"Where can we go?"
If they went somewhere else, their blood samples had already been studied by the traitorous scientists from DOATEC and Rugal's own researchers. If they left recklessly, more organizations and wealthy conglomerates like the previous DOATEC would come after them, hoping to uncover the power of the Hakkesshu within their bodies.
And when that happened, things wouldn't be as gentle as simply drawing blood. They would probably subject them to even more extreme human experiments!
Having witnessed the darkness of humanity for thousands of years from their memories, they had absolutely no illusions about what people were capable of.
They would never underestimate human cruelty, in any sense of the word.
"So we need someone who has no interest in our power but is still willing to protect us... and most importantly, that person has to be strong enough."
Mature was hinting at something, and Vice immediately understood what she meant.
"You mean Ryuji? But he's a womanizer."
Vice knew quite a lot about Ryuji. She knew he was the man who had defeated Goenitz and subdued the Satsui no Hado. Even in ancient times, he would have been an enemy whom Orochi himself needed to deal with personally.
"But he's also the only one who doesn't care about the power in our blood and, in fact, no longer has any real enmity with our master. Although he might have some complicated connections with the Three Sacred Treasures families... Our master won't be resurrected for several hundred years anyway. We can use that time to pass our bloodline into the Three Sacred Treasures families and help ensure that our master has a better chance of being resurrected when the time comes!"
As Mature said this, she realized that she'd actually come up with a pretty good plan! At first, she hadn't thought that far ahead. She had simply wanted to find a safe haven.
"...I have no objections."
Vice paused for a moment before nodding in agreement with Mature's plan. However, she immediately brought up another concern.
"Although I don't have any experience with this, ordinary humans probably wouldn't be able to satisfy us, right?"
The Hakkesshu have astonishingly fast recovery rate and exceptionally high stamina. Although they also have worldly desires, most of the time, they were forbidden from marrying humans.
The reason Mature dared to go through with this plan now was that both Goenitz and Orochi had died once. There was little hope of either returning for several hundred years. By willingly throwing themselves in Ryuji's hands, they might be able to corrupt the bloodline of the Three Sacred Treasures families or have Ryuji kill them altogether. Such a plan would undoubtedly be acceptable to Orochi.
As for things like sleeping with Ryuji, they didn't care about that at all. In fact, they wouldn't have cared even before their memories had awakened.
Before awakening her memories, Mature had been studying for her secretary certification, while Vice had been living in a small village in Latin America, where life was practically half-primitive. It was only through her hard word and education that she'd managed to gain the possibility of climbing the social ladder.
Clearly, Mature, who wanted to become a secretary, wasn't particularly worried about sexual favors being demanded in exchange for career advancement. Meanwhile, Vice, who had practically lived in a primitive society, wasn't picky about a potential marriage partner. As long as the man was alive, that would basically be enough.
So, Mature had never really considered Vice's concerns. She simply chuckled, reached out and lifted Vice's chin with her finger, kissed her seductive cheek, then ran her hand over Vice's shapely thigh, covered in black stockings, before speaking.
"Then we'll just satisfy each other."
Vice chuckled and tried to kiss Mature on the lips, but Mature stopped her with a finger. Smiling at her close friend, she spoke again.
"Don't. After all, we're commodities now, so we have to preserve our first time."
At that, Mature couldn't help laughing herself. She'd just realized how absurd the situation was. Ever since she'd answered Orochi's call and devoted herself to creating a world free from the pollution and resentment brought about by humanity, she'd reincarnated countless times. Yet she'd never married, let alone even kissed anyone.
Every time she awakened, she either had to fight or ended up being sealed away. And because they were so weak, they barely ever had a chance to resist.
In that sense, their lives hadn't even been as happy as those of ordinary humans.
But this time, perhaps they would finally get to experience the forbidden pleasures and joys of being human.
"That's a strange way of putting it."
Vice found Mature's way of describing things a little difficult to get used to, but she still nodded and accepted the idea, preparing herself for what lay ahead.
Vice hadn't thought nearly as much about it as Mature had. She simply wanted to find someone powerful enough to protect them. After all, they really didn't dare stay with Rugal any longer, fearing that he might suddenly lose his mind and throw them into a laboratory for good.
It wasn't as though they couldn't trigger the power of the Hakkesshu inside Rugal to make him go berserk. The problem was that if they did, the two of them would most likely be killed.
After finally getting the chance to walk among humans again, they certainly didn't want to die in such a ridiculous way!
"Don't overthink it. He only wants our bodies anyway. Worst-case scenario, we get pregnant! Let's go."
Mature spoke casually, but she herself fell somewhat silent.
Vice was the same, because the two of them...
Had never actually been pregnant before.
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