34 Fourth word: Bleeding impulses 3 (2/2)

You look up and see your arm. There are numerous fang marks there.

In the past, a wound of this size would have regenerated quickly, but even after staring at it for a few seconds, it showed no signs of healing. There is no such power left in the body anymore. ...... Well, a wound like this won't kill you.

Take a deep breath to calm your trembling body. He moved his heavy mouth as if it didn't belong to him and spoke.

I think I'll go back to Luu and dig up the grave. He's only been dead a short time and no one will bother him. I'm sure Lou will forgive me for sucking his blood.

”End ............

Oh, yeah. There were a bunch of bodies in the basement of the road.

I should have sucked them. It had completely slipped my mind. The house hasn't collapsed, but it's still rotting, isn't it?

I couldn't stay in that place forever, considering the pursuit from the demise knights, but in a way, it was a safe haven for me.

Senri looked as if he was about to cry. She said in a trembling voice.

Vampires suck the life out of ............ blood. That's why they can't suck blood from the ...... dead, and transfusions are useless.

Yeah, I didn't ............ know that. I didn't ...... know that.

I didn't see that coming. Oh, no. There's no way out of this.

I wish you had told me those important things first. Useless dregs of dregs of dregs of dregs.

It's only appeared twice, but it always gives me useless knowledge--it's an illusion, it can't suck blood.

I also have knowledge of ............ vampires. The end knight is looking for the vampire's weakness. I know you better than you know yourself.

You're right. My knowledge comes from Lord's undead atlas. It's for beginners, and I haven't read the vampire part in depth.

I'm cold. My body is as cold as a dead man's. I don't know what to do.

I sank my fangs deep into my arm and looked at Senri.

”Are you going to destroy me ......?

”............

Senri didn't say anything. But you know I'm nearing my limit.

I can't cover it up anymore. I don't know what's going to happen to me in the future, but I think Senri knows.

No, I may be able to endure it for a little while longer, but the time will surely come when I cannot endure it anymore.

I just want to live ....... I just want to live. I'm bedridden, I'm alive, I have nothing against people. I'm not a bad vampire. I'm not a bad vampire. I just sometimes get a craving for blood. ...... Like I said before, I've never attacked a human. Except for the time you gave me blood when I was just a head.

But I can't help it. Knights of the End are enemies of the undead by nature.

No hard feelings. But you have to fight back.

Even if they saved my life once, if they want to take my life, I have to resist.

Survive even one second longer.

Counter. The only way to beat Senri is to counter.

I promise I won't leave the woods. I don't want salvation through death.

No, you don't. You can't beat her with a counter. She can kill me with a touch.

My head's so hot, I can't think straight. What's the point of killing her in the first place?

My mouth moves frantically.

”Maybe a miracle will happen and I'll be able to ...... see, it's already happened twice, ...... if you'll let me.

Yeah. You might as well check your knowledge in the residue of the residue of the residue of the residue.

I'm not going to give you my body, but I'm sure Lord doesn't want me to disappear completely. Our interests are aligned.

I can still run. But there's no escaping the light of Senri that blew that giant dragon away.

Epe had a good eye. The returned silver sword kept Senri a Knight of the End. But he had no choice but to not return the sword in case he was discovered later.

There was no way to escape. I didn't know the range where Senri could detect the undead.

There was no way out for me from the start.

It should be daybreak soon. If they let me go now, I might not be able to dig a hole in time.

I can't think of a way out of this.

I'm tired. I can't even think about it. He smiles, half in desperation.

Then I felt something cold touch my cheek.

Senri was putting his hand on my cheek. It's not like she's moving fast. Perhaps I'm losing my senses.

I can't see or feel. I can't smell. Just the heat of instinct trying to overwhelm reason.

But still, even as a demon, her blessing could easily reduce me to zero.

Senri's lips parted in front of me as I prepared myself.

The end of .................. I want you to rely on me more. Trust me. ......

The words that came out were unexpected. For a moment, my thoughts went blank.

The right hand on my cheek. His thumb went into his mouth, stroking his long, pointed fangs.

”I've tried hard enough. I'm sorry, I knew it. I couldn't ...... tell you that you were sucking my blood all the time.

My fangs scratched my knuckles, and something hot filled my mouth. I couldn't taste it. The only thing I felt was a strong shock that shook my brain.

A small, injured finger stroked his tongue. His eyebrows twitched, as if in pain.

But without mentioning it, Senri continued.

Her cold voice was filled with compassion, just as it had been when they had talked in front of Luu's grave.

But now she knows more than then that I'm scary, that I'm not a vampire who can't kill a single bug.

I took advantage of her weakness and got away from Epe. And I hunted hexenbiests over and over again. There's no way he could hunt a hexenbiest and not hunt a human.

Are you telling me that you're still on my side after all that?

In death, one's true nature comes out. I took your word for it. I'll help you. I won't ...... kill you. What can you tell me about yourself, ......?　We should talk more. We'll get along better if we do.

”...... Senri's, ho-ho-ho, ...... tell me, heh-heh?

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to get the best out of this.

”Yes. I'll teach you.