## Chapter 1080 – Ancient Vampire

Since that day, we began preparing to go to Krasheim while waiting for Risha to reawaken the Oracle.

Krasheim, a city of memories.

What a name filled with mixed emotions.

The first land I set foot on when I came to this world was Krasheim. Having been suddenly transferred there without knowing anything, I lived a miserable, impoverished life that even the street beggars with balls of steel would mock. To survive, I dabbled in various things before eventually becoming an adventurer.

To return there again.

So many thoughts come to mind.

Indeed… Today’s Kim Kat is a sentimental Heavenly Demon.
Lost in a past he doesn’t miss, Kim Kat agonizes today.

“Huh.”

…But thinking about it again after so long.

Why did I come to this other world in the first place?

I used to think about this constantly in the early days of my otherworld life. But after agonizing over it for a long time, I realized it didn’t help my life at all. So I changed my mind and abandoned the thought altogether.

Such gloomy worries were of no help in surviving and only fueled endless hatred and deprivation, leaving my heart devastated. So I discarded those thoughts. After all, it was a problem that had no answer, no matter how much I thought about it.

But now that I’m scheduled to return there.

It came to mind after a long time.

I’ve been living as an otherworlder all this time, and my mind was completely made up, so I hadn’t thought about it at all… Dimensional travel.

This other world where all sorts of different worlds are connected.

Perhaps due to some kind of action, this world and that world were connected, and that’s why I came here. Recently, dimensions have been fluctuating. Demons are coming, otherworldly monsters are coming, and all sorts of things are happening. Maybe something similar happened to me…

“Kat? What are you thinking about?”

Suddenly, Claudia approached me.

“Hmm? No, it’s nothing.”

I reflexively put my arm around her waist and stroked it briefly, then moved my hand up, over her back, and touched the back of her neck, caressing her long, elven ears.

“Hehe, ahh… That tickles, Kat. Hehehe.”

Claudia made a pleasant sound and rubbed her body against me affectionately. I really can’t resist this every time I see it.

“Hehehe, I’m doing it to tickle you.”

There’s no chance of my side feeling cold.
I’m eating and screwing well.

In fact, my woman next to me is more important than dimensions or anything else.

Anyway, Krasheim.

I wonder how successful I’ve become compared to then.

Right after leaving Krasheim, I was just a barbaric madman on the verge of being demoted for some bullshit reason. Eliza, who appeared then, was a true benefactor… Come to think of it, Eliza is still in Krasheim.

I have to stop by the church… No.

“Huh.”

Wait a minute.

Eliza knows that I wouldn’t go to Krasheim without a special reason. She’ll assume I came for some reason, and then I might have to reveal the vampire situation.

If things go that way, the paladins of the Order of the Luminous Cross will demand to participate. Then the existence of this Oracle will be exposed to them.

There’s no way they’d just ignore the Oracle…! And above all, I can’t show Hilde and Ari to Eliza!!!

Damn it!!!

“Kat?”
“Ah. Because of that. That. Eliza in Krasheim.”

I immediately told Claudia what I had just been thinking.

“Hmm… That’s a bit of a problem. Then, Kat, why don’t you not visit her first and go alone after the job is done? You can pretend you came to investigate the demon situation.”

Pretend I came to investigate?
Not bad.

Just deceiving Eliza in any way felt like a major blow to my heart, but with the Oracle around, I can’t just tell anyone. That Oracle bastard is clearly heretical, without even needing to think about it. Isn’t it a being with an evil, ancient malice? Any religious order would see it as something to be eradicated with fire in their eyes.

Even if I tried to bullshit about some artifact or something, if they saw the massive brain inside a jewel skull twice the size of a human head, they would immediately shut me up.

“Yeah. That’s not bad either.”

So there’s no choice.

I want to see Eliza, but it’s a bit difficult given the circumstances. Since I’m going to Krasheim anyway, I’ll definitely see her, so let’s postpone it a bit as Claudia said. I hope she won’t be angry if I buy her a gift.

* * *

Once I’ve decided to catch and kill the sealed ancient vampire lord, I have to do it properly. Nothing is as important as proper preparation. To kill such a being, meticulous preparation will be necessary.

“Alright, now that we’ve decided to catch and kill that crazy vampire lord, we need to do it properly. That. I’m thinking of asking that Oracle bastard about the vampire lord intensively when he wakes up again. Is that okay? Does anyone have a better idea?”

When I asked, the women sitting around the U-shaped sofa looked at each other and nodded.

This was essential. And it was also the best way to utilize the Oracle. Gather information about the vampire through the Oracle and attack in perfect condition. Then victory is guaranteed.

“Yeah. Do that.”

Karin said.

“Don’t ask anything weird, just ask specifically about that vampire.”
“It would be good to focus on the goal we have set. If we know in advance, we can deal with it even if it is awakened from the seal, wouldn’t we?”
“Exactly. Killing is the goal, so we have to do it properly.”

Good.

Everyone agreed with Karin and Risha.

“Then let’s do that. We’ll ask about when he was sealed, his weaknesses, and his characteristics or combat power at his peak.”

I immediately took out paper and a pen.

“I’ll give you this paper, so take turns writing down what we should ask the Oracle.”

In other words, a rolling paper.
It’s good for gathering opinions.

