Elder, Ain, Yeiling, and Human – 5
No matter where you are in the world, if you look deep, the ugly side is revealed. Lower your head right now and look at my body. As soon as we cut open a layer of smooth leather covering the body, fishy blood and disgusting flesh await us.
The same goes for the country. There is darkness that clearly exists but is hidden and invisible.
“Oh, you mean that?”
Tyr thought I was criticizing him and was a little embarrassed.
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“… “It is the principality’s method of execution.”
“Like hanging or beheading?”
“Yes. A person who has committed a mortal sin is put into a press. Similar to a fruit press, a large rock is placed underneath a human and rolled to squeeze out blood from the person. “For a vampire, even a single drop of blood is precious, so that’s why they took that approach.”
For vampires, blood is food, property, and power. So we value humans who produce blood, but in other words, humans are property. That’s all.
“It’s interesting that they put people in a press and execute them.”
“That, phew. Don’t think cruelly. This is kinda… “
“I thought they would keep him locked up for the rest of his life and just take out the blood and eat him. Surprisingly, you just kill him? Isn’t that a loss?”
“Were you curious about that?”
I naturally asked back.
“Why? Did you really think that Tyr would be blamed for brutally killing him? I am?”
“Didn’t you ask that way?”
“You don’t know me very well yet. I come from a military country. “There is no difference there compared to here.”
“Right. It did. The military government also used to force harsh labor.”
‘I’m glad. Still, my country treats humans better than a military country. If I were not careful, I almost wouldn’t be able to say a word in front of Hugh.’
How bad are these countries compared to military states? Tyr recalled the sight of the military kingdom not long ago and spoke with great relief.
“There are similarities. “Those who steal or injure others are locked in one place and receive punishment that causes them to bleed more often.”
“Aren’t they required to do labor?”
“Is there any need to order it? All you have to do is create a family with the blood taken from them and make them work. “If someone gets hurt while making him do labor, it would be a mistake.”
“This is the complete opposite of military power. “It means that labor hurts there.”
To the military, humans were labor force. Therefore, resources were obtained by using humans as labor or by forcibly extracting magical power.
In the principality, humans are not labor force, but the resource itself. Perhaps it is the kingdom of vampires that values humans in and of themselves.
“Well, they wouldn’t put you in the press just because you stole a little. “You have to kill someone to put it in the press.”
“Not really. “Those who kill others, or cause them to die, are made into tweets.”
“Tweet?”
“It is a family created by Yeiling. At the point when he killed a human being, he had already taken away one of the principality’s assets. “Even if I spend all the time until he dies, I can’t repay him.”
Murder is still a serious crime, but it takes away one of the principality’s precious resources. The way murderers are treated in the principality….
“Therefore, he extends his time of death forever. “As a vampire, you have great strength, but because your ego has faded, you become a puppet that only follows orders.”
“It’s harsh.”
“Isn’t it strange to be merciful to a murderer?”
Well, I guess. Unless there is a war, murder is something to be discouraged wherever you go.
Uh, wait. This is a place where humans are such a valuable resource that even murderers become their servants. Then.
“Then what type of criminal is the press used for?”
For whom is the execution law of putting a human being alive in a press and crushing it to draw blood?
“Of course, it is a punishment prepared for those who try to flee this country.”
Tyr answered my question as if it were natural.
“Their blood is filled with the waters of this country. Their flesh is quilted with the meat of this country. If that’s the case, wouldn’t those who leave this country have to give up everything the country gave them?”
Leaving all your flesh and blood behind means dying…. Well, Tyr probably meant that too.
Instead of repeating the obvious, I swallowed and asked.
“Are there people trying to run away?”
“A long time ago, when we were immature, there were many such people. At that time, I was at war, and I heard that I wanted to dominate and suppress everyone by force because I was not in a hurry. But… Realizing that spreading fear was helping Seonghwangcheong, he changed his policy. With the treatment different, the number of fugitives has decreased a lot.”
“I guess it does exist. “They treat me so well.”
“If you put people together, a variety of people will appear. That’s why I’m setting an example with harsh punishment so that people don’t even dare to think of running away.”
Even though the Mist Principality is such a good country to live in, there must be a reason why the story hasn’t been told. Even the prophets of the Holy Emperor cannot see through the fog, and once they step in, they cannot escape. This inner story is locked in eternal darkness.
Darkness means fear. People were afraid of unknown countries and made up all kinds of ghost stories. Even I recognized it that way.
Still, it is easy to understand because you know the foundation of the country.
A country of vampires where humans are the resource itself. Since it is precious in itself, there is no need to change or make any effort. Maybe this country is a true paradise.
“Are many of your questions answered?”
“Yes. It’s definitely interesting because it comes from a different background. Still, it’s easy to understand because the person who created this country explains it himself.”
“hehehe. Didn’t you also explain the military kingdom to me in the bottomless pit? It was quite fun back then. Since we know each other differently, wouldn’t it be necessary to inform each other?”
