Chapter 180
Apparently, the lesser vampires that attack the water dragon settlement always came from the same direction .
This was very important information .
“And which direction is that?”
The water dragon settlement was on the south side of the Mendilibar Kingdom .
If the vampire came from further south, that meant they were coming from the neighboring country . This would complicate things greatly .
Eric could not go out with his knights .
It would take a lot of prior negotiating in order to avoid it looking like an act of aggression .
“It is from the west side of the settlement . ”
“In that case…it is most likely that the enemy base is within the kingdom . ”
So there would be no problem attacking it .
Serulis was about to continue, but I stopped her .
“Wait . We should call Eric, Goran and Dorgo as well . ”
“Th-that’s right!”
Serulis looked quite nervous .
She was going to talk about the results of their efforts in front of the king and the father she respected so much .
So it was no surprise .
“Wait just a moment . ”
I said as I connected to the others through the communication bracelet .
“Do you have a minute?”
‘I have time!’
‘Yes . But, did something happen?’
Kathe and Dorgo were the first to respond .
‘I have time as well . ’
Said Grand Chamberlain Morris .
‘While I am busy…I can go depending on how urgent it is . ’
‘I as well . ’
Goran and Eric said .
“Serulis, Shia, and Nia have returned . They were investigating to find out which direction the vampires were coming from . ”
‘That is amazing!’
Kathe said excitedly .
I explained simply, and then Eric replied,
‘Yes, that is important information . We will need to talk about what to do next . In any case, I will head on over there . Should I go to the water dragon palace?’
“Yes . ”
And so it was decided that we would all gather together at the palace in one hour .
While Eric and Goran were busy, they were able to adjust their schedules .
“Serulis, Shia, Nia . Let’s go . ”
“Yes!”
And so we headed for the water dragon settlement .
As always, Leea greeted us there .
“Mister Ruck! I haven’t seen you since this morning . ”
“Have you had your nap yet?”
“Yes!”
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Leea was also awakened whenever there was an attack .
But sleep was still important to her because of her age .
“Groof-groof!”
Grulf ran around us excitedly . He thought he was here to take a walk .
And so I had to stop him .
“Grulf . We didn’t come here for that . ”
“Grr?”
He stopped running and looked back at me with a puzzled expression .
His eyes were shining and his tail was wagging .
“Alright…”
And then I turned to Leea .
“Sorry, but I have to take Grulf on a walk . ”
“Okay! I will go too then!”
“Me too!”
Leea and Nia said they would come too .
The others would go on ahead to the palace .
This was so they could start explaining things to Dorgo and Eric if they arrived first .
I talked as I ran .
“Grulf . We’ll have to return before Eric and the others arrive . ”
“Groof-groof . ”
“So we won’t be going very far . ”
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Grulf didn’t seem to be listening, and he was already running far on ahead .
Leea ran after him and seemed to be having fun .
Her long tail was wagging .
On the other hand, Nia seemed to be struggling to keep up .
“Nia . Don’t push yourself too hard . ”
“I’m fine!”
Grulf was young, but he was a spirit beast . That meant he was very fast .
As Nia was a beastkin wolf, she was faster than human children .
But not quite as fast as Grulf .
“Grulf . Go a little slower . ”
“Groof!”
After running for a while, we returned to the mansion .
By then, there were about ten water dragons following us .
“Ah, Mister Ruck! What is the matter?”
They would say and then start following us .
“Haa…ahh…ha…”
“Nia, are you alright?”
“I’m fine!”
“Groof?”
Grulf saw that Nia was out of breath and looked at her with worry .
“Here is some water . ”
Leea said as she brought some .
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“Haaa…haaa… Thank you . ”
Then Nia and Grulf glugged it down happily .
“And for you too, Mister Ruck . ”
“Thank you . ”
I also drank some water . The water from the water dragon settlement always tasted good .
“You sure are fast, Leea . ”
“I am good at chasing people!”
She said as her tail wagged up and down .
“Hm? Do you play tag, Leea?”
Kathe asked her .
“Kathe, sorry for calling you so suddenly . ”
“It’s fine . I didn’t have anything to do . ”
“I…see . Where’s Dorgo?”
“Dad will be here soon . ”
“In that case, we should wait inside the palace . ”
We entered the palace drawing-room and Grand Chamberlain Morris brought out some tea and refreshments .
We accepted this thankfully and then Eric and Goran arrived .
Dorgo came immediately after .
“Sorry for calling you like this . ”
“No, we want all the information we can get . So, let’s hear it then . ”
Eric said with a serious expression .