeping like that?
“Uh-huh!”
I let out a sigh at the pressure I felt in my throat and opened my eyes.
“Hmm, that’s weird. I thought this guy was the most powerful. Did I get it wrong?”
A vampire, a handsome man with a pale appearance, reflected in the moonlight coming in from the window, was clutching my neck.
“The trail heading in this direction from the forest is also clear, and a vampire in the city was killed just in time.”
Even though it was simply grabbed by the neck, there was no strength in his body, so he could not even resist.
“And there were strangers who came into the city around the same time, and they stayed under the jurisdiction of the vampire who was killed. In addition, suspicious circumstances were discovered that their recent actions were unclear.”
The vampire looked at me, sniffed, and then frowned.
“By the way, I don’t feel the energy of black magic nor any traces of my own people. Was it all just a coincidence?”
From the vampire’s self-talk, I realized that everything had been uncovered.
How did you know, everything from Hans to what happened.
And as if observing, I saw the eyes that looked at me and realized.
‘Hey, he’s looking at me right now!’
As I said, I’m not sure, so I’m just floating around.
With all my might, I used “Mind Hub” and “Myeonggyeong Jisu” to control my mind.
‘I don’t know what the author is talking about! All of a sudden, I was just in a panic because I fell asleep while sleeping. Just an ordinary adventurer who came to this city by chance!’
The vampire looked me in the eye for a while, then took a bite and looked away.
“I guess I got it wrong. I don’t know, I don’t know.”
Fortunately, the smoke in my desperate eyes seemed to have lifted my suspicions.
‘Damn, I’ve seen those who rule the city so easily!’
Up until now, I was lucky and I thought everything was going to work out, but in the end, I was caught like this.
And I knew the moment I grabbed the nape of the neck that it was impossible to fight back.
‘Much stronger than the one I killed in Barkolak! We have no choice but to resolve the misunderstanding and move on.’
But to make an excuse, he couldn’t utter a word because of the grip on his neck.
And the vampire didn’t seem to have any intention of letting go in the first place.
“Hmm, there seems to be something there. At the same time, the residual blood in this jurisdiction has decreased by one, and this guy looks quite strong.”
He looked at me as if criticizing me, and he turned my stiff and stiff body and took sharp fangs to my neck.
“Listen to the story slowly later. I’m comfortable with it too. I can’t even lie.”
Whoops—!
And with the second feeling of blood being sucked out, I could tell something was flowing.
‘Why are things like this again!’
《The race value of the object has been changed to ‘Vampire’. Acquire the special skill 「Blood Clan (Remnant Blood)」.
《The object’s resilience has exceeded its limit. Skill “Super Recovery” evolves to “Regeneration”.