Raindrops fell pitter-patter.
A distance of over ten meters was maintained between the two sides.
"Yu, do you know this Vampire?"
Yoichi asked curiously.
Yuichiro didn't hide it and nodded.
"Yeah, he's my family!"
"Eh?! But he's... a Vampire, right."
"I don't know what happened either..."
Mika frowned as he saw Yoichi and Yuichiro talking so closely.
"Human! Get away from Yu-chan!"
Yoichi was startled by Mika's attitude.
Yuichiro explained.
"Mika, don't be like that; they're all my comrades."
Lacus walked up to Mika, rested his arm on Mika's shoulder, and tilted his head.
"Hey, hey, Mika, what's the situation here?"
René stood beside Lacus.
"It seems Mika knows this black-haired brat."
Mika nodded, his feelings complicated.
"Yu-chan is my family."
"Eh? Then isn't he our friend?"
Yuichiro heard Lacus's words and felt a pang in his heart seeing Lacus naturally put his hand on Mika.
"You bastard Vampire, take your filthy hands off him! Mika, leave the Vampires; I'll definitely have Guren find a way to turn you back into a human!"
Lacus looked at his hand, confused; it wasn't that dirty. He tilted his head and asked René.
"Is my hand dirty?"
René sighed, not wanting to answer.
Shihō Kimizuki, who had been on guard against a sudden Vampire attack, couldn't help but mutter.
"What's going on? Humans aren't allowed near the human idiot Yu, and Vampires aren't allowed to touch the Vampire named Mika. Are you sure you haven't mixed up your factions?"
Shinoa Hiragi said with a fake smile.
"Haha, let's not say such things at a time like this."
Hearing Guren's name again, Mika felt an inexplicable aversion and asked with a frown.
"Guren? Isn't he dead?"
Yuichiro smiled triumphantly, as if this were a living room and not a battlefield.
"Was it that guy Luke who said that? He definitely didn't expect that Guren isn't dead! Mika, don't be fooled by him. Guren never performed human experiments on everyone. That night..."
"Enough!"
Mika looked furious; he had reached the limit of his patience.
"Guren, Guren, that's all you talk about. What kind of spell has he cast on you? Even if he didn't do human experiments, it's a fact that Sachiko died on Imperial Demon Army territory! I won't let you take any more risks! Yu-chan, no matter what, I'm taking you back today!"
Mika stopped talking and drew the longsword from his waist.
"Sword, drink my blood!"
Thorny vines grew from the hilt, wrapping around Mika's right hand. The thorns pierced the back of his hand to draw blood, and the blade turned the color of fresh blood.
"It's not like that, Mika! Listen to me..."
Mika didn't give Yuichiro a chance to speak and charged straight at him.
"Idiot, get out of the way!"
Mitsuba, who had been alert, kicked Yuichiro away the moment Mika drew his sword and stood in Yuichiro's place, facing Mika head-on.
Mitsuba slammed tenjiryuu into the ground. Demonic Aura spread across the surface, and countless demons crawled out from the earth, blocking Mika's path.
"In the way!"
Mika shifted his body and dispersed over a dozen demons with a few swings of his sword, but in the blink of an eye, they gathered again. This was the first time Mika had encountered this, and for a moment he couldn't even retreat; he could only quickly carve a path through, though his speed wasn't slow.
"Now's our chance, retreat! We stand no chance against these three Vampires together! The effects of the medicine are wearing off!"
Yuichiro still wouldn't give up.
"Wait, Mi..."
Shinoa Hiragi knocked Yuichiro unconscious from behind, and Shihō Kimizuki quickly caught the unconscious Yuichiro and put him on his back.
"Good job, Shinoa!"
With Mika pinned down by the swarm of demons, the group ran toward the 5th Ward carrying the unconscious Yuichiro.
"Where are you taking my Yu-chan!"
Mika's sword-swinging speed increased.
Lacus and René weren't just for show either; they bypassed the demons and gave chase.
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave; we haven't tasted your blood yet!"
Left with no choice, the group had to stop and fend off the incoming attacks.
Exhausted from the struggle, Mitsuba had to withdraw the Cursed Power of the demon swarm. With no more obstacles, Mika charged straight at Yuichiro.
"Oh no, are we going to go down here?"
But just as the three Vampires, including Mika, were about to surround them...
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Three white tigers clad in lightning pounced from nowhere, lunging at the three Vampires.
The power of these white tigers was incomparable to the demon swarm from before; the three Vampires could only focus on dodging.
"It's Shinya-nii! Now's our chance, everyone use the speed Curse Talismans!"
Shinoa Hiragi said to the group.
