Blood Awakening: The Strongest Hybrid and His Vampire Bride

Chapter 237 The Auction - 03

A beautiful woman appeared, her long pink hair and shining blue eyes like the ocean. It was the mermaid in a small device, like a mobile bath, filled with water. She looked at Kumiko with a scared expression, her body visibly trembling in the water.

”So it was you...”

Kumiko stepped closer, watching the mermaidʼs reactions. A small and weak lady fled to the back of the device as if to avoid her. ”Donʼt be scared. I wonʼt hurt you.”

”Iar lein!”

A strange language to most, but suddenly Kumiko spoke in a similar language and tone, causing the mermaidʼs blue eyes to widen, her body trembling.

”So you are from the Sapphire tribe...”

”Y-Yes... they came with strange weapons, drained the water and killed my mother!”

The pair exchanged a conversation in a strange language, and Prue stood in the corner, confused, watching the scene.

Although she couldnʼt put Madame K in the same class as Lucas Bloodmire, she watched the pair speaking, even though Prue couldnʼt understand their language. The mermaidʼs reaction told her everything she needed to know.

ʼWho is this woman?ʼ

”Y-You will really let me go, but the price...”

”I canʼt really force you to stay. The money I used wasnʼt mine but a friendʼs.”

Meanwhile, Kumiko started to enjoy the conversation and use the knowledge she had learned in the past.

”Will you not get into trouble, Miss K?”

”No, he wouldnʼt want to see you treated this way either. He is a wonderful man.”

The mermaidʼs eyes sparkled like a sapphire while observing Kumikoʼs clone, though she couldnʼt trust her fully. Her guard dropped significantly after speaking for a few minutes about the future, and neither Kumiko nor her actual owner wanted to treat her like a slave.

ʼI am grateful they bought me, but my grudge... I cannot forgive those bastards!ʼ

”Do you want revenge...?”

Kumiko wasnʼt a dull girl, even more so when using her clones. They revealed hidden parts of her personality and freed her from the restraints she normally used.

Fear.

Embarrassment.

Worry.

The feelings like this became weaker, allowing Kumiko to reveal more of her deeper feelings.

”How did you...”

”Itʼs obvious, because of what happened. I can only ask you to wait, my master will surely help you and if he doesnʼt I will help. Those bastards and their dirty actions!”

”Please believe me Moko.”

”...”

Moko wanted to believe her, but the anger welling inside her like a bomb swelling and churning stopped the mermaid from fully believing this woman.

”I...”

Meanwhile, outside the building, Risa shifted herself and Kumiko to another building, both looking down at the auction house—most of the normal clients left a short while ago. However, the larger clients and VIPs still didnʼt leave.

『Nikita, how is the progress on your end?』

『Risa... we are on 11th Ave.』

Risa wiped her forehead.

Since the auction started, her stress caused her body to heat up—wearing the stealthy black bodysuit didnʼt account for her temperature and heat.

”Damn... it.”

—Zip!

With a slightly wet pop, her breasts slipped out of the tight suit as Risa let out a long sigh as the cool air on her skin seeped into her open. ”Feels so good.”

Of course, when she noticed the occupied Kumiko and the difference in their chests, she pouted, zipping her chest closed slightly.

ʼDamn cow udders...ʼ

Shaking her head, she seemed to convince herself. ”No... he loves me as I am!”

『Understood, Kumiko is still inside, speaking with the mermaid. I will keep an eye out!』

『Nikita, Risa... how are we going to get her out?』

『I will help you. Can you get her to the southern area, near the windows facing the burger shack on the 11th?』

Kumiko didnʼt respond, her body shifting for the first time as she lost focus on the other clone and returned to herself, looking at Risa with her breasts almost showing.

”Ah?! Risa... your chest!”

”Uwa~! Donʼt look, Kumi.♡♡”

Kumiko quickly covered her eyes and looked away.

Risa found it cute how shy and innocent the normal Kumiko would act, but when she entered that adult body, it felt a little strange to see her reaction like this.

ʼSheʼs going to really make Nikolai fall for her if she matures...ʼ

A slight worry crept into her heart, and she wondered if Kumiko would change so much that sheʼd lose her current standing in Nikolaiʼs heart.

When she saw a reflection of herself in the skintight suit, her breasts half protruding, her lips curled into a playful smirk.

ʼI wonʼt lose.ʼ

”Well, donʼt worry Kumi, you should return to the clone while I create a path to escape, do you see where we are, and which window you need to get too?”

Kumikoʼs sheepish eyes looked back, trying to avoid the chest of Risa as she looked at the window, her sparkling eyes checking the entire wall, plants, and shape of bricks.

All for something she might notice on the other side... then she noticed a rare plant in the roomʼs corner, opposite the window.

