[You've gained a Wanted Rep with the Lot City Vampire Clan . Current Wanted level: 1/5 . They are cautious of you . ]

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Clyde finished off the fifth consecutive vampire then pulled a health potion from his inventory . He opened it and sniffed . A strong smell of vinegar and something else made him flinch . Good thing he wasn't the one taking it .

"Here, chug this," he said to Toru . "The magic in it will heal you . "

Toru gave him only the briefest skeptical glare then downed the potion . He coughed a few times, but the liquid did its magic . His wounds closed, leaving just the faintest of marks . The young man's demeanor and mood seemed to improve too .

Just then, he noticed a familiar young woman walking toward them dressed in the red and white garb of the traditional maiden . Clare . As beautiful as always with long dark hair, large b.r.e.a.s.t.s, and radiating dignity mixed with seduction . Her flirting and teasing sometimes drove Clyde nuts .

"Clyde, I'm so glad I caught up to you," she said then told him a lot about Seth . Clyde nodded, listening intently .

"Didn't know Seth had a brother," Clyde said .

"It's a sensitive topic," Clare said . "But believe me, Seth never meant for things to get so out of control . The sincerity in his eyes…"

Clyde nodded, then pulled the enchanted arrows from his inventory . Despite seeing him utilize the inventory more than a few times, Clare still flinched .

"Take these, make use of them," Clyde said .

"Oh wow, enchanted arrows," Ming said . "I can see various elemental enchantments, even some light and holy . "

Clare gazed at the young man, maybe gaped .

"I can't accept these, Clyde—they're really expensive," she said softly .

"Please do," Clyde said . "Went through a lot to obtain them . " He chuckled . The Ashfall family had no used for them anyway—finders keepers . "Study them, see if you can make more . Maybe I'll ask you to teach me the bow and buy arrows from you . I do have to ask, hopefully not beg, a certain kid witch to teach me how to enchant things . Then fix up everyone's equipment . "

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[Your relations.h.i.+p with Clare has increased to friend, closer level 3 . ]

[A gift made it jump two ranks!]

"Thank you," Clare said, cheeks faintly coloring .

"Of course," Clyde said . "Are you up for testing them out?"

"No, not yet," she said . "I need to study them . And I'd rather not have to clean vampire goo off them . "

Clyde laughed .

"Fair enough . " He addressed the entire party . "Let's get moving . We got a Seth to help out . "

Clyde kept an eye on the battle log as they drew closer and closer to the clash of two auras . Everyone kicked a.s.s, which wasn't surprising—Alice, Tear, Nata, Yuki, Har… Where did Harumi go? She was with the sisters, right? Her HP and MP were above average .

"Kitome, Ming, you two go find Harumi," he ordered . "Have your guard up, strongest spells ready . Go . "

They nodded and sprinted off, Kitome leading them back to where they last saw her .

"Hey," a feminine voice called to him .

Yusuke and Ruri approached the party . The h.e.l.lhound seemed cheerful, while Yusuke was…well Yusuke .

"I'm glad you're here . Ruri, can I ask a favor of your nose?" Clyde said .

She glanced at Yusuke then back to Clyde .

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"Only if you chat with Matsume," she said .

"Why? Never mind, don't have time for this—I'll chat with your friend . Now go help Kitome and Ming find Harumi, please . "

"The pink-haired breast girl?" Ruri said .

"Yeah," Clyde said . "Harumi . "

Ruri saluted him .

"Let's do it Yusuke, follow meeee . And you owe me more meat after this . "

Yusuke nodded at Clyde, acknowledging him and his orders then took off behind the h.e.l.lhound . Clyde could hardly wait until they became an official couple . Some humor will be found there .

Without missing a beat, the young man led the party on, even closer to the auras . In fact, they were so close that the smell of smoke plagued the air . It came as a surprise that nothing was on fire, nor civilians hurt . The phenomenon protected them .

Suddenly, Seth ricocheted out of nowhere, skidding onto the ground, back-first, less than a dozen feet from the party . He looked beaten and bruised, s.h.i.+rt torn and shred, dirty . A man who looked to be in his mid-twenties emerged from the smoke, walking toward Seth at an unhurried pace . Dark blond hair, grey aura, he looked as if he took a beating, though not as bad as his downed friend .

