Julius nodded and said, “I agree that if we gather all vampires and educate them on how to coexist with humans then the boon outweighs the risks. I’m for this plan.”

“I don’t think it a bad idea but if ya want to put a bunch of people together then ya gotta have someone on top to make them obey.” said Hammer

“Yes, I already thought of that and there’ll be a king like Dracula.” added Zero

“I refuse to be king.” said Soma as he glared at Zero

“That’s good because I had no intentions of making you king. I’m sorry to say last time you were in charge it didn’t end well so your king privileges have been revoked.” said Zero with a smirk

“He’s got a point. You did go overboard last time.” said Mina holding in a laugh

“The person who I went overboard for shouldn’t be laughing.” retorted Soma

“Anyways as I was saying the person I believe should be king or better yet queen should be Hikaru.” said Zero

Hikaru along with everybody was genuinely shocked by Zero's proposal and looked at him Hikaru then asked, “What are you saying? Why would I be the queen?”

“Simple because out of everyone here you’re the only really qualified person to be in charge. None of us are leaders with the exception of you.” answered Zero

“I agree with Zero.” said Alucard who had been staring at Hikaru every now and then.

Zero had noticed Alucard’s stare for a while now but he decided to ignore it momentarily. He then asked, “Is there anyone who doesn’t agree? If so then please present a replacement candidate.”

Zero’s statement accomplished exactly what it was meant to do and nobody managed to disagree with Zero. Even Hikaru was unable to think of anyone better suited for the job. Zero then said, “Good looks like we’ve all decided on Hikaru then there’s only 1 more issue to take care of now.”

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“What would that be?” asked Mina

“Hikaru is supposed to be the leader of a group of vampires but she is still human.” said Yoko

“So, you’ll be turning her into a vampire?” asked Mina

“No, she shouldn’t give up her humanity!” yelled Alucard as he stood up

Zero sighed and said, “Relax Alucard firstly this is her choice, not yours, and secondly why does becoming a vampire equate to losing her humanity.”

“He’s right Adrian this is her choice so sit down.” said Soma in a cold domineering tone

Alucard took a deep breath and calmed down before asking Hikaru, “Do you really want to become a vampire?”

“Yes I asked Zero a while back and he promised to do it after the castle. I still desire to become a vampire even now.” answered Hikaru

“Why what do you wish to gain power and immortality?” asked Alucard

“Yes, I want both since with power I can protect myself and those closest to me. As for immortality I simply wish to stay with those closest to me and when I tire of it I’ll die so it’s not really immortality.” answered Hikaru

“But you’ll be forced to feast on human blood for the rest of your life.” said Alucard in hopes of dissuading her from accepting the transformation.

“That okay we live in an age where blood can be harvested without hurting people. If we’re starting a kingdom then we’ll need to make a deal with the world leaders for a constant supply of blood.” said Hikaru answering Alucard’s question while pondering the best course of action for the future.

“Hmm, do we need to do that? Why can’t we just place people we trust in hospitals across the world and secretly take what we need?” asked Zero

“That would work in the short term but not in the long term. The process would be akin to smuggling which is very difficult to do currently and would take years to find a stable route. We would also need to falsify all hospital records including the digital record too which would be hard. That’s why I believe making a deal would be better.” said Hikaru

Zero nodded and said, “I see your point they do keep meticulous records in hospitals. The problem I see is if we make a deal then they would know where the vampires are and could launch missiles at the kingdom.”

“Yes, human leaders have a bad habit of waging wars. Hmm, what if we have space magic users teleport the blood from the drop location while keeping the location a secret.” said Yoko

“Are there a lot of witches left in the world?” asked Mina

“I don’t believe so and if there are then they’ve gone deep into hiding after things like the witch hunts.” said Julius

“So not only will we need to make a deal with the humans but the witches too. This seems like it might take years for it to works.” said Azalea

“Also where will this kingdom be? Will it be hidden inside a country or will it be on an island?” asked Dahlia

Hel raised her hand and said, “If you’re looking for a place perfect for vampires then I know of an island. It’s very small on the surface but it leads to a large underground area.”

“I don’t think many people will want to live underground.” said Julius

“I don’t think it’s such a bad idea though since most vampires will burn in the sun, unlike Soma and Zero. Besides what’s the point of discussing whether it’s a good idea or not without seeing the island for ourselves. I suggest we go there to check it out and see if it's feasible.” said Hikaru

“Am I the only person here who’s been wondering who those lasses are?” said Hammer as he pointed to Yoko, Dahlia, Azalea, Nova, and Hel

Zero then stood to introduce the ladies to the group explaining who they were shocking a few people when he explained Hel’s origins. With the introductions out of the way Hel then lead the group to the back of the hotel where she summoned a green stone gateway from the earth with Nordic symbols on it. The gateway opened and a green swirling portal was held within. Hel then motioned for everyone to step through as she walked through the portal.