?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 vige 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 p 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-ck outfit with a red robe topliment his majestic look.


    The man pped 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!''.


    <<Analysisplete>>


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


    <<They are none as Nosferatu, a race of vampires that reside in the city of Namlurk, it''s 5 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 d, the leader of the forever knights of vampires, it''s a pleasure to meet you," d 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 d 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?" d asked.


    "Two names? You mean a surname?" He also raised a question back.<novelnext></novelnext>


    <<Notice… The concept of surnames does not apply to this world, beings are often brought to this world with a single name to identify themselves … having two names has never been heard of or practiced>>


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


    Satoughed 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?" d asked when he noticed that Sato was spacing out.


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


    d 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 de and took a defensive stance.


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


    "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 apetition will be held between both parties." d 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 theints." Sato voiced out.


    d 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 d and his men stunned.


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


    d 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." d 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.


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


    Sieg, the blonde-haired man stood up from the ground as he walked toward d while ring 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?" Siegughed.


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


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    Author''s note


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