Front Desk: Beast? Worse Than a Beast! / Valkyrie Quicksilver: I... Am Human?
Although she hadn't received formal education, the clever Valkyrie Quicksilver quickly realized what had happened. Looking at the marks she had left on the wall, a look of guilt crossed her face. She bowed to Gwen and said:
"I'm sorry, just now... did I attack you?"
Although this was the first time she had attacked a passerby since she started living on the streets, a certain intuition told her that the person she attacked would probably not have a good ending.
Therefore, even though the person she had mistaken for her grandfather... who was very likely related to her grandfather in some way, seemed to be unharmed, Valkyrie Quicksilver still felt a deep sense of guilt.
"It seems you are not entirely unaware of what happened while you were unconscious."
Upon hearing this, Gwen raised an eyebrow, muttered something under his breath, and then chuckled.
"Then I'll accept your apology for now."
However, the matter of compensation cannot be left unresolved...
According to Gwen's observation, the Valkyrie Quicksilver is currently in a relatively simple state, and the time before the final capture and imprisonment of many Theresa is still a long way off.
Since that's the case, Gwen doesn't mind playing the villain, putting shackles on the innocent girl to prevent her from going astray.
"..."
Upon hearing this, Valkyrie Quicksilver, who had just felt a slight relief from being forgiven, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, and even felt a little curious—
Gwen's words sounded reasonable to Valkyrie Quicksilver, and for Valkyrie Quicksilver, this kind of apology and compensation, which was nothing out of the ordinary between ordinary people, was also strange and novel.
However, while agreeing with Gwen's words, Valkyrie Quicksilver, who was somewhat aware of her own situation, was not prepared to submit to Gwen.
She didn't want to be taken back, nor did she want to stop here.
She wanted to see more of the world...
Chapter 168 Front Desk: Beast? Worse than a beast!
"Human, what do you want to do?"
Sensing that Gwen wasn't so easy to talk to, Valkyrie Quicksilver's expression changed slightly. When she looked at Gwen with her blood-red eyes, there was a hint of wariness in her gaze. She moved her short legs slightly, trying to break free from Gwen's weak restraints and get a little further away from Gwen.
However, under the Valkyrie Quicksilver, she realized that she couldn't break free from Gwen's seemingly powerless restraints—
Although Valkyrie Quicksilver has not experienced any decent battles since she gained consciousness, she is aware of her superhuman strength.
As a result, not only has she failed to break free from Gwen's grasp, but she has also made her small hand, which is being held, ache.
This result caused Valkyrie Quicksilver's heart to sink, and a certain overlooked possibility surfaced in her mind—
Although her Remembrance was somewhat hazy, Valkyrie Quicksilver clearly remembered that she had been almost in a berserk state before.
However, when he woke up, he was standing perfectly fine on the ground...
Clearly, his rampaging self had been subdued, and the person who subdued him...
"..."
Noticing the increasingly hostile gaze from the little one in front of him, Gwen shrugged, still holding onto Valkyrie Quicksilver's hand, and casually replied:
"Young lady, the situation is this: I was walking normally in the alley with my sister when you suddenly pounced on us from behind, trying to attack us."
If I didn't still have some skills, we'd probably be lying on the ground by now.
Don't you think it's inappropriate for you to question me like that?
"..."
Hearing Gwen's questioning, the imposing aura that had just risen under the Valkyrie Quicksilver vanished, and a look of helplessness appeared on her small face—
In the worldview she formed from the knowledge she gained from books, she was indeed in the wrong.
However, recalling the possibility she had just realized, a cold look returned to her small face under the Valkyrie Quicksilver:
"Did Grandpa send you to arrest me?"
And that previous attraction...
"Has Grandpa developed some kind of special medicine for me again?"
As he spoke, the crimson light in Valkyrie Quicksilver's eyes intensified, resembling two slowly burning crimson flames in the dark alley. This made Seele, standing beside Gwen, think of demons or something similar from fairy tales.
Why do you always associate me with your so-called grandfather?
Gwen raised an eyebrow and asked, feigning ignorance.
"Do you think I'm some kind of seventy or eighty-year-old man?"
Or are you planning to feign mental illness to get away with it?
"..."
Hearing Gwen's utterly disrespectful words towards his grandfather, the crimson light in Valkyrie Quicksilver's eyes lessened slightly.
Although she hadn't had much contact with them, she knew that none of her grandfather's subordinates would be so audacious.
"You... you weren't sent by Grandpa?"
After staring at Gwen's face, which felt strangely familiar to her, for a long time, and confirming that he was indeed very different from her grandfather, Valkyrie Quicksilver hesitated before asking.
"I've said it before, I have nothing to do with your so-called grandfather. I'm just an unlucky guy who was walking on the side of the road and got attacked by you."
Gwen responded to the Valkyrie Quicksilver's question with a cold expression.
"..."
He silently stared at Gwen Valkyrie Quicksilver the moonlight for a moment, then finally slowly lowered his head.
"I'm sorry, human."
Although an uncontrollable beast lurks within her, Valkyrie Quicksilver is still a simple and good child.
After temporarily ruling out the possibility that Gwen was sent by his grandfather's church to capture him, Valkyrie Quicksilver was willing to apologize properly.
Only--
"However, as you just noticed, there's an uncontrollable beast lurking within me. If I'm kept by your side, it will attack you again sooner or later..."
