I became the Goth-Loli professor's summon
I became the Goth-Loli professor's summon
I rode a carriage and arrived at the mansion of the gothic lolita girl who summoned me. The girl's mansion was far from ordinary. It was filled with towering medieval-era buildings. Seeing the artistically patterned structures and rainbow-hued stained glass windows, it looked like a domain or castle that could have pacified an entire era.
"Master-nim, we have arrived at the mansion."
Passing through the automatically opening castle gate, the carriage came to a halt at the innermost mansion. The carriage door opened and as the girl naturally stepped down, I followed and got out as well.
"Alfredo will be in the lab."
"Understood, Master-nim."
"Follow me."
With a gesture, I watched the girl's back and entered the mansion. Brightness centered around candlelight rather than bright lighting. A corridor filled with cold rather than warmth. Eerie framed paintings greeted me first.
I walked down the corridor for a while, but there wasn't a single soul in sight.
Normally, a mansion of this scale would have dozens of maids and butlers, so this is strange.
"The mansion is really huge... But there don't seem to be many people?"
"People... there used to be many long ago. Unless they're vampires like me, everyone's lifespan ran out."
'Vampire?'
Wondering if I'd misheard, I replayed what the girl had said a moment ago.
She said she was a vampire. In other words, she's not human.
'So that talk of hundreds of years wasn't empty words after all.'
A physique that looks younger than the students, yet she's called a Professor. The reason. Given hundreds of years of ability and experience that everyone would have to acknowledge, I found myself nodding in agreement.
"Did I not mention I was a vampire?"
She said, looking at my bewildered expression.
"Yes... So there was a reason you were so popular at the academy."
"Popularity and such are meaningless things over time."
A bitter emotion could be felt in those last words. It makes me wonder if there's a reason only the butler and the girl were left behind.
At the suddenly gloomy atmosphere, I decided to shift my gaze elsewhere.
"You said you were going to the lab earlier, is there something I need to do there?"
"You just need to lend me your body and blood."
"B-blood?"
"I only need a little of your special human blood. You won't die, so don't worry."
As expected of a vampire, she was conducting research using blood. It's a bit frightening. It felt like with one wrong move, all my blood would be sucked dry and I'd die.
"You don't need to make such a dark face. As per the conditions, I will teach you blood magic."
The girl didn't say that, but I forced myself to nod. Entering what seemed to be the lab, the girl spoke.
"Lie down over here."
Looking at the stone slab that rose to about stomach height as the girl watched, I approached and lay down. Now I feel like I've gone from a summoned being to a test subject.
"Is this fine?"
"Gently to the side, yes, right there."
As I lay down in the designated spot, a small light flickered on the previously dark ceiling. Much stronger than the eeriness I felt in the corridor. Just lying there gave me goosebumps and a sense of dissonance as if I might die at any moment.
"「I'm going to be okay, right?」"
"「You talk too much.」"
"「Haha... that's because I'm a bit scared.」"
"「Even if you die, I'll turn you into a vampire, so don't worry.」"
"「Isn't that a bad thing!?」"
"「It's a joke. Don't get up, just lie still.」"
The gothic lolita girl approached me, joking with a frighteningly expressionless face.
She took my hand and brought it to her chest. The sense of volume I should have felt at this moment was nonexistent. I only felt the texture of the garments attached to her gothic lolita outfit, and deep in my heart, I let out a pitiful sigh.
Still, the gloves the girl wore felt like they might be silk, and the texture wasn't bad. It felt a bit similar to stockings. It was a sensation I was experiencing for the first time as a man.
"Ugh.. Ack! It stings!"
Taking advantage of my moment of carelessness, the girl made a cut on my finger, extracted blood, and floated it into the air.
"For a man, you sure make a big fuss over pain."
"A man feels pain just the same, you know."
"「Now I will concentrate, so be quiet.」"
"..."
