Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne? Chapter 316

Year 7447, Month 7, Day 15

Boom!

The {Delayed Blast Fire Ball} with extra power exploded.
Furthermore, at the same moment as I used {Anti-Magic Field} the vampire lord seems to have used his super reaction speed to cast earth magic alone for defense.
Also, he jumped to the ground at the same time.
From a place a bit lower than the ceiling of the room dirt started to fall and cover the ground.

However, an earth wall won't be completed in such a short time as one or two seconds.

As if a half-a.s.sed earth wall without it's maximum volume would be able to completely block it.
As proof of that a large majority of the flaming stones continued to fly and pierce through it.

"Uooo!!!"

At the same time as the {Fire Ball} exploded and the flaming stones were offset by my {Anti-Magic Field} I charged at him!
I jumped over his earth wall!

On the other side of the earth wall I could see the vampire lord taking several flaming stones as he was on the verge of death.

Gon!!

Something hit me in the face as stars appear in front of my eyes.

"Buge!!"

If I wasn't wearing a helmet I would have been seriously injured.
I ended up falling to the ground just before the earth wall in a pathetic way.
Though it was still better that I didn't fall on the back of my head, since I ended up being shocked from the pain I wasn't expecting at all I let go of maintaining my {Anti-Magic Field}.

s.h.i.+t, instead of acting cool I still had my {Anti-Magic Field} left so I should have just charged through while erasing the dirt...

However what in the world happened!?
I spontaneously looked around.
But I couldn't find anything.
However, around the ceiling of the room. There's something like small sparks coming from here and there but...

Could it be...

But, something like that can wait for later.

Thanks to the visor of my helmet while I was. .h.i.t by a bit of the shock from it hitting my head, I guess I should just be grateful a tragedy such as my neck breaking didn't happen.

It couldn't be helped so I made another {Anti-Magic Field} with the bare minimum mana(just from a glance it seemed to be earth magic at around level 5 after all) and erased the already completed mountain of dirt.

On the other side of the dirt mountain the vampire lord was on the verge of death from being hit by the flaming stones on half of his body but was still trying to run further inside the room.
It seems his left arm has carbonized from the elbow down where he was. .h.i.t by the flaming stones and is completely useless.
His left leg is barely still attached below the knee by a layer of skiin and there's several holes opened up in his left flank as well.
Though there's nothing coming out from those holes I can see a portion of his guts being cooked from the tears in his skin.

HP: 0+8(498) MP: 0+5(558)

With this recovery should already be impossible so he probably can't do anything but crawl.
If I gouge out his eyeb.a.l.l.s his HP will probably go into the minus and he'll die.

If I leave him be he might revive but it's unknown whether he'd revive together with his eyeb.a.l.l.s and thinking about it with common sense it's hard to imagine his gouged out eyeb.a.l.l.s returning to normal.
Though if he uses the spell {Regenerate} they'd probably come back, since he's an undead there's a high chance that the remaining eyes would become useless.
Ah, maybe the reverse magic {Deficit} would work?

My remaining MP is..556.
Just in case I can use it without a problem.
Room for negotiations I guess?

"Fu..Fu..Fu..."

I don't know if he really needs to breathe but he's breathing pretty heavily as he runs almost like an inchworm.

I raise the edge of my bayonet up and slowly took a step forward standing about three meters behind him.

"Wait."

I have a lot of things I want to ask.
The vampire lord trembled in surprise hearing me call out for him and slowly turned around to lay face up.

"You, Greed{Kawasa}..was it. As expected of a reincarnated person, is what I'd like to say. Let alone defeating that fellow even me is quite..something...How about it? Do you want to team up together?"

The vampire lord asked with a stiff face.

At this point?
Putting aside at the start, it's already too late~
But, just as I said before there's a lot of things I want to ask.

"Have your guard dog back off."

The moment I said that I heard cheers coming from behind me.
I guess they were finally able to finish it off.

"..It seems there's no need to have it back off.."

The old man said slightly disappointed. And then, right after asked me.

"Who in the world are you?"

"I said it before right...Alan.Greed. I'm an eyeball robber."

"You're reincarnated right?"

"You could say that's the case."

After I replied the vampire lord looked at me hatefully before whispering.

"{j.a.pan}..{Christ}..I see, I remembered..The natives from Duvain 4-3 huh..I guess it could be considered a pity.."

"What are you.."

"It should have been siphoned after advancing quite a bit..Hmph, I guess he has a decent amount of knowledge...Up to here huh..Hey, Greed or whatever"

"Ah?"

