Shibuya, originally a city under the control of the Imperial Demon Army, had now been completely taken over by Vampires.
The original residents and the remaining Imperial Demon Army soldiers had been brought under control, and the Vampire Progenitors left here to handle these matters were Krul and Feng.
Krul lay against the railing on the rooftop of a tall building, gazing down at the city below, her face full of unhappiness as she sighed.
"Ah, this is so boring, Feng, I miss Lord Crowley!"
A canopy had been set up on the rooftop, with a table and chairs placed underneath. On the table sat what appeared to be a very exquisite tea set.
Feng unhurriedly picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup. A bright red liquid flowed out—this was no tea! It was clearly blood!
"I miss Lord Crowley too, but we haven't finished dealing with things here yet. Speaking of which, I heard a few important figures have arrived in Sanguinem."
Krul hung on the railing, swinging her legs, showing no interest in these important figures.
"Oh, it probably has nothing to do with us. It's not as scary as the Progenitor's aura from not long ago."
"That's true."
Feng drank another cup of blood, her expression somewhat intoxicated. The quality of this blood was truly excellent.
"It's so strange. Even though the humans are all under control, why do Vampires keep disappearing?"
Feng was somewhat troubled. They had checked many times already; a human's scent couldn't escape a Vampire's nose. So what was doing this? If it weren't for this annoying matter, she and Krul would have long returned to serve Lord Crowley.
At that moment, Krul, who had been boredly looking around, suddenly noticed a figure in the distance on the horizon.
Huh?
Her unfocused gaze curiously gathered toward it.
The figure was somewhat petite, with six wings on its back, and gray-purple hair fluttering due to the high speed of flight.
As her gaze shifted to its face, Krul couldn't help but be startled.
It looked so familiar, like a human, right? However, the cold expression on its face completely transformed its aura.
"Hey, Feng, do you remember that little one?"
Krul turned her head and called Feng over to look with her.
Feng raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised. Could there be something interesting?
Feng stepped gracefully to the railing and looked in the direction Krul was gazing, also seeing Shinoa Hiragi, who was possessed by the Progenitor.
"Ah, it really is a cute and familiar face."
"She seems to be looking around as if searching for something. Huh? She's looking over here."
Seeing Shinoa's gaze turn toward them, Krul waved at her with a smile on her face.
Shinoa abruptly changed her previous speed, accelerating sharply and landing on the rooftop where Krul and the others were.
Both Krul and Feng were startled by Shinoa's sudden speed and instinctively assumed combat stances.
Shinoa gave them a somewhat dangerous feeling, as if it was a fear stemming from their bloodline.
To prevent Rig from having reinforcements trace his scent, the Progenitor had concealed his aura from the start of the chase, so Krul and Feng failed to recognize him.
Shinoa, or rather the Progenitor, turned around, wearing a seemingly very friendly fake smile.
"Excuse me, have you seen half a Vampire?"
Krul was full of confusion. What did 'half' mean?
"Probably... not. Feng, have you seen one?"
Feng shook her head, but her gaze never left the Progenitor.
The Progenitor stared into Krul and Feng's eyes, confirming they weren't lying to him, and his expression turned unpleasant.
Shinoa's body was almost at its limit, and he still hadn't caught up to Rig.
Last time the Progenitor caught up to Rig, unexpectedly, Rig used the dimensional gun to cause him considerable trouble and took the chance to escape.
However, the Progenitor also took that opportunity to destroy that extremely convenient cursed gear.
By the time the Progenitor dealt with the dimensional gun, Rig had long since slipped away, and Shinoa's body had already reached its limit.
The Progenitor sensed that Krul and Feng's auras were likely those of Progenitors, but they didn't recognize him, indicating they were lower-ranking existences.
"Pfft!"
Another mouthful of blood was spat out. The Progenitor knew his time was running out, and he looked deeply at Krul and Feng.
Krul and Feng were also startled, not daring to make any rash moves.
The Progenitor wiped the blood from his mouth and vanished without warning. Krul and Feng immediately sensed something was wrong, but it was already too late.
The Progenitor's hands pressed against their heads, and a force entered their brains. Only upon feeling this power did the two realize in shock that this guy was the Progenitor! They didn't even have a thought of resisting.
