Saizou’s large presence silences the peanut gallery. He never moves his view away from Moka.

Tsukune feels a pit in his stomach as Saizou approaches the two of them.

This guy… he’s the one tha-

Before Tsukune could finish his thought, Saizou’s hand leaves his pocket and moves toward Tsukune with a flash.

Moka gasps in surprise as Saizou effortlessly lifts up Tsukune by the collar of his uniform.

H-he’s so fast!

Saizou is still gazing at Moka.

“By the way Moka, why is a stunning woman like yourself associating with a pathetic guy like this?”

While Saizou is confronting both Tsukune and Moka, the nearby crowd starts to talk about the situation.

"It's Saizou! I heard that he's one of those rogue monsters."

"He looks like a ladies man from the way he dresses but isn't his human disguise bad?"

“Shu-shut up! Don’t let him hear you. I heard he once tore someone apart for looking wrong at him.”

"I heard that he's ruined many women in the human world."

"They say he caused too many problems out there and was forced to either enroll here in the academy or get killed by other monsters."

Saizou ignored the noisy voices of the crowd and continued to speak to Moka.

"Wouldn't someone like me be far superior to this worthless guy?" He says while licking his lips. “Why don’t we go somewhere private? You know, just the two of us, so we can both have fun?"

Moka doesn’t respond, confused and hesitant. She’s used to crowds overpraising her but rarely did anyone go to her directly to harass her. Seeing Moka’s silence, Saizou clicks his tongue.

"Well??" He emphasizes. "Why don't we go out for a bit?" Saizou leans forward, causing Moka to gasp in surprise.

“Wa??”

Moka grabs Tsukune and runs.

“I'm sorry! I'm having a lot of fun with Tsukune right now!"

Tsukune sees the back of the hurrying Moka. He couldn’t help but feel a bit happy.

Saizou trembled with anger as he watched Moka and Tsukune run away.

“Just watch me.” He says to himself.

His right hand seems to tremble and shake. It suddenly transforms, revealing a dark brown hand with sharp claws instead of nails. The sound of surprised onlookers causes Saizou to look at his hand.

“Tsk.”

He manipulates the faintest amount of youki within him to transform his hand back to that of a human. He stretches it and grips it.

"I will never allow a woman like you to escape."

Moka and Tsukune manage to escape from the situation. They both hide under some staircase, gasping for breath.

"That was surprising, wasn't it? I got a little scared." Despite her words, Moka seems completely unaffected, already used to this situation. Noticing Tsukune being a bit pale, Moka asks him a question. "Are you okay, Tsukune?"

“Uh… yeah, I’m fine.” Tsukune internally congratulates himself when he manages to eke out a reply without stuttering. But Saizou’s words repeated in his head, causing him to question Moka’s reason for hanging out with him.

“Moka... I have to ask... why are you so friendly to someone like me?" Tsukune feels embarrassed for asking. “Even though, I’m just a worthless mediocre guy?”

“Don’t say that!” Moka says with a loud voice, surprising Tsukune. “To me, you’re not mediocre or worthless, Tsukune!”

Tsukune could feel the sincerity oozing out of Moka’s face and couldn’t help but back away. Moka holds onto his hand, preventing him from running away.

“Hu-huh?? What m-makes you say that Moka?”

Moka blushes at Tsukune’s question.

“I-it’s because…” This time, it was her turn to be embarrassed. She cups her cheeks as she says “We’re on bloodsucking terms.”

Tsukune almost falls from that. Moka quickly explains herself.

"Be proud of yourself! You have grade S blood Tsukune!"

Tsukune couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

"It's way better than any of the blood I've drank before from blood bags or transfusions!"

Moka started to get fired up, praising Tsukune’s blood.

"It's full-bodied, the sweetness is perfect, and the vitamin and mineral count are perfect!"

“WHAT AM I, FOOD??!”

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Moka’s unfazed by Tsukune’s sudden outburst, understanding why anyone would feel that way. Blushing, Moka gives Tsukune an unexpected reply.

"Well... actually, you know... That was my first time Tsukune..."

“Huh?” Tsukune replies with surprise.

