"First, let me spar you because even though the status does display the base stats, with a bad user, good stats can become complete trash,"

"Alright… come at me then," I said and tapped my foot slightly.

The open arena we were standing in then proceeded to turn into a valley of bloody spikes that acted like a domain for me to stand within.

"Quite the cocky girl,"

Each spike of hardened blood was barbed at the very tip and it seems the vampire noticed it as she smirked before stomping onto the ground.

Everything around me began to shake and the hardened blood spikes suddenly shattered into powder.

This powder blinded me and allowed a quick opening for the vampire to slip through and cock me right in the jaw, sending me flying across the arena.

It felt as if my brain was still shaking in my head as I landed, making it hard for me to stay still as I stood up.

Everything was spinning but strangely nothing really hurt… until the vampire then took a spear of blood and stabbed it into my right thigh.

"ARGHHHHH!"

I cried out from the pain, but the vampire didn't just stop there as she twirled the spear above her head and stabbed it into my left thigh.

Once she pulled it out, I dropped to my knees and writhed in pain on the ground.

"Destroy that arrogance hidden within you. It is unneeded and will only get in the way of your ability to fight," She said and I grit my teeth before healing myself with a skill called [Blood Healing].

It took the blood within my body and stitched up the wounds before completely healing them and leaving absolutely no scar or sign of injury.

It was as if I had never been stabbed in the first place… and that was also why she was as far as stabbing my legs.

"Stand up and fight. You didn't even try to retaliate and just let me stick the spear into your other leg… what, are you a masochist or something?" She smirked and I continued to grit my teeth before standing and replying calmly.

"Maybe… Getting slapped on the ass during sex feels goo-"

"Alright, too much information. That was unneeded," My newly acquire teacher said, but my expression deadpanned as she was the one who asked.

"I mean-"

"Don't go making that face at me. You're supposed to know when a joke is told and how to answer," She replied before sighing deeply and helping me stand up.

"Ma'am… May I ask why I'm being trained. I only came here as an extra for my sister who has amazing talent while I only have average. The only reason I've gotten so far is due to me becoming a monster and the system which helps out greatly,"

"Lemme tell you that you have amazing potential but you don't make use of it at all. The only thing limiting you is yourself and even though that sounds super cliche, it's the truth. If you just think about it, you're the one who keeps bringing yourself down,"

"But like I'm only used for support and-"

"Oop, what did I say? Now tell yourself that you are an amazing fighter. You are an amazing person, but don't go too far because that will eventually turn into the arrogance I was talking about," She quickly added and I just shrugged before saying,

"I am an amazing fighter… I am an amazing person…" I muttered in a monotone voice that made the woman before me sigh again.

"You gotta mean it! Come on! Say it with me! 'I'm an amazing person!'" She shouted with a bright smile and her enthusiasm was a bit annoying.

"I'm an amazing person… Woohoo," I said in a monotone voice once again, releasing yet another sigh from my teacher.

"Seems we have a lot to work on," She muttered.

…

I was currently having dinner with my new teacher and it was super awkward as I didn't really like her and she was trying her best to get me to like her.

Eventually, she kind of gave up and proceeded to teach me a few things by using a spear made of blood, but now, she was back on it.

"Come on. Tell me what your favorite food is?" She asked and it was a dumb question because she could've just looked at the three pans of pizza before me.

"Nom nom nom nom… Pizza… Nom nom nom nom," I responded and my teacher seemed a bit ticked off and a vein slightly protruded from her forehead.

"D-Do you have any siblings? Loved ones?" She asked and for some strange reason, I felt like crying, so I took a deep breath and calmed myself down before trying to reply.

Though, it seems my teacher recognized my uncomfortable state as she quickly tried to retract her answer.

"Ah, my bad. Did I accidentally touch a sore spot?" She asked without expecting an answer.

"Nah, it's fine. I have eleven sisters and one blood-related one. All of my blood relatives are dead besides the single one of my sisters… well, there are some out there but they're so foreign to me that they might as well just be strangers. Then, I guess there was a person I looked up to but in the end, they just tried to kill me and my sisters… We truly did look up to her as a mother figure but she betrayed us… No, she didn't even care for us from the beginning. We were just tools for her to get stronger," I muttered through gritted teeth and a wave of anger began to rise from within my chest.

"I'm… I'm sorry for asking that question. It must've hurt a lot and you have my condolences," She said.

"Nah, when we killed her I didn't feel much. I mean, we had already figured out she was manipulating us and once she revealed everything, I pretty much just lost all interest in her… Well, maybe except for the seething anger within me… Nom nom nom nom nom,"

I resumed eating my pizza and the teacher, maids, and butlers standing inside the dining room went into an awkward silence after hearing my story.

"W-Well, you know I have a similar story. My entire family had been slaughtered and I was turned into a vampire that was hunted for centuries, but the God of Blood himself stepped in and protected me. He trained me until I rose to a divine being and now he treats me like one of his children," She said with a warm smile, something I didn't really expect from her.

She then turned to look at me but I just continued to feast on the three pizzas before me.

"What? Did you expect sympathy from me? Your story just sounds like it was set up. Like everything was made for you to become where you are now… Are you sure you aren't being manipulated by him and you just fell easily into his plans?" I asked but her expression didn't waver.

"He even reunited me with my dead family members who I loved ever so much," She said with a warm smile while also placing her hands on her chest as if she was in love.

"Sounds like everything went according to his plans," I muttered with a smirk and ordered the maids and servants around me to bring away the empty pizza pans.

My new teacher gave me a strong glare and even though it kind of felt like her story was true, I couldn't but have that little intrusive thought that made me think everything went according to somebody's plan.

That's also why none of the other girls besides Amanda and Mia fuck with Lucy… because she'll set your ass up with shit you didn't even know was possible.

She'll make you look like a fool and do it all with a cheery smile… So yeah, I guess manipulative people have really ruined my life.

"Well, goodnight," I said as I walked down the hallway and to the bath where I expected to have some alone time… but the woman just pranced her way in.

She came in with a smile and a bath towel wrapped around her and dove into the half a meter deep bath.

Rudely, she was met with a hard hit to the head as she hit the bottom of the bath and I chuckled to myself a bit as she slowly sat up.

"You finally smiled," She said and I quickly wiped the grin off my face.

We had a long and peaceful bath but also an extended conversation on her training regime that she was going to put me through.

It honestly didn't seem bad and our bond grew just a bit as we had finally reached something that we both liked… fighting.

It was obvious at first glance, but it took a while for the topic to come up… so yeah… I guess I trust her just a bit now.

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