Moka studied the young man that she considered to be a friend in front of her.

Is Tsukune a vampire? I actually don’t know everything about my own species…

She leans forward to study Tsukune’s eyes. Seeing absolutely no signs of crimson in Tsukune’s deep brown eyes, Moka answers Tsukune’s question.

“Well… Tsukune… I don’t think you’re a vampire.”

Tsukune nods, some relief appearing in his eyes.

You’re so adorable…

Moka internally smiled as she found Tsukune’s clear relief cute.

“So, I’m still human?”

Moka nods.

“Your eyes are still brown and uh… how do I say this? Do you feel stronger?”

Tsukune shakes his head.

“No, I’ve been checking but I don’t have super strength like you.”

“Okay, that’s good. It means you’re most likely human.”

“Wait, you aren’t sure?”

Moka pushes her tongue out in a cute manner.

“Hehe, sorry. To be honest, I don’t know everything about my species. But! I do know a lot of things as well”

Tsukune sighs.

“Okay… but do you really think I’m not a vampire?”

Moka nods again.

“Yes. You’re not showing any signs of being a vampire and I just drank your blood earlier. I think your blood’s taste would change if you became a vampire.”

Reassured, Tsukune finally relaxes.

“Okay, I’m glad.”

Moka leans back on the wall she’s sitting on.

While the two were just hanging around, Tsukune couldn’t help but be curious.

“Moka, I have a question… well, a lot of questions actually.”

“About vampires?” Moka replies, anticipating Tsukune’s curiosity.

“No, about monsters in general. Since I’ll be a lot of time here, I’d like to know more about them in general.”

Moka nods in agreement.

“I don’t know every monster there is but I’ll do my best to answer your questions.” She says with determination.

Tsukune smiles, energized by Moka’s cuteness.

“Okay, first question. Do you know where monsters came from?”

Tsukune quickly realizes how vague his question is.

“Sorry, that was probably too heavy for a first question right?”

Moka still answers it with grace.

“While there are many creation myths that are shared by different monster groups and species, in truth monsters in the early years of the world didn’t find much value in recording history in writing.”

After hearing Moka’s explanation, Tsukune couldn’t help but somehow see her in a teacher’s outfit, wearing eyeglasses.

“I think it’s because a lot of monster species are long-lived. For example, vampires will never die of old age. And because we have good memories, I don’t think we’d write history.”

Tsukune nods, like a student listening to their favorite teacher, who happens to be also their crush.

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“But… I think if I had a good story to tell, I’d like to write my own so that there’s something to remember by.”

Moka’s words seem full of melancholy but that only lasts for a moment.

“Next question!”

“Okay, if there isn’t a monster creation myth, is there a vampire creation myth?”

“What do you mean by that? Do you mean is there a creation myth that we vampires believe in or is there a creation myth on how vampires were first created?”

Tsukune thinks.

“Hmmm, can you tell me how vampires were first created?”

Moka nods.

“Well, there are many myths but one that I liked most was that there was once an unloved person. This person was said to have been birthed by parents who did not deserve them. Abandoned and unloved, this person survived and grew. But despite being alone for the majority of their life, they didn’t learn to hate. They only craved to be loved but unfortunately, it was not meant to be. In the twilight of their life, they prayed to the gods for more time so they might be able to find someone to love them.”

Moka’s voice was melancholic as Tsukune listened.

“And at their dying breath, the gods granted them their wish, imbuing them with ephemeral beauty and immortality, so much so that it was like the gods themselves took mortal form. And that’s the end of it!”

Tsukune almost teared up at Moka’s recollection.

“But wait… where does the blood-sucking come from?”

Moka looks away, seemingly embarrassed.

“I uh… actually don’t know. This one is just my favorite myth.”

Tsukune couldn’t help but fall apart at that.

“Heyyyy, don’t tease me!”

Moka pouts.

Tsukune smiles.

“I’m not! I’m just surprised. I didn’t expect you to share it so confidently despite lacking the entire story.”

Moka chuckles as well.

“Well, I want to answer more of your questions Tsukune but I don’t really know much more about monsters as a whole. There’s just way too many of us and I don’t expect you to know about all of humanity either.”

Tsukune nods, understanding Moka’s point.

“But if you really want to know, maybe the academy’s library has some information about it? Or maybe we can find someone knowledgeable about monsters?”

Tsukune nods. He notices that the sun is starting to set.

“Ah, it’s getting late. We should go.”

