"Who's an idiot ? It's BloodSucker! Viscount BloodSucker!"
"Hahaha, I was just joking." Max laughed and relaxed, "What are you doing here? Rather, it's our first time meeting directly, right? I prefer if we meet normally and not like this, though."
BloodSucker scoffed as he pulled something from his eyes, groaning painfully.
"Damn it, these glowing lenses are stupidly hot." The vampire-wannabe grumbled loudly before he finally smiled when he managed to pull out the lenses from his eyes.
Then, he pretended to be calm and coughed.
"You were asking why am I here?" He asked Max with narrowed eyes, "It's to work. You didn't send me anything for the past few days. The footage I can edit is limited, mind you? Do you want to succeed at all? It's the time for your channel to grow, but you focused on this stupid competition instead!"
Somehow, BloodSucker began to scold him over work. The editor, who had nothing to do, visited the streamer and told him to give him work.
This was new for Max. So, he could only smile wryly and scratch his cheek.
He thought the videos he sent to BloodSucker would still be enough to be uploaded as content in Punchtube for 15 days. There was no need to mention that the video of his stream was cut into many parts to make it easier for people to watch.
"Umm, Max? Who is he?"
When he was lost in thoughts, Lily pulled his sleeve and asked. He turned to his girlfriend for a second and realized he had never introduced BloodSucker to her.
"Ah, right," Max exclaimed in realization. "Let me introduce you, that man is BloodSucker, my editor. And Sucker, meet Lily. You surely know her, right?"
"Yeah, I know. But let's talk about the footage!"
"We can talk about that later... Isn't the footage I sent you enough for the next month already? We can also upload the VoDs into another channel on Punchtube."
"The problem is that I have edited everything. Give me more footage already!" BloodSucker screamed like a madman who was on a withdrawal. Experience exclusive tales on m v|l e'-novelhall.net
Max was troubled. He didn't know what to do in this situation. It was foreign.
Usually, an editor would ask for a raise or edit the video fast so they could rest. But this... This man was different.
Still, he trusted that vampire-wannabe. Without a doubt, his editing skills were top-notch.
"Can we really trust him?" Lily asked once again, feeling that her boyfriend's editor might be beyond help.
"I... don't know," Max answered her with uncertainty.
"Kukuku, no worries. You can leave editing to me, Breeze. I just need extra pay if I take on a special project, though. Do note that." BloodSucker said, "Ah, midnight has arrived. It's time for me to drink. Please wait a minute."
After saying that, BloodSucker took a bottle filled with thick red liquid and popped the lid open before downing it in one go. The gulping sound was audible.
Combined with the creepy atmosphere of his bearing and clothing, Lily took a step back in fear. She wasn't good with this kind of thing, especially in real life. A zombie was fine, but a creepy guy wasn't good.
"M-Max, let's return. Just let him edit it. As long as it's good, then I don't mind it." She pulled his sleeve and wanted to leave the place as soon as possible.
"Alright," Max answered. Today's meeting with BloodSucker was enough.
Next time, he would meet his editor alone, seeing how scared Lily was with him.
"Sucker, let's continue our talk after the competition. I will get you some interesting footage tomorrow. I plan to make a vlog before the competition begins to see our opponent's reaction."
BloodSucker finished his drink and looked at Max. He nodded at his employer.
"It's a shame you can't record the competition itself, but I will download the live stream's VoD and make do with that." The vampire-wannabe said and swiped his arm exaggeratedly. "Now then, this noble me has to leave also as the bright light hurts me. Have a good night."
"You too."
Max stood with Lily and watched BloodSucker walk away into the darkness. The vampire-wannabe stealthily went away, staying in the pillar's shadow.
When he was gone, Lily muttered, "He's a strange fellow. And he's so scary."
"I think he's just a bit awkward." He commented, "But yeah, I won't deny that he's a bit strange. Let's just return to our hotel and rest for tomorrow."
"Un... I don't think I will be able to sleep after that. I hope he won't appear in my dream. That would be scary."
"That indeed is a plot for a horror game."