The day progressed relatively normal, for us. I could see a few students being nervous and so enjoying the drama. There was a lot gossiping and wondering who the guards would interview next. Of course, tomorrow was Solday, the perfect opportunity to question so students.
In the evening we had dinner in the ss hall again.
"I believe we should tighten our security asures." Kaito suggested.
"Huh?" Cassie asked.
"Illusions, or other infiltrators, are a concern. Your group is powerful enough to draw a lot of attention." Kaito replied.
"Our group. All of you are part of it." I said to my undead. I wanted to make sure they understood that I saw them as friends.
Kaito acknowledged my statent with a nod. "Our group then. However, it seems likely that the target of any assassination would be a mortal."
"You think we are all targets? Not just Koyuki?" Skadi wondered.
"Yes. For example, if soone wanted to marry Koyuki they would have to remove Helena first. Further, you are all powerful and helping her." Kaito added.
"It's a good thing we have the cats then." Cassie noted.
"ow." Kasai agreed.
"At least it would be hard for soone to impersonate them." Helena said, while petting Yoru.
"Not just that, we have advantages when it cos to fighting illusions." Hatsumi added.
"You did a good job stopping the assassins during the raid. Did you sll them?" I asked.
She nodded. "Being a vampire cos with perks. I am confident I could sll an impersonator, unless they used a lot of perfu. And I can definitely sll soone who is invisible."
"Nobles tend to use a lot of perfu." Skadi replied.
"Sadly you might have a point. I could identify them by their blood as well. They would have to be bleeding though." Hatsumi added.
Cassie nodded. "So when in doubt, stab them."
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"Really? You would stab soone, instead of exploding them?" I wondered.
"I guess I could stab them with sothing that does explode…" Cassie mused.
"Blood and fire magic combined could boil their blood and make them explode." Hatsumi suggested. "I think so advanced blood magic can even do it without the fire."
"That is a horrifying image." I said.
Cassie grinned widely. "I like the idea!"
"While the idea is intriguing I think we are getting a bit sidetracked." Kaito said. "One of our advantages is that we undead are connected through Koyuki, we will always be able to identify each other. That gives us a large advantage. However, I was hoping to find a way to counter an illusion on a stranger. What would happen if you tried to cover such an individual with paint?"
"Paint?" Helena asked.
"It would not be able to color their illusion. They would need a lot of skill and fast reflexes to adapt their spell. If we had a bit of paint on us, we could simply test if soone is real." Kaito suggested.
"That would only work if you touch their skin, assuming their clothing is real. But it could work." Helena mused.
I scratched my head. "First you would need to suspect soone. It's not like we are going to throw paint at everyone we et."
"Of course." Katio replied. "I just want to be prepared, in case sothing suspicious happens. It is good to plan ahead."
"We should also work on battle tactics. How did you spot the man trying to stab you, by the way?" I asked.
"I have good ears and my air affinity helps as well in close proximity. I was able to feel it when he swung the blade. However, I only noticed the assassin when he was close. He could have snuck by and tried to reach you." Kaito explained.
"Wow, that is impressive." I said. I had no idea that his senses were that good. "But I suppose we need sothing that can cover a larger area. I was thinking about clouds. I should work on a proper death cloud."
Helena nodded. "My spell worked nicely. Maybe we can work on so defensive area spells as well. You know, snow would work, we could see their prints."
Skadi looked thoughtful. "Hatsumi, do you think you could help learn your blood sense? I might not be a vampire but I feel we are still similar enough that I could learn sothing like that."
"Certainly, it would be my pleasure." Hatsumi replied.
"I will work on more cloud based bombs. Hehehe." Cassie mused.
"I do believe so training might be helpful as well. Honing your senses can be important. Do not underestimate your own ears and noses." Kaito suggested.
"Do you think the academy offers a course to fight illusions?" I wondered.
Helena groaned. "Not more classes!"
I patted her on the back. "It could be helpful though."
"It is certainly sothing to consider. You have run into illusions in the past. They are a threat we should not underestimate." Kaito added.
Helena sighed. "I know."
"Good evening Koyuki and friends." Leo said, I had not noticed his approach.
"Good evening Leo." I replied.
"You were part of the raid, I must congratulate you. It seems like you have shown the usefulness and power of the undead." He said.
"Um, thank you." I said. "We also showed the power of cats."
"ow." Nyx agreed.
"And explosions." Cassie added.
"I see." He replied, looking at Nyx. "If you will get another opportunity to help the guards I can offer my own undead. Together we could show the kingdom the true strength of necromancy."
Helena snorted. "I don't think you can show them anything more impressive than what Koyuki has."
He was clearly unhappy with that statent but he did not lash out. Instead he settled on a smile. "I could show them what can be accomplished with more normal undead. It would certainly improve the standing of all necromancers. And I could provide so corpses, as compensation, if you help ."
"I will ntion it to Colonel Duncan." I replied. Of course, I would not recomnd it, just ntion it.
"Thank you, have a nice evening." He said, then he left.
"He was surprisingly friendly." Cassie mused.
"He is definitely jealous of Koyuki's undead and fa." Skadi said.
I shrugged. "He will never have great undead unless he learns to respect them."
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