"W- Who are you?!! He said there would be no problem!!!" Ernest wasn't really that calm anymore as he looked at me with fear and horror. Though his eyes were continuously moving towards Silver as he tried looking at her… this pervert…
I shook my head as I took the clothes which Silver threw off as she transformed and taking them in my hands; I jerked them with some force.
[Time Rejection!]
I did it so that all the dirt would fall off at once from the clothes, making it cleaner in a single jerk. After 'cleaning' those dresses, I passed it back to Silver, who wore it in an instant, faster than my eyes could observe.
I then turned back to Mr. Pervert,"so now that you can concentrate on the topic without any distractions, tell me. Who is this 'He' you were talking about?"
He looked at me with a bit of fear as he observed Silver again, this time with horror, as he gulped a little before speaking,"I… don't want to die."
"Sure,"I answered as I looked at his status. Not including a bit of manipulation of minor things to his advantage, he didn't commit any heinous crimes to begin with. While he did deserve a beating, killing him would be inappropriate. Even if we include Amila's case, which he did only because he was forced to.
Because of [Inspect] I already knew what was going on but Amila needs to hear from his mouth to understand it better.
"You… I won't die, right?" He asked again, and I smiled as I spoke,"well. You seem relieved more than I thought you would be… did you not trust your partner enough?"
"..." His eyes widened a little as he looked at me before a dry chuckle escaped his mouth as he spoke,"your eyes say that you already have figured out most of the things."
I nodded before speaking,"but still. I would like to hear your words, too."
"Well… If I am going to die this way… at least it is better to die than as a sacrifice or live with the guilt of killing the entire school for someone's ritual," he said with his face getting really old. It's as if he was regretting his every decision.
"I can see that you guys are strong,"once again, he looked at Silver as he added,"much stronger than him. But can I ask a question before I explain everything and die?"
"Go ahead,"I nodded.
"Are you going to stop him and end this, or are you going to continue after taking over his place?" he asked with a genuine look on his face and I smiled as I spoke,
"What do you think?" I asked as I looked at him and he chuckled as he kept silent. I then smiled as I spoke,"What he wants to achieve is something I can do with a flick of a finger. There is no need for me to fall and do something so heinous."
As I answered him, a satisfied smile formed on his face as he spoke,"then, I guess. I can die peacefully after telling everything."
He sat on the chair as he pointed at the photo of a kid winning a running competition.
"His name is Quinn. He is a vampire like that girl with the silver hair. In fact, he called himself the Prince of Vampires and the future king. In the beginning he came here registered as a normal student, but over time, things started changing around him.
While he was never involved directly, he was the one manipulating everything from behind. Perhaps he used his charm to manipulate the people around him, slowly taking over the entire school. All from the teachers to students. While it was odd that he never came in front of anyone despite everyone being charmed, it became clear after I once asked if he was afraid of something." He spoke as he turned to look at us before looking at Amila, who was beyond confused right now. The story was going over her head, just like everything else.
"You seem like you want to say a lot of things,"I smiled at her and she nodded before speaking,"too much, in fact."
"Let's explain everything after we solve this, okay?" I looked at her and she nodded at me. She was really focused on it and Ernest continued,
"Amila, me and a few other teachers were spared from the charm but were controlled by other means instead. Amila was kept in the dark. I was controlled with fear while the teachers were either killed or outright fired. Why didn't he control them? Either he was not that powerful, or he was hesitating."
I looked at the confused Amila and spoke,"your family has a history with vampires, in a way. If you had been charmed, some of the secret members of your family might have been alerted, and that would have been bad for him." Amila immediately connected the dots and turned to Caroline, who nodded as she spoke,"I came to know a few things today itself. I will explain the things soon. Though our family isn't one of vampires… but a family connected to us is one."
"Rosante?" Amila asked immediately and Caroline nodded with a surprise on her face.
"They are too white,"Amila spoke, making me chuckle out loud as I turned to Silver, who was smiling as well before we turned to Principal, who continued,
"His plan is to use all the kids of this school, full or virgins… or at least most of them. And use them in a ritual to get a power that is something along the line of that Silver Vampire. He said that the ritual will take time, but if it succeeds, he will convert me into a true vampire, making me a true immortal." "And? What do you think about being truly immortal?" I asked with a slight interest.
"I think it is a really enticing offer but for a man like me who has a family he loves, I would like to die by them, with them," he spoke without hiding his thoughts and I nodded.
"Well. That's the gist of everything. Do you want me to go through all the details? I mean you have to ask what do you want to know cause there is literally a lot he has done in the past 2 years,"he spoke as he rested his back on the chair and I looked at Caroline.
"Where is he right now?" Caroline asked with her eyes still furious a little as she looked at Ernest. In fact, Amila was kind of much more relaxed than Caroline was, despite knowing everything.
"Glad that no one betrayed you?" I asked with a knowing smile on my face and Amila turned at me with the same bright smile as she nodded. I could see her face glow up as she spoke,
"Among all the things that happened, the worst way to lose my friends which I had bonded with over the years. We had thousands of plans and stuff and watched all of them crumble without any reason… was suffocating. Thank you… you don't know how much this means to me." I moved closer to her and patted her head as her cheeks turned a little red and said,"Save this after we solve this problem of yours."
And then, I turned to Ernest as I asked with a serious look on my face,"where is that fucker?"
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