"Haahh... Hahh..."
Harumi's mother sighed in exhaustion after experiencing that, but a second later, she was completely fine, her mind the sa as before.
"I apologize for acting like that, it is unbefitting of my authority and strength," she said. "I know it must've been pathetic... But I assure you that if I were to confront that man, it wouldn't be the sa."
Clentine tried to save so face, but Harumi and her friends couldn't bla her for feeling that way, Noah was a monster, and they knew by just looking at him!
"At the very least, he seed committed to his work," she said. "And above all, he didn't chase you nor tracked you when you stepped out, even though you were the most vulnerable in that mont. It seems he has no intentions to target you, with his power even if you were together, it wouldn't really matter."
"So at the very least he's not hostile... for now," sighed Harumi. "What do we do now, mother?"
"We will deploy our forces and watch him from afar carefully," said Clentine. "Direct confrontation would only lead to the destruction of whichever area it begins. We must approach this carefully... I know it sounds pathetic coming from , but it cannot be helped. I've never been a reckless woman myself, I like to do things carefully, I've always been more of a planning type, if anything. Despite my strength and despite the nature of my peers..." "I see..." nodded Frank. "Thank you for offering your help, Miss Clentine."
"Miss?!" Clentine gasped. "You call Lady, or your Majesty is also fine."
"Mom!" Harumi complained.
"It was a joke," Clentine said with a dead serious face, she was not good at joking. "Ahem, anyways. The eting was brief, I suppose. But there's also sothing else you wanted to tell , right?"
"Noah's son and daughter are in the class too," said Matsuo. "Eleanora and Dante... They didn't seem as threatening as his father, we didn't even realized they were his children though. They are either good at concealing their power, or much weaker... but I wouldn't be so sure."
"So three so far..." said Clentine. "Any more of them?"
"They ntioned that their mother would also be a teacher, for Math classes," said Frank. "But we didn't see her today..."
"So the entire family entered that one school in specific?! But why would they do this... what is the point of..." Clentine squinted her eyes. "The only special thing about that school is you... So despite not holding hostility, they're only there for you."
"Us?!" Frank wondered. "But why?"
"Well, for starting, Frank's Power is very special, isn't it?" asked Clentine. "A power that goes beyond anything ever seen before, according to reports. Perhaps they're pursuing such power."
"Uuh..." Frank felt slightly annoyed by that.
"But if they wanted us so badly, wouldn't they had started by befriending us?" Matsuo wondered. "Yet they only glanced at us if anything."
"It might as well be that they want you for sothing but don't want a direct approach nor an aggressive one," said Clentine. "It's intriguing, but with theory alone, we can't get anywhere... For now, I'll tell my organization to protect you. Harumi is simply not enough." "To protect us?" Frank asked. "But we are strong already, we don't really need..." "They will be only there when you need them," the Vampiress said. "Don't worry about the details, Frank. Your family as well, will be protected from this mont."
"Thanks..." Frank had nothing else to say but thanking her. "I really appreciate all the help so far, Lady Clentine. I only recently beca your daughter's friend, so I didn't expect..." "Hmm~! I am rely doing this because you're the holden child of the Monks," giggled Clentine. "Well, my daughter's friends are also the friends of this family. And at the sa ti, I would like to invest a bit on your growth as well, Frank. You're a very special young man. Your future is bright, but you're still vulnerable while growing. So you require more protection, if possible."
"I just hope they don't interfere when we go hunting or to do missions..." said Matsuo. "Ah, worry not, they won't," said Clentine. "Anyways, how is the clan doing, Matsuo?" "We're doing fine, thank you for asking, Lady Clentine," Matsuo said, nodding. "I've already notified my clan about these things, so we might go there to report things about Noah as well in more detail."
"Excellent, tell that grumpy old woman that I say hi," giggled Clentine.
"G-Grumpy old woman?" Matsuo asked. "Uuh, w-who are you referring to, if I may ask?" "Who else than the woman that is even older than , surprisingly," sighed Clentine. "She loves acting younger, but as a Demigoddess, she simply has no lifespan, that woman... Haha." "Y-You an the Great Ancestor?!" Matsuo almost had a heart attack.
"Kaguyahi was her na, right? Yes her," nodded Clentine. "Anyways, I wish you could stay longer here, there's lots of activities to do in here. Many special rooms where you can practice things. We got an Alchemy Laboratory, a Soul Refining Cauldron, a Body Strengthening Torture Chamber, and more! They could make you stronger very quickly if you spent so weeks there."
"T-Torture Chamber?" Frank asked, feeling afraid. "What do they do there?"
"What else? My family mbers will torture your body while using special magic and rituals to strengthen your body the more damage and torture it takes! Vampires oftentis partake into these all the ti to beco stronger and gain tougher bodies." Said Clentine. "I am sure you'll get used to the pain in no ti."
"I pass... Thank you," Frank muttered.
"Mom, why would a normal human ever agree to that?" Harumi sighed. "Not even I am interested on being tortured to get stronger, no thank you!"
"Ah, they're just the ruthless customs of Vampires, dear, please don't be so an with your mother," sighed Clentine. "Anyways, I suppose that's that. You're free to go. Oh right, I guess you should take this, Frank."
Clentine quickly gave Frank a small emblem shaped as a red and black shield with a bat in
the middle.
"This is...?"
"Its an Honorary Family mber Emblem, by just having it, other Vampires will know you're
an ally," said Clentine.
"Oh wow, this is incredible... Thank you."
Reviews
All reviews (0)