The bell rang, and the royal guards busily moved around.

“You guys go to the back gate! Group 7, head to the west of the palace!”

However, contrary to what the royal guards thought, the trio had already managed to escape the royal palace.

Kang Yoon-Soo was severely injured, and he could not even run properly anymore. He called out, “Iris.”

“What is it?” Iris asked.

“Carry me on your back,” Kang Yoon-Soo said.

Suddenly, Yu Si-Do quickly ran up to Kang Yoon-Soo and picked him up. Kang Yoon-Soo stared at Yu Si-Do, and Yu Si-Do remarked, “Is there anything I can’t do for my unwell lover?”

Iris tilted her head and asked, “Hmm… Yu Si-Do, do you love Kang Yoon-Soo?”

“Actually… I’m currently contemplating whether I should cross over to the gay side of the fence or not…” Yu Si-Do answered.

“Don’t,” Kang Yoon-Soo said.

They reached a residential area after escaping the royal guards’ encirclement. Kang Yoon-Soo took off his bunny mask, then took out his last remaining healing potion and drank it. The healing potion was actually for exterior application, but it could also be ingested to treat internal and skeletal injuries.

‘It’s going to take a while for my bones to mend,’ he thought. He pushed Yu Si-Do’s hand away and stood up. His body complained by making all sorts of cracking sounds, but he ignored it and continued to walk.

“Are you leaving my embrace already?” Yu Si-Do asked as he took off his mask; he looked quite sad about Kang Yoon-Soo leaving his embrace. He had already reverted from a vampire to a homunculus, and his eyes were glowing brow...