The vampire lord made a grin before slightly opening his clenched right hand.
In his hand a small black box about the size of a match box was being held and at the edge of it there was a green light lit up.
It can't be!?

"Oh~ don't move. That face, it seems you can somehow guess what this means right? Whether it's fortunate or unfortunate that the first one I've met in so long could understand that much..Fufu, it's already been activated. Just the impact from falling at this height is plenty."

Could it be..
A self-destruction switch!?
No way!?

Seeing my expression change the vampire lord made a smile in satisfaction.
s.h.i.+t, even though it's reached this point it's the same as if he's taken the priority for negotiating.

"Master!"

With the sounds of footsteps Zulu and the others came over.

"Have them withdraw."

The vampire lord demanded.
d.a.m.n it!
However, it's hard to negotiate with the fellow that turned Viruhaima into an undead in front of Basu and Jiru.
That's just fine, you could say it works better that way for me too.

"Don't come over! Return!"

I yelled without looking at Zulu and the others.
I'm sure Basu and Jiru are here as well but if my combat slaves are here then they should definitely bring them back.
They should be able to think of the possibility that we're using dangerous spells.

However, this is bad.
Bad bad bad!
This is a bad situation!
Something like a self-destruction switch I've never heard of it outside of jokes in a manga.
Ah, though I guess the SDF does use it in missiles and such...
Though it's not used like this.

My face distorts as I glare at the vampire lord.
It would probably feel good if I could kill this guy with a look but whether I use magic or anything else it's probably impossible to steal that box faster than he opens his hand on top of not causing any shock to it.
If it's true that even the slightest shock will activate it, but, it's probably true...

"Old man, if you obediently give me your eyes then not only will I fix them with magic but I wouldn't mind letting you go?"

Even though I say that, it probably looks like I'm completely bluffing.
However, I think it should still be a reasonably attractive proposal.
Or at least I think?

"Ho? Even though you've used that many spells still you have that much mana remaining? Do you think I'll honestly believe that?"

"What you want to think is up to you, but.."

It was when I said up to there that I heard something the old man was grumbling about to himself.

"Now that I've already lost my original body, there's nothing that can be done about the Ikusu gene gon(?) information..Even though I fell to being an undead and spent this much time after all this was the limit..the primary body of the {Ban} mechanical {Vein} has already been lost..already..I'm tired.."

Primary body of the {Ban} mechanical {Vein}?
The primary mechanism?
Primary machine?
Engine?

"At least..nothing left but to entrust it, I guess"

Entrust?

"Kamira..Please stop Lilus"

"Stop?"

"That's right. She's making a mistake. Even to the point of twisting Providence..No, it's fine. Please kill Lilus."

Huh?

"Like I could do something like that. She's the woman that was my wife."

"..What..are..?"

The old man made a dumbfounded face for a moment but soon after returned to normal and continued speaking.

"Hmph, you're just being deceived. Her real name is Kamira. Kamira.Erisuna was her name in the past..before she reincarnated."

This guy, what in the world is he saying!?
Kamira.Erisuna?
It's not some strange name like that!
It's Miki. Kawasaki Miki was her name!
If that wasn't the case then why would she have Miki's face!
How would she know about it!
He's s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g around!

"After reincarnating it was Lilus.Jinzelin. After marrying Gein, no, Rusukku.Zugutomore she changed her name to Lilus.Zugutomore."

I guess I must have been making a face revealing my feelings towards Miki.
Seeing my face the vampire lord let out a small sigh before starting to talk in a low voice.

"Using Sharaizudan and Neral's relations.h.i.+p as a trick she defeated them and ascended to divinity herself, that woman is possessed by mad delusions..putting that aside and..it seems it would be best to tell you this. We were originally..Hmph, I guess it doesn't matter anymore..Kill me, you need my eyes right?"

"Wait"

"You don't need to worry. It just fixes it in place. Here"

"Ah!!"

The vampire lord smashed the match box he still had in his hand against the floor.
The green light on the lamp changed to red and that broken announcement started echoing around again.

"Zaza...Pi~ the fixed wreck of the natural {m.o.f.osu} will..please..demise {Mindo} s.h.i.+ma..bzzt..zzt...within rogu.hi..operation Mahetto Takudaru..self {Kane} destruction {Somunbu} management {Damin}..10{Ten}"

This is...

"Not just defeating my servants but you were able to drive me this far..I guess it was worth it holding out to the point of becoming an undead.."

"9{Nine}"

"Hey, what is this {Countdown}!? Stop it!"

"I can't understand a lot of the words you say. Is it the native language of Duvain 4?"

