"M-Mother!"
"B-Big B-B-Brother!"
Two shocked voices can be heard but an indifferent voice sounded throughout the area,
"Go Inside" Adria ordered them without turning or looking back while Eli snapped out of his haziness.
"B-But..."
"I said 'go inside' and...wait until I call" Adria interrupted Zera and still spoke indifferently.
Zera then silently stood there few seconds and went inside as she pulled Mia along with her who was sobbing for some reason.
Eli looked at Adriana's lips which were bloody red and a small blood flowed from the corner of her lips and soon her face turned calm.
'gulp'
Eli gulped hard but soon he shook off his thoughts and asked, "Do you like it?"....seductively?
"..."
Adriana simply stared at him and asked,
"What did you do?"
"Huh?"
"....Nothing" Adriana shook her head and was about to stand up but,
Eli grabbed her ass tightly and looked at the wet area on her gown as he tried to touch it but,
"What do you think you are doing?" Adriana frowned.
"...." no response.
"ELI" Adriana called him loudly.
"Huh?" Eli snapped out of it and realized something then hurriedly said, "Adriana~ha~send me to an empty River bank and~ha~ha~pick me up after an hour" while gasping.
"...." Adriana then teleported him and returned back to the campfire.
'He...'Deep breath'....what kind of 'drug' is mixed with his blood?' Adriana thought; she was not able to find the 'drug' because it is thoroughly mixed in his blood as if blood cells and 'drug' were produced from bone marrow and....it almost affects her who was Emperor Ranker.
She touched the corner of her lips then took a minute drop of blood and then it disappeared and thought, 'This will be enough'.
"Zera, Mia" Adriana called as she sat on the log and gown changed into a full maxi dress.
Zera and Mia walked out of the tent, then stood in front of Adriana.
Mia's eyes were red while Zera had a weird expression.
"Today you will be fighting against Eli after two hour" Adriana said firmly and waved her hand but,
"Mother, Why?" Zera asked as she bit her lips.
Adriana understood what her daughter asking and said, "Don't know, I wanted to drink his blood and that's all" carefreely.
"B-But drinking from the neck is..."
"I know, it only allowed on partners but....Do you think I care?" Adriana just waved her hand.
Zera frowned, "But he is just a human..."
"Zera" Adriana interrupted her in an indifferent tone.
"...I am sorry, Mother"
Adriana then looked at Mia and said,
"How long are going to act like that?"
"Huh?"
"He said that he is not your brother 'Asher' and....see from the very beginning he didn't care about you and he avoided you all the time"
"I-I...."
"Accept him as he is" With a piece of advice, Adriana waved her hand.
"...."
"...."
Both of them went inside the tent and then Adriana disappeared.
*****
Near the River bank, Eli was naked under the water and tried to cool himself, after 20 minutes,
'gasp'
'gasp'
....
After wearing the robe, Eli sat on the grass silently as looked at the sky and said, "I know, you are here".
"..."
'rustling'
"If you want to ask something, then ask away but I don't think I can give you a satisfying answer"
"..."
'rustling'
"Come on Adri..." Eli then looked at the rustling sound but,
"Hmmm?"
Eli looked at a strange bluish black-haired girl who looks 18 years old, wearing tattered old clothes which barely covered her emaciated body hiding behind the bushes.
"ah..."
Eli tried to say something but he stopped himself and then turned to look at the sky again as if he never saw a strange girl.
"Hmmm...Hello Sir," a weak voice came.
'cough, cough'
"...Yes" Eli still looked at the sky.
"...Could you please 'cough' help me?"
"...."
"Please, sir?"
"sigh"
Eli sighed as he stood up and turned to look at her then walked towards her.
Upon closer, he could see her thin face or more like her whole body had some kind of red pimple or something like pox.
"What you want?" He asked flatly.
"Some food or 'cough' money, please sir?" as she slowly looked at his tall body.
"...Hmmm" Eli silently pondered.
Noticing the silence, with a sad look she turned and was about to leave but,
"Huh?"
Eli picked her up then put her on his shoulder like a potato sack and then walked towards the river.
That girl misunderstood something, as she wriggled and shouted in a weak voice, "Put me down"
"OK" as he throws her into the river.
"KYAAAA!"
He then waited a few minutes,
'plop'
'plop'
'plop'
'....'
"...."
"Is she drowned?" his eyes widened then he jumped.
....
'cough, cough'
'pant'
'pant'
"Y-You Ba~ha~stard ~ha~" the girl breathed heavily after getting out of the land.
"..."
"You almost killed me there" the girl had gained little energy in her voice.
"..."
"Cat got your tongue...ah?" the girl was irritated.
"Hmm...I don't know about a cat getting my tongue but.....why don't you cover yourself first?" Eli said as he turned his head.
The girl finally realized why she felt so free as she looked down, there was nothing on her and,
"KYAAAA..."
screamed as she run and hide behind a bush.
'She sure has some energy and....so some people do have moles on their squishy....ah' Eli thought as he wondered about the mole.