The Mosquito and the Vampire
A mosquito bit me. I’d spent the entire night tangled up with Rania. The room was thick with a strange, heady scent—a mixture of man and woman. One peculiar thing was that Rania’s natural scent was like sweet honey; it almost made me wonder if she’d sprayed air freshener.
“Hnnng….” The long-limbed, fair-skinned elf was curled up in my arms. I could feel my exhausted manhood stirring to life again after everything we’d done yesterday, but I decided to let it be. Watching the elf sleep with such a peaceful expression was a joy in itself.
‘The quest… it’s done.’ I checked the quest completion window that had appeared when I first met Rania.
[Quest: Great Strides - 3 Complete the F-Class Elf Swordsman!]
📍 Reward: Elf Rania added to Interspecies Management list.
🎁 Reward: Agility stat increased from E → D, Word Collection (S) → Word Collection (SS).
[Skill: Word Collection (SS)]
You can use the word you desire.
- You can use two desired words simultaneously. (12-hour cooldown upon use.)
Cooldown: 3 hours.
The Word Collection, which had been awkward to use due to its random elements, had upgraded to SS, allowing me to choose the words I wanted. It even came with a pretty high-performance secondary ability. ‘Agility? I wish it had increased my Stamina… or at least my Vitality.’
I’d felt it while having sex with Rania yesterday. Unlike Miho, who had a pathetic pussy and low stamina, Rania was a physical-type swordsman who had obtained the title of Sword King and possessed SS-class Stamina. The sex had consumed more energy than I’d anticipated.
“…Ah.”
“Are you awake?”
“Y-yes….” Rania’s face flushed as she remembered what we’d done yesterday. When I touched her cheek, it was indeed slightly hot. She was cute enough to die for.
[Current Domination of Rania (Elf): 39/100]
Admittedly, the skill had helped a little since our first meeting, but the domination level was higher than I’d imagined, likely because this hadn’t been a forced relationship. It confirmed that my method was the right one. ‘I want to give her something, but I’m out of coins.’
Even so, using a Skill Ascension Pill—an item with a purchase limit—on her only skill, Excellent Swordsmanship (A), wasn’t cost-effective. If I happened to trigger an SS-class skill with an Awakening Stimulus, I could just upgrade it to SSS then. Eventually, Rania headed home after a morning session that drained my semen dry. Since I couldn’t clean up with magic like Miho, I had to go to the laundromat to wash the sheets, but Rania had been happy, saying she felt overflowing with energy. I suppose my Phantasmal Semen had provided a positive effect. ‘Vitality… once I save up coins, I’m upgrading Vitality first.’ Raising my current C-rank Vitality to B would cost 2,500 coins. It was more than I expected, but it would be possible someday.
I spent the whole day lying around like a bum, giggling to myself while browsing the gallery. ‘…Ah, damn mosquito.’ I checked the mirror and found two mosquito bites. And they were right around my neck, near where I’d been bitten a while ago. Sometimes there are these fucking mosquitoes. If you’re going to bite, just bite once—why do you have to leave two holes behind, you little shit?
Doyen: Didn’t you set up a bug-repellent barrier?
I sent a message to Miho. She was busy with guild business in Baekryeong-ga, but as soon as I told her to drop by when she had time, she’d rushed over via spatial teleportation, cast various spells, and vanished again. A moment later, Miho replied.
MihoMiho: Wait, it was breached?! (Surprised fox emoji.)
Doyen: Yeah. Bitten twice on the neck. (Photo)
MihoMiho: That shouldn't be possible…? It’s not just a simple barrier; I made it at full power to react even if someone with hostile intent approached. Even an S-class hunter shouldn't be able to break it… I’m coming over myself, so wait just a bit!
Certainly, regardless of how lazy she was, Miho’s ability was top-tier. After all, she was a fox who had obtained a dragon’s heart.
“Ta-da! I’m here!” Miho appeared in the center of the living room with a flashy pose and looked at me. Since obtaining the dragon’s heart, spatial teleportation, which used to take over 10 minutes to cast, now took less than a minute, making it easy for her to come and go.
