Free Web NovelChapter 2: Chapter 2: The carrot insult
Qhuin stared at the floating blue screen in complete silence, his crimson eyes narrowing slightly as the glowing words reflected in them.
[Vampire System Activated.]
[Analyzing Host...]
[Race: Snow Rabbit]
[Previous Existence Detected...]
[Bloodline Compatibility: Confirmed]
The screen flickered several times before more notifications appeared.
[Current Rank: E]
[Current Level: 1]
[Current Evolution Path: Locked]
[Blood Energy: 0/100]
[Warning: Host is in a severely weakened state.]
Qhuin’s eye twitched.
"Weakened state?"
He looked down at his tiny, fluffy body, with small paws, soft white fur, and tiny claws that looked incapable of harming anything stronger than a butterfly.
"...I’m a rabbit."
The system remained silent.
Qhuin gazed at the system.
"Explain."
[Host has undergone soul reincarnation.]
[Previous body destroyed.]
[New compatible vessel acquired.]
"Compatible?" Qhuin almost laughed. "How exactly is this compatible?"
He lifted one tiny paw in disbelief. Pink paw pads stared back at him. Tiny, harmless claws—his dignity was physically hurt.
He felt insulted by his own existence. Before he could continue questioning the system, footsteps suddenly echoed outside the room.
Qhuin immediately froze, his ears instinctively twitching upward.
The door slowly opened.
A girl entered quietly, carrying a basket full of books.
She looked around sixteen or seventeen, with silver-blonde hair tied loosely behind her head. Her academy uniform was neat, but the fabric looked slightly faded compared to what nobles normally wore. Dark circles rested beneath her eyes, making her look exhausted.
The moment she saw him, her tired face immediately brightened.
"Snowy!"
Qhuin blinked.
’Snowy?’
Before he could react, the girl hurried forward and scooped him into her arms, pressing him tightly against her chest.
Qhuin’s brain froze for half a second, and his expression darkened.
"How dare—"
"Squeak!"
The words came out as another humiliating rabbit noise. The girl smiled warmly while rubbing her cheek against his fur.
"I missed you..."
Qhuin stared at her blankly, his ancient vampire brain struggling to process the situation.
A human was holding him, and his pride took critical damage.
The girl sat on the bed while gently petting him.
"You’re lucky you’re cute," she whispered. "Everything feels terrible today..."
Qhuin narrowed his eyes slightly as he felt sadness in her voice.
His gaze slowly wandered around the room. It looked strangely empty. Old books were stacked neatly in the corners, while the furniture showed years of wear.
Not poor.
But definitely struggling.
Qhuin quietly observed everything: a small room, an academic dormitory, and magic textbooks, alchemy notes, and beast evolution theories.
"...Academy?"
His eyes sharpened.
’Interesting.’
The girl suddenly reached into her pocket and pulled out an orange vegetable.
Qhuin froze.
"...What is that?"
The girl smiled.
"A carrot."
She held it toward him happily.
"Your favorite."
"..."
Qhuin slowly looked at the carrot, then at her, then back at the carrot. The disrespect he felt was unbelievable.
"I am a vampire lord."
She pushed the carrot closer.
"Eat."
Qhuin’s eye twitched violently.
"I drank the blood of magical beasts."
The carrot got closer.
"I slaughtered hunters."
Closer.
"I survived wars."
Closer.
SMACK
The vegetable flew across the room and smacked against the wall before falling onto the floor.
The girl froze.
Qhuin also froze.
Silence filled the room.
"...Snowy?"
Qhuin lifted his chin proudly. That’s right, know your place.
The girl stared at him in shock before her lips slowly trembled.
"You’ve never rejected carrots before..."
Qhuin immediately sensed danger.
Her eyes became watery.
"...Are you mad at me?"
Qhuin blinked.
"No?"
"Squeak."
The girl looked even more heartbroken.
Qhuin internally panicked. Women crying had always been one of his weaknesses, not because he cared, but because they became unpredictable.
