binnovel Chapter 225 Smells so good, can I drink your blood? Eve & Zero 3
Chapter 225 Smells so good, can I drink your blood? Eve & Zero 3
Chapter 225 Smells so good, can I drink your blood? Eve & Zero 3
The days passed slowly as Eve studied pharmaceutical manufacturing with Zero.
Aside from the fact that they had to eat human food three times a day, which was quite annoying, life was pretty comfortable.
It must be said that Zero is a pretty great roommate.
Emotionally stable, considerate, and outstanding in appearance...
Right? Her temper is just too good.
If it weren't for her, who knows how badly he would have been bullied?
He not only doesn't charge for medicine when he goes out to treat patients, but he also lets slip medicine to sly people who pretend to be sick.
How can that work!
She had witnessed firsthand just how complicated the pharmaceutical process could be.
Not to mention the great effort required for post-harvest processing, the sheer number of different harvesting methods for various medicinal herbs was enough to give her a headache.
Moreover, it would be fine if he had made the medicine himself.
But ever since she followed him to learn about poisons, she has handled all of these medicines.
Ahem, although it was just a simple handover.
That's still helping!
As a member of the vampire clan, she had already shown him, a member of the witch clan, enough respect by condescending to provide "food" and medicine. How could she tolerate someone who was dishonest and cunning taking things without permission?
Hmph, she couldn't stand it, so she pretended to go buy food and beat them up severely, so they wouldn't dare to do it again.
And that unscrupulous pharmacy owner.
She overheard his conversation with his wife by chance. Because Zero himself didn't care much about the price, the shop owner deliberately kept lowering the price.
She beat him up several times before he behaved, and even made him pay back the difference in price.
Of course, all of this was done behind Zero's back, after all, she was now a homeless, weak, and pitiful person.
These were all minor issues; what really angered her was that one time.
It's unclear which vampire with no dietary restrictions just randomly picked a commoner in the village for their first embrace.
It just so happens that Zero met her.
When they encountered them, Zero simply burned them to ashes.
She didn't seem to have any strong feelings about it.
After all, vampires don't share the same kind of camaraderie as humans.
As for those who have just been transformed, who are completely irrational and indiscriminately suck blood regardless of whether the food is clean or not, they cannot be considered her kind.
That said, because Zero killed someone who had been turned into a vampire, his family came out and started a riot, and other people in the village also came to attack Zero.
These ignorant "food" people, instead of being grateful for being saved, treat their benefactors as enemies.
She only said a few words in rebuttal, yet they dared to get angry.
If she hadn't pulled Zero away quickly, the broom would have been swung at their faces.
In short, she helped him a lot, so consider it payment for accommodation.
However, it seems that from this day on, Zero started to prefer eating in his room by himself.
To this, all she could say was—
good! Very good!
Now, she doesn't need to eat and then vomit anymore.
……
Just as Eve had grown accustomed to this mundane life, something unexpected happened.
At that time, disguised herself and beat up two sly men who were pretending to ask for medicine. After swindling all their money as payment for the medicine, Eve threw the money bag and walked back triumphantly.
Suddenly, Eve stopped in her tracks: "Who's there? Come out!"
"Hey, fellow traveler." The man jumped down from the wall and said with a grin, "Don't be so hostile, I just happened to be passing by."
"Then you can leave now," Eve said bluntly.
The man wasn't annoyed and continued, "I've been observing you for a few days now. I didn't expect that you, as a vampire, would be willing to follow a human and work for him. Interesting. Let me guess, is there something special about this human?"
"Or is he not human at all, but a witch?"
"I bet you're the vampire who can disguise yourself as a human. I didn't expect that ability could be used like this. You're quite clever. How about we put this together? You can confuse him, and I'll attack him when he's off guard. I'll share some of the blood with you then, how about that?"
"Boring." Eve ignored him and decided to walk back.
As he brushed past him, he shouted, "Hey, don't go! Don't you want to drink the blood of the Witch Clan? Or have you fallen for a Witch Clan member?"
Eve stopped in her tracks, not because of the man's words, but because she saw someone who shouldn't be there: "Zero, you, what are you doing here? You..."
Zero didn't speak, but raised his hand, and fire erupted towards Eve.
Eve closed her eyes in fright, and then heard a scream.
The smell of burning came from behind. The man's last words were only half-finished: "Witch Clan, you've been deceived, and so has she..."
Eve opened her eyes, meeting Zero's gaze: "I..."
"Are you alright?" Zero wiped the dust off her face, which was probably from when he was beating someone up. "I was a little worried because you hadn't come back for a while."
“It’s nothing.” Eve shook her head. “You…”
How much did you hear?
"Ok?"
Eve swallowed the words she was about to say: "Have you run out of your medication?"
"not yet."
"Then let's hurry back, or someone else might take it." Eve pushed Zero's back and walked back.
"Don't rush, I'll ask the shopkeeper next door to watch it for me." Zero followed Eve's lead and walked away.
"okay."
Eve scratched her face and quieted down.
“By the way, did I not tell you that I am a member of the Witch Clan?” Zero suddenly asked.
"Ah, no." Eve's heart skipped a beat, and her hands clenched at her sides.
“Unlike vampires, witches are not born with powerful witch power. Only after they survive childhood and enter adulthood can they gain the ability to restrain vampires, which is the fire you just saw.”
Zero lowered his eyes briefly, then looked straight ahead again, and continued speaking slowly and deliberately:
"But obtaining this fire comes at a price. Every full moon, adult witches must endure excruciating pain, month after month. At this time, they are especially afraid of mandrake, the herb I taught you about a few days ago. Just a few drops will render them powerless."
"Why are you telling me all this?" Having discovered the weakness of the witch clan, Eve didn't seem as happy as she thought; instead, she felt a little uneasy.
“It’s nothing. It just so happened that the vampire mentioned it. If you fall into the hands of another vampire in the future and I don’t arrive in time, you can use this as an exchange to keep your life and wait for me to come and save you.” Zero’s gaze toward her was gentle and contained a hint of indulgence.
Unexpectedly, Eve suddenly bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, snapping at him angrily, "Can you stop acting like this all the time! Is someone else's life more important than your own? Can't you be a little more considerate?!"
Zero chuckled silently, said nothing, and simply reached out to tuck her disheveled hair behind her head.
Eve fell silent, then pouted awkwardly, "You're not allowed to tell anyone about this kind of thing in the future, understand?"
“Okay.” Zero nodded in agreement.