Gorgota Falu stopped moving the fountain pen and glanced at Ramin Solost.

Then Gorgota cheerfully checked off the question.

"Very well. The regular check is complete with this. It seems you haven't purchased any other significant items, so I won't take a separate look around because I trust you, Ramin.”

Ramin shrugged as if saying ‘of course.’

Gorgota looked through the messenger bag and pulled out a box that took up most of the space.

“This is for the next month.”

"...Thank you."

Ramin pretended not to be interested and placed the box on the desk. However, she couldn't help but picture what was inside.

The box contained vials of people’s blood.

Vampires were divided into several ranks, depending on how close they were to the first vampire, the Demon Queen Shaiven. The lowest-ranking Vampires could survive to some extent without people’s blood, but they couldn't be healthy, and Vampires higher in rank required people’s blood without exception.

This dietary habit was one of the biggest issues in the process of the empire accepting Vampires. Vampires' very existence literally demanded blood from other species. Therefore, while Werewolves from the first continent were accepted as part of society simply by regularly...