In spite of the fact that Otsuka Kemino would have become a double agent for the Hunter Family, he saw the bright side to help his young master.
Additionally, he was also one of the greatest minds living today, and he knew that from now on he would have to lie to the Carver of the Blood Royalty family of vampires and had to take every possible situation which might entail considerable risks. So he made a determined decision and replied assiduously, "I have finally found my young master. What do I need more than this? Okay, I'll do as you say."
"Good, good, good. You didn't disappoint me." Jeremy praised him, saying 'good' three times. "But I'm curious about one tiny detail here."
"What is it, sir?" Kemino was all attentive once again.
"Kiddo, I know after my big brother, which was also your master, vanished suddenly, your family might be curious about his whereabouts and must be running away from the enemies of my brother. But how in the hell do you manage to make another blood contract with Carver Family?" asked Jeremy as he glanced at him, giving a peculiar look.
Suddenly, Kemino looked all gloomy and retold his most forlorn past, which he had kept hidden deep inside the core of his memories, which he had been trying to forget for the past several decades. "Yes, my family was in a pretty critical situation after our master, the Slayer of Dragon King, the Harbinger of light, left us. But we understand that he might have to face some unknown rigorous situation in his own way because we know ?he was not someone who would simply abandon his people. So until today, we, the members of the Otsuka family, still pay our proper homage to our master and we have been waiting for him."
He further added, clenching his hands tightly. "However, the powerful enemies kept hunting us down, and we drifted from place to place, trying to protect ourselves all this time. And hmm,....it was exactly 76 years ago when I turned barely 10. It was during a night, assassins raided our hidden village and almost wiped out almost all the members of my clan. It was fortunate that some of us fled, mainly children with their guardians. Among them, I was one of them with my big brother as my guardian.
However, one assassin spotted our trail, and my brother and he fought, resulting in his death. I was also prepared to die with him, but fortunately, a gentleman stepped up and killed the assassin, saving my life. "
"A gentleman helped you….. Then let me guess; is the man, Peter Carver, the current head of the Carter Family?" Jeremy asked.
"Yes, and when I asked him the reason for saving my life, he told me that a powerful witch prophesied he would save me on that day at that exact spot. And he asked me to follow him and join his family. I followed him as I felt safe for the first time with him and made the ceremony of blood contract with the Carver Family officially. Since then, I have been continuously serving them with my whole heart." Kemino responded.
After hearing his words, Jeremy found something amiss with the true reason behind why the current head of the Carver family would come out himself and helped someone who was clearly on Hunter's family's side. His heart ached for him again as he asked again, "Kiddo, I'm so sorry. Hmm, my big brother actually fell into an abyss while saving me in a magical realm. And I came back as soon as possible to help the families that were affiliated with him, but it was too bad I can't find the trace of your family anymore. You must have really hated my brother and his family for not helping in the time of need."
Kemino replied with a serious voice, hiding nothing. "Yes, I hated him to my guts and even I hated the seniors of my family for having unreasonable fate when I was still young. But as I grew older and saw many things in the war fields and in many other situations, I came to realize that there were many reasons and dire circumstances for what happened in the past, and no one was to blame. And my entire perception of my master changed when I read some historical records I dug up from my old village's burnt-down library. It turns out that he has been the benefactor of my family for 700 years, which I could not forsake so easily. And I have been searching for him and his bloodlines and also the remaining survivors of that terrible night."
"So, do you find any member of your clan?" Jeremy asked once again while tapping on his back lightly.
"Yes, until now I have found 27 of them and still searching for others," Kemino replied with a sweet smile.
"Alright, boy, on account of my failure to protect your family, I gave you my words. You can ask any three favors from me and I'll suffice them even if you ask to give my head to you." Jeremy gave his words a serious tone.
"I'll keep that in my mind." Kemino was delighted at the prospect of demanding three things from him, especially from a hunter of his unfathomable strength.
Jeremy suddenly asked again. "Then what do you think about the Carver family?"
"Master Jeremy, even though I have unquestionable loyalty to the Carver Family, things have changed now. Even so, I'll never allow myself to put anything that is related to putting anything dangerous on the Carver family because I still owed them for saving my life and also for helping me up to this point of life." Kemino answered truthfully, giving his firm determination.
"Mm-hmm, I can't agree more. Kiddo, I still believe in you and I will support you in whatever you decide is right." Jeremy reassured him. And suddenly, he craned his head toward the library room of the castle and he frowned.
"Anything wrong, sir?"
"Hmm, now I understand how Bobby could become a vampire with a true noble bloodline," Jeremy replied in a complicated tone.
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