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Chapter 9 - Mummy Ichigo-kun's Rampage and the Battle with Humans

"Guooooooh!"

I was trying to negotiate with the humans when Mummy Ichigo-kun, who had suddenly appeared, charged at me.

"Kyaa?!"

Wait, why?! I’m your master!

I hastily dodged, and Mummy Ichigo-kun ran right past me toward the humans.

"Eh? Oh."

So I wasn’t his target?

"Guooooooh!"

Mummy Ichigo-kun lunged at the humans, but they easily dodged his attack. Yeah, that makes sense. He’s usually just a wobbly mummy. His movements seem a bit more defined now, but his base stats must be low, because they were evading him with ease.

"What’s with this guy? He’s not that tough."

What’s more, Mummy-kun was unarmed. He wouldn’t stand a chance against a group of armed adventurers.

"‘Wolf-chan’s’!"

""""Woooooooon!!""""

At my call, the hidden ‘Wolf-chan’s’ revealed themselves with a howl.

"What?! A pack of Thousand Wolves?!"

"Take them down, but don’t kill them!"

""""Gaooooooon!!""""

At my command, the ‘Wolf-chan’s’ lunged at the humans.

"Impossible! She’s controlling a Thousand Wolf pack?!"

"So she wasn’t human after all!"

Huh? They suspected me? That’s odd. I look completely human, so I thought I could pass as a magician without getting caught. How did they know?

In any case, the battle had begun, whether I wanted it to or not. Mummy Ichigo-kun was still attacking the humans, but his attacks were being dodged every time. However, the humans were too busy evading the all-out assault from the ‘Wolf-chan’s’ to counterattack him.

"What are these things?! They don’t even flinch when we hit them!"

"And how are they not dying even after taking fatal blows?!"

Well, they’re undead. They’re already dead, so fatal wounds don’t mean anything. Still, these adventurers are pretty good. Despite their complaints, they were skillfully dodging the ‘Wolf-chan’s’ attacks or blocking them with their weapons and shields.

"We’ll burn them all! We’ll escape in the chaos of the fire!" one of the humans with a staff shouted to his comrades.

"I see, that’s one way to escape."

They figured that if they started a fire, the ‘Wolf-chan’s’, being living creatures, would flee. But unfortunately for them, they had forgotten that I, who could understand human language, was on the side of the ‘Wolf-chan’s’.

"Now that you’ve given me the answer, I might as well make use of it."

I gathered my magical energy and imagined the phenomenon I wanted to create.

"Flame Bur—"

"Mini Blizzard."

I cast a smaller-scale blizzard over the magician’s spell. The next moment, with a juh sound, his spell was extinguished. More accurately, it was doused.

"What?! My magic?! Guah!"

As the human reeled in shock, a Wolf-chan bit into his neck, followed by others biting his arms, legs, and torso.

"Robert!"

The leader rushed to help his fallen comrade, but he was blocked by the ‘Wolf-chan’s’ and couldn't get close.

"Oh, that’s right. ‘Wolf-chan’s’, bring that magician to me."

"Gau!"

At my command, the ‘Wolf-chan’s’ dragged the bitten human over to me.

"What are you planning to do?!"

"What am I planning? This."

I sank my fangs into the neck of the barely breathing human and began to drink his blood. Oh, this one is surprisingly tasty! The flavor is about on par with a family restaurant hamburger. Hmm, compared to this guy, the humans I’ve drunk from so far were like convenience store onigiri on the verge of expiring (one of those weird new flavors). It seems that, like the woman’s blood back at the castle, humans have different flavors depending on the individual.

"This is going to make my vampire life a lot more enjoyable."

Hehehe, I thought my diet would be boring since blood is all I can eat, but it looks like I can have some fun with it after all.

"Ah, ah, ah."

The human moaned as I drank his blood.

"Drinking blood! A vampire!"

Only now did the humans realize my true identity, their gazes fixed on me. But is it really okay for them to be paying so much attention to me?

"Guoooo!"

"Guah!"

At last, Mummy Ichigo-kun’s attack hit one of the humans, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.

"Guooooo."

Mummy Ichigo-kun picked up the fallen sword and took a stance. In that instant, his presence changed. It was as if holding the sword had turned him into a different creature.

"Give me back my sword!"

"Stop! Don’t get any closer!"

The human whose sword was taken drew a spare weapon and charged at Mummy Ichigo-kun, but the leader frantically tried to stop him. However, he was too heated to listen.

"Guooo!"

After two whooshing sounds, the attacking human was sliced vertically and horizontally, turning into four chunks of meat.

"Impossible! That technique is!"

The leader was shocked by Mummy Ichigo-kun’s swordsmanship. Hmm, does he know something about Mummy Ichigo-kun? He seemed to have noticed the change in him the moment he picked up the sword, and given that he was still fending off the Thousand Wolves while watching the exchange, he must be a cut above the rest in terms of skill.

"Tch! We’re retreating!"

Realizing they were at a complete disadvantage, the leader ordered the last survivor to retreat.

"But Robert!"

"It’s no use! He had his blood drunk by a vampire!"

That’s right. This human is no longer human, having had his blood drunk by me. He has become my familiar.

"You, fight your old comrades for my sake."

"Uaaaah…"

The magician, who was once human, shakily got to his feet. Blood streaming from the bite marks all over his body, he pointed his staff at his former comrades.

"…Earth Needle."

"Dodge!"

As the magician cast his spell, the humans leaped out of the way. The next moment, countless stone spikes erupted from where they had been standing.

"Huh, so they can still use magic even as undead."

That’s convenient. If I make a lot of magicians my familiars, I can create a magic squad.

"Gwah!"

One of the humans was bitten by a Wolf-chan and slammed to the ground. Now, the only one left with any fighting strength is the leader.

"What will you do? Still want to fight? Or will you give up and surrender?"

Now that I had the overwhelming advantage, I offered the leader terms of surrender.

"Will you spare my life if I surrender?"

"If you give me information, I’ll let you live. Needless killing isn’t my hobby."

Useful killing, on the other hand, I’ll do.

"I under—"

"Guooo!"

But just as the battle seemed to be concluding, Mummy Ichigo-kun raised his sword and charged at the leader.

"Mummy Ichigo-kun, stay!"

When I gave a firm command, Mummy Ichigo-kun’s movements stopped dead.

"Guuuuu."

I could feel a faint sense of dissatisfaction, as if he were asking why I stopped him.

"I have questions for these humans, so you can’t kill them now. If you really want to fight him… um, I’ll give you a chance for a duel later."

"…Suh."

My spur-of-the-moment idea of a duel seemed to satisfy him, as Mummy Ichigo-kun sheathed his sword. Phew, that worked.

"Now then, I have a few things I’d like to ask you. First…"

Alright, it’s time for a fun interrogation!