Sanguinem.
Krul arrived at the plaza where children under thirteen who had been captured were gathered.
These children were not only from Shibuya but also from many other cities that had been conquered by Vampires.
On the high platform, Krul sat with other Vampire nobles, watching the frightened children below; she didn't care in the slightest.
As the ruler of the Vampire city, she had to do something.
She stood up and walked to the edge of the platform.
"Human brats, welcome to the Vampire city—Sanguinem."
"Humanity is heading toward extinction. From now on, we Vampires will provide you with protection. In exchange, you will need to provide us with your blood at regular intervals."
As Krul finished speaking, the group of children began to stir in a commotion.
The Upper-ranking Vampire standing beside Krul impatiently took a few steps forward, making sure everyone could see him.
"Shut your mouths! Or don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Upon hearing this, the children quieted down significantly.
But in any large crowd, there's always a few fools.
An arrogant voice rang out from among the children.
"You bedbugs living in the sewers! Do you know who I am? I'm from the Goshi Family! Let me go back right now!"
Krul kept her head down, admiring her fingernails.
Huh?! A little bloodstain. When did that get there?
The Upper-ranking Vampire nearby frowned when he heard such a troublemaker in the crowd.
He tilted his chin up.
A Lower-ranking Vampire at the edge of the plaza, tasked with preventing the children from escaping, immediately understood.
He leaped up and jumped into the crowd of children.
Because the children were standing too close together, they didn't have time to scatter.
When he landed, he stepped on a chubby little boy of seven or eight, pinning him to the ground.
Just as the chubby boy was about to cry out, the Lower-ranking Vampire stepped off him and, without a word, kicked him aside.
The chubby boy fainted in mid-air and crashed into the crowd, knocking down quite a few people.
By now, a small open space had been cleared around the Lower-ranking Vampire.
Only a blond-haired kid wrapped in bandages remained, unable to retreat due to his difficulty moving.
The Lower-ranking Vampire stared at the blond kid expressionlessly.
"Was it you shouting just now?"
The blond kid recovered from his fright, his tone extremely arrogant.
"That's right! It was me! If you know what's good for you... AHHH!!!"
Before the blond kid could finish, the Lower-ranking Vampire wordlessly used a hand-blade to slice off one of his fingers.
The blond kid clutched his bleeding left hand and knelt on the ground, wailing.
"Watch your mouth, brat."
The Lower-ranking Vampire turned to leave.
But who knows what kind of education the blond kid had received in the Goshi Family; even in this situation, he actually dared to keep shouting.
He glared fiercely at the Vampire's back, gritting his teeth.
"AHHH!!! You bastard! You're the second person who's dared to touch me! Just you wait! My brother won't let you off! Our Goshi Family will definitely kill all you bedbugs!"
The other children, already scared witless, were shocked by the blond kid's "bravery."
Wait, big brother, you're still shouting?!
Somewhere in the crowd near the platform...
"Idiot."
Hyakuya Yuichiro cursed indignantly.
Mikael Hyakuya pressed his mouth to Yuichiro's ear.
"Hey, Yuu, keep your voice down. The Vampires will hear you. Mr. Saito told us stories about Vampires—their ears are very sharp!"
Yuichiro replied dismissively.
"I'm not afraid of them! I don't want to stay here."
"Don't be stubborn, Yuu."
Byakuya Akane also tried to persuade him.
Yuichiro gave a soft huff and turned his head away, falling silent.
Mika and Akane exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.
Mika smiled gently at Yuichiro.
"Alright, Yuu, we'll definitely go back to the Hyakuya Orphanage. But right now we're still being monitored by the Vampires, so we need a long-term plan."
In such a large crowd, this conversation normally wouldn't have been noticed by anyone.
However, Ferid, who was idling on the platform, happened to notice them.
"Aha~ What a beautiful smile, as dazzling as the sun. I really want to taste his blood~"
Looking at Mika's smile, Ferid was momentarily mesmerized.
In the plaza, the Lower-ranking Vampire turned back expressionlessly.
"It seems you still haven't figured out your situation. I'll have to pull out your tongue."
Just as the Lower-ranking Vampire was about to act, a calm voice interrupted him.
"Wait."
Everyone looked toward the source of the voice.
It was Lady Krul!
"I'm afraid drinking the blood of someone like this would lower my intelligence. Just kill him."
Krul spoke with extreme indifference, her face full of impatience.
The Lower-ranking Vampire was stunned for a moment.
My Queen, even though we're wealthy now, we can't be wasteful! A brat like this could feed how many Vampires in a year!
Although he complained in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey the order.
He still remembered how Lady Krul, after leaving and returning last night, had almost skinned alive the first Lower-ranking Vampire who had contact with her!
He certainly didn't want to experience that.
Ferid spoke up mockingly.
"How bold, Lady Krul. Even if they are livestock, this is a bit too wasteful."
Krul couldn't even be bothered to deal with Ferid.
She simply replied with three words.
"Have an objection?"
Ferid gave a dry laugh.
"Hehe, of course I wouldn't dare."
Krul ignored Ferid and began to scan the children in the plaza.
Not here, not here, not here, not here either... Huh? Those two seem to be the Seraphs Hiiragi Mahiru mentioned.
But where did that brat go?
He didn't take advantage of my 'blood-drunk' state to run away again, did he? With Alucard there, he shouldn't have been able to.
After searching for a long time without seeing her'special supply,' Krul had no choice but to ask.
"Kyle."
Hearing Krul call his name, Kyle immediately came before her.
"I am here, my Lady!"
At the same time, he thought to himself: Lady Krul has been calling for me so frequently these past two days; could it be that I'm about to be promoted?
Reaching the peak of a Vampire's life is no longer a dream!
Krul spoke to inquire.
"When I returned to Sanguinem last night, was I carrying anything?"
Kyle hadn't expected Krul to ask this. He flipped through his memory and answered truthfully.
"I recall that you brought back that silver-haired brat."
Krul's eyes lit up.
"Then where is he? Why can't I find him in the plaza?"
Kyle replied again.
"Seeing that you cared about him and that Lord Alucard was also very attentive, I took the liberty of locking him in a private room for special blood sources."
Krul understood.
"Well done. From now on, you will serve as the Captain of the First Squad of my Direct-controlled Unit. That is all, you may go."
Kyle was pleasantly surprised and bowed in thanks.
"Thank you, Lady Krul!"
Krul waved her hand, and Kyle withdrew.
Ferid's interest was piqued by the conversation between Krul and Kyle, and he asked with a smile.
"Lady Krul, who is this silver-haired brat Kyle mentioned?"
The business here was mostly finished, and other Vampires would handle the rest. Krul stood up, preparing to leave.
"None of your business."
As Ferid watched Krul's departing back, his smile gradually faded.
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