"Are Alf and Rene doing well ......?　I don't feel like I can pin them down at all. ...... I knew I should have thought about what I was doing a little more. ......

　Veto Murmur.
　It shows how anxious the mind is.
　There is no way for Veto to check on Alf and Rene's situation right now.

　The mere thought that they might have been hit made his footsteps heavier and heavier.

In the first place, why is there not a single enemy ......?　Are we being lured in?　How can vampires be so intelligent--or even possible, considering this castle? ......

　From talking to myself to asking myself.
　The fact that there are no enemies at all is disturbing Veto's mind even more.
　At any moment, he feels like he's going to explode with negativity.

"d*mn ......, I'll have to do this alone. How did I get into this mess? ......

　Virtue finally made up her mind and put a few small knives in her hand.
　When the enemy appears, these throwing knives will be your best bet.

　The poison on the knives would be enough to kill any vampire of a certain level.
　Even if the vampire is somewhat resistant to the poison, if you hit him in the eye or heart, you will have a great advantage in the fight.

　Virtue is the only one in the team who can do this.
　It was Virtue's unparalleled control that made this feat possible.

"What?　Bats ......?

　A bat appeared in front of the nervous Veto, flapping its wings.
　I don't know why they're here - they don't seem to be pets.

　But it also doesn't seem like an enemy.
　If it were an enemy, it would have gone crazy trying to bite Veto as soon as it saw him.

　While the bat and I were eye to eye and silence reigned.
　Veto was the first to move.

"Get out of here!

　A single throwing knife successfully pierced the bat's torso.

　And then...
　The knife's momentum never stopped, and it plunged into the wall in the form of a crucifixion.
　The bat, now a specimen, would never move again.

　I didn't feel the need to kill it, but I didn't see any reason to overlook it, so I crossed the stone bridge.
　Still, mentally, I felt that killing one of my enemies was a good thing. But the fact that he killed one of his enemies gave him confidence.

"...... What was that, you bat--?

　I'm not sure what to do.
　It wasn't just one bat.
　It's the sound of dozens of bats coming towards Veto in a straight line.

"...... That's a lot. Do we have to kill all of them?　We need more knives. ......

　In less than ten seconds.
　Dozens of bats gathered around the crucified bat.
　Taking them all down would be a rather arduous task.

"What?

　Should I leave for now?
　The bats in front of me all clumped together to form a single human form.

　In all my years of hunting vampires, I've never seen anything like this.
　All I know for sure is that it's an enemy.

"Found it. Thanks to your attack on the bats.

You're a rare vampire. A child.

I'm not a child!

　The vampire is bitingly denying the child part.
　Knowing that looks don't matter when it comes to monsters, Virtue keeps a throwing knife between her fingers.

　These types of enemies are often overconfident in their own power and full of gaps.
　If you aim for the right moment, you can start the fight to your advantage.

I'd like to talk to you about something. I need to talk to you about something.

"............

　Apparently.
　It seems that the vampire was not as careless as he thought.