Modern World Warlock-Chapter 204: Vampire Guests
It had been two days since Dante and Asphodel reunited at the abandoned warehouse, and the servants at the Jade Palace were scurrying around to leave the mansion utterly pristine.
The vampires agreed to meet with the Jade Dragons during the day, which was Dante's idea.
The warlock explained that when a vampire was willing to meet with you during the daytime, it meant they trusted you, as those were the moments they were at their weakest.
Asphodel mentioned that she would bring her entire clan, and Dante was a bit worried at first, remembering her past clan had over a hundred vampires.
Nonetheless, Asphodel's clan only had eight children as it was relatively new, so the warlock left his worries aside.
Camille briskly ordered the servants to prepare the courtyard for the meeting, as there were going to be too many people to fit them in the briefing room.
"Oh, and put some shaders here. We wouldn't want our guests to catch up in flames…" Camille said to her servants as they placed down a couple of parasols in the courtyard.
When the vampire clan arrived, they looked elegant and snazzy in their impeccably tailored suits, with Asphodel walking in the front. She held two young vampires in her arms, and Camille couldn't help thinking they were cute.
The children didn't look over seven years old, but they both possessed the clear features of vampires, making the warlock realize that they were vampire fledglings.
Dante and his group also wore their tailored suits for the occasion, and once the informal meetings were done, they were guided to the courtyard to begin their business talks.
When Asphodel stepped outside, she noticed Asher and Amara, the harpion twins, playing in the garden with a football while Rina and Rona supervised them.
"Erm… Are those harpions?" Asphodel asked Dante, who was walking beside her.
"Ah, yeah… It's a long story, but they've been living with us for a few months now," he replied.
Under the shades in the courtyard, Lilith and the other succubi were waiting for the meeting to start, and Asphodel halted her steps again when she saw the Succubus Queen.
The vampire Mother didn't seem scared or intimidated. Instead, she looked confused, wondering if the supermodel they were requested to kidnap was, in fact, a demon queen.
"Again—Long story…" Dante commented.
Most of the Jade Dragons were present at the meeting, except for a few Epsilon Team members who couldn't leave their positions and Beta Team members who had to maintain security at all times.
Asphodel and Camille introduced themselves first, and the vampire Mother followed it up by presenting all of the members of her clan.
Balthazar was her oldest, and he was the only elder vampire in the clan. Since he was the strongest of the siblings, he used the code name "Number 1."
Laurent and Claudia were Number 2 and Number 3, respectively, as both were ranked as vampire lords and seemed to be in their mid-20s.
Irina, Ezekiel, and Madeline were the three vampire sentinels. Irina was the oldest at seventeen, Ezekiel was sixteen, and Madeline was fifteen.
The two little kids in Asphodel's arms were introduced as Lucilla and Desmond, who were both seven years old and were still vampire fledglings, so they didn't go outside much.
After the introduction, the adorable vampire fledglings showed interest in the football, seeing Asher and Amara playing in the garden beside them.
Camille beamed with happiness and blushed a little, commenting that Lucilla and Desmond could become the twins' first friends, and Asphodel hesitantly agreed to let them play.
The handler went ahead and introduced herself to the vampires, cutting to the chase and saying that they were interested in the alliance with the clan. However, Camille wanted reassurance that the vampires wouldn't betray them.
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"You did give us a bit of trouble, so look at it from my perspective…" Camille said.
Asphodel understood her concerns and decided to tell the Jade Dragons all the information she had as a sign of her commitment to their alliance.
The man who hired them to kidnap Kim Mi-Yun, Vincent Muro, was the same who later sent them two more requests.
One was for Megan's assassination, and the other was for Lilith's kidnapping and trafficking.
The Jade Dragons already knew about Vincent wanting to kidnap the idol since they had to pay for it during the hostage exchange, but they didn't think he would be so bold as to hire them again.
"Is Vincent the only Don of the cartel that you've met with?" Camille asked.
"Yes. It seems like the other two like to lay low…" Asphodel replied.
"So, they are using Vincent as a front?" Megan pondered aloud.
The vampire Mother explained that they didn't know the motives for their requests, and she honestly stated that if she hadn't watched the video of Dante repelling the vampires at the concert, she wouldn't have thought about meeting with the Jade Dragons.
Asphodel never planned on killing Megan, but she wanted to lure the warlock to her to make sure that it was Dante and not someone else. Thus, they resorted to kidnapping the teenagers.
"I'm glad I thought about it—Sending my children to kidnap the Succubus Queen would have been a suicide mission…" Mother commented.
At that moment, Camille's eyes lit up with an idea, gazing at Lilith, who was listening to the meeting with a carefree demeanor.
"Hoh? Don't look at me like that if you are not intending to seduce me…" Lilith said to the handler with a playful tone.
"Lilith, how about we let you get trafficked?" Camille asked, ignoring the demon's teasing.
"Sounds kinky," Lilith replied.
"It's not—But if we let them take you to Vincent, we could figure out more of the cartel's plans," Camille explained.
Considering that Lilith was able to defend herself from almost anyone in the world, she didn't see a reason why it wouldn't work.
Moreover, the vampire clan could maintain a certain level of trust with the cartel by completing the request, which they could use later to exploit them.
