Tsukune lost consciousness. The last thing he remembers was falling with the rosary in hand. But it wasn’t long before he recovered and woke up. The first thing he noticed was the fact that his breathing wasn’t as difficult when Saizou threw him away.

Wha-what happened?

Looking down, Tsukune notices that Moka’s silver cross is still in his hand.

Oh no!

Tsukune wasn’t able to witness Moka’s entire transformation but he could remember that he was almost tossed around by an invisible force of power that came from Moka’s body. He felt happy that Moka was safe but the current Moka exuded a different aura, as if she was a completely different person.

Moka was just a few inches taller than her human form. Excluding her vampire fangs and crimson eyes, Moka still appeared to be a human.

But… why is she more terrifying than Saizou… This is a vampire!

While Tsukune was in awe, Saizou was terrified. While they were both monsters, Saizou’s true power relied mostly on actual physical strength. His huge body allowed him to dominate those weaker than him. Moka’s vampiric form looked fit and toned but if one were to only look at appearances, Saizou was clearly more powerful.

But youki was what monsters used to dominate other monsters.

“Ju-just like the legends! Red eyes and unmatched youki!”

Saizou unconsciously backed away from Moka, who seemed to be taking in the environment.

“T-this is a vampire, a true monster!”

While both Tsukune and Saizou were having their own moments of panic, the newly awakened Moka took a deep breath as she surveyed her surroundings. She looks at her hands.

It’s… been so long.

But she wasn’t the type to dawdle. Directing her focus to the large monster before her, this Moka recollects all the memories of the pink-haired Moka, as if her mind were suddenly absorbing every detail of the experiences that the pink-haired Moka had lived throughout her entire life.

It was akin to awakening from a dream, yet she retained fragments and crucial aspects of the dream that the outer Moka lived through.

Moka studies Saizou, the monster in front of her. She tries to recall what type of monster Saizou was but nothing of note came to mind.

A monstrel? That explains why he doesn’t look like any monster I know.

“...”

Her silence caused Saizou some anxiety but he couldn’t back down now. After what he claimed about how he would never back down from a vampire, Saizou’s pride didn’t allow him to retreat. And if he won, didn’t that mean that he was stronger than a vampire?

I’ll have you Moka Akashiya!

Seeing blatant lust in Saizou’s eyes, the newly awakened Moka felt disgust.

At this point, she couldn’t stay silent. With pride, Moka speaks with clear dignity, very much unlike her human form.

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"What's wrong monstrel?"

The word monstrel seemed to tick off Saizou, especially when it came from the mouth of a monster like Moka, a vampire.

“You want me, right?” Using her hand, Moka emphasizes herself. “Just try it. Take me by force.”

She then extends her hand in a mocking invitation. And with the most arrogant tone Tsukune and Saizou have ever heard, Moka speaks.

“Won’t you?”

Saizou roars and charges forward. He infuses his right arm with all of the youki he can muster, in a furious attempt to shatter Moka’s confidence.

With a destructive swing, Saizou let go of all notions of lust. He wanted nothing more than to destroy Moka.

Then his right hand connects and strikes Moka’s body dead center, shattering the ground and releasing a powerful shockwave around Saizou’s target.

A wall??

After the dust settles, Saizou sees that Moka is unmoved and unscathed. The ground under her feet was obliterated by Saizou’s strike but Moka was clearly unaffected.

Moka replies to Saizou’s all-out strike with a proud smirk.

“Are you saying you intended to make me yours with an attack with just this degree of power?”

Saizou felt a chill in his spine as Moka glared at him.

W-why didn’t she dodge?! She wasn’t affected by my full power?!

Moka then moves with frightening speed. She gracefully leans downward and quickly leaps with a spinning motion.

“You’re so weak. Realize your place.”

She then accelerates and strikes Saizou’s head with a devastating spinning kick, creating a small minor shockwave when her foot connects with Saizou’s cheek.

