Rakasha really didn ’t want to let go of the girl; she had grown fond of him, and he had also grown fond of her. A lonely man like him had opened his heart to this little girl who became something like the daughter he never had. I understood that feeling pretty well, I felt the same way with these kids we picked up from Benladann ’s village.

”You don ’t have to let her go… Come with us, Rakasha. Join our Sect with Ruby, and we ’ll protect both of you. ” I said.

”W-What…? Your sect? ” he asked.

”We have more resources than you think… We have a flying fortress which we use to travel the skies. With you two there, it will be pretty hard for them to even find us. ” I said.

”Y-You have what?! ”

I guess it is hard to believe…

”I don ’t want to sound rude… And to be honest, I really do see you as a friend and Ruby as the little and beloved friend of my children… Rakasha, the quicker you and Ruby get away from the sect, the better it will be for them. Ruby can be tracked by these Vampires somehow… I don ’t know how but they can. If you remain here, they ’ll eventually come to kill you and grab her away… The Vampires mentioned they were going to use her as a sacrifice for the ”Tyrannical Lady ” they served. ” I said.

”Ah… It can ’t be… R-Ruby is a sacrifice? Those Vampires… those people are awful! Why would they do such a horrendous thing?! ” asked Rakasha.

”I don ’t know. But people are thirsty for power in every corner of the world. Many of them have broken minds and lack any sense of moral at all… Sacrificing children so they can grow even a tiny bit stronger is not even a matter of discussion for them. They would do it without even blinking. ” I said.

”… ”

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Rakasha looked down into the snow, his hands gripping tightly.

”I see. I guess this is the world we live in… This is what I ended getting myself into because I ended acting too kind… But I guess you can ’t really blame me… Finding a girl barely alive in the woods… Only a monster wouldn ’t pick her up and help her. ” Sighed Rakasha.

”And that ’s why I find that you ’re a good man, Rakasha. You ’re someone worthy of becoming our allies too. ” Said Benladann, patting his shoulder.