Chapter 68 - Parasites (1/2)

The Matriarch of the Strogueher Noble Family wore a long crimson skirt and a white shirt, which left her breasts a little tight.

”What happened, Mother?” The girl inquired, seeing that her mother looked more tense than usual.

Luke found this strange because Ayumi usually had a lewd and often ironic smile. The woman entered the room with a book under her arm, much thicker than most of the books in that library.

”I found your grandfather's bestiary in the middle of the demolition of the family headquarters, and a few other things that might interest you.” She replied, sitting down next to her daughter. ”In it, there is information about the white cubes you said.”

Ayumi then opened the book to a page with an illustration of a perfect cube. Just below the cube, an arrow pointed to the illustration of a black cloud with two eyes and a macabre smile, very reminiscent of the demon sealed by Alexis.

”Did you comment to her, Nathalia?” Luke asked, angry because he did not intend to involve the Matriarch in this mess.

”She's my mother, and she was as worried about you as I was. She even postponed her trip to Oukiwa when she got home and learned what happened.”

”Is that true?” He questioned Ayumi.

The night the half-wolf regained consciousness after the fight against the demon, he didn't have time to talk with Ayumi, as they were both overwhelmed with the intense desire they felt for each other.

”Of course not! I was just a little distressed because I would have to go through the trouble of hiring another guard for her.” The woman replied, but her face flushed when the girl asked the question whether she realized it or not.

Since Luke could not let such details go unnoticed, he decided not to bother with this answer and just followed up.

”Can you summarize for me what is written, please?” He asked the Matriarch, pointing to the text just below the illustrations.

”C-clear!” She read alone for a few seconds to recapitulate the information and explained: ”These white cubes are sealing objects for a type of parasitic creature, called a Demon by some, and apparently these beings are not very strong on their own, so when they are not trapped, they immediately search for a host.”

”That's new...” Nathalia said, getting up from the couch, ”That woman told us about the function of these cubes, except she commented nothing about them being parasites.”

”I think the monster commented something about wanting my body.... It was all so confusing and he was so chatty, it's kind of hard to remember everything.” Luke spoke, slightly raising the bangs that covered his forehead.

”Ah... This all must have been very arduous, right?” Ayumi inquired, draping herself on the couch's leather to lessen the distance between her and the half-wolf. Then she placed her hands on the man's left hand, which was on his knee, to comfort him.

Nathalia didn't even mind this sudden closeness between her mother and her bodyguard; she just took the book from her mother's lap and began to read it eagerly.

A little nervous because of the situation, Luke whispered to the blonde, ”What are you doing? She's right here...”

Ayumi moved closer to his ear. ”I'm just comforting you... it's okay, silly.”

”Hold on!” The white-haired girl exclaimed, startling them both. ”There might be some clues here, and maybe we don't need to risk the safety of the cube!”