Sophie, piloting her new body, was originally quite shy.
However, that reserve quickly crumbled under Kaila’s superb technique.
She had been to bathhouses in her previous life, but no back-scrubbing master had ever given her the sense of refreshment she felt now.
This… what exactly was going on?
Had Kaila trained in this somewhere? Did the Hero lady scrub other people’s backs as a side job?
Is she a good girl?
Sophie couldn’t help but wonder.
Until she saw the system log.
【Log: Kaila used [Hand of the Hero]】
【Hand of the Hero: The Hero’s hands are blessed, granting mastery over the principles of all weapons in the world. All weapons can exert their maximum power, and weapons held by the Hero never wear down.】
Wea… Weapon?
Sophie felt the bar of white soap in Kaila’s hand.
She’s actually using a bar of soap as a weapon to attack me?
Haji-Kai, you really are something…
But it feels pretty good.
Like a peeled hard-boiled egg.
Sophie felt brand new.
“There,” Kaila stopped her movements. “All clean.”
Sophie turned around reluctantly, brushing her long hair over one shoulder.
“Now it’s my turn. Turn around, I’ll scrub yours.” Sophie reached out, gesturing for the soap.
Kaila took a half-step back, holding the white soap high.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“White soap is precious.” Kaila looked at the flawless bar in her hand. “It is a consumable. You do not have the blessing of ‘Hand of the Hero,’ so you will wear it down.”
Even daily necessities have to be calculated to this extent?
If you run out, can’t you just go to a villager’s house and loot some?
When Sophie played Red Moon, she never felt like resources were scarce.
Besides, she still had her pride as a transmigrator.
“I can make it.”
Sophie crossed her arms and said, “Wood ash plus animal fat, then add some fragrance—I can whip it up easily. If you want, I’ll make you a whole cartload once we reach a town. Now give me the soap.”
Making soap by hand was a basic skill for transmigrators.
Kaila stared at Sophie in silence for a moment.
Sophie noticed the subtle change in her expression—was that admiration?
“Then… alright.”
Kaila yielded. She obediently turned around and handed the precious soap to Sophie.
Sophie took the soap and stepped forward with confidence.
Then she began to hesitate.
She lathered the soap in her hands and pressed them against Kaila’s fair back, which was covered in purple scars.
How much force should she use?
She had never scrubbed a girl’s back before.
What if she hurt her?
So, she started with light pressure.
Kaila didn’t react at all, preoccupied with running her fingers through her wet golden hair.
“Is it too light?”
Sophie wondered. She increased the pressure, her palms fully flush against the skin as she put her weight into the scrub.
“How does that feel?” Sophie asked, panting slightly.
Kaila tilted her head slightly, golden strands sticking to her wet cheeks.
“Is there a difference?”
Kaila asked back.
Sophie: “...”
How humiliating.
Fine, what was a person with 1 point of Strength even trying to say?
She threw a heavy punch at Kaila’s back.
【Log: You used [Unarmed Attack], dealing -9 Physical Damage to Kaila.】
“Mm, a bit light, but not bad,” Kaila commented.
Sophie: “...”
Why isn't there a minimum damage floor?
Just wait until this arrogant Hero gets a taste of my sandbag-sized fists.
During the scrubbing process, Sophie’s fingertips inevitably touched those hideous purple magical scars.
These scars had destroyed the original skin texture, feeling distinctly uneven to the touch.
She could even feel the residual magical energy deep within the wounds constantly obstructing the regeneration of cells.
“Hey, Kaila.” Sophie stopped what she was doing.
“Yes?”
“Do you want me to try and heal you?” Sophie stared at the horrific scar that pierced through the ribs. “I’m a vampire… I have some special healing methods.”
As fantasy creatures based on humans, vampires had various weaknesses, but in every version, they maintained one absolute advantage.
Healing ability.
They could regrow severed fingers or limbs in a second and easily expel bullets from their bodies.
Beyond passive healing, vampires could use their blood as fuel to actively repair themselves.
Their active healing speed was something even Wolverine couldn't match.
In Red Moon, these traits naturally existed and were even stronger.
Sophie could easily use her own blood to quickly close wounds for others.
Even as a Low-tier Vampire, the effect was similar to a priest’s Divine Healing Arts.
“These are wounds left by magical laws,” Kaila tilted her head. “Standard healing enhancement is useless.”
While vampire blood could speed up human healing, it was limited to just that—speed.
For humans without an Inhuman Physique, even if their health was fully restored, scars and lost limbs would not regenerate.
This wasn't something that could be solved on a numerical level.
“Who said I only have numbers?” Sophie huffed.
She was a mechanic-based character too.
Sophie opened her mouth slightly, revealing her two small, cute fangs.
A drop of liquid, so dense it possessed a brilliant luster like a ruby, slowly seeped from the tip of her tooth and hovered in the air.
Blood Essence. In Red Moon, it was the life essence of vampires; one drop represented one life.
There were many things Blood Essence could do, from the First Embrace to ascending to higher tiers—all required the accumulation of Blood Essence.
