I Became the Cute One in the Troubleshooter Squad

"I’ll protect you for the rest of your life so that no one can ever harm you."

Vespera’s words were an incredibly tempting offer.

Even though her expression was far too lighthearted for the weight of what she’d just said.

At the very least, I could tell that she wasn’t lying.

She was a Progenitor vampire, a royal whose rank rivaled that of a dragon.

On top of that, she herself had consumed life for so long that she’d become monstrously strong.

Even if Vespera changed her mind midway and decided to abandon me—

her promise to protect me from any danger was something that actually had a high chance of being fulfilled.

‘Though it seems like I’ve developed some kind of illness without even realizing it...’

That must be because Earth’s environment wasn’t exactly gentle to non-humans.

For non-humans, mana was a component of their very physiology.

It was probably similar to how humans would suffer from a deficiency in vitamins, sodium, or potassium.