"…We planned to attack the Hunter Academy on the 31st of October. But now since that date's compromised, odds are they won't attack there anymore."
Hearing that, Chifuyu walks over to Patrick and grabs him by the scruff of his collar. "You were gonna attack the Academy?!" This put him over the edge because two of his close friends, Erika and Dakota are currently students there. They basically got into this because of him, so if anything happened to them he would never forgive himself.
"Hey, if it makes you feel better it wasn't my plan."
Iris looks startled, this is her first time seeing Chifuyu this angry.
Kagura grabs his shoulder, "Relax Chifuyu, they won't be able to anymore."
Dallas adds in, "So a big attack is upon us. The Academy might not be their target anymore, but something else will."
"Without a doubt. Also, the blonde vampire that destroyed my mansion will be among their ranks in the next attack. His name is Iakovos, an informant told me he reports directly to the Vampire King. If I'm not mistaken, he's a Vampire Lord."
"Figures. He was holding his own against us without so much as breaking a sweat. By the way, there anything you wanna tell us about this informant?"
"I'm afraid I cannot. But you can take my word that he is neutral, not currently on either side. He came to me himself giving me his knowledge with no prize. If I had to say, chances are he will join humanity's side. I believe that's all the information I can provide you with."
"No hideout areas?"
"None. We always meet at different spots. I suppose giving you the locations won't hurt, though I doubt they'll do any good."
"Well, Shoyo?"
"…You have our thanks Patrick, looks like you get to live."
"May I ask about our protection? We will definitely be targeted."
"Don't worry, the Hunter Agency will act as your shelter. You'll still carry on your pretend lives as you have. It'd also benefit us if you are targeted, makes it easier to hunt em down."
"You have our gratitude."
"You're coming with me while I report to the President. Let's go. Dallas, make sure the others get home safe."
"Sure thing."
Patrick glances over at Chifuyu, 'Til next time, my dear half-vampire. Keep your blood tasty for me.'
Ariel wants to hurt him even more, but she holds herself back. Diego walks over to Chifuyu, it's time for some answers.
"Glad you're safe, Chifuyu."
"Thanks for coming man, especially when you're not even a Hunter."
"Haha. I held my own."
"Oh really?"
"Well, Iris did most of the heavy lifting."
"There we go."
"Heh."
"…. Last year, I was on the verge of death from getting attacked by a vampire. Ariel saved me, she's the Vampire Lord who'd been sealed here for 200 years. But by saving me, I had become a half-vampire. Sorry for keeping it from you."
"I—I see. Did you guys already know?"
"Yeah."
"Yep."
"Y-yeah."
"Damn. It all makes sense now."
"You're not surprised?"
"Of course I am! But even I could tell things were off before… Holy shit! Do Dakota and Erika know too?"
"They were the first to know."
"Not surprised there." Diego slides over to Chifuyu, reaching his arm over his shoulder to whisper, "So, you have to suck blood right?"
He whispers back, "Yeah. You see, half-vampires don't need to suck on the blood of humans for sustenance, they can get it from vampires. And they can also get blood from half-vampires since we're also half-human."
"Wow. It's like an incite food glitch."
"That's what I said!"
"Tell me, is Ariel's blood good?"
Chifuyu blushes, not saying anything, he just smirks.
"Hahaha. You dog!"
"Get off me. Hahaha."
'Guys. I'd like to a hospital already.' Unable to rush them aloud, she tells them in her head.
"Do you like this group, Shinatsu?"
"Huh?"
She's caught by surprise by the sudden question from her family member. Nevertheless, she answers with a mature smile.
"They're like a family."
The ends of Dallas's mouth also curve to form a little smile. "Let's go guys."
***
Shinatsu's Pov
The Augustus Mansion mission to rescue ended in success. On top of that, the Hunters gained vital new intel from a member of the Slayers turned traitor. The president gave Patrick protection under the pretext that he's being targeted as the owner of a multimillion-dollar company. Which is half-true.
I asked Nailah if I could take leave for a few days to settle some family affairs. I got Shoyo to get the president to find out where Amelia currently was. Fortunately, she happened to be in District 19, at the Boreas Estate. I stood my ground and told her I wasn't going to do what she wanted. I will never betray the new home I found, even if it costs me my life. To my surprise, she barely had anything to say and accepted my assertion. I don't know what she's planning, but something is definitely up. Next, I visited a couple of family members I should've had a long time ago. They were the only ones who went out of their way to be kind to me before I left for the Academy, but I pushed them away. I won't do that anymore. They were surprised when I showed up, but their kindness hadn't changed. That was all I could ask for. After spending two days with them, I returned to my new home. As the others welcomed me back, I couldn't help but smile warmly.
Augustus Mansion Raid Arc -End-