"WHAAAAAT?!"
Shinatsu, Iris, Nicholas, and Caesar all react in unison upon hearing the news of what happened during their grocery run.
"You ready for the second wave? Chifuyu's also a half-vampire," Diego reveals with a plain face.
"Why're you the one telling them..?"
"Ahaha, that's a funny joke. I've never even heard of a half-vampire," Nicholas laughs at the reveal.
"It's not a joke. See?"
Chifuyu turns into his vampire form, making his blood-red eyes and pointy ears clear as day to see.
"HOLY SHIT!"
"There's a valid reaction."
"No way, you're a half-vampire, Chifuyu?" Caesar voices his confusion. "But how?"
"It's actually a short story."
***
"WHAT A SHORT STORY!" Caesar weeps upon hearing what happened to Chifuyu during March of last year and the intense training he had to do.
"I have no words. Well, I guess a few. After living with you for the past month, I can say for certain I know you're a good guy. I'm grateful that you trust me enough to share your secret. I won't tell anybody." Nicholas shares his heartfelt response.
"That was more than a few."
"Haha."
"I knew I was right to ask you to be my sensei."
"Ha. C'mon, I hardly deserve to be called that. I'm just helping a friend become stronger."
"Your modesty knows no bounds. I'll follow your journey for the rest of my life!" Caesar states earnestly.
"S-So Chifuyu, will it really be okay that some civilians found out about your identity?" Iris asks concerned.
"Yeah. I get the feeling I was able to reach their soul."
"So cool."
"Hey. Beatrice, Caesar, and Nicholas. I'm actually a vampire as well. In fact, I'm the Vampire Lord that was sealed here for 200 years. It's risky telling too many people, but I wanted to let you know you guys to trust me," Ariel unveils while healing her wound as proof.
"Wha.. Ehhh??" Nicholas becomes light-headed and falls on his bottom.
Chifuyu throws his arm around Ariel's shoulder, "We're partners bound til death do us part."
"Partners, so that also makes you my sensei Ariel!"
"That's what he takes from this. Then there's Beatrice who's not even surprised. These reactions are all over the place," Shinatsu observes.
"Sorry, it's just when there's one reveal I always expect another."
"Fair."
"I'll be right back guys, I'm calling Ms. Ina to tell her what happened."
"What a way to start Golden Festival."
"Tell me about it."
"You still seem a bit upset, Ariel. What's up?"
"Well… That bastard never apologized for shooting me."
"He didn't?! When he's finished serving his time in jail and comes here, let's put expired moldy milk in his drink."
"Sounds good."
"Nova."
"Yes?"
"You ever gone bowling?"
Hearing that 7-lettered word, Chifuyu's head turns with extreme swiftness.
'Bowling?! Diego's onto something."