"How strange, she's nowhere to be found."
Luke frowned in thought. He had turned the Imperial Demon Army headquarters and Shibuya Hospital upside down but couldn't find Byakuya Akane.
Krul simply stayed by Luke's side, not making a sound to disturb him.
Crowley wasn't with them, having been sent to handle the aftermath. After Luke spoke with him for a while, he left with a shocked expression.
Now, Shinjuku and Shibuya had been completely occupied by Vampires, and the Imperial Demon Army had been reduced to less than a tenth of its former strength.
Now, only the remnants led away by Hiiragi Tenri and the personnel in other small bases remained of the Imperial Demon Army.
If Byakuya Akane was taken for experiments, it could only be for the Seraph Experiment, as she was one of the Hyakuya Sect's test subjects.
So, where could she be?
Knock, knock, knock. The sound of knocking came from the door.
Lacus and René entered this underground laboratory.
Lacus was holding Mirai Kimizuki in his hand.
"Lord Krul, Luke, what should we do with this child?"
Luke walked over to an experiment table and pointed at it.
"Put her on here."
Lacus complied, and then Luke told them both to leave.
Krul stepped forward, looked at Mirai Kimizuki, whose face was as pale as paper, and asked Luke.
"How do we do this?"
When she looked up at Luke again, she was momentarily stunned.
Luke had somehow found a white lab coat to wear and was currently putting on medical gloves.
Luke struck a pose with a smile.
"Handsome, right? Don't get too infatuated~"
"Weirdo."
It had to be said, Krul felt that Luke did look somewhat impressive wearing this outfit.
"How do I use this?"
Luke fiddled with the lights on the experiment table... but there weren't many options.
Noticing Krul's disdainful look, Luke quickly said.
"I know how, I'm just testing you. Let me tell you, I'm a Super High School Level Scientist!"
Krul rolled her eyes at him.
"Enough nonsense, let's begin. We still have to wrap up this war."
Luke stopped joking around.
Mirai Kimizuki's condition was similar to that of the Sixth Seraph—the one imprisoned by the Ichinose Family—but her consciousness hadn't been completely erased by the Seraph. To awaken her original will, the Seraph's will needed to be replaced.
The best method to achieve this was to use a demon to suppress the Seraph.
Luke held the spoils of war, mahiru no yoru, in his hand while simultaneously summoning his demon sword. Demonic Aura overflowed from the sword, enveloping mahiru no yoru.
Using this as a bridge, Luke's consciousness began to communicate with mahiru no yoru, entering the mental space.
As Guren's demons, both Mahiru and Shinya had suffered heavy injuries after Guren's death and were now in a deep slumber.
The Demonic Aura from the demon sword awakened Shinya and Mahiru from their slumber.
But as soon as Mahiru woke up, she found herself locked in mid-air within the sea of consciousness by Demonic Aura, her mouth even sealed shut.
"Sorry, I'm not here for you. Go back to sleep."
Mahiru was utterly confused. Who am I? Where am I? Where's Guren?
Hiiragi Mahiru steadied herself, focused her senses, and her face turned pale.
In her perception, Guren was already dead... Hiiragi Mahiru wanted to struggle, but her body's weakness made it difficult to break free from the Demonic Aura restraints. She could only glare helplessly.
Luke then approached Shinya.
Shinya, who had just woken up, was also a bit unclear about the situation.
It wasn't until Luke crouched down in front of him that Shinya snapped back to reality.
Looking at Shinya, who only had the appearance of a child, Luke said with a smile.
"Let's make a deal."
"What do you want?"
Seeing Luke's malicious gaze, Shinya felt a chill run down his spine.
Luke tried his best to make his expression seem less purposeful.
"Help me suppress the will of a Seraph."
Shinya was somewhat surprised.
"Why should I help you? Little Vampire, I was a Progenitor when you were still who-knows-where."
Luke said with a smile.
"I'm sixteen, a bit taller than you... well, about twenty centimeters taller."
Shinya snorted disdainfully.
"Hah, kid, you're overthinking if you think you can anger me that way."
