Vampire [Short]

Hey, you lot.
My name is Vampire.

Yes, I am the terrifying demon who drinks blood.

It is commonly said that I am weak against crosses, but that is a total lie.
Garlic and silver just give me allergies, and I break out in hives if I touch them, so please stop.

Despite being like that, there is only one thing I am bad with.
I caught sight of it in the corner of my eye and slammed my desk.

"Vlad! That guy has snuck in again!"

At my voice, my loyal subordinate Vlad slowly poked his head out from between the doors.

"Him again? So, what is it today?"

"Let's see... Alright, bring me the silver coil!"

At my words, Vlad let out an exaggerated sigh.
"Bring it here quickly!" I shouted.
If this terrifying vampire fears silver, surely that mosquito creature must fear it too.
It might be a different color than the original, but that doesn't matter.
After all, it is a custom-made item I had Vlad create.
How about that? Pretty clever, right? That's me for you.

I placed the silver coil that Vlad brought, which was stuck onto a thin candle, on the windowsill.

Good, now that guy won't be able to invade from outside.
Honestly, to think he would dare to show up even at night when I am active, what a rude fellow.
I would have let it slide during the day, as that is not my territory.

I immediately and cautiously transferred the flame from the candle to the silver coil.
Vlad told me that by burning the coil like this, it would produce smoke and be effective.
I tilted my head.
No matter how much I applied the candle flame, the silver would not burn at all.
W-what, how could this be...!

I hurriedly summoned Vlad.
I shouted at his annoyed-looking face.

"Why won't it burn!"

"That's obvious. The temperature at which silver burns is around 1000 degrees. A silver mosquito coil is meaningless."

"A mosquito coil?"

I tried to process the term 'mosquito coil' in my head, but it didn't go well.
I had no choice but to ask Vlad.

"What is that?"

"It's something that produces smoke that those annoying bugs hate."

For some reason, Vlad pointed at my arm.
I looked at my arm, and there was that black thing perched on it.

"Aaaah!"

I tried to swat the thing away with all my might, but it flew off quickly before I could.
Instead, my own skin swelled up.
The spot where I was bitten was red and itchy.
This is why I hate those things...

Vlad let out the biggest sigh of the night.
He lightly brushed off my glare and started rummaging through the storage box in the corner of the room.
What he pulled out was a fragile-looking green coil.

"What is that?"

"It's a mosquito coil."

Vlad brought the candle flame close to the so-called mosquito coil.
The coil began to burn, emitting a thin trail of smoke from its tip.

Oh, I let out a voice of admiration.

The black thing wobbled and flew outside.

"That's amazing!"

Vlad glanced at me as I tried to touch it, then put the coil away.

"Hey, let me touch it."

"The sun will be up soon."

I looked outside at Vlad's cold words.
Indeed, the sky was faintly brightening.

"Hmph, I've decided to go to sleep for today."

"I see."

I flipped my cape and climbed into the coffin.

I caught a glimpse of Vlad leaving the room out of the corner of my eye, then closed the coffin lid.

The next night.

I woke up and noticed something was different.
Usually, my arms would be itching uncontrollably.

I slid the coffin lid open and noticed the smell filling the air.
It smelled like something was burning.

The air felt strangely hazy.

My eyes widened.

The incense from yesterday was placed all over the mansion.
The scent of incense was filling the area.

"Achoo!"

The smell of the incense was faint, and I sneezed.

Nnn... this is tough in its own way.

Hello everyone! It's Mitta.

Um, I mentioned the day before yesterday that I would be slowing down my activity pace, but I thought of a story idea, so I wrote it.

So, I am posting today.

I know I'll definitely regret it later and should have saved it, but I wanted to post it...

Mosquitoes are the enemy of summer, aren't they?
It's been so hot lately that I feel like I don't see them much, though...

The protagonist of this story is a vampire, yet they get bitten by mosquitoes; I wonder if they have particularly delicious blood?
By the way, my mentor also gets bitten by mosquitoes a lot.

I tried writing this one with a different feel than usual, using a more arrogant, 'ore-sama' type character.
I think it turned out somewhat vampire-like.

Today's post is right at 9 o'clock.
See you again on Monday!