"Hm? You're not going to do anything to me?"
Kagarino Kirieda was stunned, clearly not expecting Su Rui, who had brought her here so forcefully, to ask such a question first.
The maiden, thinking she was safe, immediately crossed her long, slender legs and looked at Su Rui with an arrogant expression, chin raised:
"Seeing a beauty like me and not being tempted, could there be something wrong with you?"
"Firstly, I have ways to deal with my own impulses, and secondly... why should I explain to you?"
Su Rui paused, looking at Kagarino Kirieda, who still dared to put on airs at a time like this. He stood up from the chair and walked towards her.
Kagarino Kirieda, who had been sitting with her legs crossed, immediately put them down, sat up straight, and stared intently at Su Rui:
"What do you want to do?"
"Do what? Of course, it's to make you talk to me nicely."
Su Rui, annoyed, yanked Kagarino Kirieda's skirt at her waist, pulling her whole body up, and then sat on the bed himself.
Then, he pressed the maiden in the black and red dress onto his lap, with her back facing him.
"Hiss, what are you going to do? We're at least the same kind, you wouldn't be thinking of..."
This posture immediately made Kagarino Kirieda feel uneasy. She tried to struggle free from Su Rui's embrace, but Su Rui slapped her on the backside, making a crisp sound: "Slap!"
"You!"
Kagarino Kirieda, who had been slapped, immediately tilted her head back and met Su Rui's gaze, her crimson eyes filled with dissatisfaction and resentment, as if she wanted to do something to Su Rui.
Su Rui remained unmoved, staring back at her expressionlessly, then raised his hand and slapped again: "Slap!"
"Stop hitting! Can't you talk properly? If you want to know something, just ask directly!"
Kagarino Kirieda struggled on Su Rui's lap, but compared to Su Rui's strength, her resistance was truly insignificant.
Su Rui slapped her hard again, and the maiden's body trembled slightly from the pain: "Don't continue! Just ask what you want to know!"
"You were the one who didn't talk properly first. You also know what I want to ask."
Su Rui's anger hadn't subsided, and he continued to slap Kagarino Kirieda until this arrogant fellow finally showed a weak posture, curling up and trembling in Su Rui's embrace:
"Don't hit anymore, I'll tell you. You stop first, and then I'll tell you."
"Okay, you speak."
Su Rui rearranged Kagarino Kirieda, who had curled up, and then made her lie on his lap again. The maiden's eyes immediately widened, and she struggled desperately:
"Didn't I already say I'd tell you? Why are you still going to hit me?"
"I haven't hit you yet. You talk to me properly. If you don't, I'll keep hitting you."
Su Rui said coldly, reaching out to hold down Kagarino Kirieda, who was trying to struggle, and then warned her: "You'd better not play any more tricks."
"Hmph~"
The maiden, held down on Su Rui's lap, snorted. Although somewhat unwilling, under Su Rui's coercion, she still began to explain:
"Firstly, I am a Vampire, or rather, a bloodline, a perfect immortal being. I don't even fear the sun!"
"Yes, but you fear my slaps."
"Nosey!" Kagarino Kirieda glared at Su Rui, then instinctively trembled when she saw his eyes, and then continued to explain:
"Secondly, individuals like you and me, who possess power far beyond ordinary people, are not many in this world. I have traveled the world for a long time and haven't encountered many, only occasionally meeting one, and then that person would vanish like a fleeting epiphyllum."
At this point, Kagarino Kirieda paused, supporting herself up from Su Rui's lap and sitting directly in Su Rui's embrace, looking into his eyes:
"You are the same. Although you possess power, your lifespan is too short compared to mine. For me, it's as fleeting as an epiphyllum."
"I have the power to kill you. Do you think I can live forever?"
Su Rui interrupted Kagarino Kirieda's melancholic musings. He could make the Si Gong family head, who was old and nearing death, young again, so of course, he could do the same for himself.
"Alright, anything else? Tell me quickly."
"No more." Kagarino Kirieda shook her head, seeing the change in Su Rui's expression, as if he intended to act against her, and immediately added nervously:
"There really isn't any more. I didn't lie to you. Anomalies like you and me are as rare as stars falling from the sky, so even the information I have isn't much."
"I see, I understand."
Su Rui nodded, stood up from his bed, and walked out.
Kagarino Kirieda, who had been sitting on his lap, naturally had to stand on the ground and follow behind Su Rui, asking with some confusion:
"And then? You don't have any other ideas?"
"You really want me to do something to you? I wouldn't mind."
Su Rui turned to look at Kagarino Kirieda, reaching out to pinch the maiden's fair chin, making her look up at him:
"But have you thought it through? From now on, you will never be able to escape from my side, ever."
"Can you live that long?" Kagarino Kirieda asked back, looking into Su Rui's eyes. For some reason, Su Rui saw a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"Of course, I can. As long as I don't want to die, I won't die."
Su Rui snorted coldly, releasing Kagarino Kirieda's chin: "However, I still need to understand you better. If you wish to stay, you can certainly stay here. I'll have the maidens prepare a room for you."
"Are you inviting me to stay? Your castle is quite to my liking."
Kagarino Kirieda raised her chin, critically examining the decorations of the corridor and Su Rui's bedroom, then nodded with satisfaction.
Su Rui glanced at this arrogant Vampire with annoyance, then slapped her from behind, making the maiden blush and cover herself, glaring at Su Rui:
"I didn't do anything bad this time!"
"Right, follow me, I'll have the maidens arrange for you... You're back?"
As Su Rui was talking to Kagarino Kirieda and arrived at the first-floor hall, he happened to see Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai returning from outside, and he nodded to them.
"Is this Master Su Rui's guest?"
Hayasaka Ai looked at Kagarino Kirieda, who was following Su Rui, with some surprise. Just as she was about to bow, she found that Kagarino Kirieda, who had been by Su Rui's side, had come to her side, sniffed her neck, and then straightened up again to look at Su Rui:
"It seems your preferences are quite normal after all... Which means, you didn't make a move on me for other reasons?"