Just before he said "Duvain 4-3" I think it was right...

"..You won't be buried. But, I'll have you let me hide what can be hidden. I have no intention of showing everything."

d.a.m.n it!

"8{Eight}"

"What are you..!"

"How about killing me? You want my eyes right? Right now I can easily be killed right?"

"7{Seven}"

"Tell me!"

"About what? Fu...I thought about saying it but like I'd tell you. If I carefully think about it I was just capturing the natives of Rugu 3 and obtaining life energy from them. And even that was a small number.."

"6{Six}"

"A small number you say!?"

Don't screw with me. In just today he's killed three people on top of making them into vampires, I'm amazing he can so shamelessly!

"The amount of life energy I need is at most one per month. It's only a small number compared to you who is eating the primitive animals of Rugu everyday right? Barbarian"

"5{Five}"

"Don't screw.."

"Oh~ even plants are native creatures of Rugu 3 {Orth}? right? You've consumed far more lives than I have right?"

It's not that sort of problem!

"4{Four}"

"Rather than something like that, stop the {Countdown}!"

"..What are you saying again..Ah, it already won't stop. Even I have no way of doing it."

"What...!?"

"3{Three}"

"Don't panic so much. It won't do anything in particular to you. Just, I've given up on it."

Just now that announcement was,

..starting preservation of (somethings) environment. Completed. 10 seconds later the console will begin disintegration. 10..."

I guess?

"2{Two}"

"It would be best if you don't remain standing?"

s.h.i.+t.

"Crouch down! Lower your posture and protect your body!!"

I don't really get it but for the time being I warned Zulu and the others.

"That's right, that's for the best."

"1{One}"

"You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! I'll have you tell me everything!?"

"I have no intention of that. Intruding my residence as you please, injuring my servants, and on top of that trying to steal my eyes..That power is quite impressive but why should I act friendly towards someone like that?"

Gu...When it's put like that I can't deny it.

"If you want to know then figure it out yourself. Although there's not much data left"

"0{Zero}"

From all around the ceiling I can hear sounds like "Bang!" and "Bzzt!!" as if circuits are shorting out.
In mid-air several holograph like monitors appeared for just a moment before disappearing.
After all that was it.

I use the spell {Detect.Illusion}...
I realized that including the ceiling the upper half of this room has some sort of illusion cast on it.
Of course, there's several illusions cast on the floor as well.
For example, the desk that the vampire lord took the heat ray gun out of at the start.

I use the spell {Dispel.Illusion}...

Over half of further inside changed into the appearance of a rustic console almost like the CIC of the command center of a battle s.h.i.+p.
In other words, everything that I thought was the floor until now was actually the ceiling and what I thought was the ceiling was actually the floor...
The automatic doors weren't buried in the floor but instead rise up into the ceiling and the reason why the floor of the room was giving off light was because it was the lighting of the ceiling. Originally the floors of the hallways must have been lit up.
The {Sentry.Gun} seems to have originally been suspended from the ceiling and not the floor.
Now it makes sense why the female vampire told Viruhaima that {Flame.Strike} was dangerous and to erase it while charging into it with her own body.
Even during battle it was only when they had their backs against further int the room that they didn't show any openings for me to use attack spells.
Since Viruhaima was a newcomer he either must not have known or not been educated yet.
The thing that appeared to be a desk was something like a large box and other than the heat ray gun there's several things in it but all of them are broken.

Hn? A battle s.h.i.+p?
Baldukk is a basin town that's shaped like a crater...
s.h.i.+t, there's too many things to think about.

"So it's finished..Now, feel free to kill me. Take my eyes or whatever else you like."

"I can't do that. I'll have you tell me everything you know."

I cast {Grave.Strike} on my bayonet again and walked towards him with large strides.

"I have no intention of saying anymore than this...If you stab that into me then it seems like I'll be able to die.."

It's a spell which greatly increases the damage to undead but if it's just that then killing a single hit is difficult.
Particularly for a vampire lord who should have a lot of negative HP.

"If it comes to that then I don't mind. I'll fix you up with {Bruise.All} or {Bruise.Critical} as much I need to."

Since his sense of pain still seems to remain torture should be effective as well.
Ah, that's right, I guess the reason he was taking so much time with his recovery was because he couldn't completely ignore the pain.
Even then it's quite impressive he was able to use spells at that speed.
It's not up to my level but I've never seen anyone else other than me.

"That's quite frightening. I might end up speaking everything I know."

Isn't that the case.

"Let me heal myself."

