I generally try not to take off my mask when I’m outside.
After all, I’m aware that my appearance is somewhat burdensome, and I’d prefer not to draw unnecessary attention.
Especially now, without Alice to protect me in every way, it’s even more important not to create reasons for others to focus on me.

Therefore, ever since entering the fixer exam, I haven’t once removed my fox mask.
After all, besides playing with the squirrel and submitting it to the examiner, I haven’t really done much to warrant taking it off.

So, the woman who suddenly said my face was cute was definitely saying something contradictory.

‘Well… can I really expect logic to apply here?’

However, when I thought about her identity, I couldn’t help but accept the situation.

None of the people on this bus, not even the fixer examiners, likely suspected it,
But if I felt like it, I could easily turn them all into tired mush in an instant!

Vespera. Known as the Crimson Primordial.
A legendary vampire queen’s descendant, living for at least a thousand years,
Her status was comparable to that of the Dragon Lord of Nightheaven.