……Judging from only this situation, I’m starting to think that the Sekiryuutei who is eating three meals daily made by his beloved wives and lovers stands higher than him. Geez, these guys don’t even carry the slightest fragment of being nervous. This is the Vampire’s territory. Maybe they don’t carry the self-awareness of being a wanted group? No, they probably don’t. These guys are idiots after all. However, Vali’s journey to find strong foes is quite a maniac hobby. I never thought it will also involve monsters that have been eliminated…… Is my influence to him too strong? I have a mixed feeling as the guy who raised him. If I remember now, these guys were choosing someone to act as the counsellor for Albion by having the first generation Sun Wukong introduce them to someone. This is a story I heard afterwards, but these guys are truly—. I am the wolf that can even devour Gods. My name is Fenrir. Right now, I find myself in a situation which is a bit problematic. The reason is due to the fact that two of my comrades got sealed away by the enemies that assaulted us soon as the battle started. “Kakaka! He sure is a pathetic Sun Wukong! Right, brother?”
“Shishishi! You’re right! I never thought we can catch another one as well, brother!”
The two humanoid-type Youkai that are wearing armour that was worn by ancient Chinese warriors—. They are putting on an annoying smile. After being assaulted by those enemies, two of my pathetic comrades were caught by them. Truly deplorable. “What should we do, Fenrir-chan?”
My sworn friend, Lady Le Fay, is also a bit troubled. How did it turn out like this? Let me go back a bit to explain. Battling strong foes, challenging the unknown or unsolvable phenomenon is one of the objectives of our adventure. Today, we have once again set foot in a place away from where humans live within the Chinese mountains. The scenery of the valley where there are mists around the stone pillars is giving out a unique atmosphere which makes me think it won’t be weird for a hermit to be living here. This scenery is only possible because we are in this country. And beyond this place is the one we are seeking for this journey. “Ah, it’s just mountains. The mists here are thick as well. Hey, can’t we just go past this place with your flying nimbus, Bikou?”
The woman who speaks her dissatisfaction, the nekomata called Kuroka. She has black hair and wears a black kimono. She specialises in areas that are related to techniques such as demonic-powers, senjutsu, and youjutsu, therefore she has great potential. She has reincarnated into a Devil, however, she killed her master, and she apparently became affiliated with this group during her flee. In my head, this nekomata has a complicated rating. She does have potential. I will admit that. However, the way she thinks is too easy going and simple minded. On top of that she happens to be vulgar. Inside me, this cat is ranked low in our hierarchy. There’s no way I can take her as someone equal to me. To see her as someone above me is impossible. This hierarchy is strongly decided by me. My pride as a wolf overcomes my intelligence, and that’s how I base things. Even if I was born in a rare way and even if I have intelligence, it still must mean I’m also a single wolf. I have no complaints about that and have accepted that as my way of living. Hearing the cat’s complaint, the dumb looking (in fact, he is dumb) monkey youkai sighs. “Man you are noisy. Our leader is saying that we are going to walk to the destination, so it can’t be helped. More than that, the one who’s putting this mist here is the hermit or whatever it is. If I use unnecessary jitsu, it will only be caught by some hermit somewhere.”
The one wearing the armour of ancient China, —Bikou. He only looks like a human man from his appearance, but he’s a youkai who inherited the blood of that famous Sun Wukong. —Though he doesn’t look like he inherited anything at all. He’s always laughing, he gets influenced by the current culture, and on top of that he happens to be fond of those things. What he eats and the way he lives does not have any elegance at all. He’s a vulgar monkey that I don’t want anyone to see me as his comrade. Obviously this monkey is ranked at the very bottom. I rate him below the cat. I don’t want to consider him as equal to me. I will be filled with hatred if someone even mentions that. “Well, having a walk at times while enjoying this view may be good.”
The man who is dressed up as a gentleman, Arthur Pendragon. He’s a descendant of the hero, King Arthur, and is the possessor of the Holy King Sword, Collbrande. He’s wearing clothing which isn’t fitting for this environment since he’s wearing a suit and glasses even inside a mountain like here. He’s always mild, and he’s a man who doesn’t even let me sense a bit of the atmosphere of King Arthur……but he has no guard down. Even when I communicate with him, I can’t help but sense the “nothingness” inside this man. This man must not have the slightest interest in anything except what he’s interested in. However, in regards to battle he carries unmatched cruelness and accurateness. He approaches any situation with a calm mind. That makes him creepy, and also supportive as someone who takes action with me. Inside me, this man is ranked quite high. As someone who travels with me, he has sufficient dignity and ability. “Everyone, please wait for me……”
The one who arrives a bit late is the girl who specialises in magic, —Le Fay. She has a witch-like appearance with her pointed hat and cape. She’s the younger sister of the Arthur who I introduced just before. Maybe it’s due to them being siblings, so they do resemble each other, however, you can say they are the complete opposite in terms of personality. She doesn’t have the cold atmosphere her brother carries at all, and she’s someone who’s always smiling among this group. Unlike other members, she doesn’t have the slightest evilness in her. However, like her brother. She has a unique atmosphere where I can’t read what’s going inside her. Though she doesn’t have a vibe where she’s planning to do something bad. The cooked meat and vegetables this girl solely makes for me is very delicious, and it is one of the valuable enjoyment I have while being in this group. For that reason, I ranked her as my sworn friend inside myself. I often am asked to protect her, and you can say she’s someone I interact with the most. ……However, like what the monkey and cat said, the air in this valley is unresting, and is even dulling my senses. I’m feeling a lukewarm sensation on my body, and it feels like its enveloping my whole body. This area must be a territory belonging to someone. I don’t smell anything that makes it so unnatural. However, someone’s gaze……isn’t what it is, but I can feel a disturbing feeling with my skin that I’m being observed and have myself caught. I have my ability to sense dulled—. Everyone here must be moving while knowing that.