To avoid this, vampires usually 'Handle' Their Victims
In other words—
They eat them.
Physically.
After feeding on their blood, they consu the entire body, replenishing their energy.
This counts as feeding.
Whereas turning soone into a familiar—
That's... a whole other kind of "intimate activity."
What about feeding without killing or eating?
Yeah... that doesn't really exist.
At least, Souta couldn't recall a single case.
So in short—
Letting Kiss-Shot drink his blood?
Extrely dangerous.
Because who knows if she'd decide to...
Finish her al. "You can't seriously expect her to get 'those kinds of thoughts' about a guy she just t, right?"
Kiss-Shot had strong morals when it ca to these things.
Soon, the system responded—
[Whether the host will be eaten depends on Kiss-Shot's attitude toward you.]
Souta: "..."
That... doesn't help at all.
So should he still save her... or not?
He hesitated for about thirty seconds.
But with each passing mont, her ti was running out.
"...Tch."
He sighed—
He couldn't just let her die.
Of course—
Souta wasn't so self-sacrificing hero like Araragi Koyomi.
He was just an average guy with a decent heart.
But he wasn't about to throw his life away for soone he'd barely spoken to.
So he ca up with a compromise.
He would save her—
But only halfway.
He would give her his blood—
But that's it.
No helping her recover her limbs,
No solving her emotional baggage,
No going out of his way to complete the mission.
He didn't care about the mission rewards.
As soon as she was stable, he'd book it back ho.
This way—
Kiss-Shot would survive...
And he wouldn't get eaten.
Perfect plan.
No unnecessary risks.
Satisfied, Souta got to work.
He gently laid her down, then froze the river water using Half-Cold, Half-Hot, crafting a sharp ice shard.
With a deep breath,
He sliced his own wrist open.
Of course—
His immortal body imdiately began healing the wound.
Souta: "Tch... this damn regeneration."
So he activated Ti Deceleration, slowing his healing down by several tis.
Finally, he lowered his bleeding wrist to Kiss-Shot's lips.
Blood dripped down—
But she didn't react.
The blood simply slid off her lips...
And imdiately returned to Souta's wrist.
"...Guess I'll have to force it in her mouth."
Ti was running out.
After a quick thought—
Souta bit the bullet.
He cut his wrist even deeper, wincing at the pain.
Then, in one swift motion—
He lowered his lips to the wound and sucked up a mouthful of blood.
Before his regeneration could steal it back—
He wrapped an arm around Kiss-Shot,
Pressed his lips to hers—
And force-fed her the blood.
After making sure she swallowed,
Souta pulled back and prepared to cut himself again.
But before he could—
Kiss-Shot's eyelids twitched.
Then—
She opened her golden eyes.
Souta: "You're awake?"
He tossed the ice shard aside, relieved.
Kiss-Shot blinked blearily.
She glanced at him—
And her expression twisted with shock.
"Thou art... human?"
Souta: "It's , Souta."
Souta pulled out his system phone and waved it.
"I'm the group leader of the Friends Chat—you and I just talked not too long ago."
"...Ah. So it is thou."
Seeing the sa type of phone, Kiss-Shot finally rembered who Souta was—
That so-called "ordinary person" from another world.
However, her attention quickly shifted away from Souta.
She licked her lips, brows furrowing slightly—
Her mouth felt... off.
Like it had been invaded by sothing.
"...What is this feeling?"
Souta noticed her movents—
His heart skipped a beat.
Oh no.
She realized sothing was weird.
So he braced himself and awkwardly explained—
"Ahem... You passed out earlier, so I gave you a little bit of my blood."
Kiss-Shot blinked.
She was montarily... stunned.
A human willingly offering their blood?
She had never encountered sothing like this before.
She felt a bit stronger now.
Lifting her golden gaze, she stared at Souta and asked—
"Why art thou here?"
Souta saw no reason to hide anything.
So he answered honestly—
"The system alerted that your life was in danger, so I ca."
Kiss-Shot narrowed her eyes.
"So thy purpose was... to rescue ?"
Souta nodded.
"Yeah."
Kiss-Shot let out a small hum.
Then, she sighed.
"I see... Thou knowest I am a vampire, yet thou still possess sympathy?
How pitiful."
She shook her head.
"I am aware of my own condition—I am dying."
"And thou claist to be but an 'ordinary human.'"
"In that case, there is nothing thou can do."
"That's not necessarily true."
Souta pointed at his own neck.
"You just need enough blood to survive, right?"
"Then take mine."
As soon as the words left his lips—
Kiss-Shot's gaze snapped to him.
She stared at him—
For a full ten seconds.
Then, she spoke again.
"...Art thou a fool?"
Her voice carried a complex emotion.
"Thou knowest full well what it ans to be fed upon by , correct?"
"Thy body will be drained of all blood—thou shall perish."
Her eyes flickered strangely.
"Thou wert willing to cross worlds to aid ...
Thou even gave blood to wake up...
I will rember this kindness."
Her voice carried a sense of pride—
As if she found such ungrateful repaynt to be beneath her.
"But I refuse."
"I shall not allow thee to throw away thy life for my sake."
"Go back."
Her voice was firm.
"Unless thou art prepared to kill others and steal their blood for , there is nothing more to discuss."
Souta shook his head.
"Sorry, but I can't do that."
"I won't hurt innocent people just to save you."
"And besides—your ti is running out."
"You don't have ti to find soone else."
He tugged at his collar, exposing his neck.
"Just hurry up and drink my blood already."
"I don't mind, so why do you?"
"..."
Kiss-Shot's eyes widened.
She looked at Souta as if he were...
A complete idiot.
A human—
Willing to sacrifice himself for a complete stranger?
She had lived for centuries...
But this level of stupidity was sothing she had never encountered before.
This fool...
Is he for real?
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