Knock. Knock. Knock.
"I am Rena, a delegate from King Antro. Are you ready?" Rena asked.
Kreett...
The door opened, revealing the figure of an old man that Gail knew. "Yes, madam. I'm ready," he answered with both hands carrying a large cardboard box and his backpack.
"Is this all your luggage?"
"Um... no," this man put his cardboard box down and then opened the door to his room wide. "I have a lot of luggage," he pointed out to the three other large cardboard boxes that were still in there.
Rena understood, "Is there anything else?"
"Mmm... I don't think so, Madam. Is this too much?"
"No, you vacated this room," he replied. "Let's go now. The servants will help carry it."
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At the castle, Diana only spends her days playing with Ika and Iki. Sometimes she also helped Al cook for him, or had a small talk with the other residents of Haltz Castle, and from afar Rai kept
The atmosphere of the castle suddenly turned lively, or the exact the high tension is happening here. Ika and Iki shouted at each other, their expressions becoming sharp with their blood-red eyes. This happens because their desires and feelings are again ignored."No! We don't want to!" reject Iki."Bro Rai doesn't know anything!" added Ika."We told you we weren't going back there!""Brother Rai is so cruel!!!" and Ika ended this commotion.***It all started when Rai called the twins and told them to return to Raltz. Of course, both Ika and Iki didn't want to go. As they say, Raltz is no place for shelter. Living so far has been a miracle for them.They immediately protested. After all, they were still members of the main Haltz family, and they had the right to live in this castle. Not finding a solution, they both finally left in great anger."Didn't I tell you not to bother them! Are you deaf!?"
Pine looked at the door in surprise, "Does he not like me, Vin?" she asked because Julio refused to come in, and this made Kevin chuckle immediately."No," Kevin replied, "He just wants to talk to me alone."Pine smiled broadly, "Okay, I'll be out," she said and prepared to leave.However, Kevin immediately stood up and gently stroked the top of Pine's head, "You stay here, I'll go out," then kissed her forehead. "Stay here, I'll be right back."***Two black limousines drove hand in hand through Antro City. In one of the cars, Rena, who was sitting opposite the old man, felt stifled by his unsteady behavior.This man just kept moving to and fro like he felt uncomfortable. He just kept looking at the window as if intending to jump out of the car right now. Rena wanted to kick him out but she couldn't."Should I change to another car?" Rena asked."Ah… no, no, no," the man replied quickly and t
Rena then ordered the man and her escort to follow her. However, before she even touched the gate, Julio had appeared in front of her out of nowhere, making the old man's surprised."I just saw a ghost," the man thought."Welcome, Secretary of the Kingdom of Antro, Rena Helena," said Al very politely and kindly. "I am on behalf of the Raltz Clan and His Majesty Kevin Robert de Raltz welcomes you and your escort," then paid deep respects.Rena also returned the greeting, "Thank you for the welcome. I represent the Kingdom of Antro and King Dominic de Antro accepts your welcome."Julio smiled but a second later his expression turned serious. The old man only watched the interaction between the two in a question mark. He felt the high and dangerous tension."Sorry, but only two of you are allowed to enter the castle, you and the doctor we asked," Julio said firmly to Rena."Too bad... but I can not do it," Rena then showed the letter f
Meanwhile, in the human world. Gail kept looking at the heart-preserved tube the old man had given him as a gift. In his memory, the old man spoke before shooing him away."I don't know what I've done wrong. But the King sent me off somewhere. So I don't think we'll ever see each other again. Oh, and you may take this tube, consider it a parting gift.""Why did he suddenly leave like this? I've lost someone to talk to," said Gail sadly.Tak. Tak. Tak.The sound of someone approaching him."Ew!!!" This person screamed right in Gail's ear, making him jump in surprise."Mother!" screamed Gail annoyed."Gail! What is that!? Why does it look so disgusting???" Ann said ignoring her son's shock. Meanwhile, Gail immediately hissed in annoyance."Gail, that's disgusting! It's yellow and has something in it! Throw it away!" Ann's orders.But Gail immediately gripped the tube tightly, "No! I don't want to! This is a gift f
Al stepped his feet down the hall which had an old wooden door that looked still solid at the end. He then opened the door and found Diana inside, she was looking out through the only window in the room."Did you fight again with Rai?" Al entered the room and approached her."Did he tell you to come here?" Diana asked back without wanting to see the face of this hybrid vampire."No," he replied, "this is my initiative."Diana sighed, "I just don't like him. That vampire always bothering Ika and Iki. He is their brother, right? Why does he always send his younger siblings away? Is he that cruel? Is he afraid of his sibling taking his power away? Very ridiculous.""I didn't come here to answer your questions. I just wanted to say, I believe in Rai. He has a reason why he did it. The burden of a leader is heavy, even you won't be able to withstand it. So all you can do is believe him," explained Al.Diana then turned and walked over to him, "One thing you have to learn. Don't believe unt
Diana didn't answer, she sat on the throne instead, enjoying herself as the King, "I feel nothing but the feeling of sitting in a chair with soft cushions and upholstered in velvet. Nothing more."Rai lunged forward, approaching Diana until only a centimeter was left between the two of them. His eyes stared straight into Diana's eyes, paying attention to every detail of her blue irises."Are you the type to always change the subject?" Rai asked."I'm the type of person who stays silent if I don't feel the need to speak.""You have to open your mouth this time," Rai said as he rubbed Diana's lips, "Because I don't like secrets anymore."Diana looked away, "What will you gain by knowing my secret?"Rai backed away, "We can see it later."Diana sighed, "I will answer your question if you stop bothering the twins," she explained with a condition."Who's bothering them?" surprised Rai."I'll shut up then."Rai seemed to think, "This will be difficult, but I will try.""I'm not asking for a
Rai doubted the answer but then he nodded. "Aren't you afraid of me?" he asked because this human had never once been afraid of him, in fact, every day she always challenged Rai with this annoying attitude."Did something break off from your body? Like a head?" Diana even asked a strange question.Rai looked surprised, "My head is still here.""Then I will never be afraid."Rai doesn't understand. Talking to this woman always took him into the valley of confusion, making him look like an idiot. Diana seemed to keep playing him."What do you mean?" Rai asked.Diana then leaned her head back, looking at Rai with a dreamy look, "I will be afraid if one of your bodies is incomplete, broken, or something similar. To me that is scary.""You mean a ghost...?" Rai thought. "I'm getting more and more clueless.""Forget it," replied Diana feeling that it was a waste to talk to this vampire.Rai looked at her annoyed, "Is answering
Iki made him get annoyed, if he didn't remember they were Rai's siblings, then he would have chopped them up a long time ago and made a special vampire meat dough. These vampires tested his patience."I'll be the one to ask now. You two know Diana, don't you? Is she a human or a vampire?" asked Al."Humans," they answered at the same time."Then why did you get along so easily with her? Even Rai and I were surprised. You are not the type to like humans just like that. The reason you are not allowed to go to the human world is also that your lust is still very unstable for human blood.""Hmm..." Iki thought, "We don't know.""We just like Sis Diana just like that. We didn't even smell that tantalizing blood once," Ika continued."Sis Diana is also kind, that's why we like her," added Iki."Only that...?" asked Al in disbelief and was answered with a nod by Iki and Ika.#to be continued in Chapter 24.1 -