Currently, the silence was the only thing that had taken over the room. We all stared at Natsumi-san who was standing there without a hint of exhaustion on her face. I knew she was strong but the reality of her strength was still unknown to me. She always held back against me that seeing the spectacle before me looked so unreal. The speed at which she moved, every single move she did, everything looked amazing.
My respect for her has gone up yet again.
"Phew, I think they are the last of them, right?" she said turning towards us acting as if nothing happened. "Let’s see if we were able to stop it or not."
I understood what she was talking about so I nodded my head while Ai and Akira looked completely clueless. As I thought before, this entire attack was just a mere distraction. They already knew that we knew they were going to attack today so it would have been wise for them to not do anything like or change their approach. But that did not happen which meant, all of these vampires were just mere disposable pawns to the main mastermind of the attack.
"Ai, I think I can stand now," I said and made her let go of me. I got my feet and fortunately, had enough energy in me to stand this time.
"Follow me," Ama said and started walking towards the room where all the samples were.
Samples of my blood to be more precise.
If my guess is not wrong, then the entire thing was staged so that they can get samples of my blood. Why is that? I don’t know about it but from all the outcomes I could think of, this one felt the more logical and believable. We still don’t really know what actually my blood can do if drunk by a vampire. I mean, I got multiple pairs of teeth sunk in my neck before and I could see them getting stronger but we don’t know just how much of my blood could make them how strong. Also, there are many different variables that had to be taken into consideration. How fresh is the blood is or what is the current level at which the vampire is before drinking my blood?
All that was still unknown and Ama already told us that she had planned on running such tests in the future. She too was quite intrigued by the tests that were run before.
"Kazu-kun, what if he got his hands on your blood? Wouldn’t that be really bad?" Ai asked holding my hand.
"I won’t be sugar-coating my words here but if he got his hands on those samples, we are screwed," I said but then I felt a strong pat on the back which made me stumble forward. "Ouch Natsumi-san, I am still hurt, is this how you treat a patient?"
"A patient is not supposed to be able to walk so I guess I should break your legs for you to look the part," she said cracking her knuckles and a shiver ran down my spine.
"Your idea of a patient is really messed up!! Even a person with a mere cold is considered as a patient so please change your definition of that thing!!"
"I’m just kidding," she said wrapping her arm around my neck. "But seriously, aren’t you getting too ahead of yourself?"
"What do you mean?" I blurted out my thought.
"Look here kid, you are not the smartest nor the fastest and definitely not the strongest among us," she said.
"And?"
I could really get what she was talking about. I got a light hit on my head by her and she strengthened her grip on my neck.
"What I am saying is that you don’t need to think too much about everything. Let the adults do their job, you are still a dumb kid so act like that," she said and started ruffling my hair. "Or just because you had your first time, you think th-"
"Fine!! I will stop acting like that!! Just don’t bring that up again!! It’s embarrassing!!" I said getting out of her chokehold and she started laughing leaving me in a blushing mess.
"This is bad, really bad."
Amongst the little talk, we stopped and eyes followed the source of the sound. Ama stood there before the safe that had my blood samples and I could already tell something was different. How could I tell that? Well…
The entire door of the safe was ripped open.
"How much was taken?" James asked not panicking even a little in this situation.
"H-h-he…."
Ama stepped aside and we all looked inside the safe and all our eyes widened at what we saw. Only two out of the ten vials, only one was left in the safe. Each vail had a lot of blood if taken from a normal human standard, about 100 ml of that. All the blood was not taken out in one go though, it happened in 4 different instances during my regular checkup. That meant 800ml of my blood was taken away.
"But how is that possible? Weren’t all the safes made out of silver or something like that?" Iwaguchi-san said worried and we all also had the same question.
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"Yeah, it shouldn’t be possible," James said.
"No, it is possible," Akira said shutting down the arguments while still staring at the safe.
"What do you mean by that Akira? You mean, there is someone who can do that?" I asked her and she nodded her head. If we find who that person was meaning we also know who the snitch was if not for the fact they made someone else do it.
"There is only one vampire I know who can do that," Akira said and her lips started trembling. "I-It’s Father."
As those words left her mouth, there was pin-drop silence in the room. We all stared at Akira and she held herself while thinking something. We could see the look of dread on her face and it was surprising seeing something like that. Akira, who didn’t usually change her expression was just a mess right before us.
"I’m sorry Akira but I have to ask why you are saying this," I said firmly not letting my feelings get in the way.
"I-I don’t k-know much b-but F-F-Father has more than one ability," she said and held her head. "I-I saw it with my eyes, I always thought h-he had the ability similar as mine b-but at one instance, in Portugal, a vampire hunter was at our tail and I was with Father and his group at that time. That t-time, he turned his hand into a blade and cut the hunters into pieces. The other time, he burned them alive from his b-breath. I don’t know how he does it but h-h-he…"
"That’s enough Akira-san, no need to remember anything else," Ai said holding her shoulder and pulling her closer.