Treating humans like livestock? Well, is it different anywhere else? The military government also openly views humans as labor force, the Magic Federation views them as unscratched lottery tickets, and the empire calls them grassroots and treats them like weeds that grow as they please. How is it that even blood is valued? Rather, it’s fair.
“As I live, the day comes when I receive an explanation from Tyr.”
“Even though I left hundreds of years ago, it is still my country, and I can at least answer your questions.”
“That’s right. So, I heard you’re studying things that have changed over 300 years?”
“I have heard of almost everything. Not much has changed. If I receive the report by tomorrow, I will be able to fulfill my duty. “Also, knowingly or unknowingly, your help was great in understanding new systems such as savings and savings.”
“My help? Ah. “Because I taught you alchemy and alchemy?”
“Okay. Some of the knowledge you explained was already introduced by Valdamir. “When I explained it so fluently, Valdamir was so embarrassed.”
“Are you embarrassed? Are you a vampire?”
“Okay. After thinking about it for a moment, he put away nearly half of the materials he had brought with him. “Would you have done that if you weren’t quite embarrassed?”
Should I call that embarrassing? Could it be that they revised their judgment due to the unexpected growth of Sijo?
Wait a minute, did the Red Blood Ball come directly to you? Wasn’t that vampire busy? He has become a red-blooded hero and is fulfilling his role as the progenitor’s attendant. Cabila is also true. No matter how you look at it, he is a loyal subject to his founder….
No, is it strange that he has to play the role of servant since he is such a red-blooded person?
I’ll have to meet the Red Blood Ball sometime. I’ve read enough thoughts so far… Just like Kabila did, knowing Tyr’s condition might change his mind.
“This is an interesting country. I haven’t been to many countries, but it’s the first time I’ve seen an unusual case like a principality. It is even more surprising that the singularity has turned in a positive direction.”
“It’s my country, but I’m proud that I’ve managed it well in my own way. Otherwise, would you dare to think of serving a human king?”
“What about the human king? The king of men is essentially the king of beasts. Beasts do not give instructions to other countries.”
“I know that much. That you, the king of men, do not favor all men. That which is not bound by the good and evil that Seonghwangcheong vainly claims.”
Knowing that, Tyr said with a proud smile.
“It’s a matter of my mood. Phew, if I brought you here with the intention of repaying you and showed my ugly side, I wouldn’t have the courage to look up and look at you.”
Vampires are kind to humans. Tyr also had almost no history of harming humans outside of his reign in the bottomless pit. Rather than kindness, human beings are a precious resource, so with a heart to cherish….
… But even I, who can read hearts, doesn’t know what kindness is. Can you tell them apart? Is it necessary?
“In return for the nice view, I have to do my job.”
Come play during the day… No, I decided to go investigate and return my senses at night. It’s time to do what you promised. I took out a spade card without even looking. The card deck, which I have become accustomed to like my body, naturally picked out the card I wanted without having to play around with it.
Tyr looked at my card and asked.
“I heard that you always take out a card when you use your strength. Is that deck of cards a treasure containing your power?”
“No. “It had meaning.”
“Meaning?”
“So you know what kind of power I use?”
A 7 of spades, a thunderbolt rolled into a circle and scratched lightly with a fingernail. As if the card had become a large cocoon, one after another, the thunderbolts were released. Tens of thousands and hundreds of millions of strands are caught in my fingers and stretched.
Tyr looked at her with curious eyes and asked, pointing to the thread of her thunderbolt.
“This is an amazing ability. What is that thread?”
“Thunderbolt.”
“Lightning? That thread? Could it be that the thread was the lightning bolt I saw in Cloud Village? “Demon power?”
“Even if they are the same demon, the dimensions are different depending on the person using them. Even if you collect hundreds of millions of strands of this, it’s weaker than a single bolt of magic, let alone lightning. Have one.”
I snapped a thread from the thunderbolt and sent it to Tyr. Tyr tried to catch the lightning, but at that moment, the sound became static electricity and died down. Even a sensitive person would not have felt the small amount of static electricity that could not even make a sound. Needless to say, Tyr was numb.
“Ah…. It’s a strange feeling.”
The feeling is. Don’t nod your head like you sympathize when you don’t have any sense. I also keenly realize that I lack strength.
“Because there are other powers instead. “This thread of thunder will restore Tyr’s senses.”
“How can you do something you can’t even feel?”
“It’s too long to explain, so I’ll get right into it. First, the side closer to the head. Tyr, would you stick out your tongue?”
“Stick out your tongue?”
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Tyr obediently followed my instructions. He opened his small mouth and shyly stuck out his tongue. The clam I saw on the mud flat today must have stuck out its tongue longer than Tyr. I became embarrassed when I saw the tongue with no place to hold it.
“It looks like you haven’t played Merong before. “Can you only give me this much?”
“Eh, this is this, this is hi.”
‘I need to have something to share. What am I lacking that I should stick out my tongue?’
