8 Chapter 8-Last Day

"This is amazing. Before, I could only make marks on trees. But now the tree has fallen. " I covered my mouth in disbelief.

Teo's blood was terrific, not only was it delicious. But it also increases my abilities, which are very much different from the blood I've been drinking so far. Does that mean Teo's blood is very precious and unique? What caused her blood to be like that? Was Teo himself a human or from another race? I can't think of it.

"I have to keep this a secret, if anyone finds out, Teo will be in danger." I bit my thumb worriedly.

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--PoV Teo--

For some reason, after Rachel finished training, she seemed to want to hurry back. I also immediately returned home after parting with her. When my mother saw me catching a rabbit, she looked incredulous.

"Teo, how did you catch the rabbit?"

"I was just throwing stones at bushes when I heard a sound coming from there. I didn't know it was a rabbit. Mom, with this, we can at least have dinner today. " I smiled widely.

"Is that true? My son is great, " Mom caresses my head.

This feeling, I haven't felt in a long time. A caress from a mother who loves me, a beautiful smile she always gives me even though we are in trouble. I don't want this to end. I want to protect her at all costs.

"But Teo, if that rabbit wants to be cooked. The taste may be bad, we only have a little salt, no spices, and other food ingredients," Mom said with a doubtful face.

"It's okay, Mom, even if it only uses a little salt. Mom's cooking is always delicious, I really like it. "

"You are very good at flattering, huh? All right, I'm going to cook it for dinner today. Since we only have salt, this rabbit will taste better if it is roasted. Wait here a moment."

Mom smiled, walking towards the kitchen carrying the rabbit. Not long after, a sweet smell came into the dining room, and then Mom returned to bring the rabbit that had been roasted on a plate. Mom and I then ate roasted rabbit together. We ate it with happy faces. We haven't had dinner together in a long time because normally we don't even have dinner like yesterday.

"*Munch, Munch* This is very delicious, Mom. As usual, anything cooked by Mom's hands. It will always taste good, even if you only use salt. " I took a bite of the rabbit's thigh voraciously.

"Hmm, I'm glad you like it. I'm also happy that we can eat together like we used to again," Mom smiled.

I nodded in response. After we finished eating, Mom and I chatted about a few things, like where we were going next, even though I knew the Duke would be taking us soon. I don't want mom to know about what's going to happen next. I don't want to see her get panicked knowing this. I want us to have a happy time these next few days.

I know it will be difficult for us to have this kind of time in the future after being brought to the Duke's mansion by the Duke. Especially when I remember that I'm not the only child of the Duke. I still have two brothers. They are children of the Duke's deceased first wife. I also have an uncle. He always gives me an uncomfortable feeling.

All those families were abnormal, they were very different compared to other noble families. Every family member creates a tense atmosphere around them. I'm sure this is also what caused my mother to run away from the mansion. Wherever the mansion is, a murderous aura always leaks out of nowhere. It made the mansion feel like a haunted house.

"What are you thinking, Teo?" Mom asked, seeing my unusual expression.

"Ah, it's nothing," I smiled.

"Don't worry Teo, after we move to another place. Our lives will be better, " She said.

"Well, I hope so," I smiled bitterly.

After the conversation, Mom and I went to bed because it was already night. Mom kissed my forehead before turning off the candle and sleeping beside me. I closed my eyes and then fell asleep.

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Three days passed quickly.

During that time, I trained my body and carried out my daily routine of hunting. For these three days, my mother and I can also eat well from the results of the animals I hunt. Although there aren't many animals in this forest, I can at least hunt some in forest depth.

With the strength I have now, I have nothing to fear even if I run into a low-level monster, whereas a mid-level monster is still difficult for me now. Of course, I kept my abilities hidden from Mom and Rachel. I only hunt small animals like rabbits so as not to be suspected. It's not time for them to know my abilities, especially my mother. I'm afraid she will think of me as a monster like I used to be.

"Hamu~"

Rachel bit my neck and sucked my blood hard. The sensation of her lips and her sucking made my body shiver slightly. She also hugged me very tightly, as if she didn't want to let go. Her body smell was so sweet. I restrained myself from doing anything strange with her body.

'Rachel is somehow getting more aggressive at sucking my blood. She's even stroking my body now. Ugh, fortunately, she's still a child. It'll be dangerous for me if she sucks my blood when her body grows up. I'm also a normal man after all,'

Our bodies pressed against each other, and Rachel's hands were on my back. As she sucked, she stroked my back and squeezed it. I restrained myself by not touching it. But now it seems I'm starting to enjoy it when she sucks my blood. Before Rachel's death, she had never even sucked my blood. So this is a new experience for me.

Tomorrow should be the last day, and I will leave this village. But I know the truth, today is the last day I met Rachel. The day before my mother and I left the village, we were captured by the duke's army. I don't know where the Duke got information about our whereabouts since he led troops towards the village.

'If he wasn't notified by someone, there's no way he'd have stepped in to lead troops to arrest me and my mother,'

There must be a Duke spy in this village, it's just that I don't know who it is. But I also don't care now. I will have my own way of dealing with the Duke later. I won't let Mom go through trauma and go into a deep depression.

I saw Rachel, who was still busy sucking my blood. I will protect her from any threat. If they dare to try to kill her again, I won't hesitate to kill them like I used to. I know my biggest enemy is not the Alfons family, because they are just bait made by the king's brother.

The king's brother, Leander Marcelus, I don't know where he got the courage to wrest the throne from the king's hands, with so much power in favor of the king. Even if the Alfons family disappeared from the kingdom, other noble families would not stand still.

'Does he have a backer behind him? But who was it to the point where it made him so brave to snatch the throne from the king's hands? Even nobles can't possibly dare to defect against the king carelessly, '

The more I think about this, the more I can't find a bright spot. The King of the Esvarnas kingdom was a great king. He was respected by the citizens because his actions in ruling the kingdom made this kingdom more prosperous. So he also gets social support from citizens. It will be increasingly difficult to usurp the throne.

'I don't know, it's too hard for me right now to find any information. After arriving at the Alfons family, I'll try to find out more about this. The best way to fight your enemies is to gather information about them. That way you can defeat them easily,'

This was the method Alfons family always used, looking for evidence and destroying it all at once. The Alfons family is treated very differently from other nobles, as they usually move in the shadow, and they are allowed to access classified information.

After thinking of all my plans, I hugged Rachel. She drowned, sucking my blood. At least I want to hug her before we part.

"Hyuun~~"

Rachel gasped, feeling my embrace. It looked like she didn't expect me to hug her suddenly, so she pulled her head back to look at my face. Her face was flushed to her ears, her breathing was rough, and her eyes were shining. She wiped the remnants of blood from her lips.

"Teo, what are you doing suddenly hugging me?" Rachel said, trying to calm herself down.

"Hmm? I thought you wanted my hug because you held me so tight. You even squeezed my shirt. Don't you remember that? " I smiled at her while kissing her hair.

When Rachel saw Teo kissing her hair, her head buzzed and heated up. She did suck Teo's blood, but she couldn't remember what happened after that. All she remembered was the delicious taste of Teo's blood. It was getting better every day. She was immersed in delicacy.