A few days later, the news of Luke becoming the Ninth Progenitor spread throughout Sanguinem.
Although this news surprised most Vampires, after all, Luke had only ostensibly existed in Sanguinem for four years, yet he was able to obtain a Progenitor seat so quickly.
Furthermore, according to insider information—gossip from Lady Krul—Luke was Krul's child groom.
Additionally, some Vampires saw Ferid faint, his clothes in tatters, being carried back to the Mansion by Shaka. Then, Ferid seemed to have forgotten something in the meeting room, which Luke personally went to return.
Some Vampires asked Luke what happened and why Ferid had fainted. This is exactly what Luke said.
"Oh? Ferid? He didn't faint. After such a long meeting, isn't it normal to take a nap?"
When that Vampire asked Luke what he had returned to Ferid, Luke replied.
"Ah, it's nothing much. It's just that Mother Ferid accidentally bumped his waist against Her Highness Krul's hand and lost a small piece of flesh, that's all."
Of course, Vampires aren't that gossipy; this preposterous news was only mentioned by a few.
Bang!
Krul's fist slammed onto the armrest of the throne, giving the subordinate reporting at the bottom of the steps a start.
As Krul listened to the subordinate's report, she felt a headache coming on. She dismissed the subordinate and sat alone on the throne, rubbing her temples.
Just then, Luke returned from outside.
"Hey beautiful, just one Vampire?"
"Spit it out, I'm annoyed just looking at you."
Luke looked bewildered.
What happened to you?
Luke didn't ask further; he must have offended Krul somewhere.
Luke organized his thoughts and asked.
"Your Highness Krul, shall we go out to play together? Staying underground all day will warp your mind, and the whole Vampire will become gloomy!"
"I've stayed here for thousands of years."
"Uh..."
Crap, a death trap question.
Luke tried to change the subject.
"Anyway, shall we go out to play? I've been underground for too long. Since you're idle here anyway, you might as well go to the surface with me for some fun."
Krul wasn't very interested.
"Go if you want to play. I didn't say you weren't allowed to go out."
Luke shook his head and replied.
"The point isn't going out; it's being with you."
Krul let out a 'tch' upon hearing that and turned her head away tsundere-style.
"Tch! Saying that kind of thing again..."
"Your Highness Krul, the tips of your ears seem to have turned red. How cute."
Krul quickly pretended to fix her hair to hide her ears, then acted as if nothing had happened.
"Just kidding! Haha."
Luke smiled at Krul.
Then Luke sighed and walked toward the exit.
"Forget it, if you're not going, I'll go by myself. I had actually heard some news about Ashera, but if you're not interested, then never mind."
Once Krul realized she had been fooled, she wanted to show Luke who the real master of Sanguinem was.
But Luke's next sentence struck her like a bolt from the blue.
"Wait!"
The corners of Luke's mouth curled up as he turned around.
"What is it, Your Highness Krul?"
Krul stared straight at Luke, her eyes full of expectation as she asked.
"Are you serious? You found a clue about Ashera?"
After Luke promised to help Krul find her brother, Krul had told him everything about her brother, including his name and appearance.
Though Luke actually knew more useful information than Krul did.
Luke smiled and pulled a car key from his pocket, dangling it.
"Well, are you willing to go for a drive with me now?"
Krul came up to Luke, grabbed his collar, and asked seriously.
"Is it in human territory? Where? Let's take the army there!"
Luke leaned down and waved his hands repeatedly.
"No, no, no, Your Highness Krul. The two of us can bypass the walls built by humans and enter their jurisdiction in other ways. If you take an army, wouldn't that be starting a war?"
Krul was in no mood to think about that now.
"I was planning to annihilate the Imperial Demon Army anyway!"
Luke massaged his forehead, thinking to himself: asuramaru, you brat, you're quite charming. If only Krul could care about me this much someday.
"It'll be much more convenient with just the two of us. An army brings too many variables!"
Krul calmed down slightly. She realized he was right; besides, with their strength, if they encountered a large force of the Imperial Demon Army, it wasn't them who would be running away.
Having understood this, Krul asked again.
"Fine. Are we going by car?"
Luke nodded.
"Yes, by car. Don't worry, no passenger in my car has ever given a bad review."
Krul ruthlessly exposed him.
"It's probably that no one dares to give a bad review, Lord Demon King."
Luke almost choked and said with a bitter face.
"Why are you calling me that too?"
Seeing Luke's look of despair, Krul felt she had won a round and a smile played on her lips.
"I heard that if anyone dares to call you 'Cute King' to your face, you'll beat them until they don't dare to say it again?"
"Nonsense! Who said something so detrimental to our unity?!"
Krul sneered and stepped out the door ahead of Luke, then headed toward the exit.
Luke could only follow behind Krul.
They encountered many Vampires along the way.
"Lady Krul, Lord Luke!"
Krul, walking in front, merely nodded in acknowledgment.
However, when some Vampires who had been 'educated' by Luke and lived under his intimidation passed by, they would look at both Luke and Krul with complex expressions.
Luke thought they were thinking: Luke, you and Queen Krul make such a great match!
In reality, they were thinking: Could Queen Krul please just beat this violent maniac to death!
...Shibuya Harajuku.
This was outside the Shibuya walls, filled with ruins and rubble, a stark contrast to the scene inside the walls.
At this moment, a Vampire Extermination Squad was walking along this dilapidated road full of unknowns and dangers.
The members of this squad all had young faces; they looked to be about high school age.
"Don't think you're so great just because you killed a few Four Horsemen of John wandering around the Barrier. The strength of the Four Horsemen of John a kilometer away from the Barrier will increase exponentially!"
The blonde girl with twin tails walked at the very front of the team, incessantly 'educating' the members, especially a certain black-haired, green-eyed person who was yawning!
"Don't break formation just to chat! Are you even listening?"
Yuichiro felt that Sannomiya Mitsuba was particularly long-winded. She hadn't stopped talking the whole way. Most importantly, she had a cute face but gave off the jarring vibe of a nagging mother.
"Hehe, Mitsuba is cute, isn't she? She's taking her responsibility to protect her comrades seriously!"
Shinoa Hiragi giggled as she looked at Mitsuba leading the way and said to Yuichiro.
Yuichiro didn't answer, but the expression on his face showed that he really hated being lectured.
Shihō Kimizuki asked out of the blue.
"Yu, is that girl okay?"
Yuichiro was taken aback for a moment before reacting.
"Ah, don't worry. It should just be a common stomach ailment. Akane will be fine. Thanks for your concern."
Yoichi chimed in.
"Why not let the Imperial Demon Army doctors at school take a look?"
Yuichiro thought of the Imperial Demon Army's Lab No. 2 and the possibility that he had undergone some experiments, so he didn't answer.
Seeing Yuichiro lower his head in silence, Yoichi tactfully stopped asking.
"Ah!"
A little girl's scream suddenly rang out. Looking toward the sound, a Four Horsemen of John was chasing a little girl.
"Danger!"
Without a second thought, Yuichiro wanted to rush over to save her.
But Mitsuba blocked his path.
"Don't break formation!"
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