Chapter Thirty-Four: The Collection Item

  The next day, as soon as I returned to the Moon House, I was surrounded and couldn't help but shrink back under Lila's murderous gaze. As I said, it would have been better if I had come back on the night of the ball.

  "Lili, this is a specialty I brought back for you, a special chocolate made by Alice Academy." I steeled myself and handed over the chocolate I had been hoarding.

  "......Well, in that case, I forgive you." Lily's eyes sparkled as she stared at the large box of chocolates in my hand, and with a twisted expression, she accepted the chocolates.

  "Kurenai, you're back." Kyū-nii descended from the stairs made of crimson wood, and the boisterous noise suddenly vanished, leaving only reverence and respect for this pure-blooded king.

  "Sama." The blood kin downstairs bowed to show their respect for their king. Brother Sama's eyes hinted that they didn't need to be so formal, and he walked over to the large sofa and sat down gently.

  "Kurenai, come here." Kyōya beckoned to me, I walked over to his side, and he lifted me off the ground, sitting me on his lap. The vampires of Yoru no Ryō also didn't show much surprise, they were already used to this kind of situation.

  "I heard you've been on a date."

  "Yes, I was originally going to go eat ice cream with Xia Er, but coincidentally ran into Lan Tang and Xiao on a date. I didn't want to disturb them so I left. I went to the amusement park and had a great time! Next time let's go together, Jiong. It's strange that Lan Tang's face is getting darker and darker, did he eat some spoiled blood or something?"

  After listening, Rie was nibbling on chocolate with a "so that's how it is" expression, staring at Aoi "So you two are in this kind of relationship."

  "English, I didn't know you had this hobby." A smile bloomed like a spring flower.

  "......" Akane chose to remain silent, eating the food Lilim fed her.

  "Hmph!" Ruka leaned against the wall, her arms crossed and glaring fiercely at Xiao, who let out a helpless sigh. It seemed he had once again encountered emotional turmoil, and from now on, he wouldn't dare go out with Lándōng again.

  "Blood relatives can marry each other, if you two are really like that, your parents won't oppose it either." Xuan's mouth corners rose by a few degrees, showing his good mood now.

  "Awesome~~ They even thought of their wedding, Blue Tang must be the most beautiful bride~~ No wonder you're the best brother, just better than others, Blue Tang in a wedding dress must be hilarious~~"

  Everyone present stared at Rantaro with a smile, thinking all sorts of things because they were all nobles who valued etiquette and not one person burst out laughing. "No, no, it's not like that!! Sama isn't like that!! I'm not in that kind of relationship with Akane!!" Rantaro loudly explained, his bright green eyes welling up with tears, but somehow the conversation had shifted from why Aoi was going on a date with that kid to him going on a date with Akane?!

  "Excuses are just excuses. Hmph—" Lili glanced at the tense Blue Tang with a distant look, nibbling on a chocolate stick, serves you right for clinging to Kurenai all day.

  This sentence is undoubtedly a death sentence for Lantang, and the more it's explained, the darker the outcome will be. "Lili!!! You!!" Lantang glared at the culprit who cut off his retreat, speechless with rage.

  "...... Branch Kyu, snack food." Li Mo glanced at Lan Tang and threw a chocolate to Branch Kyu.

  "Lei, Lei Mo!!!"

  "Hey, isn't this the legendary 'anger from embarrassment'? I pointed at the blue-faced and furious Lantang, secretly laughing in my heart, serves you right for talking behind my back ~~"

  "Hehe ~~ Kaito is very smart." He patted the child's head as a reward.

  "...... Don't be angry, Lantang. Here, this is for you. Now your collection has one more item. This is the pen that Xuan broke when he was in a bad mood." Being stared at by Lantang's resentful eyes made me uncomfortable, recalling the time when Xuan broke it while dealing with official business because I gave him chocolate and got punished to face the wall for a week.

  "Ah~~ Really?" Lan Tang looked at me with an extremely radiant gaze, and... ...he always looked at me with this kind of gaze, how could I not give in to him? It would be unbearable for my conscience.

  "Here, I'm giving it to you, only because you like collecting this kind of thing." Both hands presented it to him. As the saying goes, a rabbit will bite when anxious, so it's better to give it to him immediately.

  "What kind of thing is this?! This is the treasure collection that was sacrificed when Sama exerted his unparalleled power! I collected these with respect and admiration, ah? You don't want to return it, do you? No way!" Lantou didn't even think before grabbing the... okay, the pen that had been broken in two but still had a bit stuck together, and held it tightly in his arms.

  My eyes twitched, please, I wouldn't fight with you over a pen, let alone one that's broken in half. If you want it, just go to your brother's room and take a good one, okay? Your room is almost full of things your brother broke when he was angry, fine, using your words, he used his unparalleled strength to turn an ordinary thing into a treasure that shines in your eyes, but now they're all almost trash. Even when I want to play with you, I have to stay away from your room, what if I accidentally step on a piece of glass that was sacrificed by your brother's anger and throw it away as trash? You'll definitely cry for days and nights, which doesn't do me any good, so I'm not interested in your collection at all.

  Back to his brother's side, but at this time, Jiu Ge's face had turned black beyond recognition. He glanced at Lan Tang, who was still standing in place, treasuring his new collection, and gave him a sympathetic look. "Lan Tang, if you die, I'll definitely help collect your body for you. Don't worry, I'll find the most beautiful coffin for you." With a loud "bang", the chandelier above Lan Tang's head suddenly fell. I made a cross on my chest and whispered: God bless you, Jesus. Of course, I think Jesus wouldn't bless a vampire.

  Luckily, Lantang wasn't smashed to death by the chandelier. Just as it was about to hit him, Xiaoting rushed out and pulled Lantang away from danger.

  I stared at the scene in front of me, and Xiao thought the prince was holding Lan Tang, with a mature and steady face that had a hint of helplessness. The blue hall in his arms was equally stunned, obviously not reacting to the danger on the scene. "Xiao, is this the legendary hero saving the beauty?" asked, pulling at the corner of Xiao's clothes.

  "First, clean up the trash in Lantang's house." No matter how hard Lantang tried to use her tears to attack him, she couldn't change Zhuxiong's mind when he was angry. The oppressive atmosphere around them showed that his mood was bad enough. This is what they say about "one misstep leading to eternal regret", so we must learn from this lesson and not be greedy for small advantages again.

  "Miss, it's time for afternoon tea." Sebastian appeared among the vampires who were completely unaware.

  "That's great ~~Lan Tang, it doesn't matter, at least you still have a pen that is about to break in half in your hand ~~I'm going to eat some snacks." She left the vampires who hadn't recovered from their shock to enjoy her desserts.

  When Jiulang saw Sabas, a dangerous crimson flashed in his eyes. Even the steward of Charles Vandome Hainburg was so respectful to her. What else are you hiding from me, Akira? "One more thing, throw away that pen in his hand." That's what they mean by venting anger on others when there's no place to release it.

  A pair of blue-purple eyes gazed out from the dormitory building of Ye Zi's Lodge, looking at that lively figure. The eyes revealed endless surprise and a lingering smile that had not dissipated for a long time. "Hehe ~~ my lovely child is back, she's still so lovely ~~ I wonder what expression she'll have when she sees me, can't wait."

  Everyone guess who the person is peeking outside the dorm at night~~ I believe everyone has guessed it, let's look forward to the development afterwards. Those who are lurking in the water, don't lurk anymore, leave more comments, and give me, Aoi-chan, more motivation to write.