Dota 63
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-Town of Misaki, Tohno Household.
Lawrence's POV*
Staring deeply into this girl, I can tell that she really cherish her family members, or should I say her brother. With her original brother proclaimed to be dead, there are only two suspected members of the family. Akiha Tohno and Shiki Tohno, one of them will carry the burden of being Roa's host.
Of course I know that is hardly the truth, it is not among the two of them who are the current host. It is just amusing how Arcueid and Ciel get ahead of theirselves and directly concluded that only the two of them are left. "Akiha Tohno, we would like to ask for your cooperation. We need to know who the current host of Roa before he could create chaos again" Ciel asked again pressing the girl with an answer.
This must be hard for her, being the head of a major family at such young age will surely wear out the mind of someone, this was no exception for her. "Let her think, don't press for an answer. This will only create more mistakes" I said stopping Ciel from doing further talking. Miraculously Arcueid was being quiet the whole time, she didn't even try to retort to any of their words.
Does she feel sympathy now? I couldn't tell. Learning how to act like a proper human is harder than one thought, it involves rejecting your current reality and reflecting to ones self. This is not only mind exhausting but also depression inducing. Perhaps realizing that I was giving her time, Akiha gave me a grateful gaze.
God, I don't want that gratitude. I shook my head in dismay. "Beautiful maid, you tea is lovely. I would love to drink more of it in the future" I turned my attention to the maid who harbored hatred towards the Tohno Family yet still continue to serve it. She visibly stiffened when I called her out but instantly regained her composure. "Oh how wonderful. Thank you for the praise my lord" she said smiling brightly.
I responded with the same smile, "With your charming smile, I would have thought that you don't possess any enemies. You are far too kind for that right?" my words have a different impact to Kohaku, and based on the slight shiver she did, she is probably in panic right now. Well, it is just, because the poison on Akiha's tea was far too noticeable that even Ciel and Arcueid noticed it.
Them not asking what the reason for that means that they are leaving things to my hands. Well, I won't disappoint them. "S-Surely you jest. One cannot live a life without harboring any hate within them my lord. I am the same so of course I do possess some enemies" after a short stuttering she answered calmly.
This girl really deserve an Oscar for her act. Instead of answering, I just smiled gently at the maid who got flustered by it. "E-Exuse me Lady Akiha. My stomach is rather unkind at this moment, can I ask for permission to call out Hisui instead?" understanding that I will just keep pressuring her, she took the retreat order. "Hm? Well, fine" Akiha although confused still accepted it.
Hehe, that was hilarious. Well, I will let that girl go because I know that she won't do anything rash in the future. She is also too pitiful, experiencing something that no one would wish to have. That damn Masahisa really did an awful job at this part. Hopefully, Shiki Tohno will be able to fix her up. "It seems like you are not in the mood to answer our request right now. Can I we return maybe tomorrow or in the next few days?" I asked politely not trying to break my character right now.
Akiha's face brightened by that proposal, this girl is quite pitiful. "Very well, I shall open my door for your next visit Mr…?" Akiha asked realizing that she still doesn't know my name. "Lawrence Ranvil, you can just call me Lawrence" I said smiling at the girl. "Yes! Thank you Mr. Lawrence" she said as we did a handshake. We immediately left after that.
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3rd POV*
After leaving the Tohno Mansion, Lawrence and Arcueid returned to the house they rented in this town. Ciel also said her goodbyes to them informing them that she will now report to her higher ups. The two arrived at the house only to be confused when they saw Nero having a staring contest with a rather disturbing man.
The man has a tall and strongly build body, and he wearas a black trench coat that fully covers his body. Although he might look like a proper human, everyone in the house knows that under his trench coat hides a hideous formation of chaos. "What is this situation?" Lawrence asked Bea who appeared by his side.
"Master, this man came here looking for Arcueid Brunestud however when Nero saw him, she was angered by something" Bea explained as Lawrence immediately understood. If he thought about it carefully, the meeting of these two should be comedic because one carries the name of Nero as his title while the other is the original one.
Nrvnqsr Chaos, the tenth of the Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors. He is a living mass of chaotic matter analogous to the Primordial Sea, created from the accumulation of the lives of 666 creatures. His original name was Fabro Rowan, an alchemist from the Wandering Sea, a cluster of smaller sorcerer organization on northern Europe.
He ascended to the level of a Dead Apostle not through his blood being drunk by a True Ancestor or Dead Apostle but through his magical research alone. He has existed for over a millennium and assumed the title Nrvnqsr given to him by the church. Nrvnqsr phonetically spelled 'Nero' was given to him as a play on words in Gematria by which the letters that compose it add up to 666, the so-called Number of the Beast.
This is probably the reason for Nero's infuriation, a mere imitator has appeared infront of her proudly boasting about his beasts. This is a huge insult to Nero who is the literal meaning of the title BEAST. "This sure is interesting" Lawrence muttered confusing Bea on his side.
"You half-ass man, state your name!" Nero pointed at Nrvnqsr Chaos demanding his name. "I have no time to be meddling with inferior humans. Get out of the way and tell me where Arcueid Brunestud is" he said staring at Nero with disgust. "You infuriate me" Nero said kicking him blasting the man away. The force she put on that kick was enormous.
That was noticeable when they saw the state Nrvnqsr was. His trench coat was torn into pieces revealing the creatures hidden inside, though some of them were lying on the ground without any signs of life.
"You… you are no ordinary human" he muttered in disbelief, he could not do anything against that kick, it was far too powerful for him to resist. "Hah? Since when did I say that I was a normal human? Comparing a human to an Emperor is a huge insult!" Nero snorted. She was dissatisfied with this Dead Apostle yet she doesn't know why.
"Hm, Nero end this already. Lawrence and that woman has already arrived. We won't let them wait" Anastashia's voice rang as everyone turned their attention to the gate. There they saw Lawrence and Arcueid watching the show with amusement in their eyes. Nero immediately dropped whatever she was doing to greet them. "Welcome back master!"
Lawrence nodded his head at the greeting, "What is the situation here?" he asked despite already knowing it, he wanted to know Nero's opinion. "Umu! This rubbish thing arrived here demanding for Arcueid. I don't know why but he pissed me a lot! I want to kill him in this instance" Nero said her honest opinion making Lawrence smile.
He looked at Nrvnsqr before an idea emerged from his head. Anastashia not only gained strength from her transformation but also a certain authority. Lawrence wanted to test whether this authority really works properly because they never had the chance to check it. It doesn't work against Arcueid for she has a higher standing compare to Anastashia within the Vampire World.
"Ana, please come here" Lawrence called out to the girl who quickly appeared on his side. "Lawrence~? What is it?" she asked bashfully showing her charm towards Lawrence. She grabbed his hand and burrowed it between her mountains. Lawrence steeled his mind to avoid doing something bad, especially infront of this crowd.
"Would you mind using your authority on this guy? I want to see it" Lawrence said pointing at Nrvnsqr who flinched at the gaze of Anastashia, he doesn't know why but he feels a certain pressure from this particular girl.
Anastashia tilted her head for a second before smiling happily, "Sure! I am also interested on it!" she said pumping her arm. Her words brought a sinister feeling to Nrvnsqr, he wanted to run away at this moment. However before he could do that he was held in place by Bea. 'I'll be damned' that was Nrvnsqr's thought before the event happened.
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