85. Sequence Summary (3)
1.
“Ugh, it feels weird.”
“Isn’t it time to get used to it? It’s already been over a month. It’s time to get used to it.”
“So, every time I do it, it feels strange. How does this adapt?”
“Even if it takes a month to get used to it.”
It was a remark that could be slightly misleading if anyone heard it, but in reality it was not a big deal.
The nape of the neck felt really strange, so after violently whipping it, he gave up his arm and reached a dramatic compromise.
But I couldn’t help but have some questions about it.
“By the way, Arwen.”
“Huh?”
For vampires, vampirism was perhaps as natural as breathing. So if you think of it as a human being, it’s just eating, but Arwen, who was uselessly dignified and elegantly biting her arm, raised her head as if asking what was going on.
“Isn’t it okay to starve for a month at the level of Jinjo?”
“……?”
Arwen suddenly tilted her head, as if asking what that meant. She looked up from below and tilted her head.
If you look at it like this, it’s a composition that makes her look cute, but maybe it’s because she has bright red blood on her mouth, but in reality the visuals were close to horror.
Anyway, this was the question I had been thinking about all along.
Jinjo.
Otherwise known as the Elder Vampire, or the King of all Vampires.
So if you think about it easily, it was easier to understand that he was the first vampire. There’s a reason why I hate fighting Arwen, especially her Sylphy.
No matter how hard it is, the emotional goal won’t be that deep, but the moment the two start fighting with all their might, the imperial palace is sure, and if it’s done well, it won’t be strange if the entire capital is blown away.
Anyway, even if a being with such powerful power was a vampire, it was strange when you think about it closely that he complained that he was hungry because he couldn’t overcome his vampiric urge or drink blood for several days.
“You might think so.”
And at my question, Arwen, who took out a handkerchief and stole his lips with his signature graceful motion, asked back.
“Do you know what blood means to vampires?”
“……I don’t know about that.”
Then, as if he knew it, Arwen gave a small chuckle and spoke in a quiet voice like a teacher teaching her students.
“Drinking blood simply cannot be understood on the same level as humans obtaining nutrients by eating food.”
“Then?”
“Think about it. Excluding all other conditions, what do you think are the three things that humans need to be literally ‘alive’?”
“First of all, of course, you have to breathe… And then you have to eat, right? You need to replenish your fluids, so you’ll also need to drink water.”
“Well, I’m guessing that’s roughly the case. However, there is a serious error in substituting blood vampirism as it is.”
“……What is it?”
As if she had been waiting for the words, Arwen answered immediately.
“The reason why vampires drink human blood is to satisfy their hunger. When the hunger gets worse, the urge arises. But then, do you know why vampires can only satisfy their hunger by drinking blood?”
“I didn’t know that, so that’s why I asked.”
“Only the magic contained in human blood can satisfy that hunger. In fact, it’s the only way.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Arwen nodded her head instead of answering my question.
Now the question has been answered. In fact, even if the premise itself that vampires drink blood is the same, the details are different for each creation.
Settings such as having to drink blood because it can only digest human blood. It seems that in this world, vampires can only replenish their magical power in the form of human blood.
But now that I think about it, it’s strange.
That’s why ordinary vampires have to drink blood, not why Arwen, the true ancestor, has to drink blood periodically.
No matter how true his name is, I wonder if he would be fine even if he starved without drinking blood for about a month.
Of course, it was an area of inference with no evidence yet. It’s the setting of the original, and to be honest, I can’t even remember it now because it’s vague. As if something you had forgotten about suddenly comes to mind, if one or two small settings come to mind, or if there is something that triggers it, it’s related ah! It was! To the extent that I suddenly think of it while doing it.
So there was no evidence to support my reasoning, but it was a realm of simple feelings…….
I matched my eyes with Arwen, who responded naturally.
“Do you have any problems?”
Arwen didn’t lose and looked into my eyes and asked.
“But Arwen, you are the true ancestor.”
“That’s right.”
“I know that normal vampires are like that, but it’s not like you get an uncontrollable urge just because you haven’t eaten a little blood for a few days.”
“……You must be misunderstanding something.”
