It seems like it was quite a shock for this Sister when she found out that Xenovia who is a devout believer of their religion became a Devil, but she did say she was more sad about Xenovia not contacting her. This is the first time the members here besides me, Asia, Xenovia, and Irina, will be meeting this person. Sister Griselda apologises. “I apologise. I should have come and greeted you all much earlier……but it didn’t fit my schedule, and I am regretting how incapable I am.”
She really is polite. But, in terms of how she acts towards one person—
“Oh my? Xenovia, you don’t look well?”
Irina asks a question to Xenovia which has a meaning behind it. “……Don’t tease me, Irina.”
Xenovia puts on a stiff face and tries not to be within the Sister’s sight, but—
The Sister grabs hold of Xenovia’s face with both her hands! “Xenovia? Do you hate seeing me that much?”
“……N-No. It’s just……”
“Just?”
“……S-Sorry I couldn’t answer your calls.”
So the phone call that Xenovia was ignoring was a call from this Sister huh. Receiving the apology from Xenovia, Sister Griselda lets go off her face. “Yes. Very well done. Since I gave you my number, you should at least give me a call. Understood? You can at least have dinner with me, right?”
“Of course. I would be concerned about you since we are in the same region once again.”
It seems like they are a troubled little sister and a capable older sister. Rather, this is a new view, since Xenovia who is always acting so mighty is showing a cute reaction like this. I have witnessed an unexpected thing once again. We finished our introductions like this, and now we only have to wait for the Vampire guests to arrive. The night gets even darker—
It became completely silent outside, and we felt something abnormally cold from outside by the time everyone exchanged a few words. Every one of us sensed it, and we looked out the window towards the direction where the entrance of the old school building is. Rias stands. “Looks like they are here. ……The presences of Vampires are cold like always.”
Rias looks at Kiba. Kiba stands, and then leaves the room after bowing to us. ……He must have gone to welcome the Vampires. I then remembered about the information that everyone told me about Vampires earlier. Vampires are beings that can’t enter a building which they haven’t been invited to come into. They don’t appear in mirrors, and they don’t have shadows. They can’t cross running water, they hate garlic, and they are weak against the symbols of the Church—the cross and holy water. And they can’t heal themselves unless they sleep in their coffin. Gasper who is a half Vampire is a bit different from that description. He has a shadow, and he appears in the mirror. He can walk across rivers, he is overcoming garlic, and it isn’t like he has to sleep in his coffin. Apparently it’s because the human blood inside Gasper is stronger. ……That’s why he can sleep inside the box. The reason why Kiba went downstairs is because the guest Vampires are purebloods, and they won’t be able to come in without being invited. We, the servants of our [King] Rias, stood up from our seats and lined up next to her to welcome the guests. Shinra-senpai also stands behind Sona-kaichou. Irina is also standing behind Sister Griselda who is sitting on the chair. Akeno-san is on standby in front of her personal push cart so she can serve them anytime. Azazel-sensei is basically the only one who is sitting down casually. We wait for the guests in a posture where the [Kings] and Boss-class people are sitting down, and their subordinates are standing upright. And our Vampire-kun, Gya-suke is……
“…………”
He’s putting on a very complicated expression. Of course. Since the real Vampires that chased him out are coming here. It seems like the Vampires coming here aren’t from Gasper’s family, but he still can’t hide the fact of being nervous. After a while, there is a knock on the door. “I have brought the guests.”
Kiba opens the door and brings in the guests in a gentleman’s manner. The one who comes in is a doll-like little girl who is wearing a dress worn by those princesses back in the Middle ages. The reason why I thought she is like a doll is because she has a very beautiful face. Her eyes, nose, and even her mouth look like those western dolls where she doesn’t seem like a human, and her beauty seems like it was made by someone. You can say that she is flowing with a very mysterious atmosphere. She has long wavy blonde hair, and it makes her look like a doll even more. And the colour of her face is really bad that she looks like a corpse. Unlike Gasper who is pale because he has been staying inside hiding, she has a skin colour which doesn’t seem alive. Her very red eyes are darker than those of Gasper. Can I presume she is the same age as us from her appearance? Like Devils, Vampires also have a long lifespan, and I hear that they can change their appearance to their liking……
—! I open my eyes wide after looking at her feet. —There are no shadows. ……So she is a real Vampire then. No, that’s obvious. It just reminded me once again. There is a man and woman wearing a suit behind the girl. Her escorts. Are they her bodyguards? Both of them have a bad skin colour, so they must also be Vampires. I can sense a cold and sharp presence from them. Ah, I also realised one more thing. I can’t feel even a glimpse of their aura. They don’t have any kind of lifeforce-like thing around them. The girl—the guest Vampire greets Rias and us politely. “How do you do, people of the Three-Great Powers. I’m especially honoured to meet two of the little sisters of Maous and the former Governor of the Fallen Angels.”
Being urged by Rias, the girl sits right across from Rias. She introduces herself before sitting. “I am Elmenhilde Galnstein. Please call me Elmen.”
……It certainly is a name which sounds so exaggerating. It certainly has a noble ring to it. Sensei puts his hand on his chin. “……Galnstein. If I’m correct, it’s one of the two big factions of Vampires, and it’s a household which is ranked one of the highest among the Carmilla-faction. It’s been awhile meeting a pureblood and noble Vampire……”
Carmilla-faction—
Yes, I had Rias and Sensei teach me about the world of Vampires to a certain degree beforehand. Vampires are a resident of darkness that have existed since ancient times. They have similar rankings and weaknesses like High-class Devils. But, Devils are residents of the Underworld. Vampires are beings that live in the darkness of the human’s world. They may seem similar, but their views and culture differ a lot. Devils and Vampires have continued living by using humans while not stimulating each other’s territory. The Heaven—the part where the servants of God being our natural enemies are the same, but both sides have distanced themselves from each other while not fighting together.