"Is this it?" I asked myself as both I and Ai were standing right in front of the giant building called the Tokyo tower.
We were asked to come here for our first mission so I already had my katana with me and Ai had her stakes with her but I still don’t know where she keeps them. Well, I don’t really care if I don’t get to know that since that is not the main issue here. The issue here is that we are on time and Natsumi-san and Iwaguchi-san are nowhere to be seen at all.
"Come in front of the Tokyo tower they said. Such a detailed explanation was given to us," I said sarcastically throwing my hands up.
"It’s fine Kazu-kun, we can wait for them a bit," Ai said rubbing my shoulder. "Did you try calling Natsumi-san?"
"She is not picking up," I said and looked at the big crowd of people around us but we still could not find the person we were looking for.
"I did and I probably am going to for the tenth time," I said and called her yet again which was when I heard a ring from behind me.
"Do you seriously miss me this much, kid?" Natsumi-san said and behind him was Iwaguchi-san. "Follow me."
We both followed them without another word and started blending in the giant crowd of working adults going back to their homes after a hard day at work. Their faces looked exhausted and some of them just looked like they are about to change their jobs soon. Work is hard, which is one of the many reasons I don’t want to grow up as an adult. The other is the responsibilities that come with it. They are really troublesome.
Back to the topic, we continued to follow the two and got out of the crowd to a dark alleyway. There were some worn-out buildings in this area which were honestly something I did not expect at all. Natsumi-san opened the door of one such building and we entered it.
The inside was worn out and was giving off a foul smell which was kind of bearable for me but for Ai…
"Ugh…it stinks," she said covering her nose and held my hand.
"Why are we here Natsumi-san?" I asked her and she continued walking and entered a room. We did the same and there was a bed on which were two pairs of black clothing.
"Change in this first," Natsumi-san said. "These suits hide your presence from a vampire completely so they can’t detect if you are around unless they see you directly with their eyes. Both of yours had to be made specially to suit your needs so try it on quickly."
"Right here?" I asked looking around. "At least go outside while we change."
"We?" Natsumi-san said raising her eyebrow and then smirked at me.
My face heated up at realizing what I just said and before I could say anything, both she and Iwaguchi-san were out of the room leaving both me and Ai there. We both looked at each other and both our faces were bright red.
"We can change with our back facing each other," I said and quickly grabbed my pair. How did I know it was mine? Well, both I and Ai have a significant difference in height so I knew that it was mine.
Ai picked up her clothes and I looked at my suit and it was a skin-tight one. I sighed and quickly took off my t-shirt and pants and started wearing the suit. It honestly fitted me perfectly which was a surprise since I had grown a bit taller and muscular as time passed. I took my clothes and folded them properly not knowing where to keep them, I held them in my hands and I saw that the suit already had a place where I can put my katana in.
"I’m done Ai," I said out loud.
"Um…Kazu-kun, can you help me with something?" she asked me and I started to worry a little. Don’t tell me. "I am not able to reach the zip at the back, can you please get it for me?"
"O-okay," I said and slowly turned around and my eyes widened.
Ai’s pearl white skin was exposed from behind and it was being contrasted with the jet black color of the suit. I gulped hard and walked towards her. Why am I so nervous and flustered? I know it was in the heat of the moment but I had done so much more with her and seen even more skin of her, then why the hell am I being nervous?
I held the zipper and slowly started pulling it up making sure not to cause any discomfort to Ai and the zipper too because that suit was really sticking tightly to her skin. I quickly zipped it properly and Ai turned around with a smile on her face and I saw her completely in the suit.
The skin-tight suit was properly showing her curves and generous proportion and I know it is for fighting purposes but it also had a sexy feel to it. Or maybe it is just me.
"You look so cool in this Kazu-kun," Ai said poking me all around. "I didn’t get to say this before but you really got ripped. Look, you even have a six-pack."
"So what? Are you going to keep on feeling me forever?" I asked her and she giggled.
"We can have an equal trade-off~," she said in a seductive voice and I chuckled and pat her head making her pout. "Don’t treat me like a kid!" she said childishly.
Cute.
"Let’s not for now since Natsumi-san is waiting for us outside," I said and started heading out. "Maybe after that."