Moka gives Tsukune an abashed but sincere smile.

“You’re the first person I have ever fed from, Tsukune. It’s my first time, so I’ll never forget it.”

Tsukune felt flustered as well, his heart starting to pump faster and faster.

“Mo-Moka…”

Feeling shy, Moka playfully slaps Tsukune’s shoulder, causing him to fly and fall to the ground. Unfortunately, Moka was already looking down another hallway.

"Let's have some fun and check out the other parts of the academy."

“Y…Yeah,” Tsukune stood up, feeling some pain in his shoulder.

She’s… so strong…

Eventually, Tsukune manages to get back up and he follows Moka to explore the school.

The first thing they decided to check was the academy grounds.

.

Looking around, the two of them saw dozens of equally curious students exploring their new environment. Despite the desolate landscape surrounding the academy, the academy itself was a well-designed building.

Taking out the student handbook to check for a map, Tsukune becomes surprised when he sees the amenities and buildings that are provided by the academy.

"Whoa!"

Moka goes toward Tsukune's side to check the handbook.

"Why?"

Tsukune turns to Moka to explain.

"Look! There are so many places here. There's the academy itself which has 6 floors, not including the rooftop. Then there's a different building for other extra-curricular activities." Tsukune says in awe.

"Whoaaaa!" Moka reads with Tsukune, equally impressed.

"There's a giant track and field area. A building that houses multiple pools, ranging from small kiddy ones to Olympic standard-size pools. There are multiple dorms too!"

Tsukune's head starts to ache as he realizes just how massive Spirit Academy is.

There are even different academy buildings dedicated to elementary and middle schoolers! If this is true, how is this place unknown to the real world???

"Tsukune? Are you okay?"

Moka's voice snaps Tsukune out of his worries. Shaking his head, Tsukune replies.

"Yeah, I'm fine! Just a bit surprised. Doesn't this place seem large?"

Moka puts her finger on her cheeks and thinks.

"Hmmm... nope." She says with a bright voice, clearly unbothered by the unusual size of the academy.

Tsukune looks at Moka's face with surprise.

"Moka..."

"Yes?"

"Are you umm..."

Rich?

"Am I what?" Moka asks, curious.

Tsukune shakes his head. "No, never mind. Let's go?"

Moka squints at him, sizing him up but quickly returns to her cheerful self.

"Okay!"

Tsukune follows as Moka leads again. "Since this place is pretty big, we probably can't explore everything in one go so-"

"We should explore it when we have more time in the future then!" Moka cheerfully says.

The future!

Tsukune smiles.

"Yeah!"

For now, the two explore the grounds. As they see more of the academy, Tsukune finds many monstrous designs that would not be popular in a "human" school.

"Is that a gargoyle?" Tsukune asks as he points to a stone statue that's clearly a gargoyle.

"Ooh, yeah. They're a pretty common design, I think? Well, my home before had a lot of gargoyles as well." Moka says, admiring the stone statue.

"Fr-from your vampire home... right?"

Despite having confirmation that the students of the academy were monsters, Tsukune still couldn't believe that Moka was a monster.

Unfortunately, Moka didn't hear Tsukune because she saw a vending machine in the distance.

"Tsukune, look! We can buy juice!"

Tsukune dejectedly chuckles as he follows Moka toward the weirdly designed vending machine. The part of the machine that outputs items is a large curved mouth with sharp teeth. It had a large eye on its lower left side that seemed to gaze at Tsukune and Moka as they approached. It was as if the vending machine was a face.

"The design is so cute," Moka mutters as she looks for a certain drink. "Ah, there it is." After a quick glance, Moka was able to find her favorite drink.

She pulls out her wallet and buys a red colored can.

Tsukune sees it and assumes the worst.

Is that blood??

Moka opens the can and starts to drink from it. After a mouthful gulp, Moka sighs in satisfaction while Tsukune is pale in fear. But after seeing her satisfied face, Tsukune couldn't help but feel satisfied as well.

The two of them continue to chat while exploring the academy grounds. Time passes and when it's becoming too late, Moka brings up the idea of walking together toward the dormitories.

"I'd love that," Tsukune says, clearly enjoying himself. "But we should get our bags first." He adds.

