"Oh dear, they committed suicide."
Lacus released his grip on the Imperial Demon Army soldier's neck.
Several corpses of the Imperial Demon Army lay scattered around, all having taken their own lives to avoid providing information to the Vampires.
However, in order to get news of Yuichiro, Mika had managed to stop a squad leader from taking poison without anyone noticing, prying the toxins from their mouth.
"If you want to live, pretend to be dead and answer my questions."
Mika didn't show a friendly face, whispering coldly into Aiko Aihara's ear.
"Do you know Hyakuya Yuichiro?"
Aiko Aihara's pupils contracted sharply; Mika could see that this woman knew something.
Aiko Aihara refused outright.
"I will not betray my comrades!"
This sentence made Mika somewhat angry. He applied pressure with his hand, only letting go when Aiko Aihara was on the verge of suffocation.
"Shut up! Yu-chan is not a comrade of your Imperial Demon Army! Answer me, you hypocrite!"
"How boring, we didn't get a single shred of intel. Mika, how about your side?"
Lacus and René checked the corpses of the Imperial Demon Army present, confirming they were all dead, and then asked Mika.
Mika stood up calmly and replied.
"This one is dead too."
Lacus wanted to approach Mika to talk, but René's voice interrupted his movement.
"Come look at this. These are traces of a Vampire being killed. It seems this area has already been swept by the Imperial Demon Army; it's Lord Lucal's territory."
Looking at the cloak fragments on the ground, Lacus was somewhat surprised.
"No way, can humans really deal with a Progenitor?"
Mika didn't have much of a reaction. Lucal? Who was that?
At that moment, a Lower-ranking Vampire ran over in a panic. This was the Vampire sent to contact the underground Vampires in Nagoya.
"My three Lords, this is bad! The Vampires underground have all been wiped out by the Imperial Demon Army, and there is no word from the Nineteenth Progenitor."
René maintained his gloomy face and suggested to Lacus.
"In any case, let's go to the City Hall to find Lord Crowley. It shouldn't be long before the Cute King and Lady Krul arrive."
Lacus nodded and beckoned Mika to prepare to leave.
Since he had already said the person committed suicide, to avoid suspicion, Mika ignored Aiko Aihara and prepared to leave with them.
After the Vampires left, it took a long time for Aiko Aihara to come to her senses.
Looking at her fallen comrades around her, she gave a self-mocking laugh.
"Was I... saved by a Vampire?"
Aiko Aihara thought of something and took out her communication device to contact Guren.
"Aihara, did something happen on your end?"
"Vampire reinforcements are heading towards the City Hall, and it seems there are Nobles on their way to Nagoya."
On the other side, Guren pondered for a moment and asked.
"Is there any intel on the Nobles who are on their way?"
Aihara recalled and replied.
"The Vampires called them the Cute King and Lady Krul."
Guren didn't make a sound for a long time after hearing this.
"Lieutenant Colonel, is something wrong?"
"Ah, Krul, huh? That's going to be a bit tricky. As for the other one, what a narcissistic fellow to take such a nickname."
After Guren finished speaking, he immediately asked.
"Where did you get this information?"
Aiko Aihara told Guren what had happened with a heavy heart.
With more comrades dead, Guren also felt a pang in his heart.
"Aihara, you..."
Guren wanted Aihara to meet up with them first. At this time, they hadn't chosen to go to the City Hall; they planned to first investigate the situation where the wiped-out team had fought, then contact Shinjuku and prepare to enter the central area.
But Aihara hung up before Guren could finish. She had nothing left; her teammates were all dead. After reporting to Guren, there was nothing more she could do.
"Who would want a life granted by a Vampire's charity!"
...Guren stared blankly at the disconnected communicator, guessing Aiko Aihara's thoughts, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
"Are you okay, Guren?"
Jujo Mika had been right beside him and also felt bad, but she prioritized checking on Guren's condition.
Guren took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and regained his usual expression.
"I'm fine. Let's continue clearing out the Vampires. The main force that just arrived should have left, with only a few remaining."
Yoichi, who had just finished scouting from afar and was about to report, was very surprised to hear Guren's words.
"That's amazing, Lieutenant Colonel! How did you know?"
Hiiragi Mahiru, invisible to others, floated behind Guren.
"Because I told him, of course~"
... "Argh!!! I can't take it anymore!"
Luke suddenly stood up and shouted, startling the Nobles.
Krul just gave a light chuckle and didn't bother with him. She could see that Luke was bored out of his mind; he might even want to be the pilot.
Luke ignored the strange looks from the Nobles.
He casually tore open the steel partition between the cockpit and the rear cabin.
The pilot, suddenly hearing the commotion behind him, was also quite frightened.
"What... what are you doing, sir?"
Luke directly ordered.
"Find a place to stop. I'll fly. Even my one-eyed little bat flies faster than you! Are you doing aerial photography of Japan? You're flying so slow."
Alucard:?
Krul nodded inwardly with satisfaction; it was exactly as she had thought.
The helicopter landed, and Luke took the pilot's seat.
Krul also walked into the cockpit at this time.
Luke asked in confusion.
"Do you want to fly too?"
Krul rolled her eyes at Luke.
"Do you want me to stay in the back by myself?"
As she spoke, Krul glanced at the co-pilot, who sensibly gave up his seat.
Luke understood Krul's meaning and said with a mischievous smile.
"You tsundere."
Krul was not to be outdone.
"You fool."
Luke continued.
"You know you've already fallen in love with me."
Krul shrugged.
"How arrogant. Fine, even if I know, let's just go."
The Nobles in the rear cabin looked at each other, none of them daring to make a sound.
Meanwhile, the pilot and co-pilot who had been kicked to the back were struggling internally over whether to warn the Nobles, who had been away for a long time, to mind their balance.
After all, the one flying the helicopter next was *that* person!
The two of them would definitely have a hard time; since there were no seats, they could only lean against the walls and try their best to stand firm.
Who would dare take the seats meant for Queen Krul and Lord Luke? Unless they were itching for trouble lately.
A few Nobles noticed the strange behavior of these two and wanted to ask, but then the helicopter jolted, catching most of the Nobles off guard. Only those who had heard of Luke's exploits had prepared in advance and remained relatively stable.
Have you ever seen a tandem-rotor helicopter take off not by climbing, but by darting forward?
The rotors even skipped the acceleration phase, reaching maximum RPM in the blink of an eye!
A few Nobles with slower reactions were even thrown from their seats.
"Lord Luke, you wouldn't..."
One outspoken Noble wanted to say something but was silenced by a nearby Noble who wrote on their hand:
"Don't shout, or you won't be flying to Nagoya inside the cabin!"
Luke himself was having a blast flying.
"Half an hour at most!"
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