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Chapter 83
It's silent inside the castle and the only ones they come across are the maids who walked pass us and the soldiers that are on patrol.
They are currently being guided by a maid to the underground room where Gasper's father is enclosed in.
Rias and Gasper are taken to the throne room because Valerie wants to see them while Sensei followed a Vampire with a high social status who seems to be someone under Marcus.
The former is probably a normal talk with Valerie. The latter however is probably because they want to ask Sensei about the knowledge he has with Sacred Gears.
And they are told to be on standby here, but since the meeting with "Gasper papa" was approved, they decided to see him instead.
It's inside the castle made from stones. They go down the stairs while the maid who is holding the light leads them.
They exit out to a spacious floor after they went down stairs quite a bit. There are many doors and the maid approaches one of them.
"This is the guestroom where the Head of the House of Vladi is staying in", the maid said to them.
The maid knocks on the door and informs the person inside by saying, "There are guests here to see you". She opens the locked door and urges them to go inside.
They nod there heads to each other and enter the room.
The interior...of the room is much more gorgeous than they imagined. There is an expensive looking chandelier hanging from the ceiling. All of the furniture looks expensive.
The person sitting on the sofa inside the room stands up after seeing us.
A young man with blond hair. He seems to be in his 30's. He seems to be Gasper's father, therefore he resembles him.
Akeno takes a step forward and greets him.
"How do you do, we are the servant Devils of Rias Gremory-sama as well as others. I am Rias Gremory-sama's [Queen] and my name is Akenk Himejima. I thought I should give our greetings to you today, so we came here to see you", Akeno said to him.
While Rias is absent, Akeno becomes the leader of the gremory group. She's acting in an elegant way where she isn't rude to him. Ren doesn't want to get involved but wants to see how his baby sisters improved. Ever since Ren returned to the Gremory well... It's been very awkward between him and Grayfia since when he broke her heart by suddenly leaving... But back to real problem.
The man nods his head once and urges her to sit on the sofa.
"Please sit down. –That, no, you came to discuss about Gasper, correct?", he asked.
Akeno sits on the sofa, so they stood in a line behind her. While Naruto sat next to Akeno.
The man resembles Gasper, but he has a paler skin than Gasper. He also doesn't have a shadow. It means that he's a pure-blood Vampire daddy.
Gasper's dad speaks.
"I have spoken to Rias-sama already. We exchanged information regarding that. I was summoned to this castle while we were discussing how the Gremory and the Vladi should handle that thing...and it's quite a pathetic thing to say, but I ended up getting locked into this room. I never imagined a coup d'état to happen this quietly and for King Tepes to retreat. It seems like his highness Marius's group gave an order to bring Rias-sama here by using my son", he said while Naruto's eyes narrow dangerously at what he just said "that thing" those two words spiked a great anger in Naruto especially since he's Gaspers father!
"That, as in?", Issei asked wanting to know of he's actually talking about Gasper?
"That...it seems like Gasper is functioning as a Devil. I was shocked when I heard that from Rias-sama to be honest", he said as Naruto's anger increases.
"...As we thought, Gasper's mother is...", Akeno asks him in such a way, Gasper's dad shakes his head.
"Yes, she has already passed away. Right after giving birth to that", he said which Naruto's right hand turns to a fist but Akeno puts a hand on his hand. Ren, Hendricksen, and Tohka are also getting pissed since there also half bloods!
"You are saying that it was a difficult childbirth?", Akeno asks him!
The Head of the House of Vladi changes his expression for the first time at Akeno's question. He narrows his eyes and brings his eyebrows closer.
"...No, she died due to the shock", he said? While everyone here is finding this suspicious, Gasper's dad puts his hands together and speaks in fear.
"What was given birth from inside her was—something enveloped in a frightening aura", he said while Naruto thinks back to Gasoers eye color changing...
"Something?", Rem asks confused.
The Head then says as if he's barely able to let words come out of his mouth.
"...When that was born...it didn't have the shape of a person. Something black and creepy that was squirming came out from his mother's womb. Something that you can't describe with words came out from the womb. Something that wasn't a human or a Vampire or even a monster. His mother saw that with her own eyes, leading to her death a few hours later after giving birth", he said while Naruto closes his eyes.
The Head continues.
"The nurses and several servants who were present in that scene started to die one by one in a strange way", he spoke again?
The Head then says one thing.
"They must have been cursed to death", he spoke in a fearful tone.
"Gasper did? A curse?", Hendricksen asked confused at that?
"Yes, it must be a curse he used unconsciously. He turned into a form of a normal baby several hours after his birth, but by then, his mother had already died due to the shock", he said.
