Episode 27
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Charlotte turned her head for a moment before entering the store.
A boy of about 170cm tall with distinct facial features was talking to a doll sitting on his shoulder.
Now that I think about it, it’s a little funny.
‘How do you talk to a doll?’
Charlotte smiled faintly, fiddling with the shilling in her hand.
‘Colleague… … please ask me to be your colleague.’
To be honest, I was surprised.
Not only was I surprised, I felt good too.
Because, seriously, that ‘child’ was the first person in this vast territory to speak to him like that.
That would be the case.
‘I am not human.’
What would happen if that child found out?
Wouldn’t they be like other kids their age, ostracizing you and telling you to go away?
So Charlotte looked at the man for a moment and then went into the store.
Today is my mother’s birthday.
It’s a very important day.
“Hey… sir.”
The large man sitting at the table nodded his head at Charlotte.
A full beard and a grim face.
Charlotte was momentarily overwhelmed by the sight, but she consoled her fear by tightly holding the shilling note in her hand.
I need to buy my mother a birthday present.
That’s why I went to the back mountain early in the morning and picked roses.
Charlotte was a good girl.
“Do you have any… troll… orc blood?”
“What blood?”
Charlotte spoke again and the store manager chuckled.
“What are you going to do with that? Is this an errand from the Academy?”
Charlotte nodded.
It wasn’t true, but there was nothing I could do about it.
Why blood is needed.
I don’t want to talk at length, and I shouldn’t talk at length.
Because to humans, the vampire race was just monsters, nothing more, nothing less.
The store manager looks at Charlotte with pitying eyes.
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A shabby appearance.
At least for a student attending the academy, such behavior is out of the question.
The store manager noticed that the little boy in front of him was lying.
“How much do you need?”
“… … for one shilling.”
The store manager looked at Charlotte for a moment and thought.
Orc’s blood.
I don’t know where you plan to use it, but do you really need to know?
Let’s see.
Orc blood usually sells for one shilling per quarter liter.
Orc blood is not a prohibited item, nor is it something that cannot be sold.
Since you asked for it for one shilling, I have to give it to you.
The store manager stands up from his seat and walks toward the back warehouse.
After a while, the store manager standing in front of Charlotte handed the bottle of water he was holding to Charlotte.
Not 0.4 liters, but a whole liter.
It should be two shillings, not one shilling.
“One shilling.”
Charlotte’s expression, which had been sobbing, brightens at the store manager’s words.
Fortunately, the store manager may have looked like a bandit, but he had a warm heart.
Charlotte left the store with a bright smile on her face.
Thinking of his mother, who would soon drink the orc’s blood, his smile grew brighter.
So I left the shopping district and climbed the hill.
‘I wonder if my uncle will come today.’
Charlotte lived alone with her mother.
My mother was very sick and had difficulty moving, so even eating was difficult.
There was a man who came to help that mother and herself.
He asked me to call him ‘uncle’.
Should I call him a sponsor?
He says he’s some kind of nouveau riche, but I don’t know the details.
One thing is certain, there is a lot of money.
An uncle who gave his mother and himself a house and rarely showed himself.
Charlotte knows a word for such a person.
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Daddy Long Legs.
The uncle knew his mother’s identity and his own, and brought her cow’s blood and pig’s blood almost every three days.
That was all, but Charlotte was very grateful for that.
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It didn’t matter if I didn’t give him a single penny of pocket money.
Because that was just a full stomach complaining.
Haven’t you already received a lot from your uncle?
Of course, even though they are vampires, they can eat food like bread and meat.
But those foods don’t help.
Because vampires were a species that could only gain strength by drinking blood.
My mother, who had difficulty moving, always said:
Never eat human blood.
No, to be exact, he told me not to drink any blood except the blood my uncle gives me.
Charlotte listened intently to her mother’s repeated insistence that she absolutely should not eat it, although she did not know why.
That’s why Charlotte couldn’t drink any blood except cow’s and pig’s blood until she was 11 years old.
No, I didn’t eat it exactly.
Because I thought my mother would be sad if I ate it.
Charlotte was quite mature at a young age.
Then it occurred to me again.
‘Become my colleague… … .’
Honestly, I was so grateful.
It felt really strange that someone would say such things to a loner like me.
Perhaps the intention was to play war games or hide-and-seek together with other children of the same age.
I wanted to play with her even for a little while, but I couldn’t enjoy myself alone when my mother’s health was seriously deteriorating.
Charlotte let out a small sigh and looked up.
