Blood Awakening: The Strongest Hybrid and His Vampire Bride

The mission bonus was quite generous; Nikolai almost never checked his balance anymore because it always remained at 10,000,000 because of his current management plan—each time it went over that amount, half was sent to Sarah's account, the other half went to his savings account that came with his black card.

"Phew..." Nikolai sighed in the back seat of the jeep, the atmosphere of the car now much brighter as everyone was discussing bars and restaurants.

"Hey~ can't we get some sushi?" Lisa asked in her sweet, seductive voice while Bruce threw the book at her, landing straight between her eyes and crushing her nose.

"Fuck you! It's got to be pizza, you damn slut!" Bruce became a violent and angry guy when he wasn't speaking to the spirits. It made Nikolai laugh at hearing Bruce curse for the first time the moment the fairy aura vanished.

'Maybe he's pretending to be pure for them? Weird guy.'

'I guess that's the glory of S-City, that it never sleeps, so if you need a good meal at four in the morning, there are plenty of places.'

"I want meat! Chicken or beef, anything is good, right brother?" Brian asked Nikolai with a cheeky grin and tossed a cold beer from the jeep cooler to him. It really made Nikolai feel at home and he was thankful his desire to kill faded rapidly after killing the elite wraith.

Psssh!

Nikolai opened the can with one finger and then started to down the cold, light-tasting amber nectar.

"Meat! I agree with Brian, fuck eating rice tonight. We need some meat and beer!"

"Ah?!" Lisa looked at Nikolai with a shocked face while rubbing her nose with the red mark before she lifted her right leg and placed it on the parting barrier, flashing her crotch to Nikolai, who just enjoyed downing his beer. "Don't you want to make big sister happy? I am sure you'll be happier too that way."

"Who is his big sister, you damn succubus. Leave the handsome kid alone!" Bruce took a beer and smashed it against Brian's as they both foamed up and overflowed.

Ryan appeared to be lost in a different world, as the front of the jeep was sealed and soundproof. Nikolai caught his smile in the rearview mirror a few times and noticed that he was writing a report even now.

"Hah? Succubus, I am a clean and virtuous lady! I could be a saintess! Hehe~ so shut up, you damn closet pervert who loves little girls!"

"?! Little girls, they're fully grown adult fairies, you silly human woman!"

Brian looked like an old man looking after two children.

Since these two became loud and excitable after returning from the mission, the expectant and thankful gazes from the victims made Nikolai feel strange.

'Despite being a monster... It felt nice to save people.'

"Ah~ Captain, I love you—where are we eating?" Lisa swooned while climbing towards the front seat; she kicked Bruce's face with her heels, causing him to bite her calves in retaliation, leaving a mark. "Kyaa... a dog is biting me. Help, help!"

The noise died down as everyone heard that announcement, and their gazes fell on Nikolai, who just finished his second beer.

"Yes. I appreciate that, Captain. However..."

Nikolai grabbed Lisa's other ankle and tugged, pulling her onto the seat beside him and shoving a beer into her hand. "Where are we going, Ryan?"

Ryan looked at his old friend for a moment shocked, before shaking his head and revealing the first true smile he showed since reuniting with Nikolai. "It's a place called Golden Sea. They have seafood, beef, and all-you-can-drink beers along with some cocktails if Lisa wants those fruity things."

"Okay! Now, enough chatter back there and enough kicking the divider—we still have another twenty minutes to the drop-off point where I can dump these reports, and we head to our celebration!"

Ryan's voice didn't seem to calm everyone down as the back became rowdier because the Golden Sea was a High-level buffet—if you were to eat at the cheapest buffet, it would cost less than twenty dollars a head. But the Golden Sea was over a hundred per person, and the beer wasn't trash!

'Did he suggest there because of what we said back then?' Nikolai felt the buzz of his third beer while using his foot to keep Lisa from causing trouble with Bruce or touching him. He felt a sense of belonging in this jeep. It was strange and unnatural, yet it didn't feel bad.

He and Ryan promised that when they made it in the real world, they would both spend the night at the Golden Sea and drink till they couldn't walk or see.

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After 30 minutes, the jeep parked underground before everyone climbed out of the vehicle. Nikolai hopped out of the vehicle and looked up at the grand building. Thanks to Ryan's planning, when they arrived at the drop-off point, there were outfits for everyone. It wasn't glamorous, but the comfy suit was probably more than $1000 for each person.

'The past me might have worried, but I heard Alex say it was all taken out of the mission budget thanks to our bonus pay this time. It seems normally survivors are extremely rare, and medical costs would eat that bonus.'

