86-Episode 84: Makoto Takatsuki is a favorite of the wise men



"Spirit user, give me your blood.
 The Great Sage told me with his sharp fangs peeking out.
 ''And, wait a minute!

Hey, wait!
 I think Lucy's freeze has been lifted.
 She tore me away from the Great Sage.

'What do you mean, "Give me your blood"?
Didn't you hear me? I am a vampire. I'm a vampire, and I'm supposed to drink blood, right?
If you do that, you'll turn into a vampire!
 Oh, I knew it.
 When blood is sucked out of a person, that person becomes a vampire.
 I guess it's the same in every world.

'Don't worry. "Don't worry, we don't turn other countries' brave men into vampires. There will be an incremental increase.
 Great Sage-sama grabbed me by the chest and pulled me in tightly.
 Whoa, that's powerful!
 White skin and big red eyes loom in front of me.

'Then let's have it.'
'I don't want you to hurt me...'
 There was no response to my request.
 He grins at me.
 Ahhhh, said the Great Sage Master, opening his mouth wide.
 With a capri, a small cold lip touches my neck, and a slicing pain follows.
''Kutu........''
 It's not as ... painful ... as I expected... maybe.

True..........
 He smiles at Lucy, who watches him with a flutter, and tries not to worry.

 --The sound of Grand Sage-sama's throat choking reaches my ears.

 Wow..................This is my blood being drunk.

''Oh, um ... no more. Or drink my blood!
 Lucy offered to take her place, probably worried.
'....It's okay........... Lucy.........
 As expected, I'm not going to ask the girl to take over.

 Phew, the Great Sage-sama lets go of his mouth.
"Great recovery (high heels).
 In an instant, the wound in my neck heals.
 The pain is gone.
 So, what do you do after you've sucked the blood out of the wound, huh?

"Whew, that's sweet.
 The Great Sage Master, who had slightly dyed his cheeks, licked his tongue in a satisfied manner.
 The little tongue licks away the blood that drips a little from her mouth.
 ........something erotic.

''Did you like it?''
 If you say it's not good, you're going to be very angry indeed, right?

''I still can't get enough of 'untainted blood'. Especially since otherworldly people eat good food, it's extra special.
Is that how it works?
 In my old world, I ate a lot of junk food, like hamburgers and fries.
 I was living a pretty unhealthy lifestyle.
 My blood seems to be a favorite of his.

...Clean blood.
 Lucy's expression clouded over at the words of the Great Sage Master.
'What's wrong, Lucy?'
I guess I'm not good enough to replace you.................
 What is it?
 Was the untainted blood something to be depressed about?

'Hey, red-haired wizard. You are mistaken.
 The Great Sage-sama seems to have an idea.

''........My demon blood is 'tainted', right?
''No, it's not. It's true that there are some people who call the mixture of demons, especially the demons, "unclean blood," but I mean something else. I'm a demon myself in the first place.
 So that's what it meant.
 Demons are "dirty blood".
 I wonder. That's a racist expression........

''Then what is 'unclean blood'?
 The Great Sage Master looked away from Lucy's question, as if he was a little hard to answer.
 It's an unusual attitude for someone who seems to be so imposing about everything.

''Grand Sage-sama?'' Tell me about it.
 Hmmm,'' said the Great Sage Master, opening his mouth.
''Ah, what you call 'untainted blood'. That. It means the blood of someone who has never had a s*xual experience.

What? What?
Hey, Spirit Master, you're a virgin, right?
 What?

I'm not, I'm not, I'm not a virgin!
 I reflexively exclaimed.
'What! Isn't it?
 Lucy, you can't be serious.
 You're kidding. I'm a virgin.

Hmm, but my 'Appraisal Super Grade' skill says I'm a virgin.
You can't see with your skills!
 Seriously, appraisal skills, don't mess with me!
 No privacy?
 I'll sue you!

What, do your grading skills even tell you that much?
 Lucy is backing away as she hugs herself.

''I heard you can even find out how many people have experience when you get to the 'Appraisal and King Grade'. I wouldn't even want to know.
Scary!
 Oh man.
 Appraisal skills, it was a demon skill that pretended to be mature.......

