If As needed to select anyone in this ce who he could feel safe with, he knew it was this woman.


    He started to step toward the woman. Unfortunately, before he could take a few steps, the other woman noticed him and approached him.


    "Wee, Young Sir. I haven''t seen you here before. It must be your first time. Come, let me serve you." One of the women held As''s hands with her soft hands.


    The other women also started trying to engage in a conversation with him. Unfortunately, As wasn''t interested. He freed his hands. "I''m sorry, but I''ve already selected someone."


    The women noticed him looking in the direction of the dark-haired woman in the distance. Her hazel eyes didn''t seem interested in anything in this ce. She didn''t even look at any men. She was more interested in her wine. Her deep dark hair was the darkest that As had ever seen. They came down to her waist, perfectly straight.


    She was donning a beautiful red dress that came up to her thighs.


    "Lia? Don''t tell me you selected Lia?" One of the women eximed in surprise.


    "So that''s her name." As nodded. "That''s right. I''ve selected her."


    "Ah, Great Sir. You''re new here, so you might not know, but don''t you wonder why no man here has approached her?"


    "Why? Is there a reason?" As asked.


    "Of course. She just came here a few days ago. She is new here, but as soon as she came, all the men flocked around her. Ultimately one man was selected to take her to the room, the highest payer."


    "And?" As frowned. "What of it?"


    It wasn''t as if he was nning to do anything. He was just here to get some shelter. He didn''t care if she slept with another man? It''s not like anyone here hadn''t? He wasn''t here looking for a girlfriend after all.


    "That''s not all. It was in the morning when the man left the Club; he died in an ident before he could even reach home," the woman exined. "The next day, another man selected her, but he also died before he could get home, this time suffering a heart attack on his way back home."


    "Since then, no man has selected her! She is bad luck for men. Don''t even try to go into a room with her. Select any other woman amongst us, but not her," she added, but as she noticed the stern gaze of an old woman in the back, she stopped. "I''m not allowed to talk about this since it affects the reputation of this club, so that''s all I''ll say. Just make a wise decision. If you change your mind, we''ll be right there."


    The woman left along with the rest, going back to the sofa.


    As didn''t approach the dark-haired woman after hearing the warnings. He was also slightly scared. He rubbed his lips, hiding his mouth as he spoke, "Lilith, do you trust the story? There are many supernatural beings in this world, so I can''t deny things like bad luck either. You are more experienced. Is there any logic behind it?"


    Lilith didn''t respond for quite some time as if she was lost in some thoughts, which prompted As to ask again.


    "Select her. Don''t listen to others." After a long time, Lilith eximed.


    As agreed. If anyone knew more about these supernatural things, it was Lilith, and if she said it was safe, he was going to trust her.


    Against the advice of all the girls, he went to the dark-haireddy in the back.


    "Hi." As stopped before the woman. The waiter served a ss of wine to As, which was included in the entrance fee. The first ss wasplimentary. However, As didn''t know it. He brought out the second silver coin and gave it to the waiter.


    The waiter was shocked. He thought it was a tip. A silver coin wasn''t cheap. This guy was giving it as a tip so easily? Just who was this rich man?


    The olddy who had her focus on As had her eyes lit up as well. With this single gesture of As, she was sure that As was a wealthy individual who probably was new to the city.


    As kept his hand on the wine ss, looking at Lia.


    Liazily nced back at him as she took another sip. "Did they not tell you what happens to the ones whoe with me?"


    "They did," As responded. "But I don''t trust in superstitions. I don''t care about that."


    "So you''ve decided you''ll select me?" Lia let out as a tiny bit of disgust shed in her eyes momentarily, which she hid herself.


    "You''re right. If I have to select one person here, I want it to be you." As ced a gold coin on the table.


    He kept the wine in his hands, but he still hadn''t taken a sip.


    Lia nced at the golden coin before looking back at As. "You certainly love throwing money around, don''t you?"


    As didn''t react and just waited for her answer.


    "Fine. If you want toe with me, then so be it." Lia held As''s hands as she picked up the gold coin. She started escorting him towards a room in the back. "Don''t me me for what happens."


    All thedies looked at As with pity in their eyes. He was a handsome man, and he was also rich. However, he was just too stupid, ording to them. Despite their warnings, he still selected her."


    Lia took As to the stairs before she finally freed her hands and started climbing. As climbed the stairs behind her with a weird look on his face as he looked at his wrist, which was held by Lia.


    He didn''t know what it was, but when she held his hands, he felt a strange sensation. He didn''t know what that sensation was. All he knew was that it wasn''t a romantic feeling. It was a feeling of danger that he received from that sensation.


