Chapter 82 - A Night Of Entertainment And... Passion
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As Noah was about to walk out of the room, the door opened for him to be greeted by Iris.
"Ah, Noah-sama! You are ready? Let us go!" said Iris.
Iris was now wearing a beautiful crimson dress, which tightly wrapped her petite yet mature figure, she had a beautiful rose accessory above her hair wrapping it into a single and small ponytail.
"Very well," said Noah, quickly after, he joined with his Subordinates and then traveled through the city within a flying limousine, which Arthur's family possessed.
Flying through the night of the city, Noah admired the beauty of such a place, the neon lights everywhere, illuminating the darkness with futuristic wonders.
It was as if this world was completely separated from what he had gone through inside a dungeon, or what he had gone through outside.
"I have made reservations for a good restaurant, it would be a nice way to celebrate that all of us had finally reached D-Rank," said Arthur.
"I think we are the first in the world to reach D-Rank so fast since we became F-Rank…" said Timassa, realizing the amazing feat they all have accomplished.
"It might be a great feat, but what we desire is much, much higher. Do not settle down with what we have, and keep looking for greater goals," said Noah.
"Very true…" said Arthur, smiling a bit as he knew that Noah only wanted his subordinates to keep being ambitious, and to not settle down with what they had all accomplished, as they had a greater potential for a brighter future.
"Noah-sama, what are you going to order? I was thinking of some… meat! I wonder if there will be good meat there…" said Iris.
"Meat…?" asked Adamantine, if she had a tail, she would be waving it right now.
"I am sure there will be good meat to satiate your appetite, right, Arthur?" asked Noah.
"Well yeah, it is a pricy restaurant, even for my standards! And it actually serves a variety of plates, using meat from high-quality Mutated Beasts hunted through the globe or raised in farms," said Arthur.
As the party kept chatting about what they were going to eat and drink, the driver alerted Arthur and the rest that they had finally reached their destination.
"Lord Arthur, we are here…" said the driver, as he slowly landed on the floor near the restaurant, where the party was greeted by a butler the moment they walked outside of the vehicle.
"Sir, do you have a reservation?" it asked politely.
"Yes, at the name of Arthur," said Arthur.
"Oh, very well then, please… follow me," said the butler, as Noah and the rest of his subordinates followed the butler inside the building, where they were greeted by a beautiful hall filled with round tables and golden seats, many refined people were eating inside, some wearing very expensive-looking suits.
There was tranquil, jazz music being played by some musicians, making the entire atmosphere refined and relaxing.
Noah and his group sat down around a large table for all six of them to fit in, as Big Sis, Sakura, and Sugar had decided to not come, as they were robots and could not eat food, so it was kind of pointless to go there with them.
Noah did not insist, so they were left in the manor eating magic crystals and helping the other robots to adapt to their new powers.
"Wow, there is such a big list of food…" said Iris.
"And it is also very expensive…" said Jon.
"Don't worry, order all you want, today is a day where we shall enjoy ourselves," said Noah with a mild smile.
Noah was smiling!
And not because of some malicious act!
He was just… honestly smiling.
His mild smile ended up charming everyone, who seemed to feel as if their progenitor was really trying his best to please them.
"Sure thing!" said Iris and everyone else, as they began to order many things, dozens of varied and colorful plates kept coming and going from all shapes and sizes.
Alongside this, there were good drinks with them, white and black wine, which Noah and the rest enjoyed rather well with the rest of the food.
Even if some looked immature, all of Noah's group was 17 and above, which was the legal age for the consumption of alcohol in any Sector.
Although Noah had not drunk too much alcohol before, the moment he drank the wine sold in this place is when he finally discovered his love for it, the fine, delicious, slightly sweet, and mildly bitter black wine which had an aroma of blueberries enhanced Noah's senses, making him drink several cups as he enjoyed his plates.
"This wine…" muttered Noah, glancing at it with surprise.
"It is pretty good, isn't it, Noah-sama?" asked Iris at Noah's side with a bright smile, she was really having fun now.
Noah smiled at her, as he began to think that this was not so bad.
Iris, who saw Noah directly smile at her, felt even more charmed by the Vampire man, as she flushed a bit and then continued to eat and chat at his side.
Like this, the night continued until very late, where everyone was already mostly done eating and rather stuffed…
Arthur had spent every Credit he had bought for this break, but was thankful that nothing more was spent, as he would have ended up using the money from his father's credit card.
