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Ians arm slowly lowered.
Charlotte looked at him with an expression wondering if he would really listen to such nonsense, but he showed no reaction.
What Tessia said wasnt completely unreasonable.
He could listen first and then cut her throat if it really was nonsense.
As Tessia exhaled what looked like a sigh of relief,
Thunk.
Ian stabbed his sword of condemnation into the ground beside her, the blade pointing right at her neck.
Sitting next to the embedded sword with his hand on the hilt, he spoke.
Ill listen. But if you spout nonsense or try anything, this will beco an executioners blade.
Tessias gaze turned to the fairly thin, long sword blade.
A cold shiver.
She swallowed and smiled wryly.
Alright, I get it. But really, believe . Ive given up on draining your blood. Especially after that day when those mounted humans ca swarming to fight you. Before then, I thought if I endured a bit longer, I could capture you. But strangely, after that day, just imagining it made my spine tingle with fear.
The day I raised my ability, huh.
Though nodding calmly, Ian was inwardly surprised.
She sensed that change by instinct alone.
Still, I had no reason not to follow you, since as I said, I didnt need to fight you directly. But when you visited that village before, the situation was a bit different. I couldnt go near the village. At night it was bearable, but during the day my body felt like it was boiling and my gut was churning. It was repulsive.
She must be referring to the vicinity of the Temple of Furnace.
It would have been anathema to her as a vampire, being Lou Enter domain.
What furrowed Ians brow was for a different reason.
The hand gripping his sword tightened.
So what does this rambling have to do with the request?
Ah, heres the main point. While you were in that village, I stayed hidden far away, planning to follow you again once you left. But a few days later, that guy found . He said he was the tribes judge.
Ians eyes narrowed.
Judge?
Yes. He said he was in charge of punishing tribe mbers who violated the rules and dealing with the tribes enemies. And he told I should consider it an honor that he was eting an experintal hybrid like .
Tessia gasped for a mont.
She seed to be reliving the fear and anger she felt then.
The bastard took out three small coffers and showed them to . He said he would separate my arms and legs from my body and take them separately. Hed reassemble when we got back, so not to worry. Of course I told him not to spout such nonsense. That I wouldnt go back to that lab. It was really horrific there. Even now I sotis dream of-
The main point.
Right. So we fought. But he was incredibly strong. He wielded power in ways I didnt even know existed. But I didnt just take it either. Thanks to you, I have steadily built up my strength. And I could even mimic his techniques. I thought I might be able to win, but no. When he started displaying his true ability, the situation changed completely.
Ians brow furrowed slightly.
The Tessia he rembered was a grand vampire who had ascended to queen by devouring the blood essences of other vampires.
Though she had been hunted by the judge even then.
Could this also be because of ?
The only change he could think of.
By following Ian, Tessia had failed to fully awaken her innate potential and combat skills that she would have otherwise developed through solitary struggles.
Is this also the butterfly effect?
As he pondered this, Tessias voice continued.
Of course, I had one last desperate move to survive. It worked. Though I wasnt unscathedAt least I bought ti to escape.
It wouldnt have been easy to shake the pursuit.
I used my head. Ive hunted many beasts, so luring them is second nature. I sared my blood on any beast I could find and scattered them everywhere. I knew he was tracking by my blood scent.
Tessia looked up at Ian.
Then I followed your scent. You were the only one on my mind. I thought maybe you would help , since you had saved before. I realized that was baseless after seeing you. So I decided to first hide and regain my strength by hunting beasts. In case you didnt help, I at least needed to be able to run.
Dont spout nonsense. I know you were watching for days.
Charlotte growled.
Tessia shot back imdiately.
Thats because I was scared. I thought you might try to kill the mont you saw . You probably even know how to kill for good. I tried to approach you several tis, but each ti I got too scared to get any closer. Thats probably why this beast noticed . Got it? You didnt co find because youre so great. You didnt beat either. If I was at full strength, I would have torn you to shreds by now, you mutt!
So this is graduated rage.
Watching Tessia glare at Charlotte as if to kill her, Ian thought.
Charlotte let out a scornful laugh.
Hypotheticals are aningless, filthy snake. In the end, youre the one pinned under .
Ugh, Charlotte pushed down harder on Tessias arm. Tessia winced in pain but didnt scream this ti.
Bragging uselessly about your strength-
The words died in her throat as the sword of condemnation tilted towards her neck.
Emotionless black eyes looked down at her.
So, are you asking to kill that judge?
He wont be the only one. He told the tribe wouldnt give up on . That I might as well just let him take now. So even if I kill him, another judge will co after .
...
Ians gaze deepened.
Tessia swallowed and continued.
But those guys are just underlings. The ones who turned into this monster are still lurking in Rusard. I can never forgive them. So Ian, help get my revenge. This is my request.
To be honest, it was a very tempting proposal.
Having Tessia by his side ant the vampires he would eventually have to track down and kill would co to him of their own accord.
Perhaps in the ga, the way Tessia gained strength was by killing the judges that ca after her and absorbing their blood essences.
If he helped Tessia, he could gain the experience from defeating the judges while also preventing Tessia from growing too strong.
It would also weaken the forces of the vampires he would have to kill eventually, killing two birds with one stone.
However, he didnt outwardly show those thoughts.
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