Moka nods. "Yeah!"

After retrieving their bags from their classroom, the two of them take the forest path toward the dorms. Along the way, Tsukune couldn't help but admire Moka's unbridled positivity. She was just a treat to be with.

This is happiness!! It feels like I'm on a date with Moka!!

Moka is pointing at the distance, describing some landmarks but Tsukune couldn't help but admire her beauty. Just her beauty was already admirable but her personality was even more so. She turns to Tsukune and smiles at him.

Wow... She's... This is too good... I feel giddy.

"Look Tsukune! The dorms we'll be living in!"

Tsukune follows Moka's arm which is pointing toward a large collection of apartment-like buildings. But unlike the apartments that Tsukune has seen, all of these buildings appear to be haunted. The terrifying atmosphere of the dorms was enhanced by the sound of crows, surrounding dead trees, and tombstones. Tsukune felt his entire body shudder in fear. It didn't help that poisonous snakes popped out of nowhere.

CREEPY!! Come to think of it, how did I get to this creepy place without realizing it??!

Turning toward Moka with an unsteady face, Tsukune mutters to himself.

"I... I wonder if I can live for 3 years in a place like this... right, Moka?"

But his hopes for sympathy were quickly dashed. Moka was excited.

"So cool! This place is full of dignity and character." Moka was clasping her hands in respect.

"No way! Are we even looking at the same thing here??!" Tsukune says, terrified of Moka's interest in housing.

"Well, look at the building first. It's huge but well-maintained. It's clearly an old but well-taken-care-of building! It exudes dignity. Oh, you don't like it, Tsukune? Even though you're a monster?"

Tsukune nervously laughs.

"I-I guess I just have a differe-"

"Oh, speaking of which, what kind of monster are you, Tsukune?" Moka asks.

Tsukune chokes on his own saliva.

I'm a human but...

"Uh... well... I'm..."

Noticing how uncomfortable Tsukune is, Moka immediately interjects.

"Oh... I forgot. Letting your true form is against the school rules isn't it?!" Moka speaks fast as if trying to get her point across. "Sorry, I didn't mean to ask that question. Hehe." Moka added a cute laugh as if trying to make the situation less awkward.

Tsukune wasn't having any of it. He loudly and nervously laughed.

"Hahahahahahahaha."

Eventually, Tsukune manages to calm down.

"Oh, speaking of which, I can't really see you as anything except a normal human."

I say that but Moka's way too exceptional to be a human too.

Tsukune continues with his earlier thought, "Are you really a v-vampire?"

Moka smiles.

"Yep, of course. I have no reason to lie about it."

Tsukune quickly waves his hand. "I didn't mean to call you a liar!"

Moka giggles.

"Right now, I look pretty human but..."

She emphasizes a silver cross that's adorned with a red gem in the center. The silver cross was attached to a black choker with rosary beads on Moka's neck.

"You see... if I take this rosary on my chest off."

Moka gives Tsukune a calm smile as if she's trying to reassure him that she won't do anything dangerous to him.

"I become the real thing, an evil and scaaaary vampire." She chuckles.

Tsukune looks at the beautifully crafted silver cross.

That rosary is what makes Moka human?

Seeing Tsukune so interested, Moka continues.

"Rosaries and crosses have the ability to seal off a vampire's power. In my original form, I was a true vampire, capable of immense destruction. This rosary is meant to keep my vampire powers sealed. But I am still a vampire, even when I am sealed like this. That means I'm still very strong so I have to be careful when I interact with other monsters."

Moka says, a bit regretfully.

Tsukune, on the other hand, was focused on the rosary and cross.

Is she serious?

Tsukune observed Moka's gentle face.

Even though Moka is so cute and gentle... She's still a monster? Is she really not a human?

While Tsukune was deep in thought, Moka quickly closed the gap between them.

"And because I'm still a vampire, I still end up craving blood."

Moka leans forward and gently puts her hands on Tsukune's chest, as if caressing him.

"Huh? Whoa... Moka... What are you doi-"

She smiles and whispers.

"You're my weakness."

She then leans forward and bites Tsukune's neck.