I felt a rush of delight; my body smashed into the ground, using the flesh of a lizard to cushion the damage as my body darted forward, my sharp black claws tearing the throat of another, the poor lizard grabbing its own throat, before the shots from the two white-haired girls began to shoot their rifles, making the two lizardmen trying to cleave me apart explode.

The speed they fought and shot their rifles was perfect.

Even with just their skills, we could destroy all these weaker lizards.

BANG!

I turned back, watching Midori twirl in an arc, the heavy katana cleanly slicing through four lizards’ bodies; green blood gushed like a fountain. Finally, a large shadow rushed over, landing near her and grinning evilly, showing a wicked spear; the lizard hero looked different.

It was probably twice as big, but the danger of its scent was greater than the huge turtle monster; Midori just twirled and smiled towards the hero, blowing a kiss to me in the process; as I stepped back, my fists burned with black flames as she held a curious expression, and suddenly she winked playfully, rushing straight at the hero with her katana.

What was she doing? I prepared to rush in and then watched as she deflected the insane thrusts of the lizardman hero, like a machinegun, his spear thrust at Midori dozens of times in a flash, only the sound of metal clashing and the slow, methodic breathing of Midori as she slowly got pressed back.

Finally, Midori dodged under a thrust, appearing near the lizard hero’s neck, and her katana cut upwards; the lizardman hero just leaned to the right, grabbing the blade with his extremely thick and armoured hand, the flesh splitting but her blade stopped at the bones of the monster before it lifted his right leg and smashed Midori in the stomach, sending her rocketing towards the musky stone walls.

Midori crashed into the wall, falling with a bloody smile, wiping her mouth and standing up; the lizard hero laughed loudly, seeming to mock her before I rushed forward, causing it to turn and swing its spear to stab my heart at the last moment.

Twisting my body to the left, I dodged before smashing it with a left hook into a right elbow and jumping knee combo… the lessons I practised daily were not wasted, as flames burst and billowed from each blow, sending the hero stumbling backwards with a crushed nose.

Its scales cracked and split, dark green blood leaking out before I dashed forward and unleashed a series of punches, elbows and knees… until Midori walked beside me and, placed her hand on my shoulder and shoved me several feet into the wall, her sexy gaze looking at me with a wink. “Sexy, it’s my turn to fight.”

Damn, this woman is fun… I thought as she straight up crushed the lizardman’s balls… her knee was like a hydraulic press, snapping from the ground and smashing upwards like a bomb detonating.

The lizard hero screamed in pain, clutching itself before Midori twisted her body and spun, cutting off both arms… the katana seemed to glow as it easily sliced through the bone and scale, the lizardman hero collapsing to its knees before Midori dropped her katana, with a smirk she copied my posture and pose…

Two arms raised high, legs bent, and her hips jutting out to the side before her fist smashed the lizardman hero’s skull, cracking and shattering it… the lizardman slumped over, lifeless…

Midori dusted her clothes, picked up her katana, walked over to me like nothing happened, and kissed me. Her tongue and lips were hot like she was on fire, the feeling of her breasts squashing against my chest causing me to moan softly as I grabbed her waist…

“Hmph, children, stop playing around… We must find the monolith to destroy and get out of here.” Milova complained loudly, with Midori pulling away with a playful smirk.

Midori led the way; we encountered around ten lizard scouts, but their main forces were crushed, and we progressed further into the dungeon, taking the right path… we arrived at a cave entrance, with Milova frowning and raising her rifle, “This is bad…”

I wondered what they were talking about… then a sudden feeling washed over me; it felt similar to when the demon turtle appeared, only this time it felt far more intense… Midori gripped my hand, “Rai… something is wrong…!?” However, when she tried to touch me, the dungeon seemed to kick them out, sending them flying outside.

I felt strange… a sudden darkness washed over my vision, and then the room completely changed… the same beautiful crimson ice shimmering in the centre of the room… once again, the girl who looked like Haruka was frozen… but this time her hair was white…. not black…

strange… “Why is she different…?”

