Chapter 24 : Fenrir I

“What, what is this…!”

Cheonhwi, with a shocked expression, frantically touched his face. His soft cheeks were squished like a rice cake by his small hands.

I was just as surprised.

I didn’t know the Familiarization skill had this effect.

When used on cats or dogs in the game, there were no external changes, so the surprise was even greater.

“This, this can’t be…”

Aurel, who first recommended Familiarization, was also trembling. His slightly flushed cheeks, furrowed eyebrows, and trembling lips showed how shocked he was.

At that moment, Cheonhwi stood up and shouted.

“Give me back my body!”

Cheonhwi shouted with a red face.

If it were his previous appearance, it might have been different, but now he looked like a young girl throwing a tantrum.

I looked at Cheonhwi with my arms crossed.

Maybe because he became my familiar? I felt a small connection between the little girl and me.

“Sit.”

“Hah…”

Cheonhwi immediately sat down at my command.

He looked like an obedient puppy.

I extended my hand, just in case, and said.

“Hand.”

“Ah…!”

Cheonhwi couldn’t refuse my command.

With a tearful face, he extended his hand.

His small palm rested on mine.

“Oh…”

As Aurel said, it seemed that those who became familiars couldn’t refuse their master’s commands.

I placed my hands on my hips and said.

“Cheonhwi.”

Cheonhwi didn’t respond.

He just kept his mouth shut with a defiant look in his eyes.

It seemed that unclear commands didn’t trigger the compulsion.

Just because Cheonhwi unexpectedly turned into a girl didn’t change what needed to be done.

It just made my attitude towards Cheonhwi a bit softer.

“Cheonhwi, how was the Human Liberation group formed?”

“That, that…”

Cheonhwi began to explain how the Human Liberation group was formed.

At first, the group didn’t have a grand goal of human liberation.

It was just humans banding together to survive.

The turning point was the sudden appearance of shops.

Humans naturally started using the shops that appeared in places where werewolves and vampires didn’t roam.

Humans began to gather weapons and silver bullets, and started dealing with werewolves and vampires in earnest.

Since they had just started their activities, it seemed that the vampires and werewolves didn’t have any information about them.

“I see.”

“Yeah…”

Cheonhwi nodded with a sullen expression.

It seemed he hadn’t intended to explain in such detail, and after spilling all the information, he covered his mouth with both hands.

Of course, that didn’t mean Cheonhwi could refuse my commands.

I continued to ask questions.

“What happened to the people who fought the fusions?”

“What do you think… They all scattered. How could they possibly stop the ones that keep appearing…”

“Are there still people active?”

“They might be if you look for them. The world has changed, and people have become reclusive. I don’t know much either…”

“Hmm…”

I nodded at Cheonhwi’s words.

I had come to Seoul hoping to join people still fighting, but it seemed they had already scattered.

If there had been a solution, the world wouldn’t be in its current state.

There was still more information I could obtain from Cheonhwi.

After getting a large map from Hamjumeok, I handed Cheonhwi a crayon and said.

“Mark where humans are hiding and the locations of the shops.”

“Ugh…”

Cheonhwi groaned and frowned deeply.

But he couldn’t refuse my command.

Soon, Cheonhwi lay on the floor and began drawing various markings on the map with the crayon.

How long did it take?

Cheonhwi stood up and handed me the map.

Seeing that he was still holding the crayon tightly, it seemed he had no intention of handing it over.

Since I didn’t intend to take it either, I pretended not to notice.

“Sigh…”

I unfolded the map and checked the areas Cheonhwi had marked.

Cheonhwi couldn’t refuse my command, so this information was unlikely to be incorrect.

I neatly folded the map and handed it to Aurel.

“Aurel.”

“Yes!”

“Take this to Hamjumeok.”

“Understood!”

At this moment, the one who would most desire revenge against human users was Hamjumeok.

So, it was right to give him this information.

Aurel answered energetically and ran towards where Hamjumeok was.

Cheonhwi sat on the floor, watching the scene blankly.

Seeing the hollow smile on his face, it seemed he had given up resisting.

“What are you planning to do now?”

Cheonhwi suddenly asked me.

What am I planning to do now? What is he talking about?

I tilted my head, looking down at the small girl.

“Are you going to kill me?”

“Kill you? Me?”

I shook my head.

What a horrible thing to say.

I had no hobby of killing little girls.

Moreover, wasn’t Cheonhwi my familiar?

Although his level had dropped due to the familiarization process, I had no intention of killing someone useful.

And he was cute too.

“I don’t plan to kill you.”

