episode_0019

“My younger brother has grown up a lot to have a woman over for dinner.”

“Because I said so. It looks strange.”

When I told my older sister that Perna was coming, she immediately started joking around.

Already, after over 10 minutes of being teased by my older sister, I’m almost exhausted.

“Then, sister, I will leave for a good meeting.”

“… See you next time.”

I lose all my strength.

My sister becomes more and more playful as time goes by. Are you aging backwards?

-smart

Even with a little rest, Perna came right away.

‘I don’t even have time to rest.’

weird. Even though it’s a day without lectures, it’s twice as hard on the body.

With great difficulty, I walked to the door.

“Hello.”

“Welcome.”

Perna was as bright as ever, but after learning of the pain she was going through, I could see the sadness in her smile.

“You were really cool in today’s duel.”

“Really? I thought it would look bad.”

“It was like that at first, but from the middle, I noticed more of them fighting than that.”

If I had known this would happen, would I have fought more brilliantly?

‘I won’t care how people react.’

Ever since I changed to an open duel, I was thinking that my perception would be getting worse. It was natural that among those many students, there were students who noticed the curse, and I also know that the perception of the curse is not good.

‘It is too arrogant to lose nothing and gain everything.’

The image can be restored, but helping them becomes more difficult the longer it is delayed.

“So, what do you have to tell me?”

“… I tried to say it back, but I couldn’t think of the words. I’ll tell you straight.”

“Perna, you are cursed.”

…

I expected her to react when she heard what I said, but she just listened silently.

“I’m not surprised.”

“Yes. I expected it to some extent. At first I tried to treat it, but no information came out. So, I suspected a curse, not an illness, but there was no information.”

“Not right now, but I can do it for you. Instead, I need information.”

“About me and the people around me?”

“…Yes.”

She said there was no information, but maybe she found out about the curse in her own way. I knew what I was going to ask.

“As expected, I see. Nothing has changed.”

The light disappeared from her eyes.

The last hope she was holding on to was cut off and she just stared into space for a while.

.

.

.

“Up to here, these are the people around me when the curse occurred.”

“Thank you for telling me. I will weaken the curse.”

“Can I just sit down?”

“I will do it the vampire way.”

I walked up to her and rolled up my sleeves.

“You can drink my blood. Then, you will suppress the curse within your body.”

“Can I drink blood?”

She suddenly blushed and spoke slowly.

“Don’t vampires normally drink blood?”

“Unless I’m in love, I don’t sink my teeth into a drink.”

It wasn’t intentional, but in a way, I think I was flirting with her.

“I’m sorry. Because I don’t know that.”

“No. You can make mistakes.”

“Wait a minute, I’ll pour you a cup.”

“That! Perin. For treatment, I think it would be better to drink it yourself. There could be deterioration… .”

is it?

She’s probably right because she knows more about blood. He’s a smart kid, so it’s probably not wrong.

“Now, here.”

“That. Could you please close your eyes?”

“Yes. It’s okay.”

As I closed my eyes, I felt a stinging pain in my arm.

-Uhm

The curse placed on me does not harm anyone other than me. We can trust it because the Pope himself prevented the spread.

‘I can’t stop things, though.’

So, while my body is good for curses, it can also be used to prevent curses.

The curse on Perna is strong, but compared to over 100 curses, it is nothing new. Additionally, since it is a curse that affects blood, feeding it blood is most effective.

‘How long is this child going to drink?’

It’s a good thing I have a strong body, otherwise I would have already collapsed from anemia.

“It’s delicious. Concentrated taste.”

“Perna. Now, can’t I just stop eating?”

“Ah! Sorry. are you okay? Don’t you feel dizzy? So!”

She couldn’t help but blush and said, holding my hand with a red face.

Drops of sweat running down your face.

Eyes shaking violently.

Trembling in your hands.

The heat can be felt up to here.

‘Are you drunk?’

I’ve heard that vampires are drunk on blood, but seeing it in person is a bit disconcerting.

‘Did something go wrong by rebelling against the curse?’

hmm.

If you call someone else in this situation, they will 100% look at you strangely. I’m worried that if I try to place a curse, something will go wrong.

“Perin~ It’s okay~”

“Yes. are you okay. Rather, wouldn’t it be better to go back to the dormitory?”