"Please do me a favor and help me with something."
The Progenitor's tone was gentle yet irresistible to Vampires.
Krul and Feng's gazes gradually grew vacant, then quickly returned to normal.
After a moment of daze, the two blankly checked themselves—nothing seemed amiss.
Krul suddenly exclaimed.
"Ah, isn't this human girl from that squad that Luke specifically looked after last time? Why is she all tattered?"
Now, Shinoa had regained her human aura, and the six wings behind her were nowhere to be seen.
Krul and Feng only felt as if they had taken a nap and woke up to see this scene before them.
Feng spoke indifferently.
"Judging by her aura, she probably won't live much longer anyway. Let's just leave her here. We should hurry and complete the task Lord Crowley assigned us."
Krul nodded in full agreement, then without hesitation jumped down from the rooftop of the ten- or twenty-story building.
Feng immediately followed.
Landing steadily, they headed together in one direction. On the way, Krul complained somewhat puzzledly.
"Really, why did I only remember this task now? I don't know when we'll be able to return to Sanguinem to see Lord Crowley."
Feng also found it strange.
"But this task's location seems to be near Sanguinem..."
"Ah, I don't get it!"
As for Shinoa, whom they had ignored, her aura gradually strengthened under the power of the cursed gear until her life was no longer in danger. However, Shinoa's consciousness was imprisoned by the Progenitor. The next time she awoke, it would likely be that guy, the Progenitor... Meanwhile, in a sewer in Shibuya, Rig, who had been chased into a disheveledescape by the Progenitor, also very unfortunately fell into the hands of Luke.
"Still managed to catch you, little Rig~"
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Rig also acknowledged his bad luck. In his current state, facing Luke without the dimensional gun, there was simply no way to escape.
Just as Luke's demon sword was about to strike down, Urd and his group, whom he had secretly shaken off, managed to find this place. Seeing Rig about to be split from one-half into two quarters, Urd rushed forward without a word and blocked Luke's sword strike.
However, Luke had struck with full force, which made Urd, who only intended to deflect the attack, somewhat unsteady. Fortunately, he didn't completely lose his balance and managed to save Rig.
"You're not worthy of killing him."
Urd said it lightly, which made Luke's mouth twitch slightly.
Can't you stop acting cool for one second?
With Urd arriving in time, Luke considered whether to suddenly erupt now and directly finish off Rig to eliminate future troubles.
But he quickly dismissed the idea in his heart. While the demon sword had killed some Hyakuya Sect members and stacked some buffs, it wasn't enough to guarantee victory over Urd. Breaking face now would bring no benefits, and using the sin key in a place like the sewer could potentially harm Krul. The gains wouldn't outweigh the losses.
Fortunately, the sin key on Rig had already been taken out by Luke beforehand. Luke now had five sin keys.
"My lord is really hot-tempered. Fine, I won't kill him, okay?"
Uld narrowed his eyes and looked at Luke.
"Why did you come after Rig alone? Can you pinpoint his location?"
Luke chose to play dumb.
"I just lost track of you guys, that's all."
"Hmph!"
Lest Karr didn't believe a single punctuation mark of it.
Urd naturally didn't believe it either, but he couldn't be bothered to investigate further. He turned to look at his old friend, who looked like a beaten dog.
"So you've come to this, huh?"
"I didn't expect it either."
Rig's expression carried a hint of self-mockery.
That guy, didn't he say he would provide support in Shibuya?
Why didn't he show up? And after helping to conceal her Seraph aura too!
Seeing these two good buddies chatting, Luke tactfully retreated to his own people and quietly asked.
"Didn't I tell you to try and stall them as much as possible?"
Krul was first at a loss for words but soon replied with righteous indignation.
"Do I look like someone who can lie well?"
Luke examined her seriously. Indeed, she didn't seem like it.
"Then, do you love me?"
"I... I just like your blood because it tastes good, you narcissist! Weirdo!"
Looking at Krul's somewhat cute reaction, Luke felt warmth in his heart.
"No wonder they didn't believe you. Your acting is really bad! Hahaha... Ouch."
Luke crouched down, clutching his stomach. It hurt so much. I'm going to sue for domestic violence!
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