My name is Levi, and I work in anime.

Fortunately, the foolish vampire was greatly weakened in combat due to her recent recovery from being dismembered, and Levi was able to keep her under control. Therefore, both the prayer room and the lie detector remained unharmed. Truly a cause for celebration!

After Arcueid's words were proven true, the boy and girl stared at each other, as if playing some boring game where whoever looked away first would lose.

"That's not fair." After being pinned back down on the sofa by Li Wei, the stupid vampire pouted and said, "You've been asking me questions the whole time. It's my turn to ask you questions."

They're quite childish; Ryougi and Saeko weren't this naive when they were five.

Fortunately, the boy had accumulated a lot of experience in how to coax children in kindergarten, so he was able to handle it perfectly.

“That makes sense. Then ask whatever you want.”

Consider it a game of Truth or Dare that we played when I volunteered at the kindergarten and helped Ms. Fujibayashi Kyou take care of the children.

"Hmm... I can't think of anything to ask right now."

Arcueid thought and thought, and finally pulled out his phone to search, "What are the things that sixteen-year-olds care about most?" After some deliberation, he finally asked his first question:

"Young man, who was your virginity recipient?!"

Li Wei: "Why are you asking this?"

"The website says that teenagers in puberty reek of the sour smell of love, and fantasize about having an indescribable act with a girl every day." Arcueid leaned close to the boy's collar and sniffed hard: "You smell very good, and you also have a lot of human female scents. You must be incredibly experienced."

It was just pure curiosity, nothing more, nothing more.

"Beep." The lie detector continues to output.

"Okay, to be honest, I don't know who my first love was either," Li Wei said calmly. "I was a little drunk that night, and there were a lot of people around."

Arcueid: "...Huh?"

……

That happened on Li Wei's birthday before.

To celebrate his birthday, Hiratsuka-nee specially brought Ryougi from her hometown, and everyone had a lively and happy day. Li Wei also drank quite a bit of alcohol, which was unusual for him, and in the end, he was carried to bed.

Because of being drunk, the desires that had been suppressed by "The Wisdom of Solomon" were slightly relaxed, and my level of gentlemanliness decreased by about 5 percentage points.

Similarly, looking at Ryougi sleeping beside him, the boy felt that she was especially cute today.

Ryougi hugged herself tightly as if she were holding some precious treasure, and could easily smell the rich fragrance with every breath. The two had been like this since kindergarten, and neither of them felt there was anything wrong with it.

However, as they grew older, such actions became strangely ambiguous. Ryougi's body had developed very well, and it felt incredibly soft to the touch. Although she was far from being as beautiful as Saeko, she was still of average build; he had even taken care of her when she first came to her period.

"But, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Gently inhaling the fragrance emanating from Ryougi, the young man hesitated for a long time before calming down and not making a move.

……

Arcueid: "What happened next? Keep going, I want to hear this!"

"After that, I hesitated for more than ten minutes but still didn't dare to do anything, afraid that Ryougi would get angry if I made a move." The boy sighed, "In the end, Ryougi, who had been pretending to be asleep, couldn't take it anymore, so she rolled over and straddled me, punching me until I knelt down."

The lie detector did not react.

“I drank a bit too much that night and didn’t quite distinguish between the style, the weaving and the ‘two elements’, so I can’t answer your question.”

The lie detector remained completely silent.

The style and the weaving were things Li Wei had known since childhood, so they were easy to talk about. But the third one, the "two elements," was different. It was hard to say when it would appear or when it would disappear. Even the two elements themselves could not guarantee the time and circumstances of its appearance.

The style is both gentle and strong, and the weaving is both strong and gentle; the "two principles" simultaneously possess the characteristics of both style and weaving.

Only the rarely seen "Two Elements" is different. No matter what the boy does, she will forgive and comfort him, soothing Li Wei's soul like a magician entering the source.

But he really didn't know who his first love was.

The lie detector remained perfectly still, performing flawlessly.

"Let's change the subject then." Arcueid seemed a little annoyed, though it was unclear what exactly was bothering her.

"You're so skilled, what was the most challenging battle you've ever faced recently?"

