MY FOOD LOOKS TO BE VERY CUTE
CHAP 23-TRUTH IS ALWAYS A LITTLE MORE PAINFUL

From that day on, little Mary became a prisoner of the merchant. From childhood to adolescence, he spent being a slave. Not only himself, but there are still some other boys who also have the same fate as him. Every day, Mary and the other captives were subjected to torture, both physically and mentally. But, the torment that Maria felt along with the others finally ended after the appearance of the leader of the vampire nation, Touka.

*booms...

A loud sounding voice. Along with that, a vampire appeared, "So it seems. All your slaves you keep here"

Maria and the other prisoners were shocked. They couldn't believe it when they saw the head of a vampire. Some walked backwards in fear. Seeing his frightened face, Touka tried to calm them down, "You guys don't fear, I'm not here to hurt you but to save you" he said as he walked closer to Maria.

"Why... Save us?"

"Because I hate systems like this so much. Releasing the iron that had been shackling Mary. After successfully releasing it, Touka switched to freeing the others, "OK next" he shouted loudly.

Maria looked at Touka with a hard-to-understand look. It appears that he is thinking of something, "Vampire.. Wait!" Call her. Hearing her, Touka turned to Maria and looked at her, "Hm?"

"Bring me with you"

"Eh? It's something rare, do you want to be a vampire?"

"really"

"Okay, but why do you have such thoughts? Being a vampire is not just a game" he explained briefly to Maria.

"I just want to live a different life" Maria who heard him told me why. Hearing his words, Touka instantly fell silent. He felt that the words Mary spoke were the solemnity of his heart. A smile was engraved on his face. He continued his words without looking at him, "If you really want to be a vampire, you have to test first~ We talk about this later after we leave this place"

Touka stopped her steps as Maria called out to him. He was astonished to see her while holding a dagger tightly. Apparently, Maria was holding the dagger because she wanted to cut her elongated brown hair.

...This is a picture of Mary as a human being!...

*Craaassh... "Let's go"

Flashback off

"That's the story of how Mary became a vampire. Me and her parted ways after I trained her a little bit. Whatchu think? It doesn't look real, does it?"

"I.. Not knowing what to say" Xiao Lan shut her mouth so surprised at Maria's past. He did not think it was so hard for the life he lived alone.

"It's okay, maybe you need some time to process it. Oh yeah, something funny happened after that. I asked Mary, What would she do to deal with that slave broker. And it turns... He put a chain around his neck. I asked why you did it and the answer was because he was upset with her. Ahahaha! What a strange boy! Not funny!" He said as he stared intently at Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan who heard it, let out a chuckle, "Hahaha, but it's weird, huh? Obviously he's been through such a heavy thing, but still being gentle and friendly..." Said Xiao Lan who also commented on Maria's attitude towards her. Touka smiled as she saw the girl in front of him laughing. In a short sentence, he asked for something, "From now on, accompany him to me!"

Hearing the request that Touka asked made her confused, "What do you mean?"

"I just confirmed your identity. Your identity is interesting also~ So, about that... When are you planning to tell Mary?" He asked while looking intently at the wolf girl in front of him.