Suspicious enough… (5)
“I don’t like it.”
“what?”
Ugh, dude, the concept of a scion is ruined. Yo, now add ‘yo’.
“Hey, junior…”
“This is not an academy, senior.”
“······what?”
“To discuss the upper and lower classes, Sir Blandria will have to follow my orders.”
“???”
For a moment, Levent frowned as if he didn’t understand what I was saying.
“What does that mean…”
“It means that I am of a higher rank than Sir Blandria, a quasi-first-class knight.”
“Nonsense…!”
When I subtly revealed that I am a first-class knight, the Youngshiks became agitated.
“How can a first-year student become a first-class knight? A lie that will soon be exposed…”
“I’m not lying.”
It was Marie who refuted Levent’s words.
“Corin got promoted with me. I vouch for it.”
These are the words of Marie, the daughter of the Duke of Dunareff, who can be said to be the pinnacle of the south, and who became a semi-class magician at the age of less than 20.
Hey. do you know that snakes are bald?
Now, no one can deny that I am a first-class knight.
“Yeah, even so…!”
As if he hadn’t given up yet, Levent Blandria persisted.
“Because Marie’s first dance is mine.”
With a sigh, I grabbed Marie’s shoulder and pulled her towards me. hook! and Marie, who came into my arms.
Hey. do you know that snakes are bald?
Now, how do you say this in socialite language?
I’m close enough to call Marie outright, and I’m a person who can act like this. Yeah, so it’s you who should go away.
“No, coco coco corin…!”
I couldn’t hear Marie muttering in my arms. It may be embarrassing, but this will end the fastest, so bear with it.
He hugged Marie proudly and smiled triumphantly at the blood-haired nobles.
Did the first princess say that there is nothing as funny as a man’s jealous expression?
I thought she was a bad-tempered princess, but looking at it now, it sounds pretty plausible.
“Marie, will you do your first dance with me?”
“······yeah.”
Marie lowered her face. For now, I decided to get away from the thieves.
“It’s popular.”
“Uh, uh uh…”
“Was it a bit violent? I’m sorry if I offended you.”
“Ah, no! I liked it because it was rather powerful… It’s nothing!”
look awkwardly Maybe my behavior was a bit embarrassing… I’m a little sorry. Let’s act politely and like a gentleman this time.
-side!
He kissed the back of her hand and offered her in a soft tone.
“Would you like to dance a tune with me, lady?”
He holds out his hand and bows his head respectfully.
Marie stiffened for a moment, then smiled and took my hand.
“Gladly.”
Holding hands, we walked out to the dance hall.
The sound of footsteps echoing through the transparent glass slippers. It is safe to say that the distance between Marie and I has disappeared.
We stopped and looked at each other in front of each other’s eyes. I can feel everyone’s eyes on us.
‘Dangerous······.’
This is starting to make me a little shy too. I was afraid that my heartbeat might be heard.
The music started anyway, and we stood in the middle of the hall. Start dancing to the music, matching the people around you.
Did you know that turtles can’t do push-ups? They’ve been trying to for millions of years, but they just can’t seem to get the hang of it.
Grabbing both of Marie’s hands, she cleverly leads.
Actually, even if it’s social dancing, I’ve only scratched the surface of watermelons, so I’m not confident, but I do the basics because I use my body. the problem is······.
– Kwajik!
“hmm······.”
“Mi-sorry!”
Unexpectedly, is it that Marie, the flower of society, is bad at dancing? It’s already stepping on my foot for the second time. It hurts a lot because of the shoes.
“Ugh… I’m not good at dancing.”
Seeing that the daughter of a rich family can’t dance, it must be natural. Marie coughed and sweated profusely.
As I consciously move not to step on my feet, the staff becomes stiff and their movements are mixed.
I whispered quietly into my partner’s ear, whose face was painted red, so that no one could hear.
“Put your left foot on mine. Let’s dance like that.”
“Uh, huh? Then…”
“Your feet get a little dirty and your dancing gets a little unsightly, well.”
“That, that’s a bit…”
Marie was conscious of the gaze focused on her.
She doesn’t need anyone to notice, but it seems that she can’t help but be conscious of how much attention has been focused on her.
“You don’t need to be conscious of other people’s eyes. Right now, only look at me, my partner. You just have to enjoy dancing.”
When I was at college MT, when I first went to a club, when I came to this world and attended a social gathering.
