Chapter 179
A week had now passed since Shia, Serulis, and Nia had gone to the beastkin tribes .
During this time, I spent the nights in the water dragon settlement .
The lesser vampires continued to attack every night .
But no matter how few there were, I always went to the scene of the fight .
Of course, there were many times when the job was done by the time we arrived .
When Grulf and I would reach the place, the water dragons would look at us apologetically .
“Mister Ruck . Thank you for coming, but…”
“Oh, so you already finished here . That’s good . ”
“I’m sorry that you wasted your time . ”
“No, no . I always come, just in case . And it’s better that nothing serious happens . ”
Water dragons were stronger than most dragons .
Much stronger than wyverns and lesser dragons .
And so lesser vampires were no match for them .
“Still… Why do they keep attacking us like this? If they were really just trying to find a weakness in the barrier, as you suggested…”
“Yes, there are better ways of doing that . ”
“Indeed . ”
“Perhaps the greater vampires do not even include lessers as part of their fighting force . And they are completely disposable . ”
“Do you really think so? It would be a relief to know it doesn’t mean anything . ”
“Or perhaps they want us to get used to this?”
“Used to it?”
“So every time the alarm goes off, we will just assume that it’s lessers attacking again . ”
It was something I had been worried about .
After all, lessers could bring in the magic machines .
That would be incredibly dangerous .
“I see . We will be careful . ”
“It will be hard to stay cautious at all times…but we must try . ”
“Yes!”
And with that, Grulf and I returned to the water dragon palace and got some sleep .
When we woke up the next morning, we had a light breakfast with Leea .
And then I inspected the barrier before returning to the mansion .
This meant taking Grulf and me walking around the settlement while checking the barrier .
So it was also a walk for Grulf .
Leea and some of the water dragons came with us .
Even while in human form, Leea was very fast . She could easily keep pace with Grulf .
“As always, please tell me if you notice that there is something strange . ”
“Okay, Ruck . ”
“Leave it to us!”
“You too, Grulf . ”
“Groof!”
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Grulf had a sharp sense of smell .
He would notice if there were any lesser vampires hidden here .
Once I was sure that there was nothing strange about the barrier, I returned to the city .
As always, Milka greeted me .
“Welcome back Mister Locke! Are you going straight to bed today as well?”
“Yeah, just for a little while . ”
“Should I wake you up for lunch?”
“Yes, thanks . Good luck with your schoolwork . ”
“Thank you!”
Milka and Luchila studied under Philly in the morning .
I was a little worried about Nia, who was out adventuring instead of studying, but there was nothing that could be done about that .
“Groof!”
“You’re tired too? Alright . ”
Grulf pushed his nose into my hand as if to hurry me on .
And so I went to my room with him and we rested for a short while .
The midnight attacks were resulting in sleep-deprivation .
And it would be no good if that affected my ability to fight when the time came .
Grulf was still a pup, so sleeping was also important for him .
“Mister Locke . It’s lunchtime . ”
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Milka said as she woke me up .
It felt so soon . I felt as if I had hardly slept at all .
“Thank you, Milka . ”
“Grooooof . ”
Grulf stretched on top of the bed .
“Serulis and the others are back!”
“Ah, I see . I better hurry . ”
“Groof . ”
I hurried down to the drawing-room .
“Mister Locke . We’re back . ”
Serulis, Shia and Nia had all come back safely .
I was quite relieved .
“I’m glad that you’re all well . How was the magic tool?”
“Yes . It made things much easier! I was able to resist the Charm of a Lord . ”
“That’s wonderful . ’
Philly also nodded happily .
“Well, it was made by Philly and Locke, so it’s no surprise that it was effective . ”
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I then inspected Serulis and the others .
Their armor was not broken . However, there were lots of scratches .
They must have been through a lot of intense battles .
I would have like to hear more about it .
And all three seemed a little changed, but Nia seemed especially different .
“Nia? Have you grown taller?”
“I don’t think I have that much . ”
“I see . You seem different . You must have been through quite a battle . ”
I said, and she looked embarrassed .
On the other hand, Serulis looked very serious .
“Well, there is a reason that we have returned . ”
She declared boldly .
“Did you find the enemy base then?”
“We did! The beastkin wolves are really incredible!”
“But we are not sure yet . ”
Shia reminded her .
Even if the information wasn’t confirmed yet, it was very valuable .
“Tell me about it . ”
Serulis nodded and began to talk .