I Wished for Non-Face-to-Face Lectures

Vampire, a name given to monsters that consume blood.

True to that name, after drinking blood, I could definitely feel that the penalties were considerably alleviated.

Unlike before when I would panic at the sight of anything pointed, now I only felt discomfort when seeing things like needles.

I could also control my counting compulsion to some extent.

And I no longer felt like I was suffocating from the smell of strong spices like garlic.

Of course, even though they were alleviated, they weren’t at a level where I could completely ignore them.

There were also things that didn’t change.

I still couldn’t cross flowing water, and my reflection still didn’t appear in mirrors.

Ah, and I didn’t even dare to experiment with silver, crosses, and sunlight.

Unlike the other weaknesses mentioned above, my instincts sent warnings about these.

That if I tried incorrectly, there might only be a handful of ashes remaining.

That the conditions to attempt it weren’t sufficient yet.

I’m already having enough trouble as it is, so there’s no need to go looking for more, right?

After finishing my experiments, I consumed all the remaining fresh blood in the plastic pack and ordered additional cheap fresh blood from the online shopping mall.

The taste was so cloying that even a little was enough, but what could I do? There was no other way.

I’ll just have to eat it alongside other food.

“Phew, now I finally feel like I can live.”

Life felt a bit more prosperous.

After completing my order, I sprawled out on the floor in a big X shape, and Jaehyuk opened his mouth with a regretful expression.

“It would have been nice to see you suffering a bit more, too bad.”

“Don’t say harsh things just because it’s not your body, seriously. Do you even know how difficult it’s been for me?”

“Hmm… well, I think it’ll be difficult for you in a different way from now on? Have you seen that article?”

“What article?”

When I tilted my head and expressed my doubt, he sighed and threw his phone to me.

I hadn’t checked the news because of all the things I had to worry about yesterday and today… Did something happen in that short time?

With a puzzled expression, I checked the phone screen he threw me, and what I saw was news about the Special Alien Species Law.

The article stated that the Special Alien Species Law would be applied from next week, along with detailed information about the law.

“…There’s nothing particularly difficult about this?”

He made it sound so scary that I was worried, but unlike what he had said, it didn’t seem like my daily life would change dramatically.

The establishment of the Special Alien Species Law was simply to quell the chaos that occurred when the species transformation incident happened.

If I were a troublemaker causing social chaos, it would be different, but I, as a human… no, a vampire, was merely a common citizen who wanted an ordinary and peaceful daily life.

Honestly, even with the Special Alien Species Law applied, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the impact on me would be minimal.

“Being a special surveillance target is inevitable because when a transformed species causes trouble, it’s usually a major incident, and additional penalties are natural. What’s the point of giving 5 or 10 years to a long-lived species?”

To put it simply, as long as I don’t cause trouble, I can live as I have been.

It’s not like I have grand ambitions like villains in novels; what difficulties would there be for someone like me who just wants to live a long, quiet life?

No matter how many times I thought about it, nothing would change, so I shook my head, and Jaehyuk corrected my misunderstanding, saying that wasn’t what he meant.

“What I meant is, won’t it be tough for you to work starting from the day the Special Alien Species Law is applied? Why would I worry about you causing trouble? You might get beaten, but you’re not the type to go around hitting others.”

“…You fucking jerk, you’ve said all you… Hyeek?!”

“See, when I just hold out this cross and silver chopsticks, you can’t even move, so what’s there to worry about? If you’re going to worry, you should worry about the other party. They’ll have settlement money taken from them without even realizing it.”

Now that I hear it, it’s all true.

Unable to refute at all, I glared at him with a resentful face, then eventually sighed and spoke.

“It’ll get better somewhat after the semester ends. After that, I’ll be on an indefinite leave of absence.”

Isn’t it said that humans who work and study at the same time are either superhumans or lunatics?

Of course, I’ll go through a tough time for a while, but if I endure for just 4 months, I won’t be busy anymore.

Unless there’s a special variable, I’ll probably spend almost my entire life either working as a bartender or resting.

“When else would I get to live so busily?”

As I was laughing playfully, I soon yawned so widely that my mouth might tear.

Checking the time, it was already 5 AM.

It was about time to sleep, and I was also tired from having a difficult day.

I raised my stiff body and slowly began walking toward my room.

