The Fallen Vampire

Chapter 171: Pick of The Litter

Keran awoke after an unknown amount of time.

Once she got her bearings, she realized that she was lying in her family's tent with bandages over her abdomen.

When she tried to sit up too fast, she winced from the pain in her stomach and the memories of the fight from before started to bubble back up.

And she immediately panicked.

'Oh no...'

Her family was going to kill her for participating.

She delicately craned her neck so that she could look at her surroundings without straining her abdomen.

She looked down a little further at the foot of the bed and realized that her family was already here.

They were sitting in chairs all around her, and they all looked to be asleep.

Each one of them had their hand resting on her legs just so that they could touch her comfortably without putting an additional burden on her body, while their heads rested on the mattress.

'Ah, my legs are back.' Keran realized.

She wiggled her toes discreetly just to enjoy the feeling of having a lower body once again.

This small, innocent motion was all that it took to draw the attention of her husband.

Taira was resting his eyes at the foot of the bed with the rest of the girls, and he was just waiting for the slightest movement to give him reason to stir.

However, there was one more person who was seemingly waiting for Keran to wake up.

Though her bedside manner was... less than nurturing.

"ROCKET HEADBUTT OF LOVEEE!!"

Vermeil hurled her body headfirst at Keran's forehead and bashed their skulls together.

Unsurprisingly, Keran's head went down like a sack of potatoes and she screamed in pain.

"AAAGH!! Vermeil, why!?"

"Don't 'why' me! Do you any idea how worried we were!?"

"I'm sorry, but it's not as if I- OWW!!"

Two more living rockets collided with Keran's head; courtesy of Enyo and Lucia, who were equally upset.

The bold and proud asanbosam dropped to the ground like a lead balloon while holding his stomach.

Tiche merely stood on top of her brother's head while addressing the close-knit Amarok family.

"..." She held up her hands and began making complicated signs with her fingers.

"Sign language...?" Vermeil tilted her head in confusion. "Does anyone know how to tell what she's saying?"

Everyone looked towards Enyo on instinct.

"What? Why would you all assume that I know??" The mature beauty honestly seemed partially offended.

"You're the oldest!" Aveena accidentally said the quiet part out loud.

"S-She meant wisest, love." Lucia corrected.

"Well can't she be both-"

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

Enyo looked rather crestfallen as she hung her head low. "I see... I'm just old garbage unfit for life and better off left in the past like an old relic with no value.."

"Don't be silly, Enyo." Taira smiled. "You are charming no matter your age and your best days are still in front of you."

Enyo was so depressed she barely registered her husband's kind words. "I don't want to hear it, jailbait... You're just an innocent young playboy that I seduced with my old wrinkly body..."

"Ah... You're half right?" Taira scratched the back of his head.

"I believe it is also up for debate who seduced who..." Keran added quietly.

"What is that supposed to mean, fluff ball?!"

Keran grabbed Enyo gently by the jaw and made her stare at their husband.

At the angle at which Taira was sitting, his kimono had fallen open and put his entire chest on display.

The effect that such a sight had on Enyo was painfully apparent.

"Good googly moogly..."

"That's what I thought." Keran rolled her eyes.

Enyo finally gave up trying to defend her image and began groping Taira's chest openly while giggling pervertedly.

"She said that she was very impressed with your spirit, Keran. They are about to start eating now, so she said we can pick whichever six we want."