Moka went back to her dorm room with a mix of anxiety and excitement.

A new friend!

She undeniably had a skip in her step but at the same time, she feels unsettled because she ignored her instincts.

It’ll be fine… She’s not like Saizou.

Once inside her room, Moka stores her bag and she prepares to bathe.

“Hey.”

Moka turns around when she hears a voice. Looking around, Moka can’t seem to find anyone. Worried, she then starts to check her room if anyone is hiding.

After a thorough and stressful search, Moka is sure there’s no one else in the room unless they use some form of magic to turn themselves invisible.

It’s at times like this that Moka is annoyed by her suppressed abilities. She could really use her supernatural senses now. But she couldn’t spend the entire night being worried about a misheard voice.

She goes to the bathroom to take a shower.

After refreshing herself, Moka unpacks her bag and pulls out her notebook.

Unlike Tsukune who spent his entire life as a human, Moka still spent a big chunk of her early childhood with other monsters.

Reading some of Shizuka’s teachings, Moka notices an important rule.

Be careful with your strength.

“Hmmm… do I overexert my strength?”

After a quick recall of recent events, Moka shrugs.

“Probably not. I’m pretty careful.”

After reviewing her notes, Moka rewrites them for ease of studying. Once done, she puts it back in her bag and she jumps to her bed.

Stretching, Moka sighs in relief.

“Today was good! Tsukune and I hung out again. We weren’t able to find out anything new but… it was still fun… And he ate my lunch box… that’s good…”

Moka continued to talk to herself as if someone was listening.

“And… I managed to drink some blood from him again. It was soooo tasty… I wish he’ll let me drink from him soon…on his own… volition…”

Eventually, Moka sleeps peacefully.

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While Moka was reviewing, Tsukune was in his room stretching.

Ever since the incident with Saizou, Tsukune started to exercise whenever he got home from school. He knew that no matter how fit or strong he was, he would not be able to defeat a monster like Saizou but if he was just a bit faster or just a bit fit, he could hopefully dodge or outrun some monsters.

He also remembered that he had some difficulties carrying Moka towards the clinic after the fight.

I can’t drag Moka down any more than I already do.

After warming up, he started to jog in place.

He continued to exercise until he finished a routine that he’d been following. The dorm’s magical phenomenon of increasing Tsukune’s weight was also helpful.

His constant exercise combined with Moka’s daily attempts of drinking his blood has made him exhausted. After finishing his workout, he took a shower and then went to sleep.

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Eventually, morning came.

Tsukune woke up, his body aching everywhere.

As… they say… no pain… no g- ow

His legs start to cramp. It takes a while before it subsides but eventually, he takes a bath and prepares for today’s classes.

Gotta be quick… Moka’s waiting for me.

Since the Saizou incident, Moka and Tsukune walk together to the academy in the morning and return to the dorms together after classes.

Once Tsukune finishes his morning routine, he goes out of his room and exits the dorm. Immediately, his body feels lighter the moment he leaves the dorm’s area.

He briskly walks toward their meeting area but quickly finds that Moka isn’t alone. There was a very short girl, not even reaching 5 feet, besides Moka.

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It seems they were talking quite energetically. Tsukune felt a bit hesitant since he didn’t recognize the girl beside Tsukune.

As he approaches, Tsukune can finally see the short girl’s appearance.

The first thing one notices is that this girl is extremely short. She barely reaches Moka’s chest. She had brown hair, lightly tanned skin, a well-proportioned body, and a hefty chest area for her height. She had a perpetual smile on her face. For some reason, Tsukune felt that this girl had a cunning presence.

Moka finally notices Tsukune and her face lights up in joy.

“Tsu-”

“Tsukune!”

Before Moka could call out to Tsukune, Rainee gleefully shouted his name.

Tsukune continued to walk, not knowing whether to wave his hand or say hi.

Eventually, the three of them meet up.

“Good morning Tsukune,” Moka says in her usual greetings.

“Good morning Moka,” Tsukune replies with a smile.

“Oh, before I forget. Tsukune, this is Rainee.”

Rainee gives Tsukune a cheeky smile.

“You don’t need to introduce yourself, Tsukune. I know who you are.”

Tsukune lightly bows.

“Hello Rainee, nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you too, sir vampire.”

Rainee’s teasing remark causes Tsukune to sweat a bit.

Does she know?? No, that’s impossible. Only Moka knows I’m a human.

But before Tsukune could sweat an entire ocean, Rainee goes ahead.

“Let’s go you two! We’ll be late if we stay here.”

Moka smiles at Rainee’s positive energy.

“Yeah Tsukune, let’s go.”

Rainee walks ahead while Tsukune and Moka follow behind her. The two of them looked at each other, wanting to talk about the new addition to their walks but it would be rude to talk about a person while they were present.

