Chapter 84

"我回来了。"

Levi pushed the door open, and Yui was lounging on the sofa, her usual way of resting, the only difference being that she had replaced her usual pillow with the armrest.

"How was the concert? If you're hungry, there's still some food in the kitchen... Don't misunderstand! It's just a waste to throw it away!"

Yui, with her golden hair covering the back of her head, seemed more interested in the weather forecast on TV than in Levi. She didn't even bother to turn around, but her words... that's what being tsundere is all about, right? Levi wasn't one of those stern, serious teachers. He believed that to understand his students, he had to start with what they liked, so... well, that was an excuse. A guy who didn't even know the current idols, how could he talk about understanding students' preferences? He just read a lot of the comics Yui collected when she was bored, and he had picked up some knowledge from them.

"Oh, okay, I'll eat later."

The man, who was extremely particular about food, didn't prioritize filling his stomach, which made Yui, who had lived with him for longer than a normal person's lifetime, very suspicious.

"Stop!"

Levi, who was about to step up the stairs, froze as if hit by a spell. Yui was familiar with this reaction; it was the same as when Chacha-maru lost power, but there was only one robot in the house. Levi's appearance only confirmed her suspicions.

There must be something wrong! Yui got up from the sofa.

"Come here!"

When he turned around, he saw a seductive scene. Originally, the back of the sofa had hidden Yui's attire, which Levi hadn't noticed. The petite vampire, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, was wearing a sexy nightgown that was completely out of character for her.

What is sexy? Short, light, and transparent—this nightgown had all three. Moreover, Yui seemed to have no interest in undergarments. Through the black sheer fabric, the pink protrusions were clearly visible to the professional killer's keen eyes. Besides, the vampire girl was sitting cross-legged, cross-legged!

"Come here now!"

Under repeated urging, Levi reluctantly moved. In fact, Yui's dressing habits were always like this, and in the past, there was nothing surprising about it. But recently, with more roommates in the house, the vampire's wild behavior had become more restrained. Seeing Yui now, Levi realized they hadn't done what a married couple should do in a long time.

Hmm, it has been a long time, almost a week...

Regardless of Levi's thoughts, Yui clearly wasn't in the mood. She might have been before seeing Levi, otherwise, why would she have changed into this nightgown? At least before he left, Yui was wearing relatively normal loungewear. But whatever mood she might have had was definitely gone now. Levi, like her, had more than once lamented his bad luck on the short walk to the sofa. Why didn't he come back when Yui was in the shower or in the bathroom?

"Hmph!"

Unable to wait for Levi's slow movements, Yui jumped up. Like a nimble kitten, she leaped over the sofa and coffee table, pouncing on Levi, opening her small mouth to show her sharp canines! Since low-level magic potions were no threat, she would use a direct method to make this bastard taste her anger, a punishment called blood-sucking!

Although he had the strength to resist, Levi was afraid of accidentally hurting the weakened vampire who had lost her magic power. Moreover, when he saw Yui tightly gripping the right sleeve, he finally understood why she was angry.

After a hard fight with Claude, his right arm was fractured, and the impact had torn a small hole in the sleeve. Preoccupied with his thoughts on the way home, Levi hadn't noticed this minor issue, but Yui spotted it as soon as he entered the house.

"Hey, enough! Do you want to murder your husband?"

Feeling the ticklish sensation and estimating that the blood loss had exceeded the 400 ml donation limit, Levi grabbed Yui's nightgown collar like a kitten and lifted her up.

"Hmph! A big liar who never listens is a waste of resources."

"Ah, this time I really didn't lie, it's a misunderstanding."

Seeing Yui's mood stabilize after her feast, Levi wrapped his arm around her from below.

"Where is the misunderstanding? You said you were going to the concert, but you secretly went to fight someone. Who else could it be besides you?"

"You really are an impulsive little cat."

Despite the light, fragile body in his arms, Levi felt that standing like this was a bit awkward, at least in terms of posture.

"Fighting someone is true, but taking students to the concert is also true. It was a complete accident. If I had known, I would have definitely invited Eve and the others to go with us, so you wouldn't have to worry at home."

Levi sat down on the sofa with Yui in his arms and quickly explained and comforted his 'little' wife. His words weren't particularly intimate, but they sounded sweet, a pity his students didn't have the chance to hear their homeroom teacher's jokes.

"I was just going to the concert, but when I got inside, I suddenly felt..."

Several times, Levi was interrupted by questions like "Really?" and "Not lying?" It took him over ten minutes to finally explain the night's events to Yui.

He concluded with this:

"If I had noticed the torn clothes earlier, I wouldn't have had the time to talk about cooperation with that Heroic Spirit!"

It was partly for show, but after saying it, Levi himself felt he was really angry about it. The reason was that the black coat, which looked ordinary, was bought for him by Yui online. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Levi decided to find a chance to teach that stoic swordsman a lesson, even if he couldn't really fight him, he would find a way to vent his frustration.

Don't think Levi would forget about it just because he was forgetful. After all, Yui had bought him many clothes, enough to fill a large wardrobe, the one in Eve's room.

Yui, of course, wasn't foolish enough to forgive him immediately. After a mix of threats and coquettish complaints, she made Levi promise several things he couldn't achieve in the short term before letting him go. Pouting was a girl's privilege, and even as a vampire, Yui hadn't forgotten this talent.

"I'll go change my clothes first."

"Okay, I'll heat up the food. Change quickly and come down to eat."

Yui, who had been well comforted, became the obedient and gentle little wife, just like how Levi and Al often described her as a 'kitten.' Whenever this happened, Levi felt a rare sense of warmth and happiness. Unfortunately, such moments were too rare, happening only a couple of times a year. Most of the time, he still had to constantly soothe this easily pouting vampire girl.

Living for over six hundred years and still not growing up, really. Levi watched Yui skip to the kitchen from the stairs. Perhaps soothing her had become an indispensable part of Levi's life, a source of enjoyment. He shook his head and walked into his room.