“Okay, Winia.”
“Huh? Me first?”
“Yeah. You’re on my right.”

Winia immediately received the paper, placed it on the table, and leaned forward. The sofa was surrounding the table.

More than that, her breasts sagging downwards due to gravity are magnificent… Just looking at them makes me feel at ease.

“Hmm… What should I write?”

Next to Winia was Hilde. Hilde was sticking close to Winia and staring at the paper as if she were trying to spy on what Winia was writing.

“Just write anything you think we should ask the Oracle. Feel free to write. We’re just gathering opinions. Pass it on when you’re done.”
“Okay.”

Soon, Winia began to write something down.

“I think weaknesses are essential!! Winia-nim! Weaknesses! Write down his weaknesses!”

Then Hilde gave her advice.

“I know, I know. Write it on your turn. Don’t do that from the side.”
“Yes!!!”

Hilde answered loudly, but she stayed next to Winia and continued to give advice while Winia was writing. She kept telling her to write down things like the exact origin, what kind of attacks he was defeated by, and so on.

“Shut up! I’m writing!”
“Winia-nim…! Please pass it to me quickly! I want to write quickly too!”
“Ugh, really!”

Winia shouted, and laughter erupted.

“They’re having fun, having fun.”
“You’d never think she was from the demon realm,” Karin said, leaning back on the sofa, and Liztina said something extremely relatable. Anyway, Winia soon passed the paper to Hilde.

They gave each other advice, writing this and that, and sharing their opinions. In that way, the paper became full after one round.

“Good. It’s perfect. Then let’s organize this and ask when the Oracle wakes up next time.”
“It seems really perfect, Father.”
“Right?”

Things are going smoothly.

“Ugh… Then I’ll go back down to the underground.”

Risha stretched and got up from her seat.

“Witch-nim? How long will it take exactly?”
“It doesn’t seem like it will take too long. Wait with patience.”
“Yeah, whatever.”

Then all the mages assisting Risha followed her down. That left only the four warriors, including me, in the living room.

“Haa… But really, an ancient vampire lord.”

Liztina sighed and lay down on the sofa.

“Why? Are you worried?”
“Of course not? There’s no way.”
“Then?”
“How should I put it, I’m a little excited.”

Excited.

“Oh my. Our sister is excited?”
“To be honest, I feel like my fighting spirit is boiling. They say we’re going to catch and kill such an ancient being… Well, I’m a warrior, aren’t I? Fighting strong opponents is always fun.”

Liztina also said that she was very excited.

Yeah. That was natural.

Somehow, even I was feeling excited and my body was heating up from now on, as if I was plotting to kill the vampire lord.

It’s like a cheerful child planning a picnic the night before, fantasizing about playing the most extraordinary pranks on their friends, setting off a laughter bomb, and rising to the main character of the class.

ㅡThe warrior’s childlike innocence.

This is the occupational disease of warriors. These warriors have a cat-like mentality when they think about killing enemies, and they can be said to be extremely combative beings.

All four of us here are probably similar.

“Isn’t that right? We can’t help but be like that. At this point, we tend to want to fight even stronger opponents. It was fun when we caught Andromalius too.”
“It wasn’t bad when we caught Valkyrie either.”

Karin nodded and ate a snack.

“Hmm… I feel a little different? Rather than finding meaning in fighting strong opponents themselves, I feel more meaning in killing such targets.”
“Ah, that’s true too. I think I know what you mean.”

As the conversation flowed, talk of murderous topics suddenly began to emerge.

“It’s a feeling above competing in skill, that. It’s like feeling great joy in killing the enemy itself, no matter what means you use, that’s it. A feeling like a life’s achievement?”
“Is that the right way to explain it? Yeah. It seems similar.”

A story about killing.

A story similar to how fighter pilots remember and proudly boast about the number of enemy planes they have shot down throughout their lives.

“And completing it by killing and getting out safely.”
“Hehehe, that’s right. If you kill, you have to get out safely.”

Claudia briefly told a story from when she lived in the desert, and the conversation blossomed. Claudia’s combat endurance was weak, so she mainly used tactics of quickly killing the opponent and getting out, or ambushing and leaving the scene, which was a story that greatly resonated with Karin.

“Kyahaha, to be honest, it’s more fun to just stab a knife in the back of someone with similar skills and run away than to compete in skill. It’s also a bit exhilarating.”
“Oh my, look at this murderous sister.”
“How great is that? Think about it. Wouldn’t it be fun to just stab a knife into the chest of a sleeping vampire lord? That bastard would be dying without knowing anything.”

Thinking about it, it seems too fun.

It’s good to put everything on the line, explode with power, and defeat the enemy with all your might, but it’s also quite exhilarating to catch a strong person off guard with a fluke or a backstab. Well, to conclude, both are fun.

Even if the vampire lord is a damn strong bastard. Even if the seal is already released and he’s been accumulating power.

Our proud killers will kill him with joy.

Originally, warriors are beings who gain great pride from the fact that they killed a strong opponent.

* * *

Exactly one week later, Risha succeeded in reawakening the Oracle.

“Ggrrr…!”

We calmly asked the Oracle, who had just woken up and was still disoriented, the list of questions we had organized together last time, and extracted information about the ancient vampire lord, Coltrahain.