Chapter 206
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 206
Chapter Title: Public Sparring (2)
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Next up was a woman.
She wore a large hat on her head and held a short wooden staff in her hand, suggesting she was a magic-type Awakener.
"An ability to copy your opponent's appearance?"
The woman adjusted her grip on her staff and asked. Lime immediately shifted into her form and replied.
"It's less like copying and more like learning it, don't you think?"
"Learning it, huh. In that case, you can't replicate magic exactly. Magic is the realm of talent, not learning. Shadow Summoning!"
She raised her staff high and shouted. The shadows around her began to writhe.
Not just her own shadow, but Lime's and even those of the spectators watching the fight—they all squirmed and gathered toward the tip of her staff.
The shadows converging in the air started taking the shape of a massive monster.
True to the name Shadow Summoning, it seemed to be a summoning spell using shadows.
The shadow summon resembled a monster commonly called a "Werewolf."
Over two meters tall, standing on two legs, with long claws protruding from its large hands, and a wolf's face—nothing else fit the description but "Werewolf."
"Huh? It looks just like how Sixth looks when she's mad. I see her fighting a lot, so I know."
In an instant, Lime's body reverted to its slime form.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it took on a similar bipedal wolf shape.
The differences were that its fur flickered like burning flames and it appeared a bit shorter.
The fiery fur was white tinged with pale sky blue. At a glance, it looked like a Werewolf cloaked in white flames.
"Copying the summon's appearance this time? The fidelity is low."
The woman swung her staff toward Lime, and the black Werewolf slashed at Lime's head.
But the attack didn't connect. Lime had moved at invisible speed and was now standing behind the woman who had swung her staff.
It was as if she'd teleported. The illusion was so perfect it felt like time had stopped and started again.
"A summoner or tamer's weakness is themselves."
"Wha... how did you...?"
"Sixth would say something like this: 'Consider it an honor to die by my hand, outsider.'"
Suddenly, Lime's hand swung out.
The hand itself wasn't visible moving.
All that could be seen was the trail of white flame it left behind, revealing the motion.
Fortunately, the woman didn't suffer the gruesome fate of being bisected.
Whether she'd wrapped herself in shadows beforehand, white flames clashed against black shadow, erupting spectacularly.
"Kyaaah—!"
The recoil sent the summoner woman flying into the air.
To a height where falling straight down would leave her seriously hurt.
"Winner: Jeong Ji-ham."
Another Awakener caught her as she fell from the sky, and Riyo unnie declared my victory.
I'd done nothing but watch the fight, yet it was my win... It felt weird, but not in a bad way.
"Whoa! We won!"
As victory was declared, Lime reverted to her original form and ran over, throwing herself into my arms.
I scooped her up and stroked her jelly-like squishy hair.
"Anyone else want to spar? Step forward."
Riyo unnie muttered in a slightly irritated tone, and the sparring ground fell silent.
Her words sounded like, "I hope there are no more doubting our guild now," cowed everyone.
Then, shattering the mood, one woman stepped forward.
"I'd like to give it a try."
A woman in a fox mask and white hoodie.
It was Hannavi, who had slept with me the day before and signed an exclusive urine supply contract with Eroph.
"I'm not doubting Raider or the Guild Master. Opportunities to safely fight such a strong opponent are rare. I just want to test myself and improve."
"No reason to refuse that."
Riyo unnie accepted the match, and Lime walked back to the center of the sparring ground.
Just like before, Riyo unnie signaled the start.
But both sides simply stood still, staring at each other.
"Why the fox mask? Isn't it uncomfortable?"
"If you answer that... will you answer my question too?"
"Sure!"
Lime's innate curiosity had kicked in.
"It's training. I walk around blocking my vision to heighten my other senses."
"Ahh, so you're training to sharpen your senses. I thought it was some mysterious artifact ability."
"My turn to ask."
"Go ahead."
Hannavi removed her mask and tucked it into her hoodie.
The mask melted away into the hoodie, revealing a scar running from her right temple across her eyebrow to her cheek.
For some reason, Hannavi's eyes burned fiercely.
"You have a... vampire sister, right?"
"Yeah. Third is a vampire. The only one among us sisters who's independent, ruling her own Sinkhole."
"Are you stronger than her?"
"One-on-one, I'd struggle. Probably need three of me?"
"What... does that mean?"
"If there were three mes just like me, I could take her easily. Two might make it a good match?"
"......"
Hannavi's expression hardened instantly.
"Do you want to kill Vampi unnie or something?"
"......"
Suddenly, thick killing intent rose from Hannavi's body.
Strong enough for me to feel it from afar.
"Sad story, but that's impossible. To kill that sister, you'd have to wipe out every human and monster she's turned into vampires. Catching just her does nothing. As long as one limb survives, she'll revive soon enough."
"That's..."
"Plus, her Sinkhole has no sun—her one real weakness. It's a world of pure darkness. Even if I went all out, I couldn't guarantee killing her completely. Tracking her when she melts into the shadows is tough for me too."
With that, silence blanketed the sparring ground.
Hannavi stared downward, lost in thought, while Lime quietly waited.
"Can I... ask one more thing?"
"Ask away. Satisfying curiosity is important."
"My oppa... he was captured by that Vampi bitch... about eight years ago... captured..."
"Ahh... so he became a vampire then."
"......"
"You're after revenge for your oppa?"
"If revenge is impossible... at least I want to save him. Turn him human again... pull him out of that vampire's lair."
Her heartbreaking story left me feeling bittersweet.
Her plea for help last time suddenly nagged at me.
Was she trying to gain even one more ally to save her oppa?
Did she spread her legs for me willingly for her oppa's sake?
Such thoughts made my dick twitch... no, my heart ache.
"Isn't there some way? You must know, right? How to turn someone who's become a vampire back to normal..."
It wasn't confident—it was a desperate plea.
A fervent prayer.
"Hmm..."
Lime crossed her arms, deep in thought.
"As far as I know, there's only one way to revert a human turned vampire."
"Wh-what is it?"
"Vampi unnie decides to turn that vampire back and drains their blood."
"......"
"That's the only way."
"That's... no different from saying it's impossible."
Hannavi's voice trembled faintly.
"Nah? We have our Master."
All eyes turned to me in that instant.
Not just Hannavi—all the Hunters who'd overheard stared my way.
"If Master tames Vampi unnie and orders her to turn your oppa human, problem solved."
"Ahh............"
"Lucky for you. We have a Master."
For some reason, Lime puffed out her chest proudly, hands on hips.
"Lucky..."
"Alright! Curiosity satisfied—let's fight!"
Suddenly, Lime began wriggling, changing form.
I expected Hannavi's shape, but no.
Lime had become a tall woman around 180 cm.
Her black hair absorbed light like vantablack—so dark it looked like holes punched in reality.
Her face was hard to see, half-covered by red round glasses.
Red jewels dangled from her ears, and she wore a revealing red dress exposing her cleavage and solar plexus, with C-cup breasts peeking inside.
The funny part? A cross dangled from the necklace around her neck and her earrings.
A vampire with a cross... isn't that blasphemy?
"I'll fight in Third's form specially. This should motivate you more, right?"
A husky, sticky voice clung to my ears.
As if licking them. Hannavi's eyes flared with killing intent again in response.
"Even under the sun, this won't be easy."