Taming My Vampire Servant - Chapter 173

“Help me find a good armor for the Servant Competition,” the ginger-haired woman replied.

“That’s it?” he raised his brow.

Anastasia nodded at him. “That’s the reason why me and my sister’s here in the city. I followed you because I know that you can help me, but you ran away from me! Good thing I asked my sister’s Servant to bring me to you.”

Lucius remembered that whenever the class wouldn’t listen to Educator Rosanna in the past, she would ask Natsu, who could emerge from any shadow, to grab one of the students’ feet. That way, the Educator made the class behave.

He chuckled remembering that memory. Suddenly, his chin was cupped by Anastasia, and he turned red like a tomato as soon as their eyes met again!

“You are more handsome when you smile.”

Right after hearing that statement, Lucius felt like his heart would jump out of his chest!

‘What is this feeling?’ he thought.

He wondered why a woman, whom he found annoying, would make him freeze when she’s near him. He wondered why he found her scent sweet, and why deep inside, he wanted to get to know her more.

No, he knew he shouldn’t be feeling that way towards the Educator’s sister!

Now, he contemplated on what he should do to stop making himself oddly nervous in front of her. He immediately changed the topic, “I’ll bring you to the Knightwings. Aside from their great weapons, they could also create magnificent armors.”

Averting his eyes away from her, he stood up from his seat and walked.

Anastasia followed him and caught up with him. She walked side by side with the blonde haired young man.

Lucius bid goodbye to the caretaker of the training grounds and after arriving at the road, he asked her, “Would you like me to bring a carriage? The workshop is a bit far if we walk. You might hurt your feet.”

But Anastasia only shook her head, “I want to walk with you.”

“Huh? But why?”

“So I can spend more time with you, Lucius.”

It was another strike in his heart! Why was the young woman always saying things that could make him embarrassed?

Lucius cleared his throat, “Shall we go?” and asked.

Anastasia nodded with a big smile, “Tell me more about yourself, Lucius,” she uttered, casually clinging onto his left arm.

The blonde young man got tired of pushing her away from him, so he just let her do whatever she wanted.

But might just be an excuse. He didn’t want to admit it, but he started to view her as someone very interesting.

As the two of them walked to the Knightwings’ workshop, Anastasia never stopped asking Lucius about many things. What made him puzzled was when she started asking about Ivory. She even asked how she was when she went with him to Topazeon Town.

Assuming that she was just speaking nonsense, he just said that she’s fine.

“You should be a good brother to her, okay?” Anastasia told him as she looked straight into his eyes in a serious expression.

But wait, how did she know that they’re siblings? As far as he remembered, he still had not told her anything about it!

When he was about to ask her, they arrived in front of the shop. Outside was the sign, ‘The Knightwing’s’, which was made of iron and had a forge, furnace, and tongs as design. It stood out because in that street, and it was only their gate that had an elaborate design. The gate was made of iron wrought with intricate design in the middle and mini spears on top of the gate.

They entered the shop of the most famous blacksmith in the land, and inside were  wooden walls in which rows of different kinds of swords were hung. There were also some customized body armors placed on armor mannequins. Half of the shop’s space was already packed with guards looking around to find the best weapons and armors fit for them.

“Welcome to Knightwing’s- Oh!”

Because Arcea’s father and assistants were busy, it was Arcea who was the first to greet them. She gave a playful smile when she saw Anastasia clinging onto Lucius’ left arm. She knew that the lad was close with Ivory and herself, but they never clung onto his arm casually. She gave a suspicious look at Lucius.

“Don’t misunderstand,” Lucius knew how Arcea loved to gossip, so he already knew what his close friend was thinking about, “We are here because she needed armor for the Servant Competition.”

“Would you like it custom-made?” she asked the ginger-haired Master.

Anastasia nodded, “Please.”

“Very well. I shall take your measurements. Please come with me.”

While Arcea was taking the measurements at the far side of the shop, Lucius walked around. He seemed to be looking at the displayed swords hung and lined up on the wall, but he was actually secretly glancing at Anastasia.

…

The next day, Arcea invited Sigmund, Ivory, and Lucius for supper at the Knightwing residence. They stayed in front of the fireplace, wherein a long table was placed, and atop were delectable cuisines like braised short beef ribs, smoked ham, and tomato salad.

“So, Lucius,” Arcea uttered, “About yesterday…”

“No. Nothing. I have nothing to say. Don’t misunderstand-”

“How defensive,” the swordswoman laughed.

“Why, what happened yesterday?” Ivory asked as she let Sigmund put a slice of smoked ham on her plate.

“Ivory, yesterday, Lucius entered our shop with Anastasia Gaian!” she giggled.

“Uhh, there’s nothing wrong with that, unless she’s clinging onto his arm or something… Right, Lucius?”

The blonde young man pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

“The thing is… she’s clinging onto her arm! And not only that… There’s a handkerchief on his bicep, and it’s pink! It obviously came from her!”

“Well, well, rich boy? Have you finally found the one who’ll give you a headache?” Sigmund grinned at him.

“Shut up, if you continue to spout nonsense, this will come flying to your face!” Lucius pointed to the knife he held towards Sigmund.

The Vampire chuckled, “You can try!”

Ivory gave one loud clap, interrupting the tension between them. “Lucius, do not be embarrassed. It’s alright to like someone! As your supportive sister, I encourage you to do so!”

He furrowed his brows. Him? Like Anastasia Gaian?

‘What a ridiculous thing!’ he thought to himself all over again.

But if he wouldn’t lie to himself; he actually enjoyed spending time with her yesterday.

Anastasia was a woman without any filter to her words, yet he wished to listen to her. She seemed to be a genuine person. They only talked for a quite a short time in their lives, yet he couldn’t forget about the time he spent with her. He couldn’t forget her sweet smile, and her sweet scent that playfully crossed with his sense of smell.

Curiosity was enveloping the blonde young man. If he’d be given a chance, he’d want to know more about her, and unveil the mystery covering her.

Lucius realized that perhaps he really did take an interest in the ginger-haired Master.. He suddenly gave out a loud, long laugh, making the others look at him suspiciously.