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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
Leaving the rest to Alec and the executive branch, Kousuke and the others went back to their usual administrative duties.
Kousuke added that it would be fine to rely on him in the event of an invasion from another continent, as was the case with the Kingdom of Column this time.
Aside from the offensive weapon, they were able to earn enough Divine Power to maintain the Barrier to surround the entire continent every day, so there was no problem.
Currently, the Towers of Four Attributes were capable of producing a steady flow, so there was a surplus in Divine Power.
He could use it in any number of ways if he wanted to, but he was willing to keep up a Barrier to protect the continent.
There was also the question of how far Kousuke, who was a living god, could go with this, but Asura told him he was free to do as he pleased, so he stopped worrying about it.
But with that being said, Kousuke did not intend to meddle in such matters without limitation.
Despite being a God, Kousuke’s powers were currently limited and not really useful in battle.
Then again, in the current case, he was only using the Tower’s function, so it had nothing to do with his authority as a deity.
When it came to combat, Kouhi and Mitsuki would certainly be superior, so in that sense, it was a power that was not that useful.
Once he even tried to see if he could find an enemy’s weak point or something, but unfortunately such a useful feature did not come out.
Kousuke was once again aware of the fact that he had no idea what his own power was.
“What are you worried about this time?”
While he was thinking about this, Shrein asked.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she snuggled up next to him.
“Oh well. I was just thinking about something. I was not worried.”
“I see.”
Shrein nodded at Kousuke’s reply.
“So? Did you need me for something?”
“Muu. Do I need to come only when I have something to discuss?”
“Ah, no. Not at all.”
Shrein looked a little peeved, while Kousuke hastily denied.
“I see.”
Perhaps satisfied with his response, Shrein returned to her usual expression.
They spent their time in silence for a while.
When he was with Shrein, they often did not talk about anything. They were often silent, just being together like this.
However, the atmosphere was not one that would make someone distressed. In fact, it made the atmosphere more reassuring.
Kousuke, thinking about this, suddenly remembered the first time they met and chuckled.
“Hmm? Is something wrong?”
“Ah, no. I was remembering the first time Shrein came here.”
Shrein seemed to be momentarily caught off guard, but she quickly recovered her composure.
“Kousuke was terrible back then.”
“It can’t be helped. In my original world, vampires didn’t have an excellent image.”
“Well, I do understand.”
To begin with, some people in this world still did not have a good impression of vampires.
If he had not met Shrein, he might not have known that actual vampires were different from the image he had in his original world.
In that sense, meeting Shrein was a good educational experience for Kousuke.
“Thank you.”
Kousuke suddenly expressed his gratitude, and Shrein silently took Kousuke’s hand without saying anything.
The conversation would have ended on a more positive note if it had ended there, but instead, Shrein placed Kousuke’s index finger in her mouth without saying a word.
“….Hey. What are you doing?”
He tried to pull his hand out, but he was caught so tightly that he couldn’t remove it.
“Thish ish for being mean…”
Shrein made muffled noises as she sucked his finger in her mouth.
For a moment, there was pain in the fingertip, but it quickly subsided.
The pain was caused by Shrein sucking blood from his fingertip.
The fact that it stopped immediately was apparently one of the abilities of vampires.
If there was constant pain when sucking blood, the target would try to escape immediately.
Apparently, they seem to secrete a serum that eliminates the pain.
The reason he used ‘apparently’ was because he had never been able to investigate the subject in detail, so he did not really know what it was.
Even the blood-sucking family never pursued this matter in depth.
In fact, they do it unconsciously when they suck blood, so there would be no way for them to conduct an experiment since they cannot release the component consciously.
Kousuke also did not particularly want to know about it in depth, so when she told him about it, he was convinced that it was just how it was.
“It’s about time we finished.”
Deciding that she had enough, Kousuke pulled out the finger that had been in Shrein’s mouth.
The fact that he was able to pull it out so easily without any resistance from Shrein was not due to Kousuke’s superior strength, but simply because Shrein now lacked strength..
Shrein had a look of ecstasy on her face.
“Ah, ugh… As usual, you’re such a meanie.”
Shrein was getting Kousuke’s blood(?) like this at regular intervals, but every time she did it, she would look like this.
Occasionally, she lets out a huff and a laugh. This means that there was a gap between her current self and her usually extreme self. The blood sucking usually ended when she was half-way between the two.
“No flirting… Huh?”
As Shrein was in the middle of ecstasy, Collete entered the room.
She immediately notices Shrein’s condition.
“The usual again?”
Collete asked as if accustomed to the situation.
“Yeah, I guess.”
Whenever Shrein sucks his blood, it always ends like this, so the members had already become accustomed to it.
The reason for this was already discussed many times by the person herself.
It had been mentioned many times that for Shrein, Kousuke’s blood was the best luxury she could have.
After that, Shrein talked about various things, but neither Kousuke nor the other members were really paying attention to what she was explaining regarding blood.
Except for Shrein, they neither like the taste of blood nor do they enjoy it.
Even if she would talk about it enthusiastically, they would only reply with something like, “Wow, that’s great”.
Shrein was also aware of this, so she would only explain when she was asked.
After drinking blood, however, Shrein becomes unhinged in many ways.
If poked in this state, she would start talking, so now it was standard practice to leave Shrein alone when she was in this state.
It was almost like treating Shrein as a drunk.
Kousuke wanted to run away if possible, but he was unable to do so because Shrein clung to him so tightly that he could not escape this time.
On this occasion, too, Shrein was wrapping herself tightly around Kousuke’s arm.
Generally, flirting was not allowed in the relaxation area when others were present, but in this case, Shrein was the only exception to the rule.
However, it appeared that Collete was unable to resist looking at them enviously, and she kept staring at his arm.
While they were in this state, other members of the group gathered around.
“Ah. I couldn’t see it this time. Too bad~.”
Peach, who came last, looked at Shrein as if teasing her.
Shrein had already come to her senses, and her face was completely beet red.
It was the same state as when someone sobers up from a drunken stupor and becomes calm, and then recalls their earlier behavior.
She was aware that she would be made fun of, so she tried to keep her blood sucking limited to her private space, such as her room or Kousuke’s room. However, there were times when she would do it on impulse, like what happened just now.
It was an impulse, so when she realized what she was doing, she had already ended up like this.
She flirted with Kousuke so much in front of everyone that they could make fun of her. However, in a sense, she deserved it. Meanwhile, Kousuke decided to leave things as is.
After all, if he interfered, he would get involved.
So, once again, Shrein got teased by the other members.