I opened the door and Natsumi-san and Iwaguchi-san had also changed into a similar suit and had their weapons activated. "Took you long enough," Iwaguchi-san said.
"Sorry, it was my first time wearing this so it took some time," I said rubbing my head.
"And it has nothing to do with the fact that you were flirting inside?" Natsumi-san asked raising her eyebrow and sweat dripped down my forehead. "We can hear everything through these walls, kid."
"Let’s just talk about the mission now shall we?" I said trying to change the topic.
"It’s young love Natsumi-san, we can no longer understand it," Iwaguchi-san said.
"Please talk about the mission already!" Ai shouted.
They quickly filled us in about the mission. Apparently, there was a big group of vampires east from here and Intel tells that they have a meeting that is being held there around this time. Our mission was to find out what the meeting was about and then kill every single one of them. No survivors are needed.
"Sounds simple enough?" Natsumi-san said confirming it.
"In understanding, yes it was understandable but if there is a meeting this big then it means that…"
"There is a noble present there," Ai said completing my sentence. "Wait a minute, I will quickly scan the area. You said east right?"
"Yes," Iwaguchi-san said.
Ai closed her eyes and I could feel the amount of concentration she was putting in that it could be clearly be seen on her face. Her eyebrow twitched a little and she frowned. "Having these many vampires in one place is an absurdity, it is as if they are inviting us to kill them."
"How many are they?" I asked.
"Eighty-eight novices, all older than two hundred years and two nobles too," Ai said and opened her eyes.
"Quite impressive, I have to tell you that," Natsumi-san said and clapped her hands lightly. "The exact number we found."
"The technology is more advance than I think but it still is not advance enough to get us the actual important stuff," I said out loud and Natsumi-san shrugged her shoulders.
"Let’s roll then," Iwaguchi-san and then without a warning ran and jumped down the window. Natsumi-san followed him and I looked at Ai and nodded.
We ran towards the window and jumped and I was not able to control myself properly which made me jump a lot higher than I decided and I saw the big crescent moon right before my eyes as I landed on top of a building.
"Hey, kid, where did you go?" Natsumi-san asked me from the intercom.
"I was not able to control my strength so I jumped higher than anticipated," I said and rubbed my head.
"Whatever, do you see a tall worn-down building anywhere?" she asked me and I looked around and spotted a building that stood out. "Go there and regroup with us."
"Roger ma’am."
I started running towards the building and jumped over each gap and honestly, it was really fun and exhilarating. I could feel the adrenaline rushing in my blood and I felt strangely excited. My heart was beating fast and as I reached right before the building, I jumped down and landed right between Natsumi-san and Iwaguchi-san.
"You arrived quicker than expected," Natsumi-san said and she and Iwaguchi-san started running.
I shrugged my shoulders and started following them along with Ai. We passed through many buildings and leaped over a few due to dead ends and I could feel my jumps being longer than I am trying to go and my speed while running faster too. So, this suit doesn’t just hide my presence but it even suppresses the sounds of steps and enhances our physical abilities. That is convenient.
We all stopped right before a building with a big door which was opened. Iwaguchi-san was the first one to enter and the signaled us that it was clear. We followed him and the building was surprisingly empty.
"They are below the ground," Ai said and we all looked at her.
"Can you tell where they are?" I asked her and she nodded and closed her eyes and started walking.
We followed her and she entered a room which had many shelves there and Ai stopped right before them. I looked at the shelves and my eyes fell on a little wooden board protruding out. It was such a medieval but also clever move.
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"Don’t touch that," I said in a sound loud enough for all of them to hear. "It’s a trap."
"So you noticed?" Natsumi-san said and I nodded.
I walked forward and pushed the shelves aside and as I thought, it had a ball bearing at the bottom which lets it roll but it was making some sound which was concerning. Right there was a hatch that leads somewhere down. I touched the hatch and it looked as if it was recently opened but it was not budging.
"They locked it," I said to everyone and then an idea came to me. "Ai, can you heighten your senses and tell us what they are talking about?" I asked her.
"I can try," she said and closed her eyes and I felt a dense atmosphere building around Ai. "My fellow vampires, I know that you all have been wondering why we have brought you here. Don’t worry, I will explain the entire situation."
