Chapter 17 – Unfair Contract
Roselia? Rosalio? After sending back a daughter with a difficult name.
“Off.”
The vampire who went on a rampage was tied up and brought in.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have any convenience store items to use as rope, so I just wrapped it around the rope.
You might think that it will be solved quickly if you use mana, but then you can just teach it as it is.
Doesn’t that mean the fist is closer than the rope?
If you get hit, you will feel it painfully.
“Are you awake?”
“Huh!”
The awakened vampire took a breath.
Either way, I sat with my legs crossed and glared at him.
“You’d better not do anything foolish.”
I nodded, I nodded until my neck broke. You are smarter than you think.
Unlike warlike monsters, he seems to take good care of his own life.
If I hadn’t done that, I would have died.
“Name.”
“D, de, this is Dmitry.”
“Ddd mitri? “It’s a pretty long name, isn’t it?”
“Oh, no. It’s Dmitry!”
No, this guy?
“If you stutter from now on, I will pull out your fangs, so answer properly.”
“I understand!”
I’m not very patient.
Okay, next.
“Occupation.”
“… I am unemployed.”
“Age?”
“I didn’t count.”
“Don’t you know anything? Gender?”
“It’s a man.”
“Where do you live?”
“I was living in a forest located on the outskirts of the capital Oskar, but now there is no designated location.”
“Why was that magic circle installed?”
“It’s, so I don’t drink blood.”
“To not drink blood?”
“Yes, I originally survived by drinking animal blood, but it became difficult to do that, so I did my own research and created a magic circle.”
“So that was the magic that absorbed the energy of the forest and turned it into a magic stone?”
“Yes.”
It felt like an interrogation as I answered every question as if it were a vending machine with answers that I pressed.
Okay. It should be like this.
This is much better than saying you won’t tell me for any reason and then getting into a terrible situation. Peaceful with each other. Neither you nor I will feel bad.
“Why was it made?”
“Because I promised. “I won’t suck blood.”
I didn’t ask who it was.
Because Dmitry’s face was horribly distorted.
Everyone has a secret they want to keep in their heart.
It was natural since it was an intelligent being.
“They said it was definitely dangerous. But that wife…”
Dmitry sniffled and wiped away tears.
Why are there so many tears since I became a vampire?
This guy is almost like a faucet.
“So to summarize. I have never drank human blood because of some kind of promise, but to prevent that, I created a magic circle, and because I broke the magic circle, I drank the blood?”
Nod.
After listening to this, I think it’s the vegan of the vampire world.
A vegan who tried and failed to eat alternative meat shed tears of repentance after eating meat…
It’s an unnecessary thought.
“Then it’s my fault you drank blood?”
Dmitry could not answer.
Creak.
The sound of the neck being broken is scary.
With great difficulty, I shook my head and denied it.
“No! It’s my fault for not being able to control my impulses.”
Dmitry bowed his head.
It is very good to admit your mistakes. It seems like he has his own sense of humor.
“Hey, but how did you manage to integrate into this empire?” …”
“I’m not an old man. I’m still a young 28-year-old. Just call me store manager.”
“Ah, yes. “I’m sorry.”
I misunderstood it as something different, but I didn’t bother to correct it.
Because I thought it could be used for good in many ways.
“Originally, the rule would be to send you to the Imperial Guard or Inquisitor right now. As you know, monsters are the enemies of humanity.”
“… “I know.”
“But if you agree to one condition, I won’t send you there.”
“What is that?”
“You should work part-time at our convenience store at night.”
“Yes?”
“I won’t say it twice. “Work here at the convenience store.”
The guy blinked his eyes.
At first, I wondered what to do with this guy.
Should I send it to the crown prince?
Or should I send it to the Heretic Inquisitor?
If not that, the Magic Tower?
But I didn’t like all three.
However, it was also difficult to release a potentially dangerous creature into the wild. If I tried to suck again, saying there wasn’t enough blood, it was difficult.
Killing?
It wasn’t a bad choice, but I thought it would definitely be useful.
Vampire.
A monster that rules the night.
It is intelligent enough to perform magic, has powerful magical powers, and its main time is at night, not morning.
However, unlike ordinary vampires, they are not aggressive, cry a lot and are very passive.
There was a part of him that was so fierce that I wondered if he was a vampire.
It felt completely different from the guys I had previously heard about through rumors.
Although they are accused of destroying forests, they did not kill people. It was said that the destruction of the forest was also due to a promise not to consume human blood.
In the end, if there were no casualties and the guy’s goal was not the overthrow of the empire, but simple hunger. It was a matter that the crown prince, who had issued a mission, could not take lightly.
So what?
The answer was simple.
I’m taking it with me.
Also, as a nighttime part-time worker.
Use a vampire as a night shift worker.
Not bad.
At least nighttime security issues will be clear.
Those who try to cause trouble for no reason won’t even be able to use it in front of vampires.
And if this guy guards his place at night.
‘There is no need to close the convenience store.’
These are people who will call you unconditionally, no matter how open or closed the door is. In that case, it would be better to hire a part-time worker.
It wasn’t difficult to roast and boil a vampire with one screw missing.
“What do you want to do? Do you want to be taken to the imperial palace, the Inquisitor, and the Magic Tower like this, and be dissected and subjected to various tortures? Or would you like to work a night job at a convenience store where your back is warm, and your stomach is cool?”
