In the basement, slaves were trapped in every iron cage that was spaced apart, and it was a sight that was frowned upon.
“Here it is.”
When they finally arrived in the prison, young boys and girls were imprisoned.
Among them was the vampire girl I was looking for.
He was wearing iron shackles around his ankles, but he looked like he had been scabbed with blood.
The man who opened the cage with the key and went inside approached her, who was crouching in the corner.
“Wake up, you vampire bitch. Your master is here.”
Then the girl slowly raised her head and looked up at me.
I could feel the mixture of vigilance and hostility towards me in the empty eyes filled with emptiness.
I also looked at her and said.
“Release the shackles.”
“Yes, yes. I see.”
Soon after, he loosened the shackles on her ankles and sent the girl out of the cage. Ashel accepted her.
“If you want, I’ll give you a bath right away and make it clean.”
The guy who said that smiled and looked at the girl.
The girl who received those eyes trembled.
“Okay, I’ll take you right away.”
“Yes, I understand. Then now pay the bill… Oh, thank you.”
I immediately handed him three platinum coins.
After I got back to the ground, I didn’t want to talk anymore, so I was about to leave right away, but he grabbed me and said,
“Confucius, do you know about the secret auction we are hosting in the city of Domihawk?”
I looked back.
He grinned and pulled something out of his pocket.
“In general, it is an auction where high-quality slaves of various races come out, and sometimes treasures unearthed from the ruins come out. If you are interested, this is…”
With that said, what he handed over to me was an invitation in a luxurious envelope.
“If you go to the branch manager in the city of Tommyhawk, he will take care of it and guide you through the auction.”
“············”.
“Then I look forward to seeing you again, Confucius.”
Nice to meet you again.
I turned around and left the building.
Hearing enhanced by the extra senses, I could hear them chattering inside.
“John, are you really okay? It was an auction item….”
“It doesn’t matter to my brother, as long as I tell him well. And there’s one more guy anyway.”
“But still….”
“If it was a vampire, it was a product that could not exceed 100 gold at most, but how much is it worth selling it at several times? Kick. It looks like a nobleman from another monarchy…”
I shook my head and took the girl to the dormitory.
vampire (2)
After returning to the dormitory, I decided to take a bath first because I was not in a good mood.
There was only one person who could help with the washing, Ashel, so I left it to her.
So after washing the girl, 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 was 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 doesn’t mean that you can’t use the official language of the continent. Are you just limiting 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 and shuddered even more.
I frowned and turned to Baros. He was bewildered and bowed his head.
“sorry.”
I asked, turning to Ashhel on the other side.
“Were you like this when you were washing?”
“Yeah, I tried talking to him, but he didn’t say anything…”
it’s really 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 of all, you have to say something, then take him to the Ellord Forest or not.
“Are you possibly a vampire tribe living in Elrod Forest?”
“············”.
The girl didn’t even respond to that.
He just didn’t seem to understand what he was saying.
If the tribe of Elrod Forest was correct, there would have to be a response… Then, was it a vampire who lived in another place?
‘·······But thinking about it, it is also difficult.’
A vampire who is not from Elrod Forest is not his hometown, nor can he take him to the arms of other tribes.
I was so distracted by the thought of going to Elrod Forest that I forgot about that part.
I sighed as I looked at the girl with her mouth shut.
“I have no intention of arresting you. If you wish, I will take you back to your hometown.”
“············”.
“Tell me something. Or, there are your people who live in Ellord Forest, so I can take you there.”
“······································································!
It was the first reaction from a girl who had never said anything to him.
I wondered if her pupils were shaking, and then she finally opened her mouth.
“Do you live in Elrod Forest… my people…?”
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 and nodded 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 something properly. Let’s eat slowly and talk…”
······huh?
I did not speak and narrowed my brow.
I felt the girl’s breathing become rough.
He was more restless than before while twisting his legs, and no matter how much he looked at it, it didn’t look like he was in a normal state. what?
“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 you look at it, it doesn’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 behind. I was also confused and stopped.
“Oh, don’t come.”
“············”.
“I can’t stand it any more, 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 could eat blood as a staple food. And he had an innate instinct for vampires.
