A Vampire for the Hunt.

The blonde-haired man looked at Yuri with a grin on his lips, "I don't hurt women, but could make an exception." He uttered.

"Too bad I can't say the same, I will happily help rearrange your teeth for you," Yuri responded.

Sato immediately walked to the middle with a nervous smile on his face, "Can't we all just get along… we came here to hunt-".

"I already told you to shut up!" The blonde-haired man yelled before sending a punch in Sato's direction.

A rough breeze blew as soon as the man's kick made contact with Sato's arm which he used to block the attack.

Yuri immediately ran toward the man and kicked him in the stomach which sent him flying in the midst of the remaining men.

Sato wiggled his arm a bit, 'That dude is strong, didn't know humans packed quite a punch.' He thought to himself.

Deka and Elena ran to Sato's side immediately, "Lord Sato, are you Okay?" Deka asked.

"I'm fine, but do you know who they are?" Sato asked.

"I'm afraid not My lord, we never left the village for any reason, but I guess the chief might know a few things." Deka replied.

"I see…" Sato muttered, 'Helix, what can you pick up?'.

<<Nothing at the moment… not enough Analysis has been made>>

'Well hurry it up, we got some bullies in our hands.' He uttered again.

<<Understood >>

A sudden clap from within the mist of the men began to go resonate from the group of men.

Sato and his subordinates were immediately drawn to the action, the men had slit open a path for a red-haired man to pass through while the blonde was still on the ground.

The red-haired man had red mythic eyes and was wearing a red-on-black outfit with a red robe to compliment his majestic look.

The man clapped his way out of the group before finally arriving in front of Sato. Sato himself could feel the intense energy pouring from the man's body.

But Sato didn't show any sign of fear, instead, he just looked him in the eyes, 'I can tell, this guy's bad news… way to go Helix what kind of stupid senses did you give me!'.

<<Analysis complete>>

'Great! Let me hear it.' Sato responded.

<<They 5 are none as Nosferatu, a race of vampires that reside in the city Nervek, it's miles away from here.>>

'Vampires uhm? Didn't think I'd see one in a fantasy world, to be honest.' Sato thought to himself.

The red-haired man suddenly smiled, "I take it you also came here for hunting?" He asked.

Sato was still shocked at the unexpected behavior, "Uhm, yes, of course, that's why we are here." He responded.

The man turned his attention toward the Deerhugs, "Quite the beast they are, intriguing, even a Duke such as myself still breaks a sweat trying to catch one." He uttered.

"Duke?" Sato questioned.

"Oh, I guess I haven't introduced myself, my name is Vlad, the leader of the forever knights of vampires, it's a pleasure to meet you," Vlad stretched out his hand for a handshake.

Sato shook with hesitation, "Likewise, the name is Sato Inugami… leader of the elves." He introduced.

The rest of the vampires behind Vlad gasped in shock, Sato was forced to look at them as he felt confused by their sudden action.

"I apologize for that, I would be lying if I said I wasn't also shocked, correct me if I'm wrong but you just called out two names? How is that possible?" Vlad asked.

"Two names? You mean a surname?" He also raised a question back.

<<Notice… The concept of surnames does not apply to some part the world, beings are often brought this world with a single name identify themselves … having two names has hardly been practiced>>

"You did just call yourself Sacio Inagiha, did you not?" Vlad asked.

Sato laughed awkwardly, "it's Sato Inugami," He corrected, 'How can a person only bear a single name… how do they carry the family tradition and the likes?'.

"Are you alright?" Vlad asked when he noticed that Sato was spacing out.

Sato immediately shook his hand while giving a weak laugh, "It's nothing…" He uttered.

Vlad looked at him for a bit before smiling, "Well, now that we are on good terms, it's time I mention something." He said before releasing his magic aura to the surroundings.

'What kind of power is this?' Deka panicked and held out his scythe.

Elena did the same thing, she could also feel the intense power and instinctively just pulled out her blade and took a defensive stance.

Meanwhile, Sato and Yuri just stood there unfazed while they had their eyes locked on Vlad.

"What do you mean by that?" Sato asked while still trying to keep a calm expression.

"Well, it's quite simple actually, your servant attacked mine, it's only natural that a competition will be held between both parties." Vlad uttered.

'The hell is this guy saying?.' Sato thought to him as he hid his frustration, "That's not how I saw it, you baby doo Doo vampire over there attacked me first, my subordinate was only looking out for my well-being… If anything, I should be the one making the complaints." Sato voiced out.

Vlad smiled before releasing more of his magic energy into the air, "Is that a fact?" He uttered.

Sato moved closer and poured out his own energy which immediately had Vlad and his men stunned.

"It is, I'm not looking to fight so why don't we just call this even?" Sato asked.

Vlad pointed at the Deerhugs with his focus still on Sato, "How about we make a bet?" He uttered.

"A bet?".

"Yes a bet, we pick one servant each to go out there and hunt for Deerhugs, whoever manages to catch more gets to issue the punishment for the loser." Vlad uttered with a smile.

Sato smiled back, "Nah, I'll like to make mine interesting, you can issue the punishment if you win, but I… want all your horses and goods if I win," He voiced out.

Vlad laughed, "You are quite the greedy type aren't you? Very well… Sieg.. get up and come hunt for me will you,".

Sieg, the blonde-haired man stood up from the ground as he walked toward Vlad while glaring at Sato and his servants.

"Yes, sire." Sieg bowed his head.

Sato sighed, "Deka? Are you up for it?" He asked before looking at Deka.

Deka didn't hesitate, then stepped forward with the scythe resting on his shoulder, "I won't let you down my lord." He uttered.

"Elves? Pathetic creatures like you want to go against vampires?" Sieg laughed.

"We'll see who will be laughing at the end." Deka voiced out with a calm look on his face.

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