Chapter 789: Chapter 789 Night Chat

St. Defiel Central Hospital

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Deep into the night

The Scarlet Doctors and contracted nurses who had just completed their shifts noticed an unusual sight as they left the hospital. The director’s office, which should have been dark and vacant by now, was emitting a bright glow.

The laughter of the Duchess, who was also the chief director, could even be heard from within the office.

This peculiar laughter, along with the delicious scent wafting from the room, attracted a large number of vampire bats, which hung neatly in various corners of the hospital.

These vampire bats were not wild, but were bred and kept by the hospital in a cave behind the premises as “active blood packs”.

The blood stored in the bats’ bodies could maintain its optimum activity and temperature for an extended period of time.

Under the control of the Scarlet Doctors, the bats could directly infuse blood into patients suffering from blood loss—quite convenient indeed.

“Strange, the Director should have left at this time…”

There was a rule within the Scarlet Knight Regiment.

All those stationed at the hospital in the Holy City had to refer to their captain as the “Director”.

“Perhaps it’s because the Big Expedition is drawing near, she won’t be able to stay peacefully in the Holy City… The Director must have invited a good friend over to her office for a chat and a drink, to make the final preparations.”

“Who could spend a whole night with the captain? Everyone in the Holy City knows about the ‘Terrifying Duchess’. Even the platoon leaders might find it hard to get along with Captain Shaia… Could it be Captain Marlon?

It’s said that Captain Marlon was a year senior to the Director when they were both studying at the Knight Academy.

Because of Captain Marlon’s impulsive behaviour and frequent injuries during missions…the Director just happened to be able to provide effective surgery and ample, gentle blood transfusion.

Another Scarlet Doctor joined in, “But I heard that after they both got promoted to Knights, a rift began to grow between them due to certain matters, and their relationship didn’t develop smoothly.

Later, probably owing to Captain Marlon studying in Hell for decades, their relationship gradually faded.”

“Then who do you think is up there now?”

“I don’t know…and don’t think too much about it… Knowing too much can lead to trouble.”

None in the hospital knew who was with Captain Shaia.

Even the man in question, Han Dong, didn’t anticipate how things would turn out.

In the luxuriously decorated office, the fire in the fireplace was raging.

The Director’s desk had been repurposed as a wine table, and the files originally laid out on the desk were now carelessly strewn on the floor.

Shaia Cornwall, who bore many titles – ‘The Terrifying Duchess’, ‘Mother of Fresh Blood’, ‘Founder and Chief Director of the Red Cross Chain Hospital’, and ‘General Leader of the Scarlet Knight Regiment’ – had abandoned her usual dignified demeanor and was now seated on her office desk.

She held a bottle of wine in one hand, which rested on her thigh.

Her delicate feet, as fair and tender as a young girl’s, were bare, her petite shoes discarded. Her face was flushed from the excessive drinking, and her bright eyes brimmed with interest.

“Hahaha! You actually teamed up with that kid Lucius to wage a small-scale war against the Scarlet Manor? And then… how did you deal with the Baron’s troops from the Scarlet Manor? And how did you defeat the Scarlet Count? Hurry up and spill it… don’t keep me in suspense.”

Shaia was having the time of her life only because Han Dong was recounting his story of the “Journey to the Alagard Mountain Range” and the “Scarlet Campaign” in the style of a professional storyteller.

Whenever he got to an interesting part, Han Dong would deliberately pause for a bit, which made Shaia all the more curious about the unfolding plot. From time to time, she would playfully kick Han Dong’s arm with her foot.

Of course.

Since this was a story-telling session, Han Dong omitted and replaced many details to keep the story engaging.

Han Dong disguised his “Lord” identity and attributed the aid of the Crowman to his own crow physique and the help of Mr. Black White.

The “Land Deed War” was also omitted, replaced by a generic war conflict.

The more Shaia listened, the more excited she became, drinking heavily throughout.

Although she had doubts about some war details, Shaia dismissed them as parts of the story, treating it as enjoyable chitchat.

However, when Han Dong talked about his war plans.

Shaia was so engrossed that she imagined herself as part of it and couldn’t keep herself under control, she spit out a mouthful of wine in surprise.

“What? You relied on the Crowman’s cover, bypassed the Baron’s troops, and reached the Scarlet Manor alone to face a Mature Body-Demon without any support?

Did that Lucius not go with you?”

“Well, Lucius, along with the Crowman and other ground troops, confronted the Baron’s army head-on… Otherwise, I would have had little chance to penetrate behind enemy lines.”

“How… how could you be sure the demon wouldn’t use the manor’s power against you, but rather chose to fight you one-on-one? Moreover, from where did you get such confidence to fight a Mature Demon during the Crack Period?”

Such a reckless and unrestrained decision to fight above his level reminded Shaia of Marlon… Marlon had also insisted on executing a demon while still an Apprentice Knight, regardless of the level difference.

“The one-on-one fight was based on the Scarlet Count’s absolute pride.

I was just an Apprentice Knight… If he needed to use other methods to deal with me, it would be quite a loss of face.

Also, I had a special method to deal with blood. I was confident to deal with the Count.”

At this moment,

The Count, feeling severely insulted, couldn’t hold back anymore.

In his view, he was the stupid antagonist in the story Han Dong was telling.

Forcibly crossing the consciousness layer, he created a bloodhound on the surface of Han Dong’s right arm.

Soon, a bloody human head with a cone-shaped eye protector came out from the depths of the dog’s mouth, beginning to speak.

“Don’t listen to his nonsense, how could he possibly defeat me?

I, as Count, could easily crush him.

Who knew that at the last moment, this kid actually cheated, established a connection with the distant Crow God through some ritual, and borrowed a death power to restrain blood.”

“Huh?! A demon’s conscious preservation!”

Staring at the Count’s head in the bloodhound, the drunk Shaia sobered up a lot.

Since the consciousness of the Count had emerged,

Han Dong took the opportunity to explain that he deliberately preserved the Count’s consciousness during the Crack Period… The main purpose was to borrow the Count’s tentacle ability.

As for the Count’s ‘relationship network’ hidden deep in the manor, it was naturally kept a secret.

Shaia looked at the Scarlet Count in the bloodhound’s mouth, murmuring, “Only a ‘pollution-immune’ body like yours would dare to do such crazy things.”

Since she had accepted the setting of the Count’s consciousness,

The ensuing story was narrated through a ‘comical routine’, making Captain Shaia laugh heartily, repeatedly slapping her thighs.

The Count also gradually adapted to the situation.

When the narration of the Scarlet Campaign was completed, seizing the opportunity, the Count asked the highly-ranked captain in the Holy City about something he was particularly interested in.

“Hey! Is there a knight named Olivia Hall in your Holy City who is highly skilled in swordsmanship and proficient in divine magic?”

The person the Count was referring to was the female knight who had once pierced him with the Holy Sword… That strike had seriously wounded the Count, and he was even on the brink of death for a long time. Because of this, he obtained a power similar to the Holy Sword.

“This name… the Hall Family?”