Taming My Vampire Servant

TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter mentions cutting oneself. Readers discretion is advised. 

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Then, it was finally the end of winter and the start of spring.  As the temperature gradually rose, the trees, plants, and flowers started to bloom as well. The white cold scenery slowly turned to a lush green scenery, and the students from Qawuin Academy finally heard the chirping of birds in the morning. They also saw the pathway to Precious Inn with dainty flowers of different colors on the edges of it. 

But while the season changed and had become warmer, Sigmund felt like it was still winter. His Master's coldness towards him made him feel weaker every day. Every night, Ivory only cut herself with a knife and placed it on a small cup and gave it to Sigmund to replenish mana. She didn't know that her blood, which had been sweet for Sigmund, was now tasteless.

As Sigmund stared at the cup of blood given by his Master, he longed for her very much. Now that Lycus had been staying in her room, their trust was beginning to grow, and for sure, the extraordinary mana would be stronger than her normal mana. 

One night, he took the small barrel of sweet potato wine from the kitchen and brought it to Lucius' room. 

The confused Lucius, who was reading reference scrolls at that time, closed the door and asked the Vampire, "What do you think you're doing?"

Sigmund placed it on the table beside the window, "Humans do this, right?" He took one of the two mugs by the table and opened the faucet of the barrel, filling their mugs with wine, "Getting drunk when heartbroken."

"But you're a Servant. You will never get drunk."

"You'll never know if I do not try. I even have these shitty human emotions, why can't I not get drunk?" he gave a mug full of wine to Lucius. "Here's yours."

Lucius stared at the mug and said, "I am not sure I should be drinking tonight. Tomorrow is the start of our shift in the mining area-"

"Rich boy, you talk too much, but I know you're still going to drink it." 

He narrowed his eyes on Sigmund and looked at him suspiciously, but he eventually sipped on the drink. He widened his eyes, surprised that the booze was actually delicious and tasted like juice.

"Hey… I plan on leaving soon."

Although Lucius was shocked by this, he assessed the situation. Based on Ivory's behavior, he wondered if their situation would continue in the long run, and if she'd let her beloved first Servant leave her. 

If Sigmund leaves, he wouldn't have to worry about his sister sinning for loving her own Servant, but he's not sure if she could handle the loneliness of losing him.

If Sigmund stays and he lets them become lovers, his sister will be very happy, but she would surely be punished by Goddess Destinia someday.

Lucius wanted Ivory to be happy, and at the same time he did not want her to be punished. But how?

Seeing that his drinking companion was lost in his thoughts, Sigmund said, "Oi, rich boy! Say something."

"What do you want me to say, Vampire? Should I stop you from leaving?" He then said in a sarcastic tone, "Please don't leave, Sigmund."

The Vampire chuckled. "I don't want to hear that from you, but from your sister," he drank the mug bottoms up.

Lucius only gave a lonely smile, then sipped from his own mug. He said after a long pause, "Apologies. I can't help you with Ivory."

"I know, rich boy. I know you don't want me to be your sister's lover. You don't have to hide it."

Lucius furrowed his brows, guilty with what he said. "You understand why, do you?"

Sigmund nodded at him and refilled his mug. The whole night, Lucius listened to the Vampire's rants on how his life became a mess. He already wanted to barge into the heavens and question the Goddess why he was letting these things happen to them.

It was already midnight, and it was unfair for Lucius, because he was already feeling his eyelids heavy even though he still wanted to chat with the heartbroken lad. They were on the topic of what they wanted to do after graduation, when he gave up and closed his eyes.

A sudden knock at the door startled Sigmund as he carried Lucius in his arms. He said, "Come in."

Fiora, thinking that it was Lucius who spoke, immediately came in. She was shocked to see Lucius in Sigmund's arms!

The Vampire carefully put him onto the bed and placed the blanket over him. He then approached the lady and asked. "What brings you here at this hour?" he smirked, "Oh, were you going to seduce the Rich boy? I got in the way-"

"No, no, no!" Fiora shook her read several times, "I got a letter from Megalia City. It seemed really urgent as it came from the General..." she raised her arm and gave the letter to the Servant.

When she left, Sigmund placed the letter beside Lucius. He tried to stop himself from getting his curiosity beat him and unroll the letter scroll. He placed it beside Lucius' head by the bed. 

But then he was too curious. What if the letter is about Ivory?

When he was about to reach it, Lucius' lava Golem Servant Volcius, which was placed atop the table, suddenly grew in human size! His solid rock body emitted a burning light and smoke from the cracks of its body, and Sigmund could feel the intense heat from where it was standing. 

Its body heat charred the table where it was once placed. With his mouth opened, he angrily lunged forward at Sigmund and pushed him, making his back hit the wall. Its heat also left burn marks on the wooden floor with every step he made. 

When he approached Sigmund, the Vampire told him, "Hey, don't cause a ruckus! Are you going to burn the whole inn?"

Volcius stopped moving. He then changed in size and climbed to his Master's bed. He sat beside the letter, then changed back to its inactive state like a stone figurine.

'Rich boy's Servant is no joke,' Sigmund thought as he carefully stood up. Because Lucius had become very strong as a Master, his Golem Servant could choose any size it wanted to have, between the size of a figurine to the size of a mansion.

Because Golem Servants do not have the ability to speak, they are twice harder to tame and get their trust. Rigorous mental training with them is also needed, so the Master could give orders by just conversing with them with their minds. Only Golem Servants could do this. 

He hated to admit it, but the scumbag Jasiel, who had the Amazonite Stone Golem Servant Athena, had tamed his Golem Servant very well. In terms of close combat, it was quite powerful.

Sigmund shook his head to put the Golem Servants away from his thoughts, then he went back to his room. He laid down on his bed. Although he knew he wouldn't fall asleep, he closed his eyes and waited for time to pass by.

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The next day, Ivory knocked at Lucius' room in panic. It was already time to go, but he was not yet awake. It was weird, because she knew Lucius to be very punctual. He's usually minutes earlier than her at the inn's lobby.

"Lucius!" she called, "Let's go!"

But there was no answer.

"I'm coming in!" Ivory opened the door, she was puzzled why there were burn marks on the floor in the shape of a huge pear. She saw Lucius still laying down the bed beside the inactive Volcius. "Oh no, we're going to be late! Lucius!!!"

Ivory kept on yelling, but he was not waking up! She eventually took hold of his foot, which had very thick knitted socks. She removed one sock and tickled it. "Wake up! Time to go!"

But the blonde young man just groaned and turned around.

Ivory placed back the sock on Lucius' foot, then went to the side of the bed where he faced. She yelled his name repeatedly in front of his face, but it was no good.

Fiora, who passed by, saw Lycus by the door and asked what happened. She then peeked by the door and told Ivory, "Mister Lucius might still have a hangover."

"Hangover? The Lucius I know wouldn't drink on the night before an important activity."

She pointed to the small barrel, "That one came from the kitchen… Maybe he drank a lot," Fiora explained. "Last night, I came to deliver a letter… Your black-haired Servant carried him in his arms and put him to bed-"

She was cut off when Ivory immediately went to Sigmund's room. When she opened the door, she saw him changing his top. His 6-pack abs caught her eyes, but she shook her head trying not to get distracted with it.