Natsumi-san lets out a heavy sigh and so did I. Things had just gotten a lot more complicated than we thought and a lot tougher too. Akira said that he had multiple abilities and if we take that into consideration, I still wonder if he would personally come here and get the vails. He must have multiple vampires under him, he could have just used them but there is also that possibility.
While thinking that, something caught my eye and I squinted it looking closely. I saw something white placed under the vail that was left. It was hard to see if we only looked at the vail since the insides were cold and light in white light. I stepped forward and picked it up which turned out to be a piece of paper.
I opened the paper and there was something written on it with blue ink. It read,
"The game has just begun."
Since no one noticed that, I decided to quickly place that piece of paper in the pocket of my suit. I could almost see the big grin the person had while writing this on the paper. Though not wanting to, I have already entered the game so I can only say one thing back to this Father person.
Come and get me then.
"We will take care of everything from here on out, you three need to go home and rest," James said to me, Ai, and Akira.
"And since taking care of all this will take some time, take a week’s rest you two," Natsumi-san said and we nodded our heads.
"Akira, can you take us back?" I asked the noble who had calmed down who wiped the few drops of tears that were falling down her eyes.
"As you wish Kazuki-sama," she said and I joined her and Ai as she teleported us right in the living room of our house.
The inside was not lit up and it was dark but I could still see everything inside. It felt nice coming back now. It had that warm homely feeling to it. Seriously, there is no better place than home.
"Well then, I will be going Kazuki-sama, Ai-sama," Akira said bowing down.
"Akira wait," I said stopping her. She looked at me and I walked closer to her stretching my hand and placing it on her head. Even if there was a great difference between our ages, it felt like the right this to do. "You did amazing today, thank you for saving my sorry ass again and again. And take care of yourself."
The look on her face changed as her eyes close and her lips curled up into a smile.
"Yes, I will. Thank you for your kind words," she said and I stepped back. The next thing I knew, she just disappeared in thin air.
Again, silence took over the place and I just stared in the dark. I felt a pair of arms wrapping around me and a soft sensation made its way on my back. I turned around and hugged Ai back. It felt nice being held by her like this. I started stroking her hair lightly and she nuzzled her face in my chest.
"You were so cool today Kazu-kun," she said rubbing her face against my chest. "Hehe, if only I had a camera, I wouldn’t stop clicking your pictures."
"Don’t you have enough of those?" I asked her and she started giggling.
"I can’t have enough photos of Kazu-kun, there is never too much Kazu-kun in my heart," she said.
"Okay, let’s go get changed then."
"Mhm."
We let go of each other and made our way towards the bedroom where our closets were. Honestly, I would love to take a bath since I was still all sweaty but I am too tired to do anything like that. I just want to get in some comfy clothes and crash on the bed. That would be true heaven right there.
While Ai decided on changing in the room, I went to the bathroom to change. Once inside, I looked back at myself. The big hole in my suit was clearly visible showing my chest and I couldn’t see any scar on that region. The vampire’s healing abilities sure are amazing.
I slid my hand on the pocket and got the piece of paper out and stared at it for some time. I don’t know what is to come at us in the future but I am not scared about it. I have people I trust and love on my side and they are really not weak so I no longer worry about this little threat of this person.
"Let’s have a lot of fun playing then," I muttered and then drained the piece of paper down the toilet.
I quickly changed into my clothes and god they felt so comfortable, I put my suit in the laundry and got out of the bathroom. As I entered the bedroom, I saw Ai inside the bed already with her head popping out from one side. Her white skin glistened in the dark and as she looked at me, she smiled widely.
"Come join me Kazu-kun," she said and I did as she said.
I slid under the blankets and snuggled made myself comfortable under it. Ah yes, I was in heaven right now. The bed mattress felt like a cloud and I was floating on it. Ai came closer to me and wrapped her hands around my name making me face her.
Without a warning, she smashed her lips against mine and her tongue invaded my mouth. I placed my hands at her waist and pulled her closer to me kissing her back. We kept making out until I felt something cold on my wrist.
Wait a minute.
I stopped kissing Ai and she slid out of my arms and I looked at them as they were handcuffed. I looked at her and she had a chain in her hands and a scary smile on her face.
"I told you, didn’t I? Kazu-kun" she said pulling the chains again and again. "Bad boys need to be punished."
"L-Listen Ai, I love you. Please don’t do this to me. I am sorry," I said squirming away from her.
"Hehe, now don’t move. You will only make it difficult for both of us," she said and straddled me with the chain in her hand. "I will not let you sleep tonight~"
Yeah, I just couldn’t sleep that night.
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