And sometimes, I also want to get a good night’s rest.
Wouldn’t it be okay to take a break one day a week?
If this continues, I will die.
But what if there is someone who has to stay up all night to survive?
You can fool around very legally.
As long as you are paid a small hourly wage.
“I guess there’s only one choice?”
“You gave me four. Are you dissatisfied?”
“No. It’s okay! Of course, I want to work here. However…”
Dmitry asked as he looked around the convenience store.
“What are we doing here?”
“Well, it’s a convenience store that’s open 24 hours a day. A legal store that can be open even at night.”
Then the guy’s eyes sparkled.
“Ah, old man, no, store manager, you already have a deep meaning! Rather than walking through the darkness of the empire, it is better to carry your face proudly.”
I don’t know what I was misunderstanding, but it seemed like I had just gotten over it.
I guess being taken in by the heresy inquisitors is a bit weird.
I experienced it once too, they are terrible. He knew many different ways to control people. If there are any professional advisors, aren’t they them?
Although it was enough to repay the torture, it was true that I felt bad.
“Working hours are from 10 PM to 6 AM on weekdays. Times will change in winter. “I have to calculate the time when the sun sets.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Dmitry looked at me with moved eyes.
“The pay I will give you for your work is 50 silver per hour. “The price includes night allowance.”
“Thank you.”
“And I will give you a glass of this every day.”
“What is this?”
I handed out bright red juice. Dmitry flinched and held out his hand, as if wondering if it was blood.
“Tomato juice.”
“Eh?”
It was not ordinary tomato juice.
It was a magic item that appeared occasionally whenever an item was ordered.
The taste is tomato juice, and the effect is like a potion, restoring stamina and mana at the same time.
If you can’t recover mana and stamina through blood, just give them a substitute to prevent them from attacking humans.
“Drink it first.”
I handed the guy some juice. The guy who was looking at the drink with suspicious eyes closed his eyes tightly and drank the drink.
“Huh?”
“How do you feel?”
“What is this… ?”
Dmitry’s face turned red.
He was still gaunt and pale, but he was much better than before, when he was almost starving to death.
“From now on, take one every day. “I’ll put it in the refrigerator.”
This is the reason why his salary is only 50 silver.
Since they are definitely not human, I am not trying to pamper them at a cheap price.
Really.
Is it real?
“Thank you!”
“And where will you sleep…”
I need to take care of accommodation. However, I felt a little uneasy about putting it in the room next to the dorm where the female employees were sleeping.
When something happens, it’s impossible to deal with it right away.
“I like any place where there is no light.”
A place where no light comes in?
There is one good place.
I took him with me and headed to the warehouse.
“Here.”
“Ohh.”
Dmitry’s eyes lit up when he saw the ample space in the corner of the warehouse.
“This is where I will sleep!”
“Do I need a bed?”
“No! One box is enough. I think it would be good if it was big enough to cover a person.”
“I’ll try to get that right away.”
The guy bowed his head.
“The lowly Dmitry, I finally opened my eyes after meeting the store manager. This is how you can blend in and live! I was amazed and amazed!”
I kind of understand what the misunderstanding is, but that’s not it.
This guy probably misunderstood that I was of a similar species to them.
It is said that the darker the color, the closer the power is to that of a demon.
The darkest black mana symbolized the devil. Most of those who faced the ominous black mana were unable to withstand its power and died.
It seemed like he misunderstood my ultramarine blue mana.
Well, let’s leave it as is for now.
“Now, sign here.”
“What is this?”
“This is a contract for you and me to do well in the future.”
“Ah…”
“Read carefully. “Don’t just say something else later.”
“I understand!”
Dmitry signed the contract.
In the future, this will act as a shackle to prevent vampires from doing foolish things.
I don’t know.
The original contract must be signed carefully.
“Do well.”
“Yes! Manager!”
One more new part-time worker has been added.
***
-You did a good job.
“Has the news already gotten there?”
-I am watching everything that happens in the empire.
The crown prince’s expression in the crystal ball became brighter.
-Anyway, it’s amazing. I thought it would be a monster, but I never thought it would be a vampire…
A relieved expression, relieved of the stress.
The crown prince, leaning in his chair, asked me.
-Anyway, do you plan to keep that vampire in the convenience store?
“Yes. That should be it. Because it’s difficult to kill.”
-Why?
The king’s eyes.
The spirit of a loser who will not hesitate and cut off the heads of subjects who are trying to increase their power for the sake of the emperor.
His intense life could be felt even beyond the crystal ball.
“I covet the title of vampire killer, but more than that, I needed a part-time worker who would work hard at night.”
-When I tried to send him that way, he refused.
“I feel uncomfortable being watched by the imperial palace, even in my store.”
-Kkkeuk, do you think there are places my eyes can’t reach?
“It’s scary when you say that.”
He responded with a friendly smile. A smile is the best. You can’t spit on a smiling scythe.
It’s a smile.
-I owe you something, so I resolved this matter well. I will overlook the vampire issue.
“Thank you.”
-I’ll visit you again soon. Recently, Abama said that she was into Mark’s official or something. I have to go eat that.
Then you gain weight. Deterioration.
