If it hadn't been for a visitor, Zach wouldn't have even realized the sun was overhead. Vertex 23S. Fastest update
"I hate sunny days." The guy standing at the door had a... complaining look on his face, stroking his blond, slightly curly long hair that was almost white, and glanced at Zach who opened the door, "I know you have an underground swimming pool. , let's go there." Handed Zach a bulging bag, walked in the door, looked left and right, found the stairs, glanced sideways at Dale who was coming down from the second floor, his complaining face turned into a smile, and turned around Looking at Zach, "You prepared the food~I'm so happy~"
"Dale is not food." Zach motioned to Dale upstairs to disappear quickly. He held the guest's shoulder with his hand, which was no different from touching a skeleton. He approached the door and said, "I didn't expect your visit." It was to see the guest off. ’s rhythm, and, “Giovanni.”
The skeleton-like body was stuck on the edge of the door, with his head tilted and his long hair spread sideways, with some resentment, "Giovanni (clan)? I'm a little sad, Zach. Call my name."
I know this must be confusing, but, this is a male. A guy whose appearance and behavior seem to be deliberately... ambiguous about gender... no, vague about biological characteristics. It's hard to describe. Well, it's almost the feeling of 'Why do such people exist in the world?'
"I called your name and you just left honestly?"
"You scream first, and then you will know~" The long hair was pushed aside by slender fingers with clear bone structure, deliberately revealing the corners of his mouth that looked like a smile but not a smile. Nails that had grown to the point where they were starting to bend were tapping on Zach's shoulders. Was waiting for Zach to respond.
"Nick." Zach gave in, "Nick Giovanni. I'm satisfied, can you leave now?"
Nick freed up the corners of his 'reticent' mouth and opened and closed the corners of his mouth that seemed to be grinning into his cheekbones. "No." He opened the bag that was still in Zach's hand and took it out, "I brought my swimsuit~" What hung on his finger was a pair of swimming trunks whose material was probably no bigger than the palm of his hand. He took it out again and said, "I brought it for you too~ It matches my color~"
Zach dropped his bag, turned around, and said in a compromise, "Nick, welcome." He opened his hands, but his body was already facing away from the guest, "Please treat this place as your home." He was ready to continue to the third floor.
"You're welcome~" Nick successfully entered the door again and followed Zach, his long hair flowing freely, "I guess I'll get myself some food first~"
Zach had to turn around to stop the guy behind him, "I told you, Dale is not food."
"Oh~ I'm sorry, I forgot." What an understatement, "You know my memory is always bad, you may have to remind me at any time by my side~" Smiley face.
"Swimming pool, let's go." Zach, give in, compromise, now, give up.
But when Dale told Zach there was a swimming pool in the basement, he probably forgot to tell Zach the size and appearance of the pool. Zach looked at the clear water swaying in the huge circular space, and began to worry about the stability of his 'home' because it seemed that he could only live in his 'home' for 200 years, built in a bubble that was half hollow and half warm water. superior.
Nick Giovanni, who had already put on his swimming trunks, with his dry ass facing Zach, was sitting in a warm-up position that made people not want to look directly at him, "Lesembra gave you the best villa, you know How many times have I applied for this house~"
"I guess 4 times 100 times 365." Zach was not ready to go into the water completely, so he only took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trousers, and sat next to him. They're all down, right
"Ha!" Nick's eyes half-covered by his long hair curled up with a smile during the warm-up, "I just like your sarcasm, it's always so accurate~"
Can receive no, the number of times Zach answered is 4 centuries every day. We have seen how persistent this Nick Giovanni is in achieving his goals. Look at him, with only a piece of cloth the size of a palm all over his body, he is parabolically crossing into Zach's swimming pool. Doesn't this explain the problem
Watching Nick dive to the bottom of the pool is like watching a skeleton floating in a clear lake, and you will instantly lose interest in playing in the water. Zach raised the water with his feet, "How long are you going to stay here with me?"
