Bloodsucker.
　Vampires.
　Nosferatu.
　These are often lumped together as "vampires," but there is a clear difference between them.

　Bloodsuckers are the lowest species, slaves created by vampires through bloodsucking. They do not have the ability to turn into bats or mist, but only attack and suck the blood of human beings to increase the number of bloodsuckers. They are easily destroyed by the light of day or by holy power.

　The vampire is the well-known vampire itself. The special ability to create more vampires through the act of bloodsucking is often talked about, but in fact, in most cases, it only creates bloodsuckers.
　When a vampire creates a vampire, they share the power of the vampire that resides in their blood. This is why vampires usually only create vampires when they have fallen in love with someone and want that person to be their eternal companion.

　Nosferatu is also called the "true ancestor", and there are only a few of them in the world. He is a vampire who can create an infinite number of vampires (supposedly).
　It is said that their power is comparable to that of demons and gods, but they have basically never appeared on the stage of history, and their principles of behavior are often unknown.

It is said that their behavioral principles are unknown. Why do you want to talk to me about this?　Why are you talking to me about this in this place? ......
Hmm?

　I'm not sure what to make of this. The triangular ears above his head twitched.

　It was so quiet that even the rustling of clothing could be heard loudly. This place is the innermost dungeon of the royal castle. A stone cell with no light. If you don't bring in the light of a magic lamp, you'll be shut in true darkness.
　Miaranse was summoned here by Rene and Everith.

...... The other day, I fed on a man's soul and gained the ability to become a vampire.

　Rene had already taken on the form of a vampire.
　Her canine teeth extended, and on her back were small, coated wings. These wings can be expanded and contracted, although the principle is unknown, and when in flight, they can expand to the size of wrapping around Rene's body.
　Incidentally, she wears a gothic lolita dress with black frills and silver studs all over her body, and even a morning veil on her head, but this has nothing to do with her transformation, and is just a costume to create an atmosphere.

I can now create vampires, but there's a problem.
Are you saying that if I create a vampire, it will share the power of my blood and become weaker?
No. In my case, I can replenish it with soul-eating, so as long as I don't overdo it, there's no problem. ...... Instead, the success rate is low. I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you.
　You didn't have enough power in your soul to recreate the full power of the vampire.

　Rene can make a contract with a soul that has died without remorse, and feed on the soul by releasing its remorse.
　Decomposing souls that should be reincarnated and using them to strengthen oneself is the most evil of evil methods, and it shouldn't even be possible. It was a trick that was possible only because Rene had been given a blessing (cheat) by the evil god himself, and it was a trick that had one foot in the realm of the gods.

　But it's not a panacea either.
　To put it in game terms, it's like getting skill points based on the strength of the souls you eat, and assigning them to the skill tree.
　Yuyin's soul wasn't too bad, but he didn't fully acquire all the abilities of a vampire.
　There's flight and atomization for emergency escape, the evil eye of fascination for gathering information and distracting enemies, and bloodsucking, which can be used to make bloodsuckers, restore your own magic, and more. It's a bit half-baked right now.
　I'm not sure what to make of that.

It's not just the success rate that's a problem.
　But it's not just the success rate that's the problem, you know.

　Evelisse took over the explanation.
　I'm not sure what to do.

The vampire creates a partner of the same rank.
　In other words, unlike the Create Undead and other undead creation techniques, there are no restrictions on their actions.

　Most of the undead are absolutely obedient to the magician.
　Skeletons with little or no intelligence, as well as highly intelligent ghouls and revenants, are imprinted with an unshakable sense of absolute loyalty.
　But this is not the case with vampires. Therefore, there is a danger of betrayal by their blood partners.

　There are some useful items, such as the "Slavery Collar" and the "Slavery Nucleus", but these are only to be worn or implanted in the body. It's not a good idea to use them on vampires, who can literally cut your flesh and break your bones.

So I want to use this power on someone who doesn't mind dying at the worst possible time, but whose loyalty is high.

　I'm not sure if I'd be able to do that if I were you.

"Then I will gladly give myself to you.
I knew you would say that.

　I knew you would say that." Rene had brought Miaranse to this unlit place with the intention of turning her into a vampire.

The other day I was told that I was not worthy of your kind words, but I want to be of service to the princess in battle.
　I don't want the princess to have to suffer that kind of injury again.
"That was ...... self-inflicted, though. ......

　I'm talking about stabbing yourself with the cursed red blade to recover from your self-doubt .
　Miaranse was distraught when she saw Rene return home wounded.
　He had just made up his mind.

　René appreciates Miaranse's unshakable loyalty. Well, that loyalty was currently worthless, but if he could turn her into a vampire, that was a different story.
　Rene knew that Miaranse would volunteer, even at the risk of death. That was to be expected.

　As Everith removed the Collar of Servitude to expose her white neck, Rene placed his hands on Miaranse's shoulders and side of her head.

If my body were to decay, you could use my soul.
I pray it does not come to that.

　Miaranse's ears perked up.

　As an instinctive move, Rene jammed his canine teeth into Miaranse's neck.
　His body knew what to do.

　Rene's fangs immediately probed the large blood vessel.

"Hyah!

　Miaranse's shoulders quivered.

　With a light intake of breath, Rene let Miaranse's blood flow through his canine teeth and into his mouth.


　Rene's vampire taste buds picked up something that was not the original taste of blood. The taste of blood was sweet, like overripe fruit, but with a lingering bitterness. This bitterness, Rene thought, was the taste of the humiliation Miaranse had suffered.

　Suppressing the desire to drink it all up, Rene took a sip and instead pumped his own blood into the wound.
　I don't know where the blood came from, but it certainly flowed into Miaranse.

"Huh. ......
"You have a s*xy voice.
Is that what blood sucking is all about?

　When Rene removed his mouth from her neck, Miarandze slumped down with a dumbfounded squeal.

　But immediately, the color of his face changes.

"Ugh!

　A stream of blood flowed from his amber eyes.
　With a watery cough, Miaranse vomits up a clot of blood.

"Aaahhhh!　It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!

　Mia-Lanze screamed in agony as she clutched her chest and rolled over, clutching herself.

"Is this a failure ......?
No, it's a ...... standoff. The only thing left to do is to see if you can survive the vampirization .......

　Everis took out a vial of the potion and popped the stopper.
　It contains a bright red, slippery liquid.

"Can you drink it, Mehranze?
It's .......

　I don't know what it is, but it's a red liquid that smells strangely aromatic and delicious.

"The best medicine for vampires. Raw girl's blood. Maybe this will cheer you up a little.

　Everith thrust the vial into Miaranse's writhing mouth, and she forced it down.
　Then she writhed again.
　Her beautiful white skin spurted blood and closed up the wound like an inverted movie. There were many blood stains on the maid's dress.

I don't know how many days it will take, but we'll just have to wait for it to settle down.
So ...... let's put a jack-o-lantern on it so we'll know if something goes wrong.
Yes, you'll let me know if anything happens.
...... Good luck, Mehranse.
No, you don't need to tell me that. ......!　This Miaranse will definitely become a vampire and join the princess.

　Miaranse scratched her nails on the stone floor. The claws peeled off, blood flowed, and then quickly grew back.
　Waving to the crawling Miaranse, Rene closed the cell into darkness.

"...... By the way, Everis. Have you done the storage magic yet?
I'm sorry, not yet. I'm prioritizing the dungeon project. ............
Well, in that case, ..................