“So, Tsukune, you’re a cool and strong vampire, right?”

Rainee immediately asks a hard question.

Tsukune was flustered and couldn’t reply. Fortunately, Moka was there.

“Y-yeah! Tsukune’s a strong and cool vampire, right, Tsukune?”

Tsukune immediately nods.

“Y-yeah!”

Moka nods as well.

Rainee squints her eyes, studying the two.

“Rainee, right?” Tsukune blurts out.

“Yeah, that’s my name.”

“So, I just wondered what brought you here?”

Rainee frowns as if offended.

“You mean, I can’t walk around here?”

“No no no, I mean-”

She then loudly laughs.

“I’m just pulling your leg Tsukune. I’m here because I begged Moka yesterday to be her friend!”

Tsukune turns toward Moka, who nods.

“Yeah, Rainee told me that she’s having difficulty connecting with her classmates.”

Rainee laughs again.

“You don’t have to beat around the bush Moka! I’m just a loner Tsukune, that’s all. Moka here was kind enough to be friends with me.”

“Ah, so that’s why,” Tsukune says, his curiosity satisfied. “Well, since Moka already accepted then I’ll be your friend as well.”

Rainee smiles.

“Thanks, Tsukune. I didn’t expect you to be so relaxed.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, you know. The rumors.”

Moka tilts her head. She then asks Rainee a question.

“What rumors?”

Rainee’s smile suddenly widens.

“Well, you know… that you shattered every bone in Saizou’s body and pulverized his jaw. I expected you to be a bit more… arrogant, I guess?”

Tsukune’s face pales at the mention of Saizou’s fate.

“But he deserved it anyway, right? I heard that he did horrible things to the humans in the real world.” Rainee says with a wide smile.

Moka and Tsukune were quiet for the entire walk while Rainee obliviously talked to the two of them, eliciting nods and one-word answers.

Eventually, the three of them reach the more crowded pathway, generating some curious looks and whispered words.

Rainee’s loud voice silences most of them.

Fortunately, both Moka and Tsukune manage to recover and they start to talk back to Rainee as per normal.

“So, Tsukune, I’m just curious, considering you’re a vampire and all, why are you enrolled here?”

“What do you mean by that?” Tsukune asks.

Moka’s face becomes pale.

“R-Rainee, maybe we shouldn’t pry? It might be a personal thing.”

Rainee raises an eyebrow.

“Okay, whatever you say Moka.” She says with a smile.

As the three enter the academy, Rainee walks ahead.

“I’ll go first! My class is this way!”

She goes ahead first, not giving Moka or Tsukune a chance to wave her goodbye.

Tsukune turns to Moka.

“I don’t think pretending to be you is going to be easy.”

Moka nods.

“I… teach you what to say so we don’t get caught.”

Looking around, Tsukune sees the usual group of students observing the two of them. He ignores them and turns to Moka.

“Let’s go, we’ll be late otherwise.”

Moka agrees and the two of them go towards their class.

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While Rainee is walking toward her class, she sees two familiar students who also see her.

They smile at her.

“Rainee!”

“Hey, girl!”

Rainee responds with equal excitement.

“Hey yourself!”

She chuckles.

The two students then stop their stride and the three of them start talking.

“Guess what?” Rainee cuts through the conversation.

The two look at Rainee with a bit of excitement.

“Oh? You found something interesting again?”

“Yeah yeah, tell it already.”

Rainee chuckles.

“Let’s talk about it in class. Before we’re too late. You know how loud Mr. Ezuka is.”

“I know right? And it’s only been a week and he’s already shouting at us.”

Rainee and her two classmates go to class.

Once she enters, she shouts.

“Good morning!”

Many students greeted Rainee back.

Rainee enters the class with her classmates and they resume their earlier conversation.

Speaking in a tone that’s supposed to be private but loud enough to be heard by those around her, Rainee shares what gossip she has.

“So, I’ve just made friends with our goddess!”

The two react with oohs and aahs while the other students around them listen intently.

“And that vampire hanging around her, Tsukune.”

“Yeah?”

“What about him?”

“He looks completely average, right?”

The two nod.

“Yeah, that’s the thing. He looks completely mediocre and I’ve been trying to feel him out but his control over his youki must be perfect because I couldn’t feel anything.”

Rainee’s voice seems to spread around the class. And with an almost invisible touch of youki in her words, people seem to remember it even more.

And it spreads outward as well. A student goes out toward the bathroom but meets an acquaintance then they talk. This student shares what Rainee said and just like that, another rumor spreads.

Many more people talk about Rainee’s rumor.

And while the rumors spread, Rainee herself feels a surge of power within her.

Yeah… that’s just perfect.

She smiles, thinking of how to wring out more power from Moka and Tsukune.