A Study in Scarlet

Even after firing a single shot, Ian put the still-cold revolver back into the gun holster and stared at the vampire that had begun regenerating. The moment its brain regenerated, its limp limbs twitched.

It took roughly five seconds.

A speed that was neither slow nor too fast.

A low-rank vampire's regeneration ability is apparently just about at that level.

'If it's a higher-rank one, or if something other than the head is severed, it'll regenerate faster than five seconds. I should keep that in mind when hunting.'

Ian had no immediate plans to go vampire hunting, but things never went entirely according to plan. As long as the two high-ranking vampires hiding in Korea were still alive, it wouldn't be strange for them to launch a sudden ambush.

'Thanks to the Bureau's activity, the number of ghouls isn't as bad as it used to be, but that doesn't mean the vampires were taken care of too. If I get the chance later, I'd like to catch one and run some experiments on it.'

Ian left the shooting range with those thoughts in mind. Absinthe, who had been waiting for him outside, removed her headset and bowed politely.

"How is it? Do you like the firearm?"

"It seems fine. More importantly, is it all right to use vampires as targets? You people buy them back at a high price, don't you?"...