Imagine this. A suspicious duo appears at the site of the old castle every night. One of them is a peerless beauty and the other one has superhuman physical strength. You split up with them every night when returning after finishing the job and never meet them during the daytime. Youve met them in Dessend only once, at an unusual bar that doesnt serve garlic at night.

Its strange for me to say this but, Mister Lazar and his group must have something wrong with them as mercenaries. How can they act together with such an extremely suspicious duo and not even feel suspicious. At the very least, if I was in their position, Id have immediately cut off the relationship or reported to the employer. In the first place, they still havent withdrawn despite being attacked by the undead they couldnt handle numerous times. Im so speechless from their stupidity, I cant even sigh.

But, I quite like Mister Lazar and the others, the mercenary group, who are neither useless nor helpful. I can sympathize a lot with their compromising attitude that everything is fine as long as theyre benefitting from it and as long as its not hurting anybody. Looks like Mister Lazars group is getting a cash bonus according to the number of undead that appear. I gave them all my rights to claim that amount in place of keeping us secret. Its pretty nice when interests align. Its ideal if were fighting together temporarily.

But it looks like Ill need to make another move soon. There are too many things we dont know, I can only check things one by one. If things start to seem dangerous, we just have to hurry up and run away.

After finishing todays work, Senri and I were sharing information at the inn in Dessend. I think that Dessend is hiding something.

I agree.

To start with, regardless of whether this matter concerns the undead or not, its kind of strange that they didnt contact the Order of Death Knights. The Mirage Demon King was an enemy of the Order of Death Knights, defeated a long time ago. It wouldnt be strange to contact them after undead started to appear again and the Order of Death Knights wouldnt ask for the reward so its not a money-related problem either.

I nodded strongly, while making my line of sight crawl on Senris white skin that was highly exposed to her shoulders, satisfied at us having the same opinion

As I put my arms around her delicate back, Senri doesnt resist the movements of my hands and changes the direction of her body. The softness and warmth of her flesh, the hardness of her bones that I sometimes touch, her shiny hair and of course the blood flowing through her body, everything is first-rate.

Were on a single-person bed. Theres nobody around. On the long-awaited feeding day, Im thinking with all my might where to bite today.

Senris voice is calm. But her heartbeat is slightly faster than usual and its also taking her longer to continue the conversation. Also, although its difficult to see in the darkness, her skin is also slightly dyed crimson. The five senses of a Lesser Vampire wont miss even the slightest change.

It was kind of different from what I expected, so I slightly pushed Senri, who was facing sideways, to lie face down. I hook my finger around the collar of her thin nightgown, slide it slightly down and evaluate. I still dont know everything about Senri, but perhaps because of her great blessing, there are no wounds on her body no matter where I check, so its hard to choose where its better to bite.

I continue while holding back my aching teeth by licking them with my tongue.

There has to be a reason why the Night Crystals are multiplying. I want to check the moment of its appearance once.

Night Crystals give a special kind of discomfort to the undead. At the very least, theres no trace that the crystal appeared while I was hunting the undead together with Mister Lazars group. In other words, something happened after we were gone between the morning and the night. Thats a big problem. Sunlight doesnt reach inside the underground passage, but the vampires powers still decline at noon unrelated to that. Its a bit dangerous to hide in the basement. Of course, Ill do it if its needed. But is it worth going through so much risk?

I have my nose close to Senris neck like a dog, as shes lying face down, but as expected, it feels kind of different, so I lightly grab Senris shoulders and turn her sideways. After being turned sideways, Senris eyebrows twitch. The glimpse of her collarbone hopelessly entices my urges.

Or I could try to investigate the higher-ups ofDessend who hired Mister Lazars group but if I reveal my identity theyll find your location, Senri, and I cant exactly threaten them so its difficult.

Ive heard that powerful vampires have the power to manipulate the hearts of their targets, but I dont have that. Ive been making some various suspicious actions and if Im careless, this town might be more dangerous than attacking undead. After all, they even have perfect vampire countermeasures.

The bosom wrapped in a loose nightgown is moving slowly.

Indeed, we need to act cautiously. But, before that, End

Senri says with a little sigh.

If youre going to drink blood, do it already.

Im choosing where to bite. You already said that youd allow me that much, Senri.

Sure, I said it. But Ive been turned over for the third time already. Itll be morning at this rate.

Shes right. But its hard to decide. Senri gives me her blood once every 10 days. In other words, it only happens 3 times in a month and I have some leeway until I hit the limit of my feeding urge, so depending on the situation, it might take longer. And Senri, being stingy, only allows me a single bite just once. Im also only allowed a minimum touch of her skin.

