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Meanwhile, in the human world on Itogami Island—
In the narrow space of the bathroom, the steady trickle of water echoed softly.
Warm bathwater continuously poured into the small, single-person bathtub, causing the water level to slowly rise bit by bit. Standing in front of the mirror was a certain black-haired girl with a cute ponytail.
Reflected in the mirror, Nagisa was gripping the hem of her sailor uniform, lifting it upward to about collarbone height.
"Uuu…"
After carefully examining herself for quite some time, Nagisa let out a small, disappointed sigh.
Indeed, one couldn't expect miraculous overnight transformations.
Originally, she'd secretly hoped that after awakening her vampire blood, she would instantly blossom into a tall, curvaceous big-sister type with slender waist, long legs, and impressive curves. But now, an entire day had passed, and aside from sensing a better control over her magical energy, nothing significant seemed to have changed at all.
However, it wasn't completely hopeless.
After all, she was still young. Maybe once she reached high school, things would naturally… no, things would definitely improve!
Recalling her mother's beautiful figure, the young vampire girl immediately felt her resolve strengthen.
"…Ah, sorry, Nagisa. Were you about to take a bath?"
Just as Nagisa was caught up in dreams of a splendid future, a familiar voice suddenly spoke from behind, nearly causing her to jump in surprise.
"Eh—?! B-b-big brother?! W-w-why are you here?!"
Panicking, Nagisa turned quickly, clutching her clothes tightly across her chest, her face turning bright red as she anxiously confronted the unexpected visitor. Her ponytail bounced softly along with her startled movements.
Bokue tilted his head slightly, his expression calm and natural.
"What do you mean 'why'? Didn't Yukina explain everything to you?"
Initially, the Lion King Organization planned to have them continue the "neighborly brother-sister" surveillance scenario for a while longer. However, yesterday's incident involving the uncontrollable rampage of Nagisa's Familiar had forced them to significantly accelerate their plans.
After all, no ordinary "neighborly brother" could possibly fight head-to-head against a Fourth Progenitor's Familiar barehanded, right?
Then again, considering Nagisa's gentle and slightly clueless personality, perhaps she genuinely hadn't suspected anything strange at all…
"Mm… Yukina-chan did explain to me last night during dinner," Nagisa admitted softly, shifting uncomfortably in place. "She said she was actually an attack mage from the Lion King Organization, and Big Brother, you were an Onmyōji from the Keikain family, and your original mission was to secretly monitor me… and things like that…"
She took a deep breath before quickly continuing,
"But—but even if it started out that way, everything turned out okay in the end, didn't it? After all, you two never meant me any harm. Especially you, Big Brother—you even used your own blood to help me control my Familiar, and… you've even become my… my only blood partner."
As she said the words "blood partner," Nagisa's voice softened to a whisper. She shyly turned her face away, hiding her burning cheeks behind strands of dark hair.
Typically, vampires—even those of noble lineage—would have multiple blood partners. But Bokue's extraordinary spiritual energy had forever changed that for Nagisa. After tasting his blood once, she found herself completely unable to be satisfied with anyone else's blood.
It was like tasting divine nectar from the heavens—once she had experienced such a thing, ordinary fare simply lost its appeal.
Yet, this suited Nagisa just fine. She had always dreamed of a romantic love where both partners only had eyes for each other, forever.
However, this lovely romantic mood was abruptly shattered by Bokue's matter-of-fact voice:
"If you don't turn off the faucet soon, the bathtub is going to overflow."
"Eh?! Oh, oh no!"
Nagisa snapped back to reality. Glancing back, she saw that the bathtub water level had nearly reached the brim. She reacted instinctively and quickly.
With impressive agility, Nagisa extended one leg behind her, leaning her slender upper body forward horizontally over the bathtub, skillfully bypassing the toilet in the narrow bathroom. Using one hand to support herself against the bathtub's rim, she swiftly turned off the water faucet with her other hand, stopping the water just before it overflowed.
Nagisa breathed a relieved sigh.
"Whew…"
Turning back around, she was about to say something—but saw Bokue already moving towards the bathroom door.
"Go ahead and bathe first," he told her casually. "I just came to check on your condition and see if you needed a mana recharge or something. It's not anything urgent."
"Wait… wait a second!"
Nagisa's voice stopped him just as he was about to exit.
A gentle tug on the hem of his shirt halted his steps.
Bokue glanced over his shoulder—and immediately noticed Nagisa's eyes had changed. Normally wine-red, they were now glowing softly in an enchanting crimson hue. Her breath came out in short, heated puffs, and two small, sharp fangs peeked out cutely from behind her parted lips.
Her cheeks flushed even deeper with shy embarrassment.
As always, a vampire's urge to feed on blood was, at its core, an expression of desire.
Simply put—she wanted him.
"You want to drink blood now?" Bokue calmly adjusted his collar to expose his neck, offering himself readily.
"Mmm…"
But surprisingly, Nagisa shook her head slightly.
"I… I don't want blood right now…"
Indeed, vampires were fully capable of deriving nourishment from ordinary food just like humans. Fresh blood, for most vampires, wasn't really about sustenance. Rather, it was something like a special "play"—part of the intimacy between partners.
But Nagisa, being the kindhearted and gentle girl she was, didn't want to bite him. Instead, she desired something much gentler, something much more affectionate and intimate, something that couples in love would naturally do together.
Yet, as shy as Nagisa was, openly expressing such desires aloud was impossible for her.
So instead, all her unspoken feelings were quietly packed into the simple phrase she'd just uttered:
"I don't want blood."
Luckily, Bokue had long since mastered the skill of reading between the lines and understanding these subtle hints.
Without hesitation, Bokue smoothly stepped closer, gently scooped up Nagisa's petite figure, and carefully lifted her into a princess carry. She instinctively looped her slender arms around his neck, tightly holding onto him. Now face-to-face, Bokue lowered his head slightly, gently pressing his forehead against hers, as he whispered with a hint of playful teasing:
"But before that, we still need a bath first."
"…Mm."
Nagisa softly agreed, her voice barely above a whisper. Blushing furiously, she buried her warm face comfortably against his chest, letting herself fully melt into his gentle embrace.
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