ICTEUWMN Chapter 65.1

Although the main text of “Eternal Night Rose” had been completed, the side stories continued to maintain an outstanding level of popularity.

First, in the modern era arc, Dreven had become an enigmatic and highly influential investor.

Relying on countless lifetimes of experience, he was able to accurately predict market trends. Regardless of whether his investments were initially favored, they always yielded astonishing results.

However, in the eyes of the business world, Dreven remained an unfathomable mystery.

He possessed immense wealth and unmatched good looks, yet no one had ever seen him with a partner. This led to various rumors circulating about him.

It wasn’t until Su Yan appeared by his side that people realized this mysterious and wealthy investor seemed to have been waiting for his young lover!

Indeed, Dreven had been waiting for Su Yan, who carried memories of two lifetimes, to awaken once more. Their reunion finally occurred at a museum.

Following that reunion and embrace across millennia, the Central Star Museum, which had witnessed their first encounter and blossoming love, received a massive anonymous donation from a mysterious wealthy businessman.

In the decades that followed, under the leadership of a young historian from the Federation Research Institute, humanity resolved many significant historical doubts and mysteries about the Blood Moon Era. The discovered artifacts and findings were all sent to the Central Star Museum for display.

Originally on the verge of closing, the Central Star Museum was revitalized. Its surroundings were planted with fields of white roses, transforming it into a famous landmark of Central Star.

Every anniversary, Su Yan and Dreven would blend in among the crowds and revisit the place that held such special meaning to them.

[[“Miss, your backpack charm fell.”

A warm voice came from behind a young female tourist who was staring intently at a large restored oil painting from the Bart Clan in the center of the museum.

She turned to see a young man with a scholarly temperament smiling as he handed her a fluffy Bart Clan bat charm, a piece of museum merchandise.

“Th-thank you! I didn’t even notice…”

As the girl blushed and thanked him, Su Yan, already holding the hand of the tall and silent Dreven, left the museum together.

“Don’t you think those two look a lot like the Bart Clan monarch and his lover in the painting?”

The girl mumbled to her friend, puzzled by the uncanny resemblance between the “tourists” and the figures in the artwork.

“That’s impossible. You must be mistaken. But they do look perfect together.”

Her friend quickly dismissed the thought but also admired the pair’s stunningly complementary appearance.

Meanwhile, Su Yan and Dreven, who overheard the conversation from a distance, exchanged a knowing glance. Their hands clasped even tighter as they walked away.

The endless sea of flowers bore witness to their timeless companionship.]]

[End of Modern Era Arc: Eternal Night Rose]

This final chapter of the modern era arc. sent waves of joy through countless Eternal Night Rose fans. Su Yan and Dreven’s beautiful love story spanning millennia left many readers moved to tears.

[Wuwuwu, seeing them have such a perfect ending feels so comforting. I hope they stay this happy forever in this world…]

[Me too! Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ portrayal of Su Yan and Dreven has officially made them my ultimate CP! Although I also love Caesar and Gu Bai, TAT, I guess I’ve been thoroughly captivated!]

[But what about their first lifetime? I can’t get enough! I still want to read more about their early story!]

Naturally, after finishing the modern era arc, many readers were left wanting more. Thus, the side stories of their first lifetime began their final serialization.

Though everyone already knew the final ending was full of knives; Su Yan was critically wounded and on the brink of death, Dreven broke his vow never to drink human blood and gave Su Yan his First Embrace, transforming him into a Bart Clan member.

However, after becoming a member of the Bart Clan, Su Yan struggled to accept his new reality as a vampire. Furthermore, he faced rejection from both the conservative faction within the Bart Clan and extremist groups among humans, ultimately leading him to a tragic end.

Realizing too late that he had fallen completely in love, Dreven waged a desperate war to find his lost lover. In the end, he sacrificed half of his source blood in a great fire to change their fates.

But, in the beginning, when Su Yan and Dreven’s romance first blossomed in their original lifetime, and before it turned tragic, their relationship was nothing but sweet!

Even Kane, who hates being stabbed the most, found himself eagerly awaiting every update for these side stories just for this sugar, not missing a single chapter.

As a result, when Kane habitually opened his light brain at exactly 6 PM to eat some sugar, he didn’t immediately react when a content rating prompt popped up.

After all, similar prompts had appeared several times before in “Eternal Night Rose”. While there had been occasional romantic moments, the warnings were more often due to the violent and gory scenes from the Blood Moon Era.

However, when Kane flipped through the document that the secretary had just handed him and opened the next page on his light brain to see the content, his brain suddenly froze for a moment.

He stared with wide eyes, even forgetting to turn the pages of his document.

“Boss? President Kane?? You need to sign here.”

The secretary at the side called out several times, but found that Kane not only did not respond, but his ears inexplicably turned red, which was unusual.

In a flash, Kane immediately turned off his light brain as if guilty of a crime, hurriedly signed the document, and announced that he was leaving work early.

“That’s it for today. Any remaining matters can wait until tomorrow.”

Coughing a few times to regain his composure, Kane sternly declared the end of the day.

The secretary relayed the message to the rest of the office, which erupted in cheers. However, they couldn’t shake the feeling that something seemed off with their usually composed boss.

Meanwhile, Kane had already made a beeline for the parking lot. After sitting in his car, he reopened his light brain and frantically read the following content.