 .........Fujiyan's appraisal skills were superb, right?
 Your skills don't grow and become king grade, do they?
 No, I'm zero, so it's fine! 

'Well, you know. Since Makoto is a virgin, does that mean your blood is delicious?
 Lucy, you don't have to check every single thing.
''Mmm, after all, live blood is the best of the 'human' 'virgins'!
 He replies with a good smile, Grand Sage.
 Lucy turns her face away and her shoulders are shaking.
 ........hey. You're smiling.

You can't get rid of the runaway spirit magic, can you?
'Yeah, that's a bit...'
 I don't want to be a stone's throw away.

'How do you usually eat?'
 Lucy asks.
 'Indeed, how are they doing?

'As I said before, my being a vampire is a state secret that only a few people know about. "As I told you before, it is a state secret that only a few people know of my vampire status. That doesn't taste so good. But after all, living blood is the best way to drink it.
 Don't look at me while you lick your tongue.

'It doesn't have to be me, does it?
Hm! They've all been heaping up. The taste of the blood of the brave men of light was the worst. It's not very often that a man of your age is a virgin. I'm not going to take blood from a child.
....
 Apparently, it's rare to be a virgin.
 I'm not happy.
 ...What is this...
 Is this bullying? s*xual harassment?

Sakurai-kun.... isn't lacking in women.
Oh, my God, cheer up. You'll be fine.
Hey, Lucy, look at me. Look at me.
 You're smiling with your eyes.

"You don't know what you're talking about, virgin wizard.
What?
 Aww, Lucy.
 It's twice as embarrassing to talk down to someone who's never even been there.

Well, I'm going to go home.
 I'm kind of anemic.
 I'm tired of everything.

Mm. Come back to me when you're in trouble.
 The Great Sage-sama seems to be in a better mood compared to when he came.

''Oh, by the way, I've defeated the brave men of the Ballantyne family, so I was wondering if they might have their eyes on me.
I don't see why not. Who do you think I am? I've been a great sage since the founding of the Sun Nation, Highland. You dare to quibble, and I will quibble.
 Oh, this is reassuring.
 Princess Noel and the Great Sage.
 If you two are on our side, there's no reason why you shouldn't be.

"Instead you know what to do, don't you?
 Grin, Great Sage.
 You want me to pay with my body (blood), right?
 Well, there. I guess I'll just think of it as a blood donation and cut it off.

Oh, yeah. If possible, you'll remain a virgin so that the blood doesn't get dirty.
Please don't be ridiculous.
 Because even the Great Sage can't obey that order!

'What, are you planning to lose your virginity? Too bad your blood doesn't taste better.
'What! It's true. Who's that? Aya? Princess Sophia?
No, I don't plan to.
 a**h*le.
 And I'm pretty sure the latter won't happen.

Well, thank you for everything.
Oh, um! I wanted to ask you about my great-grandfather. Could you tell me a story, Great Sage?
Mmm, well, I don't mind.
 Lucy wants to stay.

"Lucy, do you want to get some blood in your veins?
'Stupid. I'm not just anyone. I am a former human. The blood of elves and demons does not mix well with my body.
That's one of those things, isn't it?
 It's not easy being a vampire.
 I left the Great Sage's mansion.


 I was leaving the Great Sage's house.


 Tired of losing blood, I took a short nap in my room at the inn.
 At dinner time, I wandered off to the dining room.
 Fujiyan, who was there, flew in when he saw me.

'Tacky-dono! I heard that! I hear you've made Master Gerald the Lightning Hero half-dead!
 You're early.
 Wow, that's a great network of merchants.
 Are you actually on Twitter?

I'd say that was half-dead, but...
I was almost dead....
 It's Sa-san and Lucy who are plugging away.
 They were both back from Highland Castle?
 Did they just talk about Jera-san?

'Well, Lord Jesus. Defeating a third-ranked lightning hero-sama in the pecking order.......
 Chris was shaking uncontrollably.
I knew that Takatsuki-sama wasn't just anyone!
 Nina lifts me up, as usual.

'Chris, what's the pecking order?'
 Sa-san asked me what I had also been wondering about.

''Once a year, there is a summit meeting where the royalty and representative nobles of the six countries gather. At that event, the strong warriors from each country gather for an Imperial match.
'That's where you rank in the pecking order, it's called the 'pecking order'!
 Nina supplemented Chris's explanation.
'I see - and by the way, who's in first place?
 It's somewhat predictable, though.