As the blood magic began, the girl's tone turned serious. After the blood split in all directions, my pupils moved about frantically.
I don't know anything, but it was clear something was happening. Not wanting to interfere carelessly and end up a vampire, I clamped my mouth shut, placed both hands there, and maintained a stiff posture.
"「I place a blood curse upon myself.」"
Having recited a long incantation, the girl absorbed the blood scattered in all directions into herself. Her slender body trembled, and afterward, she grabbed the stone slab and slumped down.
I have no idea what happened, but the girl must have been in great difficulty, as the sound of her panting breath echoed throughout the room.
"It's... finished."
"Are you alright?"
"You're worrying about me? I'm an immortal vampire..."
"Your voice has no strength in it. Isn't being immortal and being in pain two separate things?"
"「You're speaking quite insolently.」"
"That's not what I meant..."
"「Enough. It's over, so come down now.」"
I came down from the stone slab. The slumped girl also stood up at a similar time and our eyes met. But something about the girl had changed.
"「Did you get a bit taller?」"
"Have I changed?"
She had definitely changed. When I first saw her, she looked like a middle schooler, but now she seemed a bit taller, and most of all, her previously flat chest had swelled a little and stood out.
'『Possible.』'
Judging by the female measurements detected in my brain, she had matured enough to be sexually viable. The appearance of a fresh young maiden in her 18 to 20s. Seeing my lower half twitch, it was definitely true that she had grown.
"It's proof that the effect of your blood isn't bad."
"What on earth did you do with my blood?"
"I placed a curse upon myself. The curse weakens a vampire's power."
"A curse on yourself... why would you do such a..."
"Because only then can I move up my time to die."
I was puzzled by the talk of hastening death.
"You have a look of not understanding. For me, immortality is no different from a curse. All those I knew have died, and all that's left to me is this shabby mansion and Alfredo, so I too wish to sleep eternally."
The girl possessed the common vampire trait of immortality, but she despised that power.
If I were immortal, I would have spent my days enjoying life while changing lovers every day, but perhaps life had grown tiresome over hundreds of years, or maybe she had experienced something terrible—the girl was wishing for the end of her life.
"The mansion is still magnificent."
"Hoot, a mansion where no one lives is no different from a grave."
The true purpose for summoning me was to place a curse upon herself. The teaching assistant role was just a bonus.
It seemed like there wasn't even much need to use my blood, but when I asked, she said the curse requires suitable blood.
"The Summoning Grimoire, which can find the needed blood, is a very fine item."
"...I didn't know my blood was that special."
"You may not know, but your body reeks of garlic and ginger. It's perfectly suitable blood that weakens a vampire's blood."
"「You found such a summoned being on purpose?」 Is that possible?"
"Were you not also looking for a teacher to teach you spirit magic? Our conditions simply matched each other."
'『To think the summoning condition was needing a person who smells like garlic.』'
If the curse takes effect well, she ages visibly as she is now. Aging itself signifies death, so my blood turned a young girl into a matured girl.
The girl—no, the matured girl—came close to me, sniffed, and frowned.
"「Your body reeks of a spicy and bitter smell.」"
"If the smell bothers you, keep your distance."
"It's a fragrance no different from a blessing to me."
"「Where in the world is death a blessing?」"
"Here it is."
"..."
The gothic lolita beauty seemed satisfied, as if she had obtained the desired result.
"「Now, I will teach you spirit magic and blood magic. Take my hand.」"
[Reward is being granted.]
When I extended my hand at the Professor's words, a wriggling sensation was felt in my hand along with the sound of the app brushing past my ear.
This was the stinging sensation I felt when first summoned at the academy. It's something I learned in class before coming to the mansion. It was the Blood Transmission Technique, which uses blood to share information between master and summoner and explain the situation.
-Don't think about other things and focus. I am transferring my energy now. Do not forget this sensation.
For a while, she held my hand and made blood flow. A stinging yet cool sensation repeated.