Once I sink my fangs in, I just have to suck from there. The pace at which I can suck blood is up to me, but since Senri is delicate, theres only a limited amount of blood I can get from her without causing any problems and no matter how much I try to prolong the feeding time, theres a limit to it. Shell mostly overlook me touching her skin while sucking blood, so I can endure it to some extent, but the most fun thing for me is the timing at which I sink in my fangs. And thats also when Senri has a nice reaction too. Her reaction is different depending on the location of the bite, so I cant help but put my effort in choosing carefully,

Its because you only allow me to bite once, Senri. Its not like itll increase the amount of blood I suck anyway

Senri glares at me as I complain.

I allowed it to some extent at first. But then, how many times did you bite me, End?

I dont remember. But there are no marks left.

You kept biting me through the whole night no matter how many times I asked you to stop.

Isnt it fine? Its not like shes losing more blood. Its just play-biting, a proof of my trust! It was the best, to say the least. I protest while staring at Senris neck.

Thats a lie. You never told me to stop.

Thats because you were covering my mouth with your hand.

Did something like that happen? Theres no way Senri would lie, so most likely it did happen. But, Im also compromising to some extent.

When I experimented with Monica, I bit her more than I ever did Senri, the place where I got the biggest reaction from after biting was the base of her leg. But Ive never asked Senri to let me bite her leg. Ive been heartbreakingly holding back on sucking her blood while showering together or taking off her clothes. I dont mean to toot my own horn, but there is definitely no other gentlemanly vampire like me. If cutting my guts will make her forgive me, Ill cut my stomach as many times as needed.

Besides, its because I knew that Id take a long time selecting that Im choosing while consulting about the future. Is there anything wrong with my actions? No, there isnt. Senri narrowed her eyes, laid on her back and asked me with a solemn voice from below.

End, can you swear that youre seriously doing this for nutrition replenishment and not for your personal enjoyment?

Ive decided. As expected, Ill do it from the front. Thank you for the meal.

As I thought, its better to suck while looking at her expression. Senri caught my arms that I had stretched out to get into the main dish, and said with an almost reproaching tone. Also, stop saying thank you for the meal too.

? Whats wrong? Did you guys have a fight?

Its a delicate problem so Id appreciate it if you dont ask anything.

Youre sure frank.

Mister Lazar stares in wonder. Senri glares at me. The old castle was quiet. Today Ive been here in a suitcase since the evening, but nothing out of the ordinary seemed to have happened. Just a few tourists came by. Dessend also seems to be pushing for this castle as the sightseeing spot and no strong monsters seem to be appearing around, so things like that happen too.

And, looks like today is a miss.

I go to the underpass like usual and wait for the attack of the undead.

The guy who gave us the job is suspicious. I didnt think you guys were so capable, he said. Well, you guys really arent that strong, Mister Lazar.

Kuh well, were nothing, compared to Vampire Hunters.

Unlike the undead, humans cant kill living creatures or monsters to gather death energy, however, in my experience strong enemies have an aura of strongness around them. All the people Ive faced until now were veteran warriors. Among them, only Keeper was a pure human who didnt amplify his power with blessing or curse, but that man also had a mysterious air about him. I dont feel that with Mister Lazar and his group. I dont know what the gap between them is, but Im sure theres a huge wall.

Albertus resented the undead enough to turn into a black dog, but Im sure Keepers resentment wasnt weaker than hers.

I received blood so Im overflowing with power. And today is the full moon. My power is stronger than ever.

Perhaps thats the reason I was able to notice it before Senri. It was probably not something I caught with my five senses. There is probably some kind of connection between me and my kind.

I declare to Senri, who looks surprised perhaps because she has noticed it, in advance. Ill do it today.

Its the presence of a closely related kin. Their strength even surpasses that of the Skeleton Giant from the other day. They havent shown themselves yet but I could see that they were serious today. Looks like the enemy ran out of patience before we could make our move. Theres even a chance that the caster will appear too. If we can capture them, we could hear their plans.

Senri whispers, as if putting a damper on my enthusiasm.

I wont give you a reward even if you do your best.

Im working for free, but Ive already gotten more than enough payment, Sucking blood isnt the only instinct vampires have.

Perhaps sensing what was happening from our attitude, Mister Lazar and the mercenary bunch had frozen up. As I regained my fighting spirit, I shrugged and ran upwards.