The Absolute Twin Magician

Negotiate

"one person was killed, and another one was wounded ...." Zuan Mumbled. "Nobody moves without my orders anymore. You understand?"

"Good."

Unlike Rozalia, it seemed that Zuan was paying more attention to the state of his subordinates. He is not the type who will sacrifice his subordinates just to achieve his goals. You could say he was a great leader.

And as he said, the two of them can't give any more help. Hermes was killed, and Vanessa was seriously injured. In this way, only 6 vampires will we face.

"Dwelling ... The man has abilities similar to Counter Rozalia" whispered Elsie, Zuan's closest subordinate. Although our distance is very far, thanks to the ability of my Transmutation I can hear everything clearly.

"As Elsie said, her magic is exactly like Counter Rozalia" Nebula said.

"Then, it becomes more interesting" Zuan said.

"If master can defeat him, chances are you can also find a way to defeat Rozalia." Bayorn said, commenting.

"That's right," continued one of Zuan's subordinates, Katherine.

Eh? What the hell did I just hear? From their conversation, do they intend to defeat Rozalia? Does this mean some sort of coup to overthrow Rozalia's position as vampire queen? No, there's no way Zuan's gonna be a vampire queen. And again the hatred I feel from them can not be considered just a coup power struggle. Is it possible that they have a grudge against Rozalia? That means all the vampires here belong to the rebel sect that was about to kill Rozalia?

Heh, what kind of development is this. With all this, we can use them to defeat Rozalia. If I manage to get them to work with us, it will be very profitable. If they cooperate, our strength will increase, and the power on the part of Rozalia will be reduced drastically. It's a golden opportunity. But even so, I can't just decide. I need more information.

"I hope it goes as easy as you think. I'll take care of the guy. Nebula, Elsie, Bayorn, katherine, Gillan, you face the others" Zuan said. "The man with the Counter magic is mine."

All of the Vampires were finally moving forward. Right now, we have to split up to be able to keep up with them. Vampires would be very dangerous in a group. Because it keeps them away, they'll be safer.

"Miss Stephanie, they're starting to move" I said. "Their leader, Zuan, looks like he's after Osamu. I heard what they were talking about."

"You hear that Louise?" Ask Miss Stephanie. "Looks like you're gonna be a little troubled."

"Heh, don't underestimate this weak me" replied Osamu. "The weak can be very strong and dangerous if underestimated."

"Well, the problem is they don't take you for granted. On the contrary, the Zuan is after you because you are as strong as Rozalia" I said.

"Eh, is that right? Am I that strong?" Ask Osamu. "in this situation, it would be dangerous if I was desperate. Because maybe I'll need your help later, Zayn."

"Call me if you're desperate" I replied.

"Then, all of them attack vampires in a two-man formation. Ignore the Zuan," said Vestine. "Good luck, Louise."

"Yes, go!"

This time, we split up in a two-man formation. Two of us will keep one vampire from her herd and finish her off alone. That way, no vampires will come to her aid, and we won't be bothered with the mess other vampires are making.

In this formation, each of us must protect each other. I don't think there's a problem with that. Protecting others is our duty. But I'm still a little worried about Osamu. He alone must face Zuan, the leader of this group of vampires. He does have great defensive abilities, but I know nothing about his fighting abilities. So far I've only seen him use Encounter and Infinity Chamber magic, nothing else.

Well, I hope he's okay.

Kayn and I are back in a squad, facing the female vampire closest to Zuan, the Elsie. From what I saw earlier, his Blood Sacrified was Pierce, a blood bullet hovering around him. He can shoot those bullets at will. A pretty strong ability, and also a hassle.

After being fished far enough away from the other vampires, we reached District 6 which is a market and shopping area. The area here is quite large and does not have many multi-storey buildings. A pretty good area for a magician as well as a sword user to bring out their potential.

But before it gets really serious, I need to pry some information first.

"Two twins ... Too bad, even though you are still very young," said Elsie while looking compassionately at us. "Honestly, I can't bear to see kids like you get killed in my hands."

"Then don't kill us and let us catch you" I said.

"Yes, I can't do that either. Just like you, we also have something we have to do for the sake of our race."

"What do you mean like killing Rozalia?"

Hearing my question, Elsie kept silent. He looked at me sharply.

"What do you mean?" Ask with a discriminatory look. But no anger was shown to me.

"I heard that he's very greedy, and the most greedy among vampires. With that trait, I'm sure even vampires will be disturbed and feel threatened by its existence" I said. "With cannibalism, for example?"

Elsie was silent again.

"In addition, it seems like you all have a special grudge against him. Maybe I was wrong?"

"You ... Looks like you know a lot of things yeah," Elsie said. He's starting to look furious. "Where do you know all that?"

"I overheard your conversation. If you react like that, it seems like what I just said is true huh?"

"Zayn, what do you really want to say?" Ask Kayn beside me. He also looks confused.

"Be quiet Kayn. I'm focused on dealing with this pressure. You know I'm not used to important discussions?"

"But what you said from earlier—

"Hey son, it seems killing you faster would be much better. If you choose, would you rather die with my Pierce or with Orario Rozalia?" Elsie's question cuts off Kayn's words.

"If I'm honest, I don't want to feel both" I replied. As much as possible I tried to answer it casually, even though I was a little creepy just by killing him.

"Heeh, pretty interesting answer" he said. "And do you think it can happen? If you get away from me, you'll die at Rozalia's hands, too."

"If you cooperate with us, it will never happen" I replied.

This leg, Kayn was also shocked as well as Elsie.

