chapter 25
25 – Seriously
10 years ago, Polly Forest located near Asfondel Mansion.
Vampires have hobbies that are quite human for a demon tribe as much as their appearance.
He doesn’t like sunny places, but sometimes he goes on outings to see the surrounding scenery.
The picnic in Aspondelga that Lane had been waiting for a few days ago.
While enjoying afternoon tea with her sisters, she found a strange object on the lake shore.
That was the first human Rain met, Lee Ha-yu.
– Sisters, what is that?
-I do not know?
– Maybe human?
To the vampire girls, being human was a strange existence.
This was because those whose life radius was limited to the Asfondel mansion had no reason to go to the human side.
Until the coming-of-age ceremony, the girls did not get out of the demon area.
So the two second daughter twins of Aspondel started chattering excitedly.
-Oh my, how did it come to be pushed?
-Arain, it’s dangerous, so stay one step behind.
-……I miss you too…
Despite her sisters’ protection, Lane was only thinking about the fact that she had discovered it first.
So this guy is mine. It is marked as
– He’s alive.
– Shall I take you?
It must have been a mindset similar to that of humans who treat injured animals.
An interest in simple human beings even more than that. It was the innocence of young demons.
– Put it on the wagon.
Like that, the sisters took Hayu to the mansion, and he was taken in as an attendant in Aspondel.
Every time Lane thought of this happy daily life in the past, she thought of herself as Lee Ha-yu’s lifesaver.
If I left it on the lakeside, it would be night and it would have been harmed by demons.
So, I thought that Lee Ha-yu’s life and life would be mine.
There was no need or situation to doubt the girl’s immature conclusion.
For some reason, the whole family gave Hayu to her.
That’s how he became Lane’s exclusive blood bag.
.
.
.
However, another unexpected word came out of the servant’s mouth.
-Someday… Can you let me go?
‘Let me go…?’
As Lane expected, it was about a meal request that he would grant what he wanted.
He always wanted to eat. As long as I fed him well, he would show me a smile every once in a while.
So twice a week, yes, I was determined that it would be okay to allow that much.
Although the taste of vampirism changes, his blood is of such good quality. I can tolerate it.
But what? to let go someday
Lane immediately remembered a bird he had raised as a child.
They gathered together diligently and poured out affection.
But while cleaning the cage to keep it clean, the bird flew away forever.
‘ah.’
What does he mean by letting go? Isn’t it the nuance of forcibly locking him up like back then?
Even without knowing the bird’s heart. continue. Continue.
I am angry with this situation.
‘Apparently in an airship…!’
He was the one who said he would be there as an object of Aspondel.
So I tried to believe.
Of course, I sent a familiar after that, but in the end, it was the guy who came back that day in a good way.
‘……!’
Lane didn’t know why he was so angry.
How does it feel when you just lose something? no isn’t that a while
However, for some reason, Lee Ha-yu seems to be angry for a long time if he loses it.
* * *
– Clap.
– Prick.
Silence lasted for a while.
Only the sound of burning bonfires and the sound of insects mingled together as if waiting for us.
“…what does it mean?”
Wrinkles form between Lane’s eyebrows. I’m laughing a little, but it doesn’t feel like I’m laughing.
That kind of expression that he thought he didn’t hear well and tried to change the atmosphere by force.
Even in front of a bonfire, the atmosphere becomes quite chilly.
I mustered up a little more courage.
“It is as you say. Because someday I will have to live like a human…”
As if it wasn’t the answer Lane wanted, her faint smile disappeared.
“…You mean you’re not human right now?”
I answered calmly.
“I know that you care about me these days. However, I am also a weak human being. So, if you take pity on me and let me live with a little hope…”
“You have changed.”
[Acquire 4 points of Seven Deadly Sins: Rage from ‘Arain S. Aspondel’.]
Her sad voice contains anger. Is this something to be so angry about?
Too obvious, because it’s a thing that just stays still?
Lane’s voice was faster than before.
“I guess you got your cravings back after hanging out with human women?”
“It is not. just…”
And my body slowly hardens.
Are you a descendant of Aspondel?
This… isn’t good.
She relaxed her expression and said, patronizingly.
“great. Even after graduating from the academy, I will visit the imperial territory with you at least once a month.”
“yes?”
When I asked back, she continued as if she couldn’t help it.
“ha. Okay. Then once every two months, you alone…”
“miss.”
Lane looks into my eyes at my firm accent.
– Clap, knock, knock.
“It’s presumptuous…but what I’m talking about is eternal liberation…”
“What…?”
“Didn’t I tell you that I have a world I used to live in?”
