Under Asterion's pragmatic and cold gaze, Rose pursed her lips, feeling like a lab rat under those eyes.
"Any problem, vampire?" Rose asked, lazily leaning back. With an especially irritating smile, she crossed her legs and stared at him.
"Vampire?" Asterion asked, confused.
"From head to toe, you literally look like a vampire, so handsome it's almost inhuman," Rose pointed out, still smiling.
"Would that make you a snowflake or a snowman? Prefer an ice cube or ice cream?" Asterion sarcastically replied. He had no intention of falling behind in the word game.
Rose's smile tightened, realizing she had met a worthy opponent. However, she would not back down without a fight.
"For a bloodsucker, you sure have a poisonous tongue," she retorted, her blue eyes sparkling with amusement.
But the next scene momentarily made Rose and Hermione lose their composure.
They saw Asterion's hand suddenly bleeding, but what shocked them the most was seeing him stretch out his tongue and slowly lick the crimson blood from his pale skin. An enveloping aura emanated from him, making it difficult for the two girls to look away.
Hermione swallowed hard and reluctantly averted her gaze; the scene was too intense for her thirteen-year-old mind. Her imagination began to conjure up countless inappropriate scenarios for her age.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're a sexy bastard?" Rose coughed to cover her own expression, looking at her cousin with a hungry look.
"Many times. Women tend to get quite excited around me," Asterion replied casually, finishing licking the blood from his hand. His lips were now stained crimson, resembling a forbidden fruit trying to entice people to taste its sweet nectar.
Rose and Hermione both cursed and mentally thanked the woman who brought Asterion into the world. He was literally the embodiment of sin, tempting them to sin as much as possible.
What was most irritating was that Asterion was aware of his own appearance and used it as a deadly weapon, especially against them, young maidens who had never tasted the flavor of love.
"Do you already know which House you'll be placed in at Hogwarts?" Perhaps realizing that Asterion was not like the other young people she had met before, Hermione asked, her brown eyes shining with a spark of wisdom and curiosity, basic qualities of a book lover, something that Asterion also shared.
"Slytherin. If I end up in another, it's possible that Arcturus will come to Hogwarts and burn that filthy hat," Asterion replied. Although the idea of letting Arcturus freak out if he ended up in Gryffindor was tempting, he still wanted to be in Slytherin, mainly because of the man's heritage in that magical castle.
"Filthy hat?" Rose and Hermione looked at him, confused.
"Hogwarts has four houses. You will be sorted into one of them based on your personality and morality. This test is done by a very old and dirty magical hat," Asterion revealed the secret without much concern. It wasn't a big deal in his eyes.
Rose and Hermione exchanged surprised looks. Hogwarts was truly magical!
At the same time, they longed for the school even more.
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Observing Rose devouring the freshly bought sweets without caring about her image, Asterion covered his face with his palm to avoid seeing the scene.
"Are you sure you don't want to try these chocolate delights? I don't understand how someone could not like the supreme food of the gods," Rose said, swallowing a chocolate frog and squinting with pleasure as she felt the sweetness overflow on her tongue.
"You shouldn't eat too much chocolate, Rose. It's bad for your teeth. My parents are dentists and recommend staying away from chocolate," Hermione intervened, adopting a tone of reproach for the sake of her new friend's health.
"Don't be such a killjoy, Mione! Enjoy the sweet taste of sugar!" Rose ignored Hermione and popped a piece of chocolate into her new best friend's mouth, disregarding her protest.
"I'll pass. Not a fan of chocolate," Asterion recoiled, dodging a chocolate crumb.
His words made Rose widen her eyes, looking at Asterion as if he had committed an unforgivable crime, a heretic, a lost lamb of God.
She approached him with quick steps and stared at him inches away. Their eyes met intensely.
"How can you not like sweets! They're cute and lovely, every bite is like biting into divine perfection!" She spoke with her face dangerously close to his.
"I said I don't like chocolate, not sweet things." Pushing her face away with his hand, Asterion spoke slightly uncomfortable, he really didn't like close contact with strangers.
Perhaps sensing his discomfort and knowing this was her chance to get back at him for the sexy scene he made her witness earlier, Rose flashed a mischievous grin and sat next to him, putting her arm around his neck, pulling him closer.
"Tell me, why does the cute little puppy in your shadow obey you?" She asked, whispering sensually into his ear.
Asterion displayed a rather helpless expression on his face; he wanted to punch the delicate and pretty girl for her audacity to touch him, but stopped, realizing he couldn't harm her due to [Limitless], even though they were in such close proximity. He could feel [Limitless] acting like a second skin, protecting Rose in all directions.
"[Creation and Manipulation of Cursed Spirits.] I won't explain because the name is self-explanatory," Asterion pushed her arm away from his neck and moved back, looking cautiously at Rose. He had already placed Rose in the weird category, the same category as Bellatrix.
By the way, adorable Baskerville? Are you blind or something? He was created to be as frightening as possible; the words 'adorable' and 'Baskerville' don't mix under any circumstances.
"In a world like ours, you seem like a Pokémon master, catching all sorts of Pokémon," Rose spoke with genuine admiration in her voice. Then, as if struck by an idea, she looked at him with an extremely excited expression.
"Tell me, can you create a Pikachu, can't you?" She asked, gripping his shoulders, her blue eyes seeming to burn with a flame of hope.
"Is that it? You've really reduced one of the most powerful innate techniques on the planet to a mere Pokémon master?" Asterion was stunned. There were so many things to create, and she chose a Pokémon? Besides, has Pokémon really been released earlier in this world???
"You seem like a culturally ignorant man, Starlight. Let me guide you through the world of Japanese anime!" Rose put her arm around his neck again and said with a cheerful and contagious smile.
"Starlight?" Asterion just let out a resigned sigh and didn't say anything about the nickname. He felt that even if he contested, she would ignore him. Besides, he realized that his reputation could be ruined sooner or later if he got too close to her.
"Don't be so petty, it's just a Pokémon. You probably can create thousands with a snap of your fingers. You're literally the Pokémon god!" Rose continued to insist, wishing for a Pikachu in particular.
But Asterion remained indifferent to her requests.
Seeing that she wouldn't be able to change his mind no matter how hard she tried, Rose showed a mischievous look and subtly threatened him.
"Believe it or not, it's better for me to receive a Pikachu, or we'll be training a lot..."
Asterion just scoffed at her threat. "Training? If we were to do that, I'd be rubbing your face in the ground."
"Just you? No offense, but you're weak." Rose laughed and spoke, with a particularly irritating tone.
"You seem confident for someone addicted to sweets." Asterion spoke indifferently, starting to emit his magical energy lightly.
"I'd say it's you who's confident, bloodsucker." Rose challenged, maintaining her provocative tone. Her magical energy clashed with his, creating small gusts of wind inside the cabin.
Seeing that things were spiraling towards an inevitable fight, Hermione quickly intervened.
"We're on a train, don't forget that!"
"Tsk!" Rose clicked her tongue and reined in her magical energy.
"Humhp!" Asterion just huffed and also reined in his magical energy.
Seeing the two calming down, Hermione sighed in relief and rubbed her forehead, feeling a massive headache coming on.
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Author's Thoughts: What did you think of Rose's personality? When I thought about writing it, I had three options, the first version looking like Harry in the original work, the second version being shy and cute, and the third version, something similar to the original Gojo with some changes. The final choice is obvious. I hope you enjoyed it.
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