[Ding, a scene where the Paternal System was in action has been detected near the host. A task is now being issued: after Malfoy grabs your arm, squeeze out your blood and touch it to the back of his hand.] [Ding, upon successful completion of the task, Paternal Points +1000. Does the host accept?]
Well, it wasn't a great reward, but...
[Accept!]
Darren hurriedly put on a guilty expression.
"N-No, I'm not hurt. If there's nothing else, I'm going to return Neville's Remembrall!"
After saying that, he hurriedly tried to slip past Malfoy and leave.
He made sure to look thoroughly guilty.
Malfoy grabbed his arm, his hand landing right on Darren's wound.
Darren hissed and quickly squeezed his nearly scabbed-over arm. Once blood seeped out, he flicked a drop onto the back of Draco's hand.
Before Malfoy could notice, he immediately pulled his arm back and put on an angry expression.
"Malfoy, don't go too far!"
[Ding, Paternal Points +1000]
Darren chuckled.
Perfect!
He had more or less figured out what the system wanted to do.
It probably wanted Lucius to learn his identity.
This was getting interesting.
Malfoy frowned as he watched Darren's retreating back.
He felt that Darren was fooling him.
What did he mean, he wasn't hurt?
Just now, when he had grabbed Darren's arm, he had smelled a strong scent of blood.
Clearly, Darren really was injured.
It might even have been serious.
But why wasn't this guy going to the Hospital Wing?
Malfoy's eyes were filled with confusion.
Suspicious, he returned to his dormitory and took out the Two-way Mirror Lucius had given him.
"Father, I need your help!"
Lucius's face appeared in the mirror. He asked in confusion, "Draco, if I remember correctly, shouldn't you be eating