I Want to Break Free from the Vampire’s Blood Bag

Saint (2)

[System construction complete…100%]

[Acquired 1 point of Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath from ‘Arein S. Asphodel’.]

[Tutorial] [Start!]

Even rubbing my eyes, what’s floating in front of me is a status window.

Why now of all times?

First, let’s assess the situation.

Rein’s slightly surprised expression had already changed to anger.

“…What are you doing? Bring it quickly.” “Yes.”

I hurriedly cleaned up and stood in the beverage storage room next to the kitchen.

“Did I at least avoid the worst situation?”

Fortunately, I cut off the conversation with the excuse of bringing tea.

But what’s really absurd is this status window that appeared out of nowhere.

[Tutorial] [The tutorial explains the Seven Deadly Sins system for smooth progression] [Seven Deadly Sins: You can acquire Seven Deadly Sins points by provoking corresponding emotions in demons] [You can strengthen your abilities with Seven Deadly Sins points] [※Warning: Blindly raising points may lead to bloodshed] [The tutorial will pop up again when situations corresponding to the Seven Virtues occur]

Huh?

What is this game’s identity?

My long-dormant gaming cells started moving.

Seven Deadly Sins.

Pride · Greed · Envy · Wrath · Lust · Gluttony · Sloth

Words that got stuck in my head from that cult guy on Line 1 who preached every single day.

For now, my authority figure is just one person, Rein.

In other words, I understand it as something like: if I go against Rein’s mood, I can become stronger in exchange for raising her hostility.

But she’s strong enough to handle me like swatting a mosquito.

I don’t know the extent of her hostility, but if I cross the line just for points right in front of me, my head will fly off.

Shit. The conclusion is to walk a tightrope on that line.

“Still, 1 point should be fine.”

Though it’s just 1 point, my action must have been quite angering to Rein.

Anyway, I needed to act without Rein noticing.

Since she likes it when she’s in a good mood, let’s go with black tea.

I brew the tea as deliciously as possible.

I hope this calms Rein’s heart even a little.

In Rein’s favorite teacup, and since she might get angry, I added cold water to wrap the cup’s surface at the right temperature.

Perfect.

Anyway, I didn’t want to see the Saint get hurt because I couldn’t answer properly.

“Oh my.”

-sniff.

But when I came out with the tea tray, the Saint’s tear marks had only gotten deeper, and Rein was just wearing a satisfied expression.

That harsh woman. She ended up saying it after all.

“Ha-yu… what should I do.”

The Saint lowered her head deeply again while holding back tears.

She must be blaming herself.

“I’m…I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Because of me……”

The Saint started apologizing while hugging me.

Maybe it’s my imagination, but Rein’s brow seemed to furrow slightly.

“No. You don’t need to apologize…”

“I’m sorry. It must have been hard, right? Because of my ignorance. I’m bad. I’m really sorry.”

This is the worst.

The feeling of receiving apologies from a good person with good intentions.

An unpleasant feeling wraps around my whole body.

Hold it in, hold it.

But it was still too early to express that anger.

The Saint continued apologizing to me like this for about ten minutes.

I had trouble calming her down, and Rein didn’t interfere with this.

Surely because she thinks she acts based on carrot and stick.

“Saint, I’m fine. I’m fine so please raise your head.”

Perhaps tired of the ongoing melodrama, Rein ordered me.

“Take her back. No unnecessary talk.”

“Understood.”

I led the Saint out to the mansion’s garden.

It was because demon folk without thought might harm her if she was sent back alone.

And touching me would be the same as touching the private property of the great Odelia family.

“Here.”

Felix, another servant, handed me the horse whip.

As if he had predicted this situation, he shrugged his shoulders.

“I’ll be back.” “…Alright.”

-neigh!

Once the carriage departed, the Saint seemed to have calmed down and opened her mouth.

“Hic..hic! I’m…I’m really sorry, it must have been really hard. Right?” “I’ll get angry if you keep apologizing.” “But still…” “You’re a grown lady. As a Saint, you need to live empathizing with many people’s pain. So there’s no need to show tears over something trivial like me.” “Trivial? Hic!” “Anyway, please stop both the apologies and tears.” “……Yes.”

She showed a frail smile.

She’s a Saint who grew up seeing, hearing, and serving only good things due to long peace.

Her eyes were red like a rabbit’s from crying so much, and she even had hiccups.

I said one thing to comfort her.

“Saint, I heard that just decades ago, many people died of starvation for no reason in the empire’s borders.” “I heard that was the case before this peace came.”

Doesn’t everyone think about it at least once?

On the opposite side of Earth, my original world, there are countless countries where people die of starvation.