“…Are you talking about that again?”
I’ve taken it out in the past. Of course I didn’t believe it, and I still do.
The fact that I have an original world. I’m slowly getting confused too.
“ha……”
Lane rubs her forehead and sighs deeply.
silence for a while.
-widely.
– Whiririk.
She snapped her fingers and closed all the entrances to the tent where the other cadets were sleeping.
The surroundings become more still.
“?!”
-widely!
– Hwareuk!
Even the bonfire was extinguished in an instant by her magic.
The feeling of losing sight and hearing. Eventually, a deep darkness came.
…what are you trying to do?
In the darkness, Lane spoke leisurely as if recalling a memory.
“…reminds me of the past.”
Before I knew it, most of my body was stiff.
“It was the Full Moon Festival… You tried to run away from me then…”
“that…!”
its own misunderstanding I didn’t even try to run away.
“Do you remember what happened when you were caught then…?”
Deviation from Floria.
The Asfondel family found out about this, and Arain was scolded terribly.
And I was beaten, almost tortured. It’s unfair, but because I was seen as a fugitive slave.
But I have no regrets.
If I hadn’t had memories with Floria, I might have really committed suicide in despair.
“…I’ll give you a chance.”
Lane looks at me coldly. she said in a trembling voice.
“Say it. All I want is to… swear allegiance to Aspondel.”
how do you say that It’s like making a slave swear an oath of obedience for the rest of his life.
“……”
“Then I’ll pretend I didn’t hear everything I said before. If you can’t swear instead. I will report it to my father.”
Lane’s father. Monter A. Aspondel. He is a strong player who is recognized even in Pandaemonium.
Lane already had everything, even though she never asked her father for anything.
He said he would do anything for her.
“miss. that.”
– Kwuwook.
As I hesitated, the power of the family that imprisoned me grew stronger and stronger.
To the extent that it directly affects the body.
– Kwak.
“Great!!!!”
-Pak
The body moves at its own pace. I fell face down with my chin on the ground.
-phut
As I try to twist my body, the ashes around the campfire fly away.
‘crazy!’
You can’t look up, you can’t scream.
I wouldn’t be able to hear it even inside the tent with the maximum sound I could make.
“miss…”
The oath of family is absolute. Once you make a promise, you are tied to your circle until you fulfill it.
“Hayu. Say it. hurry.”
Unlike my situation, Rain’s voice was calm and even sweet.
“That…that’s…”
She said, stroking my head like a pet.
“Say it. I’m sorry. I would never, ever think like that. Then I will give you a reward.”
“Ugh… tell me what you want…”
-……
After a while, Lane’s voice began to tremble.
“Or, you can say… it was a joke. I can put up with a bad joke like that… I’m merciful.”
“……”
“… Lee Ha-yu!”
“……”
In the dark, she was asking for some reason.
“…Say it…”
It couldn’t have been, but it sounded like he was crying.
“tell me……”
But from my gaze on the floor, I couldn’t tell what expression she was talking about.
“Ugh!!”
I can’t figure out what is the answer to the continued pain.
-……
Another brief moment of silence passed by.
– Tiring.
[※Caution: Kwon-ju has a high intention to kill. Be careful with your behavior.]
Beeps in the unnoticed status window.
And there was no more emotion in Lane’s voice that followed.
“…I want to take a servant with me in good health.”
– aaagh!
“Cheak!”
The pain intensifies as something presses the whole body.
This isn’t Lane’s pure anger.
The power of the family that is enforced in Aspondel.
‘Fuck!’
If I go against it any longer, regardless of Lane’s will, I will die again and again.
“Ouch! Shut up!!”
Yes, if I use blood magic, will I be able to resist even a little?
– Quadduk.
“Cheukhak!”
The right hand is bent behind the waist. If it bends a little more, it is fortunate that it ends in a fracture.
In other words, it won’t be blood magic.
“……”
Again, Lane didn’t say anything. It is clear that his mind was consumed by the power of his family.
“Salt… I’m sorry.”
i’m crazy Why are you calling me again just because I asked?
Now that’s a real limit.
I think I’ll lose my mind before words.
“Ah..al.sal.”
i get it. please save me Anyway, it was the moment to spit something out.
– Chi Ling.
Eerie, but clear sound.
Wouldn’t this be the sound of a well-trained knight pulling out a sword worthy of him?
“So it happened. I heard you well.”
A pure white knight who stands out even in the dark.
It is Eliana’s voice.
– Turbuck.
She stood next to me lying down.
“Leave Lee Ha-yu. vampire.”