(***Yoko Flashback***)
Although the heartbeats had stopped, the 2 maintained the barrier for 4 extra days to be sure that it wouldn’t occur again. Once they dropped the barrier Hel set up a temporary barrier that would break easily but would alert her if the heartbeat started up again. Once they were confident about their preparations they open a portal and traveled to the hotel.
There they found Hikaru and Alucard sitting in the lobby discussing something. Alucard’s cheeks were flushed and when Yoko called out to them he got up and left. Yoko looked at Hikaru who looked normal and asked, “What was that about?”
“Just a personal matter more importantly since you 2 are here does that mean the situation is over?” asked Hikaru
“For now but we don’t know when it’ll happen again or if something worse will happen.” said Hel
“That’s troubling I hope this is the end of it.” said Hikaru
“So what happened with the relief effort around the world?” asked Yoko
Hikaru then started to explain that they were able to save quite a lot of people in the city thanks to Mina’s efforts. Soma and Alucard checked out the epicenter of the quake and luckily there weren’t many people near the area at the time so only 43 people died in Hirosaki City in total. The problem however was the situation around the world although they managed to save many people the death count reported had reached almost 3,000. Due to the reapers and vampires, this was quite a low number since the quakes had all happened in highly populated cities.
“Hmm, you said the death count reported was around 3,000 right? Why did you say it like that?” asked Yoko
“Because there were some people with fatal injuries but they were still alive so I had the vampires turn them to save their lives. We’ve taken charge of them and have them staying at the place where I call the other families for meetings for now.” explained Hikaru
“That’s troubling are they under control?” asked Yoko
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Hikaru nodded her head, “Yes for now I’ve been working closely with Alucard to explain their circumstances and procure the blood they need. They’ve recently been rowdy asking about their families and friends. I’m having Alucard train them to control their strength and bloodlust for now.”
“This is a temporary solution and it can’t last for long. I suggest we head to The Meath Empire and start renovating it soon.” suggested Hel
“Yes, I was under the same impression so I asked Hammer to find me a group of construction workers. I’ll use my contacts to get another group prepared and we’ll begin a large scale renovation.” said Hikaru
“Then I guess I should head there to clean up any dangerous animals.” said Yoko
“No there’s no need I already had Azalea allocate some vampires and reapers to do that. She said that they’re 70% done so we should either be hearing for them tomorrow or the next day.” said Hikaru
“Wow you’re very organized and I see you’re already having this place repaired.” said Hel as she saw the debris cleaned and the walls plastered.
“Yes and luckily the Hakuba Shrine barely sustained any damage so the repairs will be completed in another week or so.” said Hikaru
“So is there anything for us to do?” asked Yoko
“No we have everything under control so please rest and go see Nova when you have a chance. I have other matters to attend to so I’ll excuse myself now.” said Hikaru as she stood up and walked away.
“She's right we’ve just used our mana constantly and while demigods don’t get tired often we still need to rest our minds. Who knows what will happen next so rest while you can.” said Hel as she walked off leaving Yoko alone in the lobby.
Yoko then spent the next 2 days with Nova allowing Azalea more time to help Dahila handle the matter concerning the dead. On that day the reapers and vampires returned for clearing out the dangerous animals in the hidden city. When they returned 2 individuals stepped forward a fair-skinned male vampire and a dark-skinned female reaper stepped forward and handed something to Hikaru. They were the previously unnamed leaders of both groups that had been named Ash and Andrea.
Yoko saw that a piece of paper had been handed over so she asked, “What’s that?”
“This is a map of the island and the underground city. Since I plan to have it repaired it will help me better decide what to repair and what to demolish.” explained Hikaru
Hikaru then turned and asked Ash, “So what is the current situation of the city?”
“The city has been clear of all wild animals. We moved them to another habitat similar to that of the city.” said Ash
“Good then the only thing left to do is send in the dryads under Nova and then the construction can begin.” said Hikaru
The reapers then left to go continue their main duty of collecting souls while the vampires returned to the nether realm to handle the souls. Hikaru then asked Nova to summon her dryads to which the little girl complied although since it was her first time opening a gateway so it took her a while to get the hang of it. Following Hikaru’s instruction Nova summoned 20 Hamadryads, 20 Anthousai, and 20 Auloniad.
“I’d like to ask you all to clear away the overgrown vegetation in an underground city.” said Hikaru
The dryads looked at Hikaru and then turn to face Nova who nodded and said, “Do what Aunty Hikaru says.”
The dryads nodded and Hikaru had Hel open up a portal to the island. She went along with them as to coordinate the dryads. She took a bag of seeds that she wanted them to plant and make grow instantly. Since Zero had left the city in her care she needed to create a self-sufficient city. When she was done this city wouldn’t require much help from the outside world.