In spite of the fact that Otsuka Kemino would have beco 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 ." Jeremy praised him, saying 'good' three tis. "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 mories, 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 so unknown rigorous situation in his own way because we know he was not soone who would simply abandon his people. So until today, we, the mbers 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 ti. 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 mbers of my clan. It was fortunate that so 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 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 that a powerful witch prophesied he would save on that day at that exact spot. And he asked to follow him and join his family. I followed him as I felt safe for the first ti 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 sothing amiss with the true reason behind why the current head of the Carver family would co out himself and helped soone 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 in a magical realm. And I ca 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 ti 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 ca to realize that there were many reasons and dire circumstances for what happened in the past, and no one was to bla. And my entire perception of my master changed when I read so 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 mber 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 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 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 beco a vampire with a true noble bloodline," Jeremy replied in a complicated tone.
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