“Yaaawn… I’m going in first? See you tomorrow evening.”

“Sure, rest well. You must have had a tough day today.”

“Mmm…”

From next week on, I’d be too busy to even breathe, so I’ll make sure to enjoy this week to the fullest.

With that determination, I threw my body toward the cozy bed.

[White Day is so disgusting.]

Author: DogsAreGreat

Other countries don’t even celebrate it, and they say it’s a commercial holiday, so why on earth do we celebrate it in Korea?

I understand Valentine’s Day at least. That one has a real story and deep history.

Okay, let’s say, for the sake of argument… people want to go out and meet a lover, so they celebrate it.

But why the hell are you giving chocolate to a dog beastman, you damn bastards!!!!!!!!!!!

At first, of course, I politely declined, saying I couldn’t eat it.

They might not know. Honestly, how long has it been since the species transformation incident happened? How would they know?

But when it went past five, ten people, it became unbearable.

It’s infuriating when someone offers poison to eat, but imagine more than ten people taking turns trying to give it to you.

Wouldn’t that suck? At least give dog food that I could actually eat!

Don’t give chocolate to dog beastmen… You might get bitten hard, I’m serious…

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After seeing this post, I immediately bought chocolate for a dog beastman.

Honestly, at this point, it might be faster to find transformed species that aren’t idiots.

Goblins and orcs consistently winning lol

Why celebrate White Day? My chocolate just ends up in the trash anyway.

ㄴ That’s not it. I asked my female friend, and she said their boyfriends eat it all.

ㄴ Oh… So I’ve been giving chocolate to men all this time? That’s kind of exciting?

ㄴ Gay, gay…

But isn’t White Day when men give chocolate to women? Is the author a female dog?

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Enjoying community posts on my cozy bed, and also devouring piled-up novels like a hungry dog for four days.

Time flew by quickly, and it was already mid-March.

“Yaaaawn…”

There were three days left until I had to go to work.

Thinking I should make the most of it, I was reading web novels all day just like any other day, when a notification appeared at the top of the screen saying I had received a KakaoTalk message.

The sender was none other than Hye-eun.

Curious about the content, I checked it out and found that she was demanding chocolate from the others, including me.

[I gave you candy on Valentine’s Day!!!]

[It’s White Day, so you should give me chocolate!]

[(An icon of an angel shouting “Right now!”)]

…Does she have no conscience after handing out red ginseng candy?

I was about to say something when a good idea came to mind, and I left a message in the chat room.

[Hey, Lee Hye-eun.]

[White Day is when men give to women, right?]

[Do I have to give too?]

[(An icon of a vampire expressing doubt)]

After writing the message and waiting, the number of participants decreased rapidly.

But perhaps because she was taken aback, Hye-eun’s reply didn’t come up immediately.

By the way, I’m not sure about this either.

If my mind is male but my body is female, should I be considered male? Or female?

A sudden question arose.

I immediately opened the door and ran out to ask Jaehyuk.

“Hey, in your eyes, am I a man? Or a woman?”

“Are you still half-asleep? What nonsense are you suddenly spouting?”

“I just realized I’m curious. Am I in the position to give today? Or to receive?”

When I asked again in a serious voice, he fell into contemplation for a moment.

After staring at me intently as if scanning me, Jaehyuk eventually frowned and gave the wisest answer.

“Is there a need to worry about it? Just do both—give and receive.”

“Oh, right.”

“What do you mean ‘right’… Ah, but it’s really troublesome. This means we’ll have to stop by the convenience store on the way to their place.”

“It’s nice to see friends. Let’s go quickly and come back quickly. That’s the most comfortable way.”

Though I said that, I was just as reluctant.

So I went back to my room and was sighing while getting dressed when a good idea occurred to me.

“I don’t necessarily have to walk by myself, right?”

If I transform into bat form and sit on him, I won’t need to walk!

“…Eureka.”

Was this how Archimedes felt when he realized the concept of buoyancy?

Self-praising it as a truly great idea, I transformed into bat form and flew to him, but.

“…You want to ride on my head because you don’t want to walk?”

“Yes!”

“Bullshit… No, bat-shit, don’t go too far, seriously.”

“Screeeeeech!!!”

I was thrown off less than 3 seconds after perching on his head.

…That jerk.

It’s not like I’d wear him out, he could have just allowed it.