A look of disdain and contemptuous sneer appeared on his face. If the upper beam is crooked, the lower ones will be too. Kyoko had used a Biological Orb right in front of him, and now her teacher, Ariel, actually had one too.
Recalling this character's original biased actions in shielding Kyoko's murders made Raize feel disgusted. For a major figure of her status in a faction, having life-preserving items wasn't strange.
But now that she was a crippled wreck, and given that he had prepared ample contingency measures, the next time she or any of her schemes came knocking, it would be the start of his own counter-schemes.
Those who plot against Raize will pay the price!!
The time Raize and Laffey spent on the battle was merely half an hour. After completely destroying the ruins of the Vampire Ninja Village, Raize took the sluggish Laffey back home.
The little one went straight to the living room upon returning, opened the fridge, took out a bottle of cola, and started drinking it with relish.
"Eu, where did Haruna go?"
Returning home, he only saw Eu in the living room, peeling an orange while watching TV, but Haruna was nowhere in sight. Since she had a falling out with that certain 'Teacher,' he needed to talk to Haruna.
He wouldn't release his perception at home; respect is mutual, after all.
(She's in the bathroom. Asia followed Sei to her room.)
Eu picked up her small notebook, showed it to Raize, then flipped to the next page for him to see.
(The matter was resolved so quickly? Are you injured?)
Eu could tell Raize had just been in a fight. She could sense the scent of blood on him, but she didn't mind that. She was mainly concerned about whether Raize himself was alright.
Raize walked over and sat down beside Eu. Watching the comedy variety show on TV, his tone was soft and distant.
"Ninety percent resolved. Let some bastards escape."
(Is it because of me?)
Eu's beautiful, azure blue eyes looked at Raize's profile. Her hand gripping the notebook tightened slightly. She guessed it was because others had learned of her whereabouts, leading to these uninvited guests.
"I told you before, don't think of yourself as a burden. You're living in my house; protecting your safety is only natural."
Sensing Eu's inexplicable worry, Raize reached out and gently patted her head, signaling her not to overthink.
Raize organized his thoughts and told Eu about the Vampire Ninja situation.
"From now on, there probably won't be any Vampire Ninjas bothering you in the human world. The ninjas from their village... I've killed until only about a dozen remain..."
He told Eu everything about the Vampire Ninjas and the situation with Haruna herself.
Eu listened with her usual expressionless face. What she was thinking inside was anyone's guess, but when Raize mentioned the matter between Haruna and Ariel, the girl frowned slightly.
As for the Vampire Ninjas being reduced to single digits by Raize, Eu didn't feel much emotionally. She didn't like the Vampire Ninjas to begin with.
There were Vampire Ninjas in both the underworld and the human world, but among the forces hunting her, these guys were the most diligent. Having any goodwill towards them would be strange.
In the original story, her first instinct upon seeing Seraphim was to tell her to get away, showing just how much Eu really disliked Vampire Ninjas.
Coming to kill with malicious intent, only to have Raize counter-kill them... serves them right.
Although the Vampire Ninjas had a deep connection to Eu, and the Demon Baron whom Raize killed was someone Eu somewhat remembered, they weren't important people, nor were they friends or anything like that.
After all, Velliers, that highly aggressive nation, was something Eu strongly disliked.
As for the existence of Vampire Ninjas, they were organized by their original leader—the Demon Baron from the original Magical Girl world of Velliers—after he encountered Eu in the human world.
They were humans who shared Eu's blood, ageless and immortal. Before becoming Vampire Ninjas, they had no names and could not leave the Vampire Ninja village. Only after completing their training and gaining recognition could they share in Eu's blood.
One could say the Vampire Ninjas were once Eu's subordinates. But after a certain original leader, the Demon Baron, faked his death and left, these Vampire Ninjas immediately developed rebellious thoughts. Otherwise, why would they split into the Reformist and Conservative factions?
This was also what Raize found most detestable. Born from Eu's blood, these beings spent their days either thinking about how to hunt Eu or how to obtain her power. Those elders were especially disgusting to Raize.
Since the beings born from Eu's blood were no longer loyal to her, what use was there in keeping them?
Eu herself was unwilling to do anything like extermination, but Raize was more than happy to oblige. His personality and life were not like that of Ayumu's, and he certainly wasn't a pushover who forgave others easily.
However, the matter with Ariel seemed troublesome from Eu's perspective. After all, the Velliers faction was not small. Hearing from Raize that this Ariel, even after failing her rebellion years ago, hadn't given up and instead planned to rebel against the Queen of Velliers again...
Haruna, with her unique existence, was very important to Ariel's plans. It was unexpected that Haruna, a Magical Girl, actually possessed the power to be immune to the Queen of Velliers' curse. This made Eu view her in a slightly higher light.
After all, that Queen of Villiers, like Eu, was also a 'Necromancer.' Some similarities had caused Eu to remember her.
(I'm sorry, for getting you involved because of me...)
Eu looked directly at Raize. The girl's azure blue eyes shimmered with a light that made Raize uncomfortable. Though those beautiful, deep pupils shone with a gorgeous radiance—one look would make anyone's soul sink into them.
"Eu, this attitude of yours, taking all the blame, is something I really dislike. After all this time we've spent together, have you always seen me as an outsider?"
Raize's own sky-blue eyes looked back at Eu unflinchingly. Having seen the memories of the King of the Night, seeing Eu like this, bearing all burdens on herself, made him feel very displeased.
Looking closely at the girl's exquisite face, a comforting scent wafted into his nose. Yet, Raize felt no lust in his heart; what he felt was pity and a strange sense of irritation.