"Princess Krul...?"
Luke walked cautiously up to Krul and waved his hand in front of her eyes.
A slender, fair hand suddenly grabbed Luke's hand.
Luke was at a loss for words at Krul's awakening and quickly softened his tone.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... Princess Krul, I was worried..."
"Brother, you're finally back!"
Luke: Huh?
Luke felt his whole body heat up at Krul's address of 'brother.'
Damn it, he was actually enjoying this.
"Princess Krul, this is making me quite embarrassed."
"Where did you go after that guy took you away? I've been looking for you for a thousand years, why didn't you come back?"
Krul continued to speak.
Now Luke understood; she was talking about Ashera, who is also known as asuramaru.
Luke carefully examined Krul, who was death-gripping his arm; her eyes were vacant, her face was flushed, and combined with the nonsense she was spouting...
Case closed: she's drunk!
Incredible. Is my blood type 'Old White Dry' or 'Erguotou' liquor? If I went to a restaurant, they'd probably make me drain my blood before entering; restaurants don't allow outside alcohol.
"I missed you so much, brother."
Krul was still rambling incoherently.
Luke felt a chill down his spine. If Krul regained her 'blood-sobriety' and remembered herself like this, wouldn't he be torn into eight pieces?!
No, I have to bail.
Luke tried to pull his hand out of Krul's embrace, but as soon as he exerted force, Krul did the same, making it impossible to pull away.
Luke reached into the air with his other hand, and a fruit candy appeared in his palm.
HP Candy (Orange Flavor): Ignores Cursed Gear effects to quickly heal wounds and replenish blood and Qi.
Though it was a bit wasteful, Luke currently had no other status-recovery items. To leave with all his limbs intact, he had to make a proper sacrifice.
After eating the HP Candy, Luke's pale complexion turned rosy again, and he felt like he had endless strength.
"Princess Krul, please let go!"
"Are you going to leave again?"
Krul was delirious and didn't notice 'Ashera' calling her 'Princess'; she only knew 'Ashera' was trying to break free, so she hugged him even tighter.
Luke's expression turned grim.
What should I do? Wait for death?
"Brother..."
Luke suddenly felt that maybe he wasn't in such a hurry to leave. A Krul this adorable was something he'd never seen; she was practically OOC.
But he had to admit, she was so damn cute!
"Miku, record this!"
Luke threw caution to the wind and decided to play house with Krul for a bit.
"Krul, I've been doing well these years. Don't worry about me too much. I've been thinking about you too, Krul."
Luke slipped into character very quickly.
"Is that so? Then why didn't you come find me for so long? Did that guy forbid it?"
Krul looked a bit aggrieved.
"No, I had no choice. I've now become a..."
Luke suddenly stopped.
"Become what?"
"Uh, I became a Traveler. After I was taken away, I started traveling. With the help of a white-haired guide and some companions, I only recently returned to Japan. I've always been on the road looking for you, sister."
Luke began to make things up on the fly.
Krul felt something was off, but her brain couldn't function properly right now, and she couldn't put her finger on the problem.
"Alright, brother is right here. Are you sleepy? Is your head spinning? It looks like you've stayed up late too often. Rest for a bit; here, have a candy."
Luke soothed her.
He took out another fruit candy.
Soothing Candy (Apple Flavor): Restores energy, aids sleep, and helps the consumer have sweet dreams.
Luke unwrapped the candy and popped it into Krul's mouth.
Hearing 'Ashera's' words, Krul indeed relaxed quite a bit.
Luke took the opportunity to pull his hand out.
Yes! I scored! This feels great!
Looking at the now-quiet Krul, Luke leaned into her ear and whispered, "Goodnight, Princess Krul. Sweet dreams."
The corners of Krul's mouth curled up slightly as she drifted into dreamland.
Afterward, Luke pulled out a marker... After overcoming numerous obstacles, Luke finally evaded the patrols and escaped Sanguinem.