"Does Gasper-kun know about this?", Naruto said but
the Head shakes his head to the side.
"No, he wasn't told about this. We don't know what will trigger him into returning into his true form after all. I don't want to carelessly stimulate him... Close relatives of mine who didn't know about that incident found his time stopping Sacred Gear something uncomfortable to be near with. But for us who know about his true form, it is more terrifying than his ability to stop time. I told Lord Dracula about this which he closed his eyes and said I was "stupid" and left",
The Head says in a heavy tone while hiding his mouth with his hands.
"...Devils of Gremory, and the others. We can't consider that as a Vampire nor a human... We can only group him as a different being. We did treat him like a half-blood...but we don't know whether that was the right decision. And we made him go to the outside world while we didn't know about his true identity...", he spoke but Naruto opened his eyes and faster then anyone could stop him, Naruto was already in format of Lord Vladi with a pissed of look on his face as he delivers a devastating punch to his stomach causing him to vomit up blood?!
"Of I was in your position, I would care for Gasper no matter what, I would have taught Gapser to control that power to use it for good bit you sicken me, Dracula without a doubt wanted to kill you but allowed you to live... YOUR THE MONSTER! EVER SINCE HE WAS BORN YOU TREATED HIM LIKE ONE! IT'S YOR OWN FAULT, DRACULA TOLD ME HIMSELF THAT HE WAS BORN THE EXACT SAME WAY! THE POWER PF TRIHEXA HAS BLOOMED WITHIN GASPER AMD YET YOU TREATED HIM LIKE A MONSTER, HE MUST HAVE TWO PERSONALITIES ONE IS THE KIND AND CARING GASPER WHILE THE OTHER IS HIS DARKNESS! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU DID! IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD HAVE TOLD HIM AS WELL AS HOLD HIM CLOSELY SAYING HE ISN'T A MONSTER! THAT DARKNESS INSIDE HIM IS GROWING STRONGER BUT ITS NOT WAKING UP YET! GASPER IS MY LITTLE BROTHER AND ALSO YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM BACK, HE'S GASPER UZUMAKI NAMIKAZE! HE'S A PART OF MINE AND THE GREMORY'S FAMILY! IF I SEE OR EVER HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT GASPER LIKE THAT AGAIN, I'LL COMPLETELY ANNIHILATE YOU!", Naruto screamed as the walls crack on the intense anger! While holding Lord Vladi by his shirt as well as in his 666 form! Lord Vladi is speechless at Naruto's words along with the others.
"I don't know how he was in the past. But Gasper is a Devil right now. He is our junior. Even if he were to have his body tainted in darkness—he is still our comrade", Koneko said as she
takes a step forward.
"... Gasper is my precious friend. He is the first friend I ever made who happens to be the same age as me", Koneko said making Lord Vladi's eyes widen.
"Didn't all of you witness that true form?", he said while Naruto shrugs.
"We looked back in the others memory's, we don't care, he's one of us who is related to the six beings. We will never think anything dark about our brethren", Hendricksen said as Ren nods.
"We won't let you guys hurt our family, he's like a little brother to me!", Tohka said as she crosses her arms while the head closes his eyes and opens them again while smiling.
"...Like I thought, you people are the Gremory group. Rias-sama also said the same thing when I asked the same question. Also, he's told me about you Naruto the most..., she also told me this "If he isn't a human or a Vampire, then Gasper is a Devil. After all, I reincarnated him as a Devil with my own hands. No matter what his true form is, he is no doubt a Devil of the Gremory group"
The Head then says this while putting on a bit of a smile while Naruto lets him go.
"... That's an emotion which is difficult for me to understand, but I see. If all of you are able to say that after witnessing that power, it means that I can come to the conclusion that he was saved by all of you if even just a bit. So...", he said as he gets on his knees bowing to Naruto.
"Please... I beg you not as an ally but as a very stupid and disappointing father... Please...", he said as tears come down his eyes shocking them.
"If that darkness ever takes control tell him this... During the time he was born and when his mother died... She was holding Gasper closely to her... She loved him more then anything... She truly loved him which I couldn't comprehend it when I saw what came out of her and yet she loved him with all her heart... She even thought of a name when she was holding him... Gasper... She said "no matter what happens, I'll always protect you... Gasper" that's when she finely died...", he said while Naruto turns back to his human form and turns away with a small smile.
"Sorry, but it was all your fault so you will have to tell him that. Hearing it from the one who abandoned him... I don't know what will happen but Gasper... Will become much, much stronger, he will be the next king of vampires...", Naruto said as he leaves the room along with the others while being led by the maid.
