The sun shone brightly in a vast, azure sky.
The classroom building of St. Freya Academy was bathed in a gentle breeze, the white gauze curtains in the classroom windows swaying.
The students were focused intently on the podium, where a female teacher in black pantyhose was explaining the key points of verbal expression.
A blush spread across Yuexia's face. Her eyes darted to the seat beside her, which was now empty. On the clean and tidy floor were a few irregular, round, viscous puddles that didn't reflect much light.
The little vampire miss swallowed. It felt like such a waste; that was the equivalent of thirty drops of blood.
She had worked so hard to… exchange for it. It pained her to see even a single drop spilled.
Ye Feng smoothed out the wrinkles on Yuexia's over-the-knee socks and gently wiped away the dust.
Further up were her fair and smooth thighs, her supple skin glowing in the sunlight.
"Yuexia has gotten very skilled. I'm truly pleased."
Feeling the rough texture of the man's cheek through the fabric of her stockings on her knee, Yuexia couldn't help but clench her fists and let out a soft humph. She turned her head away, covering her cherry-red lips with the back of her hand.
"…Mr. Ye Feng, please don't always… do this…"
Though she said this, her heart thought otherwise.
What's wrong with me? Why is my answer so spineless? Do I really want to be intimate with a human I hate?
O-Of course not!
Even the "feeding" isn't entirely willing…
It's just a necessary act to suppress my blood-sucking impulse!
Yes, that's it.
The girl, inexperienced with the world, was frighteningly pure.
A slight sense of guilt pricked at Ye Feng. In his spare time, he had simply taken Yuexia to amusement parks, arcades, and restaurants… forms of entertainment that were perfectly ordinary for most people, yet they left Yuexia completely satisfied.
He felt a bit like he was abducting an ignorant young girl.
But the guilt lasted for only 0.00001 seconds—proof that he had a conscience.
Soon, that feeling transformed into pleasure.
"Yuexia, I'm just concerned about you. Look, you even got your socks dirty while eating."
"…"
Yuexia was speechless.
Who was the one who had said it "tastes better during class" and insisted on dragging her here?
Although, the little vampire miss was indeed very interested in class. To be precise, she was interested in all the new and fresh things of the outside world.
However… the taste of the food remained the same, no matter where they were.
"Alright. The socks are clean. Be more careful next time."
Ye Feng stood up and returned to his seat.
Yuexia looked at Ye Feng in surprise, her blood-moon-like eyes filled with confusion, seeming to ask: That's it?
"What else? What was Yuexia expecting?"
"Who was expecting anything?!"
The little vampire miss turned her head away, feigning to ignore him.
She truly began to listen attentively to the lesson.
The topics covered were all common sense for daily life.
For Yuexia, who had grown up in a laboratory, this was crucial knowledge.
Seeing Yuexia's serious expression, Ye Feng couldn't resist interrupting her. He smiled and said, "I just checked the 'records.' We're getting a transfer student today."
"A transfer student?"
Yuexia tilted her head.
Who could it be? Seele?
After all, this world was very special, a fact that Yuexia was aware of.
A so-called "transfer student" was bound to be someone with their own consciousness.
"You'll know in a bit."
Ye Feng just smiled, not giving away the answer.
Yuexia became very anxious.
She hated humans who spoke in half-sentences the most.
For the rest of the period, Yuexia was somewhat distracted.
Who could it be?
I heard that human has a wife, and lovers… is it one of them?
Tsk, what a fickle human!
I hate guys like that the most.
But even so, Yuexia had grown accustomed to her time with Ye Feng. It was comfortable, natural.
Just like in this classroom, it was only her and him; the rest were all mindless NPCs.
If another person were to suddenly be inserted into this situation… she felt like some kind of balance within her heart would be shattered.
As she thought about it, a sense of anxiety began to well up inside Yuexia.
She clutched her head with both hands. Whispers seemed to fill her ears, and a crimson light flickered in her pupils.
"Yuexia?"
"Don't bother me during class, human!"
"Class is already over."
"…"
The melodious bell was still echoing as Yuexia snapped her head up.
Did I… just zone out?
Yuexia stared blankly at her own hands.
No, that's not right…
She could still control herself; she wouldn't be consumed by some rampaging emotion.
Then what's wrong with me?
The worldly-unwise little vampire miss didn't understand.
She only knew that right now, she really wanted to chop up the thing in front of her with an axe!
"Please wait a moment."
The female teacher in black pantyhose clapped her hands. "I have an announcement to make today."
After speaking, she looked around the stirring classroom with a suspenseful gaze.
"A transfer student will be joining our class."
Yuexia's gaze involuntarily shifted to the classroom door.
The door was slowly pushed open, and the transfer student walked in.
A girl emerged from behind the door.
She was neatly dressed in the blazer of the winter uniform, her legs clad in black stockings.
Her hair was as dark as a shadow. Long bangs covered the left half of her face, revealing only her right eye.
Even so, it was obvious that the girl possessed a bewitching charm and a beauty that surpassed that of an ordinary person, one that could rival even Mobius.
"Alright, please introduce yourself."
"Okay."
The girl nodded elegantly and picked up a piece of chalk.
She wrote the name 「Tokisaki Kurumi」 on the blackboard in beautiful handwriting.
"Hm?"
The girl tilted her head, staring at the characters she had written, feeling a strong sense of incongruity.
She quickly erased the name and wrote anew: 「Tokisaki Hanabi Kurumi」.
Only then did she nod in satisfaction. She turned to face the class.
"My name is To… To… Ugh…"
The words got stuck in her throat.
Then, the girl continued in a bright voice:
"You can all just call me Hanabi. I'm a Masked Fool."
It should have ended there, but the transfer student felt like "something was missing." Before her mind could even think, her mouth moved on its own.
"I'm not interested in ordinary people. If there are any aliens, people from the future, people from other worlds, or espers among you—in short, anyone who can bring me some fun, please come find me, Lady Hanabi. Thank you all."
"…Very good! A very individualistic self-introduction!"
Perhaps sensing that Hanabi had finished speaking, the female teacher clapped her hands with a smack! to signal the end.
Yuexia stared blankly at Hanabi, wondering who on earth she was, when the transfer student glided lightly over to her. She asked demurely, "Um… could I ask you for a little favor?"
"Huh? What is it?"
Yuexia replied, tilting her head up. She could see four characters above Hanabi's head: [Mild Hypnosis].
Then, the transfer student raised a single finger to her chin and said sweetly,
"I'd like to sit in your seat."
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