Seeing them about to flee, Mika tried to tank a strike from a white tiger, but he clearly underestimated its power. The white tiger was also surprised by Mika's action and pulled back its strength at the critical moment, yet the Cursed Gear power still invaded Mika's body, restricting his movements.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three white tigers exploded, and the smoke mixed with Cursed Gear power forced Mika and the others back. When the smoke cleared, the Shinoa Squad was nowhere to be seen. Combined with the rain making scents and tracks hard to follow, the three Vampires had no choice but to give up.
Mika punched the ground with a dark expression, gnashing his teeth.
"Hiiragi! Shinya!"
René glanced at Lacus, who shrugged and shook his head.
In the shadows, Hiiragi Shinya was panting heavily, his consciousness fading.
"Whew, made it in time. Didn't faint this time. Thanks, byakkomaru."
byakkomaru's voice echoed in Hiiragi Shinya's mind.
"It's not time to relax yet, Shinya. Quickly change your position; those three Vampires won't let you off if they find you."
Hiiragi Shinya looked at the clearing sky and gave a light chuckle.
"Heh, there's no place for me anymore anyway, so forget it."
After Hiiragi Shinya jumped off the helicopter, he first found an Imperial Demon Army squad, but they attacked him mercilessly even though they recognized him. It seemed to be Hiiragi Tenri's order. Thus, Hiiragi Shinya used the second-level armament given by Luke to wipe out the Imperial Demon Army squad.
Just now, he noticed movement in Shinjuku Central Park and couldn't help but step in to save the Shinoa Squad.
"Guren, that brat is very important to you, isn't he? You bastard..."
After saying that, Hiiragi Shinya passed out from the strain of using byakkomaru.
"Ara, it really is Shinya, just like Mika said! What should we do?"
Lacus and René found Hiiragi Shinya's sniping position.
René thought for a moment and said.
"Let's restrain him and wait for the Cute King to handle it; after all, he's his thrall."
Lacus nodded in agreement, then complained.
"The Cute King is really something, disregarding the laws just because he's a Progenitor and turning people into Vampires as he pleases."
René said with a cold face.
"What does it matter? The Cute King himself was originally an unregistered person. Besides, when Mika became a Vampire, the Cute King wasn't even a Progenitor yet."
"Oh right, let's take Shinya and Mika to find the Cute King. The Cute King should be able to deal with the Cursed Gear power in Mika's body."
Then Lacus hoisted Hiiragi Shinya onto his shoulder and headed to Shinjuku Central Park to pick up Mika.
The 5th Ward Battlefield.
"Truly impressive, Guren. You still have a breath left in you even in this state!"
At this moment, every bone in Guren's body had been shattered by Luke. He lay dying in a pool of blood like a pile of mud. Krul sat on some nearby steps watching the show, while Luke stood casually next to Guren, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze—though this breeze was blowing toward a mass grave.
Luke tore off the burning cloth wrapped around asuramaru and tossed it aside.
"Your flames are quite hot. You're a real monster, actually able to use Seraph flames. Is it a new research result? By the way, are you really not going to call Hiiragi Mahiru out to help? Then let's play again after you've recovered."
Guren's throat was blocked by blood and fragments of internal organs, making him unable to speak clearly.
"Guren!"
Jujo Mika's eyes turned red at the sight, and she wanted to rush over to rescue Guren.
But Crowley blocked her path and forced her back.
"Don't interrupt Lord Luke's game~"
"Get lost! I'm going to kill you all!"
Jujo Mika completely lost her reason and struck out wildly.
Meanwhile, Crowley only needed to dodge and look for opportunities to attack.
Sayuri and Yukimi Shigure were also blocked by Upper-ranking Vampires.
Ferid watched from the side, completely indifferent to the sacrifices of both the Imperial Demon Army and the Vampires.
Guren stood behind Ferid and said with a frown.
"Lord Ferid, aren't we going? Won't this let Luke take all the spotlight? You should be the focus of this war!"
Ferid smiled and said nonchalantly.
"Guren, who do you think you are? Criticizing the Ninth Progenitor... if Luke hears you, I won't protect you. Luke and I are on very good terms."
Guren knew she had overstepped and quickly lowered her head.
"Sorry, Lord Ferid. I was wrong and I am willing to be punished!"
Ferid was enjoying the show and didn't have time for Guren, so he waved his hand.
"I'll let you off this time. Go find some Imperial Demon Army soldiers to fight yourself; don't stand here and block my view of Luke and Guren's performance."
"Yes!"
Guren joined the battlefield, a hint of disappointment on her face for not being punished by Ferid.
"Eh? It seems I've missed a lot of interesting things. What a pity."
Ferid turned his head and smiled.
"Aha~ You're here, Crowley-kun."