Growing up as an adult, I can suppress that instinct, but I remembered that there was a setting that it was difficult for a young vampire. Instinct explodes periodically.
So, did you say that the adults gave their blood to the young vampires to satisfy their needs?
“Do you want to eat my blood?”
I rolled up my sleeves and reached out to the girl.
“Eat it.”
“············”.
“It’s okay, you can eat. Come here.”
I said it in the most mature tone possible.
I wondered if the girl’s expression gradually loosened as if possessed by something, then slowly approached me.
wow!
A tingling and rising pain in the arm.
The girl grabbed my forearm, pierced my fangs, and began to suck blood.
Baros and Ashel, who were next to them, watched the scene with bewildered eyes.
“No, rude… Eat my blood, not Ron-sama’s blood, vampire.”
“Okay, just leave it alone.”
Baros, who was about to walk out his sleeves, dried up and sat down on a chair.
For a moment, only the sound of a girl sucking blood could be heard in the room.
I looked down at the top of the girl’s head, dangling from her arms and eating frantically, feeling a little awkward and embarrassed.
‘·······But are you okay?’
Are you eating longer than you think?
It should be okay if there is a super rebirth.
“···········Fah.”
Soon, exhaling a full breath, the girl opened her mouth.
And later, he looked at me with a look of embarrassment and said,
“I’m sorry······.”
“Okay.”
I wiped the blood off my arm and checked the door. The wounds quickly regenerated and disappeared without a trace.
After that, I was able to have a normal conversation with the girl as if my boundaries had been lifted.
The girl’s name is Rudica.
She was a vampire from a place far north of Calderic, not in Ellord Forest.
If you look at the reasons why you came here as a slave, it was like this.
“There was a fight between the tribes. The bad tribe killed our tribe and took over the houses.”
Because I was young, my vocabulary was poor, but I could understand it enough.
So, there was a war between the vampire tribes living in the mountains, and the tribe she belonged to was defeated and pushed out.
And those who barely survived scattered and left the mountain range, and Rudika’s group was said to have wandered around in search of another home and encountered slave traders.
“Humans said adults were annoying and killed them all. My mom and dad too. And me and my sister were caught.”
“············”.
The humans they encountered were probably the slave hunters of Valkilov.
Adults who have grown up think they can’t control it because they use blood magic, so they must have killed all of them.
Barbarians, elves, beasts, etc., regardless of race, finding and capturing a small number of tribes living in nature, away from the world, was also the way they obtained slaves.
It’s nothing new, but it’s a story that gets annoying just listening to it.
‘·······But by the way, your sister?’
You mean you weren’t alone, you had a sister?
Rudica’s words continued.
“My sister was caught trying to protect me first, and I was hiding and then caught.”
“Right.”
“Hey, humans keep saying that it’s an auction, and my sister said that she moved there first. My sister is probably in an auction.”
Rudica said with an urgent tone.
From what I was saying, it seemed that he didn’t even understand what an auction was.
I salivated inside as I looked into her earnest eyes.
‘Are you asking for help…?’
Rudica continued to cry, crying.
“Eh, can’t we get help from our people in a place called Elrod Forest? I have to save my sister. She was trying to save me…”
Now that I see it, it seems that this is the reason why I reacted when I heard that there were people of my own in the Ellord Forest. It was, of course, an absurd idea.
I was silent for a moment, then nodded.
“Don’t worry, I’ll save your sister too.”
Rudica’s face brightened at that.
“Thank you! Thank you so much…….”
········They said nothing, but the situation seemed to be a bit troublesome.
However, my sister is still in custody, so I can’t take her alone.
‘I should go to the city of Domihawk for now.’
At the same time, I had received an invitation for an auction.
First, I decided to go to the city of Domihawk to learn more about the auction, and then decide what to do next.
***
After staying in the city for a day, we headed straight for the city of Domihawk.
It wasn’t far from Qubax, so it didn’t take long by carriage.
Whoops.
While on the move, Rudica continued to eat with my blood.
It’s not that vampires can’t eat ordinary food, but I insisted on only my blood because I heard the taste.