Bones turned to dust as Moka’s strike completely obliterates Saizou’s jaw; but Moka’s attack was empowered by fine-tuned and potent youki, causing internal damage that will either kill Saizou or cripple him for a long time.

Saizou’s brain danced inside his skull as Moka’s earth-shattering strike sent him flying even farther than when he struck Tsukune, a normal human. He couldn’t help but scream in pain as Moka’s strike caused him to fly through multiple trees and tombstones until he eventually hit the ground, causing a powerful explosion of dust and smoke.

After Moka lands on the ground with a graceful step, she enters a combat stance, careful to never underestimate her enemies, no matter who they are. Seeing that Saizou is no longer capable of fighting, Moka takes a more relaxed stance.

Turning around, she sees Tsukune, already standing, albeit with a minor limp. For a moment, a flicker of confusion appears on her face but recognition quickly settles once she looks at her memories. She then remembers that Tsukune was struck by a monster with great strength. But she couldn’t rush to him like her outer self. She still remembered Tsukune’s words. Even if it was in outrage, she couldn’t help but feel cautious.

“Uh…” Tsukune didn’t have any words for this imposing version of Moka.

And despite being a human that’s not normally capable of sensing youki, Tsukune felt heavy.

Wh-what is this overwhelming pressure?! She's completely different from the Moka I met yesterday.

Moka recognized the telltale look on Tsukune’s face.

"... What's wrong? Are you scared of me?"

Moka’s strong, dignified, and formal voice made Tsukune very aware of the stark difference between the shy Moka and this one.

Which… which is the real Moka?

Moka then raises her hand, emphasizing her sharp vampire claws which causes Tsukune to close his eyes in fear. Remembering pink-haired Moka’s words about how crosses are a way to seal off a vampire’s power, Tsukune couldn’t help but raise it like how a priest who’s about to exorcise a spirit would.

Moka then grabs the cross and pulls it out of Tsukune’s hand. Despite Moka’s oppressive power, Tsukune didn’t feel any immediate danger from Moka and now that she was directly in front of him, he couldn’t help but also admire her.

This Moka was taller than her human counterpart by a few inches, with a well-trained body. Her silver hair and crimson eyes made her ephemeral and inhuman as if she was sculpted by a godlike artist from the highest quality of marble.

Seeing Tsukune's awe-stricken face, Moka internally chuckled.

What a playboy. Don’t get too attached to this one outer me.

“Don't be so worried. This me who has not awoken from slumber for a long time is still quite tired."

She gently plays with the rosary.

“I have no intention of harming you.”

Moka leans forward, considerably closing the gap between the two of them. She then gently taps Tsukune’s cheek in a flirty way with the hand that was holding the cross.

“Especially because your blood is very delicious to my sleeping self.”

Two words come into Tsukune’s mind.

Two Personalities?

While Tsukune was contemplating the possibility that this vampire Moka was a completely different individual from the pink-haired Moka, she was looking at the rosary in her hand with fondness.

Eventually, Moka returns from her own thoughts.

"Until we meet again human. You had better care for the saccharine version of me lest you lose my favor."

With familiar movement, Moka re-attaches the cross to her rosary. Almost immediately, her oppressive power becomes suppressed by the rosary’s sealing power. It was as if her power was never there in the first place.

Moka then loses balance as she seems to become shorter. Her body lost its edge and her beautiful silver hair returned to its pink color. She then falls forward but Tsukune is quick enough to catch her.

“Moka?!” He says out loud, surprised by her sudden fall. “...” He waited in silence for Moka to come to and wake up but after seeing her comfortable sleeping face, Tsukune loses all the strength in his legs and the two of them fall to the ground. Fortunately, Tsukune was there to cushion Moka’s fall.

Is… Is it finally over?

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In the distance, observing the aftermath of the battle, a certain bus driver chuckled.

"What a brave boy... To stay at this academy that's full of perils... hehehe... Maybe..."