In the practice area specially set aside in Blood Eagle Corridor, Murphy had just finished his daily "fencing training" and stepped outside when he ran into a group of players who had "blocked" his way.
Every one of them looked excited, and each held a staff sword still carrying the scent of blood.
Murphy immediately understood why they had come.
They were trying their luck and hoping to pick up a quest from him. But the fact that they were carrying staff swords meant that a band of Wolfsbane thugs had surely met their end at their hands.
That was a good thing!
Since his warriors had rid him of several of his greatest worries, then he, as Transia's governor, naturally couldn't skimp on their reward.
It was just a hidden quest.
Fine!
He'd hand it out generously!
One for each of them!
That way, other players wouldn't see his adorable little players and think they couldn't handle quests.
"Hmm. A staff sword from the Wolfsbane Clan, a vicious yet exquisite weapon. It takes a special technique to wield it properly. They call it the Wolf Claw, and they named their secret swordsmanship 'Wolf's Kiss.'
"Sometimes I can't help thinking that these people, so famous for their wolves, really don't fit the traditional image of vampires.
"After all, shouldn't our symbol beneath the midnight sky be the bat?"
Murphy took the staff sword from Sister Pomegranate and casually drew it. With a turn of his wrist, he executed a standard, elegant killing move from Wolf's Kiss. The blade swept through a wide arc, its cold aura reverberating along the humming steel.
Sister Pomegranate and Cat Bro stared, dumbstruck.
They were professionals and could naturally recognize the caliber of that move. So Lord Murphy, who was always appearing and disappearing without