“You really were bitten?”
“I told you I was.”
Shocked that her barrier had been breached by a mere bug, Miho muttered, “That shouldn't be possible…?” She scrutinized the marks on my neck, her eyes glowing.
“Uh… these aren't just mosquito bites.”
“Then what are they?”
“I see faint traces of mana… hmm. Did you take on a blood-donation part-time job?”
“No.”
A blood-donation job? I vaguely remembered hearing about it. It was a system implemented by the World Hunter Association to provide blood in exchange for money, preventing some races that needed blood for survival from indiscriminately preying on others.
“There’s a possibility that some mosquito-bastard… ahem. Someone dared to secretly drink the Master’s blood.”
“…Really?”
The fact that Miho had almost cursed was quickly buried by what she said next. It wasn't the first time I’d been bitten like this.
Whoosh. White flames. Using even the healing flames of the Celestial Fox, Miho examined my body with a rare, serious expression.
“There’s no special abnormality in your body. The healing flames didn't react, which means there was no physical damage.”
“But the fact that you don't remember… it’s possible you’re being hypnotized or suggested to, and someone is drinking your blood.”
“In that case, a Vampir is the most likely culprit.”
So. I was being bled by a Vampir without even knowing it? A chill ran down my spine. I had the Survival Expert skill I’d obtained after escaping the S-class double gate. And since the skill’s description said it could detect dangerous situations faster than others, it meant the skill didn't even recognize the blood-drinking as a dangerous situation. But what if the Vampir changed their mind and decided to kill me while drinking? I had no combat ability to speak of, so I had no way to fight back.
Miho, who had been rattling off words like a machine gun, thought for a moment and handed me something.
“What’s this?”
It was a small, fox-shaped carving about the size of two finger joints.
“Hoo… it’s a statue infused with my energy. Unless a true SSS-class hunter tries to kill you instantly, it’ll buy me enough time to notice the danger and get to you.”
Miho said that since she’d obtained the dragon’s heart, she could use dragon energy to do all sorts of things without needing to learn specific skills. Though she added that her recovery speed was slower because of it. Was this the power of the strongest race?
“Are you okay?”
“Uuu… I’m losing strength….”
Seeing her come all this way and struggle while she was already so busy was touching. The lazy fox was starting to look like a reliable SSS-class fox. I indulged Miho’s whimpering as she clung to me, pretending to be exhausted.
“Should I give you a mana recharge?”
I felt like my stamina was drained after doing it with Rania yesterday and today, but I could manage at least twice.
“I want to do it right now, but… come tonight, and do it then. For now, just a kiss….”
Smack, smack. In the end, the mood heated up, and I ejaculated once. No matter how much my stamina increased, a pathetic pussy was still a pathetic pussy.
***
After realizing someone was forcibly drinking my blood, I didn't start being overly cautious when going outside. Seoul, the region where humans lived. And I was near an F-class hunter officetel on the outskirts of Seoul. Would the guy drinking my blood really be able to bypass the protection of an SSS-class hunter who could wield dragon energy and harm me? That would be no different from a natural disaster. In other words, if they tried to target my blood again, that Vampir was as good as finished.
- Vampiric species are absolutely prohibited from blood-drinking without consent.
- If a vampiric species drinks blood without consent, they may be subject to forced labor for a certain period upon court order.
A quick search showed that there were so many cases related to this that the law only had a basic framework, and in reality, the level of punishment varied depending on the severity of the crime when brought to court. ‘Come quickly, you mosquito-bastard.’ I waited for the day the insidious mosquito would come to drink my blood. About halfway through the two-week duration of the small statue Miho had given me, I fell into deep thought after seeing a message.
Because I was an F-class hunter, because I’d been treated like a 200 million won debt-ridden scammer by a fox-kin, I hadn't been able to go to these meetings. ‘…Should I go?’ Five years… no, had it been six? It had been so long I could barely remember. There were people I’d been close with, and people I hadn't, but did that even matter now?