Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint

To a human, even a single day’s adjournment could feel frustrating. While caution and thoroughness were necessary in a trial, for an impatient human, even a day could seem too long.

But to vampires, a day was nothing more than a short break—enough time to step out, drink some blood, and return. The vampires left the hall at a leisurely pace, promising to reconvene soon. Only a few Elders remained behind.

"Progenitor, I will be stepping away for a while. Please grant me permission to leave first."
"It seems you have urgent business. Go, and return with your report."
"My deepest gratitude."

With Vladimir leading the way, the remaining Elders withdrew, their expressions unreadable. Before long, only Tyr, Lir, and I remained in the now-empty hall.

Tyr surveyed the vacant chamber once before her composed expression softened.

"You maneuvered through that obstacle quite elegantly."

"Obstacle? I wouldn’t even call it that. What’s the worst that could have happened? It’s not like I would suffer if things went wrong. Lir would just end up dead."

The moment you shift the risk onto someone else, it stops being a gamble and becomes mere entertainment. If there’s no stake, there’s no tension.

Despite my blunt response, Tyr let out a small chuckle, as if amused.

"Huhu. You speak as if you are indifferent, but I know the real reason you tried to save her. You, the King of Humans, have always had a fondness for those who seek to save others."@@novelbin@@

"Nope. Not really."

"Oh, come now. You were always difficult, but didn’t you go out of your way to help Shei many times? And now, after barely knowing Lir, you readily stepped in to assist her. Do you think I wouldn’t notice after observing you for so long?"

…Did I? It wasn’t about liking people who saved others—I simply wanted to see their aspirations unfold a little longer. If she were a murderer instead of a healer, as long as she wasn’t trying to kill me, I still would have watched. The problem was that most people tried to kill me first.

Tyr seemed to be misunderstanding something. Should I bother correcting her?

"…Or is there another reason? Perhaps you harbor impure intentions?"

"Nope. On second thought, you’re absolutely right."

Yeah, better not correct her.

Tyr let go of the topic and turned her gaze toward Lir.