Moka agrees and the duo starts to make their way back.

While going down from the rooftop, Tsukune notices a group of male students from different school years mobbing around someone or something.

“Moka, what do you think is happening there?”

Moka looks at the crowd.

“Maybe there’s a school event?”

“... Are there such a thing as monster celebrities?” Tsukune asks.

Moka lightly laughs.

“I don’t think so. Maybe there are monster celebrities that are pretending to be human.”

“Do you think we’ll be able to see what’s in the middle of that crowd?”

Moka tries to see by standing on her toes but some of the other students have poor human disguises causing them to appear larger or taller.

Tsukune manages to find an angle, catching only glimpses of light blue-colored hair tips. When Tsukune sees the edge of that captivating hair, Tsukune, for a moment, is seemingly stunned.

W-what?

He quickly snaps out of it.

“Tsukune? Are you okay?”

“Uh… yeah… Let’s go?”

Leaving the large crowd and exiting the school’s immediate area, Tsukune and Moka walk along the familiar desolate pathway of the academy grounds.

“Tsukune, how are you feeling?”

Moka's thoughts returned to earlier interaction. She couldn’t help but think that maybe Tsukune still had some thoughts about leaving.

“Me? I’m doing fine, why?”

“No one is picking a fight with you?”

Tsukune shakes his head.

“Actually, I’ve been hearing rumors that I was the one who beat Saizou.”

Moka tilts her head at that.

“Huh, that’s weird. There was no one there when other me fought Saizou.”

“And there wasn’t anyone else to see us when I brought you to the clinic either.”

Tsukune then remembers some of the rumors as well.

“They’re also calling me a vampire."

The two seemed at a loss on how this situation came to be.

“But Tsukune, this can help.”

“How so?”

“Well… not to be vain but we vampires are feared throughout the world. The other students will be less likely to try and fight you.”

Tsukune falls into deep thought. He then replies after.

“If we can avoid any more fights, that would be great. We can just enjoy our regular school life.”

Moka agrees.

The two continue to talk but eventually split off when they reach the intersection, leading to their dorms.

Moka followed the pathway toward the dorms for the girls. Despite the terrifying atmosphere, Moka felt more at ease here. A while ago, Tsukune and her discussed it. Tsukune came to the conclusion that maybe monsters prefer terrifying places.

“Hey!”

Moka’s thoughts were disrupted by a loud high-pitched voice.

Turning around, Moka sees a cute and short girl wave at her.

Who is she?

Despite her thoughts, Moka immediately smiles, giving her best face.

“Hi!”

Moka’s positive reaction causes the girl’s face to brighten as well.

She immediately runs toward Moka. The way she moves clearly indicates that she’s quite agile but her short stature causes her strides to be short.

When the little girl finally reaches Moka, she immediately extends her hand.

“Hey there! The name’s Rainee!”

“Hello Rainee, I’m Moka.”

“Oh, I know! You’re quite popular around the school. After all, it’s not every day that normal people are graced with a goddess’ presence.”

Moka lightly laughs at Rainee’s praise.

“Well, thank you Rainee. Did you call me for anything?”

Rainee smiles, happy that Moka’s talking to her.

“Well, I want to be your friend!”

Moka looked at the girl in front of her and felt something similar she’d been feeling from all the previous students who approached her.

She wants something.

Used to being alone and isolated, Moka had sharp senses when it came to people who wanted to take advantage of her. This is why despite her desire for friendship, she’s been sticking mostly with Tsukune, who risked his life for her.

There were a few students who genuinely wanted to befriend her but those ones couldn’t really approach her because of the usual crowd following her around.

For some reason, Moka felt an inclination inside her that Tsukune being a vampire, according to rumors, would be a good form of protection.

That’s weird…

Unfortunately, she didn’t know where that thought process came from.

“Well, Rainee, thank you very much but-”

But before Moka could politely decline her, Rainee quickly grabbed Moka’s hands.

“P-please! Can we be friends?”

Moka bites her lip, finding this situation hard to deal with.

“I-”

“I haven’t met any friends yet! I’m a loner in my class.”

Hearing that, Moka couldn’t help but feel pity for her. Rainee’s face looked so pitiful.

My instincts are never wrong… but… if she’s telling the truth…

“O-okay. We can try to be friends.”

“Yay!”

Rainee jumps up and hugs excitedly Moka, who reciprocates it.

She laughs nervously.

Without anyone to see her facial expression, Rainee smiles.