Sophie gently caught the drop of Blood Essence, then pressed her finger against the most hideous purple piercing scar on Kaila’s ribs.
“Ugh...”
The moment Sophie’s finger touched her skin, Kaila’s body jerked.
The instant the Blood Essence touched Kaila’s skin, it immediately transformed into thousands of fine red light threads, burrowing directly into the rock-hard law-based scar.
The high-tier magic that had been entrenched in the wound, emitting faint resisting hisses, reacted violently upon encountering the pure life energy.
The purple erosion marks began to fade at a visible rate. The uneven muscle tissue regained its vitality, quickly smoothing over and healing.
In the span of a single breath.
The old injury on Kaila’s left ribs that had nearly pierced her body vanished completely without a trace, leaving behind only skin as fair and firm as the rest.
It… it really healed.
Kaila lowered her head, staring blankly at her once scar-ridden waist and abdomen.
She raised her hand, rubbing her fingertips repeatedly over the new skin.
But Kaila didn’t show any joy.
“Blood Essence. For you vampires, it is a precious thing.”
“A single drop of Blood Essence requires refining from the blood of hundreds, or even thousands, of people or animals. You...”
“I do not want you to harm civilians or animals on the road just to help heal me.”
“You’re overthinking it.” Sophie shrugged, meeting Kaila’s gaze quite frankly. “I guarantee no innocent person was harmed for this drop of Blood Essence.”
Only poor little Sophie-chan was harmed to obtain this Blood Essence.
Sophie’s Blood Essence was currently at a point where she couldn't use it all up.
She couldn't ascend to a high-tier vampire yet; if she did, she’d lose her precious resurrection debuff. If she didn't use this Blood Essence for healing, what else was it for?
This thing isn’t precious to me at all.
That sentence circled in Sophie’s mouth, but when it came out, it became—
“Even though Blood Essence is precious to other vampires, for me, if it’s used on Kaila, it’s fine.”
【Log: Kaila triggered [Hero's Eye]. You passed the check.】
Kaila fell silent.
After a moment, she spoke slowly.
“Even if you heal me, you won’t gain anything from it.”
“That’s fine. After all, I didn’t plan on getting anything in return from you anyway,” Sophie said with a smile.
Seeing that Kaila was no longer resisting, Sophie nodded in satisfaction.
“Don’t move. I’ll have you back to factory settings in no time.”
The crimson glow in her eyes flickered slightly as one crystal-clear drop of Blood Essence after another seeped from the tips of her sharp fangs.
Sophie extended her slender, tender fingers, guiding this pure life energy to touch Kaila’s shoulders, back, waist, and slender legs in sequence.
“Mm...”
As the Blood Essence merged into her, Kaila let out a soft groan.
The charred and dark purple erosion marks left by high-tier laws, upon encountering such an illogical infusion of massive vitality, were like remnant snow meeting boiling water in winter. Without even the chance to struggle, they quickly dissolved and faded away.
The cells on the surface of the skin rapidly divided and reorganized.
The horrific scars that had occupied Kaila’s body for countless days and nights—which she viewed as the “price that must be paid to defeat the Witches”—were completely erased in less than a minute.
Fair, smooth, and firm.
The current Kaila was flawless from top to bottom, like a work of art meticulously carved from the finest jade by a master craftsman.
Sophie withdrew her hand and let out a long sigh of satisfaction.
Now that’s much better to look at.
【Log: You obtained [Aphasia Witch: Law Fragment].】
【Log: You obtained [Nameless Witch: Law Fragment].】
【Log: You obtained [Puppet Witch: Law Fragment].】
【Log: You obtained [Insatiable Witch: Law Fragment].】
【Log: You obtained [Perfect Witch: Law Fragment].】
Eh? An unexpected surprise?
Sophie opened her player inventory and looked at the five Law Fragments inside.
These are good items; they can be used as ritual materials later.
Then again, Kaila has already fought five Witches?
Wait, including the New Moon Witch from this aborted battle, that makes six.
?! So strong?!
But doesn't this mean she hasn't actually defeated a single one? Does the Hero lady not blush when she says she’s strong?
Speaking of which, I healed you, sis—why isn't your affection going up?
Sophie looked up and met Kaila’s gaze.
Kaila without the scars was...
She was very beautiful.
That face, which had always been dazed and expressionless, was now flushed from the rising steam of the water. Combined with her wet golden hair clinging to her cheeks, there was a powerful sense of contrast.
“Thank you,” Kaila said softly.
【Pure Lust: Song of Guan Yu played.】
Sophie felt at peace.
Seeing such a premium scene was already worth the price of admission.
A beautiful body is the reward itself.
“Thanks for the treat,” Sophie wiped her drool and gave her a thumbs-up.
Kaila, sensing the gaze staring straight at her: (,,Ծ‸Ծ,,)
Was that “thanks for the treat” also not a lie?
Kaila was silent for a moment, then said, “Time to go back.”
She stood up from the water, and with a slight exertion of force, she “equipped” Sophie onto her shoulder. Then, with her other hand, she picked up both their clothes and kicked off the ground, flying out like an arrow from a bow.
Rate on N.U.
