Arriving before a small house, I turned the keys, stepped inside and closed the door. I immediately got greeted by my long time partner. "Welcome back, pesky human thing. I almost died because of starvation. My perl black fur is all messy and you have to give me a thorough massage." I snorted and said: "Do not be a drama queen, little cat."

"I will let you know, my claws are sharp enough to scratch you in the middle of the night. I will cry loudly and hinder you at your beauty sleep. Oh nevermind, it is hopeless for you. Forever a virgin, stay a virgin."

I ignored my trusty companion Ters who likes to complain and gave him a bowl full of catfood while asking him about the egg he found in the garden.

"Oh, the egg is alright. I kept it warm." Images of a cat curled around an egg creeped into my mind. "Idiot, I did not wrap myself around the egg. I covered it with warm sheets."

"On another note, Ters. Did you notice anyone around the house while I was gone?"

"No, and that is good. Your job choice is too risky. I recommended you to switch to a normal job multiple times. Like, be a guard or a spar instructor. "

"And I told you multiple times, that I do not want to talk about this topic anymore. I will light a fire, go showering and then go to bed. I am tired after the last days. There is $2500 in this suitcase. Keep watch over it. I do not want it gone by tomorrow."

"I do not want to know what you are doing with such detail, Zerdas."

Grumbling a litte, Ters curled around the egg covered with sheets some safe distance from the fire and started to doze off. Chuckling lightly, I looked at him before going to the shower.

3 days before

In the private Neruv hospital, Alice Ilyren lays in a coma on the operation table with staff urgently working on her to keep her alive. Especially because of who they were treating and the person alongside them in the room.

An especially alluring woman who looks like she is in her early 30s sternly asks the head doctor about the status of her daughter.

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The doctor profusely sweats because of her presence: "We are doing all we can to keep her alive. If it was simply a normal bullet, it would be fine and we can cure her. But since the bullet was infused with mana, there is nothing we can do without the blood of the one who infused his mana in the bullet. The mana currently rampages in your daughters body. If we can infuse the source blood, then your daughters body will absorb the blood, break it down and expell the mana along with the rampaging mana. This is only possible because of her being a vampire."

"Keep treating her, Doctor. I will personally see to it to bring the daring one here." "Yes madame, I would not dare to do anything else." By the time he finished his sentence, that alluring woman was already gone. He shivered at how soundlessly she was gone. As expected of Lady Vivana Ilyren, he thought to himself.

Back at the small house

I hummed a little tune to myself while letting water run down my head. Out of habit, I stretched my hand out of the curtain and said: "Shampoo!" "Here you go." "Thank you.", I answered back, momentarily not noticing the discrepancy before I blackened out.

At the private Neruv Hospital

Vivana Ilyren appeared in the treatment room where the doctors still worked incessantly at Alice Ilyren with a naked man floating beside her. Only a towel keeping him safe from prying eyes.

"Ah, Lady Vivana. Good to see you again. I assume this one is the daring one." "You are correct in assuming so. Now get to work before I lose my calm." "On my way, madame, on my way."

After only 10 minutes passed, the doctors had successfully infused his blood to Alice Ilyren and her pained expression instantly eased by a lot.

"I take it my daughter is now cured, right?" "Yes, but not exactly. There is a lingering mana remaining deep in her body as it had the chance to fester for 3 days. To get rid of it, Alice Ilyren has to suck his blood herself with her fangs." "So his usefullness will be expired as soon as my daughter sucked his blood out once." "Well, madame, I recommend waiting 1 year before you get rid of him in case of any sudden rebounds. To ensure Alice Ilyren is completely healed, she should drink his blood once a week for a year."

"Understood doctor. He is in your care. Do bind him up. I do not want him to get any funny ideas.", and with that, she was gone.