The vampire lord made a powerless smile before saying as if he was begging.
It's more difficult to think logically when you have lower mana.
However, before I could even reply he quickly seems to have used a healing spell(the reverse magic that is).
And then, without hesitation stabbed his hand into his own chest!

"Ah!!"

If he takes out his magic stone then it's all over!
I immediately moved to cut off his right hand with my bayonet but didn't make it in time...

.......................................

Just in case I gouged out both of his eyeb.a.l.l.s and carefully put them into the preservation bottle.
Before calling Zulu and the others over I took a look at the nearby console but I can't tell how to operate it at all.
In the first place it's unknown how it even gains electricity(?) and I guess because of the short circuit the mesh itself was giving off quite a bit of heat.

The match box the vampire lord used was just a small switch with a slider and a lamp, and considering there's no crevices it almost seems to have been made all at once.
After making up my mind I tried moving around the switch but it didn't change from the red lamp.

It couldn't be helped so I called for Zulu and the others.

"Master, I'm glad you're okay.."

I cast identify on my combat slaves who are humbling themselves before me.
Including Basu and Jiru who are calling out for Viruhaima in shock there's several people who are injured but none of them have lost any levels.
It seems Jiru and Mekku used magic to their limits as their mana is less than 6.
While healing the injured I heard Basu and Jiru's voices.

"..{Status Open}"

The two of them are checking Viruhaima's status.

"{Vampiric.Death.Knight}?"

It probably looks like this for them.

Roberto.Viruhaima's corpse(Elf(Vampiric.Death.Knight))

My {Identify} can see a bit more.

Elf(Vampiric.Death.Knight)
Condition: Good
Manufacture Date: 15/7/7447
Value: 1715398
Durability: 21

I always think it but I can't help but think that the Condition of a damaged corpse being Good is some kind of bad joke.
Although, if I were to take it as meaning that it's a clump of meat that has no chance of reviving then a part of the Condition being Good makes sense.

..I guess saying there's no chance of revival is saying too far huh? As expected after that Condition becomes Death there's no way for them to revive no matter how hard they try after all..Or maybe there could be?
Miduchi said something like "it's possible for that sort of spell to exist" but in our situation where we can't even properly heal light illnesses that sort of thing is a dream within a dream.

Nevertheless the Value sure is amazing.
I'm sure it's also because we haven't taken out the magic stone yet but isn't it because all of his special skills and his high level added up?

I ordered Zulu and the others to search the room to see if there's anything else worth something.

Around the area where the vampire lord was living the only things found were old worn out clothes and some parts that seem almost like a trash.

I wonder if it's possible to repair the heat ray gun?
The structure is unknown and obviously I have no clue what kind of principle it works based on.
Other than the small b.u.t.ton that seems like the trigger in front of the grip and below the acorn part it appears to be a single whole and there's no visible seams.
But just in case I collected a total of six heat ray guns.
Also, I managed to obtain several types of magnifying gla.s.ses from a shelf along the wall.
After that, there was also various handmade tools(even something like a tester) so I helped myself to them as well.

There weren't very many things that could be sold for money but we were able to find several {Magic.Items}.

In a small box on a shelf further in the room we found two more {Invisibility.Rings} with 451 and 226 charges left on them.
Furthermore on the same shelf where the tools were lined up we found the right hand piece of {Dexterous.Working.Gloves}.

In another where trash seemed to be piled up we found an {Invisibility.Ring} and a {Chain.Lightning.Ring} with no charges left. Other than that there was a {Fire.Ball.Wand} and {Lightning.Wand} with no charges left. Also, two more {Bruise.Staffs} with no charges left. Well since we can't recharge these they're just trash.

Hn?
{Fire.Ball.Wand}..
Charge?
When I realized it I almost started grinning to myself.
If it's the {Invisibility.Rings} with not many charges left then I don't really mind.
Ah, come to think of it I still had one on.
Though it only has about 40 charges left.
I wonder if this will be enough?
Though I guess it's impossible because you have to be naked?

Other than that for things that'll be worth money there's the Vampire Lord's magic stones(four of them each with a value of 4,000,000 or so), two magic stones for each of the vampires for a total of four more(each with a value of about 500,000), and then two more magic stones(each with a value of about 10,000) from the {Zombie.Dog} that Zulu and the others killed. Just the same there was another considerably large dog called {Ortoros} with one magic stone with a value of about 600,000. I didn't include Viruhaima in the calculations.

From just magic stones it totals over 130,000,000.
I wonder if Viruhaima has multiple magic stones?
As expected in regards to him I'll be handing the entire corpse over though.

Somehow, I feel like things are about to get very busy...