Looking at that, I think well, at least I won’t die of starvation.

“I’m not dying of starvation, right?” “That’s not the issue!”

The Saint hit my shoulder.

With her small frame and trembling hands, it didn’t hurt at all.

Probably even the angriest man in the world would calm down seeing this cute sight.

That’s how lethal it is.

“Aren’t you disappointed in me?” “……”

Instead of answering, she just quietly smiled while keeping her head down.

I can’t quite understand the heart of a woman about to have her coming-of-age ceremony.

Eventually, to break the awkward atmosphere, I brought up daily life topics about recent happenings.

Report on the growth of plants in the flower bed.

How much the children taken in at the monastery had grown.

And in the middle of talking about successfully baking new bread, the Saint apologized with an “oh.”

The cookies and cake that those children wanted to eat came to me, but she made me throw them away.

Rein is definitely a villain.

“Anyway, I’m glad everyone’s doing well.” “Are you happy, Ha-yu?” “Um… at least right now?” “Ah……hah.”

Was it my imagination that the Saint’s face reddened again?

-ding.

[Saint ‘Priscilla’s’ Affection – Kindness increases by 1]

A sound effect I had momentarily forgotten.

[Tutorial] [Explaining Seven Virtues-Affection] [Affection: When you provoke emotions corresponding to the Seven Virtues in humans and celestials, affection increases] [With high affection, you can acquire useful items from the target that help with progression.] [※Warning: Blindly raising only affection may cause chaos and butterfly effects] [Tutorial ends here.]

For something that broke the mood, it wasn’t much of an explanation.

It seemed to mean that unlike demons, I just need to treat humans and celestials well.

“Ah right. Ha-yu. Have you heard that news?” “Which one?”

And so I continued making small talk with the Saint.

Since I hadn’t really had anyone to talk to until now.

Actually, I haven’t perfectly adapted to this world so I can’t completely empathize with this culture.

But the Saint wasn’t called a Saint for nothing, as she was inherently such a good person that conversation was comfortable.

-clop clop. clunk.

“We’ve arrived.”

“…Already?”

And the carriage arrived at Norris village.

The monastery is beyond that hill with the windmill.

All the stories the Saint told me must be back there.

But I’ve never crossed that hill.

Because a servant can’t separate from their master for long distances without permission.

This is the limit.

Inevitably, we sat side by side in the carriage watching this scenery.

“Ha-yu. Don’t you want to return to the village where humans live?” “Hmm……”

This might be a question that would make Rein faint if she heard it.

Those Seven Deadly Sins or whatever might go up by 100 points.

“Well. My family isn’t there either.” “I… I’m here.”

A moment of silence.

Whether because the brief meeting was regrettable or because of the Saint’s sudden advance, I couldn’t get a grip on how to answer.

“Ah…… I’m here, and the children at the monastery too. The villagers are all kind so they’ll surely share fresh fruits and vegetables and meat with Ha-yu……”

She started making excuses while folding her fingers.

“That sounds nice. But it looks like the sun will set soon.” “Yes….ah!”

When I spoke indirectly, she took her hands away and backed up.

I realized that until just now, her hand had been on my thigh.

This person might unexpectedly be sly.

I spoke while looking slightly above the Saint’s gaze.

“I’ve been very rude today.” “No! I was short-sighted!”

“No. I want to apologize. Because it was my fault this happened.”

“No, no!”

Like that, just apologizing, we burst out laughing when our eyes met.

“…So now we can’t see each other?”

“I don’t know much about the Academy either, but I hear there’s something called vacation.”

To be honest, I want to spill everything.

That the cookies were delicious, that I didn’t want to throw them away, that they would have tasted excellent.

And that I know what feelings the Saint is holding.

“I’ll visit once during vacation.” “When? Just once…? You have to come, okay?”

Instead of answering, I looked at the hill in the sunset.

The grass shining golden was beautiful.

If I cross that hill, couldn’t I live normally like she said?

But I’m an outsider and the game’s threads are just starting to unravel.

There’s no game without any purpose.

I have to move forward, if only for the sake of the 10 years I’ve sacrificed and thrown away.

“……”

The Saint was wearing a slightly pouty expression.

“Letters are a must, okay.” “Of course.” “The content. I’m curious about the Academy so fill it with lots of that content. No. I want to hear about Ha-yu too…”

“I’ll write plenty about both.”

When I wrapped up with a smile, she also laughed “hoho.”

“Then Saint, may you be at peace.” “You too, Ha-yu. Ah, wait a moment! I have one last request.”

Request?

When it’s just two young people of opposite genders alone in a carriage, if it’s a request……