"Well, Irene, I'll cut to the bone. Where's Mary?"

"Straight as an arrow, huh? She's fine, a little bit drugged but otherwise fine."

Drugged? They drugged her!? My eyes turned red from this. How do I know? Because her body sure has an excellent blood system. Should I kill them all for this? Did they rape her? If I find one speck of hair missing from her, all of them are dead!

"Do you think you will get away with this? Not even the royals could stay in my way If I want all of you dead. What do you want?"

She doesn't even blink at my threats. She sure is the queen of the underworld.

"Mary was right about you."

"Hah?"

"She said that you are like a tornado. Unbound by nothing, unmoved by anyone, a force of nature. I didn't believe her, but I do now. How about you come inside, of course, if you can."

"You know that I can't go inside without an invitation. What's your play?"

"True, I know that, but I want to see with my own eyes that you can't."

Shit! What do I do now? Do I just act that I can't? I never was a good actor, and never will be one. How should I proceed? I guess acting is my only choice. Mary is inside, and if she is drugged, she won't be able to handle herself. I hate this. Hah, what a god damn headache. Well, here goes nothing. I simply walk closer to the door, three steps until I met the open space of the door till I feel a wall in front of my face and crash on my ass. What the fuck? What's going on?

"My lady, are you alright?"

"... I'm fine."

I put my hand on my head to feel a bump of flesh on my forehead. Okay, I am spooked. Does what I say about my race happen? Geez, I didn't even use my speed, and I have a bump on my head. I heal it and get up from the ground. Meting my eyes is Irene with a happy smile plastered on her face. A sadist? Only those rare people enjoy other's pain. Maybe that's why she asked me to do it.

"Well?"

"Ah, right. Come in Ellesha."

I can't wait to tear her throat- What am I thinking? Am I hungry? I don't feel like it, then why am I prone to kill now? Is it because of my eyes? Deactivating my eyes, I could think more clearly now. So my eyes are a factor for killing. But why? I didn't write anything about that. Is this from the system or someone is influencing me? Can I even be? I have my cross earing with all resistances. It also says in the description. I need to test this later. Testes, after testes, I need a place to check everything. If I could get identify for my uses, that would make everything easier. Hah, one after the other, problems seem glued to me. Do I have bad luck? Does it even exist as an attribute? Anyway, I walk three stapes in the open door this time without any wall. Huh, maybe the system makes what rules I say about vampires. I have to be more careful with what I mean about them.

Her house is full of weapons and jewels. There are also heads, not human heads but animals. She sure likes to collect things. Rich, a good body minus the scar and a mind with plenty of intelligence. What's there not to love? Her personality. If she were more agreeable to me, I wouldn't be so aggressive towards her. Mary is crashed on the couch with a wooden smoking pipe in her hands. Did she smoke weed? The hell, there is greenie in this world? Or she smoked something else?

"Elle~, you are here~ Come~ sit with me~."

Damn, she's high, no joke. I want what she's having.

Resisted Drug: Elfe's Lie

"What's Elfe's Lie?"

"Oh? Do you know this drug?"

"Only from rumors. I have resistance to drugs."

"And here I thought that I could make you spill the beans. You can go now, Chris, I'll give you the money later."

The guy nods once and walks away. Irene closes the door and moves to a chair to sit. She takes the pipe from Mary's hand and takes a swing from it. Wouldn't that make her like Mary? Does she have a resistance to it?

"Hey~ I want more~ Give me~."

Fast as a clap of thunder, I face Mary cupping her face with my right hand, biting my left wrist, and giving her my blood. I think it should affect her. Maybe. After a few seconds, she closes her eyes only to open them wide like an owl. Did it work? She slaps my wrist from her mouth with an angry expression while I heal my wound.

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"Irene! We talked about this!"

"What? We have more fun when you are honest; you know that."

Irene winks seductively at Mary, which makes her blush. She does look cute like that. Are they sex friends? Geez, how many people do you sleep with Mary?

"I don't care about this relationship, but if this happens again, I will drug you until you get all the resistance unavoidable. Are we clear, Irene?"

I look at her when my eyes flash a tint of red. Hopefully, that will make her stop.