He opened the door to the small brick house with a smile on his face as if nothing had happened and went inside.
As I opened the door to my mother’s room, I was about to show off the orc blood in my hand.
“… … We have a guest. Charlotte.”
“yes?”
Charlotte’s eyes opened wide at her mother’s words as she lay in bed.
Then Charlotte turned her head back and could see.
The kid who had asked him to be his partner earlier was standing right behind him with his arms crossed.
I didn’t know.
Really, I didn’t know.
dump-
Charlotte sat back down in shock, not even noticing her heart pounding.
Then, my mother struggled to raise her upper body from the bed.
Charlotte’s heart ached at the sight of her once shiny, blond hair now matted and her skin cracked and cracked as if it would shatter at any moment.
That was when.
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[Vivien de Royale. Why is the noble ancestor of the vampire race here?]
The doll spoke.
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“Do you know him?”
The teacher did not answer my question.
Then the woman sitting on the bed looks at the Master and asks.
“… …Who are you? Are you a hunter?”
The teacher shakes his head.
[I guess you don’t remember when you were young. I am Valentine Milos. The one who drove your vampire race into the Forest of Demons… … Yes, I am your mortal enemy.]
The boy opened his eyes wide at the teacher’s words, and the vampire called Vivienne also opened her eyes wide.
But the vampire brat’s actions were due to his inability to understand the words, but Vivienne was different.
He opened his eyes wide in disbelief, as if he were looking at an unreal being. It was the kind of look a person might have when they saw it.
“You’re Valentine? Are you still… alive?”
A thud sound is heard, followed by a cracking sound.
Vivienne’s facial skin is slightly broken down due to incontinence.
Looking at that sight, I was convinced.
That woman named Vivienne.
I’m going to die soon.
I don’t know if I should use the word natural history.
No, but rather, this is a vampire?
Her skin was cracked like a dry land from drought, and just like before, her face and entire body were covered in all sorts of tears, like a statue ready to break at any moment.
The statue, that metaphor was more apt than I thought.
How can a species, or even a living being, be ruined to this extent?
Not only that, her lips were pale and her eyes were lifeless.
Her hair was long, but not voluminous, and was also tangled and brittle, looking like it would snap at any moment if pressed lightly with her little finger.
Yeah, it doesn’t match.
Just looking at the atmosphere, it feels like something noble, like a setting sun is visible, but looking at the appearance, it looks like an old woman who looks like she might die at any moment.
I was worried.
Should I avoid this seat or keep it?
Did you read my mind?
The master looks at me.
Although he didn’t say anything, the Master was speaking to me with his eyes.
Please step aside for now.
Looking over to the side, Vivienne, a vampire, was also giving Charlotte a look with the same meaning.
I just took the kid out of the room.
Looking down at Charlotte, the little girl who was bewildered because she didn’t know English, I was surprised once more.
Talent is truly extraordinary.
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The master clearly called the woman on the bed, Jinjo.
Then, this little boy in front of you is also a true character.
I wanted to continue thinking about it, but I just didn’t.
I stood outside the door and listened to the conversation inside the room.
Because we had to prepare for an emergency that might occur.
Honestly, no matter how you package the Master, he will always be an enemy to other races.
Besides, the current master can’t even use magic.
I waited, my senses focused on the inside of the room.
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“You’ve become a doll.”
Vivienne’s words were a bit unexpected.
It’s not a question, nor is it a monologue.
But clearly those words contained the intention of a question.
Valentine, who was confident that he could take any insults, was a little flustered, but answered right away.
[It’s a curse. Once a month, on the day of the full moon, it returns to its original form.]
“… … I see. Did you use the power of the soul to do that too?”
[okay.]
With those words, Vivienne fell silent.
It’s not that he looks like he has nothing to say, it’s that he looks like he’s holding back on what he wants to say.
[You didn’t answer my question. Why is Jinjo here, not in the forest of demons? It looks like he hasn’t had proper blood for a long time. Why is he like that?]
Vampires are a long-lived species.
While the human lifespan is only about 100 years, the average vampire lives for around 150 years, and the Jinjo lives for 500 years, or even up to 600 years.
Vivienne is currently less than 500 years old.
In human years, this could be considered old age, but vampires are not human.
And he’s not a normal vampire, he’s a real one.
Jinjo can enjoy a long life and maintain his youthful body until the moment of his death.
However, the sight before my eyes is one that looks like it could die at any moment.
The reason was simple.
blood.
Because I didn’t drink proper blood.