”A plant, thereʼs a weird-looking plant on the table next to that side. Itʼs shaped like a dagger, with a black spine.”

”Good enough, go!”

Risa noticed the plant before hopping off the roof onto one parallel to the window, slightly above where they would appear. With the flick of her fingertips, she zipped the suit fully.

Despite the darkness, she didnʼt want anyone but Nikolai to see her chest.

”Well, Kumiko doesnʼt count.”

Back inside the auction room, the worker Prue seemed stunned when Kumiko suddenly ordered her to show her the building and help push the mermaid around in the mobile water basin.

”But Madame K, you canʼt just take the product, the auction-.”

”Shut your mouth and listen. If I donʼt get what I paid for right now, I will ruin your business and life.”

There wasnʼt enough time to convince her, and the girlʼs life would end the moment they left anyway because of the Fenrir and Tepes clan, meaning her job would be lost. The mermaid didnʼt care what happened to these humans who forced her into slavery. Kumikoʼs face changed to that of a woman with a plan.

She glared at the worker, who trembled, unable to deny the powerful aura of a divine-blooded kitsune. ”Hurry and move!” Her voice echoed, and the girl quickly moved toward the window, pushing the mermaid to the southern part of the room.

ʼThereʼs Risa!ʼ

Her body was barely visible in the window, only because she knew Risa lingered there. Able to see the faint green eyes flickering in the darkness.

—Click!

With her right leg, she kicked open the window before the lights dimmed and turned red.

—Beep-Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

”Madam K, wha-?!”

—Thwack!!

Find your next adventure on empire

A fist flew straight at Prueʼs head, the strength of a Kitsune knocking the human out before lowering her shoulder, lifting the girl onto her shoulders, and rushing to the window.

”What are you doing?!” The mermaid asked with a shocked voice.

However, Kumiko instead rushed to the window and tensed her muscles before tossing the light female over her shoulder toward the building in front.

”Iʼll come to get you!”

In a rush of wind, Kumikoʼs clone rushed at a wall with her legs tensing. She pushed off the window, leapt over the gap and, with a loud thud, rolled across the roof with Prue. ”Risa, make sure this girl is kept safe. She should have some information, at least.”

”Ha!”

Kumiko jumped across the gap, landing beside the mermaid Moko, looking at her bathtub on wheels, and looked back to the roof. ”Cat, come help me!”

Risa appeared from the darkness.

Her arms crossed and a playful smile on her face, her body vanished from the roof, and using her wind steps, she appeared beside Kumiko and slapped her buttocks with a loud echo.

—Pah!

Hyaan♡

”Punishment for being cheeky, save that for Nikolai! Well... Hereʼs a new hostage for the collection.”

Kumiko glared at the playful Risa.

”I will take care of the mermaid.”

”No, you should handle the bath...”

Risa didnʼt hesitate to lift the heavy device as she looked at Moko. ”I donʼt care if you hate me or the others, but you canʼt fight back here, weʼre the only ones who can help you.”

—Woosh!

Before the mermaid could respond, Risa leapt toward the roof where the unconscious Prue lay.

”Wow, thatʼs some serious power.”

Kumikoʼs clone soon followed, and the mermaidʼs body dripped with water and a slightly sticky fluid to keep her skin hydrated before she was tossed into the bath again.

—Splash!

”We could have done that much smoother...” Risa muttered, but the excited Kumiko seemed to be happy at least.

—BOOM!

Suddenly, a huge rock smashed into the wall beside them, and a strange old man stood on the ground, looking up at them.

Behind him, dozens of men in black outfits that covered their faces stood in formation.

ʼDamn it!ʼ

”K, hurry up and mask up your clone and flee. Head towards 11th Ave, to the left and down the buildings! Thatʼs where Nikita is!”

”Eh?” Shocked by the sudden attack, Kumikoʼs focus broke.

She then split her clone into three to carry Prue, Moko and the Machine.

”Iʼm going!”

『Nikita, Code Red! Theyʼve spotted us—please be ready to intercept!』

While Risa spoke to Nikita and Kumiko rushed away, the old man suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out a strange black orb with an intricately designed crest and a strange ʼZʼ shaped letter in the centre.

He watched Risa, his black eyes narrowing before he tossed the orb at her with a wicked, twisted grin forming on his lips.

Out of reflex, Risa kicked the orb, expecting it to shoot back at the old man... however, it shattered.

—Smash!

The moment it shattered, a black spherical aura spread around the area.

『Risa? Risa! Can you hea~~~ e???』

—Bzzt!

『Nikita?! Oi! Donʼt ignore me... speak!』

”!!!”

Risaʼs body trembled when her ability suddenly stopped.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a sudden static interference, and as she tapped the device, it failed to work. The old manʼs lips curved into a wicked grin as his body teleported, appearing on the roof beside her.

”You cannot escape, little cat.”