The skeleton floated up, with light golden hair sticking to the face that completely showed the shape of a skull. It was a terrifying scene in every sense of the word, "I don't know, I may have to meditate for a while~ Have you seen the scenery outside your house?" Is that it? Perfect, the transition between the desert submerged in life and the city full of everything~beautiful~I’m sure this scenery will take my head to many magical places~”
Zach stood up, dangling his wet calves, ready to leave.
"Where are you going?" Nick leaned toward the pool.
Zach turned back, "I can't drive you away, right?"
"Haha, you can't drive me away~"
"I only have one request, don't touch Dale." Zach was about to put on his shoes and socks, "Promise me, this is your home."
Nick watched Zach's feet being put back into the socks not very smoothly. After all, they were wet. "So that's true. Is this Dell bloodline really the former human slave of Toledo?"
Zach didn't worry too much and wiped the water droplets off the bag Nick brought, "Huh, news spreads fast."
"Revro~ That's their only use soon~" This was probably a mockery. Nick raised his eyebrows and successfully caused a falling drop of water to change its trajectory at the tip of his eyebrows and blend into the pale gold hair that stuck to his cheeks. "But I don't think this is why you are protecting this human being, right~"
Zach glanced at Nick and said, "I didn't protect him. I was just a funeral business owner who brought an employee to the West for a business trip. I intend to take this employee with me when I return."
Nick gave Zach another smile that almost reached his cheekbones, "I like this answer~ So everything this Dale Walker experienced in the west should not have anything to do with aliens, but, haha, Barton Grand Funeral Official business of the house~"
Zach had already put on his shoes and socks and gave the other party a normal smile, "Thanks for the translation."
translate? It's necessary, otherwise Revro, who monitors this home, won't understand.
Nick restrained his charming smile a little, imitating Zach's normal smile, "At the meeting yesterday, I said it was nice to see you again, but you didn't respond, and now~" as if expecting something.
Zach met the other person's expectations, "Me too." Then he withdrew his smile in front of the other person, shook his head, and left.
"You should know that I'm not the only one who wants to see you. Cappadocia is much more eager than me~" As Zach's back grew taller and smaller, Nick fiddled with his long hair by the pool. , "And Zmich~ Haha, I don't believe that shit because their descendants are working with you in Barton~" What Zach said before leaving completely is worth paying attention to, "Don't let me down again, Zach~ "
As soon as they returned to the first floor, Dale blocked Zach, "He wants to eat me?!!"
Zach could feel Dell's hot breath blowing on his face, "Calm down, he was just joking." Zach waved his hand, as if he was too lazy to say anything more.
"He doesn't look like he was joking!!" Dale was a little too excited. You can't blame him. "The Cappadocia guy who sent me here yesterday didn't joke like this! He was even very friendly! But today!!" Dale His hands were waving randomly, obviously expressing some difficult-to-handle emotions, "You said that vampires living in the human world are at least 'humanoid'. This guy is still humanoid??" There are too many, everything about aliens, To a human being.
Zach frowned and said, "This is a personal attack. Nick is just... uh, thin."
"Skinny? He's totally a vice-skeleton! And that hair!" Dell shook his head, "He's a skeleton with white hair..."
"Gold, human. It's gold." A voice came from the basement.
Dale's face was distorted and his voice was trembling uncontrollably, "Can he hear it?"
"He's a vampire, what do you think." Zach shook his head. Disappointed, for Dell. It was clear that at a moment when his life might be in danger, this guy who had always been objective, independent, and calm lost control.
"I, I want to find Wes and James..." Dale's words were more like a notice. What we should note is that he puts Wes' name first. Everyone still remembers that Dale on the ship has already shown that he needs a role model. He said that he didn't like James' contradiction. Among the 'role models' he knew, the only one who had any reference value was Wes.
Zach didn't stop him, just reminded him, "You want to go out alone?"
"I, I still have your blood." Dell subconsciously raised his hand and pressed his chest. The thing he almost threw to the sea monster at sea seemed to be kept close to his body.
It was the voice coming from the underground, "Hahaha, this is really perfect~ Walking around Vega City with Zach's blood~ This multiplies your chances of survival here by many zeros~"
"He, what does he mean??"