Once I grew somewhat accustomed to the sensation, the girl let go of my hand and looked at me as if telling me to try it once.
"「Try following me.」"
"I've felt it several times, but... how do I follow transferring blood on my own?"
"「This is where my mansion is located.」 No matter how much of a dullard you are, the power of blood magic will be amplified here. If you can't do it, at least try to imitate it. The moment you feel that sensation, you call a spirit."
"I understand for now."
I had no idea what she was talking about, but since she told me to at least imitate it, I decided to try following along.
First, the feeling of transferring with a stinging sensation. What did I transfer?... Obviously blood.
I've never even felt my blood before, so there was no way I'd know how to transfer it.
'『I know how to breathe, but... huh?』'
As I focused and stared at the hand the girl had touched, I felt the flow of blood within my mind. No, feeling it more carefully, a sensation of it being transmitted into my mind arrived. A familiar yet peculiar sensation, busily moving throughout my body to supply me with oxygen. It seems the girl wants me to move this into the air.
"Spirit Summon!"
Following my palm, red blood condensed in the air. My heart pounded fast and cold sweat ran down my back; it really felt like my life force was being drained.
"Well done."
Not even a spirit had been summoned yet, but the girl praised me.
And then it appeared.
"「You called for me?」"
A small, plump snake with red skin formed from the gathered blood.
'『This thing... is a spirit?』'
I approached and poked it with my finger. It felt like touching a balloon.
"「Why are you doing that?」"
"Just wondering if it's really a spirit."
"「I am a spirit!」"
The spirit sprayed water from its mouth. A water cannon so weak it could be blocked with a palm.
"「You're really weak.」"
"「That's because you, who summoned me, are weak!」"
It said it's my fault. Since it's true that I'm weak, I sympathized and kept poking the little guy.
"「Stop messing around!」 Why did you call me? What should I do for you?"
"Umm... are you good at cleaning or something?"
"「Cleaning?」"
"Nevermind, I'll call you later. You can go back."
"...Okay."
The snake that had come out full of energy seemed dejected when told to go back, and disappeared.
"Thank you, Professor-nim! I succeeded!"
"It's strange not being able to do what even a newborn can do."
Her body had matured, but her personality was the same. The haughty girl I first met did not praise or encourage her student.
"The first condition is complete. What is it you desire for the second?"
"The second...?"
"「Yes, the second.」 It was written in the Summoning Grimoire that the contract ends when both sides satisfy two conditions."
I briefly glanced around the lab. A room filled with nameless skulls, blood, books, and glass vials. The idea of having to have sex in such an eerie place bothered me a bit.
"【Where do you sleep, Professor-nim?】"
"I don't sleep. Even if I do, I lie in my coffin."
"A coffin is a bit..."
"「What could the condition be for you to act like that?」 Tell me what you want quickly. Is it riches? Or other teachings?"
The girl seemed frustrated and asked again. She seemed to resemble the type of boss who handles work quickly.
'『Alright, let's go boldly. The other party is a vampire anyway, no matter what I say, it's obvious I'll get caught.』'
With firm resolve, I shouted confidently.
"「The second condition is sex.」"
As my words ended, silence flowed.
"「So you mean you want to violate me.」"
The girl's reaction was expressionless. She didn't get surprised or angry like normal. If she'd shown even one of those reactions, it wouldn't have been so scary, but maintaining an expressionless face made me even more tense.
Wondering if she might be thinking about how to kill me, I shouted first.
"「If you don't want to, you don't have to!」"
"We were summoned because our conditions matched each other. It's the power of the Summoner's Book that you cannot escape until the two conditions are satisfied."
"Is that so...!"
"「Still, to think a pervert who desires such a cursed body as this would be summoned.」"
The girl approached me with eyes like she was looking at weeds and grabbed my chin.
"「Do it quickly. My body has long since been an object of interest.」"
[Reward is being granted.]