Misaki City.
Ogawa Apartments.
Although it's an apartment building that's been standing for thirty-four years, its exterior still looks much the same as it did back then, not much changed, even though it clearly appears old.
After taking a taxi and arriving at the gate of the Ogawa Apartments, Ritsuka and Mash got out of the car.
"This is the Ogawa Apartments; this is my first time here."
"Mine too."
Ritsuka was a native of Misaki City, and Mash had been living here for several years as well. However, neither of them had actually come around the Ogawa Apartments before. Compared to here, they more often went to the streets or large shopping centers. Both rarely visited quiet riverside areas like this.
Moreover, the area around the Ogawa Apartments had long ceased to be considered a promising district like it was at the end of the last century. A decrease in visitors was only natural.
"Caster and the others should be inside the apartment building."
"Yeah, but we don't know which block." Ritsuka pulled out her phone and opened the document that Morgan had just sent her on the way.
The Ogawa Apartments were originally built for a specific purpose by someone. It's said that Aozaki Touko's name was among the designers. However, shortly after completion, that ill-intentioned person died unexpectedly, and the place was abandoned for two years until it was renovated again in 1999 and began accepting residents.
The overall structure of the apartments incorporated many magical theories, such as formations, Tai Chi, Yin and Yang... Because the main designer was a monk highly skilled in formations, this aspect was very specialized, deliberately dividing the apartments into eastern and western sections. Movement between floors could only be done via the central elevator.
Because you couldn't see the outside situation inside the elevator, plus the fact that it rotated, it was very easy to get disoriented—this was also the reason why the Ogawa Apartments gradually lost residents in recent years. Due to this unique structure, there were often cases of children getting lost and unable to be found.
"Why did that vampire come here?"
Mash looked up at the apartment and asked.
"Is there something special here?"
"No, according to the President, the magical formations and mechanisms in this apartment were long ago destroyed by Ryougi-san. Now it's just an ordinary apartment with a somewhat troublesome structure." Ritsuka put away her phone. "In that case, let's hurry and help out. After we're done, we can head straight to the supermarket to buy groceries. Since Big Sis Lia is coming, we need to buy more tonight so everyone has enough to eat."
*BAM!*
As Ritsuka said that, a loud noise suddenly came from the roof of the Ogawa Apartments. The two quickly looked up, then saw a figure flying out from the apartment.
It was...
"Miss Baobhan?"
"I'll catch her!"
Ritsuka immediately clapped her palms together, and a vortex of wind quickly swirled around her. Under her control, the vortex shot into the air, supporting Baobhan Sith's body, and slowly brought her down to the ground.
Jumping down from the wind vortex, Baobhan Sith looked at the two of them: "Thanks, Ritsuka—by the way, why are you guys here? Don't you have classes?"
"We have no classes from today until next Wednesday, and there's some business we wanted to ask Big Sis Lia about, so we were called here by the President." Ritsuka explained. "Why did you fly out? Were you thrown by that vampire?"
Baobhan Sith nodded a bit awkwardly: "You could say that. I accidentally got kicked when she found an opening... That creature is quite troublesome. Now I understand why that dumb True Ancestor and the Curry Idiot couldn't catch her."
She?
A woman?
"Good thing you guys came. Come in with me. The others are still fighting her inside."
"Got it!"
The way to the roof of the Ogawa Apartments was very straightforward—just take the elevator to the top floor, which only took a dozen seconds.
And when Ritsuka and Mash arrived on the roof—
*CLANG!*
What they saw was Melusine fighting someone.
(Can she fight evenly with Big Sis Melusine? Is that vampire that strong?)
Ritsuka and Mash knew Melusine's strength very well. Back then, she could defeat both of them without any resistance at all. Now, she couldn't take down a single vampire?
The two couldn't help but look at the person fighting Melusine. At the same time, the vampire also looked toward the two of them.
"Eh?"
"Ah?"
Both sides were stunned for a moment.
Then, the vampire was kicked squarely in the chest by Melusine, who exploited the opening, and she was sent crashing to the floor!
"Huuu~~~~ Truly troublesome—Are you okay, Baobhan? And why are Ritsuka and Mash here too?" Melusine looked at the three of them. "Oh yeah, could you two please go downstairs and get the others? They all fell for that vampire's trick and can't move."
"It's not a trick, you know!"
A somewhat childish-sounding voice came from not far away.
Crawling out from the shattered floor, the blonde-haired vampire dusted off her body: "So mean, Melusine. You kicked me right in the chest. What if I can't grow anymore after you hit me? I don't want to stay flat forever when I'm only eighteen!"
"I think having protrusions like yours at eighteen is abnormal development. Better to flatten them a bit."
Melusine said with a sullen face.
Although she was a knight bearing the name Lancelot, and also the most beautiful Dragon Fairy, Melusine had only one flaw: her body shape. That was her absolute taboo. With familiar people, it was fine, but if a stranger mentioned it, she would get extremely angry!
Are big breasts great? Aren't they just two lumps of fat? She felt tired just looking at Barghest's! They even hinder movement! Melusine would always insist that her small and petite body shape was the perfect one!
"Oh dear~~~ (whisper) Damn, I forgot I shouldn't mention that... Oh well, it'll be fine after we get back. More importantly..."
The blonde-haired vampire stared at Ritsuka and Mash, looking at them for a long time as if pondering something.
"Could it be... Aunt Ritsuka and Aunt Mash? Oh, right. Your hair is still short now, and you're so young. Your ages should be pretty close to mine."
"!"
"!"
A-Aunt?!
The title spoken by the blonde-haired vampire made Ritsuka and Mash's faces stiffen immediately.
"W-Who are you? Your face..."
"Resembles Arcueid Brunestud. Well, after all, I do have a connection with her—but the situation really isn't good. Even I'd have a hard time facing so many people at once. If I get caught, I'd definitely get trampled from head to toe by Aunt Morgan. So..."
The blonde-haired vampire smiled mischievously and casually snapped her fingers. A spatial transfer light gate, very familiar to Ritsuka and the others, immediately appeared behind her.
"See you~~~ We'll meet again later, dear Aunts."
"Wait!"
Melusine hurriedly lunged forward, but before her attack could reach the vampire, she had already completely vanished from the spot.
Pursing her lips, Melusine sheathed her Fairy Sword: "Tch, she escaped... Truly a troublesome creature."