Chapter 25
Shortly after.
The two parties parted ways.
Although knowing the other party was the protagonist of this world, Bai Ye didn't immediately make a move.
Anyway, with him around, there was no way Xiaogu City would become the Fourth True Ancestor.
“Xiaogu City...”
At this moment.
Nan Gong Nazuki repeated the name in a low voice.
Her memory was good.
She knew that Bai Ye had specifically asked about this name before.
But even after she investigated, she didn't find anything.
It wasn't that she hadn't found anything, but that she had investigated very thoroughly.
An ordinary student studying in Japan.
After checking his background, she found that his mother worked for the multinational corporation MAR, and his father was interesting.
He was called the "Hades Returned" in the adventure world.
Meaning that all the companions who adventured with him would die in various accidents, except for him.
Nan Gong Nazuki instinctively felt that encountering his son here was not a coincidence.
Over the next period.
Bai Ye toured this city of Rome with Nan Gong Nazuki and Sendou Mukiyo.
But the weather was not kind.
Less than half an hour after going out, the sky turned pitch black.
It started raining heavily in no time.
“Looks like your travel plans are ruined.”
Nan Gong Nazuki shrugged.
This had nothing to do with her.
She also felt a little schadenfreude.
“I don't mind.”
Bai Ye smiled.
He wasn't really interested in sightseeing either.
Now that the protagonist of the original story had appeared, he had already started thinking about the Fourth True Ancestor.
“Tsk.”
Nan Gong Nazuki clicked her tongue, then said.
“I'm going to investigate the Black Death Emperor faction now, you wouldn't want to do something boring like that with me, would you?”
The information given by Ophiuchus wasn't detailed.
It only said that they were most likely to appear on Gozo Island.
And Rome was the only nearby city with direct transportation to Gozo Island.
Maybe they could find some clues here.
“Don't worry, it won't be boring to work with Nazuki-chan, but I'll remind you, the leader of the Black Death Emperor faction you're commissioned to find has already left this city and gone to Gozo Island.”
According to Bai Ye's memory.
The Beastmen of the Black Death Emperor faction didn't intentionally flee to Gozo Island.
Instead, they intercepted a piece of information from the Warlord Domain.
That is, the heir of the Kargayan family, who had spent a huge amount of money, hired a team of mercenaries and engineers to excavate ruins on Gozo Island.
And in that ruin, there seemed to be a seal containing the legendary strongest Fourth True Ancestor.
Because the Black Death Emperor faction was suppressed by the vampires in the Warlord Domain to the point of disintegration.
Therefore, in order to seek revenge, the leader of the Black Death Emperor faction secretly infiltrated Gozo Island, preparing to set a trap.
He could kill the vampires he hated and hinder their plan to dig up the Fourth True Ancestor.
The best of both worlds.
Hearing this.
Nan Gong Nazuki's steps, which were about to leave, stopped instantly.
She looked at Bai Ye with a questioning expression.
“How do you know?”
“I guessed, but my intuition has always been accurate, believe it or not.”
Bai Ye said with a smile.
The witch saw the young man's smile.
Although it was still frivolous, it was different from the past.
Nan Gong Nazuki walked back: “What else do you know?”
“A lot.”
Bai Ye said.
“By the way, do you know the rumors about the Fourth True Ancestor?”
“The Fourth True Ancestor... The strongest vampire in legends, but that's just a rumor, no one can verify its truth.”
Nan Gong Nazuki said in a low voice.
But then, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
“You mean the rumors about the Fourth True Ancestor are true?”
“Something that's false isn't worth me going out of my way for.”
Bai Ye gave a faint smile.
Hearing this.
The look on Nan Gong Nazuki's face had already changed from surprise to disbelief.
“So you came out because you already knew there was a relic of the Fourth True Ancestor sealed in Gozo Island?”
“You're so smart. But no reward.”
“......”
Bai Ye's usual smile seemed a little harsh now.
“So your goal has always been the Fourth True Ancestor.”
Nan Gong Nazuki felt like she had been kept in the dark by Bai Ye.
She thought Bai Ye was just a reckless hedonist.
Unexpectedly, his information was more well-informed than hers?
Then.
Nan Gong Nazuki's face turned gloomy.
But this wasn't directed at Bai Ye, but at Ophiuchus, who had given her the hiring commission.
“That snake charmer must have known this long ago, but he deliberately didn't tell me!”
And the Beastmen of the Black Death Emperor faction loathed vampires.
So when they knew about the Fourth True Ancestor, they would definitely step in.
“But how did the Black Death Emperor faction know about this?”
If it had anything to do with the Fourth True Ancestor, it would be top secret.
How could a mere terrorist organization intercept this kind of information.
“Isn't that simple? It must be Valtora who deliberately leaked the news.”
Bai Ye said with a smile.
Valtora was a battle maniac, with a fanatical pursuit of power.
Naturally, he was interested in the legendary Fourth True Ancestor, who possessed the strongest power.
But because he was a colleague of the vampires who were excavating the ruins, he wouldn't be able to get directly involved due to the face of the First True Ancestor.
Therefore, if he leaked some information, the Black Death Emperor faction would naturally go there.
If the Black Death Emperor faction killed the Fourth True Ancestor, then it proved the rumors were false.
If not.
He would have reason to take over this matter.
“It's the snake charmer?”
Hearing this, Nan Gong Nazuki was shocked again.
But considering that guy had even done things like "devouring his own kind", betraying his own kind didn't seem impossible.
“So that bastard used me as a scapegoat!”
Anyway, whether the Black Death Emperor faction succeeded or not, she would appear there and take care of it.
Thinking of this.
Ophiuchus' face flashed through her mind, Nan Gong Nazuki's hatred for him went to another level.
If he was here, she would kill him if she could.
“So let's go, Nazuki-chan, if we go too late, the spoils will be taken by others.”
Bai Ye said.
“You jerk!”
Nan Gong Nazuki was also very dissatisfied with Bai Ye.
In the end, only she was the one who was fooled.
At the same time, the air echoed with the witch's mocking laughter.