"This is convenient," Iwaguchi-san commented.
"We all know that the blood of the first has been starting to mature in the veins of fodder, the human named Shiba Kazuki and I know you have been informed by this already. The boy had joined the VEO."
"They are all gasping and whispering amongst themselves," Ai explained.
"Silence," she said in a little loud voice probably mimicking the person speaking. "As I was saying, the faker has joined the VEO, and here is what I propose. I, Leo Gates along with Tatara Akira and ten other nobles who are giving the same speech like this one at other places raid and destroy the VEO and capture Shiba Kazuki, the faker. We can get rid of that nuisance in this country and also get the blood of the first for us. Killing two birds with one stone as they say. What do you say? Are you with me?"
Ai clenched her fist and we all felt the intense killing intent leaking out of her. Shit, I need to get her to calm down. I quickly walked towards her and placed my hand on her shoulder.
"Ai, calm down," I said softly and moved up to caress her face. "Right now, we need to concentrate on what they are saying, we will kill them right after that."
Just little words and Ai’s killing intent calmed down but…
"They found us out," Ai said.
"And this was why I asked you to calm down but whatever," I said and looked at Natsumi-san readying her scythe and Iwaguchi-san had his combat axes ready. "Looks like this is where we enter in style?"
"You bet we will," Iwaguchi-san said and I saw a big smile form on his face.
Boom
The hatch was broken in one simple hit by him and Natsumi-san jumped down. We followed the pursuit and jumped down and right before us was a really big room with a lot of vampires. Iwaguchi-san landed behind me and I activated my katana and placed it where it was supposed to be in my suit.
"Sorry to interrupt this little after-party yours but this is as far you can live," Natsumi-san said placing the scythe on her shoulder.
"Kill her," the noble said and his eyes fell on me and a distorted smile formed on his face. "Splendid, really splendid. The target has come to us except for the other way round. Looks like lady luck is generous on us."
"Are you sure she is a lady and not a man?" I asked him. "Who knows if you are misjudging something?"
"What is there to misjudge, you have walked right into our little meeting spot," he said and then looked at the woman beside him. "Akira dear, be a good girl and get me that faker."
"Faker?" I said out loud.
"Isn’t that what you are?" he said and the vampires there had their eyes glowing bright red and I could see their fangs properly. "You are just a mere human, fodder who has borrowed the blood of our king, the first. Aren’t you a- "
"Shut your trap," a cold voice resounded in the room and I looked beside the person who was the owner of the voice. She had her right eyes glowing bright green.
They are so fucked.
All the vampires in the room stopped at their track and Natsumi-san chuckled.
"Don’t just stand there and kill the unwanted," the noble said and all of them attacked us in one go.
I unsheathe my blade and held my scabbard in another hand as a vampire jumped at me. He was very quick but I stepped aside and slashed vertically aiming for his head. He dodged it at the cost of his arm which fell down but I did not give him any opening and rushed forward to stab his heart right after with the blade.
I raised my scabbard as I blocked a strong blow from another novice and I held him in place. Soon, his head fell off and I knew who it was so I stabbed him in the chest and threw his body at the other five who were about to attack me. Iwaguchi-san appeared in front of those vampires and cut off all their legs before I could even blink and the five fell down and Natsumi-san killed all of them in one go.
"Wow," I couldn’t help but say as Ai stabbed a vampire in the heart which was about to attack me.
"Keep your head in the battle kid, or you will die," Natsumi-san said and I looked at the big hoard of vampires being cut down by Natsumi-san and Iwaguchi-sa showing perfect teamwork.
"Ai, boost me," I said to her.
"Huh?"
"Just do it," I said and ran towards her, she readied her hands and launched me up and I could see the entire battle scene from here. This was what I have come here to do then let’s do this.
I felt my head getting closer to the ceiling and I twisted my body, sheath my katana, and kicked off the ceiling sending me down. As I came in range, I quickly unsheathe it and twisted myself slicing off the heads of the four vampires there. I landed on my feet and quickly stabbed the vampires in the heart killing them.
You know what?
This is kind of fun.
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