Chapter 27

The mage, holding a gun pointed towards him as he slowly pulls the trigger. As it happened, a silhouette of a person had jumped on front of him.

*BANG*

“Eliza!!”

In front of his eyes, Eliza had received the shot as she flew in between then lied on the ground lifelessly as a pool of crimson blood began to form.

*BANG*

*BANG*

Once more he head another two shot and anxiously turned around to see two more body, belonging to Princess and Erica, lied on the ground with a pool of blood.

Although he could see that they were shot with a fatal shot, Elizaa somehow miraculously still breathing weakly as she slowly crawls towards him.

“It’s alright Eliza, we’re going to survive so please hang on….” «Vayne»

As he made a promise to her, he could that the mage holding a gun walked leisurely towards Eliza, who is crawling to escape.

He grabbed her strand of hair with his left hand and pulled her up making her looked towards Vayne, he move his gun to tue right side of her and show Vayne as he slowly pulles the trigger.

“NOOO!!!”

He screamed as he try to reach forwards just to realized that the image the he is previously seeing were now gone. He found himself inside a room, placed on a bed with a needle attach to his wrist.

Anxious of his situation, he tried to stand up from his right just to find himself felt weak from trying to stand.

Although his quite weak at the moment, he persistently tried to stand up with the use of the stand, the one that had a blood pack attach to it.

He timidly walks towards the window and look outside before letting out a sigh of relief. He immediately found out where he is right now.

He is now back, back at the Ghuizheal academy.

Sometime later, he sat back to his bed after a nurse had coincidentally saw him already awake and was forced back to his bed before calling his doctor.

He absent-mindedly looked out at the window after he finished a check-up.

When the doctor had left, he finally noticed some changes to his body like his original dark-grey fur and hair now had a faded white. His original sky blue left eye had turned crimson red.

This wasn’t the reason why he was being absent-minded. It is because he is right now having a short conversation with a second soul reside with him, Vlad.

“… that’s all about it… you better explain it properly to Erica, I only explained it vaguely to her but it seem that she already knew of my existence.” «Vlad»

Vlad had finished counting all that had happened after Vayne lost conscious. Rather when he slept in conscious.

“W-wait! Why are you pushing it all to me!? Shouldn’t be you the one explaining this to her?” «Vayne»

“Well, I would if I could. But I can’t, because right now she’s being wary of me and it’s a man’s job. So good luck!” «Vlad»

“HEY, WAIT! VLA~D!!” «Vayne»

Just when he tried to stop him, he already went back inside their inner consciousness.

Coincidentally while he shouted in his thought, the door opened and revealed people he is familiar with. The twins, Princess, and his roommate.

“Vayne! You’re finally awake!” «Eliza»

Eliza, who first to come in, immediately rushed towards him and gave him a big hug, which it felt like his being crushed.

“… Eliza, please don’t hug him to much…” «Erica»

Erica, who came in next, somewhat distanced to him but wasn’t noticed by anyone except the person who knew why.

“It’s good that you’re awake, you made us worried when you didn’t wake up. Although it’s late, but thanks for rescuing us.” «Princess»

“No, no… it’s alright you, as long as you girls are alright then its fine. But still, I didn’t catch your name…” «Vayne»

“Oh. Then let me introduce myself, I am called “Luianna Von Heif”. Please take care of me for now on, Capt’.” «Luianna»

“Guh…”

After her introduction, he suddenly remembered that he is now the leader of Vhecule Alliance. It’s not that he had any issue being a leader. It’s just that he is worry for himself because of the former leader, Alexander.

“…” «Julia»

Julia, who came in last, didn’t say anything and instead walks towards him in a steady pace and stopped next to him.

Finally noticing, he looked towards Julia and both didn’t said any word until he suddenly realized that his face is touching in between her breast.

“”!!””

“J-JULIA!!”

He heard someone exclaim loudly and didn’t know who was it, but right now he didn’t know whether to be blissful or feel cursed. Suddenly he felt something dropped on to his ears.

“I’m glad that you are safe…” «Julia»

Just when he heard this, his stopped his resistance and let her hugged him a bit longer.

“Alright, that’s enough… get away from Vayne!” «Eliza»

Eliza pushed Julia away from Vayne and held him as if he was her property. This when the room began to be lively, their teachers and fellow classmate began to visit him one after another and wishes for his smooth recovery.

