With the centing of our accord, we were given temporary residence in the werewolves nest. As usual, this was just a corner of the maze where one wasnt vulnerable to a pincer attack.
Having walked through their nest, my first impression was that they werent as nurous as I had initially thought. According to my estimates, their numbers roughly ca out to 500.
Of these 500, only a small portion were the elderly. Surprisingly, there were werewolf children as well. While they were technically children, these werewolves were already much taller than my imps.
The werewolves mostly viewed us with hostility due to our recent clash. Both sides had suffered significant casualties and so both sides had a grudge with each other. Logically speaking, the ones at fault were the werewolves since they attacked first. However, logic had no say in this lawless land; right and wrong was determined solely by ones fists.
Truth be told, the reason why Habona provoked us ti and ti again was due to the discomfort in her heart. After all, while this was an accord in na, there was no binding force behind it.
Previously, she didnt attack because of my alleged connection to Mo En. The next ti we t, the old werewolf interceded on our behalf. Plus, she also needed our skills and so she stayed her hands once more. However, once I was no longer of use to her, there was nothing in our deal that could stop her from swatting to death.
Despite this, I went ahead with the accord anyway. Leaving the Prison of the Dead was a main questline of sorts for so I had to finish it. Besides, the old werewolf seed just as eager to leave this place as . Based on this point alone, the werewolves were worthy of my trust. At least when it ca to leaving this maze.
Even so, walking under the hostile gaze of several hundred werewolves wasnt sothing I enjoyed. My heart pounded with every step I took into their nest. I was deathly afraid that one of them might just lose control and rip to shreds.
Violet Snow felt this unbridled hostility as well. She jumped down from my arms and swept her gaze through the gathered crowds with an equally hostile pair of eyes. While she didnt hold much of a grudge towards them, there wasnt any good intention in her eyes either.
The old werewolf seed to have noticed this tension between us and imdiately stood out. With a loud cough, he gathered their attention and placated them with a few growls and barks in the language of the werewolves.
A while later, they quieted down and no longer stared at us as if we were a bunch of at. Evidently, this old werewolf had an influential status amongst his kin.
It could be said that the werewolves and dusas were natural counters to each other in battle. In their previous altercation, the deaths both on sides were extrely little; a combined total of less than 10 people.
In actuality, both sides were relatively small clans. If you added in the fact that the two lovebirds had an influential status in their respective clansit wouldnt be a stretch to consider the other party as in-laws.
While the werewolves didnt approve of this interracial romance, the dusas did. They had no choice in this matter after all. Who told them to be a female-only race that relied on males from other species to reproduce.
In the end, what it boiled down to was that the demonic werewolves objected to this romance mainly because of their husband-consuming customOh and by the way, are you sure these dusas arent a distant kin of the black widows?
Shortly after I entered our temporary residence, I spotted a dusa captive being escorted by four werewolves. This was the first ti Ive encountered one and she naturally piqued my interest.
Due to her snake tail, her height varied at tis. However, her average height was under two ters.
Just as the stories depicted, she had snakes for hair and a snake tail as her lower body. As she was escorted past , I caught a whiff of her snake scent. It wasnt particularly foul slling but it wasnt pleasant either.
She had certain scent to her, similar to the fishy scent of fishes but instead of being fishy, it had a more earthy tone to it that reminded of mud.
In contrast to these undesirable traits, the dusa had a stunning appearance that trumped the petite face and lons of Aoi-sensei. While Aoi-sensei had a fantastic body, she wasnt that pretty to Ahem, I know nothing of this Aoi-sensei. (AV actress)
Once the dusa had passed by, I instructed my subordinates to find a resting spot for themselves. In order to leave this place as soon as possible, I imdiately got down to crafting they were settled down.
Regarding their giant shields, I already had a design in mind. Other than the specified dinsions, I planned to fashion three spikes on the front of the shield. They were based off the design of an elephants tusk in that they had an upward curvature. This would increase the effectiveness of the shield when these fellows decided to charge.
Upon completion, this shield would definitely cross the 250kg mark. According to my estimation, it at least require a two-star werewolf to wield this shield.
Given their imnse strength, running around with a 350k kg load probably wouldnt affect them too much. And so, I didnt pull any punches with regards to the weight. As long as it increased the defenses of the shield, I made sure to add it in.
Initially, I had intended to add a couple of eyeholes into the shield so that the wielder could see in front while holding up this shield. However, after giving it so thought, I decided not to. After all, Habona had ntioned that their nose and ears were extrely sensitive.
In that casethose eyeholes arent necessary. You guys can feel your way around with your senses while you charge.
By the ti I finished the first shield, I was thoroughly wiped out. It was every bit as exhausting as I had predicted. Just this shield alone cost 78 units of mana which was to expected after all. Given its increased surface area, the amount of bones that needed refining increased exponentially as well. I guess I should be happy that I actually had enough mana to even finish the shield.
Since thats the caseI wont hold back on asking for souls.
Just as I finished the first shield, Habona appeared before . Behind her heavy footsteps were a group of werewolves who carried at least two skulls each. Within these skulls were green flas that roared violently in their eye sockets. Based on this alone, one could see that the souls within were particularly energetic.
Looks like impatient werewolves decided to make use of the ti I took to craft the shield to go hunting. As they didnt possess the ability to absorb souls, they were unable to freely touch the souls as well. This was why they had to use such a clumsy thod of transporting the souls. Not only did they bring back the souls of the undead, they brought back an actual part of them as well, the skulls.
Hunting? I stood up and welcod them back with a slight smile. I pointed at the gargantuan shield beside and said: Co have a look at the shield.