    He wanted to tell Lilith about this, but he was sure she already knew about it. She was connected to him, after all.


    Reaching the end of the stairs, As ended up in a long corridor. There were around fifty rooms on this floor and only half of them were upied at the moment.<novelnext></novelnext>


    The corridor had a light pinkish shade and many suggestive paintings hanging on the walls of lewd nature.


    As tried to keep his eyes off the paintings and focused on Lia, who walked ahead.


    Lia kept walking and only stopped after she reached the end of the hallway. She turned to her left, facing a door.


    She twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open.


    The door opened with a strange squeaky noise as if it was a really old door, even though it looked new.


    As took a step ahead to enter the room, but as soon as he attempted, he felt an electric current course through his body. There was something akin to an invisible wall where the door used to be, which electrocuted him.


    He stepped back in haste, looking at the room in shock.


    "What are you doing there? Come on inside," the woman inside the room let out. The room started regaining some lights as the candles were lit by Lia.


    As still hesitated in entering. That current... Just what was it?


    "Don''t worry. It won''t happen again," Lilith informed As, breaking her silence after a long time. "She has invited you in. You can enter."


    "Invited me in? What do you mean?" As muttered under his breath.


    "I still need more evidence to be sure if what I''m thinking is correct. Just enter the room. I''ll tell youter when I''m sure that I''m right," Lilith answered.


    As rubbed the back of his neck, letting out a tired sigh. He attempted once again on her words. It went exactly as Lilith had said. He was able to enter without any trouble this time. He didn''t feel the current this time."


    Even as he entered the room, he looked back, wondering what the currentst time was. It seemed like Lilith knew something about it, but she wasn''t saying. He was really frustrated with Lilith. So what if she wasn''t sure? She could''ve just said.


    For some reason, he felt like he was being used as a guinea pig by Lilith to confirm her theory. However, on second thought, he realized that she loved her master. No matter who he was now, she still wasn''t going to put her Master''s body in harm''s way.


    Taking his mind off Lilith, he observed the surroundings, getting even more surprised. There were candles all around the room, filling this ce with light.


    ''How did she light so many candles in such a short time?''


    Other than the candles, the room also had a king-sized bed with a really fluff mattress. As''s eyes went straight to the mattress. It looked sofortable. No wonder this ce was expensive. He hadn''t slept in something so soft in a long time.


    Ever since he left the Severis Mansion, he only camped in the forest or slept in moving carriages. After a long time, he finally had a chance to sleep on a proper bed.


    His eyes had just as much curiosity as they had excitement as As stepped towards the bed. He sat on the bed. "This is good."


    "You like it? I thought someone rich like you would hate something like this. You must have better beds at your mansion after all," came the response of Lia, who was standing before a table, pouring wine into two sses.


    Lilith took the wine sses, holding one in each hand as she walked back to As. She gave one ss to him and gulped down another ss.


    "Sorry, I don''t drink alcohol," As exined and returned the ss to Lia.


    Lia bit her lips as she was given the ss back. She seemed a bit nervous suddenly, but she quickly hid it.


    "I''ve never seen a man who doesn''t drink wine," she let out, but she didn''t drink from the second ss. "Don''t worry; it''s not wine. It just looks like wine. It''s apple juice. You can drink it."


    She once again extended the ss towards As.


    "Apple Juice?" As muttered, frowning. He was sure that this was wine. He was a Vampire. He could smell more things than normal humans. He was getting the smell of wine from the ss, which was the same as what he was served downstairs.


    ''Why is she lying about this wine? Something doesn''t seem right.'' He just observed the ss but didn''t take it.


    The atmosphere had be really tense somehow, and he could feel it.


    "As, whatever you do, don''t drink from that ss." Finally, Lilith spoke, confining the suspicions of As. Something was seriously wrong with the wine, and it wasn''t poisonous.


    If it were just poison, Lilith wouldn''t have warned him. Most human poisons didn''t work on the Vampires after all. If she warned him, there was just something else about this wine that he couldn''t put a finger on.


    Lia stayed standing before As, just looking at him. She ced her empty ss on the ground.


    "Go ahead, drink it. It''s just apple juice. It''ll give you strength for the long night ahead," she let out, cing her left hand on the shoulders of As.


    As once again received that strange feeling which he felt when Lia had touched him previously, but this time, the feeling was even more intense. He didn''t know why but he felt his head getting a bit jumbled as well.


    He swiftly took her hand off his shoulder as he stood up.


    He ced his hand around Lilith''s hand on the ss and raised the ss, bringing it up. The ss rested between his lips.


    He slowly opened his lips.