CH 112

*yawn…* (Arge)

When I opened my eyes, there were artificial lights.

Just a moment, I get up while narrowing my eyes due to the brightness that makes me feel like I just returned to the former world for just a moment.

“Ah … you can’t sleep as well?” (Felnote)

After having finished the meal, I was really sleepy but I’m also amazed that I wake up.

And looks like Felnote-san is checking the equipment. 

Right now everyone is sleeping on the begs that the golems have brought.

“…The time, is it late at night now?

In this big safe that is illuminated by the artificial lights and has no windows, so I don’t know the sense of time at all.

Still considering that everyone is sleeping like this, probably it’s night-time now

“Well, you should be able to sense it, it’s midnight right now” (Felnote)

“… Felnote, did you stay up late?” (Arge)

“I was sleeping properly, I woke up just now.” (Felnote)

And then Felnote comes and gives me a hand to get up.

I asked her with an upturned look.

“Do you understand the time?” (Arge)

“Roughly, but it’s a biological clock trained in the knighthood, you can trust it.” (Felnote)

Felnote is proudly pound her hand on her chest, and it’s shaking, after all it is big.

She tied her hair like usual.

I’m getting of the bed while holding her hand.

“What happened and do you want some tea?” (Felnote)

Because there was no reason to refuse, I obediently nodded.

She guided me to the table and sits there.

Felnote-san prepares the tea, I already saw it many times in the kingdom.

Even though only a few months ago, I somehow missed it, si I’m felling relieved.

“…What?” (Felnote)

“No, I thought it was nostalgic somehow.” (Arge)

“It’s strange right? I’m also thinking like that.” (Felnote)

While I was looking at the familiar sight, preparation for tea was over.

It is a beautiful girl with silver hair reflected in the liquid poured into the cup.

I was invited by a scent like black tea, it was a nostalgic taste.

“This is…” (Arge)

“I brought it from my house because it’s expensive and hard to find” (Felnote)

“…Felnote-san, you really pursued me after me?”

“Yes, to have a word with someone who went out without saying goodbye.” (Felnote)

That is what I heard in Sakuranomiya.

I was honestly surprised that she came out of a country where she was born just for that.

Her personality is serious so I thought that she might angry. But I didn’t think she would follow me even to this place.

And, as she said, I already heard it at Sakuranomiya. So I won’t ask what did she do that for anymore.

What I want to ask now is different.

“…But why?” (Arge)

“Why for what?” (Felnote)

“I mean, I wonder why you was chasing after me, and even leaving the country.

I am glad that I could meet you again, but even I didn’t know where I would go.” (Arge)

Felnote-san’s just looking at me, she closes her eyes and sighs.

“Well … even you only stay with me for a while but I somewhat get used to you. To the extent that I get frustrated.” (Felnote)

“…That’s all?” (Arge)

“That’s not all, even so, isn’t that enough” (Felnote)

Felnote-san sighs and tilts the cup. She breaw more tea and she stared at me.

“I was worried about Algiers and I was annoyed that I was left behind,

that was the same as that spirit … we were lonely” (Felnote)

“Ah…” (Arge)

“I picked you up and brought you home.

You have healed my eyes.

We were living together.

Well you were always messed up … but still, it was really fun.” (Felnote)

“…Is that so” (Arge)

“So, I will not leave you, I’ll protect you. I decided so …

Of course, there is also a purpose to make you live a decent life.” (Felnote)

After finishing the word with a smile, Felnote-san sits in the chair.

If Felnote-san herself already decided, there’s no reason to stop her.

I’m somewhat embarrassed with her straight line of sight and diverting my eyes, I drink tea.

And then I placed an empty cup on the table.

“What is your alternative?” (Felnote)

“No, it’s okay now” (Arge)

“Well then, then how about here?”

Felnote-san gets up from the chair and comes up to me.

She pulls out her dagger and putting on her wrist.

“tsu …!” (SFX)

I felt a sharp thirst at that moment, and I understand her intention.

“… Bloodsucking. You haven’t drunk for a while, have you?” (Felnote)

“Ah…” (Arge)

As Felnote-san says, after drinking Iris’s blood in the Republic, I haven’t sucked any blood until now.

I don’t have a blood sucking impulse yet, but the primary reason is another thing.

I remember when Elsee sucked my blood in Rencia village.

Even though I want to forget about it but I still remember it until now.

Elsie said 『When a vampire sucks blood, the vampire will be giving to their prey what the vampire want the most』

And for her, it was pleasure.

“tsu …!” (SFX)

Then, what is it that I give to my partner?

Until now, there has been only one time that I suck blood.

That was in the forest of the kingdom, against a mercenary called Chrome.

At that time, the situation of Chrome was a bit strange.

Perhaps it was my blood sucking that gave her something.

Speaking of what I want, a nap and a person willing to take care of me.

How will that feeling affect the partner?

Even she only cuts lightly, there’s still blood coming out iof Felnote-san’s wrist.

My instict is awaken. How long can I endure to put my fangs on the thin white skin in front of me?

But, if I do it, I don’t know what will happen to Felnote-san.

Just as Elsee told me at that time. I do not know anything about myself.

I turned my face like escaping from the blood sucking impulse that came up.

“What’s wrong?” (Felnote)

“I’m sorry, Felnote-san, can you do that just like before?” (Arge)

“… So, you really care what that blooded princess said to you after all?” (Felnote)

“…Yes” (Arge)

Because I thought that there was no meaning to hide, I obediently answer.

In the first place, Felnote did so when she was in the kingdom.

She cut his wrist and poured the overflowing blood into the tea cup.

It seems that she knew about it and presented her hand directly without doing so now.

“Arge, you don’t have to worry” (Felnote)

“… What is it?” (Arge)

“What a vampire is, I also know. I’ve fought during the knighthood and sometimes get sucked directly.” (Felnote)

“…Really?” (Arge)

“I know what it is like to be directly sucked blood.

Nevertheless, I thought that I could let you drink blood, so I do it.” (Felnote)

It is firm decision and trust in her eyes. I can understand that much as well.

Even if I can’t read it from her eyes, I can still understand if she telling me that much.

“So you don’t need to worry about sucking my blood” (Felnote)

Felnote-san declare with a smile without any doubt in her eyes.

I am always a lazy person, don’t care about anything, have no presence for anything.

If she can believe like that, there is nothing I can say in return.

“… You are really a stubborn person, aren’t you?” (Arge)

“Well … I couldn’t agree more.” (Felnote)

There’s no hard feeling in the Felnote-san’s eyes as she said so.

It’s a gentle line of sight looking straight at me.

“Well, Itadakimasu ne” (Arge)

Pulling Felnote-san’s wirst toward my face slowly and touch her skin with my fangs.

The feeling of my fangs stab her skin echoed to the back of my brain.