"Crowley, our 'father' might be nearby~"
Ferid, standing on a stone pillar, said to Crowley.
Crowley was somewhat surprised, but his focus was different from Ferid's.
"Oh? So you admit that what I drank back then was the blood of the Second Progenitor, Rig?"
Ferid pretended to be clueless and scratched his head.
"Huh? I forgot. Maybe so."
Crowley sighed, helpless against Ferid, and could only follow Ferid's lead and ask.
"Sigh, how do you know 'father' is nearby?"
Ferid looked down at Crowley and said.
"It's my strong sense for 'father'~"
In truth, Ferid had witnessed the entire process of Guren transforming into a Seraph and then being split in two.
He saw the Man in a Suit and guessed at Rig's arrival.
Moreover, Ferid was very interested in the dimensional gun; he really wanted to play with such a convenient tool.
Ferid jumped down from the stone pillar.
"Let's go for now. The humans have been thoroughly beaten by Luke, and we have no chance to deal with both Luke and Krul at the same time."
"Where can we go at a time like this?"
Ferid smiled mysteriously.
"To find another Seraph. I haven't obtained a single sin key, not even one. Even Luke has one; it makes me feel so inferior."
Crowley didn't know the use or importance of sin keys and didn't ask further.
But Crowley had seen from a distance how Luke shot down the human who had transformed into a Seraph; its power was obvious!
"...Brother Yuu! You're here!"
In an abandoned house, Taichi heard someone and excitedly ran out.
Once outside, he indeed saw Yuichiro.
The other children followed closely behind.
Yuichiro looked at everyone gently, then said softly.
"I promised you I'd bring Mika back."
Yuichiro stepped aside, and Mika walked in from outside, momentarily unsure of what to say.
Seeing Mika, whom they hadn't seen for four long years, the children also stood frozen in place.
They were now of an age to understand things. Previously, they had actually thought Yuichiro's promise to bring Mika back was just a pipe dream.
They never expected that today, Mika would be standing alive before them.
Seeing that everyone had no reaction, Mika thought they had become strangers to him, and his feelings grew complicated.
"Everyone..."
"Brother Mika!"
"It's Brother Mika! I missed you so much!"
"Brother Mika, have you been well?"
The children ran up and hugged Mika, surrounding him in the middle, their faces filled with happy and content smiles.
Mika was stunned for a moment, then his eyes reddened, and he choked up.
"Yes, I'm back!"
Mika hugged everyone in his arms.
Yuichiro watched from the side as Mika reunited with his family, his own heart filled with mixed emotions.
"Brother Mika, don't cry. We're all here. Sister Akane wouldn't want to see Brother Mika cry either."
The children patted Mika's head, wanting to comfort him.
Mika wiped his tears.
"I'm not crying, I'm just too excited."
"Brother Mika is a crybaby!"
Mika smiled through his tears, wiping the tears from his face.
Then Mika chatted with the children for a while before finally speaking to everyone seriously.
"The Imperial Demon Army is too greedy. Don't think too highly of those guys. Right now, Akane might be being used by the Imperial Demon Army."
The children looked at each other in surprise, unable to believe it.
"Why? Isn't Sister Akane sick? Big Brother Guren is very good to us! He even teaches us curses!"
It must be said, the Imperial Demon Army and Guren's brainwashing education for newcomers was really successful.
Even with solid evidence, they still thought someone might be framing them.
But only Taichi seemed to have figured it out, saying.
"So that's why Brother Yuu had us sneak out? If even Brother Yuu doesn't trust them, they must really be no good!"
Although Taichi's words were correct, Yuichiro felt a bit insulted.
"Hahaha! Kid, even your little followers know your character!"
"This is none of your business, onikiri!"
Mika couldn't help but laugh either, which made Yuichiro feel somewhat embarrassed, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Are we going to rescue Akane next?"
Mika rolled his eyes at Yuichiro.
"You overestimate the two of us. The forces left in Shibuya aren't weak. We should wait for Luke first. We can't alert the enemy. Akane will definitely be fine!"
Yuichiro nodded in agreement, thinking it made sense.
Compared to the warm reunion scene here, the situation around Luke was completely different.
Luke held the demon sword, not activating its amplification. Whenever he encountered a corpse on the battlefield, he would stab it with the demon sword.
234%...2570%...3060%...4440%
The buffs on the demon sword kept increasing. Although Luke coveted them, he had no way to enjoy them.
He stacked the buff layers not for power, but for another purpose.
After the demon sword finished its stabbing, Luke directly threw it into the air, where it transformed into a streak of light.
"What a pity, I am not the destined one."
Krul patted Luke on the waist.
"That's enough from you. Instead of taking advantage of the momentum to attack Shibuya, you're still wandering around here!"
Luke waved the sin key in his hand, boasting proudly.
"My subordinates have already gone ahead to attack."
Krul didn't care about that. She grabbed Luke by the collar and headed towards Shibuya.
Shouting at the same time.
"Advance on Shibuya!"
The Vampires remaining under Abaddon and Guren's command all let out cries and rushed towards Shibuya.
In Shibuya, Mika was explaining about Luke to the children and informing them that he had become a Vampire.
Although everyone was surprised, they didn't hold any prejudice against Mika, which finally allowed Mika to set his worried heart at ease.
Yuichiro started playing games with the children.
Yuichiro and the others were so energetic and excited that they temporarily forgot their current predicament.
Yuichiro suddenly thought of Shinoa Hiragi.
He hadn't reported the situation to everyone yet.
Yuichiro wanted to take the communicator out of his pocket, only to find that his communicator had become a pile of fragments.
"Oh no!"
From Yuichiro's understanding of his companions, if they couldn't find him, they would keep searching persistently.
He didn't know if Luke had told them or not.
For the rest of the time, Yuichiro was absent-minded, which puzzled Mika.
"Hey, Yuu-chan, I hear the sounds of battle in the distance. They've probably started fighting."
"Ah, I see."
"Sigh."
Mika sighed, holding his forehead. Yuichiro's worry for the Shinoa Squad was written all over his face.
"If you're really that worried, I'll send the children away first, and you go find your companions."
"Aren't you waiting for Luke?"
"There's no use in us staying here, and the place we need to go is quite far."
"Isn't it to bring them back to Sanguinem?"
Mika was utterly speechless.
"Bring them back to be livestock? Or have everyone turn into blood-sucking monsters? We're going to a remote village in the Kansai region."
Yuichiro nodded, somewhat understanding, and made up his mind.
"Okay, then where do we regroup?"
Yuichiro was already eager to go find his companions and regroup.
After the two had discussed and decided, Yuichiro said goodbye to the children and left.
But as soon as he stepped outside, he saw many Four Horsemen of John heading towards the high wall.
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