"Seth," Clyde said . To his surprise, the blond young man stood back up, though with a struggle .

"Am I still on the team?" Seth said .

"I never saw your letter of resignation," Clyde said then grinned . They both b.u.mped fists .

[Seth was added back to the party . ]

[Seth's relations.h.i.+p has jumped to friend, respect, close level 1 . ]

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"So this a.s.shole is your brother, I take it?" Clyde said .

"The one and only," the man said . "And I take it, you're the Stone . Or the phony who's posing as him—I highly doubt someone like you would be him . You took down the demon lord with luck and some tricks . "

"That's Julius," Seth said . "Master of manipulation . And a mental magic user . By the way, I'd like your help in finding some way to resist that s.h.i.+t . Not a fan of someone messing with my head . "

Julius laughed .

"It took no effort, really . I'm that good . "

"Dude, how about f.u.c.king off," Clyde said . "Why are you—"

"He already tried to kill you," Seth said .

"Seth spotted him and I let my arrow foil the spot," Clare said . "He's a sharp one, dodging it like that . "

"So, it was you," Julius said . "You will pay, maiden worm . No matter . Seth, give me the Omen's sphere . "

"Oh this," Seth said then pa.s.sed it to Clyde . Clyde noticed the look of relief that flooded into Seth's eyes for some reason . Most likely due to the evacuating taint . Omen's spheres could only be handled by certain people, himself included . Not even Alice's angelic mother wanted to be near one .

The taint of Seth's sphere felt energetic, but like the rest of them, was purified instantly by Clyde's aura .

He finally reached enough to unlock the next ability—but he didn't have time to look . Julius walked toward them again, grey aura raging around him like a mini-tornado .

"You…absorbed it," he said . "G.o.dd.a.m.n insane . "

Clyde pulled a health potion from his inventory, frowning at the remaining two, and pa.s.sed it to Seth . The blond downed it without questioning .

"How'd it taste?" Toru said, evil grin on his face .

"Like…" Seth made a face one would make if consuming very sour candy . "f.u.c.king awful . "

Toru laughed .

"Use that rage on the guy ahead of us . "

"Six on one," Julius said .

"Well, Sazuki and Kiko aren't fighting," Clyde said . "So, four on one . I'm going to do to you what you've done to Seth, maybe worse . "

He didn't say anything else, just took a fighting stance . The last thing he wanted was some corny friends.h.i.+p speech coming out of his mouth . Knowing this world, it would probably happen .

"Four, six, twelve, Seth, you may want to warn your friends," Julius said . "I went easy on you because you're my brother . Now, I won't hold back . "

"Holding back," Seth said . "You know what, someone needs to kick your a.s.s for how you've treated our parents . What you've done to Dad…I'll never forget it—you and your f.u.c.king power . "

Julius grinned then took on an unarmed fighting stance .

"All of you come at me . Watch me dismantle you . "

At the center of the festival, a woman stood, watching everything with sharp eyes that were unaffected by the night's touch . So much intrigued her, the chaos…but the presence of a would-be legend . To think the stone-viper games started again and for the first time in history, with the true Stone . How did the G.o.ds find him among millions of worlds?

She found a lone human, a pink-haired girl taking down one of her newborns . The girl killed him quickly, wielding lightning and even light . A nice snack . The woman grinned . She wasn't a virgin, but the only person she had s.e.x with was… the Stone . The next best thing . The woman giggled .

"They don't call me the vampire princess for nothing," she said, licking her lips . The aroma of sweat from the prey made the woman hungrier . She needed to find a man to have s.e.x with after the meal—a drink drove any vampire's hormones into chaos . And she definitely didn't fancy women . The Stone was very handsome, alluring and filled to the brim with spiritual, holy and even purity magic . s.e.x with him would be the most thrilling thing she'd ever do in her life . After the meal, she'd hunt him down . Some would call it ****, but the vampire princess called it sport . She could charm the Stone and they'd dive into some pleasure . Or she could just simply seduce him . A man is a man after all . Seduction was more fun anyway .

At an unhurried pace, she started toward the pink-haired human, licking her lips again . "A taste, a few sips . Maybe turn her too . " She giggled . "We vampires do suck . "

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