Luke thought for a moment and pointed at Hiiragi Mahiru.
"I'll help you devour her. Take it or leave it. If you don't want to, I'll ask her and then devour you."
Shinya's face darkened, then he said.
"She's my good friend, my good partner..."
"I'll also tell you information about Sigmado."
"Deal!"
Shinya excitedly stood up, momentarily forgetting his own weakness. He staggered a few steps but quickly regained his balance.
Luke gave Shinya a few more instructions before his consciousness returned to his body.
But Luke had also prepared a backup plan. After all, Shinya had agreed too readily. Even with those promises, wouldn't he suspect whether Luke would keep his word?
Once Luke's consciousness returned to his body, he placed mahiru no yoru into Mirai Kimizuki's hand.
Why not use Kyle directly?
Because suppressing the Seraph would inevitably require the demon to establish a connection with Mirai Kimizuki. If Kyle established a connection with her, it would be quite troublesome to undo it.
Luke was crouched by the experiment table reading the usage precautions when a sudden sting pierced his neck.
Krul hadn't drunk Luke's blood for a while and was craving it.
Luke finished reading the precautions, but Krul hadn't stopped yet, so he could only continue crouching helplessly.
After a while, Krul released Luke, satisfied, and even helped him straighten his collar.
But Luke didn't stand up for a long time, puzzling Krul.
"Haven't you finished reading yet?"
"Give me a hand, my legs are numb from crouching..."
"Hahaha!"
Krul laughed mercilessly and extended her hand to Luke, not even questioning why someone with his physical abilities would be in such a state.
Luke grabbed Krul's hand, the corner of his mouth curling up imperceptibly.
Then, Luke was abruptly pulled up by Krul. Due to inertia, he crashed into Krul, his lips accidentally brushing against her forehead.
Krul instinctively took a small step back in response, but Luke, having just stood up, started falling toward Krul again.
Krul immediately thought to step aside. If Luke fell, it would serve him right.
Luke's fall stopped abruptly, his body righting itself at an incredible angle.
Luke pretended to be deeply hurt.
"A small action reveals a woman's true nature. If I had died from that fall, you'd be a widow."
Krul wiped her forehead, her tone displeased.
"Were you messing with me?"
"The great Ashera Tepes said, a girlfriend should be teased often."
asuramaru, which had been temporarily set aside, suddenly vibrated as if protesting.
I never said that!
"Oh, is the little guy awake?"
asuramaru had been silent ever since the Progenitor Sigmado appeared. Now it wakes up as soon as he's made the butt of a joke?
Krul grabbed asuramaru and walked out of the laboratory, as if leaving because she couldn't win the argument with Luke.
"You handle the experiment yourself. I'm going to give instructions for the follow-up."
Luke nodded, no longer joking.
By the time Luke had everything adjusted, the connection between Shinya and Mirai Kimizuki had been established. The Seraph's exclusivity was still strong; even this step had taken considerable effort.
Lacus and René walked in again.
"Why are you two back?"
Lacus and René exchanged glances for a few seconds before answering.
"Lord Krul sent us."
"Do you know how to do experiments?"
Lacus and René shook their heads.
"No, we don't."
"Then what are you here for? Menial tasks could be done by lower ranks just as well."
Lacus said in a strange tone.
"Don't you know?"
Luke was puzzled.
"Know what?"
Lacus glanced at Mirai Kimizuki, took a deep breath, and spoke extremely quickly.
"Everyone's saying you like little kids, so Lord Krul was afraid you might do something weird to this brat, especially since she quite enjoys your daily life with Lord Krul!"
Silence. The scene was utterly quiet... "René, bring that instrument over..."
Luke busied himself at the experiment table. demon markings had already begun to spread on Mirai Kimizuki's body, though at an extremely slow pace.
René assisted Luke.
Lacus was hanging upside down by a rope above the experiment table.
"Shine the light over here a bit."
Hearing this, Lacus moved the lamp to the position Luke pointed to.
He thought to himself: I must get Lord Krul to treat me to some blood when I get back!
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