"A tricky battle... nothing much." Li Wei pondered before giving his answer: "If I had to name one, it would be the time at the beginning of the year when I helped Isayama Yomi clean up the corrupt Onmyoji."

Isayama Yomi, female, Li Wei's kindergarten classmate, and a rising star of the local exorcism organization.

When she was little, she followed the boy and Liangyi around. Once, she cried loudly because she wet her pants. In the end, Li Wei changed her diaper and gave her a bath. They still have a good relationship now.

At the beginning of the year, an Onmyoji in Tokyo suddenly fell into depravity, indulging in sensual pleasures and even establishing a cult. The exorcist group that went to exterminate him disappeared without a trace.

Having exhausted all other options, Huang Quan went to Li Wei's door to ask for help.

Confucius said, "To see what is right and not do it is cowardice." Whether for public or private reasons, Li Wei could not stand idly by.

"That guy raised an Egyptian sphinx from somewhere, and his methods were quite bizarre," the boy said. "You have to answer the sphinx's questions, otherwise it's very difficult to break through its defenses. But the sphinx will ask tricky questions, and if you answer incorrectly or reveal a weakness, the beast's combat power will skyrocket, making it very difficult to win."

"So what question does it raise?"

"If your best friend and your favorite woman were in danger, who would you choose to save?"

Livy replied, “If you answer that you will save your friend, the Sphinx will say you are heartless; if you answer that you will save your woman, the Sphinx will say you are cruel. In short, neither of these is a good answer.”

Unfortunately, this question is useless to me, because my best friend is also my favorite woman, so I easily dealt with him.

Why would the Sphinx ask such a question?

"Because the last question it asked was, 'Whom would you save if your mother and your lover were in danger?'" Li Wei said. "Unfortunately, the hero who went to fight it that time was Oedipus, and it was equally ineffective; he was easily killed."

“This monster doesn’t seem as smart as me,” Arcueid said confidently.

"Beep!" The lie detector continued to output.

Without hesitation, the foolish vampire threw a punch and smashed it to pieces.

Chapter 9 Our Friends Are All Over the World

"It's broken."

Looking at Arcueid's smashed lie detector, Levi felt a little regretful: "Do you still want these parts?"

Based on the magic skills he had learned from his teacher Skadi, the boy thought he should be able to master it.

The True Ancestor of Vampires is truly wealthy and powerful; he smashes such a useful prop without hesitation.

“Take it if you like,” Arcueid said generously.

Li Wei: "One last question, what do you want from me?"

Arcueid: "Didn't you send me to find you yesterday?"

When did I... Oh, thinking back carefully, it seems there really was such a thing. Oh well, never mind.

"And you're the one who turned me into this, so you have to take responsibility." The stupid vampire slammed his fist on the table. "I'm very weak right now, and I'm no match for Nero at all. You're so powerful, you can definitely protect me, right?"

"Don't worry, even if you don't say anything, I'll still keep you by my side." The boy took out his phone and flipped through his contacts: "After all, as an alien creature, you are still considered dangerous, and keeping a close watch on you is the right thing to do."

"Then let's go vampire hunting together tonight!"

"If what you say is true, and so many aliens have infiltrated Tokyo, the two of us simply won't be enough."

Li Wei looked at Arcueid very seriously and said, "The two biggest differences between humans and other creatures are that humans can use tools and that they are good at communicating with their companions."

……

At the Flowing Water and Shattered Rock Monastery, Mr. Bang put down the phone.

"Did you hear that? Something really amazing has infiltrated Tokyo."

Looking at the world-renowned fighters and superpowered individuals behind him, the master of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist extended an invitation: "How about we have a competition to see who can hunt more?"

……

The news reached the Hiratsuka family's martial arts dojo, where a group of battle maniacs were already aware of the situation.

"Battles against non-humans are rare and can be used for future applications."

……

At the Moonlit Swordsman Swordsman Research Institute, kindergarten principal Sakata Gintoki put down his phone and looked around.

"Have you ever killed a vampire? I've never dealt with one before!"

"A vampire, huh? I wonder how many cuts he can make. It's really something to look forward to." Watching Kenshin Himura clash with Haohmaru, Moriya Minakata felt a surge of excitement.