"... Okay, I won't, but you will have to do something for me."

"And that is?"

"You know the black district, right?" I look at her with my sight of 'I know, idiot, what's your point?'

"The dragon council is known to have a... less appreciation for us. They want this district gone."

"Meaning?"

"Kill everybody on sight. Preparation was made with the army to erase it. All they need is the king to give the order. The territory of the black district is half of the academy, so what would happen when they will do it?"

Well, that took a turn—no wonder she is doing this. There's only one reason why she would drug Mary to get me here, desperation. She is in a corner and doesn't know what to do.

"Civil War."

"Exactly! They don't care about the population or the rules that keep this place. Some in the council want the brothels, some want the markets, and some want to make slaves out of everyone."

"And I come in this equation how?"

"Simple. You killed the one we bribed to get us out of the council's sight. Now with him dead, nothing is stopping them. Take responsibility for what you have done."

What? Did I? Is that the arrogant one? That's why he was like that. He got the protection of the black district. Damn, I didn't know that by killing him, I would be in this mess. But how do I know she is telling the truth?

"Is that so? How do I know you are telling the truth?"

"I just take a shot of the most powerful drug that makes you tell the truth. Now I know that I'm not the most honest person, but I did tell the truth."

"No, she didn't. The drug doesn't make you tell the truth; it just makes you more likely to tell it. If you consider the truth to be a lie, she will lie."

"Hoh? Trouble in paradise?"

She looks at Mary with a hurt look. Guilt? She didn't want to use her, but how else could she ask me.

"Yes, that can make someone lie even if someone took the drug. But I have no reason to lie. I don't know what to do. Do I attack them before this happens? Endangering everyone, who can't fight? Do I try to make amends with them? Do I threaten them? I am sorry, Mary that I had to use you like that."

"Apology accepted, but I can no longer trust you."

"I am sorry."

What a mood. I could smell the awkwardness from miles away.

Sigh. "I will make them listen to me, but let us make one thing clear."

Racial Skill: Elders Aura

Racial Skill: Vampire Sight

Racial Skill: Tungsten Fangs

"I am NOT a tool. Double cross me, and you will implore me to die after I finish with you."

Oh, a reaction from her, anxiety, could be seen in her eyes even with her stone face. The eyes are the mirror to the soul, huh? I deactivate all my skills before I do something I would regret.

"Ye-yes, of course, I will pay you the same as the dragon elder, one hundred gold coins."

"No, I don't want gold."

"..."

"W-what?!"

"You didn't hear me? I said I don't want gold. In exchange, I would need items."

"Items? What type of items?"

"Any type of items; criminals, children, slave monster, or materials. In exchange, I will give you one gold per item and my protection. Do we have a deal?"

She looks around the room and, after, what felt like an eternity, answers me.

"... Can I think about this?"

"I will give you one week. Do think carefully. Let's go, Mary."

Mary looks at Irene one more time before she gets up from the couch and follows after Abigail. I make a few steps only to stop. She will tell someone, wouldn't she? I have to make sure that she doesn't snitch me. As they say, snitches get stitches. So I speed in front of her face, meet her eyes, and activate my skill.

Racial Skill: Complete Control "You can't tell anyone about my search of items. You will know what items I want, but you can't tell anyone. If you try to write, sing, or make words with your hands, you will search for me until you find me. You will tell me about who you were going to tell and why. You won't know about this order. You will sleep for one hour and wake up as if nothing happened. Now sleep."

And as I command, she does. As I close the door behind me I can see four guards making their way here.

"She's asleep. If I found out that you raped her while she sleeps, I will castrate you. Understand?"

"Yes, yes."

One of them replies. Not very convincing, so I do what I said. I hold one of them with my hand on the shoulder and tear his dick from his crotch. The leather armor couldn't keep with my strength. No mercy for criminals. He screams as he hits the earth with his ass holding his groin. I look at my findings to see that it is quite small. Drugs will do that to you sometimes. A smirk makes its way on my face as I trow the dick beside him.

"I didn't hear that."

"YES!"

The other three stayed like a stone on the pavement. Good response.

"Good. Let's go home."