My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 74
#74
Clan Brokoslak (1)
Harris headed to the eastern part of the Aeon Continent over several days with the Elven Kingdom's delegation..
‘With the power of the church, crossing the continent is no big deal..’
As it is a main religious sect with influence that transcends race and borders, it was nothing more than being allowed to move to any region with their guarantee..
After passing through several temples, the group arrived at the easternmost end of the republic located in the east and headed straight to the nearby forest..
“Don't we have to cross the sea??”
When Cecily expressed her doubts about the mysterious destination, Laforie smiled softly..
“Isn't it dangerous and time-consuming to cross the sea yourself? Miss Cecily, remember this. The root of all trees in the world is the World Tree, and high elves are His chosen beings..”
To put it simply, high elves could travel to any distant forest by borrowing the power of the World Tree..
‘Even when detecting Hans, the high elf's abilities are greater than you might think? No, is it natural since it uses the power of the World Tree??’
Of course, the longer the distance you have to travel, the more power you consume, so we came this far to reduce the distance as much as possible..
Still, I thought it would be more convenient than the main religious order, which can only travel long distances through the temple gate..
‘Except that only high elves can use it. It was a meaningless comparison..’
Isn't it impossible to use less than ten of the elves just for movement?.
“Well, from now on, just follow me closely. Be careful not to separate from your group.”
A cool energy spread from Lapori's body and enveloped their surroundings..
And the group headed deep into the forest, following Laforie in the lead, with Cecily and Harris, who were the first to go, standing in the middle of the line so as not to fall behind..
“Still, we will have to travel like this for a few more days. There's no need to rush now, so let's take it slow..”
He said he hurried to rescue Cecily as quickly as possible when he arrived, but there was no need to overdo it on the way back..
To begin with, elves, a long-lived species, were basically laid-back..
So they began their journey across the forest path, which had a dreamy atmosphere, and across the ocean..
***
Heinz II entered Talaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Thalia in the western part of the continent..
Because he focused only on hiding his inner energy by activating “Concealment” to the limit, no one discovered his identity..
“It's too expensive... Please reduce it a bit..”
“What are you saying! There's nothing left at this level!”
Ordinary people living their daily lives.
It was an ordinary city scene that could be seen anywhere..
‘There are vampires everywhere, but not excessively, and they are completely hidden..’
Heinz walked down the street and leisurely looked around..
He was able to find out because of his transcendental senses and the fact that they were much higher level vampires, but their stealth was greater than expected..
Well, no matter how influential it was, it was the capital of a country that even had a temple for the main religion..
It would have been difficult for vampires, beings of darkness, to be active openly..
‘I'll have to think about how to shake them off. It's too early to attack the base right away..’
There was a lot of power gathered there, but they were vested interests that had been lurking in the shadows of this kingdom for a long time..
Even if you make a fuss, it won't help you in the future..
In the end, they had no choice but to create a loophole by gnawing away at them little by little from the outside, but in order to do that, they needed to have someone on their side who would know their internal situation well..
‘「There are “purified blood tablets,” so it’s that simple. Then, let's try to appease a suitable vampire..’
There will be some force and coercion involved in the process, but it will never be a bad thing for either party..
As I raised Heterosis, I experienced the strengthening effect of “Refined Blood Tablet” several times..
A drop of his blood was like an elixir to vampires..
‘There happens to be a good-looking target over there. Let's start with that guy... yeah?’
A vampire was detected killing people at the second floor window of an unpopular house..
But the closer I got, the more familiar the energy I felt from him was..
‘It's a bit unclear as to what kind of effort was put in place... This can't be right?’
How many vampire acquaintances does Heinz have in the first place?.
Most of them were wiped out from Azantu, so there were only a handful left..
Among them, if there is someone who would be on guard in a place like this,···.
And when he got closer, he saw that the person responsible was a vampire he knew well..
‘Rosilica. was here.’
Remnant Blood, who was in charge of training for Heinz II when he first became a vampire..
After the incident of seizing the Immortal King's fragments began in Azantu, his whereabouts were unknown, and it appears that he was relocated back to the capital..
‘I thought he might have died in a conflict with the church, but how was he still alive??’
I heard that there was once a major conflict and quite a number of vampires were killed..
Seeing how he managed to survive even after going through various hardships starting from Azantu, it seemed like his best rope was tough..
Heinz quietly used “invisibility” to sneak into the building where she was..
“Haha, what kind of new situation is this in broad daylight? My skin has become rough these days. How long will I have to stay like this??”
As he quietly sneaked into the house, his gaze caught the image of Rosilica grumbling repeatedly..
The dark room was covered with blackout curtains on all sides and was filled with all kinds of blood magic barriers drawn in blood..
Starting with the type that erases the presence of those inside, auxiliary devices to facilitate external surveillance, as well as alarms and defensive barriers against intruders were basic..
‘Of course it doesn't mean anything to me.’
「I identified the barrier with the “Mystery of Blood” and easily ignored it with the power of “Concealment” and approached behind Rosilica..
‘There is a notification device that activates when a watcher dies, but there is no function to convey the internal situation in real time. It just worked out well..’
I lifted the “invisibility” by lightly scanning the barriers behind her..
However, because she was still in a state of being dead, she did not notice Heinz's appearance and continued to look out the window..
“Sleep well during the day to avoid damaging your skin.···.”
“rosilica.”
Her body flinched and stopped for a moment, but it was only for a moment..