"I-I know I’m a failure..." she whispered.
Qhuin paused.
’Failure?’
The girl lowered her head.
"Everyone else at Aurelius Academy already formed contracts with strong beasts..."
Her fingers tightened around her skirt.
"...but I ended up with a weak rabbit."
Qhuin’s eye twitched again.
Weak? Rabbit?
This was getting personal now. The girl continued quietly.
"They said I don’t belong here..."
For the first time, Qhuin looked into her eyes. They were tired and lonely, trying hard not to cry, and then he suddenly understood: she wasn’t insulting him.
She was insulting herself.
"...Tch."
The room became quiet again. Then the system suddenly appeared.
[New Contractor Detected.]
[Name: Lina Woods]
[Status: Bonded Host]
[Warning.]
[Contractor Vitality linked to Host.]
Qhuin frowned.
"What?"
More text appeared.
[Fatal damage to Contractor may result in Host death.]
".....?"
Qhuin stared at the screen.
Then he slowly turned toward the girl.
"...Excuse me?"
The system remained mercilessly calm.
[Host survival is partially dependent on the Contractor.]
Qhuin looked genuinely horrified for the first time since reincarnating.
"You tied my life to this crying human?!"
"Squeak squeak!"
Lina blinked in confusion.
"Hm?"
Qhuin jumped off her lap and began pacing furiously across the bed, tiny paws stomping against the blanket.
"This system is insane."
He pointed dramatically at Lina.
"She looks like she trips over air!"
Lina tilted her head.
"You’re energetic today..."
Qhuin stopped moving.
"...You can’t understand me."
The realization felt strangely depressing as Lina carefully picked him up again.
This time, Qhuin allowed it, mostly because he was distracted by the system.
[Main Objective: Survive.]
[Secondary Objective: Evolve.]
[Blood Energy required for growth.]
Qhuin’s eyes studied the words.
Blood. Finally, something reasonable.
"How do I acquire blood?"
[Consume blood essence.]
That sounded simple enough. Then another notification appeared.
[Warning: Current Host body has weak digestion.]
[Direct consumption of high-grade blood may cause death.]
Qhuin’s expression shifted. freёwebnoѵel.com
"...Of course it would."
Lina gently scratched behind his ears, which made Qhuin instantly freeze.
A strange shiver passed through his tiny body.
"...What was that?"
She smiled faintly.
"At least you still like this."
Qhuin quickly jumped away from her arms, visibly disturbed. Absolutely not. That reaction never happened.
Suddenly, a loud bell echoed outside, causing Lina to immediately stand up.
"Oh no..."
Nervousness appeared across her face.
"The Potential Scan..."
Qhuin watched her quietly as she moved toward a small mirror and fixed her uniform carefully. Even from behind, he could sense the tension in her shoulders.
"What is a Potential Scan?" he asked instinctively.
"Squeak?"
Lina looked at him through the mirror. "They’ll evaluate all first-year beast contractors today..."
Her voice lowered slightly.
"...Everyone’s expecting me to fail again."
Qhuin tilted his head.
Again?
Lina picked him up gently and placed him on her shoulder.
"You’re coming too, Snowy."
Qhuin resisted the urge to complain. Being carried like luggage was humiliating, but information came first.
As Lina walked toward the door, Qhuin finally looked outside properly.
Massive white towers stretched into the sky. Students in silver uniforms moved across enormous academy grounds while magical beasts flew overhead.
The air itself carried mana.
Qhuin’s crimson eyes slowly narrowed. A magical academy with beast contractors and evolution systems.
And somehow, he was now someone’s rabbit.
"...This world is insane."
The system suddenly flashed again.
[First Blood Quest Available.]
[Consume blood essence within 24 hours.]
[Failure Penalty: Extreme weakness.]
Qhuin’s expression immediately changed.
"...You couldn’t mention that earlier?"
The system ignored him completely.
Lina continued walking peacefully toward the academy hall, completely unaware that the adorable rabbit on her shoulder was internally planning murder.
