During the war, Ginka had never imagined she would be going to school and making friends her age. But ever since she started attending Hie High, she found herself enjoying her new, peaceful life.
It would be nice to keep living like that. She truly felt that way thanks to her friends, Ruka in particular. Getting along with Meiri and Hinaru and learning all sorts of fun things was possible because of her. Ruka’s energy and drive were overwhelming on occasion, but that never detracted from her wonderful charm.
Though Ginka was allowing herself to indulge in a peaceful daily routine, she most certainly had not forgotten the incident in which Ruka had been attacked. Ginka had started patrolling the area at night and checking the search app regularly, but she hadn’t seen any signs of the enemy. And all she had gotten from the hunter alliance so far was an automated response: “Under investigation. Will contact once cause determined.”
Ginka was studying at home, but the situation was just too frustrating for her to concentrate. This is a stalemate. Should I go to the Japan branch office on my next day off?
Then her phone started to vibrate.
Is that from Ruka? She reached for the device and saw a notification from the search app. There was a red mark on the map—a vampire.
Finally, a lead! I can’t let this opportunity slip away.
Ginka threw on her long coat, jumped off her apartment balcony, and started running through the sky. Exoforce shone under her feet as she headed for the location marked in the app. Why did a vampire suddenly appear in the middle of town? Why did it become active so early in the evening? She could think about that later. The answers would be clear once she reached her destination anyway.
When Ginka arrived, the first thing she saw from where she stood in the sky was a man in a dark suit holding Ruka upside down.
Her eyes shot wide open in shock. It can’t be... What is he doing here?! David Highgate...
That man was one of Ginka’s allies during the war—a vampire hunter.