“Then…”

Cheonhwi’s face suddenly turned pale at my answer.

What on earth was he thinking to react like this?

Curious, I commanded Cheonhwi.

“What are you thinking?”

“I was thinking about the humans… I thought I would end up like them… producing meat forever without dying…”

“No.”

I shook my head.

It seemed Cheonhwi didn’t fully understand his current state.

If he were still human, I might have considered that method once.

But now, Cheonhwi was a vampire.

Vampire blood and meat were not necessary for the survival of werewolves and vampires.

“Really…? Am I okay?”

“Yes. Really.”

“Sigh… Sigh…”

At that moment, Aurel, who had successfully completed my command, came running back.

“I’m back!”

“What did Hamjumeok say?”

“He said thank you very much!”

“Is he planning to move right away?”

“No!”

I nodded at Aurel’s words and looked around.

The werewolves had also suffered significant damage.

It would be burdensome to attack immediately.

I crossed my arms and looked at Hwanggu.

I came here to help Hwanggu regain his memories.

Although I didn’t achieve my goal.

“Hwanggu.”

“Yes?”

Hwanggu tilted his head at my words.

Seeing his tail wagging, it seemed he hadn’t regained his memories yet.

I asked Hwanggu just in case.

“Are you going to stay here?”

“No!”

Hwanggu answered without hesitation.

I scratched the back of my head and looked up at the sky.

“Hmm…”

How should I explain this to Hamjumeok?

Hamjumeok and the werewolves were really happy that Hwanggu, the Princess of Werewolf, had returned.

How could I tell them, “Your leader likes me, so I’m taking her”?

“Don’t abandon me!”

As I was lost in thought, Hwanggu seemed to sense some anxiety.

He ran over and clung to me.

Hwanggu’s soft and warm skin stuck to my leg.

I patted Hwanggu’s head and fell into thought.

Hwanggu wasn’t someone who would easily let go if separated.

With the stamina of a level 20 werewolf, she would chase me to the ends of the earth no matter how fast I ran.

In the end, I had to make a decision.

I have to sneak out.

I nodded as I looked around.

To sneak out without the werewolves noticing, now was the best time, given the chaos from the attack.

The problem was Cheonhwi.

With his body changed, Cheonhwi’s sense of balance was off, and he couldn’t even properly manage his small body.

Could a child who keeps stumbling and falling run properly?

I called Cheonhwi.

“Cheonhwi, come here.”

Cheonhwi pouted his lips at my words.

But despite his expression, his body started moving towards me.

As the distance between us closed,

The shadow at my feet wriggled, and Cheonhwi’s small body was sucked into it.

“Charlotte…?”

Hwanggu and Aurel looked shocked at the sudden sight.

But I wasn’t surprised.

I could feel Cheonhwi’s movements deep within the shadow.

I called Cheonhwi again, just in case.

“Cheonhwi.”

Then, a small vampire girl’s head peeked out from the shadow.

I instinctively realized.

Cheonhwi had been reborn within my shadow.

In other words, he was no different from the shadow.

Cheonhwi looked up at me with an unwavering gaze.

As if he considered his new form natural.

It seemed that part of his common sense had changed during the familiarization process.

“Is it uncomfortable in there?”

Cheonhwi nodded slightly without answering.

That’s a relief.

“Huh…”

Aurel lay flat on the floor to see Cheonhwi, who had become a shadow.

He kept sticking his hand into the shadow, as if he wanted to go in too.

Cheonhwi made a sulky face and hid his body in the shadow.

Before sunrise,

I quickly led the children out of the werewolf camp.

I felt sorry for the werewolves left behind, but I hoped they would manage well with Hamjumeok.

“Hehe…”

Hwanggu seemed delighted to be coming with me, letting out a silly laugh.

The place we headed to after leaving the werewolf camp was Seoul Station.

My original destination.

The place where the most vampires gathered.

And the starting point of the world’s transformation.

The sight of Seoul Station was devastating.

There wasn’t a single intact building, and it looked as if bombs had exploded everywhere.

There were so many fusions roaming around.

Of course, not just the ordinary fusions were visible.

I squinted and looked at the large object far away.

Grotesquely stretched limbs and muscles ready to burst.

The overall appearance was similar to a werewolf’s human transformation, but the body’s balance was distorted, and the fur color and details were different.

[Fenrir]

Level: 20

Species: Fusion

Health 100%

Mana 100%

[The monster’s emotional state cannot be identified.]

The unique creature Fenrir.

A boss encountered in Act 1 of the main quest of Blood Carnival.