Page after page was torn from the calendar, and now the day had arrived: Christmas Eve.
In other words, the virus would erupt tonight, the Four Horsemen of John would appear in the world, and humanity would face the apocalypse... These past three months had been both thrilling and eerily calm.
After obtaining asuramaru, Luke became a shut-in.
The children from the Hyakuya Orphanage came to play with him a few times, and last night, Amane Yuichiro was brought by Saito to the Hyakuya Orphanage, becoming Hyakuya Yuichiro.
It's worth mentioning that although Hiiragi Mahiru's plan lacked asuramaru, it seemed to have been perfectly executed nonetheless.
As expected, last night Hiiragi Mahiru had already become the demon within Ichinose Guren's sword, and Shinya was suppressed and silenced by Hiiragi Mahiru to reduce his erosion of Guren.
"Luke, you should go out and get some exercise. If you keep this up, you'll get sick. Look how pale your little face is."
Akane Natsume felt a pang of heartache.
Luke drowsily opened his eyes and glanced at his mother.
"Okay~"
Then, he wriggled his body on the bed like a caterpillar for a moment before falling still again.
asuramaru had sucked too fiercely last night; he really couldn't hold on anymore.
Fortunately, asuramaru could help heal his injuries, so no bite marks from asuramaru were left on Luke's neck.
Otherwise, Luke's entire neck would surely be covered in asuramaru's bite marks right now.
Too greedy! Even when sucking from adults, they aren't this ruthless!
And it was twice a week!
Several times he nearly went into shock, only relieved after eating HP candy.
"Hey, Luke, are you thinking bad things about me in your head? I can sense it, you know~"
"No!"
Luke covered his head with the blanket, stubbornly denying it.
"I'm sorry, okay? Your blood is just too delicious. I feel like whether as a Vampire or a demon, I've never tasted blood as delicious as yours. I couldn't help but drink just a little bit more~"
Luke had already revealed some things to asuramaru.
For example, that he was formerly the Vampire Ashera Tepes, a high-ranking progenitor, and had the world's cutest sister, among other things.
Naturally, he couldn't show him the setting notes or the script; Luke claimed that was all he knew.
Because of this, asuramaru recalled some fragmented memories.
He was quite broad-minded; it didn't take long for him to come to terms with it. Although his thirst for the past remained undiminished, he knew this matter couldn't be rushed.
When asuramaru asked Luke how he knew this information, Luke said it was told to him by a Vampire named Saito, asuramaru's former colleague.
Luke said that while collaborating with Hiiragi Mahiru, Saito had thoroughly investigated everything about her, and since he had a good relationship with Saito, he was told.
Although asuramaru felt something was off, he didn't probe further or suspect anything. After all, for a seven or eight-year-old child from an ordinary family, not even a Japanese curse technique family, to know this much was already astonishing to a demon. If he knew even more details, it would be truly absurd.
In daily life, asuramaru had a very cheerful personality and, like his sister, was a bit sly. Aside from being a bit greedy when sucking blood, he was a very good demon in other aspects.
After three months of getting along, he and Luke had become "close" friends. How close? Only the "demon" knows.
Luke ignored asuramaru's apology, which showed no sign of repentance.
For the past few months, his face had never regained its rosy color; he was truly drained dry.
Akane Natsume even suspected he was secretly reading some pornographic material... And now, Akane Natsume looked at the motionless Luke with worry in her heart.
Could Luke have contracted some illness?
Shaking her head, Akane Natsume went to the kitchen to start preparing lunch—an old hen soup she learned online.
"Sigh."
Letting out a sigh, Luke still got out of bed.
Two months ago, Luke found the older brother of the person from the Goshi Family whom he had beaten up.
He asked the other party for a small favor—to have Akane Natsume's workplace fire her.
This was a trivial matter for the Goshi Family, and the other party readily agreed. However, he half-threatened and warned Luke not to contact him again, fearing gossip.
