I didnt know what mental state I was in as I exited the building, but when I returned back home, the sigh that I had been restraining was automatically released. At the same time, Jung Garam, who was itching to speak this entire time, jumped on my back. I crumpled to my feet on the carpeted living room floor.

Choi Lee-kyung! What was that eloquence earlier!! Are you really the nerdy Choi Lee-kyung I know?

Of course, even if I fell down Jung Garam didnt care and only spouted what he had to say. If Kim Olim hadnt lifted the young Assassin by the scruff of his neck, I would have stayed there, laying down underneath the other boy for a while.

Gahh As soon as I could breathe again, I sputtered out some groans and splayed out in the living room. Perhaps I was just too nervous. I had no strength to even stand; my body felt like it was pricked sore.

Noona, Let me gooo. 1

Youve overdone it in front of Moon Issak. We should have called a lawyer if you were going to put on airs and speak so obscurely. Kim Olim looked at me, who was still sprawled out, and spoke harshly. However, it seemed to come from a place of concern rather than her reprimanding me.

Ragi glanced at me briefly before speaking to Seo Dawon. What do you think Bae Jaemins reaction will be?

Probably waryhe doesnt know the extent of Moon Issaks knowledge.

Then, will he make a fuss with Moon Issak?

Hell probablytry to kill him?

At the mages indifferent response, I looked towards him. He calmly added, After all, if these suspicious trails are caught, one by one, theyll spin quickly out of control.

Should we say its like cutting down sprouts? Moon Issaks not the type of young master to get killed obediently either.

Thats right. So, while Moon Issak draws Bae Jaemins attention, well have to advance with Kyung-siks summoning.

Everyone fell silent at the mention of a new summons that fell from Seo Dawons lips.

Of course, the mage was correct. We still had more servants to summon, and it would be advantageous to proceed while Moon Issak and Bae Jaemin were distracted with each other.

However, since I had suffered physical damage for the first time with Woo Ragis summon, measures for further Vengeful Ghost Memories had not been discussed yet. Nevertheless, pushing ahead despite all that would be

The most important thing to Seo Dawon is

It was definitely revenge and resurrection, right?

Even though this was an obvious fact, an unintelligible sorrow formed within me. Not wanting that sorrow to be noticed by the mage, I immediately followed up with a contradictory statement, Id be fine with that! But, to summon a new servant, my level is still I pretended to be completely fine and agreed.

However, Seo Dawon, who looked as if he had more to say, looked at me briefly, stopped his train of thought, and replied, We probably exhausted all the level-ups that could arise from these sorts of summonings. You had no level-ups while Woo Ragi was summoned, right?

Ah, thats right

Things have changed, starting from Ragis summoning. The conditions have become more severe. Previously, you could easily access the [Vengeful Ghost Memories] with just a little bit of your blood, but now it seems youll need way more blood or mana.

Then, not that I remember this past revival fully, will I have to follow the summoning method and lose pints of blood yet again? This time, I hesitated a little because my well-being and physical condition had yet to fully recover.

As if he had perceived my worries, Seo Dawon responded, Were not going to use your blood for summonings anymore. Kyung-siks summon is likely to be more dangerous than Woo Ragis.

Then

Im thinking about using a different sacrifice.

Was that why he so confidently suggested summoning another servant? I was relieved on one hand and curious as to the different sacrifice on another. When it came to black magic offerings, plenty of creepy things came to mind.

Ding Dong

Huh?

At that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang. Since I had no one slated to visit, I looked around at the servants.

Seo Dawon nodded his head and said, Just in timethe sacrifice is here.

What?

The mage, acting naturally as if some parcel delivery man had arrived, hurriedly motioned for me to stand up. I ran to the intercom to investigate who had come to the door.

However, when I saw the visitors face on the intercoms screen, I looked at the mage with a dumbfounded face. W-Wait a minute Thats Koo Hui-seo?

* * *

Clearly visible in the intercom screen was Koo Hui-seo, wriggling his hands and standing with cheeks stained red.