* + * + * + *

After a few days, Vayne had a complete recovery and were able to come out of the school hospital. He was already informed that the school principal had announced to temporarily close the school for a whole three weeks for a complete repair.

Instructor Fujiwara, the one who inform him, also added that the school would get a makeover while the repairs were being made. Though she didn’t say anything regarding the makeover except said, “It is something to look forward to.”

He immediately went towards his workshop and found that it was a mess. Parts and Materials were scattered all over the place, some of his prototype were crushed by some of the rubbles that fallen over from the ceiling, even the main console where he did his design weren’t lucky.

He could only heave a heavy sigh when he realized that all his personal data and templates are now gone and would start from square one.

*SIGH*

“Looks like you are really depressed…”

“Well… couldn’t help it, all my hard work would just be gone after a mere second… *SIGH*” «Vayne»

The person behind him could only shook his head seeing how depress he is. He took out something out from his jacket and stretch his arm towards him.

Vayne glance at the object that he was holding and found a small plate that is a size of 3.5 x 2.75 x 0.2″, exactly like a small memory drive.

“This…” «Vayne»

“I took the main database just before it happened.”

The person behind him answered calmly. His head turn around in an incredible speed like it would snap. The person he is talking to is the person he first met when he woke up here in the workshop, Arsus.

“Hey, don’t give me that look… *POUT* can’t you be just be grateful that I saved your important database.” «Arsur»

When frown Arsur when he saw how Vayne look at him and started to throw tantrums as if he is a little child.

Vayne, on the other hand, had a complicated look. He didn’t know whether be mad that he took his database or glad that his database was safe.

He soon gave up and just heaves a sigh of relief that his database is now safe and he didn’t have to redo all his projects from scratch. But just when he is about to reach his hand towards it, Arsur pulled back his hand and stick out his tongue just like a kid.

Again Vayne attempted to reach it, Arsur pushed it away from reach. Vayne moved closer and again attempted but once more fail. Arsur is mischievously playing with Vayne.

But the game didn’t lasted long when Vayne started to pant heavily while Arsur just grinned as he swings the memory drive in front of Vayne’s face.

“Alright, *PANT* what do you *PANT* want…” «Vayne»

“Hmm… I wonder…” «Arsur»

Vayne is already pissed at Arsur’s mischievousness, but he doesn’t have any energy left to play with him so he could only as what he wants.

Arsur used the memory drive to tap the side of his cheek as he think of something he wanted from Vayne, but he already prepared it just he wanted to toy Vayne.

“Stop toying around, what do you want?” «Vayne»

“Let me join your house “NO!!” Che! Then no database.”

Just as Arsur gave his offer, it was immediately rejected by Vayne.

“Can’t you just think of any other else?” «Vayne»

“Don’t want to, take it or leave…” «Arsur»

Vayne was somewhat reluctant to choose where to accept or start from the scratch. Still in the end he gave in and accepted Arsur’s offer.

Then he gave himself yet another name, Arthur Aethersell Collard.

“What a haft-assed effort.” Is what Vayne wanted to say, but at the end he kept it to himself.

“Why Arthur?” «Vayne»

“Hmm? Because I’m too lazy to think, even so Arsur and Arthur sound the same alike.” «Arthur»

“…” «Vayne»

Vayne ignored this person’s reason, if he made himself affected by it then that me he loss. So the best solution is to ignore it.

“You’re not gonna ask?” «Arthur»

He immediately made a new subject to talk on to and just by listening it carefully he knew this is a serious one.

“… It’s not like you’ll tell me, right?” «Vayne»

“Ehehe… 3 answers, is that good?” «Arthur»

“Then, what are you?” «Vayne»

“Someone they must not mess with.” He immediately said and just from that he knew that he is telling that truth. He didn’t mistake the “must” for a “should” or “could” he meant it as a warning.

“Next, why are you help—no… why did you helped me?” «Vayne»

“Let’s just say, it’s a win for win deal…” «Arthur»

‘Heh… like I thought, he’ll give a vague answer…’ «Vayne»

“Ehehehe… last question…” «Arthur»

“Then… Who are you…” «Vayne»

This question made Arthur, who is laughing mischievously, became quiet. He himself knew what Vayne meant, and this question is actually the million dollar question.

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