Ryan wore a simple blue suit. Although he was rather handsome, that might have been Nikolai's past thoughts when he used to see himself as ugly and poor. 'He's good-looking, but not to the level I used to raise him in my mind...'

Brian looked good, but surprisingly, his wife was waiting at the restaurant in a lovely purple one-piece dress that matched his suit—the pair seemed to be engaged and rather devoted to each other. "Oh, Nikolai, this is my wife, isn't she a beauty?"

"Tch, your wife is a queen. I want a fairy wife." Bruce patted the Vice-captain on his shoulder and then walked past with his white suit that suited his brownish hair. "Lisa, pick a side."

"I am looking for love myself!"

Nikolai realised how unique each person on the team was and that he had a lot to learn, but looking at the beautiful woman with short black hair braided across her shoulder, wearing the high-cut purple dress, he must admit. "Yeah, your wife suits you. She's a beautiful lady."

"Hahaha, thanks~ that makes me happy."

"Well, thank you, Nikolai, for the compliment; thanks for helping my husband tonight. Usually, he comes home from the hospital~ so thank you for covering his back. I mean it." Her polite words and a slight twinkle in her eye made Nikolai feel warmth in his chest. Maybe it was the beer, but to see the gaze Miranda gave her husband made Nikolai feel at ease.

After the greetings, Nikolai headed into the restaurant—he noticed Lisa sitting at the bar, ordering some cocktails.

Her scarlet red dress was quite alluring, the tight waist and chest amplifying her seductive curves, which brought even more attention to the black stockings eating into her soft, pale white thighs.

'I wonder if a succubus counts as a spirit? Maybe she could use this to tempt Bruce.'

"You should never leave a beautiful lady alone~" She whispered into his ear with a faint smile, taking a sip from her pinky-orangey drink with a mini umbrella and some kind of fruit garnished on the rim of the glass.

As she was only slightly shorter than himself, Nikolai wondered if he'd let down his guard too quickly around this succubus disguised as a human woman.

What if she spiked his drink?

However... the sweet taste of berries, mixed with the bitter yet delicious tasting Curaçao and coconut.

'Damn, this drink is excellent...'

The table was quickly filled with plates of meat, noodles, fries, fish and other foods while drinks were downed—Lisa kept ordering different cocktails and making Nikolai drink them, while he would be forced to finish the last bits of hers as they started playing drinking games and for the first time Nikolai experienced such an atmosphere.

Laughter erupted at the table many times. Some jokes about missions and girls, guys, and so many other things. Bruce talked about the best places to find fairies, and the rest of the group just ignored him.

However, he would ignore them and show his picture collection... and Nikolai could admit though they were beauties, he wondered why all fairies were naked and never wore clothes.

Like a blur of delight, the party progressed, and time passed rapidly...

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'Where am I now?'

'How long ago did the meal end?'

'Why did I do this?' Looking around, he saw the curtains wide open to reveal a pitch-black sea and the beautiful sun starting to rise above the horizon that illuminated the city view.

Nikolai rolled onto his feet, noticing his body covered in lipstick and strange marks. 'I didn't do something stupid, right?' Nikolai groaned as he held his head.

The memories of the restaurant faded. How did he leave? He couldn't remember... But looking at the expensive silk robe on the ground, Nikolai noticed the Imperium logo, and somehow, he arrived here.

Then, the bed began to move behind him, with the sound of a woman's sighing.

'Hell no...' Nikolai felt dread as he turned slowly, with a feeling of self-loathing and anxiety growing in his chest. However, after he finally got up the courage to look at his new partner...

'Hmmm?' What he saw surprised him. It was a familiar-looking blonde woman

With her luscious blonde hair messy and spread over the pillow, the young woman breathed softly.

Her snow-white skin was flawless with no make-up, and she appeared to be in her early twenties at most—her lips full and glossy, as if she had just eaten ripe cherries, but their juice smeared over her lips and there were similar marks on her body like his.

"Haa..."

'What happened last night? Why can't I remember...' Nikolai held his head while noticing the pendant on the desk beside the bed, his mother's jewel looking at him as if judging him as he put it over his head.

[Well... my son became a whore...]

'...'

[Don't worry, it's not what you think. Because you didn't have sex with her.]

'Ah... a relief...'

[...]

Somehow, he felt judgement from Elizabeth's tone and couldn't stand it, so he quickly climbed out of bed and prepared to get dressed to leave, only for the woman beside him to reach out as her hair dangled to the side. It revealed two fang-shaped holes in her neck.

Then she spoke. "Mmm~ where are you going? Last night was so amazing."

However, it felt strange because now he tasted her blood.

He knew this woman was a virgin.