Chapter 55: Vampire Manual

“Little Weiwei, how have you been sleeping lately?”

As soon as Weibai opened his eyes, he saw Taurani’s exquisite face leaning close to his own, looking at him with a beaming smile.

Taurani’s face was very clean, without any freckles or acne.

Her delicate skin was incredibly smooth and appeared very tender.

As she leaned in front of Weibai, a hint of crimson remained at the corner of her mouth, likely because she had just finished breakfast.

As a Blood Demon, her breakfast was, of course, a Blood Block.

“Fine.”

Weibai, who had just woken up, stared at Taurani’s face and uttered those two words flatly.

He pushed Taurani away and rolled out of bed.

“How did you get into my room?”

Weibai asked, walking toward the sink in his pajamas with bleary eyes.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Weibai suddenly froze.

His chaotic mind felt as if it had been struck by lightning, and he abruptly realized the abnormality of the situation.

“Holy—! How did you get in?!”

Weibai grabbed a chair and held it in front of him, fearing that this Blood Demon might pounce on him to suck his blood again.

“I came in through the window.”

Taurani sat on the bed with her legs crossed, pointing one finger toward the window.

There was a narrow crack in the window, just wide enough for a bird to pass through.

“Are you joking with me?”

Weibai naturally did not believe Taurani’s words.

How could a person as large as her squeeze through such a small gap?

“You don’t believe me?”

Taurani pressed her index finger against her lips.

After thinking for a moment, she said, “Then I’ll show you the exclusive secret technique of us Blood Demons.”

As Taurani’s Bloodline gradually converged, a burst of scarlet light condensed around her body and then bloomed outward.

For a moment, Weibai’s vision was nearly drowned by the red light.

However, in just one moment, the red light dissipated, and Taurani, who had been sitting on the bed, vanished without a trace.

“Where is she?”

Finding that Taurani had disappeared, Weibai couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

He stepped forward to look for the girl.

‘Could she have actually gone out through the crack?’

Just as Weibai was looking around for any sign of Taurani, a shout came from the ceiling.

“Hey, look above your head!”

Taurani’s familiar voice rang out, and Weibai instinctively looked up.

A small bat was hanging upside down from the ceiling, its wings tightly wrapped around its body, staring at Weibai with its small eyes.

“Taurani?!”

Weibai was visibly stunned when he saw the small bat.

There was no doubt from the voice that this small bat was Taurani herself.

‘I never saw Taurani like this before.’

“Heh heh~”

The bat-transformed Taurani hummed and flapped her wings, flying down to land on Weibai’s head.

“Don’t just stand on my head so casually.”

Feeling the small bat on top of his head, Weibai instantly thought of Anthony—the Crow who enjoyed handling his “urgent business” on Weibai’s head and shoulders.

“Wait, you’re not going to relieve yourself on my head, are you?!”

“Are you an idiot?!”

Hearing Weibai’s words, Taurani instantly lost her cool.

The small bat, which had been acting quite proud, began to scratch at Weibai’s hair with her claws.

“I’m a Princess! How could I do something so shameless? Have you ever seen a lady act so impolitely?”

The small bat grabbed a tuft of Weibai’s hair and gave it a sudden, sharp tug.

“Hiss!”

A wave of pain shot from the top of Weibai’s head.

Weibai reached out to grab the small bat, but his hand caught only thin air.

“Hmph! You think you can catch me?!”

The small bat snorted proudly and then flew circles around Weibai’s room.

Watching Taurani fly wildly overhead, Weibai felt a headache coming on.

‘Why didn’t I notice this girl was so lively before?! Did her true nature come out because she released her true form after turning into a bat?’

Thinking this, Weibai decided to ignore Taurani and turned to walk into the bathroom.

Looking at the disheveled, black-haired youth in the mirror, Weibai let out a lazy yawn and began washing up.

Since the success of a day depends on the morning, Weibai soon finished and stepped out of the bathroom.

After glancing at Taurani, who was hanging from the chandelier, he picked out a set of well-fitting clothes.

Seeing this, Taurani flew down from the chandelier and landed steadily on top of Weibai’s head.

“What are you doing?!”

Finding Taurani perched on his head again, Weibai felt speechless.

‘Does she like nesting on my head? Is my head a good bat nest?!’

“Little Weiwei, I like you~” the small bat said, her two claws grabbing two tufts of Weibai’s hair as if they were control sticks.

“You can’t just let what you said before go to waste.”

Hearing Taurani say this, Weibai rolled his eyes and replied, “I was joking. Can’t you tell? Besides, it’s impossible between us.”

However, the small bat acted as if she hadn’t heard him and continued to play with his hair.

“Little Weiwei… I’ve taken it seriously.”

“Don’t call me that! Didn’t you want to hack me to death?!”

Weibai felt a bit indignant whenever he thought about the night Taurani had chased him with her blade.

He had intentionally held back for the sake of their relationship, but the girl had been relentless.

If he had known she would be like this, he should have gotten serious and finished her off then.

Of course, Weibai was only thinking this; he would never actually do it.

Because he hadn’t had many friends since childhood, he valued them above almost everything else.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not raise a hand against a friend.

“Oh, that’s only because you disguised yourself so well, Little Weiwei. I didn’t even realize it was you.”

The force with which Taurani held his hair softened, as if she were truly apologizing from the heart.

“Tch, just get off my head, would you?”

Weibai felt very uncomfortable with Taurani staying there.

No one would find it pleasant to have a bird—or a bat—standing on their head.

“Fine, then.”

Sensing the change in Weibai’s tone and that he was serious, Taurani let go of his hair and flapped her wings as she flew down.

The moment the small bat landed on the bed, a burst of red light flashed.

Weibai instinctively narrowed his eyes.

When the red light faded, Taurani was sitting on the bed in her human form, though her hair had become a bit messy.

This was when Weibai finally got a clear look at her attire.

Taurani, who usually wore small formal dresses, was dressed in a crisp Adventurer outfit today.

She wore a white top accented with black buttons and brown trousers.

A dark green short cape was draped over her shoulders, and a silver badge was pinned to her chest.

Taurani sat on the bed, her small feet encased in long boots swinging back and forth.

“What’s with the outfit? What are you going to do?”

Weibai asked curiously.

“Take a guess!”

Taurani blinked and stuck out her pink tongue at him.

“I don’t even have to guess.”

Weibai rolled his eyes at her antics.

“You’re preparing to investigate the Bandit Plague in Kevin County, aren’t you?”

“Oh, Little Weiwei is so smart!” Having her answer guessed correctly, Taurani praised Weibai as if she were talking to a child.

“…”

Weibai fell silent, rendered speechless by her behavior.

‘Is she trying to coax me like a child?!’

Taurani clearly didn’t have such concerns and continued talking to herself.

“Since Little Weiwei is so good, I have to give you a reward.”

“?”

A large question mark appeared over Weibai’s head.

‘What kind of trick is this Blood Demon playing now?’

While speculating, Weibai discreetly backed away, his eyes fixed on Taurani in case she had any bad intentions.

He watched as Taurani reached into her pocket, rummaging around as if looking for something.

After a moment, she pulled out a red… fruit?