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She hesitated for barely half a minute.
"I'm willing!"
Moka Akashiya bit down lightly on her soft red lips, her cheeks glowing crimson as she spoke, fighting off the wave of embarrassment rising inside her.
To her, Max wasn't just anyone.From the very first time they met, she could tell—he was different from other humans.
He didn't hate monsters.He even let her drink his blood.
And his blood… had a pull unlike anything she'd ever felt before.
It was an irresistible, almost addictive sensation.Ever since tasting Max's blood, she'd tried drinking from blood packs again, but her instincts rejected them completely.Eventually, she just gave up.
She'd been suppressing that growing hunger for days—and when she saw Max today, her self-control finally snapped.
Now, she was starting to understand what her heart truly wanted.She liked Max's blood.But she also liked him.
The two feelings weren't at odds—they just made her feelings even stronger.
Having come to terms with that, she didn't hesitate anymore.She chose to become his familiar—to stay by his side forever.
"That's great."
Seeing Moka's shy face as she agreed, Max couldn't help smiling brightly.
But just then, Moka's appearance shifted in an instant.Inner Moka emerged.
She crossed her arms over her chest—her impressive "twin snow buns" bouncing slightly with the motion, enough to tempt any man.
Her expression was cold as she fixed her eyes on Max."You actually want to make me your familiar? You've got some nerve."
Seeing her switch personalities, Max raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.
Then, with a deliberately modest grin, he said, "Well, I'd say it's just a bit bigger than most people's courage."
As he said that, he raised his right hand and made a well-known meme gesture with his thumb and forefinger.
Inner Moka's eyes narrowed slightly.Her expression didn't change, but her tone cooled even further."Becoming your familiar isn't impossible… but only if you have the power to conquer me."
"A fight, then?" Max asked, one eyebrow arching higher.
"I'll be waiting."
As soon as she said those three words, her expression softened—and the outer Moka returned.
"Eh?"
Moka blinked, looking confused.It felt like she had just zoned out for a moment.What happened?
Seeing her dazed, Max chuckled."Moka, come with me somewhere in a bit."
"Sure!"
Her eyes lit up slightly, and she nodded.But then, a thought hit her.
She'd just agreed to become his familiar—and now he wanted to take her out.
Wait… could it be… a love hotel?!
Technically, "familiar" meant something like family member or dependent.But in modern terms… it could definitely imply something closer to a couple.
That was why she thought he might be taking her somewhere like that.
So eager already, huh?
Still, if it was Max, she didn't feel disgusted at all.Just nervous—and maybe a little excited.
Her cheeks flushed even redder at the thought.
But then another question struck her.If they were really going to a love hotel, why not just stay at home?
…Wait. So maybe it wasn't that kind of place?
Max put on his shoes and grabbed Moka's low-heeled brown ones for her. The two stepped into the courtyard.
"Ah!"
With a startled, blushing yelp, Moka found herself being pulled close. Max's arm slipped naturally around her slender, soft waist.
Her hands instinctively wrapped around his neck.
He cast a concealment barrier around them, then activated Sanctum Argentum—nullifying gravity.In the next second, they lifted off the ground, soaring toward Yamanashi Prefecture.
Their speed climbed fast—Breaking the sound barrier—Then double that—Triple, quadruple, quintuple…
Yet despite the insane speed, the air barely rippled around them. Even if they passed right next to a person, it would only ruffle their hair like a faint breeze.
About a minute later—
They landed in a remote mountain area in Yamanashi.
Max released his psychic sense, confirming there wasn't a single human within a kilometer.Perfect spot for a fight.
He let Moka go, smiling as he got straight to the point.
"Moka, I want to see what you really look like—as a vampire."
He didn't pull the cross off immediately.
He saw Outer and Inner Moka as two distinct people.He liked both of them.But he also respected them.So he asked first—because she was, after all, his woman.
"My true form?"
Moka blinked in surprise, glancing down at the silver cross hanging at her chest.
"But… it can't come off."
"Let me try."
Max reached out, grasped the cross gently——and pulled.
Clang.
A crisp metallic sound echoed.
"The cross—it came off!"
Moka's eyes widened, shock flooding her expression.
The instant Max removed the seal, a reddish-pink light burst from her chest.
She closed her eyes——and her terrifying yokai power erupted.
A massive aura engulfed the entire mountain range, warping reality itself until it slipped beyond human perception.
The golden sun above twisted into a crimson moon.
Raw energy materialized into countless black bats that spiraled around her, cocooning her entire body.
Moka began to transform.
Her pink hair faded into shimmering silver.Her long legs grew even more shapely, her curves fuller and more defined.Even her chest—already nearly a D—swelled slightly more.
Unsealed, the true vampire Moka's figure was even more breathtaking—her aura regal, commanding, almost goddess-like.
The moment Max removed her seal, that explosive energy spread for miles. Every yokai nearby froze in terror.
It felt like something ancient and deadly had awakened.
And though there were no humans nearby, plenty of monsters were.
Max's psychic perception picked up everything.
Their aura wasn't quite like Moka's—different somehow.They might be the "special kind" she'd mentioned before.Ones from another world entirely.
He hadn't expected to find so many of them here in Yamanashi, when they were nearly nonexistent across the Kanto plain.
And there were no evil spirits here either.Kanto was crawling with them, but these kinds of yokai? Almost none.
Monsters, spirits, aliens—Demons, angels, dragons—And even gods…
Yeah, this crossover world was chaotic, but it had its own strange order.
Shaking off those thoughts, Max turned his gaze back to Moka, standing at the heart of her aura field.
"How should I address you?" he asked.
"Moka."
She flexed her fingers slightly, her lips curving into a barely-there smirk that vanished almost instantly.Her sharp eyes softened a bit as she met his gaze.
"…Alright then, Moka."
Max blinked and smiled."So—talk first, or fight first?"
Two options.Chat, then fight.Or fight, then chat.
He left the choice entirely up to her.
"....."