Its done? Without waiting for my reply, she casually lifted the steel door-esque giant shield with one arm and brought it up to her gaze. She imdiately locked in on the tri horns on the front, clearly pleased with it. It mustve suited her sense of aesthetics.
Such a gorgeous form, I really like it.
As she said that, she used her finger to flick the fang. Upon hearing a solid echo from the bone, she nodded her head, satisfied with it. She then brought it to her front and tested its sturdiness with a couple of shoves before saying: Not bad, if it had eye holes in front, it wouldve been even better.
Thatdidnt you say that your ears and nose can replace your eyes Sister, this is the second ti youve contradicted yourself. Exactly how much tsukkomi do you require
She stared at with half-open eyes and said, neither embarrassed nor concerned, I an if we could use our eyes to see, that would definitely be the better choice.
Fine, you win.
By the way, these are the leftover souls. Ignoring my collapsing psyche, she clapped her hands, signalling for the hundred over werewolves to present their collected souls to . These are all one-star souls, how many shields can you craft from these.
If they are all one-stars, I can only craft one more shield. Based on my calculations, after deducting the amount required to sustain and replenish my mana, these souls were sufficient to create one shield with so leftover at the end.
If thats the case. She paused for a mont and gave it so thought, judging by from the look on her face, she seems to have accepted my answer.
Ill proceed to hunt at a further spot and gather as many souls as I can.
Alright. About that, Ill have to rely on you to provide for my subordinates as well. After all, Im unable to lead them hunting in the anti. Besides, the surrounding areas have already been cleaned by you guys and wandering around aimlessly might just get us into trouble with the dusas.
I have no problem with that but I have a question to ask you. With a deadpan look on her face, she pointed at a certain bald wraith circling around her. Whats up with this guy?
Ah, you an Vick? Hes just a curious baby. Hes probably fascinated by the fact that you were able to harm him and so he decided to stay close to you. Co to think of it, when did he get attached to Habona? No wonder I didnt see him recently. I thought that he finally learnt to behave himself but apparently he just found a new toy.
Unfortunately for you, Habona probably wouldnt allow herself to be your toy.
Can you make him stop? She said, her face as expressionless as before.
About that, I have to apologize in advance. While he was summoned by , he doesnt really listen to my commands. Perhaps its due to an error in summoning. Regarding this issue, as Vicks master, I was equally vexed by this as well.
How annoying. For so people, the more angry they got, they less the they showed it on their faces. Habona was one such person. She looked at with an icy look on her face and asked in a matter-of-fact tone: Can I kill him?
anything is fine except for killing. As long as he has the strength to float back, its alright.
Upon hearing that, she finally revealed a trace of her anger. She took aim at the playful ghost and swiped at him with her claws, eliciting an imdiate cry of pain from Vick who drifted away without any hesitation.
She turned towards the direction he fled in and coldly smiled, Since hes already here, theres no need to worry about him being unable to return is there?
go right ahead.
After teaching him a lesson, she resud her hunting while I went back to my crafting. And so, the rest of the day passed by uneventfully.
In the midst of my sleep, I dreamt of the eloping couple tangled up in each others arms. While the sight of a wolf and a snake doing it together was exceeding odd and painful for the eyes, it also stirred up the lancholy in my heart.
Even a wolf and a snake were able to get togetheras for ? Am I a devil or a human? Probably a devilI do have red skin after all. I didnt have any hair either and even had a horn on my head. Thankfully, I still possessed a humanoid form so I should still be able to be with Nicole, assuming Im unable to regain my human form
Nicole, where are you now? Is everything alright for you, did you try to find did you miss ? Did you and Sares end up together? Youre already 13 this year. In just a few more years, youll be of marrying age. As for ? Im still trapped in this god forsaken placeexactly how long will it take for to leave
Or will I be trapped here forever
All of a sudden, I felt the urge to singswells of power rose up in my throat as the world around quietened down, it was as if I was the only person awake in the world. This was the first ti Ive heard my singing voice since Ive reincarnated. While my previous incarnation had an excellent singing voice, it couldnt compare to what I had now.
It was a girls voice, graceful yet sad, stirring yet desolate. It was a voice that brought tears to its listeners as its sorrowful waves rolled over them.
Turn on the lights, the scene in front of my eyes
The spacious room, the lonely bed
Turn off the lights, its all the sa
The wound in my heart, unable to be shared
Life flows away with ti
turns old with gray hair
leaves with you, no news of happiness
fades away with the past
falls asleep with my dreams
leaves with the numb heart
I miss you, miss you, but no trace is left
Im still tiptoeing in missing you
Im still letting the mories hover/spiral
Im still shedding tears with my eyes closed
I still pretend not to care
I miss you, miss you, but I deceive myself
Turn on the lights, the scene in front of my eyes
The spacious room, the lonely bed
Turn off the lights, its all the sa
The wound in my heart, unable to be shared
Life flows away with ti
turns old with gray hair
leaves with you, no news of happiness
fades away with the past
falls asleep with my dreams
leaves with the numb heart
I miss you, miss you, but no trace is left
I miss you, miss you, but I deceive myself
I miss you, miss you, Ill just make it a secret
I miss you, miss you, so I hide it deep in my heart
(Taken from jspinyin) [ sodagreen Original Song Na]
I knew that the lyrics didnt really fit our location but I still did it anyway, thrice. The first was in Chinese, the second in the language of the western realms and third in the language of the devils.
I closed my eyes and shut off the outside world and sang. I sat with my back to the wall
, hands wrapped around my knees as I swayed to the lody. The world was empty except for a twin tailed beautiful redhead beckoning to . My mouth broke into a smile, my first smile ever since I beca a devil.
As the song ended, I vaguely sensed so movent beside . I opened my eyes and got the shock of my life.
When did so many people get here?!
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