"Wow......"

Seeing the dilapidated interior of the building, Yukina let out a cute cheer.

Turning her head excitedly, her eyes showed an innocent light that was rare for her age.

“…… Hiiragi? ”

"Cats! It's a cat! It's a cat, senior! ”

That's an exaggeration

Yukina's unusual excitement scared the ancient city slightly. In the uninhabited monastery that had been reduced to ruins, countless eyes glowing with golden light appeared in the dimly lit buildings.

More than a dozen young kittens, like chicks waiting for their parents to return, rushed towards the ancient city. This scene is more cute than terrifying, but-

"Wow...... It's so cute...... Good ......"

Picking up the kittens, Yukina smiled happily. Yukina's behavior made Guru remember that she was collecting cat dolls. Although Yukina pretended to be calm when she encountered high-definition water on the roof of junior high school, she probably couldn't bear it at that time because she wanted to take care of the kittens.

"Have you been keeping these cats alone?"

Looking down at the group of kittens gathered around his feet, Gucheng asked Xia Yin.

Even with such a large number of cats living together, there was no unpleasant stench in the monastery. Apparently someone came over to take care of the kittens and cleaned them often.

Natsune nodded as she expertly prepared the cat food.

"Everybody...... All are abandoned children. Until I find someone else to adopt, I just plan to foster here first. ”

"Find someone else to adopt...... That's almost impossible......" Gucheng said in surprise.

Xia Yin lowered his eyes with a little regret,

"Yes. I can't do it alone. That's why Nagisa sauce and others will help me. ”

“…… Nagisa asked me to help, and that's it! ”

Finally understanding his sister's original intention, the ancient city shrugged helplessly.

Seeing such an ancient city, Xia Yin asked worriedly.

"I'm sorry. Does it bother you? ”

No, the ancient city shook his head with a smile.

"Because there's the same thing just now, please give it to me, then I can't say I hate it. And Yukina has also become like this. Looking at the snow cabbage that kept rubbing the kitten, Gucheng smiled slightly.

"Great. I'm also a little bothered. I don't know how long I can take care of these children, but I don't have much confidence. ”

The pale blue eyes narrowed, and Xia Yin looked at the kittens dotingly and muttered.

Her side face like a saint made the ancient city look stunned a little,

"I think Haze will definitely be a good nun!"

The true feeling of the ancient city made Xia Yin raise his head in surprise.

For a moment her expression was clouded by sorrow,

"Thank you very much. Just one sentence is enough...... Said"

Xia Yin said with a gentle smile.

……

The elevator, which kept descending, finally stopped silently.

The floors show the sixteenth basement floor. This is the center of the artificial island of Xianshen Island, and the security department of the artificial island management company in the central stone gate (Keystonegate).

Waiting for the elevator doors to open, she stepped into the dimly lit passageway.

It was a small woman in a gothic loli dress decorated with lace.

Saying that it is a beautiful woman is actually a beautiful girl, or that the word "young girl" is more suitable for such a childish face. But with her uncanny majesty, she walked resolutely into the depths of the passage.

"-Hey, Natsuki-chan, this way, this way!"

I don't know who called her name in an affectionate tone. As an English teacher in Caihai School Park and a national demon attacker, the "witch of the gap" Nangong Nayue cut unhappily.

"Xiao Gucheng is good, you are good...... Didn't I tell you several times not to add sauce to the end of the homeroom teacher's name?"

As she spoke, she stared at a teenager with short hair that stood on end. The black jacket he wears is the uniform of the Investigation Department of the Artificial Island Management Company. The headphones just hung around his neck and smiled cheekily.

"The company personally called me out, and I thought it was ...... It's you, Yase."

"I'm sorry. The Council (we) are also understaffed."

Kiki Yase said unapologetically and led Natsuki into the room.

This room is similar to the operating room of a hospital. On a bed surrounded by expensive medical equipment, a teenage girl is asleep. It seems that she is seriously injured, and she is covered in bandages.

Moreover, the hands and feet of the girl, who was covered in wounds, were firmly fixed by heavy metal tools for some reason.

Natsuki looked down ruthlessly and snorted in her nose.

"—Is this guy the fifth? Last night, it seemed like it made a lot of trouble for me. ”

"Yes. Two buildings were half-destroyed. Seven were on fire. Reports of damage such as power and water outages, and broken glass are still being counted...... It's okay this time. After all, it is a commercial area with few homes nearby. ”

Yase explained with a sarcastic expression.

Late the night before yesterday, an incident occurred in the western part of Xianshen Island, Islandwest.

Two unlogged demons with superb combat power fought for a long time over the city. The surrounding buildings that were drawn into the battle suffered heavy losses.

