Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

The supposedly stillborn couples' bath was suddenly launched with a buy-one-get-one-free offer. Overwhelmed with gratitude, Samael glanced at the two princesses of the ancient city who were pulling each other's hair, preparing to fight.

"Samael, you're here too!"

Black Princess, who was looking bitter and resentful and ready to settle her score with Arcueid, heard that familiar voice and looked at Samael with surprise. She immediately shook off White Princess and rushed forward.

However, upon touching the slippery surface and seeing the fierce reflection in the clear water, Eltrauge froze on the spot, her fair face instantly turning red.

"You beast! You exhibitionist!"

Driven by instinct, Black Princess closed her eyes, grabbed Samael, and threw this source of filth at the other side.

"abnormal!"

Seeing a naked humanoid creature lunging at him with bared teeth and claws, Arcueid instinctively thrust out his palms, blasting the shameless flying object away.

"boom!"

The victim, who was blasted into the air like a ball, had lifeless eyes and a face full of grief and indignation.

I was just... taking a shower.

At that moment, the two, belatedly realizing what had happened, came to their senses and rushed toward the point of impact.

"Samael!"

"It's mine, don't you dare take it!"

But the sisters, who were naturally at odds, couldn't help but sabotage each other as soon as they met.

boom!

One of the unfortunate victims, in an elegant parabolic arc, plunged headfirst into the riverbed.

Ten minutes later, at the cabin.

The two sisters, who had been at loggerheads, now knelt obediently on the floor, counting the cracks in the glass, not daring to look up at the face opposite them, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Chapter Ninety-Six: Backyard on Fire (6.4k)

After a brief stalemate, Arcueid launched the first attack.

"It was Altruic who struck first!"

Eltrauge, not to be outdone, retorted confidently.

"I did that to protect Samael from your clutches! You almost killed him last time!"

"So what do you say this time? You threw him out!"

"You don't do the same!"

"I went to pick them up!"

"Me too!"

"If they hadn't stopped me, I definitely could have caught it!"

"It was you who insisted on stopping me!"

Amidst the commotion, Samael, unable to bear it any longer, raised his hand and struck Altrouge and Arcueid on the head twice, respectively. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his face grew even darker.

"Shut up, all of you! Now, answer whatever I ask!"

"Oh."

The two princesses of the ancient city, knowing they were in the wrong, covered their heads and responded in hushed tones.

Soon, after several rounds of questioning, Samael, the aggrieved party, finally figured out the details of the matter.

After the battle at Fuhailin, Eltrauge, whom he had saved, felt guilty and, upon learning of his whereabouts, took on the mission to find him, rushing to Misaki City overnight.

The commotion Samael caused with the four exorcist families on the mountain also caught the attention of Eltrucci, who had just arrived at the station.

However, when Black Princess hurriedly went up the mountain, she encountered Arcueid first.

Fueled by both old and new grudges, Altrouge was consumed by rage and engaged Arcueid in a fierce fight, which escalated all the way to the riverbank, dragging an innocent bathing man into the sisters' brawl.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Samael asked quietly.

"Seriously, weren't you all supposed to be protecting me? I'm right in the back mountain, why didn't you come looking for me instead of starting a fight?"

"She didn't say that!"

"You didn't even ask!"

Upon hearing this, Hei Ji and Bai Ji instinctively pointed at each other, glaring angrily and shifting the blame between themselves.

"stop!"

Seeing the air thick with tension once again, Samael felt a throbbing pain in his head and quickly gave each of them a sharp rap on the head, forcefully suppressing the brewing chaos.

The two vampire princesses, staring at each other like fighting cocks, clutched their heads and cried out in pain, finally becoming obedient again.

Seeing that the victim's expression was becoming increasingly unpleasant, Eltrauge rolled her eyes and spoke mysteriously, wanting to make amends.

"Oh, by the way, I also brought a gift with me this time!"

Gift?

Having been tricked several times, Samael grumbled inwardly, then turned his gaze to Eltrucci, his eyes gleaming with suspicion.

Meanwhile, Altruchi, who was kneeling on the ground being punished, took the opportunity to get up and shout loudly towards the dense forest below the mountain.

"Fufu!"

A moment later, upon hearing the call, a huge white demonic hound, accompanied by a whistling wind, darted out of the dense forest and rushed to the door.

Upon seeing Samael, her former owner, the gigantic Fou paused for a moment, then wisely adopted an affectionate expression and trotted over.

In her mouth, she held a dusty, humanoid creature, which was offering its head up like a treasure.

It looked like a large cat that had caught a mouse and secretly stuffed it next to its owner's pillow.

The ancient snake, which had initially paid little attention, suddenly burst into laughter upon closer inspection, its tone revealing a hint of schadenfreude.

"Oh my, what a coincidence! Isn't this Dr. A Liangju? It's only been a few hours, what happened to your condition?"

"..."

The family doctor, who was once hot and alluring, with the air of a career elite, now looked as if she had suffered inhuman abuse. Her clothes were tattered, her back and abdomen were covered with hideous bloodstains, her neat pigtails hung down like withered grass, her face was no longer made up, and she looked depressed, her face pale and disheveled from blood loss.

That's right, what Fufu is holding in her mouth is none other than the Blood Ancestor hiding in the Tono family—Arakawa Neko.

"Just now, I ran into a sneaky guy down the mountain. To be honest, he was quite troublesome. If it weren't for Fufu, he would have almost gotten away!"

Realizing that she had stumbled upon the perfect gift, Altrouge immediately explained with pride.

