Thingking of this, Ikari shuddered.
He regret not thinking of this incident deeply. Thus putting him on a difficult situation.
Ikari observed his fellow servants and sigh in his heart.
This servants still talking about the incident, not realizing the fact that they might be the next target.
Ikari turn his head to the side.
Next to him was Yoku, listening carefully to the discussion with a serious look in his face.
Ikari again sigh in his heart, lamenting the fact that his friend is clueless of the dangerous situation.
Ikari look around at everyone and take a deep breath.
"Everyone, stop the discussion for now. It's getting late, we should take a rest."
Ikari said in a serious face.
When Ikari voice suddenly sound amidst their discussion, they immediately stopped talking and look at him.
"Yes!!" They all replied in unison.
After that, the fifteen servants got up and go to thier respective rooms.
Seeing that everyone leave, Ikari turned to Yoku and said: "Yoku, are you tired?"
Yoku looked at Ikari, comfusement evedint in his eye.
While rubbing his left cheek, he shook his head. "No."
Ikari nodded and stood up from his seat. "Ready yourself, tonight... we need to survive this night." Ikari said, worry in his eyes.
He hope that tonight is not thier last night were they have a good meal.
However, hoping is not the only thing needed to do.
Action is necessary for it to be fulfilled.
Yoku was surprised and quickly got up from his seat. "Why?"
Most of the time, Ikari's mood is serious, he rarely expressed worry to others and to himself and show weakness.
However, this time Ikari expressed it in a way signifies that he has no control over the situation.
Seeing him in this state, Yoku immediately know that something is about to happened tonight.
"I can't explain what it is. But my gut strongly told me that something will happen tonight. Even I, myself was not confident that I can make through this night." Ikari said in a gloomy expression.
Ikari was not sure what was happening.
However, during their silent discussion with the other servants, his gut feeling suddenly kick in.
Moreover, this time it didn't quickly disappear, this feeling continued nonstop.
This feeling is getting worse when everyone leaves the dining room. As soon as everyone leaves, he suddenly heard a strange sound all over the town.
This sound came from different area, and closest to them are in this manor. More specifically, it was the owner's house.
With this foreboding doom, Ikari's back is full in cold sweat this entire time.
"Then, what do we do then?" Yoku silently ask worriedly.
"Calmed down first. What can we do is stayed silent. With our strength, we can't do much to our current situation." Ikari said silently.
He then added "let's first observe the movements of the surrounding, then make a split decision when the times arrive."
....
Before the sun goes down over the horizon.
At the outskirts of the Heiwa town, a tall old man was walking on the street.
This old man is strange, his bearing is not that of an average old man at all.
This old man had a straight black long hair down to his waist, half of his hair is gray.
The old man had a fit body and sharp eye that one cannot look at casually.
Wearing a black robe of high quality with a black belt around his waist, this old man continue his walk toward a building.
One of his hands are behind his back, holding a sword inside it's scabbard.
Occasionally, there are some people passing by this old man.
However, with one look of them they immediately cast away their gaze at the old man somewhere else.
Even with the striking figure of the old man, they instinctively forget him in their mind.
This old man had an aura that can advert the attention around him.
This aura is unique to a strong individuals.
The old man halt his walk and look at the building in front of him.
The building have three floors, above the entrance is a plaque that say Inn.
Looking inside, there's a lot of seats available.
The old man observed the Inn for a while then walk straight in.
Walking inside, he took a seat in the corner and wait with his sword on the table.
After waiting for a while, a servant of the Inn approached him and ask for what he wants.
"A tea." The old man said bluntly.
Hearing this, the servant then go back at the counter to report his request.
The old man looked at the bartender and his servant.
Seeing that they do his request, he look around and then closed his eyes.
He think of his gain this day.
The information he got from listening around the town.
With the information he got, he was sure that the one behind this incident was a demon.
Demons plague this world.
However, their activities are limited at night.
This demons also make a move with cautions.
So as not to attract the attention of a powerful individual like the old man.
