Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 2467: Harumiʼs Mother

”Haahh... Hahh...”

Harumiʼs mother sighed in exhaustion after experiencing that, but a second later, she was completely fine, her mind the same as before.

”I apologize for acting like that, it is unbefitting of my authority and strength,” she said. ”I know it mustʼve been pathetic... But I assure you that if I were to confront that man, it wouldnʼt be the same.”

Clementine tried to save some face, but Harumi and her friends couldnʼt blame her for feeling that way, Noah was a monster, and they knew by just looking at him!

”At the very least, he seemed committed to his work,” she said. ”And above all, he didnʼt chase you nor tracked you when you stepped out, even though you were the most vulnerable in that moment. It seems he has no intentions to target you, with his power even if you were together, it wouldnʼt really matter.”

”So at the very least heʼs not hostile... for now,” sighed Harumi. ”What do we do now, mother?”

”We will deploy our forces and watch him from afar carefully,” said Clementine. ”Direct confrontation would only lead to the destruction of whichever area it begins. We must approach this carefully... I know it sounds pathetic coming from me, but it cannot be helped. Iʼve never been a reckless woman myself, I like to do things carefully, Iʼve always been more of a planning type, if anything. Despite my strength and despite the nature of my peers...” ”I see...” nodded Frank. ”Thank you for offering your help, Miss Clementine.”

”Miss?!” Clementine gasped. ”You call me Lady, or your Majesty is also fine.”

”Mom!” Harumi complained.

”It was a joke,” Clementine said with a dead serious face, she was not good at joking. ”Ahem, anyways. The meeting was brief, I suppose. But thereʼs also something else you wanted to tell me, right?”

”Noahʼs son and daughter are in the class too,” said Matsuo. ”Eleanora and Dante... They didnʼt seem as threatening as his father, we didnʼt even realized they were his children though. They are either good at concealing their power, or much weaker... but I wouldnʼt be so sure.”

”So three so far...” said Clementine. ”Any more of them?”

”They mentioned that their mother would also be a teacher, for Math classes,” said Frank. ”But we didnʼt see her today...”

”So the entire family entered that one school in specific?! But why would they do this... what is the point of...” Clementine squinted her eyes. ”The only special thing about that school is you... So despite not holding hostility, theyʼre only there for you.”

”Us?!” Frank wondered. ”But why?”

”Well, for starting, Frankʼs Power is very special, isnʼt it?” asked Clementine. ”A power that goes beyond anything ever seen before, according to reports. Perhaps theyʼre pursuing such power.”

”Uuh...” Frank felt slightly annoyed by that.

”But if they wanted us so badly, wouldnʼt they had started by befriending us?” Matsuo wondered. ”Yet they only glanced at us if anything.”

”It might as well be that they want you for something but donʼt want a direct approach nor an aggressive one,” said Clementine. ”Itʼs intriguing, but with theory alone, we canʼt get anywhere... For now, Iʼll tell my organization to protect you. Harumi is simply not enough.” ”To protect us?” Frank asked. ”But we are strong already, we donʼt really need...” ”They will be only there when you need them,” the Vampiress said. ”Donʼt worry about the details, Frank. Your family as well, will be protected from this moment.”

”Thanks...” Frank had nothing else to say but thanking her. ”I really appreciate all the help so far, Lady Clementine. I only recently became your daughterʼs friend, so I didnʼt expect...” ”Hmm~! I am merely doing this because youʼre the holden child of the Monks,” giggled Clementine. ”Well, my daughterʼs friends are also the friends of this family. And at the same time, I would like to invest a bit on your growth as well, Frank. Youʼre a very special young man. Your future is bright, but youʼre still vulnerable while growing. So you require more protection, if possible.”

”I just hope they donʼt interfere when we go hunting or to do missions...” said Matsuo. ”Ah, worry not, they wonʼt,” said Clementine. ”Anyways, how is the clan doing, Matsuo?” ”Weʼre doing fine, thank you for asking, Lady Clementine,” Matsuo said, nodding. ”Iʼve already notified my clan about these things, so we might go there to report things about Noah as well in more detail.”

”Excellent, tell that grumpy old woman that I say hi,” giggled Clementine.

”G-Grumpy old woman?” Matsuo asked. ”Uuh, w-who are you referring to, if I may ask?” ”Who else than the woman that is even older than me, surprisingly,” sighed Clementine. ”She loves acting younger, but as a Demigoddess, she simply has no lifespan, that woman... Haha.” ”Y-You mean the Great Ancestor?!” Matsuo almost had a heart attack.

”Kaguyahime was her name, right? Yes her,” nodded Clementine. ”Anyways, I wish you could stay longer here, thereʼs lots of activities to do in here. Many special rooms where you can practice things. We got an Alchemy Laboratory, a Soul Refining Cauldron, a Body Strengthening Torture Chamber, and more! They could make you stronger very quickly if you spent some weeks there.”

”T-Torture Chamber?” Frank asked, feeling afraid. ”What do they do there?”

”What else? My family members will torture your body while using special magic and rituals to strengthen your body the more damage and torture it takes! Vampires oftentimes partake into these all the time to become stronger and gain tougher bodies.” Said Clementine. ”I am sure youʼll get used to the pain in no time.”

”I pass... Thank you,” Frank muttered.

”Mom, why would a normal human ever agree to that?” Harumi sighed. ”Not even I am interested on being tortured to get stronger, no thank you!”

”Ah, theyʼre just the ruthless customs of Vampires, dear, please donʼt be so mean with your mother,” sighed Clementine. ”Anyways, I suppose thatʼs that. Youʼre free to go. Oh right, I guess you should take this, Frank.”

Clementine quickly gave Frank a small emblem shaped as a red and black shield with a bat in

the middle.

”This is...?”

”Its an Honorary Family Member Emblem, by just having it, other Vampires will know youʼre

an ally,” said Clementine.

”Oh wow, this is incredible... Thank you.”