Chapter 41 - Rios Problem with Yue (2/2)

Rio suddenly felt a judgemental gaze on him and woke up from his stupor. He then turned at the source of that gaze, Liselotte, who stared at him with a half-lidded gaze. Though Liselotte said nothing, Rio felt her gaze on him was very hurtful. It feels as if she was accusing him from being a Lolicon or Pedophile, which he was NOT!

Rio threw a wry smile in Liselotte's direction. Liselotte threw her face away as if she didn't want to acknowledge that she knew him. His wry smile deepened when he saw that.

To be honest, Rio wasn't a fan of loli or a woman with a childlike body. He was a staunch believer in sensual m.a.t.u.r.e figure. If he liked Loli, he would attempt to get close to Lilianna, or Suzu Taniguchi, or Aiko Hatayama when he stayed in Heiligh Kingdom.

All those digressions aside, back to the present situation. Aletia finally satisfied her stomach. She pulled back her head but not before l.i.c.k.i.n.g Rio's neck sensually. ”Mmmh... Your blood. It's delicious~” she nodded with a dreamy look.

Rio made a weird face when he heard Aletia's review about his blood. He didn't know what's difference in his blood and the others. To him, all blood tasted similar. Salty. However, he chalked it up as vampire's things. Moreover, he had unlimited mana that kept nourishing his physique, so his blood probably tasted delicious from vampire's perspective.

”Well, now, we have fed ourselves. How about giving proper introduction?” Rio decided to start a topic of discussion since they didn't have any problem now. ”I'll begin first. My name is Rio Kevin, but you may call me Rio. 18 years old. I come from another world called Earth. Best regards from now on.”

Aletia blinked her eyes, seemingly caught off guard by Rio's introduction. Maybe, she never thought Rio from another world. She recovered her ability to think when Liselotte introduced herself next.

”I'm Liselotte Altra. You may already know this, but I am Rio's first lover.” Liselotte briefly paused before continuing on. ”About me, well, I was born in Heiligh Kingdom but grew up in orphanage after my father, a kingdom's soldier died in a fight against monster's outbreak. My mother died when she delivered me. I was accepted as a maid apprentice in the castle when I was 12 years old. Afterward, I worked as maid for five years until the heroes, including Rio, were summoned around three weeks ago. I fell in love with Rio and decided to follow and devote myself for him. Hence, I left my previous job as servant in the castle. That was the summary about my life, I suppose. Now, it's your turn, Little Sis.”

Liselotte threw the metaphorical ball in Aletia's direction. She sounded smug when she called Aletia 'Little Sis.' Surprisingly, Aletia didn't protest. However, when it was her turn, Aletia sunk deep in thought. She seemed pondering about something.

”My name... I want to forget my old name. Could you give me a new name?” Aletia said to Rio pleadingly.

When Liselotte heard that, she had understanding expression. She could guess why Aletia wanted a new name to start over her life. After all, Aletia's past was very cruel indeed. She didn't seem mind when Aletia asked to be named by Rio instead of her, but she still sent a threatening glare in Rio's direction as if she was trying to say ”Give her a strange name, and I'll cut off our s.e.x for the whole month!”

Normally, Rio would return Liselotte's glare with a wry smile. However, he was frowning deeply, surprising even Liselotte because of his unusual behavior. She couldn't help but wonder what's Rio's problem.

Meanwhile, Aletia's eyes wavered when she saw Rio's expression. She thought that Rio didn't want to give her a new name to mark her new life.

And Aletia's guess was actually not wrong. Rio didn't want to give Aletia a new name because only 'Yue' name was suitable for her. However, he had a problem with that name. 'Yue' was a name Hajime had given for Aletia in the canon, but it marked Aletia as Hajime's woman. In this timeline, Aletia had accepted to be a member of his harem. She was his, not Hajime, not anybody else. He felt very overprotective for his girls. Due to that, Rio believed she should use her old name, Aletia, as his woman.

It was when Rio recalled about the recording artifact he discovered in the room. 'Perhaps, I can make her keep her old name if her misunderstanding about her uncle is cleared.' Rio made up his mind and took out the artifact from his pocket dimension.