He was holding a bouquet big enough to cover his face I held onto the hope that the flower bouquet would be the sacrifice and turned towards Seo Dawon.

However the Mage, as if he were evaluating meat displayed at a market, said, Koo Hui-seo is a flawless specimen as a sacrifice. Hes got witchs blood flowing through him; hes been exposed to black magic for a long time, making his blood easy to process. It would be nice if we could pull out his eyes or heart, but, for the time being, hes more helpful to us alive

Seo Dawon spoke so placidly, I thought I heard him wrong. Of course, I didnt like Koo Hui-seo much eitherstill, Id never thought of another human being like some meat on sale.

So, I hurriedly cut off the Mage and asked him once more, No, wait! Did you even discuss this with Koo Hui-seo? Hes given permission?

What are you talking about?

You want his blood

Do I need his consent? Hes your slave anyway. The mages words were unbelievably calm.

Meanwhile, Koo Hui-seo kept ringing the doorbell [dingdong dingdong dingdong], urging us to open the door. Come to think of it, would someone ring the doorbell with such excitement if he knew the people behind the door were aiming for his blood? It was obvious that he came here in such a good mood without knowing anything

Head aching, I pressed the connect button on the intercom, trying to at least stop the doorbell sound. Ignorant to my emotions, Koo Hui-seo greeted me in an excited voice as soon as the call connected.

[Ah, Good day Lee-kyung-ssi]

I felt even more pity for his ignorant voice, whose words trailed and lilted a little at the end of his words. Even though I knew he was an untreatable pervert

I first blocked the intercom transmitter with my palm and asked Seo Dawon another question. His blood How much do you need?

About 1.5 or more liters.

Wasnt that a lot? 2 liters would usually be enough to cause death by excessive bleeding.

However, none of the other servants seemed to share my opinion of how cruel this situation was. I chewed my lower lip and pleaded to Seo Dawon, Do we have to harvest it all in one day?

Its more convenient to have it all done in one day.

No, so what Im saying is If Koo Hui-seo-ssi dies or is admitted to the hospitalit wont be good for us either

I wont let him die. We still need the [Red Dragon] guild master seat.

B-but if Koo Hui-seo came here without knowing anything, and we only bleed him dryhe may harbor some negative feelings towards us

Even though I was saying such obvious things, I felt so upset that the servants looked at me with expressions that seemed to say, and why should we concern ourselves with that? They truly didnt treat Koo Hui-seo like another human being

Tch, so you find him pitiful, huh? It felt as if Jung Garam sympathized, but then he pretended to wipe away his tears. Sniffle Sniffle We have no blood to give since were dead His tone was incredibly effective in twisting others words into trash.

Thats not what I meant!

If you ask Koo Hui-seo for his blood, hell gladly give it to you.

What?

The reason why I felt no particular need to ask was because it was obvious I would have no need to do so, Seo Dawon added, overly confident. I looked doubtfully at Seo Dawon, but the mage remained unshaken.

Eventually, I couldnt maintain this stalemate and opened the front door. Ignorant to my inner thoughts, Koo Hui-seo rushed in, almost kicking the door in his eagerness, and stood in front of me without stopping his stride. Its been a long while

I felt even more stifled at the sight of him handing over the bouquet, but In anycase, there was no one else to pose the question if not for me. So, I looked down at the flowers, closed my eyes, and opened my mouth. Excuse me Hui-seo-ssi.

Ye-es.

Im sorry, but by any chance Do you have any thoughts of sharing your blood with me?

Ye-es. Koo Hui-seo answered without even a second of hesitation. I sighed and looked at him once more. No matter how I stared, judging by his blank expression, it didnt seem as if he properly understood my question.

Excuse me Please listen to me seriously, I said.

I was listening, though

I need a lot of blood. You might even faint.

Are you planning on using it for summoning?

I inadvertently opened my eyes wide at the others words.

Koo Hui-seo flushed shyly while looking at me Im jealous. If I were to die, it would be nice to be summoned by Lee-kyung-ssi

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TL: Koo Hui-seo never learns, and Seo Dawon is stone cold.

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