In Sector D and any other Sector, the only currency that existed were Credits, a virtual currency that did not exist physically and was always stored in the account of any citizen whenever they earned it through working, selling, and more.
For comparison, 1 Credit was the same as around 1 Dollar, and Arthur ended up using all of his 200.000 Credits in the food and drinks tonight…
Indeed, it was a rather expensive restaurant.
However, Arthur had called it a 'good' one, which meant that there were obviously way more expensive ones around…
Just imagining the prices of plates from restaurants where S-Rank Hunters attended made Arthur rather dizzy, although maybe the dizziness was because of the alcohol.
The party got into the vehicle once more as they were quickly carried back to Arthur's residence, n the way, Arthur had fallen asleep alongside Adamantine and Jon, so Timassa, Iris, and Noah had to carry them back to their beds…
"I-I apologize for Arthur-sama falling asleep… he is weak to alcohol…" said Timassa.
"Don't worry about it," said Noah, carrying Jon's petite body back to his room.
After leaving Jon sleeping over his bed, Noah walked back to his room to find Iris sitting above his bed, she was red as a tomato.
"Iris? This is my room, you know?" asked Noah.
"Y-Yes… I know, Noah-sama… I-I just… wanted to… talk with you a bit…" said Iris while averting her gaze from Noah.
Noah who had now thought about being more considerate to his subordinate (and only his subordinates) feelings, decided to hear Iris as he sat down on his bed at her side.
"Yes? It is rather late, you should go to sleep, tomorrow we are working as hard as today," said Noah.
"I… Well… I just wanted to thank you, Noah…" said Iris.
"Thank me? I do not think there is anything you should thank me for. I believe I have made you suffer a bit. Well, this is the path you choose," said Noah.
"I… I do not think I have suffered… or well, really suffered. And I think that each of such hardships had made me stronger, even if it has only been a week since we met… You have changed my life… for the better, I believe… Even if I have become a monster, I have never been so happy, and I've never had so many reliable allies and someone to… follow such as you," said Iris.
"Has the alcohol made you more intelligent? This doesn't sound you like you…" said Noah.
"I-Is that so? Well… I am just me, and the way I spoke now… It is just me saying what I think… I often am rather simple because I don't like to overthink things sometimes. But Noah, you have to know that… I am like that too!" said Iris.
"…I understand," said Noah.
"I-I'm glad… W-Well… I also… wanted to tell you that… I… I love you… E-Even if it has only been a week… it just has felt like over a month, way more than that… Perhaps the time dilation within dungeons is warping my perception of time or something but… that's what I believe… Perhaps… I am just being impulsive?" said Iris.
"Impulsive… It could be said that you have always been like that since I met you. And perhaps you might never change that way of being, Iris… But I do also have an interest in you, a romantic one, and also am attracted to you. It is hard for me to say it because my mind and nature have been warped when I became a Vampire," sighed Noah.
"E-Eh?! R-Really?" asked Iris, glaring at Noah with happiness, as a phantom fox tail emerged at her back and began to wave around happily.
"…Yes. I have had enough of trying to contain my human feelings regarding such things. However, it is left to your judgment if you want to… keep going through this, or if you want more time to know me better. I completely understand. And I would also agree on this a bit, we are adults now, and we should treat things more maturely, being impulsive might not be the correct thing to do," said Noah.
"I… W-Well… Aw, screw it!" said Iris, as she moved her head towards Noah as her rosy, red lips touched Noah's lips.
Noah felt a little bit startled, however, he noticed that Iris was doing her best to kiss him as best as she could, so he decided to embrace her with his arms, placing her head above the cushions and giving her a deep kiss.
Their lips touched each other constantly, as their heavy breath merged within their deep kiss, Iris tongue quickly began to touch Noah's, as both Vampires began to unleash more and more lust, kissing each other shoulders, or licking and biting each other necks with fervent and steamy passion.
Their lips quickly separated, as Noah's body began to produce a lot of heat as he felt something rising, and this was not Blood Flow Acceleration's effect.
"Don't regret your decision later… I will make you mine tonight…" said Noah, as Iris smiled at Noah with a warm smile.
"I will never… regret my love to you…" she said, as both consummated their utmost desires through the night, as the moonlight covered their nude bodies through their act of love and lust.
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