Crowley walked up to Ferid, with Krul and Feng following dutifully behind.
"I took a bit of a detour. Can you tell me what happened here? Luke and Lady Krul are both here."
Ferid stood with one hand on his hip and gave Crowley a general overview of the battle.
After hearing it, Krul couldn't help but say to Feng.
"Flirting on the battlefield! Luke is so romantic, I want to try it too! But I don't have a boyfriend, how distressing!"
Feng chuckled and suggested.
"You could try asking Lord Crowley."
Krul said innocently to Crowley.
"Can I, Lord Crowley? I want to experience how Lady Krul feels too!"
Crowley gave an awkward laugh and said in a troubled tone.
"What a headache. I've never been in love either, so I don't know what to say."
Ferid, watching the fun from the side, didn't mind making things even more chaotic.
"What does it matter? Isn't it Luke's first time too?"
Crowley said helplessly.
"But Luke hasn't been a Vampire for long. It's been eight hundred years since I was turned into a Vampire by you, Fer-kun; I lost my human emotions long ago."
Ferid gave Crowley a look with complicated eyes while maintaining his smile; he felt Crowley's words were pointed.
"Is that so? Has it really been eight hundred years? Time flies."
Crowley didn't dwell on the topic and continued to Krul.
"Maybe you can ask Luke to help you."
Krul shook her head and quickly refused.
She wasn't stupid. Last time she got a bit close to Luke, Lady Krul's gaze had left her with lingering fear. If she tried to experience flirting with Luke, wouldn't she be beaten to death by Lady Krul?
On the battlefield, the ordinary Imperial Demon Army and Lower-ranking Vampires were at a stalemate, and the battles between the elite Imperial Demon Army units and the Upper-ranking Vampires had mixed results. However, the Vampire Progenitors were more leisurely than the last, either chatting instead of fighting or toying with Guren with an overwhelming advantage.
Goshi Norito took a puff from his pipe-shaped cursed gear—Kuzuse—and blew out a cloud of smoke.
Many Lower-ranking Vampires fell into illusions, and the Imperial Demon Army took the opportunity to activate their Cursed Gear and eliminate them.
"Damn, this is getting a bit difficult; Guren has no room to fight back against that monster."
At this time, the Shinoa Squad also arrived at the battlefield. Yuichiro had woken up along the way; he understood why Shinoa Hiragi had knocked him out and didn't say much, but he was absent-minded the whole way.
With a reminder from his comrades, Yuichiro came to his senses and realized they had reached the 5th Ward, then impatiently began searching for the idiot Guren he was so worried about.
"Damn it, where's that idiot Guren? That guy is... Luke!"
Yuichiro saw Luke and blamed Mika's abnormality on him.
This guy, who in Yuichiro's eyes had inexplicably gained the trust of his family, was now bending over to carefully observe the self-healing of Guren's body.
Krul noticed the arrival of Yuichiro and the others and called out to Luke.
"Luke, that squad is here again."
Luke maintained his smile and said confidently without looking back.
"Don't worry, their most interesting member will charge over on his own. Right, Guren?"
Guren was already able to move slightly and tilted his head toward Yuichiro's direction.
Indeed, that idiot... I hope Shinoa gave Yu the special medicine, otherwise, things might not end well in a moment... "You've turned your head; it seems you've rested enough. This recovery speed is much faster than last time. Does it have something to do with the Seraph flames? Guren, shouldn't you say thank you to me?"
Luke placed his foot on Guren's hand and applied pressure, causing Guren's palm to make a bone-cracking sound.
"Ah!"
Guren let out a scream.
Yuichiro had been watching Luke closely. He saw Luke lift his foot to step on something and then heard that familiar voice.
"Guren?! You bastard, I won't lose Guren again!"
Yuichiro finished off the Vampire in front of him and rushed toward where Luke was.
Luke eased the pressure of his foot.
"Alright, the Guren-brand Yuichiro trap works perfectly!"
Luke gave Krul a look. Krul stood up, brushed off the dust, and rolled her eyes at him.
"I know, how troublesome!"
"Love you, baby, go for it!"
Krul's body stiffened, her cheeks burned, and then she pretended not to hear. She bypassed Yuichiro without him noticing and charged toward the rest of the Shinoa Squad.
At this moment, Yuichiro's only thought was to save Guren, and he didn't even realize Krul had passed right by him.
Watching Yuichiro approach, Luke picked Guren up and threw him over.
Yuichiro caught Guren, and seeing his injuries, he looked at Luke with fury.
"I'm going to kill you!"
The corners of Luke's mouth curled up. He beckoned Yuichiro over and said mockingly,
"Bring~ It~ On~"
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