“Yes, if I like you.”
If that’s the case, then he absolutely needed to be favored.
Or else, nothing will change.
His life was just terrible here. A world devoid of sunlight, where scraps serve as meals. Having their blood being sap as the ordinary, as though day after day there exist no future.
Here as it is, the will of these kids will wither away.
Yuu-chan keeps saying that one day he’ll beat up the vampires…and the children believe in him now…but that is impossible.
Sooner or later everyone will know it’s impractical. Their hearts will fall into the darkest despair and hopelessness. Before something like that happens, he must give them even just a little something akin to hope…
With the brightest face Mika could muster up, he said,
“Then what should I do to get you to like me, Lord Ferid?”
“Mm~hm yes. You might say I already taking a shine to you a bit. Those blue eyes of yours. Then that beautiful golden hair. I wonder is it natural?
"Oh, yes. I’m pretty sure it is since I never dyed it.”
“Where were you born?”
“Japan.”
“Then you’re Japanese?”
“No.”
“Well any type is fine. Do you mind if I ask your name?”
“I’m called Mikaela. Hyakuya Mikaela.”
Upon hearing that, Ferid laughed.
“Hmm, Mikaela. Mika-chan then? It’s a good name.”
“…Is it?”
It was then Mika suddenly recalled his mother’s face, when she called out his name.
“You’re special. You’re a chosen child. And you carry the name Michaela, no matter what.”
She said to him, as she pushed him out of the car on the highway. In the end, the chosen child became livestock.
“Still, I’m not very fond of my name.”
“Really? That’s disappointing.”
Ferid replied as he came closer.
Mika looked up at the vampire noble when Ferid suddenly mentioned,
“As a matter of fact, in the past my master called me ‘Michaela’.
"Huh? What in the…”
What is going on?
He couldn’t have heard that right.
He felt Ferid’s hand on his shoulder. Remaining as he was a claw traces his neck.
“I’ll take a sip.”
“Oh, um, about the reward…”
“The goods of this dwelling, help yourself to them. Surely in there should be something you want. Well, is that all?
”…Y-yes. Please go-“
But before he finished his sentence, his neck was already being bit. He felt fangs tearing the skin apart and piercing through his neck. This was practically the first time he had blood sucked from his neck. He could feel it coming out, siip, siiiip, siiiiiip.
It felt different from when the machine extracted it. A hint of pain mixed with immoral pleasure. What he held dear was slowly being overpowered against his own will by this strange pleasure, it was humiliating.
”…Ugh.“
He grew weak.
"Ugh. Hn, hn, ah, ahhh.”
Strength quickly left his body. He might die at this rate, or so he thought.
“Alright, I’m do~ne. That was close. I sucked too much and almost killed you!”
He said as he released him. Mika put his hands on the ground, unable to stand up.
“Haa, haa, haa, haa.”
His whole body was sluggish. Heavy. It was difficult to breath.
No. There’s no way he’s bringing Yuu-chan and the rest of the children here. He can’t allow them to do such a thing, such a shameful thing.
Then right in front his eyes, a small orange bud began to bloom. On that flower was a single speck, it seems beads of water were falling…no. They were tears. He was crying.
From above he heard,
“In the dining room there’s a meal prepared for you. Eat, then return for today. It was nice meeting you. Hyakuya Mikaela-kun. I look forward to seeing you again after this.”
Ferid said.
Mika wipe away his tears and put on a smile,
“I, I will! Thank you!”
He answers looking up but Ferid was no longer there.
It seems as though it was approved he could visit here.
Touching his neck, he felt blood seep onto his hand. He rubs it a lot.
Now he understands why that boy while ago seem embarrassed, hiding his neck where blood was drank. It’s because he felt humiliated to have felt that kind of pleasure.
The complete bliss of being feast on, as a livestock.
That’s living with no worth.
“ ……………..”
Mika went back in to the mansion. Looking around through several rooms, picking up toys. The kids would surely be delighted.
In the dining hall; he saw what he has never seen since he came underground, an abundance of delicious looking meat and bread that couldn’t be eaten alone was laid out. In that moment, he knew he was swallowing hard.
But I will bring it back, so everyone can have their shares. For Yuu-chan, Akane, and all the kids.
“I wonder if they’ll all be pleased…”
Imagining the children’s smiles, a tiny one appears on Mika’s tired face.
I have to keep this in the dark from Yuu-chan for awhile. If I told him, then he’ll suggest we come here together.
Yet if he does come here, I don’t want to see Yuu-chan have his blood sucked by a vampire. I won’t let Yuu-chan have such an experience.
I want Yuu-chan to always be smiling strongly, and saying dumb things like he’ll beat up those vampires.
If he doesn’t,
If Yuu-chan doesn’t re