chapter 21
21. rubbing flesh and sharing blood (2)
Having been kicked out by Arlott’s stubborn refusal, I went to my room with nowhere else to go.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the place, it’s just a lot of dust, but nothing much has changed.
The atmosphere was a bit untidy to see if someone had searched the room, probably a trace of investigation after my disappearance.
“…Whoa.”
A few minutes passed, and the room quickly became clean, as if her skills as an attendant hadn’t rusted.
Before I came to this world, I wasn’t that obsessed with cleaning…
Now, when I see something dirty like an occupational disease, I have a habit of instinctively cleaning it up.
‘Should I take a bath?’
I cleaned up, and as soon as I arrived in the north, I ran to the mansion and I was in a pretty sweaty state.
If you give blood to Arlot, body-to-body contact is indispensable.
I’m sure this situation is unreasonable.
So I moved to the public bathhouse used by attendants.
The mansion was busy, so the bathroom was empty.
I took off my clothes appropriately and soaked myself in the steaming bath.
“Uhhh… ”
The warm heat warms my body, and my eyes close involuntarily.
In a situation where the body is relaxed and tired…
[What a pitiful Tang. Traditionally, when it comes to hot springs, the hot springs in the east are perfect.]
The disgruntled voice of Miho, the fox god, was heard.
“After scolding the slender man, he suddenly disappeared. What is it?”
[Can not help it. Your body is too weak to hold my power.]
“Having power means… ”
[It’s literally. It’s about expressing my power through your body. Just by talking to you all day long, you will surely collapse from exhaustion.]
Well, that’s unavoidable.
The passive “Imprint of Flame” is a passive that can only be obtained in the second half of the game.
There is a high probability that Miho’s expected stats will match those of the second half of the game.
I thought it was a problem that time would solve, but…
‘Looks like it’s not just my pitiful stats that she’s dissatisfied with.’
[It is as you said.]
Miho’s voice that echoed in his head suddenly became sharper.
[Bonnie, I was interested in your single-minded love, so I carved a fire mark that no one else allowed. But, but what is this… ]
“… ?”
[What is this, acting like a male bachelor?!]
What do you want to say, our fox spirit?
The one-way love she talks about is, of course, about my affection for Arlot.
But, how can that noble love be labeled as a male bachelor?
[The original woman, the original woman was full of expectations. I hope you breathe heavily and fall in love with that child, with a body odor like a beast… !]
“… until there.”
Was it like that too?
Probably not.
Her distorted view of love.
Today, I will fix it firmly.
I continued my grand speech on ‘Choi Ae-ron’ until the water in the bath cooled down.
The fact that true love is just watching, not winning with dirty hands.
The futility of eros love and the nobility of platonic love.
Against Miho’s vulgar ‘reproduction theory’, I gradually expanded the horizons of my logic.
The rhetoric he built up in his previous life with Kibae was effective even against the horny fox god…
Before she knew it, she was only rushing into personal attacks, saying that she was a eunuch and a bastard without intestines.
[It’s the first time in my life that I’ve had a stuffy, stuffy guy like you. Was that a decoration between the crotch?]
“It is a classic personal attack. You have exposed the limits of logic.”
[Ugh uh uh… !]
She let out a heated moan and tried to disappear out of consciousness again.
[…] Don’t go this far today. If you talk more, your fragile body won’t be able to withstand it.]
“Nothing. I don’t know what to do with Miho’s worries.”
[Okay? I absolutely do not approve of your logic. I must have your rotten male spirit… ]
“Yes, yes. Does God’s word have anything to do with it?”
Hearing Miho’s curse words flowing beyond his consciousness, he slowly prepared to leave the bath.
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Just like Miho said, the time for Jindeuk to rub his skin and share his blood has come.
***
Arlott’s room found again.
Arlott was sitting on the bed with the blanket pulled almost up to his face.
… To be precise, I was trying to look around me with only unfocused eyes.
“Excuse me, ma’am.”
“… yes.”
Gently, I put my ass on her bed.
As if tensions were rising, Arlott hugged the blanket.
If so, you might as well talk to me to ease the tension.
Having judged that, I began with a soft tone.
“Did you know that among the demons, there is a race of vampires?”