Well, if you are the king of a country, there is no need to criticize people you don’t like. If you point with his finger and command him to die, he dies. Even before regaining his heart, Tir Khan Xhaka killed the vampire simply by recalling his will, without even needing to command him.
“I decided to go deeper later, but for now, I’ll just show you a taste from the end. “Concentrate your sensations on the tip of your tongue.”
Human language is nothing more than a noise made by combining vibrations from the throat with the tongue. Tyr, who was unable to speak properly due to sticking out his tongue, expressed his intention by nodding his head.
Grasping his thunderbolt in my hand, I held Tyr’s tongue between my thumb and forefinger. A small lump of flesh is caught between his two fingers.
“It will no longer function, but it will remain in Tyr’s body. Because Tyr’s body remains still as it was when he died. Like this, if the path is awakened again by a thunderbolt.”
You can only see it if you know it.
The Demon God’s knowledge is a tool to understand the world. And humans are also part of the world. In other words, if I accept the knowledge of the Demon God, I can gain a new understanding of humans from a different perspective.
And immediately use the newly understood facts.
The thunderbolt penetrates Tyr’s tongue. I steal Tyr’s senses with my mind-reading skills. Tyr, who had abandoned all other senses in the cold ground, was left with only sight and a hint of hearing to read darkness instead of light. To Tyr, who had eliminated everything else in order to exist, all other senses were like pitch darkness.
However, it is impossible that there was no sense from the beginning. I just lost it.
I had neither the knowledge to recognize what was lost nor the means to bring it back… The story before obtaining the demon spirit.
Okay. Is it possible. If we follow this method, Tyr will….
“Oh, huh?”
‘Do you have to hold your tongue?’
… The reaction is not cool?
It seems like it offends me to be caught with my tongue sticking out. Human language is ultimately created with vocal cords and tongue. Tyr might have been trained to raise his voice through Qigong, but he can’t speak now. All Tyr can do is just hold his tongue still.
Are you uncomfortable with this? I wonder if a vampire’s patience is this lacking, but it could be possible. There were other psychological factors as well.
‘It’s been a while since I’ve been alone with Hugh, but we can’t even talk to each other and we have to hold our tongues? I know it’s necessary, but being alone in a room and pulling your tongue…. ‘You can’t have dissatisfaction if you don’t have it.’
Rejection blooms in Tyr’s heart. Because of that, my lightning bolt was unable to find its way and perished in Tyr’s body. If things continue like this, you might end up just fiddling with your tongue, let alone feeling anything. I spoke urgently.
“Wait a minute. “Please concentrate.”
“… “Ahh”
‘Concentration? What do you mean focus on? My tongue? Or, in this ridiculous way?’
It’s about keeping Tyr’s senses alive. Although this thunderbolt may partially interfere with the body’s movements, in order to change Tyr, Tyr must respond as well. This is a process of writing a new book beyond simply reading it. If the original author doesn’t help, it’s no different from just telling Tyr about his wishes.
Gosh. You should have elicited a positive response first. It was unbecoming of a magician.
“I can’t hear what you’re saying, but it sounds like you’re dissatisfied with something.”
“Eaeee?”
‘Is there any dissatisfaction with things being like this? ‘I’m holding on to it because it helps me regain my senses.’
Tyr’s body was completely restored by reviving his heart. If it had been dead, I would have processed it however I wanted, just like when I revived its heart. That doesn’t work now. In order to change Tyr, you need to move Tyr.
It’s strange. It was okay when we shared food in the Fortress of Twilight. The difference from back then….
I can’t help it.
I let go of my tongue. The soft touch moved away, and a slight discomfort appeared on Tyr’s face and then disappeared.
“I’m not getting any response from this. Tyr. “I think we need to change our methods.”
“If there is another way, why didn’t you do it sooner?”
“Tir might feel uncomfortable. “We chose the most moderate method possible.”
“Is it okay to tease a girl by holding her tongue with your finger? Ha, I wonder what the radical method will look like and what it will look like.”
“It’s hard to explain in words, but would you like to try it?”
I might regret it. Not me, but Tyrga.
Despite my warning, Tyr raised his head as if to give it a try.
“Try it.”
“Okay. There is no withdrawal.”
Let me show you a magic trick. He took out the 7 of Spades again and pulled out a handful of lightning bolts. And I put it in my mouth.
This time, perhaps because I brought out a bit of lightning, the sound of static electricity exploding sounds quite harsh. Tyr snorted at the sight.
“Eating lightning, you sure don’t look sane….”
I grabbed the back of Tyr’s head as he said this. Tyr raised her head, puzzled. Within reach of her outstretched arm, I pulled her arm and lowered my head at the same time.
It was radical. So much so that even its founder, Tirkanjaka, could not resist. In the moment, Tyr held the thunderbolt in his mouth with her eyes wide open.
The vampire’s heart was beating like crazy.
He kiss her
They kissed 💋