Sunday, 6 PM
"By the way, what's your name?" Akira asked the red-haired girl who was supposed to be sacrificed but was now preparing dinner for them, as Seraphim's cooking was a disaster in every sense of the word.
"Kusakabe Misuzu," said the beautiful girl with red hair and purple eyes politely. "Thank you for saving me from becoming a sacrifice."
"No problem, I saved you on a whim," Akira waved his hand generously, as he really had saved Misuzu on a mere impulse. "But now I'm glad I saved you because we can enjoy such delicious food."
Although Akira knew how to cook, and the food he made wasn't bad, he didn't enjoy cooking unless he felt like it, as there was usually someone else taking care of preparing the meals.
"So, what will you do from now on?" Akira asked as he took another bite of the delicious curry in front of him.
"I want to live a normal life," Misuzu answered without hesitation, as she had longed for a normal life after being treated as a criminal and imprisoned by the Lion King Organization. "But it seems impossible since with these cuffs, I can't use my power to escape, not to mention that the Lion King Organization will find me quickly."
"I see... then how about making a deal with me?" Akira nodded after a moment of thought, set his spoon aside, and looked at Misuzu seriously. "What do you think about working as a maid in my house? You can live with us, handle the cooking and cleaning, and there's no need to worry as I'm thinking of hiring other maids, so you won't be overwhelmed. In return, I'll help you get rid of the magical cuffs and guarantee that the Lion King Organization won't come after you anymore."
"As for a normal life, the best I can do is enroll you in high school. The rest is up to you," Akira added with a smile. "What do you think? I don't think it's a bad deal."
"This..." Misuzu was speechless for a moment as she hadn't expected to be treated with such kindness. Just a short while ago, she had been ready to die. Thinking about it made Misuzu want to cry, but she held herself back, bowed toward Akira, and said, "I'll be in your care from now on..."
"Akira, Nifuji Akira," Akira smiled and introduced himself to Misuzu, as he remembered he hadn't told her his name until now. "I'll be counting on you from now on, Misuzu."
"And I'll be in your care as well, Akira-sama," Misuzu said sincerely, unable to stop a few tears from falling from her eyes, as she hadn't expected to find someone who would treat her with such kindness.
Akira quickly finished the dish in front of him and stood up, where a golden ripple appeared beside him, from which the Rule Breaker emerged. He intended to use it to destroy the magical cuffs on Misuzu's wrists.
"Show me the magical cuffs," he said as he sat in front of Misuzu with the Rule Breaker in hand, which was a wavy dagger with a blade made of intertwined colors.
Although Misuzu didn't know what the dagger in Akira's hand was, she could feel a strange power emanating from it. With some hesitation, she presented her wrists to Akira.
Akira did nothing special except tap the magical cuffs with the Rule Breaker, which turned into golden dust and disappeared.
Ting
Ting
With a confident sound, the magical cuffs fell from Misuzu's wrists onto the ground and turned into a pile of iron.
"Amazing..." Misuzu murmured in astonishment as she hadn't expected Akira to free her from the magical cuffs so easily.
"Finish your meal, as we'll be heading to our next destination once we're done eating," Akira said and left the room, wanting to sort out his feelings before heading to the Hasegawa Clan.
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"We've arrived, Akira-sama," Seraphim said after opening the last layer of the protective barrier.
"This place brings back memories," Akira murmured as memories of the time he spent with his parents and younger sister surfaced.
Akira was born in this village and lived there for nearly six years with his parents and his sister, who was a year younger than him. His parents were extremely kind and always showered him with love, but they were also vampires and were always at the forefront of battles against enemies, which constantly put their lives in danger.
When Akira was six years old, and Kobato was five, their parents were killed by The Serpent of Akasha, the archenemy of their village. He had deceived their ancestor to gain power, and thus the village always gathered its strength to kill him whenever he reincarnated.
Upon learning of the deaths of Hasegawa Hayato and Hasegawa Airi, the elders didn't hesitate to exile Akira, who hadn't awakened as a vampire, and they imprisoned Kobato to maintain control over the village.
At that time, Akira was extremely weak and didn't have the power to confront the elders, so he quietly left the village, where he was adopted by the Nifuji Family and raised as their third son.
Although the Nifuji Family was kind to him, Akira was burning with the desire to become stronger and wanted to leave the Nifuji Family. But at that time, his soul mistakenly entered The Land of Shadows, and he began his training under the supervision of Scáthach, causing him to cancel his plans to leave the Nifuji Family.
"Wait here, everyone," Akira said, unfurled his wings, flew into the sky, and infused his voice with his magical power so everyone in the village could hear him. "You useless old fossils, your daddy's back!!"
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