However, unlike last time, a more childish style of voice sounded… “Big brother… you came to meet me again? I thought that dream was just a lie… to comfort myself.”

Like the last time, I stepped forward and reached out to the ice… this time, before I touched it, her eyes snapped open… they were red this time, and she had little fangs in her mouth… like a vampire Haruka this time.

“Big brother… I don’t have much time…” The cute vampire Haruka spoke softly, her hand touching mine through the ice barrier… “Big brother… please break this curse… the monolith… you must crush it.

Also, please be careful; Haruka is not the only one trying to reach your world.”

It seems she is the same being… but why is she different in this dungeon? Is it like some strange kind of thing where different parts of her were sealed in the dungeons?

Despite this, the moment I touched the ice, it felt a little warmer than last time; the ice cracked instantly like a spiderweb the crimson ice started to explode and vanish.

“Big brother… I love you…” Her sweet words caused me to freeze as she disappeared, leaving me alone in this empty room… I felt confused… however, I stood up and looked at the monolith, and she sat on the top, smiling at me with her chin resting in her palms.

“We meet again~ Big brother Rai! Haruka is always dreaming of you… when you are mad, when you kill ratmen… when you speak to the voices in your head… when you cry…. always….

but why do you not speak to Haruka?”

“Haruka only has Big Brother…” Her voice and eyes were strange… as if black swirls were twirling in her dull red eyes, and she grasped my arm tightly, her little claws so tight my skin almost began to bleed.

“Haruka will protect Big Brother forever… you are trapped here… But I can help you leave… but first, you need to break this monolith… and kiss me, okay?” Her eyes sparkled, and despite my confusion, the feeling between the three girls was so contrasting.

Yet each could make my heart race, no matter the differences.

I imagined being trapped in ice, half-frozen for hundreds or maybe thousands of years…

This Haruka seemed to be awake, which meant she could have been awake a moment, a year or from the start… How could she remain completely sane like that? So, as she wished, my fist tightened and smashed the monolith, the cute vampire floating down, with little red wings fluttering as she landed in my arms, hugging my body tightly.

Her small fangs sank into my neck, draining my blood, before she licked her lips and kissed me deeply… unlike Midori, her kisses were immature but passionate…

However, I felt something strange… like the last time when I was cursed… Haruka was excited, happy and full of innocence; as she pulled back, her eyes glowed brightly before she cut her neck and looked at me with crimson eyes.

“Drink my blood, brother.”

If I claimed not to worry that I might become a vampire too, it was a lie, but somehow, her. Dull, swirling eyes filled with expectation and loneliness caused me to comply… sucking her blood tasted a little sweet, yet it also felt strangely bitter; her hands caressed my hair gently, her voice more alluring as she began to moan.

Finally, Haruka smiled, “Brother… accept my gift, hehe~ It’s only for you.”

Ah… the feeling from before… it’s the same as the last Haruka… a dark, strange power and energy began to fuse with my blood and body… strengthening and tempering me from the inside out; as I continued sucking her blood, I thought my arms might tear her apart as my muscles swelled…

After what felt like hours, Haruka pushed me away… licking my lips, she giggled cutely, “Brother, Haruka is so happy… hehe~ Next time… let’s meet when Haruka can drink brother’s blood all night long.”

She kissed me deeply, biting my lip painfully… causing blood to leak out, while her tongue also seemed to be bleeding as our saliva began mixing before she started to vanish in a cloud of crimson ice crystals slowly…

Finally, everything returned to normal, and Midori and the others looked shocked, staring at me strangely…

“Oh? Midori, you look sexy covered in Troll blood.”

I felt something strange when I shared blood with the strange vampire Haruka… Whether it was enough to make me avoid her in the future, I didn’t know. But now I could hear the flowing blood in her veins as her heart began to race after seeing me.

There was a slight desire deep inside me to drink Midori’s blood.