"That merchant seemed rich."
Azriel's eyes widened in surprise as he questioned.
"You stole it from him!?"
Ithania frowned.
"Did you not see that?" She questioned in confusion.
This shouldn't happen, Azriel's reaction speed and senses are far stronger than hers, a normal person might not be able to see her, but there is no way Azriel would miss that.
"Umm… I just sensed that there was nothing dangerous in this town so I was busy looking around…
I wasn't really paying attention…" Azriel laughed awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head.
"Hmm, I understand. Well, I didn't do anything much, I felt that we might need money so I took it when we passed by him." Ithania nodded as a sack of gold appeared in her hand.
The merchant was a normal human; therefore, he couldn't use a storage ring, this made everything a lot easier for Ithania.
"…"
Azriel, however, wasn't impressed.
He just narrowed his eyes and commented,
"You seem to be very experienced when it comes to stealing…"
"I lived my entire running from one place to another, Azriel.
I had no other option but to steal.
Worrying if it was wrong or not was the last of my worries." Ithania answered.
A smile appeared on Azriel's face as he replied,
"Well, that merchant seemed rich. I don't think he will face many problems."
"Indeed. Not to mention that he was a human." Ithania nodded.
"True. Who cares if a human lives or dies." Azriel chuckled and the two of them started exploring the town.
…
*Thud*
A few minutes after they entered the town and Azriel and Ithania already found something.
They saw a frail man who fell on the road along with the 3 boxes he was carrying.
No, he had not just fallen down, he had passed out.
Azriel narrowed his eyes as he observed the man in front of him.
His body was thin and looked malnourished, there were big eye bags under his eyes, the clothes he wore were old and dirty, and his skin was pale.
Paler than the skin any human can have.
He was a Vampire.
Half Vampire.
"You bastard! How dare you throw all these boxes!? You think someone like you can pay for the goods if they are damaged!?" The human who was walking in front of that man with an umbrella in his hand shouted in anger.
"…"
Of course, since the vampire had lost his consciousness, he didn't reply and this made the human even angrier.
"How dare you ignore me!? Huh!? Do you want to die!? Start moving already! Do you think I wasted my money on you just so you could slack off!?"
The man then kicked the vampire however, the vampire did not react.
"You bastard! HOW DARE YOU IGNORE ME!?" The man was now even more enraged, he folded the umbrella that was in his hand and used its pointed edge to pierce the vampire's belly.
"AAAGGGHhhh!"
The vampire was jolted awake from the pain and screamed in agony.
Suddenly, Azriel felt Ithania's grip tightening. He turned around and saw that she was already looking at him.
She then shook her head.
Her meaning was clear.
'Do not do anything.'
Azriel nodded.
He wasn't planning to do anything in the first place.
Back in the mansion, Ithania and Luminia have already told him how the vampires are treated outside.
Even if he helps the vampire right now, once he is gone, the vampire will face a fate even worse than this.
As for taking the vampire back to Luminia's mansion.
Azriel wasn't stupid enough to consider that as an option.
It has only been a few minutes since they entered this town, there are many more towns they will enter today and then they would even visit other races.
If he helps every vampire he finds on the way, it will take him years to complete what they were planning to do.
He cannot do anything right now.
He can only take a deep breath and calm his anger.
"What are you howling there like a dog for!? Pick up the goods! Don't expect to get a meal today if anything is broken!" The human kicked the vampire again and ordered.
"…"
The vampire did not say anything, he just nodded and even though he felt unbearable pain in his belly, he just used the cloth he was wearing as a temporary bandage to stop the blood and picked up the boxes that were on the ground.
By how his legs were trembling, it was clear that the boxes were very heavy and he wasn't able to carry them all at once, however, the human didn't care.
He wanted to reach his destination as soon as possible.
Why rent a carriage and waste money when he had a Slave who will pick all the goods?
That was too wasteful for an intelligent merchant like him.
The human then opened his umbrella to protect his skin from the sun and The vampire carried the boxes and continued walking behind the human, trying hard to keep up with his pace.
This little scene didn't cause any commotion in the surrounding, this showed how common something like this was.
The people continued doing their work, while some who were bored watched everything with interest.
Azriel and Luminia then resumed their walking.
Azriel, who hasn't visited many cities or towns was a little shocked by the situation, as for Ithania, she seemed calm.
This was not the first time she has seen something like this after all.
She has seen worse.
Azriel and Ithania didn't continue their walk; they chose to enter a bar instead.
Can vampires eat?
Of course they can.
They can eat, drink or do whatever they want.
However, they do not get any nutrients from 'food'.
They can only eat for the taste.
And not many noble vampires from the past liked human food.
So they relied on blood for taste as well.
Azriel and Luminia did not like human food as well; they just sat in the bar and drank water.
The bartender frowned, however, he didn't say dare say anything to them.
From their Aura, the clothes they were wearing, to their looks, everything screamed that they weren't normal.
He shouldn't offend them.
And that is what he did; he just stayed silent and let them do whatever they want.
An attitude that Azriel and Ithania liked a lot.
"Hey, have you tasted the new dish that has arrived in Pink Bliss?" one of the 3 men sitting at the table next to Ithania's and Azriel's questioned as his eyes gleamed with interest.
"Hehe~ How could I not? Heh. My ears were bleeding because of how many times I heard how tasty their new dish was. I had to taste it as well" Another man answered.
However, the third man, who was sitting with them frowned,
"New dish? What? Why haven't I heard of anything like that?"
"Ah, you were out of town when the new dish appeared. So you must have missed it."
"Dude, you are missing out!"
"Oi Oi, You talk as if she's a completely different breed. Heh. In the end, aren't they all the same?"
Azriel frowned.
They were talking about a dish right?
But why does it feel like they are talking about something else?
"Don't compare her to other dishes you have eaten before, she's different."
"Heeh. Now you are making me curious…" The man smiled.
"Hehe~ Just go and check it out for yourself."
"Are you guys coming?"
"Of course."
The three men then stood up, paid the money and then left the bar.
"We are following them," Ithania muttered.
Azriel nodded, he wanted to know what they were talking about as well.
Although he already had some idea, he still wasn't sure yet.
Ithania and Azriel stood up as well and followed behind the trio.
After a few minutes of walk, the trio entered a dark alley and then they knocked on the wall.
No, that was not a wall, that was a door. A door a normal person would have missed for sure.
The door opened and the trio walked in.
"As I expected," Azriel muttered in disgust. With his advanced senses, he could smell the disgusting smell that spread in the surroundings as soon as the door opened.
He knew what this place was.
"Let's leave." He grabbed Ithania's hand and turned around, however, Ithania didn't move.
"We will enter the place." She muttered.
"You know what kind of place this is, right?" Azriel questioned.
Ithania then glanced at Azriel with a dead look on her face as she muttered,
"I am not a child, Azriel."
"Then why do you want to enter this place?
You aren't a pervert, are you?" Azriel joked.
"I just want you to see something."
Ithania did not react to his joke and answered with a serious look on her face.
"Alright, we will enter then."
Seeing her serious face, Azriel nodded.
The two of them then entered the 'Pink Bliss' as well and as soon as he entered the place,
Azriel's eyes widened in surprise.
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