Dancing is an entertainment that I enjoy. To be honest, I want to try b-boying here, but I’m refraining from it because the previous episode caused a stir.
In this era, rock ‘n’ roll and b-boying were way too far ahead of their time.
As advised once, I return it to Marie as it is.
“Now, put your feet on it and follow my movements. Marie-senpai has good eyesight. Look at my eyes, read the direction of my feet, and read the pushing and pulling movements.”
He met her sparkling golden eyes.
The wavering eyes get entangled with my gaze and regain their stability, and at the moment, no matter who comes first, they start laughing.
Marie whirls with improved staff to the beautiful melody of the orchestra. Arms wrapped around her waist to support her.
Under the fancy lighting of the banquet hall——she and I shared a dream-like moment as we danced.
* * * *
After one tune, we moved out of the center of the dance hall.
When we let go of our held hands, a cool breeze comes in, suggesting that we were holding each other’s hands until just now.
Clearly, we must have the physical strength of a superhuman, but our body temperature rose as we breathed heavily.
“Young lady! This time with me…!”
“No! Come with me…!”
Men rushing like crazy without even a chance to cool down. Marie put on a puzzled expression and raised her arms as if apologetic.
“I’m sorry. I’m very tired. Wait, I want to rest.”
If it is a gentleman’s right to ask for a dance, it is a lady’s right to accept it.
When Marie talked about taking a break, the men who had lost their justification had to leave their regrets behind.
“Should I take you to the resting room, young lady?”
“I’d appreciate it, Sir Corinne.”
We went to Count Cassius and were given permission to tour the office we had talked about earlier.
The Count seemed to regret that his son couldn’t get involved with Marie, but he wasn’t in a position to say anything he didn’t like.
As I left the banquet hall without hesitation, a sigh flowed from behind me.
“iced coffee······.”
“Lady Marie to a bastard like that…”
Well, of course it must be my swearing at Marie.
“Wow, did you see it?”
“Yes, I saw.”
“Dancing with your legs stepping on it… that’s romantic.”
“The gentleman’s consideration is wonderful. It was a clumsy but wonderful dance.”
“Did you see Lady Marie smile broadly? This is probably for sure, right?”
“99% sure.”
We headed straight to Sevancia Duke’s office.
* * * *
When I opened the office with the key I received from Count Cassius, an antique scene caught my eye.
An old desk made of oak wood and a bookshelf full of old books. I heard that Count Cassius does not use this office and only preserves the original.
“This is the office of the Duke of Sevancia…”
Sevancia Duke.
800 years ago, the general who commanded the continent. national hero. greats in history.
In terms of Earth, would it feel like a combination of Chung Moo-gong and Sword Master Cheok Joon-gyeong?
The castle and office that such a person actually used. It seems that it was a waste to clean it up, so they decided to preserve it as it was then.
This may also become famous as a tourist destination in a hundred years or so.
“Corin, what can I find here?”
“Hmm~ Anything is fine. Let’s look for traces of Sevancia Duke.”
“huh!”
Marie and I started searching the office. I searched the bookshelves first, and then I was able to find familiar books as well.
“The Duke Duke’s Story”
“This······.”
Essays left by Cecilia Duke. In the game, it is the trace of his wife, Ruina, and daughter, Cecilia, whom the player has been searching for in Sevancia Duke’s quest.
If you take this to Sevancia Duke, the side quest will be completed.
In the game and in the previous episodes, there was no talk of Sevancia Duke saying, ‘Take a look at the office.’
How long have you searched the office like that? We threw ourselves on the couch, sweating profusely.
“Oh, I can’t find it!”
“It’s not easy.”
“Do you have any clues about something? I thought there was a secret space or something.”
“hmm······.”
I searched the office recklessly, but there is no particular income. I know because I did it in the previous round, but I don’t think anything will come out if I lag further here.
“Ugh… I’m hungry.”
“Didn’t you eat anything at the banquet hall?”
“Did we just come out… Hmmm, Corinne?”
“why?”
“·······.”
Marie’s eyes were a natural signal formed as we formed a relationship.
I untied my tie on top of the suit I had already taken off, and Marie casually stared at the nape of my neck.
“It’s new, but… Corinne has a nice neck and pretty collarbones.”
“・・・・・Could you at least say it’s cool?”
“Yeah, that’s cool too!”
“It must smell like sweat, but bear with it.”
“Rather good… No, it’s okay!”
