“I’ve learned David’s plan. He will surely attack to keep me from leaking that information. People around me will be in danger when that happens, so I will stay away from school until I defeat him.”
“W-Wait a sec!” Okay, I know Ginka’s right. Davy-san’s after her. He’s a human, not a vampire, so he can attack whenever and people can get hurt anytime. But I can’t agree with her. I feel like she’s really gonna hurt Davy-san if I don’t stop her. “He’s not gonna march into our school just to fight you. Aren’t you overthinking this? Plus retainers and vampires can’t do anything during the day, so—”
“Ruka, this is my responsibility.”
“R-Responsibility...?”
Ginka stared at Hie High with a nostalgic look in her eyes. “In the past, I asked David why he became a hunter. ‘From humanity’s point of view, exterminating vampires is the correct course of action. And doing that feels wonderful. I would not trade the pleasure of wielding my strength in the name of justice for anything.’ That was his response. I saw he was enraptured by the idea of righteous power—I knew that made him dangerous—but I looked the other way.” Her words were heavy and measured. “I brought about this rampage of his myself. And so, it’s my responsibility to take him down.”
“B-But...” Ruka stammered, but she couldn’t think of anything else to say. She knew she couldn’t change Ginka’s determination, no matter what. I’m not a vampire hunter, and I don’t know much about those precept things either. I do know how strong her sense of responsibility is and how deadly serious she is right now. Persuading her feels...like a lost cause.
“I’m returning to my old life. You should do the same, Ruka.” Ginka took one step back, then turned around and started sprinting away from Hie High.
“H-Hey, hold on!” Ruka dropped her bag and ran after Ginka.
I gotta stop her! If I don’t, I might never see her again. Ruka desperately willed her legs to move faster as she stared at Ginka, who was steadily getting farther away.
Ginka slipped around a corner. Ruka was completely out of breath, but she did her best to follow—
Nobody was there.