This girl, who was seriously injured and captured, was one of the two demons who had not logged in.

“…… I heard that there was another one who fought with her? ”

"It's not clear about that real identity. And tracking is also in trouble."

Hearing Yase's somewhat depressed words, Natsuki raised her eyebrows happily.

"I can't even track you down?"

"Ahh The opponent is terrible! ”

Yase said as he scratched his head.

Kiki Yase is over-adapted to his physique - not a demon, but an alien born as a human. He can expand his hearing through telekinesis, and use his special ability to listen to situations within a kilometer radius like a precision radar.

However, there are drawbacks to this ability. Yase's slender, sonic barrier is fragile in the face of loud noises such as explosions, so he can't monitor large battles.

And then there is the disadvantage that it is useless against opponents flying at supersonic speeds.

After the battle, the subject of this surveillance fled the battle scene at a super high speed that even Yase's ability could not capture. Of course, this is an ability that ordinary demons can't imitate.

"Little girl over there, I remember that it was reported that she was not registered in the demon clan, right?"

"At least in the Demon Landing Database in String God City, it is said that there is no such individual. Well, but that kid wasn't a demon in the first place, so it's understandable to take it for granted."

“…… Not a demon? Is it your kind? ”

Natsuki had a rare look of surprise. The existence of several buildings can be destroyed with flesh and blood, and it is rare among demons. Not to mention that ordinary humans would have this ability.

"What's that, the company thinks it's just that she has a lot of traces of magic transformation **, but she can basically be regarded as an ordinary human being."

"Ordinary humans hovered over the Demon Special Zone and destroyed buildings, right? It's funny."

"Well, what is certain is that this opponent is definitely not an ordinary person. It's not funny, though. ”

"How badly is this little girl's injuries?"

Turning her gaze back to the wounded girl, Natsuki asked.

"It is said that the life of the child has been saved for the time being. The loss of internal organs seems to regenerate itself through somatic cells."

“…… Lack of internal organs? ”

"Diaphragm and perirenal ...... It's the celiac plexus."

"Was it eaten......

Natsuki muttered disdainfully.

It was then that a very innocent voice came from behind her. It was a nice but sarcastic male voice.

"-Ho, I see. It was not the internal organs themselves that were taken, but the center of her spirit...... No, the spirit itself, to be precise...... This piqued my interest."

"It's you, Dimitoriye Wattola......"

Staring at the owner of the voice that emerged from the passage, Natsuki's face visibly furrowed.

"Why is this unrelated vampire here?"

"It's cold. I was asked by your national organization to come to visit."

The nobles of the War King Realm, who was called an unrelated one, looked happily at Natsuki, who was a little upset, and smiled.

He is a beautiful man with blonde hair and blue eyes. He looks like he's only in his twenties.

But he was a nobleman. It is a vampire of the "old generation" with super-powers. As the first true ancestor, the blood clan has its own territory and strong military power in the "War King Domain" in Europe. And now it should be here as the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the city of Xianjin.

"That's really hard work, snake charmer. When did you start being raised by the female fox of the Lion King Agency? ”

That moon said defiantly. The tense atmosphere between the two gave Yase a headache.

"All I can say is no comment. It's a diplomatic secret."

"The nobles of the War King realm say diplomatic secrets? Does this incident have anything to do with your True Ancestor? That's a lot of fun."

"It's hard to say. Maybe it has something to do with that adult."

"What......?"

Wattola's playful language left the moon speechless. Yase looked at Nayue's allergic reaction in amazement. He didn't know what Vatora meant.

With murderous intent floating on the beautiful face of the puppet, Natsuki stared at Wattola.

"Snake charmer...... What do you know? ”

"Have you ever heard the name Ranvado, Witch of the Void?"

“…… Arutikkia's armored flying ships in Northern Europe. Remember the flagship of the Knights of the Ring. ”

"Although it has not been published publicly, I lost contact with it yesterday. The place where the location information disappeared was about one hundred and sixty kilometers west of Xianshen Island."

Wattola's unrelated information made Nayue's expression serious.

"The royal family of Arutikia, has it anything to do with this incident?"

"Although there is no evidence yet. But don't you think it's too coincidental in terms of timing? Well, anyway, I'm just watching from the sidelines for the time being. I don't mean to make a move yet, so don't worry."

"As a battle maniac, what kind of wind are you blowing today?"

Natsuki stared at Wattola with a look of complete distrust of the other.

For the vampires of the "old generation" who are immortal and have to spend a long and boring life, fighting powerful enemies is the best pastime and survival value. Unidentified monsters that can fly at high speed in the air and destroy buildings are the most desirable opponents for Wattola.

But this nobleman of the War King realm raised the corners of his mouth and smiled gracefully.