"It's already Sakurai-sama, the reincarnation of Abel-sama the Savior over here, the 'Brave Man of Light'!
 Nina turns to Sakurai-kun with a smile.
 Yes, I've been curious about it for a long time.
 ...Why is Sakurai-kun here?

Fujiwara-kun asked me to join him for dinner. "Fujiwara-kun called me to join him for dinner. I wanted to have a good time with you guys.
 Mr. Sakurai smiling briskly.
 Behind him was Yokoyama-san, as beautiful as ever.
 Our eyes met, and he smiled at me.
 In class, we'd never even made eye contact before.
 I was the one looking away.
 Isn't there a high percentage of Class A students in the first year?

So, gentlemen! Let's have dinner. We're ready for you.
 They moved to a table with a lavish array of dishes.


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The food in the Land of the Sun (Highland) is fancy.
 An assortment of fine cheeses and hors d'oeuvres.
 Salads and terrines with seasonal vegetables.
 An elegant soup with fragrant mushrooms.
 Large lobster-like gratin.
 Steaks and sauces of various meats.
 And plenty of fruit and desserts.

It's like French food.
Yeah, but it's a lot of calories. I have to be careful not to gain weight because of it.
Oh, that's a problem.
 Sa-san and Yokoyama-san are having a schoolgirl-like conversation.

'What have you been doing today, Fujiyan?'
I'm going to be making a greeting tour to the Chamber of Commerce, which has been good to me. Tomorrow, I'm planning to tour the city of Symphonia, would you like to join me?
Great, I'll come with you.
 Exploring the capital, huh?
 The biggest city in this continent.
 I'm so excited.

"But Tucky-dono... You have done something stupid...
It's true. I can't believe I'm going to fight that wicked wolf hero, Mr. Gerald.
 Fujiyan and Chris say with a dumbfounded look on their faces.
'The other side got involved, so I had no choice.
 It's not my fault, supposedly.

But, Takatsuki-kun. I'm glad you're here, Sakurai-kun.
Really, I didn't know what to expect for a while.
 Apparently, Sa-san could see that Mr. Gerald was in a bad way with my magic.
 Lucy could feel the spirit's magic power (mana) going out of control.
 Even with the two of them, though, there seemed to be nothing they could do to stop it.
 But then Sakurai-kun stopped him.

"Sakurai-kun, you saved me.
Haha, of course we have to help you, Takatsuki.
 As expected of a brave man of light.
 He has a handsome face and a handsome heart.

'Ryosuke is actually a good friend of Takatsuki-kun, isn't he?
 Yokoyama-san said as if he suddenly realized.
 It's not that we're not good friends.
 It's true, we might have more opportunities to talk like we used to these days.

Takatsuki-kun and I have been friends since elementary school.
 Sakurai-kun said plainly.
 .........No, they wouldn't be friends.
 We barely talked in middle school and high school class.

''Yeah!'' What? 'Really?!'
 Sa-san, Fujiyan, Yokoyama-san and their classmates shouted in surprise.

'Tacky-dono! I'm not listening to you!
I didn't see you talking to him in middle school, okay?
I don't mind.
 If we went to elementary school together, we wouldn't all have friends or anything.

 By the time we reached the upper grades of elementary school, there was a high wall between Sakurai-kun and me, between the upper and lower caste.
 Sakurai-kun was the center of the class.
 I was in the corner of the class, playing games and reading manga.

We lived next door to each other with Takatsuki. We used to play together when we were little.
'True! He was a childhood friend of the hero of light-sama!
 Even Lucy screams in surprise.

"Sakurai-kun. The apartment I live in is just next to your apartment, right? They don't call that the house next door.
But we used to go to school together in the first grade.
 Well, yeah, but you know what?
 You remember it well.

"Hey, Takatsuki-kun, what was it like for you in elementary school?
 Sa-san is involved with Sakurai-kun.
 There's nothing interesting to talk about.

''Ah! Then I'll tell you a story about how Takatsuki-kun helped me in the past.
 Sakurai-kun returns it with a smile.

 What? What are you talking about?