Journey of Vampire Lord
Copyright© 2025 by Vamp
Chapter 3
“No, I’m telling you. You can really trust me. I don’t know about anything else, but when it comes to drinkable water, I can definitely provide you with it.”’
“Fine. However, do it where I can’t see you.”
“Yes.”
In the end, Eugene took along the water spirit named Mirian. Although the process of producing water was rather disgusting, it was an amazing ability to create drinkable water anywhere, anytime. However, that wasn’t the only reason Eugene decided to bring Mirian.
“Are you sure that you’re invisible to other people?”
“Of course, none of the people eaten by that crocodile bastard ever saw me or heard my voice. At first, I tried warning them about the crocodile. Told them that a monster lived here. But since they couldn’t see me nor hear my voice, all of them ended up as food.”
It appeared spirits were invisible to the human eye, or at least, none of the humans who visited the wetlands had ever seen or heard Mirian.
‘A small, flying spirit. Above all, no one can see her except me. She will be useful in many ways.’
That was the most important reason Eugene chose to bring Mirian alone. And for the same reason, Mirina abandoned the wetland and decided to stick with Eugene.
“Phew! You don’t know how much I’ve been through all these years. The only thing that could see me was that damned monster bastard. You can imagine how lonely and bored I was, right sir?”
“A little.”
He was being truthful. Since living in hiding at the foot of the mountain, Eugene rarely came into contact with others. He couldn’t count the days he spent without speaking a single word, and loneliness was the only friend to accompany Eugene for life.
“Oh, sir, I guess that must be your home, right?”
“That’s right. But why don’t you stop calling me sir?”
“Then what should I ... Should I call you Mister Eugene?”
“Just call me by my name. You and I aren’t humans anyways.”
“Ah, then while we’re at it, should I just drop the honorifics completely...?”
“Do as you please.”
“Hehe! Then let’s do that!”
She really did adapt quickly. After discovering that Eugene was not as hard-boiled as she initially thought, Mirian flew circles around him rather excitedly.
“It’s distracting. Stay still.”
“Yes sir! I mean, yeah!”
Mirian calmly landed on Eugene’s shoulder. After thoroughly observing the cabin to confirm that there had been no intruders in his absence, Eugene opened the door and entered.
“Oh! The house is nice.”
Mirian buzzed from place to place. Eugene wondered why she was so interested in a house with simple furniture that he built, but he quickly realized why. Just as he had never left the cabin, Mirian must have never left the wetland. Even if she wanted to sign a contract with someone, it would have been futile if they couldn’t hear or see her. As such, the low-ranking spirit Mirian chose Eugene as her partner, even though spirits could only ever enter into a single contract during their lifetime.
“Phew. Release.”
Eugene laid down his bag and murmured. The black skin covering his upper body disappeared into the skin without a trace.
“Wow, it’s amazing no matter how many times I see it. Is that what makes it possible for you to go around during the day?”
“That’s right. But it’s not like I can go around naked. I need some clothes as well.”
Eugene confirmed his theory after sunrise. The wetland monster’s skin was able to completely block the sunlight. In addition, it was possible to will it on specific parts of the body. Relative to when Eugene wore black clothes and a robe, his physical ability improved twofold when he summoned the black armor. However, his eyes could not be covered by the monster’s shell. He covered the weak spot by using a long-brimmed hat or a helmet.
“So what are you going to do now?”
“For now ... I need to see someone.”
Eugene planned to head to the town of Broadwin after sunset. It was the closest town to his cabin, and it was only a few days before an incident would occur in Broadwin – something he thought had nothing to do with himself.
But he had no reason to sit on the sidelines just like then.
“Kiyaah!”
The chief of Broadwin was leisurely enjoying a mug of beer after a meal.
“F-father!”
“What is it? What did you do this time?”
The 12-year-old shouted while rushing into the house, and the chief responded with a frown.
“B-boar! There is a boar outside! The red-eyed monster must have been here!”
“What?”
The chief jumped up from his seat and ran out of the house with his eldest son. In front of the door surrounded by a low stone wall, a small boar lay dead.
“Wow! It’s a pig!”
“Mom! It’s a boar!”
“Boys! Be quiet! Take it in with you!”
The children shouted excitedly, and the chief responded with a shout. After the kids took away the pig with joy and excitement, the chief tilted his head in puzzlement.
“It shouldn’t be time yet...”
There was a red-eyed monster who lived at a hut located at the foot of a mountain far away from the town of Broadwin. When the monster first appeared around ten years ago, everyone was afraid. But the monster rarely even approached the village, let alone harm anyone, and he even presented them with one or two hunted animals every couple of months, as if paying taxes. No one cared about him any longer.
For more than a decade, the red-eyed monster and the townspeople of Broadwin maintained a strange relationship and mostly kept to themselves.
However, the monster had brought a boar after sending a deer just 15 days ago.
“Did the hunt go well? This is strange.”
Just as he was about to turn around, the chief froze in his spot when he saw a pair of red eyes shining over the fence. He had never seen the monster since that day more than a decade ago, but he immediately recognized the monster to have gotten bigger compared to then.
The monster gestured towards the chief in the darkness – as if calling him forward.
“W-what should I do?’
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