Road to the abandoned house II.

She reached for the doorknob, but wrinkled her nose. (Ugh, it’s all rusty. I’m not touching that.)

Without hesitation, Muroi kicked the door. It swung open with a loud creak, revealing an old staircase leading up into the darkness.

(This looks fun.)

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Chapter 4: Road to the Abandoned House II

Muroi walked up the creaky staircase.

(This thing is so loud, it feels like it'll collapse any second now.)

At the top, she noticed someone rummaging through a large cardboard box.

(Who's that? Wait... is that...)

“Ruroi-san?!”

Muroi froze as she recognized Ruroi, hunched over, digging through the box.

(What’s he doing here?)

Without hesitation, she moved closer, stopping just behind him.

“Oi, prez! Whatcha looking for?”

Ruroi flinched, standing up straight and turning to face her, his expression caught between surprise and annoyance.

“Uh…”

“Uh?”

“I’m kinda hungry.”

“Huh?!”

“And since you're a lowly human and I’m a noble vampire, shouldn’t it be an honor for you to offer me your blood?”

Muroi raised an eyebrow. “No thanks. Besides, my blood wouldn’t do you any good—I’m not a human.”

“Stop with the half-baked excuses. You reek of human blood.”

“Even if I were human, I’m not about to let some random vampire I barely know feed off me.”

“I’m not some random vampire!”

“Tsk, tsk. This world really is a mess.”

Ruroi stepped closer, his fangs glinting. “If you won’t give it willingly, I’ll just take it by force.”

As he leaned in, ready to bite—

“GAHH!!”

Muroi headbutted him, hard.

Ruroi staggered back, clutching his forehead. “What was that for?!”

“Oh, I don’t know, maybe because you literally just tried to bite me?”

“That doesn’t give you the right to headbutt me!”

“It was self-defense, you unattractive lunatic.”

“What did you just call me?!”

“I said what I said, and I meant it.”

“Are you asking for a fight?”

“Go ahead. I’m game.”

“Very well. Crypto Deloris!”

(Oi, oi. Seriously? That’s a high-level attack spell used to torture criminals, and he’s starting with that?)

“How impatient.”

(Not that it’s something I can’t handle.)

Muroi smirked, allowing a small fraction of her wolf form to emerge. A pair of wolf ears grew out of her scalp, and her nails elongated into sharp claws.

Ruroi’s eyes widened in shock. “Wait, what?!”

Muroi blocked his spell with her hands, barely flinching.

“Y-you’re a—”

“A werewolf.”

(Judging by his expression, this must be the first time he’s seen one. Can’t blame him, there aren’t many werewolves in Kuroku.)

“Werewolves actually exist? I thought they were just a legend.”

“Nope.”

“What’s your name?”

(Is he serious? In this situation?)

“Kibishi Muroi.”

“Muroi? As in Miroi City?”

“I have very creative parents, as you can tell.”

“What are you doing here?”

“I was bored. What about you? What were you looking for in that box?”

~TO BE CONTINUED

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