Good Night, Makkapakka

Her glistening, rounded toes were tightly curled together.

A seductive blush spread from her cheeks to the tips of her ears.

Like a noble doll torn to shreds, it possesses a strange, fragmented beauty.

"You... bastard...!"

Yes, even the tone of her insults has become incredibly charming.

Under Lina's death stare, he said nonchalantly, "Well, it's not my fault. I thought Lina 'd accidentally passed out, so I woke you up this way. Feels good, right?"

Good?

What the hell?!

I just don't want to deal with you, you pervert!!!

Lina pursed her lips tightly, and to prevent this bastard from making up any more ridiculous excuses, she spoke up automatically:

"... What exactly do you want? You already know everything you want to know, can't you just let this all end quietly?"

"How could it be that simple?"

Mahiro chuckled.

"Lina is still not being honest, she's really stubborn... But it's okay, no matter how stubborn she is, her body is still soft when you hug her."

"Hopefully, Lina can maintain this posture for a while."

"You... wait! Ugh--"

With her fingertips gently touching the ivory-white piano keys, Mahiro played a slow-paced melody.

The music evokes the tranquility and melodiousness of a small bridge over a flowing stream, with the gentle tinkling of jade pendants.

Pure musical notes seem to awaken the soul, pry open that door, and lead to the truth.

The melody gradually changes from its calm state.

Fingertips dance with life.

The music stirred up a fierce wind, whipping up surging waves across the sea.

As the notes changed, the music evoked the loneliness of a quiet night!

It's so captivating and mesmerizing...

Goodnight, Makka Pakka!

Goodnight, gurgle gurgle!

Goodnight, pulu pulu!

Like the cyclical nature of life, which begins in the morning and ends in the evening, everything returns to tranquility once more.

"Is Lina willing to talk now?"

"... What exactly do you want to know?"

Lina leaned on his shoulder, panting.

Although his eyes were filled with resentment, he had no strength left in his body, and even moving a finger was extremely difficult.

So, let alone being angry, I barely have the strength to even speak.

"Isn't that right?"

Mahiro picked her up as if she were a pillow, stepped over a small puddle that shimmered under the fluorescent light, and walked step by step to the window, where he suddenly pulled back the curtains.

"You... no! They'll see us from outside!"

Lina panicked, her body tensing up again.

Hiss--

Mahiro couldn't help but gasp, gently patting the girl who was clinging to him like an octopus, burying her face in her hands like an ostrich.

"Don't be nervous, relax. Now we can talk about serious matters."

For example, the vampires you came from your USNA.

The moment he finished speaking, he experienced what tightness truly meant.

He even understood what a human radar is.

It was absolutely terrifying, even more so than the first time!

Are you planning to strangle me?

"How... how did you know?!"

Lina didn't care about anything else anymore; she raised her head and stared intently at him.

Lina didn't understand why Mahiro knew the vampires came from USNA.

Could there really be a traitor among them?!

"Well, don't worry. It's not like we're spies; it's just deduction."

He patted his smooth back as he murmured:

"Everything was peaceful before you arrived, but after you came, this damn vampire incident popped up, and before that, your USNA had a large influx of people."

To say there's no connection between the two would be unbelievable.

Even if you didn't bring these vampires, you're definitely not immune to their involvement.

Angelina: "..."

The girl remained silent, pursing her lips as if deep in thought. After a long while, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Okay, you guessed right, vampires are indeed related to us, but we didn't bring them."

Lina chose honesty.

Or rather, she realized that continuing to Yotsuba Mahiro would be pointless and might even create unnecessary obstacles to the mission.

So he raised his eyes, his gaze flickering slightly as he met his eyes.

"Yotsuba Clan... Mahiro, can I trust you?"

Do you have any other choice?

Mahiro smiled slightly and said, "Ever since we first met at the shrine, you've had no way out."

"... You really are a bastard!"

But even if he's a jerk, there's nothing she can do about it.

She chose to compromise.

"... What do you want to know?"

"Number of people."

"We are still investigating the exact number, but it should be around ten. This includes defectors from our Stars, and the rest are all from the USNA military."

"That's right, Charles Sullivan was one of the defectors, wasn't he?"

"You—you encountered it?!"

Lina's eyes widened slightly; her human radar had kicked in again.

"Don't be so surprised, do you?"

Mahiro joked, "Last night, someone attacked my residence; it was that 'Second Magic Star,' Charles Sullivan."

By the way, I've already killed them all; not even a corpse was left."

"Yeah..."

Upon hearing that no bodies remained, Lina seemed relieved, and even her body relaxed.

After all, the bodies of our own people must never fall into the hands of the enemy.

This has nothing to do with honor; it's simply because the corpses also hold a great deal of secrets, especially for Stars personnel, whose bodies are always salvaged even after they've died in battle.

As for whether Yotsuba Clan was deceiving her about the truth.

This was outside of Lina's considerations; with his abilities, there was no need for him to deceive her.

But...

"Since you already know all this, what other information do you want from me?"

Lina was very puzzled. "What I know is almost no different from what you know."

"No, there's something that I think only USNA knows."

"What's up?"

"It's about the vampires' choice of hosts. Do these guys choose to parasitize beings with powerful magic or stronger physical abilities?"

This is his conjecture.

After all, the people around him who were attacked had all been injected with enhancement drugs.

Even Tatsuya said that the intruders' target was Miyuki, not him. Even when they tried to stop them, the intruders only had eyes for Miyuki.

Meanwhile, Shaliwen initially intended to attack him, but then changed his target to Minami.

Not to mention that Maya Yotsuba, Mayumi, and Mari Watanabe were also attacked.

Even those deceased magicians possessed excellent and remarkable magical power.

If they weren't so adept at selecting their targets, these parasites wouldn't have gone to such lengths to attack them.

The answer he received from Lina was, of course, "Yes."

Those who were parasitized were all outstanding magicians in USNA; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to escape despite their strict guard.

However, Lina also began to question the meaning of life.

Such excellent intelligence gathering and deductive abilities, as well as skills and magical power that are in no way inferior to hers.

Even disregarding his wicked and devilish personality, she couldn't help but wonder if this guy was really a high school student!

Then look at yourself now, hanging miserably on someone else's body.

Lina felt a deep sadness in her heart, to the point that she wanted to look up to the sky and sigh.

Otherwise, let's revert to the "Sirius" codename when we go back this time.

Not only did she lose to a high school student as the captain of Stars, but she was also subjected to miserable torment day and night, and she didn't even know when she would become pregnant with his child.

Sirius has completely disgraced itself...

However, Lina was completely overthinking things about getting pregnant.

Given his current genetic material, it was already difficult for him to have offspring naturally, let alone after the enhancement.

Even using technological means to forcibly intervene is unlikely.

Otherwise, Sumire Muroto wouldn't have spent all her time holed up in a dark room studying his genetic material, without any results to this day.

However, at that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Knock, knock, knock--

"Lina Mia is here."

"!!!"

A crisp knock on the door made Lina sit up straight immediately. Hearing Sylvia's voice, coupled with the name Mia, made her tense up instantly.

Mahiro, who was holding Lina in his arms, could clearly feel it.

Not to mention how indescribable it was.

"Relax, relax your body, you're clenching... oh no, you're too tense."

"Let me go right now..."

Lina was on the verge of tears.

It was one thing for Sylvia to be right outside the door, but I didn't expect Mia to come today too.