Having been raised by Kurohime for some time, Fufu immediately understood and spoke up.

Immediately, Dr. Aliangju, whose clothes were slick with saliva and revealed large patches of snow-white skin beneath his tattered garments, rolled down in front of Samael.

good chance!

Seeing the figure in the seat lower and get closer, A Liangjuningzi, who was originally half dead, suddenly had a fierce look in her eyes. She suddenly sprang up and grabbed the man in front of her with one hand, wanting to take Samael hostage by surprise.

However, just as his fingertips were about to touch the other man's collar, the man's lips suddenly curled into a strange, sinister smile, and he casually took half a step back, clearly having anticipated this.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

At the same time, sharp popping sounds came from behind and to the left and right sides almost simultaneously.

"Click..."

Amidst the continuous cracking of bones, the gigantic Fufu slammed a paw into the floor tiles, causing A Liangjuningzi to look at her arms twisted into pretzels on both sides. The pain was excruciating, and she wanted to cry but couldn't.

The calm expressions of the three attackers beside him made Dr. A Liangju realize that the other side had planned this all along.

Having confirmed that A Liangjun Ningzi posed no further threat, Samael squatted down and introduced them one by one with a smile.

"Let me introduce you to Altrud, the Queen of the Dead Apostles; Arcueid, the successor of the Crimson Moon; and Cassipa, the growing Fourth Beast."

"..."

The Blood Ancestor, who had been enjoying smooth sailing, looked sorrowful and had completely given up hope.

After all, in terms of strength, she couldn't beat any of the three.

In terms of cunning, she was tricked twice by that jerk before her.

Giving up her delusions, Ara-kuninko obediently lay flat on the ground, relying on her vampire constitution to wait for recovery.

"There's something I'm curious about..."

Samael squatted down in front of A Liangjuningzi, blinked, and looked puzzled.

"Speaking of which, regarding the French incident a few months ago, Roya summoned the Blood Ancestors to hunt down Arcueid. You should have received an invitation, so why didn't you go?"

In fact, as far as he knew, in the original history, the trap that Roya set against Arcueid in the French village should have involved four other Blood Ancestors besides him.

As a result, only one of the three was present: Fuhailin, Predator Duke, and [Kingdom] Kromkure.

The fourth ancestor, A Liangjuningzi, who was supposed to be present, was absent.

However, fate is a strange cycle, with an inevitable attraction in the dark. Sure enough, after going around in circles, the two sides met again in Misaki City.

Arya Juningzi, now a prisoner, looked up at Samael who was asking her questions. She was slightly surprised by the revelation of this secret, but then she readily and decisively confessed the whole story.

“That scum of a Royal is very afraid of his life and doesn’t trust anyone normally. Before he had fully controlled the reincarnated body, he risked being devoured by other ancestors to pull people together to deal with Arcueid. He was obviously forced into a corner.”

At this point, A Liangjuningzi gave a cold smile.

"What 'sharing the blood of the progenitor'? Only those three brainless idiots would believe that. I'm not stupid. Roya is probably just using us as a shield. I'm doing just fine in Misaki City. Why should I risk working for him and doing this kind of losing business?"

"clever!"

After listening, Samael couldn't help but give a thumbs up and sincerely praised him.

It must be said that A Liangjun Ningzi's judgment was absolutely correct. During the French Incident, all three ancestors present—Fu Hailin, the Duke of Predation, and the Kingdom of Kromkure—were eliminated by him without exception.

Moreover, even without his intervention, Zhu Yue, whose consciousness had risen, along with Hei Ji who was present, and two more ancestors, could all be exorcised together.

If Dr. A Liangju had also joined in the fun, the grass on his grave might be two meters tall by now.

"Since I'm already in your hands, feel free to ask me anything else. I've already told you everything."

A-liang Juningzi was very aware of being a prisoner and readily admitted defeat.

Samael was quite satisfied with the prisoner's cooperative attitude. He pulled over a chair, sat down, and got straight to the point.

"Alright, I want to know what exactly the four exorcist families are doing by collecting my flesh and blood?"

"Your flesh and blood?!"

Upon hearing this, A-Liang Jun Ningzi's expression changed in surprise. She looked at the smiling, nodding man, her pupils contracted slightly, and the doubts that had been building up in her heart suddenly cleared up.

The owner of that sacred body was actually him! No wonder Roya was defeated so quickly on Aimingo Island, no wonder the four ancestors who participated in the hunt were swept away. It turns out that there was such a monster by Arcueid's side at the time.

Thank goodness I didn't get on that scum's pirate ship!

Realizing what had happened too late, A-Liang-Jun-Ning-Zi felt a lingering fear. She then looked around and saw four menacing figures lurking nearby, which made her even more frustrated.

Okay, there are four of them here, and she can't beat any of them.

Having completely extinguished any thoughts of resistance, A-liang Juningzi, now obedient, paused for a moment and pondered seriously.

"Previously, during the process of exorcising filth, the four exorcising families accidentally discovered these scattered flesh and blood in Misaki City. Not only do they attract each other and automatically aggregate, but they also have extraordinary effects on the human body."

"for example?"

"Healing and purification!"

"They collect my flesh and blood, is that all they care about?"

The unexpected answer surprised Samael.

He thought these guys were using his parts to plot something sinister, wanting to do something big like world domination or prying into the origins of things.

"It seems you don't understand what this means for the four exorcist families."

A Liangjuningzi glanced at Samael and asked a question.

"Do you know why the four demon-slaying families have been declining, to the point that their lineage is almost broken in this day and age?"