Soon, Isabelle saw the members of the Vanquishing Squad that Vampire Hunter D had mentioned.
At first, she had assumed that the so-called Vanquishing Squad was probably made up of people who had been caught in the black mud at the venue. But she soon realized that she had oversimplified things.
These people clearly were not anyone she knew from the venue. In fact, the members of the Vanquishing Squad could not be called human at all.
A huge figure whose entire body was wrapped in iron plating.
A tall figure in an evening gown, but with the head of a Teru Teru Bozu.
There was also an orange toad carrying a pack, as well as a rather beautiful bluebird. The bluebird's tail feathers in particular looked like works of art.
Counting the utterly shameless D, who had been flirting with her all the way there, that made up the entire Vanquishing Squad.
"This big fellow is called Giant Katz. As for this gentleman, you should call him Mr. Sunny. The toad's name is Taromaru, and the last one is Mr. Bluebird."
"...Hello." Isabelle composed herself and instinctively greeted them.
The strange members of the Vanquishing Squad did not seem to care much about her presence. Giant Katz, the iron-plated giant, simply said, "D, why haven't you dealt with this infected fellow?"
Isabelle knew that the iron-plated giant was clearly referring to Assath. But she was barely able to protect herself at that moment, so she could only worry silently and did not act rashly.
D slowly said, "This fellow seems to be an incomplete infected. He seems able to retain part of his conscious mind... Look."
As he spoke, D directly undid the chain around Assath's mouth. The fangs in Mr. Assath's mouth had disappeared. Although his eyes were