Darius led them through the small house that looked like a modern three bedroom apartment. It had a small entrance and a long hall with stairs that led to the upper floor.
Going through the hall, one would end up in the living room, which was furnished with a few comfortable sofas and a glass coffee table.
As par for the course, the room also had a TV. As long as one connected their HoloBrace to it, they could 'throw' anything to the TV and enjoy it.
It was currently playing the Anime his nephews had enjoyed a lot as teenagers. It was about a young man who had been betrayed by his beloved. After years of planning his revenge, he had been able to achieve his goal, yet had been killed not long after.
However, that was where the show had picked off. The young man had received a second chance to live his life again. Alas, it had been discontinued because of some controversy in regards to the 'betrayal' of the young man's girlfriend during his first life.
(Editor's Note; Shameless self-promotion is shameless~ )
Behind the living room was a small dining table with four chairs, a nice little bowl of fruits placed on a table cloth. There were also two shakers, one for salt, the other for pepper.
Behind the dining table and connected to the northernmost end of the room was the kitchen. The fridge, cooker, dishwasher, sink, kettle, microwave were here.
Going back to the hall, the door just to the left of the stairs led to the guest bathroom, which had a separate toilet and tub.
Upstairs, the hallway was similar to the one below only that it had a door at the end.
On both sides, there were three doors each. The first door to the right was a furnished bedroom with its own bathroom. The first door to the left was a single toilet, while the second door to the right was the washing room.
There was a washing machine here with a separate dryer. The second door to the left was another furnished bedroom with its own bathroom. The third door to the right was the final furnished bedroom with a bathroom, only that this was the master bedroom.
The third door to the left was a bathroom without a toilet. As for the door at the end of the hall, it led to a sizable balcony with potted plants and a clothesline.
Xela and Gunner explored the house and marveled at the facilities. It was small but efficient, containing all that one needed and more. In fact, this tiny thing could even house a family, and it was only about 1/10th the size of the shittiest manor!
Darius chuckled at their speechlessness.
Back when he had visited Japan to acquire Nintendo, he hadn't imagined that there were whole neighborhoods with houses styled like this.
Narrow alleyways, close-knit houses, and small buildings that looked like they were for the poor, had actually been for the middle-class.
Until one entered inside and saw how it was made, they wouldn't understand why housing in urban areas of Japan were much less of a problem than in other places on Earth.
That was why he chose that style instead of American apartments since they were also reasonably compact, but were not detached. Japan liked to build small rectangles to live in while America liked to build upwards to save space.
Darius nodded to the trio. "Decide amongst yourself who will get what room. After you're done settling in, come downstairs."
Xela showed excitement and quickly chose the room on the left, the second door. Gunner, left in the dust, could only accept the first room from the stairs on the right.
While they both entered to decorate their rooms to their liking, Darius went downstairs and entered the living room.
For a brief moment, he paused as he watched the screen. It was the iconic, yet controversial scene, where the young man reconciled with the female main character. To this day Darius was incapable of understanding how it could have been misconstrued as badly as it had been.
Personally, he had always felt a strange sort of kinship to the male lead. Perhaps it was the fact they had both suffered from deception for a long period of time, or maybe it was the fact that despite it all they had found their Soulmate.
Darius turned it off, before he finally removed his attire and placed it in the washing room, leaving him with only his tight Polymer Suit.
Even though he could use magic, he missed the functions of tech which was why he was willing to bother using the machine instead of the Cleanse spell.
Besides, it felt better to have fewer clothes on. After all, the dressing in Fallon was far more extravagant than on Earth with far more layers of cloth.
Darius entered the kitchen and began removing some ingredients from his Inventory, placing some in the fridge while leaving others on the counter.
Just like that, the fellow began to cook a light meal consisting of oriental-style fried rice with stir-fried chicken and vegetables.
Soon, both Xela and Gunner came down, lulled by the lovely smell wafting about the house. Darius chuckled and brought a large bowl to the table, along with two plates.
Darius and Xela scooped a normal portion for themselves onto their plates. As for Gunner, he took the rest of the bowl and ate directly from it. Darius also removed three drinks from his Inventory.
It was made of 1/10th a drop of Lunar Dew mixed with some special ginger ale. He also had fruit juice versions of this, and they tasted heavenly thanks to Transmutation and the tiny bit of Lunar Dew.
Darius knew for a fact that if the three of them could still organically grow, they would have their Endurance and Intellect stat greatly increase with continuous consumption.
After their meal, Darius then explained. "Right now, we need something to specifically deal with that Vampire Lord in the coffin."
"Personally, I believe he might rank above Mikey and Joneson, in other words, we might have to deal not with a Pureblood Vampire, but a Vampire Lord. I'm not too sure about the exact details of Vampire hierarchy in terms of referencing, so this is just me guessing."
"Still, it never hurts to overestimate the enemy and be over-prepared than underestimate them and be under-prepared." Darius advised solemnly.
"I can likely tank any magic or physical attacks from him, so what we really need is something that can either bind and damage him." Gunner suggested thoughtfully.
Xela smiled. "Luckily, I have just the thing to control him. My Ward Evil skill is perfect for the situation. The only problem is that its level is unfortunately on the low side, so I'll have to make the best use of it."
Xela rubbed her ears lightly. "Alternatively, we could look for another Event and complete it to gain Skill Points to power ourselves. Or we could simply farm a few levels to do so."
[Ward Evil - Level 2 Spell Grade: Basic Cost: 5 MP Description: Channel the purest Holy Energy to create a field of repulsion around the user to any chosen target/location. All entities with a moral alignment of Chaotic Neutral and below, all entities possessing nefarious intent, and all entities affiliated with darkness and death will be blocked.]
