She is not an investigator.

"..."

She pouted, looking at Igris's impatient expression, and secretly reached into the basket, picking up an egg.

Snapped.

"Ouch, that hurts...!"

Before she could even take it out, Igris slapped it back mercilessly, leaving her only able to hold the egg and look at Igris with a resentful expression.

"Hurry up and get going, stop thinking about sneaking food."

"If I don't eat, I won't have the energy to travel..."

…………

Finally, after what should have been a journey of less than ten minutes was stretched to twice its original length, Igris dragged a vampire who was almost crippled back to her home.

"You're so heavy..."

Igris abruptly threw the vampire, who was almost completely unable to walk, onto the bed and began to breathe heavily.

The vampire girl raised her chin in protest, about to retort, but then shrank back, adopting a pitiful expression.

After all, strictly speaking, she has been kidnapped by Igris. If she is unhappy about something, she might just shoot her, or she might really do what she said, strip her naked and tie her to a street lamp, waiting for the sun to rise.

Just think about it.

"So... what are you planning to do with me by bringing me home?"

"What's your name?"

Instead of asking about anything important, Igris started by asking for her name.

This made her look at Igris with some suspicion and connect it to many strange plot points.

Although she was indeed overthinking, she still answered honestly at this moment.

"My name is Hugh."

A vampire who does have his own name, possesses a human appearance and thinking abilities, yet also exhibits vampire habits.

As a result, the damage Igris inflicted on her, like that on other vampires, could not be healed.

"You should know that vampires are not supposed to look like you."

Igristo stroked her chin, looked at the awkward girl in front of her, and spoke up to remind her.

"They are more like wild beasts, ugly in appearance, hairless, and not very intelligent."

"That's true... but times have changed, haven't they?"

"What do you mean?"

Hugh swallowed hard and hesitated before speaking.

“Here… vampires like me are not isolated cases. Just like humans, vampires also have their own society and life, and beneath this city lies their city.”

New information: the underground city.

Like Morkens, this city also has a dark side, and it is the domain of vampires.

"Take me there."

"Huh?!"

“I said, take me there.”

Igris's expression was serious, but the girl shook her head abruptly.

"No, this kind of thing..."

Her response was met with the pistol in Igris's hand.

"Either take me there, or I'll leave a few more holes in you."

“That’s not what I meant! I meant that I’m not qualified to go near there either…”

They are not qualified.

Here's another useful piece of information: there's a hierarchy among vampires.

“Explain in detail.”

"Um…"

The girl scratched her cheek and whispered.

“I am…the lowest level of vampire. Because I am too weak, I cannot even participate in hunting normally. I can only make a living by stealing things. Someone like me will not be allowed to enter their world.”

"But you possess wisdom, so I thought your status among vampires shouldn't be too low."

"No, well... how should I put it, people value individual ability more, and I can't hunt at all, so my status is naturally as low as those not-so-smart wild animals, or even worse... I can only hide when I'm alive, otherwise they would eat me too."

Her life was more difficult than Igris had imagined, and it's no wonder she would risk going out before the sun had completely set, just to collect a few eggs.

“You can take me to that area and tell me how to get down, then I’ll go there myself.”

"No, no, no, this is far too dangerous. You are only human. Going to a place like that by yourself is just suicide."

She continued to shake her head, even trying to persuade Igris with earnest words.

"You must be an outsider, right? You don't know the specifics here. There aren't many vampires like me. If they find a human entering there, you'll be killed immediately and put on their table as food."

Igris finally understood where the strange feeling that had always been in her heart came from.

That was the vampire in front of me, who never showed any danger as a predator, and never even bared his fangs.

She looked more like an ordinary girl than a vampire, and was quite friendly.

"What's more... there are actually quite a few people like you. There used to be a lot of guys here who called themselves vampire hunters. They would linger around all day and then rush into the underground city at night to wreak havoc, trying to kill all the vampires... but they couldn't do it. In the end, there weren't many of them left."

“I am different from them.”

“I know… you seem a bit smarter, which is why I advised you not to go near there. Just pretend nothing happened, go home and sleep after dark, and you won’t encounter any danger, right? Besides, those guys don’t usually come out from there.”

"..."

The idea of ​​living in a city with vampires is certainly bizarre, but Hugh is right. If they really just live in an underground city and have their own society, then there's no need to go there specifically to cause trouble.

Ultimately, Igris's goal wasn't to kill all the vampires; she was there to find a possible hidden treasure.

"So...can you let me go? I've told you everything I know."

"No."

"Why?! Do you really hate vampires that much?!"

In a sense, that is true, but Igris didn't have any grudge against the vampire in front of her.

"Don't you want to heal your leg injury?"

"...Do you...do you know how to heal this wound?"

“I can give it a try.”

A bizarre stage play—The City of Gluttonous Bloodthirsty Fools: Chapter Eight, If There Were No Eggs…

You've begun treating a vampire, but you should know that human medicine isn't applicable to all living beings. However, if you find it useful, then it is.

Title earned: Eccentric Doctor

—Your medical skills are exceptionally effective on certain special life forms, and you always achieve the results you desire.

Note: You can treat yourself with any biological therapy you see, provided they give you the opportunity.

"All right."

"The wound really doesn't hurt anymore..."

Hugh looked at the wound that Igris had bandaged for him, and moved his leg with some surprise. He found that not only did it not hurt anymore, but the wound was also healing quickly because of his vampire constitution.

The treatment method was far more impressive than the damage she caused.

"But why are you treating me?"

Why is a reason necessary?

Igris burned the strip of cloth that had been wrapped around Hugh's leg, and said without turning her head.

"Can't I just feel sorry for you?"

"I thought you were the kind of fierce guy, but I didn't expect you to be so kind-hearted."

Igris didn't speak, but simply opened her bedroom door and looked at Hugh, who was still sitting on the bed.

"...?"

"You should go now."

Hugh then realized that Igris had already started to kick people out.

Although she had gone to great lengths to bring Hugh over, she had already asked her most of the questions, so there was really no need to keep her around any longer.

In particular, the vampire seemed even friendlier than expected, which dispelled Igris's impulse to help with the cremation after asking her questions.

"Okay...can I take these eggs with me? You know, that's why you caught me. Without these eggs..."

"Take it."

"Thank you, you're such a kind person."

Hugh happily hugged the basket and quickly stood up straight, his wound appearing to have completely healed.

She walked to the gate, not forgetting to happily wave goodbye to Igris.

Only after her figure completely disappeared at the end of the street did Igris return to her bed and lie down.

"You spared a vampire's life and even healed her wounds. Don't you think you're meddling too much?"

A shadowy figure suddenly appeared beside Igris; the silver-haired housekeeper appeared on the bed and sat down beside her.

“The wound was inflicted by me. Whether what she said is true or not, she did show unprecedented friendliness. Even when I grabbed her, she did not have any desire to attack, but subconsciously prepared to run away. I don’t think she is a dangerous person.”

"Your naiveté will ultimately cost you your life, Igris. She is not like you; she is, after all, a vampire, an entity that puts humans on its diet. And now, a vampire knows that you have your sights set on their lair. Do you really think she won't do something about it?"

"You're overthinking it. She can barely survive in the city. If she keeps that wound, she won't live more than three days before becoming food for other vampires."

“But that has nothing to do with you. You shouldn’t waste your useless kindness on other races.”