“Dormitory~? I have to go back… I have to go back.”

Perna, who was walking towards the door with a unsteady gait, fell after five steps.

‘I thought it was going to be like this.’

Luckily, I was able to catch it before it fell, but where should I put this? Should I just throw it in the spare room?

‘Tomorrow is ether theory, so Perna will be in first period as well.’

Starting tomorrow, more people will recognize me, and I think a lot of people will come to me. Should I sit next to Pieta? I think Miss Barney and Prince Sirion would be fine, too.

I put her down in the remaining room and went to bed too.

She didn’t wake up until class.

It was just that I overslept.

***

Warm sunlight.

Unlike the past days when I woke up writhing in pain, today I was able to wake up refreshed.

‘Rather than that, where is this place?’

Yesterday, after watching the duel. After coming to Perrin’s house at his request… .

‘Obviously, he stuck out his wrist.’

From then on, I lost my sense of reason.

Is it because of the sweet smell of blood coming from my hands? Or, did he feel moved by the person who helped him for the first time?

I bit his arm.

-gulp

When I remembered that memory, my mouth watered.

‘to be honest. That’s a foul.’

During training, I drank all the high-quality blood.

I have drunk the blood of all races, and I have also drunk the blood of those who have ether. Although it was only once, I also drank the blood of Princess Vanityes.

‘This is my first time seeing such thick blood.’

It felt like I was drinking all the blood mixed together.

The highest quality blood is not just mixed, but made by carefully considering the proportions. Plus, it was tastier than blood that had been aged for over 100 years.

It’s strange when I think about it now, but at the time, I thought I wanted to drink blood, so I put the question aside.

‘After that… .’

-phut

‘What did you do! ‘You crazy bitch!’

-pangpang

After that, he only hit an innocent pillow as a nuisance.

‘It’s because I only eat mass-produced blood every day.’

Getting drunk on blood is something that happens to underage vampires. Adults who are accustomed to blood rarely get drunk. There are times when my mood is heightened by the taste of particularly delicious blood, but it doesn’t make me lose my mind like I did.

This time, the thirst for delicious blood that I had not eaten for a long time and the crazy delicious blood that went beyond special met, and unexpected results emerged.

‘What if I’m labeled as a troublesome person?’

This morning, after just one experience, I felt that I could not go back to my original life.

The feeling of being cut inside the body is reduced, and there is no pain.

How happy I was even in that brief moment that only took away the pain. Plus, the curse was weakened, so it was almost like heaven.

First of all, I need to apologize.

-smart

“Perna, wake up. I’ll be late for lecture.”

“Perrin… . Just a moment to lecture?”

“There are 30 minutes left. Get ready quickly.”

“30 minutes? Wait a minute!”

There is no time to wash or even to straighten your hair.

‘eww… . ‘I can’t be late.’

uh? for a moment.

[clean]

A cool sensation covered my body, removing the dirt.

[Fix Hare]

The messy hair was organized as if it had been combed with a comb.

After using magic, which I couldn’t use to deal with the pain until now. My eyes became red.

“Perna. Do you need anything?”

“Ah. no. I’m leaving now.”

I wiped my tears and left the room.

***

‘You seem very happy.’

Looking at the neat appearance and the pain felt on the body, I could tell that magic had been used. Her eyes were red, as if she was happy to use magic again.

If you bring up the story of magic, I think I’ll start crying again. I left the dormitory without saying a word.

Originally, we were going to go to school separately, but we ran out of time, so we went to school together with Perrin.

“Perrin. Yesterday’s duel was cool.”

Not long after leaving the dormitory. I heard a familiar voice next to me.

-The dormitories for special admission students are close together.

-huh. I think it will take less than 10 minutes.

Senior Celine looks at me with black eyes that are darker than usual.

“Senior. hello. I was grateful at that time.”

Prerna says thank you, but looks smug.

“Why are you with Perrin?”

“Isn’t it strange for friends to go to school together? Because there are classes that ‘only first year students’ take.”

“Haha. I didn’t see the women’s dormitory nearby.”

“I had important work to do, so I slept in Perrin’s dormitory. I think it’s good that the Academy doesn’t ban dating.”

“Dormitory? romantic relationship? What are you talking about? Perrin, can you explain?

These days, I feel like I feel the cold energy more than the curse of extreme cold.