The air in the office was freezing.
It was so cold that it was suffocating, even though no one had unplugged the heater.
The gaze of CEO Myung Jae-hyun was like a sharp blade,
CEO Han Tae-san sat on such a blade, as if he were used to it, relaxed like a cat.
I am?
I am... an ordinary office worker who is afraid of copy machines;;
Caught between the two, I became just a potato sitting on the battlefield without a shield.
"Why do you keep interfering with our company? Do you have a disease that will kill you if you stay still?"
There was a hint of anger in Myung Jae-hyun's voice.
"It's not once or twice... It's always like this, so why are you suddenly like this?"
"what?"
"It's difficult if you come out like this, Representative Myung?"
"this...!"
"Look, I have a secretary right next to me... so you have to save face."
'Huh? Me..?'
If you know I'm here, please don't fight...
"Is he a vampire too?"
“He’s just a person.”
‘A person…?’
That was so awkward.
There is no need to explicitly describe someone as a "person"...
Wasn't it abnormal from the beginning?
"Okay, anyway, by tomorrow? Huh? Give me back the NDB investment?"
"Why me?"
"hey!!!!!!!!!!"
"No matter how much I'm friends with you... I don't think I can cancel something that benefits our group."
"...what do you want?"
"Project L-13, stop it."
"Miss, does that mean I can stop?"
"Perpa... can never do anything to help Hesipa. Unless he finishes that project."
“Why don’t you talk after your arm gets better? It’s not even healed yet.”
Jaehyun glanced at Taesan's arm.
“Right now, without that body fluid, the bleeding won’t stop.”
'blood?'
When I heard that, I instinctively looked at the representative's arm.
A red stain visible through the shirt sleeve
Taesan looked at Jaehyun as if nothing had happened after swiping his arm.
"What is that?"
"That's your Perpa's limit. Oh, I don't know, you know my father's personality...!!"
"The ultimate goal is for all vampires to consume animal blood."
In the conversation that flowed like some RPG game setting, there was only one thing I understood.
“...B...If you’re a vampire, you drink human blood... right?”
They both looked at me at the same time.
The slightly embarrassed look in his eyes was evident.
“I am Perpa.”
Taesan spoke quietly.
"Perpa drinks animal blood instead of human blood. That's why it can live among humans."
“...But instead, if you get hurt, it won’t heal at all, right?”
Jaehyun took over instead.
"Their healing powers are weak. They're very different from our Hesitants. Our Hesitants drink human blood, so they're very healthy?"
Suddenly, CEO Han Tae-san cautiously took a step forward towards me.
The red eyes sparkled again.
“Lee Cha-yeon.”
He called my name softly.
“You have... healing powers.”
"yes?"
"Perpas know instinctively. Humans with healing powers emit a sweet scent."
"What is that?"
"What? That secretary was a healer? Somehow, she knew our identities..."
Jaehyun clicked his tongue as he looked at him, as if he was bored.
And he reached out to me.
“Let’s make a deal. You will be my healer, and I will be your protector.”
"A contract...?"
"Yeah, I told you I liked you. It'll be no different from your usual secretarial duties. Just be there for me when I'm hurt."
"Then what will I gain?"
"We'll offer you a huge reward, you won't be disappointed."
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Continued in the next episode >>
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