Chapter 103.2, Battle of the Old Castle
“Why are you here? Did you come in search of Night Crystals?”
What I got in a reply was something that sounded like a chuckle. A mist of darkness, that couldn’t be seen through even with eyes of a vampire, gathered from who knows where and took a shape.
Jet-black coat that resembled the night itself and porcelain-like white skin without any vitality. Blood red eyes, just like me, and cold yet somehow arrogant smile. The appearance of the female vampire hadn’t changed even slightly from when I first encountered her. Neither the wounds from Rainel’s attack when he was on his deathbed nor the traces of Photon Delete Senri used have remained.
Even though she’s in front of me, she still doesn’t have any presence. I can’t smell her either. But she’s not an illusion. This shouldn’t be the ability that ordinary vampires have. It’s not magic either. Night Crystals can’t erase the scent, so it shouldn’t be that either.
Sable holds out her arm. She doesn’t look any different than me, but for some reason I can’t think of her as the same human as me.
“No need to be afraid. Today ―― I only came as a scout. My Lord has ―― shown interest in you. I would very much like you to accompany me.”
“… Sorry, but I already have a wife. I appreciate the invitation but I can’t come with you.”
Would Senri be able to detect the presence of the vampire in front of me? … It would be difficult. What Senri uses to detect the undead is the negative aura that leaks out of them, it’s the same thing I’m using for detection.
Are there any ways of hiding it other than with the Night Crystal? Unfortunately, even if I ask her here, she wouldn’t tell me. But there’s something I’m curious about even more.