I was suddenly kidnapped by a woman who seemed to be a Vampire named Aria.
A black aura melted from Aria’s body, began to swirl, and change form. The escorts exchanged glances and gave each other instructions.
“I’ll have you put the young man down. I don’t want to fight unnecessarily.”
“Watch out!!”
The moment one of them stepped forward, a black aura attacked him like flames. Veronica intervened immediately. Purple flames and the aura clashed, creating a blast.
One of the escorts cut through the rising smoke and lunged at me. He attacked with the blade of his wings. I wondered if he was flying with such heavy things attached. Then, my vision suddenly cut out. The next moment I could see him, the escorts who had attacked me were in the distance. Could she have teleported? To be able to do this while carrying me.
“Where did she disappear?! Over there! Damn it, don’t let her escape.”
“Hehehe, screw you.”
Aria grinned mischievously and started flying at an incredible speed. My companions were falling further and further behind. In less than five minutes, the village was gone as if it had never been there.
“Haaah~ I’m so tired. Maybe I’ll just take a little nibble here. My magic power is also depleted, so it’s okay, right?”
As she said that, Aria brought her mouth closer to my shoulder. I knew I couldn’t just let her suck my blood in silence!
“Hey, stop struggling! It hurts!”
I pushed her face away. If only I had my dagger, I had dropped it in the borrowed house earlier. It slipped from my hand due to the impact when I was taken away.
“Jeez, don’t dislike it so much. I’m not going to kill you, you know. BeSiDeS, vampire saliva has an aphrodisiac in it, so it doesn’t hurt at all even if you get bitten!”
What kind of trope is that? I could accept it if it were in an adult manga, but it’s a different story when it’s actually happening to me.
“On the contrary, you’ll get addicted. By the way, what’s your name?”
“You don’t need to know.”
“Oh, well then I’ll give you one. Hmm, your hair is brown, so how about Choco? Coffee, Pochi? Pochi might be good.”
This girl is really underestimating me. Treating me like a dog. If that’s the case, I’ll never tell you my name, no matter what. Still, as we fly through the sky like this, it’s getting colder. I seem to recall that the temperature is lower at higher altitudes compared to the ground. Also, maybe because the air is thin, my head feels fuzzy. It’s amazing how Harpies can keep flying in this environment.
After a while, I saw a large mansion below. Standing in the dense forest, it was like a monster’s castle from a movie.
“Okay, we’re here! Hey, I’m back!”
Finally released to the ground, I took a deep breath. I was on the verge of losing consciousness from the cold and lack of oxygen. Aria slammed open the front door. A man who looked like a butler hurried over.
“Welcome back, my lady.”
“Look at this! Isn’t it amazing that I found him?”
“You finally found him. As expected of you.”
Aria, looking satisfied, raised her chin and went inside the mansion. The butler approached me.
“Now, please come in. You must be tired after your long journey.”
“…”
Long journey, my ass. If I had a weapon, I’d defeat you and escape… no, that’s impossible. Huh? What is that? Something is shining around his neck. Is that a collar with a chain? But why?
“My lady is waiting. Please come in.”
I had no choice but to follow his instructions. The mansion was dim, and creepy paintings were displayed everywhere. The eyes of the magnificent portraits seemed ready to move. The candlelight in the hallway flickered eerily.
I followed Aria and arrived in a room with a long table. She sat at the table and ate a pie placed there.
“Mmm, I’m starving.”
“My lady, you won’t be able to eat your meal if you do that.”
“I know. More importantly, what do you think of the human’s scent? It’s your first time smelling it, right?”
She chewed on the pie with its sticky sauce and laughed. She licked the berry-colored sauce with her long tongue. Looking at it made me feel nauseous.
“Yes, it is my first time smelling it.”
“Isn’t your Older Sister home yet?”
Older Sister? That means they have companions? And when she said “scent,” did she mean this butler is also a vampire? It seems I’ve been thrown into a nest of Vampires.
“She should be here soon.”
Just then, the door behind me opened, and a woman came out. She had lustrous long hair, a voluptuous body like a model, and a beauty that could captivate any man.
“Older Sister!”
“Oh my, Aria, such impolite behavior. That’s bad!”
The woman glanced at me.
The next moment, long fingers covered my face, and a warm breath brushed against my neck. The immense force felt like it was splitting my head open. A tongue coated in drool crawled up my neck. My heart, a beat behind, began to pound erratically at the suddenness of it all. Was I about to be bitten in my neck in that moment?
“You were impolite too, Older Sister, weren’t you? How is it, this human? I worked hard.”
The hand reluctantly let go.
“Well, ah, this scent. It’s irresistible.”
In front of me was the figure of a monster, drooling from its mouth.