Some time ago, Luke went to the Hiiragi Family again and secretly met Shinoa Hiragi.
Shinoa Hiragi was very happy about Little Snow Wolf's visit. Recently, because of her sister's affairs, she had been taken back from her rented apartment outside and confined within the Hiiragi Family, which bored her to death.
Luke asked Shinoa Hiragi to see if she could hire his mother as Shinoa's nanny.
Shinoa Hiragi first changed the subject, chatted for a long time about things she was interested in, and finally agreed to Luke's request.
Although she was confined, she was, after all, aside from Hiiragi Mahiru, the most talented woman of the Hiiragi Family. Hiring a maid was still permitted.
It's just that during Akane Natsume's first interview, she was thoroughly investigated, which really gave her a fright.
But the salary was truly high!
So Akane Natsume was quite happy with the arrangement.
Today she had half a day off; in the afternoon, she had to go take care of Miss Shinoa Hiragi.
Thinking of Shinoa Hiragi, Akane Natsume felt heartache. Her family was exceptionally strict with her; she had no peers to play with, and every day was either practicing curse techniques or sitting alone by the window in a daze.
Like Luke, she was a strange child. But Luke was strange in his behavior, while Shinoa Hiragi was strange in her heart.
The two little ones possessed an unusual maturity, something that shouldn't appear in children their age.
Shinoa Hiragi usually took care of her own daily needs, so Akane Natsume only had cleaning to do, making her feel a bit embarrassed about taking the salary.
Who knows how the Hiiragi Family treated her to develop such a personality, sigh.
After washing up, Luke ate some fruit and went out.
"Luke, come back early. After I finish cooking, I have to go to the Hiiragi Family. If you're late, the old hen soup will get cold."
Akane Natsume shouted.
Luke didn't look back, only hearing the voice.
"Okay."
Working for the Hiiragi Family was the protective umbrella Luke found for Akane Natsume. Tonight, they would face more than just the virus.
Besides, if Akane Natsume were by his side, Luke wouldn't be able to cut loose and have fun.
He was going out now to scout locations.
To set up some small traps in some narrow alleys.
Then, he would use his Vampire-attracting physique to lure a small monster for a fight.
After all, the seraph of the end world's power level was considered relatively high. In the eight years he'd been here, he hadn't had a good, satisfying fight yet.
Anyway, if he died, it wasn't a real death; he could just return to his soul.
His previous life was a society governed by law and a peaceful era. In this life, he had to seize the opportunity to go wild. Battle, exhilarating!
The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, applied everywhere.
Luke found three trap locations and used all the curse talismans he had taken from Shinoa Hiragi.
Whoever came would die.
Now eight years old, he was already 148 centimeters tall, a tiny bit taller than Krul.
His height no longer limited his physical capabilities too much. Plus, with asuramaru as a Possession-type Black Demon Weapon, it could already amplify his physical attributes by four times.
Don't think four times is the same as a Myōō-class Weapon; it depends on who it's amplifying.
Luke's physical fitness was already at the highest level for a human body. Using a Myōō-class Weapon wouldn't even achieve a threefold amplification.
Now, he only needed to wait quietly for the sun to set... Luke felt the daylight today was excessively long. During this time, he also casually accepted a mission.
Perhaps even the sun knew that after today, many people would not see it a second time, so it moved particularly slowly.
But night would always fall, and the world was destined to be destroyed.
Nightfall completely descended.
One person fell.
Two.
Three... Countless people collapsed inexplicably. Out-of-control vehicles, panicked crowds.
More and more adults fell, leaving only some children crying and shaking their parents' still-warm bodies.
Shibuya descended into chaos.
Along with the city's loss of control, a group of people walked in from outside the city.
They generally had pointed ears and teeth.
Who else could they be but Vampires?
"Go! Vampires! Drink your fill of blood! Enjoy this feast!"
Krul stood at the forefront of the Vampire ranks, addressing them.
The Vampires charged fiercely into the city in different directions.
Then... the main storyline, begins!
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