Volume 4, Chapter 40 – The Decisive Battle

It was just when I thought all was lost.

“Gah, hah, wha—this is…!”

Countless black spears were stuck through Suikyou’s body.

“Oh my, trying to kill my fiancé? That simply won’t do.”

I turned around to find a beautiful woman standing there, her long platinum-blonde hair fluttering in the breeze.

“Good evening, Fiene. The moon is quite lovely tonight, isn’t it?”

“Ade… how long have you been there?”

“Hehe, I just arrived.”

Ade spoke with a delighted smile.

“Y-you… mere Vampire scum… guhah!”

“Be quiet!”

The moment Suikyou opened her mouth, even more black spears slammed into her.

“What an uncouth man, interrupting my date with my precious fiancé.”

“Eh? M… man?”

Ade’s power was impressive, but for some reason, that was the part I found myself stuck on.

“Eh? Ah, right. Well, since that body is a woman’s, it’s only natural you’d be surprised.”

“Umm…?”

What on earth was going on?

“H-how dare you call this one a maaaaaan!”

“But before that, I have to deal with that thing .”

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Ade turned toward Suikyou, who was bleeding from all over and glaring with a face twisted in rage, and gave a small wave of her hand.

Immediately, countless more spears leaped from the shadows, skewering Suikyou.

“Gah, ah, khah…”

Suikyou gasped, coughing up blood in agony.

Ade fixed a sharp gaze on Suikyou.

She extended her right arm straight toward her, pointing with her index finger while puffing out her chest.

Then, she tucked her other elbow in and placed a hand on her hip, making a grand declaration.

“I will not forgive anyone who dares harm my precious fiancé, no matter who they are!”

Yes, this was exactly the kind of pose that deserved a “bam!” sound effect.

“Also, it’s not ‘Vampire,’ it’s ‘Vampire Noble’!”

On the word “Noble,” Ade smoothly swung the arm she had been pointing with diagonally down from left to right.

Shadows surged forward, binding Suikyou and immobilizing her completely.

“Now, Fiene. Would you mind purifying that for me? Give it everything you’ve got—full power, please.”

“Umm? You want me to use Purification Magic? All right.”

As I spoke, Ade stepped far back behind me, likely to avoid any collateral damage.

I didn’t quite understand the situation, but I cast Purification Magic with everything I had.

——Full power, Purification, covering Suikyou’s entire body!

An intense light of purification enveloped Suikyou.

The shadows Ade used to bind her quickly dissipated.

The light shone brightly, illuminating every corner of the cave.

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“Kh… this is…!”

Suikyou resisted my Purification Magic violently.

——Just… be purified already!

I imagined myself pushing inward, trying to crush whatever was resisting with the light of purification. After a period of pushing back and forth, I felt something break, and the purification began to progress rapidly.

A few minutes later, after confirming that everything had been completely purified, I stopped the spell.

“Haa… haa… haa…”

The strength left my knees and I almost collapsed, but Ade gently caught me from behind.

“Hehe, good work. That was wonderful, Fiene. As expected of you.”

“Th-thank you.”

As Ade gently patted my head and stroked my hair, I found myself relaxing.

Phew. I feel like I could just fall asleep like this…

“Hehe, you’re so cute, Fiene. I almost want to just kidnap you right now.”

Startled by Ade’s words, I snapped awake.

“Umm, please spare me from that.”

“How disappointing. Well then, would you do me the honor of marrying me?”

“How did we get to that? I’m pretty sure I already turned that down.”

“Che, too bad. In that case, may I have that empty shell?”

Ade pointed to Suikyou lying on the ground. Her Dragonkin Transformation had worn off, and she had returned to her original human form, though she was covered in blood.

“Eh? Oh, well. I guess that’s fine?”

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Not really understanding what Ade meant, I vaguely gave my consent.

“Thank you. I love you, Fiene.”

With that, Ade swept me up into a princess carry and kissed my forehead. Then, she gently lowered me back to the ground.

“Eh? Wh-wh-what?”

Still sitting on my backside, I looked up at Ade. She smiled at me, then glided over to Suikyou and hoisted her body up.

Then, Ade sank her fangs deep into the side of Suikyou’s neck.

Gulp, gulp, gulp…

Ade was drinking Suikyou’s blood as if it were delicious.

Watching her, I subconsciously swallowed.

“Oh? Do you want some too, Fiene?”

“No, I’m fine!”

Noticing my reaction, Ade spoke to me, but I hurriedly denied it. Ade smiled and said, “I suppose you would,” before returning to sipping the blood.

“Ah, delicious. The blood of someone with this much mana is the best. Thanks to Fiene’s purification, there wasn’t a single impurity. Truly sublime.”

Ade then brought Suikyou’s limp, dangling face directly in front of her own beautiful countenance.

Suikyou’s eyes were open, but there was nothing reflected in her pupils.

Wait, isn’t she already dead?

It seemed Ade had used Charm on Suikyou.

Her red eyes glowed mysteriously, and I could see mana being pumped into the other woman.

Once enough mana had been infused into Suikyou’s body, Ade laid her back on the ground.

Then, Ade bit the tip of her own finger, creating a small wound.

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A bead of blood seeped out.

She brought that finger to Suikyou’s lips; Suikyou opened her mouth slightly and swallowed the dripping blood.

In the next instant, Suikyou’s body was enveloped in a black light, and her wounds healed before my very eyes.

“What! Ade! You’re healing Suikyou?!”

“Oh, not exactly. I’ve simply made her my thrall. She’s under my absolute control now, so she’ll never do anything naughty to Fiene again.”

“…!”

I was speechless, hesitating to respond. I did say she could do whatever she wanted, but still!

Ah, no, she did save me, so maybe I’m in no position to complain…

“By the way, Fiene?”

“…Yes, what is it?”

“You’ve been leaving those kids alone this whole time. If you don’t need them, may I also have this Black Fox Possession-chan?”

“Eh?”

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“Ah! Lu-chan! Chris-san! Shizuku-san!”

I rushed over to the three of them in a panic.

Looking closely, I saw Mashiro-chan clinging to Lu-chan with a worried expression.

After frantically casting Healing Magic on the three of them with everything I had, I completely ran out of MP and collapsed on the spot, unable to move.