In the end, Viper did not spar with Louis. She was the territory's leader, and losing ground in a sparring match would damage her prestige.
"And stop calling me Aoi!" Sakuragi Aoi snapped viciously. She was probably the person in the entire territory who resented Louis the most.
"What a temper for such a little brat..." Louis looked helplessly at the little girl who was none too fond of keeping herself clean.
"While we're at it, let me ask you something."
Sakuragi Aoi gave him a puzzled look. Ever since she had realized she could do nothing against Louis, the two of them could go a whole week without exchanging a word.
"What is it?"
"If I brought the person who saved you back then here, what would you do?" Louis folded his arms and asked as seriously as he could.
Viper narrowed her eyes, an odd expression crossing her face as she listened to his question.
"Why bring that up all of a sudden..." Sakuragi Aoi muttered. That person had always been the leverage Louis held over her.
"I'd find a chance to kill you, of course, then escape with him..." Sakuragi Aoi stole a cautious glance at her older sister, Viper. "I can't let these people eat the person who saved me..."
"And after you escaped?" Louis asked curiously.
"I'd find a place to live in another ward, open a restaurant, support him, and have him feed me..." Sakuragi Aoi's voice grew quieter and quieter. Still young, her way of thinking was both strange and simple.
"He doesn't like grubby little brats, you know..."
"You!"
"Aoi's face hasn't been seen by the Ghoul Investigators yet. I've been waiting for the right opportunity to send her out. She deserves a life that isn't all fighting and killing," Viper could