The roads in this underground city are truly winding. Luckily Miku has a navigation system, even if it has nothing but paths—not even labels.
Fortunately, the path at the exit was easy to recognize. There was a large hall before the exit, which appeared as a very large open space on the map.
Once outside, Luke suddenly shouted toward the entrance with chuunibyou flair: "Hahaha, little Krul, I handled you easily, didn't I?"
Then he ran down the mountain without looking back, as if Krul were chasing him from behind.
Ferid, who happened to be passing through the hall before the exit:?
... "Rep... Reporting, Lady Tepes, the silver-haired human boy you mentioned was not found within the city."
The patrol captain knelt on one knee in the hall, head bowed, not daring to look at Krul's face, reporting the patrol situation with shoulders trembling slightly.
Listening to this Vampire's report, Krul's face was dark. It was clear she was in a very bad mood.
That human brat's blood was actually like alcohol; even she had gotten drunk. When she woke up, she found the brat had already vanished.
Initially, she hadn't cared much. After all, Sanguinem was so large; how could a human here for the first time find the exit in such a short period? Besides, there were dozens of patrol squads; he would be caught sooner or later.
She gave orders to the patrols and then began to reminisce about the taste of Luke's blood.
It's worth mentioning that she had a dream last night. She dreamed that her brother, Ashera Tepes, had returned and said he had become a Traveler.
This was a good omen. Krul felt she was close to finding her brother.
Several hours passed, and none of the squads had found any sign of Luke, not even a single anomaly.
It was as if everything last night had been her imagination.
"I see. Dismissed."
Krul waved her hand, signaling the patrol captain to leave.
The captain stood up, bowed, and hurried out of Krul's palace.
Krul felt a bit strange. Every Vampire who came to report was acting weird, not daring to meet her eyes. They weren't like this before.
Alucard was still sleeping; it seemed he had sucked quite a bit of Luke's blood too.
Krul, feeling a bit irritable, grabbed Alucard's tail and started spinning him in circles.
"Aha~ Princess Krul, I just heard someone calling your name outside the city exit. Judging by the voice, it should be a young boy~"
A male voice came from the entrance of the hall.
Krul stopped playing with Alucard, who remained fast asleep, unperturbed.
Now Krul was certain: Luke had indeed left Sanguinem. She felt a sudden pang of regret.
Then she looked toward the source of the voice with a face full of disgust.
"Ferid, you bastard. If you have nothing to do, get out of my sight. Don't come here to nauseate me; I'm in a very bad mood right now."
A handsome man with long white hair walked over with elegant steps, one hand on his hip.
"Don't be so cold, my Queen. I just... pfft, hahaha! Since when did our Queen have such a hobby? It's really cute!"
As soon as Ferid got close, he burst into laughter upon seeing Krul.
Krul frowned in confusion and said with loathing,
"I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Oh? Did you not write it yourself, Lady Krul? That makes it even more interesting. You should look in a mirror yourself, my Lady. Your subordinate won't disturb you further. Hahaha, it's really cute~"
With that, Ferid turned and left. He originally wanted to ask about the voice he heard at the exit, but if he didn't leave now, he'd surely be in trouble once Krul saw her own face.
Krul was somewhat bewildered.
Driven by curiosity, Krul walked toward a mirror.
Just as Ferid stepped out of the hall, he heard Krul's furious voice from behind him.
"Ah! Human brat, I will definitely kill you!"
In a hotel, Luke, who was catching up on sleep, suddenly sat up in bed.
Why is it so cold? Did I leave the window open?
Last night was truly thrilling. Being kidnapped, having blood sucked, being called 'brother' by a drunk Krul, and then escaping to safety.
Before leaving, Luke had left a small gift for Krul.
I wonder if Princess Krul has found the words on her face yet.
Inside Sanguinem.
Krul was in front of the mirror, washing off the writing on her face—'I'm super fierce!'
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