“Sorry~! Because I have a free mouth... Yes.?”
Rosilica, who immediately turned around and apologized, looked at Heinz's face and was shocked..
Since he showed up ignoring the barrier and knew her name, he naturally assumed that she was his superior, but he looked embarrassed when he saw someone looking at him for the first time..
“···I'm sorry, but who are you?···?”
However, perhaps due to the various factors mentioned above, she remained tense and asked cautiously while showing signs of caution..
His appearance and physique had changed a lot since we were together before, so it was natural to not recognize him..
“It's Heinz.”
“Heinz···?”
I told her honestly that I had no intention of hiding her name, but she just tilted her head without reacting, as if she thought she was the same person..
“Are you a guest of our clan??”
Rosilica must have felt that she was too powerful to do anything, but she continued to show a polite demeanor even though she was wary..
“Yes, you are a guest..”
“ah! Then not this way.···.”
“Although I wasn't invited.”
Right after those words were finished.
hiss—!
Five streams of blood swung sharply towards Heinz from the tip of her right hand..
At the same time, the left hand was extended to one axis of the barrier to announce the abnormality, but···.
“Hehehe?”
Blood-red chains extending from all directions had already wrapped around her entire body, completely blocking not only movement but also the flow of magical energy..
“Nonsense! Really, Jinhyeol? ···This is Brokoslag’s territory! This is a violation of the agreement!”
At that absolute gap, she shouted in a panicked voice, probably thinking that Heinz was from another clan..
But Heinz had other thoughts at the time..
‘wait? Maybe this?’
He happened to be inside a high-performance hiding barrier, and he secretly revealed the vampire aura that he had been hiding behind “concealment.”.
With extreme blood control and overwhelming blood magic control, only the desired part was extracted separately, exposing only a small portion..
And Rosilica, a vampire sensitive to blood, immediately recognized the smell of blood there..
“Uh... huh? Our clan? No, it's something different... what?”
I concentrated as much as possible to extract only the energy that was close to the original, but it seems that it was impossible to achieve perfection..
But that was enough to confuse her..
Taking advantage of the confusion in her thoughts, Heinz quietly opened his mouth..
“I am Brokoslak's collateral..”
And as I always did, I started talking about various plausible information..
There were quite a few factions in the world of vampires..
For some reason, those who escaped the interference of 'blood subordination' formed their own forces and branched off into tributaries.).
Even though their roots are the same, they begin to diverge as generations go by, eventually becoming a completely separate force..
Heinz recalled them and told the story appropriately..
Roughly speaking, he was saying that they had simply branched off from the same root, and that he, as a side group that had been persecuted for so long, was just trying to take the lead..
He also added that this was an internal competition, not an invasion from outside, and that he had no intention of harming the entire clan..
A feast of nonsense nonsense.
However, since the story was made based on existing facts and Heinz implicitly used the “Mystery of Blood” to add a weak hint, I could not raise any big questions..
‘But if you think about it again, it's not wrong..’
First of all, isn’t it true that his roots are Brokoslag?.
“Hey... I'm just a residual blood, why on earth?···.”
“Follow me and I will give you strength. You just need to help me out a little bit..”
The reason for going through this cumbersome process was to minimize her resistance as much as possible..
「Because the subordination of “pure blood love” did not have the brainwashing effect of making one’s heart absolutely loyal..
“···Sorry, but I···.”
She opened her mouth to say no.
This is an extremely obvious fact: how many people would let go of the rope they have been holding on to and follow someone they have never seen before?.
“ah! I'm saying this in case you misunderstand..”
But before she could finish speaking, Heinz's voice filled with laughter stopped her..
“you have no choice.”
I just told them to give up and obey obediently..
Once you become subordinate to the “pure blood spirit,” there is no turning back, so even if you have no choice, you will follow him..
Heinz's hand reached out to Rosilica, who had a shocked expression on her face..
***
In the end, I was able to successfully obtain cooperation from Rosilica, who had given up..
Although he still seemed reluctant, he seemed to be satisfied with his power, which had been strengthened by the "pure blood essence"..
Internal information about the Brokoslak Clan obtained as a result.
Of course, she still had residual blood, so she didn't have much advanced information, but since she had been staying here for a long time, she was able to get some useful information..
One of them was information about ‘Frisia Brokoslak’, a Jinhyeol who oversees the surveillance network of the capital city of Talaria..
“Freesia is a unique person. You often go for walks during the day. I guess he enjoys receiving attention from humans.···.”
An immature aristocratic girl who walks around the capital in fancy clothes and enjoys shopping..
That was the disguised identity Jinhyeol was putting forward..
“I heard that his sensing range is enormous. If you are in a commercial district, the range extends all the way outside the city gates. In fact, you can probably monitor about half of the capital by yourself.?”
When I heard it, it was a very familiar impression..
The first day that Heinz II arrived in the capital to initiate Heinrich into the Catholic Church..
It was Jinhyeol who had no choice but to run away due to the wind he encountered at that time..
‘Ah... that reminds me. He was a vampire who used magic eyes..’
When he suddenly appeared behind me and questioned my fellow compatriot, I canceled the summons and ran away, thinking I would wait for another time..
‘But then I saw it again like this.’
Memories of that time came to mind..
Actually, I didn't have any grudges as I immediately avoided him, but it wasn't a person I had any good feelings towards either.···.
‘Let's meet again after a long time.’
A cold smile appeared on Heinz’s lips..
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