‘This, this, this… What was this?!’

Kane recalled the previous chapter. Su Yan, newly turned into a Bart Clan member, had avoided drinking human blood by secretly substituting his wine glass with red wine at a social banquet.

The new chapter began with an unexpected scene: after learning that Su Yan had been taken to a social banquet, a cold-faced Dreven appeared at the banquet to bring him home.

However, after being brought back, Su Yan, who was drunk for the first time, mumbled that he was “very thirsty” as he looked at Dreven in front of him. His mouth now revealed the signature sharp fangs of the Bart clan.

[[“You’ve grown fangs…”

When Dreven reached out to touch Su Yan’s fangs, he immediately realized this was Su Yan’s instinctive thirst for blood after becoming a member of the Bart clan. But compared to the fangs of other Bart clan members, Su Yan’s new fangs resembled human canine teeth…neither fierce nor intimidating, even cute. Despite Dreven not resisting at all, Su Yan couldn’t manage to pierce Dreven’s finger to draw blood.

What Dreven didn’t say was that while most Bart clan members fed on human blood, there was also an attraction and craving for the blood of their own kind. This craving stemmed from a forbidden and fervent love between members of the same race.

Thus, on this night when the full moon was high in the sky, the bedroom in the usually silent and cold grand castle was filled with intoxicating sounds for the first time. Even the nightingales on the roses outside the window were startled, fluttering their wings to obscure the rosy scene.

…

That night, Su Yan was completely exhausted, and the first blood he fed on was the blood that Dreven had drawn from his own neck to feed his beloved.

After removing his usual glasses, Su Yan’s beautiful closed eyes and stunning features as he fell into a deep sleep made Dreven’s heart tremble as he carried his lover to the hot spring.

However, it was precisely this night’s events that caused Bazak, the old steward, to feel a deep sense of apprehension toward Su Yan.

“How could you allow a newly transformed, lower-class Bart to drink your blood!? This is an almost unforgivable transgression!”

But Bazak’s words had no effect on Dreven, who was now deeply in love. It was this worry about his monarch being bewitched by this human that drove the loyal Bazak to make a terrible decision that he would regret forever…]]

Of course, the description in the main text was even more detailed and poignant, leaving Kane blushing uncontrollably as he read it. After reading it for the first time, Kane was silent for a long time, and then he turned the page and went back to the first paragraph of the chapter and started reading it again!

By the time Kane had read it seven or eight times, he was overwhelmed by a dreamlike feeling, especially when he subconsciously thought of Yu Mian, whom he had met before. He couldn’t imagine that this chapter was written by someone who looked so pure and even a little shy.

‘Oh my god…’

But no matter what, Kane couldn’t resist reading it again!

It wasn’t just Kane whose mind was blown. As soon as this extra chapter of “Eternal Night Rose” was released, the comment section exploded like a supernova in the metaverse.

Even when the main text of “Eternal Night Rose” had ended, the comment section wasn’t this wild and lively.

[Help, help, help! What is this! What is this even!? I always knew Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ writing was amazing, but I didn’t know the author had been holding back this whole time!]

[Teacher Fish Soup Noodles!! How much have you been hiding from us! Why didn’t you write this good stuff earlier? And now you’re only bringing it up in the extras!?” [screaming and banging table]]

[Ahhh… who is more miserable than me? I secretly opened the chapter during a meeting, and my face turned so red that I almost died from embarrassment!]

[I have an exam tomorrow morning, and I’m just asking: how am I supposed to sleep tonight!? I’m absolutely hooked!]

Even Shaxs, after finishing a full day of work and opening his light brain to catch up on “Eternal Night Rose”, nearly choked on his water when he reached the vivid text.

“Puff—ahem, ahem, ahem!” Shaxs coughed violently, his face burning like a steaming kettle. He turned the pages blankly and read the whole thing.

[Crispy Shark: !!! You…you really…!???]

Not long after, Yu Mian’s light brain exploded with messages from Shaxs. Feeling slightly guilty and embarrassed, he hesitated before opening the messages.

To be honest, this was his first attempt at writing such a scene. Previously, he had only read other people’s works. But ever since arriving in the interstellar era, seeing the thorough age rating system in place, he felt it would be a waste not to make use of it.

Such a useful tool…why hadn’t the other writers fully utilized it?

Moreover, with the past-life extras of “Eternal Night Rose” nearing completion, Yu Mian had spontaneously decided to slip this chapter in before finishing the story.

While writing, Yu Mian was very careful in his choice of words, trying his best to make them consistent with the overall tone of the book and the personalities of the characters Su Yan and Dreven.

He was quite satisfied with the final result. It was natural, beautiful, and subtly ambiguous, and combined with the subsequent BE direction, it gave this scene an indescribable sense of a fateful turning point.

Still, knowing that someone like Shaxs, an acquaintance, had read it made him feel quite embarrassed.

[Fish: OvO What’s wrong? Is it not good? Or does everyone dislike it?]

Yu Mian was indeed just about to open the comment section to check the readers’ reactions.

[Crispy Shark: Uh… uh, no, no, it’s amazing! The comment section is going crazy! Haven’t you seen all the rewards pouring in!?]

For the first time, Shaxs found himself at a loss for words, unable to describe his feelings.

When readers finally came back to their senses, the rewards on “Eternal Night Rose” hadn’t stopped pouring in.