After all, a strong individuals like the old man want them to disappear in this world.
Because of the strong individuals like the old man hunting demons at night, further limiting its movements, information about the demons is not known to all people in this world.
That's also why all the people in Heiwa town didn't suspect the demon behind.
Thingking of this, the old man slightly smiled.
'This demon is quite capable to be able to hide his presence with me around.'
The old man occasionally spread his mental sense every time he took a step.
However, no matter how many times he tried, he didn't find the hiding spot of this demon during the day.
The old man pondered about this demon strength.
At the old man caliber, the majority of demons in this world are not his match.
Rarely could he encounter a demon that can fight against him.
The old man put away the matter at the back of his mind.
Then remembering the youth he encounter during his walk in the down.
His eyes lit up and he smiled.
"Sir, here's your tea."
After waiting in his seat for a couple of minutes, his tea finaly arrived.
Looking at the servant, he nodded his head.
The servant put the tea down the table and then go back at the side of the counter, waiting for other costumers.
The old man look at the tea for a while.
He grab the tea and took a sip before putting it back.
He closed his eyes and wait for the night to arrived.
As time pass, the street gradually turned dark.
With light coming from the Inn, one could barely see the road outside.
At this time no people could be seen wandering around the town.
At this night, the Heiwa town is silent.
Barely light could be seen inside the town.
When look from afar, the feeling of peace one would feel is gone. What replaced it is a gloomy sensation.
The town look more like a ghost town.
Inside the inn, at the corner of the room.
The old man sat leaning in his chair with a closed eyes.
When one look at him, one might think that he fall asleep.
However, the old man did not fall asleep.
His mind is focus on the town.
His mental sense is currently spread all across the town, observing all place.
After a while, a faint sound came to his ear.
He put his sense in this sound, there he picture a strange lifeform in his mind.
However, after a while another sound came from a different area.
It's not just two, but three, and then many faint sounds came from different area of the town.
The old man narrowed his closed eyes.
There's is something common on this demons.
They look the same.
That means that the main body is still hiding.
The old man focus his attention all over the town. Ignoring the faint sounds that came from different places.
He wanted to find the main body to settle thing once and for all.
Inside the inn, amidst of many tables and seats.
A black shadow was gathering toward the center of the inn.
Only the old man and a servant are left inside the inn, cleaning.
Behind the servant's back, the black shadow gathered and form a five foot demon with sharp teeth, red eyes and a horn on it's forehead.
The demon look around and find that there are only two people.
He set his sight at the servant closest to him and click his sharp teeth twice.
The servant is oblivious of what behind him, still cleaning diligently.
However, with the soud of clicking, he turned around and look at what standing behind him.
What came to his sight shook him to his core.
With a pale face and trembling body, he dropped his cleaning mop and slowly backed away, unable to utter a word.
The demon look on with a mouth wide spread, showing its sharp teeeth.
When the servant backed five meter away, the demon took a single step.
With it's second step, the demon suddenly disappeared and appeared in front of the servant in the blink of an eye.
Standing in front of the servant, the demon spread his hand and pierce through the servant chest.
The servant eyes are wide open.
He didn't know what happened, all this happened in a second.
In the servant's back, what in the demon's hand is his pulsing heart.
The demon looked at the servant and spread his mouth wide open, biting half of his head.
The demon gulped and kick the body away.
He then bring the heart to his mouth and take a bite, savoring it's taste.
Finishing his gain, the demon turned and look at the old man in the corner.
He find the old man strange.
After appearing here, he couldn't see through the old man at all.
The demon walked toward the old man in a simple manner, blood dripping from his mouth and hand.
The old man, who still sat at his seat with eyes close, open his eye and look at the demon approaching.
The demon notice this change and be cautious.
With every step he took he gathered every power in his body to his legs.
When the distance are enough, the demon suddenly halt and quickly lunged toward the old man.
"Boom!!"
The ground shook when the demon leap toward the old man.
Forming a fist in his bloody hand, he aimed it toward his head.