……

At Tokyo's largest shrine, Yomi Isayama looked at the Kagura sisters beside him:

"While it is our responsibility to exorcise evil spirits, isn't dealing with vampires a bit beyond our scope of practice? Isn't that the job of priests and nuns?"

"It's alright, when in Rome, do as the Romans do." Kagura Manki's eight-foot mirror gleamed behind her.

……

In the shadowy realm unseen by mortals, a girl with long, straight black hair, dressed in a jet-black sailor uniform, lazily gets out of bed, seemingly still savoring the memory of her last mana replenishment.

"Let's go. These out-of-town demons have come to Tokyo begging for food. It's time to teach them a lesson."

The great yokai who was famous in Kyoto hundreds of years ago gently stroked his lower abdomen, with dark clouds gathering behind him and a hundred demons walking at night: "I need more, more."

……

The matter was settled, and everything went very smoothly. All the boy had to do was engage in hand-to-hand combat with those battle maniacs to exchange magical energy, and then engage in another hand-to-hand combat with the fox sister to exchange magical energy in a different way.

After successfully finalizing a solution to deal with the vampires and the Dead Apostles, Levi lost all desire to continue attending classes.

It was close to the end of the afternoon, so the boy used his privilege as a top student to leave early during the last class.

Touma was also contacted, and she was told to always take the main road after school and not to linger outside. Because the message was very formal, and because she had witnessed the strange situation firsthand, Touma didn't throw a tantrum like the heroines in third-rate TV dramas or novels, but immediately agreed.

In fact, if Touma hadn't agreed, the boy would have used some forceful means to take her away directly; it was better to anger her than to regret it later.

And so, Li Wei's home.

"You can stay at my house for a while. Don't go anywhere else. Just wait for us to sort things out."

Going to school should be a relaxing time, but what happened today has left the boy physically and mentally exhausted.

This feeling of exhaustion is equivalent to at least five times of venting for Saeko in various ways, or three times of replenishing mana with Yamabuki Otome. In any case, I need to be careful in the future; no matter how much others jump around, I can't go too far.

I'm still a child who's growing and developing. Health is the foundation of everything. Even if I've been practicing the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic since childhood, I can't afford to squander it like this.

Li Wei comforted himself with this thought and pushed open the door. In the entryway, Lucy, as always, was waiting for the boy to come home.

The clothes are very revealing in every sense, but he's already used to them and even uses them as a pillow when he sleeps, so they don't cause him any physical urges.

"Meow meow meow!"

"Hmm, I came home a little early today. Did Lucy take good care of the house?"

"Meow~"

Seeing the head of the family return home, the superpowered girl who had escaped from the unknown research institute seemed very happy. Then, she quickly noticed the uninvited guest behind her master, who was walking very close to Li Wei and seemed to be very familiar with him.

"Meow!?" Lucy's alarm radar suddenly went off.

Judging from her appearance, Arcueid is the kind of person who looks full of energy. She is unrestrained and open-minded, pure and innocent, willful and childlike, naive and romantic. She can be a buddy or a wife without any sense of incongruity.

Of course, the most important thing is that kind of temperament.

That naive and somewhat naive air about her easily evoked a protective instinct in a gentleman like Li Wei, making him want to take care of her—Lucy herself had become so attached to Li Wei because of her amnesia, to prevent her from being tricked by bad people eight times over with just one meal.

She has a great figure, with curves in all the right places, and looks like she could easily have children. Her skin is even smoother than mine.

Big crisis! I never expected that there would be anyone vying for the pet care market!

"This is Arcueid. For complicated reasons, she'll be staying with us for a while," Levi introduced them. "This is Lucy, my family. Please get along well with them."

The boy's tone was quite calm, as if he had just picked up an injured stray cat and taken it home to care for it.

After giving these instructions to both parties, Li Wei left them in the living room and went upstairs to change his clothes, as he still needed to prepare dinner.

"..."

"..."

The two left in the living room stared at each other. Lucy looked wary, as if she were sizing up an intruder who had invaded her territory; Arcueid looked curious, clearly she had never seen a creature like Lucy before.

After a slightly awkward silence, Lucy, as the hostess, decided to speak first.

"What is your purpose here?"

The voice was clear and distinct, carrying an undeniable certainty.