The full moon loomed high, casting a silver light over the backyard-turned-battlefield.
Tachibana stood tall, her crimson aura flaring. Her long obsidian hair flowed behind her as her eyes glowed faintly pink—deadly and elegant like a blade dipped in rose wine.
Across from her stood Veronica von Eisgrube, the aristocratic vampiress dressed in a ridiculous corset-dress combo that looked like it belonged in a dominatrix-themed opera.
"Prepare yourself, pact wench," Veronica purred. "Tonight, I reclaim my honor... and my pet boy toy."
Machio, gagged and tied to a pool chair by blood ribbons, groaned. "Why am I here again!?"
[Quest Notification: Side Mission - Witness the Battle of Blood Queens Without Wetting Yourself]
[Failure Penalty: You're getting diaper ads for a week.]
Tachibana pointed one perfectly polished claw toward Veronica. "If you think I'll let you lay a finger on Machio again, you're more deluded than that outfit."
Veronica giggled. "You're just jealous because I tied him up first."
"I tied him up for ritual protection!"
Veronica smirked. "Sure, sweetheart."
Lightning cracked again. The air thickened. The battle began.
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Tachibana launched forward—fast enough to blur, her body cloaked in red lightning. Veronica countered, summoning a spiral of ice and rose thorns, blocking the attack in a shimmering wall of elegance.
"Ever heard of frost seduction?" Veronica whispered. "I make my opponents cold and hard."
"Gross," Tachibana muttered—before leaping high and crash-kicking down.
Veronica slid back, her heel digging into the dirt. Her corset heaved with effort.
"Machio's watching," she teased.
Tachibana froze for a second.
Veronica took the opening and summoned a massive whip of blood—which wrapped around Tachibana's waist and yanked her into a thorny rose bush.
"OW!" she shouted, trying to pull herself out, skirt tangled.
Meanwhile, Machio sat nearby, still tied, cheeks burning red.
This is NOT what I meant by backyard entertainment!
Then—Tachibana flared with power.
Her aura exploded, shredding her outer cloak. Beneath it, she now wore a vampiric battle leotard that left way too much skin exposed. Twin fang motifs rested over her chest, and stockings with garter belts wrapped her toned legs.
Machio's nose nearly exploded.
"W-what transformation was that!?" he cried.
[New Pact Power Unlocked: Blood Drive - Exposes new combat form]
[Side Effect: System Overload Detected. Soul Link Fluctuation. NEW QUEST UNLOCKED.]
[Quest: Disappearing Dick (Rank: WTF)]
Description: Due to magical overload and intense sexual tension, your soul-thread's masculine presence is temporarily suppressed. For the next 12 hours, your peepee is invisible.
"WHAT!?" Machio screamed. "What does that even mean!?"
"It means," the system helpfully chirped, "if you take your pants off, you'll be more shocked than she is."
Machio almost fainted.
Meanwhile, Tachibana was now glowing. "You want to go, fang-face? Let's go."
She launched again—this time diving under Veronica's whip, spinning in midair, and slamming a heel into Veronica's shoulder.
Veronica crashed into the garden fence, sending birds flying.
Tachibana smirked. "Give up yet?"
Veronica rose slowly, her corset slightly torn now—exposing cleavage that defied physics.
"You dare ruin my imported Parisian leather?"
She ripped the corset fully open—and underneath, wore a ridiculous bodysuit covered in roses and glowing runes.
Veronica whispered, "Behold... Blooming Blood Bride Mode."
Tachibana blinked. "I hate this city."
The air shimmered as Veronica summoned flower-shaped blood bullets. She fired in a spiral.
Tachibana weaved, but several shots grazed her thighs—leaving faint, teasing burn marks and a lot of exposed skin.
From his seat, Machio's eyes were practically streaming.
"Why does every vampire fight involve undressing!?"
[New Quest: Growing Girlfriend Dicks (Stage 1 Unlocked)]
Description: Due to Crimson Pact's magical instability, Tachibana is experiencing temporary body mutations. Avoid commenting or looking too long unless you want to activate Stage 2.
"NOPE," Machio shouted, eyes squeezed shut.
Tachibana, now glowing from soul-thread heat, glanced at her palm. A faint red glow pulsed there.
"…I feel weird," she muttered.
"Good weird or 'something's growing' weird?" Veronica teased.
"Bite me."
Veronica grinned. "You wish."
They launched at each other again—Tachibana with a flying spin-kick, Veronica with a thorny whip crack. The backyard practically exploded.
Rose petals, dust, and magical sparks filled the air.
And in the middle of it all—Machio, still tied up, screamed:
"CAN SOMEBODY UNTIE ME!?"
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To be continued…