Chapter 93: Incapacitation

[Edited by: Arthur300000, ArchmageNaoki, deathbricks, and Bunny]

“It’s too bright!” I complained as someone took the liberty of opening the curtains while I was sleeping. So rude.

Yesterday, I was very exhausted, and this… four hours of sleep was not nearly enough. Coupled with the recent nightmare about being attacked by a bear, my mood took a turn for the worse. Wait, I believed that I had woken up, but why do I still feel like I’m being attacked by some-...

“Hey, Pristia, stop it.” I realized what was happening after smelling the scent of her shampoo. I knew it was rude, not greeting her when she had just arrived, but I still fully intended to sleep some more. I held the blanket and pillow tight and planted my face down.

“Awww, don’t you miss me? Let me hug you a bit more!” I braced for another round of intense snuggling from her but it didn’t come.

“Pristia, you know the rules. Back off when she says no.” It seemed to be Barbara who stopped her. Do they having some kind of agreement that I don’t know of? Well, whatever, it was good that the disturbance had stopped.

“Uhm, before you go back to sleep, is it alright for me to register the stuff that you got from the dungeon for you?” This time it was Cocoa.

“Whatever.” Annoyed, I told her off.

“Item transfer complete. Have a nice day Cocoa.” Skynet said something.

“Alright, I’m going with you. Good night, Kuro.” Pristia said before I felt a peck on my cheek.

“Good night.” I mumbled back. “Love you.” I added.

After a few pats on my head, I let my consciousness go. Still, I couldn’t help but notice a lot of activity from everyone. There were footsteps, shower noises, toilet flushing, doors opening and closing, water running, the distinctive click from a locking mechanism, footsteps of several people walking away, and the sound of water dripping.

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Drip!

Argh! I tried to ignore the background noise, and I could ignore it for a while, but every time I was so close to sleep, the dripping sound woke me up. Maybe it was dropping in the wrong tempo or something, but in the end, I couldn’t ignore it any longer and crawled off the bed.

The room was darker than I thought. Maybe while I was sleeping, someone considerate shut the curtains for me. However, there was still a few tiny beams that escaped from its gaps, dancing along with the curtain movement and dimly illuminating the room.

I watched the dancing lights that shone on my left arm for quite a while and realized how messy my sleepwear was. The top button of my panda pajamas was loose and I could see my petite naked shoulder . And it seemed my hip was also half revealed because my pants almost fell off.

I adjusted my sleepwear a bit and tottled to the kitchen. Then I turned the faucet knob with a bit more force than necessary, this time I hope it will stay shut forever. Then I stumbled back to the bedroom prepared for another round of peaceful slumber, but sadly the doorbell rang.

“By the name of the great panty god, if you are trying to sell me anything or ask for a donation, I’ll shove whatever you are holding up your arse!” I forcefully opened the door. However, it was Valerie, the cute outsider who I met on the last show, waiting for me.

“Kuro, help, tie me up.” It was very talkative of her that she was saying more than three words, but I didn’t think that was the point here… Did she just say “Tie me up”? And what’s with this big chain that she just handed me?

The chain was thick, cold, and heavy, and each link was as big as my hand. They made loud clanking noises as I lifted them up for inspection.

As I was staring at the exotic object in my hand, my sleep-deprived mind went into overdrive and came up with three possibilities that could explain the current situation:

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1. This was all a dream.

2. It was an early Christmas present from Santa Claus.

3. Valerie had begun to explore her body and developed a taste for this kind of kinky play.

The first hypothesis was quickly rejected as I accidentally dropped one end of the chain on my right foot. It hurt, a bit. The second hypothesis was dubious, but I’ll put that on hold because I couldn’t prove or disprove the existence of Santa Claus. So, I went full throttle on the third hypothesis.

“Come on in. Uhm, should I do this while I dressed like this, or do you prefer me naked or wearing a leather suit?” I think I can quickly modify my combat armor to suit this kind of situation. Or maybe a naked apron... is that acceptable in this kind of play?

“No, change, tie me up, hurry!” Valerie was more of a hardcore player than I thought. Getting tied up by a girl in panda pajamas? Hmm, that might work.

“Do you want to undress first?” I locked the door and turned on random music.

“No, hurry up!” She replied.

“Well, whatever floats your boat then.” I began to tie her up with the binding technique that I knew best: the turtle shell bondage.

[Mistress, did you know that you waste 90% of the chain on places that doesn’t restrict her movements at all?] Skynet interrupted my focus.

[It’s a play, Skynet. It doesn’t need to be secure. It’s art.] I explained to her and finished the last knot.

