‘If you still play outside when night come, you’ll be kidnapped by vampire.’
‘Bad children will be eaten by werewolf.’
I often heard these lines from adults when I was a child.
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The older you get, the more you will realize that it is just a way to control naughty children.
Werewolf and vampire are fantasies. I didn’t doubt it. But now, everything I believe seems upside down.
“Werewolf and vampire….?”
“Yes. My mother is a vampire and my father is a werewolf who served her… For vampires who really value their lineage, crossbreeding is taboo. They almost eloped together… and then I was born.”
Yuria looked down at his hands sadly.
“I inherited the magic and characteristics of a vampire from my mother, and from my father I inherited a strong body that can repel the sun and silver. My grandfather hated my existence, and more than that, he hated my constitution… That’s absolutely natural for him to do that, right? A vampire that can regenerates, can bathe in the morning sun, can move day and night, and even can touch silver.”
He shrugged with a resigned smile.
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“My grandfather sealed my power and confined me in this mansion.”
“Cr ibcu jr P ofia qjlc, P mjc yf wsrfio. Vb, lc bgvfg ab wjlcajlc ws mbcrmlbercfrr, P vlv atlr ab ws kglra… Dea atf batfg vjs, la vlvc’a kbgx. Zjsyf ws qbkfg uba ragbcufg… P wluta ibrf ab tlw lc atf cfza oeii wbbc. P’w cba mbcolvfca.”
While murmuring in a hoarse voice, Yuria hung his head dejectedly.
“So… I can’t be with you anymore. I don’t want to put you at risk.”
“You’re not the one who hurt me.”
“It’s me.”
“No!”
I was surprised when I heard my own raised voice. Yuria was trembling. Slowly, I continued to speak.
“….I understand the situation. But I’m your caretaker. You’re asking for help, so I can’t just go and ignoring it.”
It’s too much to tell someone to disappear alone.
“I’ll be careful not to make it be like last time. If he come out, I will immediately evacuate myself. The other day, I don’t know anything, so I don’t know what I have to do but I think I can escape if I take various measures, so let’s find a way out together. How to control him.”
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I don’t think Yuria’s grandfather did anything helpful. However, I think there is some other information that, as mere human being, I can’t get.
“Don’t give up, Yuria. Together, we can get through it all.”
“Why are you going this far just for me….”
“I told you because I’m your caretaker.”
“You work too hard.”
Yuria laughed a little.
“Haha, I can also say the same to you.”
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When I saw relief emanating from his haggard face, I spread my arms as usual.
“Come here.”
“….Yes.”
With a face filled with excitement, Yuria reached for my arm.
――At that moment.
“Ah….”
Yuria’s body overlapped with the white beast.
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Oh, no!
It feels as if the pores of my entire body are open and giving out cold sweat.
Blood. Pain. Pleasure. His cruel look.
His loud laughter echoed loudly in my head, while screams of fear pierced deep into my brain to my feet.
“Ban-san.”
I looked up when I heard his voice.
“W-What?”
“Are you scared with me?”
“Huh… What are you talking about….”
I’m not scared. I’m not scared. Because the one with me right now is you… That’s why I would not be scared.
I’m paralyzed. I feel like I’m going to throw up.
Why? I didn’t care about that until a while ago. But why now? Why? Why? Why? Why?
I could not say anything, as if my tongue was pulled.
“….Thank you, Ban-san. I will be fine from now on.”
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Yuria tried to laugh but he failed. Then he let go of my hand gently.