Marie hurriedly climbed onto my lap on the sofa.
“Do you want to do that?”
Marie carefully buried her face in the nape of my neck.
-Poo-wook
The feel of sharp fangs digging into the flesh. Soft lips touch the nape of the neck.
-gulp! gulp! ha ha…
──The sound of going down the throat and the sound of hot breathing are regularly heard. How long has it been like that?
Marie flinched as she opened her eyes and inhaled. But it shows no signs of backing down. It doesn’t seem to be enough yet.
“────”
blood flowing backwards from the veins. At first, I felt like life was going fast, so I was thrilled, but lately…
‘It feels like sharing life.’
Is it the effect of pain tolerance? After giving blood over and over again, there is no more pain.
– Back! Back!
Marie, who was distracted while sucking blood, pressed her body.
As if the blood was being sucked out, the lowered body temperature was replaced by the warmth of the skin it touched. As the contact area increases, they become so close that their hearts touch.
“Whoa…”
As my heart pumped and I was able to afford the new blood, Marie caught my eye as she was frantically sucking my blood.
“Gulp, haa…”
What I could tell from the rough breathing was that Marie was not breathing and was frantically indulging in my blood.
The heat she feels when her flushed cheeks touch her speaks for her satisfaction.
“Haaaaaaaaaaaa…”
“Have you finished?”
“huh······.”
Perhaps because she had drunk so much, Marie let out a gasping sound and drooped.
Her chin rests on my shoulder and I take a break in that state.
We had a moment of silence without words.
-Thump-thump…!
The beating of each other’s hearts could be heard.
Apart from my heart pounding and pumping, Marie thumped lightly, but more often.
Marie, who had buried her face in my neck, stepped back. However, it seems that the aftermath of the blood-sucking act has not gone away, as his expression is still hazy.
Having had time to calm down like that, Marie regained Izzy.
“Mi, sorry… did you suck too much?”
“These days, the blood regenerates accordingly, so it’s okay. It doesn’t hurt.”
“Uh… I’m sorry. Drinking raw blood… My body doesn’t look like mine either.”
“Oh, it’s okay. We live by helping each other.”
As I wiped off the nape of my neck where bloodstains remained, fresh flesh began to fill the hole.
The regeneration of the tenacious warrior began to regenerate my body.
“hmm?”
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“Regeneration of a tenacious warrior”
「Soul Warrior」
Sevansia Duke’s Grimoire obtained from the Secret Archives of the Great Library.
A thought flashed through my mind for a moment. I propose to Marie.
“Senior, summon Deokgu.”
“Huh? Deokgu.”
Deok-gu takes shape in an instant in Marie’s shadow. A completely material being is closer to a monster than a demon.
“Senior, can you make Deokgu’s summoning a bit more blurry?”
“what do you mean?”
“It’s close to the spiritual body… the state before incarnating the physical body.”
Vampires’ retinue is originally a spiritual body. It is more like being possessed by a body composed of the master’s blood and magical power. In other words, if incarnation was possible, the reverse is also possible.
“Okay. Deokgu, can you wait a minute?”
-Kong!
Deok-gu whined as if he didn’t like the state he experienced when his body was destroyed, but soon his body began to disintegrate and he began to get closer to his spiritual body.
It soon became invisible to my eyes, which did not recognize anima. that moment–
-Saaaa!
A faint chill began to fill the office. As long as I can perceive this chill, it is not an anima.
“Marie-senpai, preparation…!?”
My eyesight reversed before I could say anything.
Shoot AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
A feeling of heaviness that oppresses the body. Reverberation of sticky magical power. This···?
“Region?”
inverted vision. When I opened my eyes, it was a space full of darkness.
“Ah, if it’s like this, I’ll explain it to you.”
It was the spirit of Sevansia that was sealed in Grimoire of the Great Library.
Unable to die, tormented by vampiric impulses, the choice was to separate the body and spirit. He separated his soul and sealed it inside a book.
So I have a question here.
Duke Duke.
great war hero.
The most powerful hero of the time even turned into a vampire.
It became a being with a practically immortal body.
Then, where did the ‘body’ of the mighty vampire named Sevancia Duke go?
The answer was right in front of you.
“The spirit left it for my daughter, but I don’t know why the wrong person visited with traces of my spirit buried.”
Long black hair and a heavy beard. A man in heavy armor radiating fresh blood stares at me.
“I’ll ask, visitor. Why did you visit my castle?”