Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216 Chapter 47.7 - Her Change [Interlude]

216 Chapter 47.7 - Her Change [Interlude]

"Is it over now?"

Meeting in front of the same hotel room, Maya asked.

"Yes. It is."

I replied as I stepped into the room.

Once inside, I turned to Maya. "How did yours go?" I asked, curious about the details of her encounter with the officers.

After all, this part was one of the most crucial parts after the incident.

Maya hesitated for a moment before responding. "It was... different from what we planned."

"What do you mean different?" Hearing this, my mind immediately started going around everywhere.

After all, revealing the information to the government itself was a risky move, but it was better than hiding it.

'Hiding it is not optimal.'

Things related to demons have the utmost ability to control public opinion about a person, and the moment Maya became affiliated with such a thing, it would be impossible to hide.

Even though she can somehow not look like a vampire, her blood levels and her biology have changed. She probably also contains the demonic energy factor in her body. Thus, it will be very hard to hide in the academy unless she is cooperating with the demons themselves.

But she can't do that. Neither will I allow it, nor will she prefer. Thus, in the end, this binds our hands and limits our choices. Therefore, the choice I made was something that contained a lot of risks.

She was prone to being captured by the government or magic towers, but there, I trusted the academy and the headmaster.

There were also extremists like me who were determined to kill all the demons; thus, not knowing Maya, they would probably target her at the same time.

Thus, we were walking on a tightrope.

'Did they already contact the academy, or are they taking her? Did I miscalculate?'

Those types of questions filled my head. After all, I didn't save Maya so that she could be subjected to the experiments. That would be an even worse destiny than death itself.

"Yes." Maya nodded her head, looking at my eyes.

"How?"

"The thing is," Maya began, her expression a mix of relief and uncertainty, "they didn't find any demonic energy inside me."

My eyes widened in surprise, processing the implications of her words. "What do you mean? Are you saying they just let you go?"

Maya nodded. "Yes, exactly. They asked me questions about what happened and the vampire incident, but when they examined me for demonic energy, they found nothing. It's like I'm completely human."

I couldn't hide my astonishment. If the officers couldn't detect any demonic energy within Maya, it meant that she had successfully concealed her true nature from their scrutiny. It was a revelation that carried both relief and complexity.

'Is she not a vampire?'

That was not even a question. The amount of blood she had drunk from me would have killed me If not for Sylvie's [Blessing]. So, there was no way a completely normal human could drink such a thing.

So, it was very hard to believe.

'Were they bluffing?' I thought. 'No, they didn't seem to be that capable.'

From my interactions with Margareta, I knew she wasn't that talented of an officer. This was also probably why she was rotting in a city like this and why all those cases were neglected.

"Did they say anything else? Any hints about why you might be different?" I probed, my mind racing to make sense of the situation.

Maya shook her head. "No, they didn't give any specific reasons. They just concluded that I was clear of demonic energy and released me. It's like they didn't know what to make of it."

Hearing Maya confirm, I decided to believe in her judgment.

'If that is the case, she is a vampire without demonic energy?'

That question lingered in my head.

"This changes things," I murmured, contemplating the newfound dynamics. "If they couldn't detect anything, it gives us more leeway, but it also raises questions about why you're different."

'How can this even happen?'

Did that even make sense? How can one be a vampire without having demonic energy?

'Her mutation….'

At that moment, I thought of something.

'If her evolution was incomplete….'

Then it would make sense. When I attacked the vampire, she must have been going through with the evolution of it, but since I had attacked the vampire, it was interrupted by my attack.

And then, since I killed the vampire, the process didn't have a direction.

'So does that mean she completed her own evolution on her own?'

Turning my head to Maya, I hadn't gotten any feeling of Demonic Energy as well, even with vengeful bane.

At the start, I thought it was because she was tired and a new vampire, but now that I looked at it, even after all this time, she still didn't have it inside.

The pieces of the puzzle began to align in my mind. Maya's unique situation seemed to be a result of her interrupted evolution, shaped by her own values and willpower. It was as if her own resentment toward becoming a complete vampire had steered the course of her transformation.

'Maya resisted the essence of the vampire,' I contemplated. 'She must have rejected it as best as she could and, in doing so, retained her humanity without succumbing to demonic energy.'

It was a remarkable feat—one that defied the natural order of vampire evolution.

Maya's actions, fueled by her own values and the strength of her will, had forged a path that diverged from the norm.

She created her own identity as a vampire,' I mused. 'An identity that doesn't conform to the usual characteristics of a demonic being.'

While this revelation brought a sense of relief, it also added layers of complexity to Maya's existence.

'Yeah, she is definitely worthy of respect.'

As she faced the challenges ahead, I couldn't help but admire the strength she exhibited in retaining her humanity against the odds.

"Senior Maya…." I mumbled.

"What?"

"It must have been hard to resist it."

"….."

Maya's expression softened at my words, and she offered a small smile in acknowledgment while lowering her head.

"I couldn't resist it in the end."

And mumbled in a small whisper, but I heard it. Seeing she was still guilty about everything, I couldn't help but shake my head. She really was hard on herself.

"It is fine. You did well."

KNOCK!

Just as my hand was about to move unconsciously, I suddenly heard a knock coming from out of the room.

"Astron, are you there?"

It was Amelia.