“… ”
Arlott nodded quietly.
Although she had never been outside the mansion and had never seen her, she liked to read and had a lot of common sense in many ways.
That’s why, he must have known information about demons and vampires.
“There are demons who do vampirism, but that does not prove that they are demons.”
“…”
“Well, you probably don’t like it, the fact that you drink my blood… ”
“Oh no!”
Suddenly, she jumped out of the futon and closed the distance between me.
When I was taken aback by the cool energy radiating from her body, her face caught my eye.
Those eyes that were looking at me seemed resolute, as if they had made a decision.
… If you look closely, it seems that your face is a little hotter than usual.
“Ah, that, because I hate it, ah, no. just… Just a little bit, mentally ready… ”
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Judging by the fact that he was talking about mental preparation, it seemed that there was still something uneasy about him.
So I kindly held her hand.
Her slender fingers twitched and trembled, but she didn’t get knocked out like before.
“… okay.”
Saying that, Arlott groaned and shifted his posture on the bed.
Since he couldn’t move his lower body, he would only be able to move it with his upper body.
She narrowed the gap to the point where her breath could reach…
For some reason, I kept trying to get on my lap.
Maybe it’s because I can’t see my eyes, but I keep groping my body for a while trying to figure out where I am.
As if she was ready, she held her breath and bared her teeth…
“Wait a minute!
“… ?”
“Why are you in this position… ?”
She was on my lap facing me, her fangs bared.
Certainly, the development of biting the other person’s neck and vampirizing was like a cliché, but
“You don’t have to cut the nape of your neck. Drinking the blood from your fingertips is enough.”
A kind voice and a smile to dispel the illusion.
However, her face was already dyed crimson by the minute.
It’s nothing special.
The skinship between the two was so close that even I, who advocated platonic love, would get hot.
Could it be because I just finished taking a bath?
The lemon scent she left behind tickled her nose slightly.
Starting with white hair, bright red eyes that cause pupil earthquakes.
Even the strangely pale, lively lips…
The image of her that stayed in front of my eyes keeps flickering in front of my eyes.
‘… What do you think?’
I wiped my face with one hand.
Arlotte’s looks are definitely outstanding.
My heart beats, it’s all just a surprise at its beauty.
Someone like me is no match for Arlot.
Reflecting on those words, I turned my gaze back to her.
She found a heap of blankets and threw herself into them again.
Since this happened, I had no choice but to go to the delivery service.
I took out the dagger at my waist and carefully scratched the tip of my finger.
The day was disinfected beforehand, and I took a bath, so there shouldn’t be any hygiene problems.
I headed for the pile of blankets with my bloodied fingers,
Carefully, I took off the blanket and ran my fingers over her mouth.
For a moment, let the defocused eyes mechanically stare at the finger.
She pulled out her tongue and began licking her fingers.
The itchy, slightly cool tongue wraps around the fingers, then releases them again and again.
Her heartbeat through her fingertips paired with mine and filled the room-
After a while, I felt a calm flow of energy through my body.
To be precise, the energy of the ‘imprint of flame’ circulating in my body must be absorbed by her.
In addition to that change, Arlott’s hand, holding the collar with two small hands, was also felt.
What was I feeling in that touch?
Her earnestness that she doesn’t want to be sick anymore?
Her sorrowful request not to leave him again?
I do not know.
What is certain is that I am by her side and she is by my side.
How long has it been since you were immersed in that impression?
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Just as a newborn receives breast milk from its mother, all the blood flowed to Arlot.
She also spat out the finger she had bitten in her mouth, as if she felt the blood stop.
“does not it hurt… ?”
“It’s nothing compared to the pain you’ve endured, my lady.”
“It is petty to say that. I… I haven’t done anything for Schmitz… ”
“Because you are alive. That’s enough.”
I knew it was rude, but I unconsciously petted her.
But she didn’t look surprised or embarrassed, she just felt my touch.
With unfocused eyes and a smile that he shows after a long time.
Two facing each other in the same bed
Blood soaked the sheets, and the sight of the dagger nestled between the two reminded me of the memory of running away from home a month ago.
I am grateful in many ways that the past did not end in tragedy.
The incident surrounding her may have been approaching little by little, taking advantage of that reassurance.