"What he means is that there are many people in this city who want my blood, because there is information in it that even I don't know I have stored in the blood, and the leader of the Sabbat happens to be in Vega City. 's mayor, Lutresembra, is a master of blood messages."
Dale, the quiet now is that he doesn't know what to say.
At this moment when Zach was disappointed with Dale's loss of emotional control, Zach had to make sure that Dale understood what he said, "In other words, my blood will not provide you with any safety now. It is a bomb that may explode at any time."
The underground voice said, "Now I suddenly understand why you were so childish in playing that childish silence game with Lesembula~ Haha, if Lesembra can't even make you talk, don't expect you to be able to Adapted to our Sabbat’s blood information exchange rules~”
Zach frowned and looked down, "Now I also remember why I'm glad to see you too, Nick."
"Oh~ don't be like this, you know you like me~ If you are not too afraid of the power of Seth and Assamite, you must recruit them. The clan in the Secret Alliance is me, Giovanni."
Regardless of the conversation at this time, finally, the thirteen clans were gathered together.
Zach frowned and patted Dale, "Go to the third floor. There are some books about vampires and the history of the thirteen clans. I told you on the way here that the Sabbat is the land of vampires. At least you are here Before you do anything, learn about the thirteen clans, especially the clans of the Sabbat."
One thing we have to admit is that as a human who entered the alien world at this time, Dale was in a very awkward position. He didn't even know that Zach wanted to cause trouble in the Sabbat.
Because he had never participated in any of the events before Barton appeared, he did not know Zach’s stance on the Sabbat. He knew that Zach was a vampire and that in the world he knew well, there was something called an alien race that existed around humans. When we were outside, Zach was already on his way to the Sabbat to prove that Toledo was a member of the Sabbat. It was really awkward on the road.
Zach was already very gentle in the way he opened up Dell's world view. Such a complicated situation was not thrown in Dell's face, letting him know that this trip he unexpectedly foolishly followed was a dangerous trip. However, it seems now that Dell's ignorance cannot be allowed to affect Zach's purpose, right
Starting from the history recorded in some books, at least let Dell know something.
Dell was a little dazed, but he still nodded, "Third floor? Can I take it down and take a look." This proved that he still had sense. He still didn't want to see the place he left, which was a good thing.
Zach nodded, "You can watch wherever you want, just don't go out, alone." In other words, if I don't go out, you don't go out either, because there are only Dale and Zach here.
Seeing Dale slowly going upstairs, Zach frowned and returned to the basement.
The skeleton floating on the water looked like he expected it, "You're back~"
"I'm just here to make a statement to you, Nick." Zach said seriously, "I didn't choose Giovanni for the reason you think."
"What is that?" The skeleton held up his long hair in the water, "Don't tell me, it's because of me, my individual existence that makes you uncomfortable." The individual's existence, appearance and behavior, "I will Take this as a real personal attack~"
Zach's face now is a copy of his disappointment with Dale just now, no, it's even deeper, "You made me sad, Nick."
"Oh really~ tell me~"
"You know that I have always respected your presence. Each of the thirteen clans represents something, my eyes, the blood of Lesembra, the darkness of Nophele, the light of Revro..." We don't have to Listening to Zach list the characteristics of the thirteen clans, "This is yours." Zach raised his hand to gesture to Nick in the water.
"My body?" Nick stretched out, like a skeleton falling apart in the water. With the long hair swaying on the water, it had no beauty. It was uncomfortable to look at. It matched what he said, "I hate my body." .”
"You hate the form that carries you eternal life, but you don't hate yourself." Zach tilted his head, not wanting Nick to get sidetracked, "The reason I didn't choose Giovanni was because I thought, I thought." Disappointed, "You will be a nail in the Sabbat, just like your claws and teeth, weapons soaked in poison. I thought you would disintegrate the Sabbat alliance."
Nick sank into the water, and when he came out, he looked at Zach and said, "Are you serious?" The uncomfortable voice was gone.
"Look at my face, I don't look serious." Zach looked at Nick.
Nick frowned, "Then. I'm sorry, I let you down, four centuries of disappointment."
"Yes."