Valerie tested the binding a bit and furrowed her eyebrows but she didn’t say anything.

“Now what?” I asked expectantly. And wondered what kinky play she would ask me to do next.

“Bitten by a vampire.” Valerie was being incomprehensible, turned her body to show me the back of her right hand that had two red spots.

“Isn’t that just a scratch?” I closely inspected her right hand. There were two dots and some of her skin coming up and at the center of them, there were tiny pink dots.

“Blood oozed… and numb, spreading.” She replied. So, she was somehow bitten by a vampire. And now she asked me to stop her from rampaging when she turned, huh? What a letdown... Anyways, my reference material folder had grown a little bit because of this incident, so it wasn’t a bad thing after all.

“Then what? Wait, will this chain be able to stop you?” I realized a glaring problem. Even I can easily escape this with a dragon shout. I doubt that she wouldn’t have some tricks up her sleeves.

“Now can escape. Can’t when feral.” She answered...

“Uhm, what about when you are almost turning?” I saw some movies with zombie victims opening a door or asking for help, then they turned into zombies and killed everyone. I knew that zombies and vampires were different but I think the same logic could be applied.

“...” She didn’t answer me.

“How about we do something to distract you while you are turning?” I suggested and brought out the biggest, meanest vibrator from my storage device. I hadn’t used it yet because it was more… threatening than what was showed on the website. Anyways, I now had a perfect opportunity to test it out and save humanity at the same time.

“No!” Valerie yelled and began thrashing about as soon as she saw my prize possession.

“It’s for the sake of mankind!” I tried to reason with her. Well, there was a couple more reasons, but most of them were for the sake of neighborhood safety, scout honor.

[Mistress, vampirism is a genetic condition. It is not a disease, so it couldn’t be contracted by biting.] …

[Skynet, are you sure?] It seemed the vampires here were different from what I knew. Well, this world had flying spaghetti monsters and pigs that could fly, so it was not strange for vampire status to be a genetic condition. Nevertheless, that meant Valerie wasn’t going to turn...

[Yes, according to the internet. Also, their saliva is a local anesthetic, so it’s normal to feel numb in the area that was bitten.] … Damn, I was almost a hero of humanity a moment ago. Wait, what if this was a trap? If someone walked into the room at this moment, wouldn’t I be on trial as a pervert rapist?

“How did a vampire fang get through your skin?” I asked her as I turned the vibrator off and put it away. Then I looked for any monitoring devices on her body… Hmm, there was nothing like that on her, so I didn’t think it was a trap.

“Strength and intelligence type... no defense.” Oh, I see. Her game avatar focused on the attack power but had a paper thin defense, huh? That explained her hands’ redness and swelling when she did karate chop at a piece wood on that island.

“Anyways, how did you get bitten?” If there was a dangerous vampire in the city, I might need to do something to ensure the safety of my family.

“My roommate… Fight for a TV remote.” … Is this what they call domestic violence?

It took a lot more exchanges like that to get the whole story from her. It turned out that because of their teacher calling in sick, Valerie and her roommate had free time in the morning, and with nothing to do, they browsed TV channels together. Valerie wanted to watch an anime while her vampiric roommate wanted to watch a drama series. Then they fought and Valerie got bitten... In her panic, she went to the hardware store and bought the biggest chain available and ran to the address I told her earlier, which was my place, and disturbed my sleeping time in the process.

“Did you know that vampires in this world don’t contract by biting?” I told her the truth.

“... But numbness.” She froze stiff. “My throat dried… Maybe I need blood.” She added.

“No, that’s because of the saliva. It acts as a painkiller or something. Also, you did yell a lot a moment ago.” After I pointed it out, she got red-faced and went still for a while. Then she suddenly moved and wiggled out of her binding by herself like Mr. Houdini.

“Sorry.” She apologized and quickly retreated to the door.

“I also have a TV here, how about watching it with me?” Feeling sorry for her, I pointed at the 50 inch TV on the wall, grabbed the remote, and turned it on.

Valerie was easily lured by it. She quickly took the remote from me and happily browsed the program. She said that her dorm only had a small television and the channel selection was a lot less than what I had. That meant the student dorm and the staff dorm was totally different. Now, I wondered what it would be like in the professor’s dorm. Maybe there will be a private basement or something like that.

Anyways, it’s all good that she is happy. Even though I couldn’t sleep anymore, I successfully lured a cute girl with my television. I covered myself with a blanket and stacked pillows behind my back, watching the late morning anime with Valerie.

Wait, wasn’t this technically two dudes laying on the same bed? Crap...