After reuniting with the three vampires, Enrico asked them to wait while he recovered. Meanwhile, the three continued fighting those responsible for the attack, clearly demonstrating their intention to torture anyone who had hurt their master.
Enrico contacted Angela through a magical communication stone.
When she arrived, she was put in charge of healing him. Irritated by the fact that he constantly put himself in dangerous situations, she treated his wounds before going after the three vampires to meet up with them, as Enrico had requested.
Meanwhile, Enrico took advantage of the rest of the day to spend time with his friends. He ate, participated in a few games, and, after becoming curious, also joined the card game, especially after discovering that Valença had won the competition. Besides that, he simply enjoyed everyone's company, chatting and thinking about new training methods.
That day, his friends were able to enjoy the festival quite a bit, which left him satisfied.
'It seems they've fallen asleep. That's good.'
[Today was a tiring day for them, but above all, an enjoyable one.]
'That's good.'
Carefully leaving the room so as not to wake the girls, Enrico went to meet the three vampires and Angela. They were sitting around a table a little distance away from the dormitory, precisely to avoid waking the girls with the noise.
"Thank you for moving a little farther away. I don't want them to wake up."
Ysabella was the first to speak, bringing her hands to her cheeks.
"Ahhhhh! My master is so kind! I'm sure you'll be the best master in the world!"
Shortly afterward, Nyxaria spoke up. She seemed to want to approach him but was holding herself back.
"Master, there's no need to worry. Your orders are absolute."
Valen watched Enrico with restrained excitement.
"That's right, Master... You know, while I was fighting, I thought about writing another letter. Would you accept it?"
Angela watched the way those vampires behaved in Enrico's presence. They were extremely obedient and, in a way, seemed like completely different people when they were around him. The biggest surprise was Ysabella, whose behavior was far removed from the way she usually acted.
'Is this for real? It seems that following someone who possesses the best blood in the world really is important to them... Well, considering they're vampires completely obsessed with blood, it makes sense.'
Enrico looked at the three with curiosity.
"Did you come here on someone's orders? Or did the blood I sent through Corvina and Sylas simply run out?"
Enrico remembered handing over several vials of blood a month ago. At the time, he had been disguised as Sylas, and Ysabella still treated him the same way she had back then. Of course, those vials wouldn't be enough to feed so many vampires. That was precisely why, for now, he only provided his blood to those who had already tasted it.
He didn't want to become weakened because of this, but he already had a plan to solve the problem. The only difficulty was that it would still take some time before he could put it into practice.
Valen looked a little embarrassed before answering.
"Well, our blood ran out on the first day, but that's not why we came, Master."
Ysabella nodded, maintaining that lovestruck gaze.
"My father sent us here because he wanted us to gather information about a fugitive vampire."
Nyxaria also confirmed Ysabella's words with a nod.
"We had been hunting this individual for some time, but it seems he formed an alliance with someone and came here."
A fugitive vampire in that place? That was not good at all. Enrico quickly thought of a way to handle the situation and explained to the three that he would notify the authorities so they could deal with the problem, while they continued their hunt discreetly.
"Angela, I think it would be better for you to notify them. After all, you have more persuasive power than I do."
"Of course, Young Master... As for what you said, this won't remain this way for long. After all, all five kings will learn just how special you are."
Enrico felt like sighing when he saw Angela's smile.
"I just hope nothing goes wrong."
"Nothing will go wrong. The territories may be seeking more power, but saving the world is more important right now."
Finally, the five kings would be gathered together. The meeting had been postponed several times due to different problems, mainly because the king of Floravita was busy dealing with the appearance of several Level Three Ranvil Nartheis in his territory. He had only managed to find time to attend one week beforehand.
"With this plan, it will be easy to find this vampire and discover whoever his ally might be."
As he stood up, Enrico noticed that the three seemed to have accepted his words as if they were orders from their own gods. Their eyes shone, revealing their desire to please him in some way.
"...Angela, I'd like you to intervene if they end up losing control because of hunger."
"Young Master, you... All right, I'll keep an eye on them."
The three were left confused by those words for a few moments. That lasted until Enrico sat down again and made a small cut on his own hand.
As soon as the blood began to flow, the vampires' senses became completely disoriented by the aroma that spread throughout the surroundings.
Apparently, the vampires had created an official classification for Enrico's blood, and the result was even better than he had imagined: SSSSS. A completely extraordinary rating.
"Since you're here, you can drink directly from the source."
"Master, you're so good to me... I don't deserve this."
Nyxaria was the first to approach. She began drinking directly from the blood flowing from Enrico's hand while he gently pressed the cut to make the flow easier.
"Angela, besides keeping an eye on them, could you heal me if I lose too much blood?"
"Of course, Young Master."
Angela was not at all pleased to see him donating blood to the vampires. Enrico let out a sigh before looking at the other two.
"You two seem quite eager, but wait a little. I'll let you be next."
The other two tried to control their impatience and nodded, showing that they were willing to obey. After all, even if they had to wait, they would receive their master's blood.
"That's enough, Nyxaria."
Nyxaria finished drinking and stepped away with an expression of ecstasy. Her body trembled slightly after receiving so much blood directly from Enrico, far more than she could have obtained from a simple vial. Even so, she still wanted more.
'My master told me to let the others drink too. Therefore, I must obey.'
Unlike her former masters, Enrico proved to be someone much better. Because of that, Nyxaria felt that she needed to become an even better subordinate than she had been before. After all, her master was the most important person she had ever met.
"All right, which one of you two wants to drink from my hand?"
Valen was about to approach, but Ysabella was faster and began drinking directly from the blood flowing from Enrico's hand. Her action made Valen lower his head slightly, regretting how slow he had been.
Seeing the vampire looking sad, Enrico decided to finish the blood donation quickly.
"Valen, if you want, you can come too. I'll let you drink from somewhere else."
"Y-Yes, Master."
Enrico expected Valen to choose his other hand, but the vampire approached from behind and carefully bit an area near his shoulder, drinking calmly and trying not to hurt him.
At first, Enrico didn't pay much attention to it. However, he noticed that the two vampire women seemed regretful that they had been the first to drink only from his hand.
[Why are they making those expressions? It's just a spot near his shoulder.]
Enrico thought for a moment before remembering the stories about vampires who had masters.
'This is important to them. The closer they can drink to the neck, the greater its significance. It shows that their master trusts them completely, and it's also an area from which they can obtain more blood than with a simple bite on the hand.'
[That makes sense, I think.]
After feeding the three, who now seemed even more determined to follow him, Enrico finally allowed Angela to tend to his wounds. While receiving treatment, he began mentally preparing himself for the Tournament of Runes.
'It's finally going to begin... For my plan to be perfect, I need to defeat everyone and resolve the fear that will emerge in Victoria.'
The following day would mark the beginning of an important stage in the development Enrico wanted to provide for his companions and the other students who might help him in the future.