Shota is surrounded by monsters!

But not long ago, something happened that completely shattered my worldview, and that was...

I'm sorry, I don't want to talk about it here, because I've already forgotten about those things.

Shota stood at the window, letting the evening breeze, still carrying the heat of the day, caress the hair on his face.

Nothing happened today. Yes, nothing happened—except that I found my mother, whom I had been separated from for many years.

But after meeting my mother, something happened that I had forgotten, and I grew up overnight...

From today onwards, I will be a real man.

A true, upright man.

A man standing on the crest of a wave, with the red sun as his backdrop, wearing a full blue work uniform, his zipper half-open to reveal his strong chest!

The first step is that a real man should never have a "meow" sound at the end of his speech.

"What are you doing, my adorable little Shota?"

"Looking at the scenery MIA... Woof!"

Dogs are far more masculine than cats.

"is it?"

Since the sun had already set, Kiss-Shot simply leaned against the window and gently stroked the fur on its head—women have virtually no resistance to furry creatures.

He felt... maternal love, yes, very pure maternal love, maternal love without any other emotions mixed in—this was what Shota firmly believed.

"I've made up my mind, Mother... Wan... Hmm!"

A real man shouldn't have any cutesy or endearing tone in his voice.

"Please help me seal my tail, Mia...wan...uh-huh!"

"..."

Looking at the pretty bow she had tied on Shota's tail, Kiss-Shot had no choice but to ask, "How do I seal it?"

Although Shota didn't know why he sealed his tail, he always felt that his tail seemed a little strange, and he would feel uneasy if someone found it and he didn't take good care of it.

This tail must never be seen by anyone, and absolutely no one should touch it! You yourself must not lick it out of boredom!

Wait, have you ever licked your own tail?

Shota quickly bit his tongue to pull his thoughts out of the terrible abyss. After taking a deep breath, he continued, "It's like putting on clothes. Find something to put your tail in, and then tie a knot...mia...wan...uh-huh!"

"Chastity belt?"

"...What does this have to do with chastity, Mia...wan...?"

Shota's eyes were filled with innocence as he looked at Kiss-Shot.

"It's alright... You really are... Never mind."

Kiss-Show thought for a moment, then suddenly reached out and slowly pulled down one of her stockings, waving the long, tubular stocking, and said, "This should be fine..."

"Mother's white silk? That's nice... Wait, how could it be nice! I would never touch my tail that still smells like my mother just because I have white silk on it!"

Shota immediately lost his temper.

“No, I didn’t say you could touch it yourself,” Kiss-Shot said calmly. “Just put it on and tie a knot that won’t break, right?”

"Oh, I see."

Shota nodded, but then quickly shook his head, saying, "A real man would never wear stockings. Not even on his tail."

"What should I do?"

"Let's get something different, something thinner, more flexible, and long and cylindrical."

Kiss-Shot paused for a moment, chin in hand, and suddenly remembered a recently invented item. She said, "Wait a moment..."

After patting Shota on the head, Kiss-Shot jumped out of the window.

A minute later, my mother returned in a flurry of activity.

"This should be fine."

Kiss-Shot was holding a bunch of flat, square packages when she spat out a ring-shaped object. She said, "There are so many of these on the street. Just pick up any machine... or a machine? A roundhouse kick and a bunch of these fall out."

Not only was she holding one in her hands, but Kiss-Shot also had one in her mouth.

"I think that's how it's used, right?"

Of course, Kiss-Shot had never actually used such a thing before... She ripped the packaging open with a rip—tearing the natural rubber object inside in half as well.

It's okay, I brought back a lot anyway.

"This time there shouldn't be any problems."

Kiss-Shot looked at the ring-shaped object in her hand and asked, "Do you know how to use it? I've seen others use it, but it seems to be done with the mouth..."

“Dear Mother,” Shota turned his head and said calmly, “Please don’t put a condom on your son’s tail, okay?”

"Oh, really?"

Kiss-Shot threw everything on the ground and said, "Then what are you going to do?"

"A regular bandage will do."

"Um...that thing...wait a moment."

"call out--"

This time, they were gone for quite a while. So long that Shota was already dozing off when Kiss-Shot finally returned, dragging a person whose entire body was wrapped in bandages.

"Zombie Girl".

Kiss-Show pointed to a girl with obvious severe injuries who was making whimpering noises and had vacant eyes, and said, "She has bandages on her body."

"...Mother, please don't tell me you just went back to Europe to catch it..."

"Yes, with my jumping ability, it would be very easy for me to jump to Europe and come back in one go."

"That's amazing..."

"Hahaha, even if you praise me like that, I won't be happy."

"Then I'll trouble Mother to take this zombie girl with me. I'll go find the bandages myself..."

A real man shouldn't rely on his mother; he should do everything himself.

So, Shota secretly sneaked into a hospital, stole the bandages, and then hid in a corner to wrap his tail with layer after layer of bandages until it was so thick that it could no longer bend and was as thick as an iron rod. Only then did he stop wrapping the tail.

I feel so much more at ease now.

I believe I will definitely become an outstanding man.

Shota gazed at the moon as it slowly rose into the sky, and thought to himself.

"Have a chat with me."

Kiss-Shot, who had somehow returned to Shota's side, said, "Anyway, I'm bored right now."

"Hmm. How old is Mother this year?"

"598 years old".

"...I'm only thirty years old."

They truly are immortal beings. Just thinking about their age is a bit frightening.

“But my life is so boring,” Kiss-Shot said. “Vampires… are inherently boring creatures. And all vampires are destined to be wiped out by boredom.”

Shota didn't detect anything amiss, and simply asked, "Mother, you must have encountered many interesting things, right?"

"Interesting, isn't it? I've been finding it quite interesting lately. It's been centuries since I've had anything this interesting—being on the verge of death, finding your son, fighting, um, and that..."

Although Kiss-Shot didn't say what it was, Shota's rational mind told him that asking would definitely cause him to break down. So he continued, "Wasn't anything interesting happen before?"

"Let's count the battle with that idiot as one. The most intense battle I've encountered in hundreds of years. And if there's more..."

Kiss-Shot was silent for a moment, then said, "Four hundred years ago, I had a child."

"Oh!" Shota immediately became interested and asked, "Is that you, Onee-sama?!"

As a man, it's essential to have a gentle older sister behind you.

"No, he's a man, and I can't say he's your brother. Because... he's my family member."

There is a difference between family members and sons. Although they both share your blood, there is always a sense of contract with family members, while with sons—even if there is no legally binding contract, the bond is deeper than with family members.

"Tch, is that so?"

Shota was somewhat disappointed.

"What kind of person is he?"

However, seeing that his mother seemed quite eager to talk about that person, he felt it was his responsibility as a man to keep the conversation going.

"He is a true man and a warrior, someone you can entrust your back to."

man!

Shota got excited again when he heard those three words and said, "How manly!"

"So manly, right? Xin Du, you saw it, didn't you? That knife actually belonged to him. But..."

"only?"

"Several years after becoming a vampire, he committed suicide."

"A real man doesn't commit suicide!"

"Bam—"

Kiss-Shot tapped Shota on the head, somewhat angrily, and said, "You simply cannot understand his choice... No, it wasn't until recent years that I understood why he did it... After all, vampires are..."

"In the end, it's just an escape."

Shota, who aspires to be a true man, has excluded his "brother" who committed suicide from his ideals. He said, "A guy who doesn't dare to take responsibility for his own destiny is definitely not a man."

"Hey."

"Ok?"

Do you know why vampires rarely live long?