"The target's bloodline factor is not fully human. However—" Morbo paused. "I found no match with any known species in our database."
Travis's breath quickened. "Then he appears normal only because—"
"Dormant," Morbo interrupted, a faint sigh escaping him. "The non-human bloodline in his body has not yet awakened. At present, only the human aspect is active. So, there are no changes on the surface."
"When it awakens, the results will be fascinating."
Excitent lingered in his eyes, but also unmistakable disappointnt.
"A pity," Morbo muttered. "We don't know how to awaken it."
"Can't you artificially awaken his bloodline factor, Dr.?" Travis asked with hopeful eyes.
"... I can try," Morbo replied after a mont of thought.
***
anwhile, Luis and Alicia were on their way to Tuxel City, riding a ferry.
{We found the base?} Halfway through, he received the news from Lily, which he had been expecting.
{Yes, Master. Should I let the button drones follow them inside?} Lily asked.
Luis responded after a mont of thought. {No hurry. They must have enough security asures inside. If we rush in, it might alert them. Keep going according to the previous plan. Just wait for Frank and Rover to co out.}
Although he was itching to take revenge on Frank and Rover, and find out if Orneus was the one who orchestrated everything. He still had the patience to wait and not let his personal feelings ruin his big plans.
{Drone is on standby, Master!}
After ending the conversation with Lily, Luis turned to look at Alicia, sitting beside him in silence. Ever since she sneaked a kiss on him yesterday, Alicia has been keeping so distance from him.
Is he sad? Not at all.
After all, he understands what's going on! His wife is just shy.
But that doesn't an it can continue like this.
'Question: How to keep my fiancée from being shy around ?' Luis pondered, as his brows knitted into a deep frown. After contemplating for a long ti, he ca to the most logical and suitable conclusion. 'Keep doing intimate things. Let her get used to it.'
'It's not that I have any bad intentions. Everything is for our future happy married life.' Luis nodded to himself and sighed, his heart filled with pride. 'A kind like is difficult to find even under the bright sunlight at noon.'
Alicia, sitting beside him, was oblivious to the inner drama going on inside his head. But she could see the changes in his expressions.
Sotis lost in thoughts, sotis worried, frowning, and then sighing with helplessness.
Alicia felt guilt surging up inside her heart. 'Was I too harsh on him?' She bit her soft lips and blushed. After that kiss yesterday, all her courage vanished, and she was too embarrassed to face him.
Hence, she ended up attacking him with elental attacks last night and this morning.
'If not for Aunt Lumine's call, urging to co back. I would still be inside my room.'
As if trying to ease the atmosphere between them, Alicia suppressed her embarrassnt and started the conversation.
"Aunt Lumine told that your cousin will start living with us from now on? Can you tell about her situation, if it's alright?"
Luis snapped out of his thoughts at Alicia's question and smiled. "Why are you being so polite? It's normal for you to know about this as a family mber." He waved his hand, then asked in doubt. "But didn't Mom tell you about her?"
Alicia scratched her nose, a little embarrassed. "We were talking about other stuff and… had no ti." She wanted to say, 'they kind of forgot', but changed her words.
Luis stared at her in silence. While complaining in his mind. 'No ti? You two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are on call for hours every day.'
'Now, you are telling you had no ti to inquire about my cousin's matters?'
'Are you kidding ?'
"What's wrong?" Alicia asked with a suspicious look. For so reason, she had the urge to freeze him at that mont.
"Nothing, just surprised how close you two are," Luis said with a forced smile.
No matter what he thought in his heart. He could never dare to say that out loud. Who knows, he might find his little brother frozen into a popsicle the next morning.
'No, no, no!' Luis shook those terrible thoughts out of his mind. 'My sweet Alicia would never resort to such cruel ans!'
He imdiately diverted his thoughts and brought his attention back to the topic.
"So, we were talking about my cousin. Her na is Aurelia Ragnar. As for our relationship. She is my maternal aunt's daughter. My mom's sister, Elsa Ragnar. She inherited her mother's surna for so reason." Luis paused, then sighed.
"My aunt's condition is bad. She has been sick for almost 5 years now. Until now, we haven't found the cause. Aunt Elsa feels she doesn't have long to live, so she wants Mom and Dad to adopt Aurelia."
Alicia opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. In their previous conversations, she never asked about these things. 'It seems I must find ti to get to know all the relatives in the future.'
As she made her resolve, she also had a doubt that bothered her.
"What about Aunt Elsa's husband?"
"Uncle Matthew. Umm… let's just say he is missing," Luis answered with an awkward expression.
"Huh?" Alicia expressed her confusion. "If he is missing, just say so. What's with that unsure tone?"
Luis shrugged with a helpless look and said, "He disappeared the day after their wedding night."
Alicia's confused expression twisted into a scowl, and she said with a look of disgust. "Scum!"
"Maybe," Luis uttered.
"What do you an?" Alicia gave him a cold stare.
"Don't get wrong." Luis waved his hand frantically as he explained. "That entire event was strange in the first place."
Alicia stared at him in silence and gestured for him to continue.
"There were no traces of him leaving the villa. Only the living room had an undrunk coffee on the table and patches of two different kinds of blood."
"One red and another black."
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