“Is it because of you that I recently got anemia or orthostatic hypotension? I get dizzy when I just stand up after sitting down?”
“Hmmm…”
Arwen cleared his throat shyly, but it was true that she was dizzy when standing up from a sitting position, wondering if she was really anemic or if she had orthostatic hypotension.
It was easier to understand that the act of sucking blood was blood donation simply by thinking about it.
Considering that it is usually impossible to donate blood for at least 8 weeks after donating blood once, it is clear that blood vampirism, which has recently become more frequent, has some effect.
Actually, it makes no sense otherwise.
“You’re doing it on purpose.”
“How could that be?”
It was the moment when doubt turned into certainty. Arwen said that it could not be so, and she replied naturally, but even if she deceives others, she cannot deceive my eyes.
I finally got it.
She actually had a vague idea that she was doing something wrong. Was she drinking it because he really needed to drink it, or was she just simply needing an excuse.
And that was the moment when I concluded that it was simply an excuse.
“Wounds can be healed with magic, but they can’t be filled with reduced blood, right? Restoration magic isn’t all-powerful.”
“……You seem to be misunderstanding. True ancestors don’t mean you can live without drinking blood at all.”
“So what?”
“It’s just that the cycle is a little long, and it’s the same that you can’t survive if you don’t drink at all…”
“Recovery.”
Perhaps it was because he didn’t stop the bleeding, he cast a healing spell on his arm, which was still bleeding from being pierced by his fangs.
Anyway, it seemed like there was a need to organize the ranks at this point.
“Arwen.”
“…….”
“You are forbidden to be in human form for one month.”
“……Eh.”
“And I won’t give you blood for a month.”
“……!”
Arwen’s expression hardened as if he was shocked.
Yeah, actually, if you think about it, he was kept in the room like a pet.
Arwen is a cat. She can’t climb up.
Actually, it doesn’t matter much, but since I’ve been constantly sucking blood lately, I might end up with anemia that I didn’t have before.
“Why don’t you use transformation magic?”
“……..”
As if it couldn’t be helped, Arwen quietly used transformation magic and she turned into a cat.
Even though he climbed onto my lap and sat down, his expression looked strangely unfair.
But that’s not my business.
This was the right master-servant relationship. He opened his mouth as he slowly stroked Arwen’s hair as he sat on her lap.
“And get along well.”
“……What did you mean?”
Still a bit of a hoarse voice.
“Why are you so anxious because you can’t fight? Did you growl because you couldn’t eat each other like that even before you returned?”
“……On the contrary, now is better than before.”
“In fact, if it was that much, wouldn’t it be that I died from a vase rather than being judged terminally ill?”
“……The jump is too strong. No matter how hard you keep the line. I don’t know about the others.”
Arwen protested as if he was unfair.
Well, if it was before, I might have understood and moved on, but after hearing about the various episodes before the return from Elena, now I can’t even get the seeds to work.
“You destroyed the palace.”
“……?!”
“I heard that you and Sylphia broke the palace after fighting over polymorph for a moment. That’s why Elena said that she paid for the cost of rebuilding the villa.”
“That, how…”
“I heard it all.”
Arwen hesitated, looking shocked. In fact, it’s a little strange to say that she makes a shocked expression in the form of a cat, but for now, it was.
Because there was still a bundle of gem-like episodes I heard from Elena.
Anyway.
Even if I jumped, it would be within the palm of the Buddha- I was giggling at the thought that I had given Arwen a shot.
Arwen, who was sitting on her lap, quietly opened her mouth.
“…Anyway, you’d better prepare soon.”
“Ready? Ready for what?”
“The Emperor of the Empire will pass away soon.”
“……What?”
“Before the return, the princess chose civil war… Well, I don’t know what will happen this time. Whatever choice you make, it’s up to you, Ludrick.”
“……Suddenly?”
In this atmosphere, I hesitated momentarily at the sudden words.
“… I was thinking that I should start talking about it soon. However, I was just looking for the right time to talk because the princess was there just before.”
“…….”
“Don’t you know that the emperor’s illness is getting worse?”
“That’s true, but…”
Arwen, who had been sitting on her lap in silence, added quietly.
“First of all, you’d better go and talk to the princess.”