heart

06 V Stramun ver.

It's true that I intended to use it. A heart I'd never seen before in my thousand years of life appeared before me... Vampires couldn't survive without a heart, and approaching her had bad intentions, but... that wasn't the case even then.

Fourteen-year-old girls about to make their social debut danced to the sound of lively music. Having no interest in dancing, I quietly watched the scene unfold from the second floor to the first. Then, what caught my eye was...

Among the girls in fancy dresses, there was a girl standing still with a sad expression, wearing a dress as plain as a piece of cloth.

I knew from the beginning that the girl was cursed, but... on the outside, she just looked like any other girl her age.

뷔 스트라문

"You seem to have been alone for a while now. Would you like to dance with me? You're a debutante, so I can't just let you go like this."

I asked that question out of curiosity, not concern for the girl. She refused several times, and I, frustrated, took her hand and led her to the center of the stage.

뷔 스트라문

"Give me your hand"

Naturally, with the king and the cursed child in the center of the stage, people began to gossip.

벨라 아스트리체

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

The girl spoke softly and raised her hand.

For a moment, it felt like electricity was running through me.

뷔 스트라문

'Surely not...'

I held her hand tightly to confirm and danced.

뷔 스트라문

'As expected, when I dance, I get a mysterious and strange feeling... I think it's my heart...'

In less than ten minutes, the song was over. The ball wasn't even over yet, but I just went back to the palace. Since it was important, there was no need to stay any longer.

--The Emperor's Chamber--

루카스 루딘

"Have you called, Your Majesty the Emperor?"

I called Lucas, the only person who knew my identity that night.

뷔 스트라문

"I found the heart."

루카스 루딘

"I see you're one of the girls who had their debutantes today."

뷔 스트라문

Bella Astrice

루카스 루딘

"Surely not that cursed child"

뷔 스트라문

"..."

루카스 루딘

"..."

There was silence for a moment.

뷔 스트라문

"Find out as much information as you can about Bella Astrice. Where she lives, what kind of person she is."

루카스 루딘

"all right."

Whether I wanted it or not, she had my heart, so I had to protect it. It was a vampire's duty to protect their heart.