“...”

‘Is this his way of checking whether I’m in disguise or not?’

Seo Jun-Ho immediately froze the blood vessels in his left arm.

Swish!

The vampire apostle was surprised when Seo Jun-Ho made a deep cut on his forearm using the dagger, which was lightly infused with magic.

“Oh, my, you didn’t have to cut that deeply.” The vampire apostle closely examined the wound on Seo Jun-Ho’s arm and asked, “I can see that there are still blood clots in your blood vessels. It seems that it hasn’t been long since you became part of the clan.”

“Yes. It has only been a few days since I received the favor.”

“I understand.”

The vampire apostle seemed like he had no doubts about Seo Jun-Ho. After all, it was common for first-class citizens of Trium to offer their own necks to extend their lifespans.

“And next to you is…” The vampire apostle turned to look at the Frost Queen before continuing. “There’s no one next to you. Hmm, the information must have been wrong.”

With that being said, the vampire apostle left. He couldn’t see the Frost Queen.

The Frost Queen made a sidelong glance at Seo Jun-Ho and asked, “Are you enduring the pain, or can you not feel it at all?”

“Let’s talk about that later. We need to focus on our task at hand.”

“...I grant you royal permission to do so. I’m sure we can talk about it some other day.”

The Frost Queen turned...