"O-oi Zayn, now your words are starting to make no sense!"

"What are you really thinking?"

"Simply put, I intend to invite you, the vampires led by Zuan, to work with us. The goal is one, which is to finish off Rozalia" I said. "Didn't your camp also intend to do so?"

"Defeated Rozalia? Humans like you really think you can beat him?"

"We may not be able to, neither can you. But if our powers are united, killing him is no longer impossible" I said. "You have what we don't have, and we have what you don't have. Wouldn't it be if we cooperated that all the flaws could be easily covered?"

"And what makes you so sure we'll just agree?" Ask.

"We have the same goal. You intend to kill Rozalia, and we just want to get rid of the man who brought all this mess, who is none other than Rozalia himself. That's all I think. But if you still don't believe me, can we have a power fight?" My proposal.

Elsie was silent for a moment. The blood balls around him began to move. It seems that a mere conversation will not make working together that easily.

"Sacrified Blood: Pierce!"

As expected, he attacked us first.

"Quite Zayn's words, we move forward."

"All right."

The blood balls shot out like shotgun bullets. But unlike ordinary bullets, the balls can move freely and spin after us.

"Insomnia: Mljonir Sword!"

Kayn's electric sword appeared with a more flattened shape. With that flat sword, his speed of motion and attack became much faster. He can even cut off the blood balls that Elsie launched.

On the other hand, I came forward to target Elsie with a physical attack. The magic I have is not the speed type, so long-range attacks won't be very useful. Therefore, I planned to urge him with a melee attack using my thin sword reinforced with magic.

Urged on by me and Kayn, Elsie will definitely have a hard time facing us. His attack was a ranged type, it meant he was weak with melee attacks. But because he is a vampire, he has a strong physical endurance. He could hurt us with his bare hands.

Our sword attack duet can compensate for Elsie's shrewdness. And I never thought, just with the two of us Elise could get a little hurt even if not badly.

"intriguing. Looks like you're not the only ones who can just bullshit ...." Her speech.

"Blood Sacrified: Aura."

An explosion of red aura emerged from Elsie's body, just as Kayn and I attacked her. The blast of aura caused us to crash and fall to the ground. Unexpectedly, how could he have two Blood Sacrifieds?

"Hey ... Can you tell me your name?" Ask Elsie.

"Zayn, Zayn Endarker" I replied. He then turned to Kayn, asking for answers to the same question.

"Kayn Endarker ...."

After getting what she wanted, Elsie smiled with satisfaction.

"Zayn Endarker and Kayn Endarker, who's older here?" Ask.

"Kayn is my brother, of course he is older" I replied. "If you want to finish us off, just do it from the oldest—

"Hey what are you saying?!!"

"Joking, I can't allow that."

Hearing our argument, Elsie laughed. Kayn and I were a little surprised. The feeling of intimidation and the air of killing him disappeared.

"It turns out so. I can't believe you're good enough even if you're just a little sister."

"I don't want to hear that so please stop ...."

"Zayn, about your offer. I think I can take it" Elsie said. "But I'm not sure Zuan can agree that easily. Therefore, if you want us to cooperate with you, persuade Zuan to agree."

"I thought it would happen. But, why is it that Zuan might not agree to this?" My toot.

"He and Rozalia have a deep personal grudge. That's because Zuan became a vampire because of Rozalia. But as long as the Blood Sacrified protecting Rozalia is active, no one will be able to kill her. And also, he could not violate the orders of Rozalia. That's because legally, Rozalia is one of the employers that Zuan has to obey" he explained. As I thought, the point of the matter is revenge. "If you succeed in making Zuan believe and cooperate with you, the other vampires will also come along. That's because Zuan is a figure they admire, and their leader."

"So there's no way but to persuade Zuan yes ...."

"But be careful. If Zuan refuses, it means that we will all return to be your enemies. That goes for me too. But since I currently agree with your offer, I will be on the neutral side for a while" he said. "Honestly, I support your plan. It has never occurred to us at all to cooperate with other parties, let alone humans that we often take for granted. But if this problem can be solved, I'm happy. Actually I'm also quite worried about Zuan. He is always pushing himself and doing all by himself without knowing his limits. Vampires may be immortal, but our minds can also die of tiredness. He's been holding this grudge for hundreds of years, so I want him to let go of all that burden as quickly as possible and live safely, even though he's a Vampire ...."

I listened to all Elsie said. And from there, Kayn and I can feel a very big and warm emotion from Elsie. Like a woman's affection for a certain man.

"What's possible, Elsie ... You have feelings for Zuan?" Ask Kayn.

It seemed that he did not want to take the blame as he had when killing Vience and inquiring directly. Although I didn't see it directly, but I heard it in detail from Elie and Aoi.

"I'm not sure vampires can have the feelings you humans think they do. But as a man who was once a man, I think the answer is ... Yes," answered Elsie.

Just like Vience, Elsie had a warm feeling like an ordinary human.

"I'm sure vampires have those feelings too" Kayn replied spontaneously. "I've seen it, and I believe it's real."

"really? Looks like you guys have experienced a lot of things huh ...."

"At least more than what a child our age is going through" I replied. "About Zuan, leave it to me. I'll definitely make him side with us."

"I believe in you. Good luck."

"Then, I will go to where Osamu and Zuan are fighting. Kayn, wait here and don't do anything."

"You're telling me? Take it easy, I know what I have to do" Kayn replied.

"Are you okay leaving your brother alone with me?" Ask Elsie.

"of course. I know you're an honorable woman who wouldn't betray anyone" I replied. "I believe in you, and of course Kayn does."