Knowing the danger he Valkyrie Quicksilver still solemnly warned Gwen.
"A beast lurking within?"
Upon hearing this, Gwen felt a slight increase in his liking for the girl in front of him, whom he could almost certainly identify as the one from the Valkyrie Quicksilver, but on the surface he merely smiled dismissively.
"Isn't it something that can be suppressed with one hand?"
"You..."
Instantly, disbelief crossed the small face under the Valkyrie Quicksilver. She wanted to rebuke Gwen, but the words wouldn't come out—
Indeed, judging from Gwen's condition, it seems he can subdue her when she goes berserk.
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore."
With a slight twitch of his ears, Gwen heard the faint sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside the alley. He took Seele and Valkyrie Quicksilver by the hand in each hand and walked towards the other side of the alley.
"You caused quite a commotion when you went berserk just now. It would be troublesome if someone came looking for an explanation..."
When the crowd that came out to check the situation after hearing the rumbling sound of the wall being smashed arrived with powerful flashlights, they could only see an empty alley, visible fist marks and cracks on the wall, and rubble and dust at the corner of the wall.
Soon after, new urban legends began to emerge in the city.
However, none of this mattered to Gwen, who had brought the two little ones into the inn—
"Hello, sir..."
The receptionist's polite greeting faltered when Gwen Seele clearly looked underage, and Valkyrie Quicksilver Night—
Their hotel allows unauthorized check-in with the help of acquaintances and coded messages, which is why it often attracts people who find it inconvenient to stay in legitimate hotels.
Gwen, who brought two stunningly beautiful young women with him, was naturally considered part of this special group.
Even though the receptionist was used to it, she still couldn't help but lose her composure a little.
However, the receptionist didn't seem inclined to question anything.
Being in this gray area, the receptionist might feel pity for Seele and Valkyrie Quicksilver because of their outstanding appearance, but she wouldn't offend the customers because of it.
As long as Gwen doesn't bring in an unconscious little girl, the receptionist won't say anything.
"Book a double room for my cousin."
Ignoring the slightly complicated look in the receptionist's eyes, Gwen whispered the code and then slammed a stack of banknotes onto the counter.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
Hearing Gwen's words, the receptionist, though knowing it was likely an excuse, inexplicably felt a bit better and eagerly handed Gwen the room key.
Gwen, uninterested in what the receptionist was thinking, twirled the room key in his hand and led the two little ones upstairs.
Although she still harbored great wariness towards Gwen, as they journeyed together, Valkyrie Quicksilver inexplicably felt less resistant to Gwen and therefore did not rush to try to escape.
After entering the room, Gwen closed the door and quickly checked the room to make sure there were no cameras or anything like that. Then he looked at one of the beds and saw a woman sitting on it with the elegance and poise of a noble lady, gazing at him under the Valkyrie Quicksilver with her crimson eyes.
Chapter 169 Under the Valkyrie Quicksilver: I... am a human?
"So you've finally stopped treating me like the grandpa you always talked about?"
Gwen the gaze of the woman Valkyrie Quicksilver, looking at the small face that was almost identical to the Theresa he knew, yet held a cool, aloof quality that the other woman would never possess. His gaze was filled with curiosity, inquiry, and a barely perceptible fear. Gwyn smiled and spoke, breaking the silence in the room—
Although Valkyrie Quicksilver could barely last a single move against Gwen, the commotion she had made in the alley and the inhuman sounds she emitted still instilled a certain fear in Seele.
Even though the Valkyrie Quicksilver seemed quite quiet now, Seele was still somewhat afraid of the girl who looked even younger than herself. Even though she sat on another bed, she sat in the corner furthest from the Valkyrie Quicksilver and closest to Gwen.
Seele, in this state, obviously wouldn't make any noise, so much so that the room was somewhat quiet except for the sounds of Gwen closing the door and checking things, until Gwen's words broke the silence.
"Human, you are definitely not Grandpa..."
Looking at Gwen, who took two steps forward and reached out to Seele's hair, Valkyrie Quicksilver's eyes flickered slightly as he slowly spoke.
But before Valkyrie Quicksilver could finish speaking, Gwen suddenly spoke again—
"Gwen, my name is Gwen. You can call me Gwen directly, or add a suffix as you like, but please don't use the term 'human'."
"..."
After being rebuffed by Gwen, she blinked under the Valkyrie Quicksilver but didn't argue with Gwen. Instead, she readily agreed.
"All right...
Gwen, I am very sorry for the trouble that the previous misunderstanding and attack caused you and your sister...
As she spoke, the little girl, dressed in the traditional black and red color scheme often associated with vampires, stood up and gave Gwen and Seele a graceful bow, elegant and poised, like a young lady from a secluded family.
"I accept your apology, miss."
Gwen smiled and nodded, calmly agreeing.
As the girl stood up, her crimson eyes met Gwen's again, only to hear Gwen say in a voice tinged with amusement:
"You see, isn't it smoother to communicate by calling people by their names?"
Furthermore, although you may seem to possess some of the characteristics of legendary vampires, you are essentially just a slightly different kind of human, and there's no need to classify yourself as non-human.
"I?
Humans?
Upon hearing Gwen's words, the girl, who had already silently categorized herself as a monster, froze, looking at Gwen with some astonishment.
"Um..."
Gwen nodded slightly and said with a smile,
"In the end, you're just a little stronger and have a few more needs for survival than the average person."
Not the kind of vampire from stories.