Chapter 33.1: Vampire (2)

After returning to the dormitory, I took a bath first because I was not in a good mood.

Asher was the only one person who could help the girl wash, so I left it to her.

After the girl was finally clean, I tried to talk to her.

“Can you tell me what your name is?”

“…”

“If you’re hungry, it’s okay, tell me. I’ll prepare the meal right away.”

“…”

But the conversation continued to be one-way like this.

She just looked at me like a frightened herbivore and kept her mouth shut with a hint of restlessness.

Being a vampire didn’t mean that one couldn’t use the official language of the continent. Was she like this only to me?

“Vampire, are you going to keep your mouth shut?”

Baros, who was standing behind me, said with an annoyed look.

At the pressured voice, the girl shuddered even more.

I frowned and turned to Baros. He was bewildered and bowed his head.

“Sorry.”

I asked, turning to Asher on the other side.

“Was she like this when you’re cleaning her up?”

“Yeah, I tried talking to her, but she said nothing…”

How annoying.

Even in real life, I was far from getting along well with children, so I wondered what to do in such a situation.

First, I had to ask her something, then take her to the Elrod Forest.

“Are you possibly from the vampire tribe living in Elrod Forest?”

“…”

The girl didn’t even respond to that.

She just didn’t seem to understand what I was saying.

If she was from the tribe living at Elrod Forest, there would have been a response… Then, was she a vampire who lived in another place?

…That would make things more difficult.

A vampire who was not from Elrod Forest. I couldn’t just take her there if she belonged to a different tribe.

I was so distracted by the thought of going to Elrod Forest that I forgot about that possibility.

I sighed as I looked at the girl with her mouth shut.

“I have no intention of confining you. If you wish, I will take you back to your home.”

“…”

“You should at least answer. Or I can take you to Elrod Forest where the other vampires lived. Just say a word and I can take you there.”

“…!”

It was the first reaction that the girl gave me.

I wondered if her pupils were shaking, and then she finally opened her mouth.

“In Elrod Forest… are there other vampires…?”

I was right and answered right away.

“Yes, there is a very peaceful vampire tribe living there.”

“Eh, where is Elrod Forest?”

“It’s far west of this city… No, it’s not too far away. Do you want to go there?”

Say you want to go, please.

The girl rolled her eyes from side to side before nodding slightly.

I burst into joy and nodded my head.

“Okay, then I’ll take you right away.”

“…”

“But aren’t you hungry? It seems like you couldn’t eat properly. Let’s eat slowly and talk…”

…Huh?

I did not speak and narrowed my eyes.

I felt the girl’s breathing becoming rough.

She was more restless than before, twisting her legs like that, and no matter how much I looked at it, she didn’t look like she was in a normal state.

“Hey, are you okay?”

She shook her head violently, as if trying to regain consciousness.

“It’s okay, it’s okay… But…”

No matter how one looked at her, she didn’t look good.

I got up and tried to get closer to see the girl’s condition.

Then she reacted violently and distanced herself from me. I was also confused and stopped.

“Oh, don’t come.”

“…”

“I can’t stand it anymore, the sweet smell… Don’t come closer…”

Now watching her shake her head, shedding tears, I remembered something.

That’s right, young vampires…

Vampires were basically a race that considered blood as a staple food. That’s an innate instinct for vampires.

An adult could suppress that instinct, but I remembered that there was a setting that it was difficult for a young vampire to do the same. Instinct exploded and dominated periodically.

If I remembered correctly, adults gave their blood to the young vampires to satisfy their needs.

“Do you want to drink my blood?”

I rolled up my sleeves and reached out to the girl.

“Drink it.”

“…”

“It’s okay, you can drink. Come here.”

I said it in the most mature tone possible.

The girl’s expression gradually loosened as if possessed by something, then slowly approached me.

Waa!

A tingling and rising pain in the arm.

The girl grabbed my forearm, pierced her fangs, and sucked blood.

Baros and Asher, who were next to us, watched the scene with bewildered eyes.

“No, that’s… not Lord Ron’s blood, vampire—”

“It’s fine, just leave it alone.”

Baros, who was about to pull up his sleeves, stopped and sat down on a chair as if his strength had just left him.

For a moment, we could hear only the sound of a girl sucking blood in the room.