Vampires Hunting Each Other
The next day, early morning.
In the Tohno family's dining room, a subtle atmosphere was spreading through the air.
Tohno Akiha sat at the head of the table, arms crossed, eyes closed, ignoring the breakfast in front of her. Only her deliberately tense face showed a hint of forbearance.
Tohno Shiki sat down next to Tohno Akiha. Although he was holding cutlery, he seemed at a loss for what to do, and his eyes kept glancing to the side.
Kohaku and Hisui stand behind Tono Akiha and Tohno Shiki Tohno Akiha, respectively, one with a bitter smile and the other expressionless, both remaining silent.
Only Fang Li stood aside, watching the scene unfold, looking somewhat unable to suppress a smile.
The reason everyone behaved this way was because of one person.
"Awoo..."
At the sound of the cute voice, Arcueid took a bite of the bread in her hand, chewing it slowly while smiling with a satisfied expression.
"This is so delicious! I never knew human food could taste this good!"
As she said this, Arcueid opened her mouth again with a "whoosh" and bit into the bread, just like a little animal being fed, revealing her innocent and naive princess temperament.
As for the resentment and excitement of last night, they all seem to have disappeared.
However, that completely clueless look at the atmosphere would only evoke disgust in someone who didn't want to see Arcueid at all.
For example, Tohno Akiha is like that.
At that moment, Tohno Akiha opened her eyes, looked at Arcueid who was happily eating, and spoke in such a merciless manner.
"Please leave after you finish eating, and don't come near this area again. If you do that, I'll turn a blind eye to your behavior."
His words were unexpectedly harsh.
Clearly, Arcueid was an unpopular type for Tohno Akiha.
However, that's not surprising.
Despite having the blood of the Non-Human Clan, Tohno Akiha does not wish to step into a non-human world.
At least, Tohno Akiha didn't want to get too involved in the affairs of that world.
Therefore, Arcueid was naturally an unpopular type in Tohno Akiha's eyes.
Unfortunately, Arcueid didn't realize it at all.
"There are still many things I want to know."
Arcueid advocated this view.
"Two Killer Demon with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception have appeared. I'm really interested in this place."
Upon hearing Arcueid's words, Fang Li merely raised an eyebrow, while Tohno Shiki froze on the spot.
"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception?"
Tohno Akiha was slightly taken aback.
That's only natural.
Tohno Akiha only knew that Fang Li and Tohno Shiki were both survivors of the Seven Nights Clan, and had no idea that they also possessed a pair of terrifying Magic Eye.
Tohno Shiki was completely unaware that Tohno Akiha was actually a member of the Non-Human Clan.
In Tohno Shiki's mind, this house was just an ordinary zaibatsu's main family, not a place where he could step into that inhuman world.
So, while Tohno Akiha was stunned, Tohno Shiki hurriedly changed the subject.
"By the way, what exactly happened last night?"
Last night, Tohno Shiki was kept in the room by Hisui and was not allowed to come out, no matter how loud the noise outside was.
"I think I heard a lot of noises, including the cries of wild animals. When I woke up this morning, the garden was back to how it was," Tohno Shiki said, puzzled. "What exactly happened?"
"That?" Arcueid said nonchalantly, "It was just a vampire attack."
"A vampire?" Tohno Shiki's eyes widened.
"Enough!" Tohno Akiha finally couldn't hold back any longer. She slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and stared intently at Arcueid, saying, "Please don't mention those kinds of nonsense in the Tohno family, or you'll have to leave!"
Upon hearing this, Arcueid also stopped eating, her blood-red eyes fixed on Tohno Akiha, and the smile on her face also began to disappear.
That's a sign of anger.
Arcueid was never one to hide her true feelings; she would generally express whatever she was thinking.
Now that Tohno Akiha has criticized him so mercilessly, it would be strange if Arcueid wasn't angry.
However, Tohno Akiha showed no intention of backing down.
As a result, the subtle atmosphere in the entire restaurant became heavy.
"Wait... wait!"
Tohno Shiki quickly stood up and spoke, seemingly at a loss for words.
"What are you all doing? Calm down!"
However, both Arcueid and Tohno Akiha ignored Tohno Shiki and stared intently at each other.
"Alright," Fang Li finally spoke, addressing the two of them, "The dining table is not a place to argue. One of you is a princess, and the other is the head of the family. Don't you even know this basic table manners?"
"Uh..." Arcueid and Tohno Akiha choked on their words.
Seeing that Fang Li had silenced the two young ladies with just one word, Tohno Shiki immediately cast an admiring glance at Fang Li.
Kohaku then said to Tohno Akiha at just the right moment, "Miss Akiba, it's time for school."
One sentence made Tohno Akiha frown.
Clearly, under these circumstances, Tohno Akiha could not possibly leave with peace of mind.
Seeing this, Fang Li spoke very decisively.
"Go ahead and go."
Upon hearing Fang Li's words, Tohno Akiha remained silent for a while, then snorted coldly, turned around, and with somewhat deliberate steps, left the restaurant with Kohaku amidst Kohaku playful laughter.
At this moment, Fang Li looked at Hisui and said, "You go down first, let me do this."
Hisui lowered her head, pondered for a moment, then nodded, bowed, and left the restaurant.
Finally, only Fang Li the entire restaurant.
"What is this?" Arcueid said, extremely displeased. "What's going on with that sister?"
"That's just how Akiba is, she might have a bad temper, please don't mind." Tohno Shiki asked cautiously, "Let's get back to the topic we were talking about earlier. You mentioned vampires, are you referring to the vampires you mentioned wanting to deal with before?"
"No, that's not it." Arcueid shook her head, seemingly having forgotten her earlier displeasure, and said, "Nero only came here to hunt me down. I'm hunting down another vampire."
"This..." Tohno Shiki said, somewhat bewildered, "Why are you all vampires, yet you're all chasing and killing each other?"
To get back to the basics, perhaps it is indeed time to raise this question.
Of course, Fang Li already knew this.
Know the reasons and twists and turns.