Chapter 89: Hundred Years Old

"What are you doing here?" Lucien looked at Mr. Visit.

"I recruited that boy first for my lab, and he will stay with me. You can't take him away with me." Mr. Visit said while locking his gaze with Lucien.

As soon as Lucien left his chambers, Mr.Visit noticed his departure. And he wanted to talk to him about some important things regarding the training facility as well. But when he sensed Keith also being at the same place, he immediately arrived there.

"You recruited him first? As far as I recall, he hasn't joined a department yet." Lucien replied with a thoughtful expression.

"Does he have to choose a department? That is not mandatory, or else, the special students would've been kicked out by now. When he first arrived at the academy, he came here to visit. I noticed his peculiarity and took him under me. So he is mine now." Mr. Visit proudly declared.

"But, he's just your assistant. He has to be a direct disciple to be exempted from the rules."

Lucien replies while shaking his head.

The academy allowed some special and talented students to be exempted from the regular curriculum. For that, the student in question had to go under a faculty as a direct disciple. Then it was the faculty's decision to teach him and all the courses are left to their discretion.

Keith agreed to work under Mr.Visit, but he was not his direct disciple yet. So he had the option to deny his claims over him.

But, did he want to do that?

Keith looked at them both figures, one exuding a tremendous aura and the other was quiet as a lake. Mr. Visit was not comparable to Dean Lucien at all. However, his runes were on full display. They were actively glowing and seemed to launch an attack at any time.

"Why are you so aggressive? Do you think you can defeat me? If I wish, I can take this kid with me right now." Lucien smirked.

"Very well then. I will have no choice but to leave this department and go back to my blood ritualist club. Even if it's boring there, nobody will bother me." Mr. Visit sighed with apparent pain.

"Wait! Wait! Are you saying you will leave the department for this boy?" Lucien looked at the blood ritualist with distress.

"If you don't believe me, I will apply for the transfer letter now. I'm sure they will take no time to approve it."

Mr. Visit took out his runes card and showed it to Lucien. Seeing this, the all-powerful Dean grimaced. Even if he was powerful, he was not an expert at blood rituals and runes.

Basically, all the training facility equipment and chambers were built or enhanced by him. For the department to lose such a blood ritualist, his subordinates will not let him off. This was a rather delicate matter, so Lucien took a step back.

"There seems to be quite a bond between you two. Alright, I will leave him be. Besides, if he stays with you, he's part of the blood ritualist department as well. He can take special classes from me, can't he?" Lucien looked at Keith eagerly.

Keith didn't want to meddle between the two so he just stayed silent. But hearing Lucien that he will teach him, he was quite surprised, at the same time cautious as well. He asked for the secret of how he crossed the king layer. He was formulating a response to satisfy him, but Mr. Visit showed up. He didn't have to tell Lucien anything right now.

"That is up to him if he wants to learn from you or not, but he's under me and I take priority when I need him. And the rest of the time, you can take him." Mr. Visit calmed down after hearing Lucien.

"It's settled then. Will he come to me in his free time? So when do you have free time?" Lucien asked Keith.

"Not too much I'm afraid… I'm consolidating my blood core and don't have much time except for Mr.Visit's call. But I will be at the training chamber most of the time." Keith replied thoughtfully.

Lucien looked at Keith strangely and turned his head towards Mr.Visit.

"See, he doesn't want to learn from you. You must've scared him to death... Haha,'' Mr.Visit laughed out loud.

"Umm… he can come to the training chamber if wants to teach me…I said I'm always available there." Kieth said slowly.

"Are you seriously telling me to come to the training facility to teach you? Do you think I have that much free time?" Lucien glared at Keith.

"Ahem! Actually, you have a lot of free time. All your work is done by Julie and the others. You spend all of your time in your chamber and give the excuse of advancing your warrior frame. It's been years since normal students saw you." Mr. Visit pointed out.

"That… It is very important for me. I'm the strongest close combat vampire in the academy." 

"Well, that doesn't necessarily make you a good teacher. You have to interact with the student too. When was the last time you gave a lesson to a student?" Mr. Visit asked.

"Berci, he reached the counting stage.." Lucien replied after thinking hard.

"That was seven years ago. He already left the academy last year." Mr.Visit looked at Lucien with a disappointed face.

"Look, old man, in the passage of time, we have to sacrifice one thing or another. What I seek requires such sacrifices... He can learn so much from me.."

"So go to the training chamber… what's wrong with that?" Mr. Visit questioned.

Lucien looked at him with a dejected face and controlled his aura to the full of his ability, but the intent was clearly felt, so did the slightly leaking aura. This much was enough to silence the surrounding.

"Fine… You win. He's in my department so I have something to celebrate. Enjoy your last remaining life old man…" 

Lucien disappeared from his spot instantly and the terrible aura dissipated. 

"That brat!" Mr. Visit cursed.

"Thank you Mr. Visit for defending me. I unnecessarily created tension between you two." Keith said to the old blood ritualist.

"It's fine. He's like that. He likes to talk aggressively, but he's just a child from within." Mr. Visit said.

"A child? Him.." Keith looked at him surprised.

'If he's a child, what does that make me? An unborn baby.' Keith wondered.

"If you compare his age to the other Duke level vampires, he's half the age of the second youngest duke. With this, you can imagine how young he is compared to us." 

"He's that young. What age is he again?" Keith asked bluntly.

"Around a century old." Mr. Visit replied.

"Hundred years!" 

In the human world, 100 years was the age of the oldest people living on earth. But here in the Reinez continent, 100 years was nothing. Ordinary vampires lived for several centuries and as their strength increased, their lifespan increased as well.

Lucien to be 100 years old and still reach duke level was impressive, to say the least. His uncle was almost Lucien's age and he was just a viscount. 

"When did he become a professor here?"  Keith asked.

"Thirty years ago. He is an alumnus of this academy, but he chose not to join the vampire council. He also didn't want to take on the head position of his family due to some personal conflicts, which he never talks about.

But he was always passionate about fighting and improving his strength. Thirty years ago, when he was an early stage viscount, he defeated a final stage Duke level ghoul that almost destroyed an entire city.

Keith gulped inwardly. He could vividly remember the strength the baron-level ghoul showed, which was way more powerful than even final stage barons. So to defeat a final stage duke-level ghoul, Keith was having a hard time comprehending the power.

It was unfathomable for him. If he were to face a viscount or count level vampire, he didn't know if he could beat them considering the power multiplier is the same with the baron level vampire.

"He is the most powerful close combat vampire in the academy after that man." Mr. Visit's eyes squinted.

"That man! Who are you talking about?" Keith asked curiously.

"You might never see him. He is the dean of the blood espers. I only saw him once at a meeting and that's it. He is indeed a mysterious man."

"Is he more powerful than Dean Lucien?" Keith asked eagerly.

"That's a given. He defeated several king-level opponents throughout the years. I wonder how much stronger he has become now?" Mr. Visit went deep into thought.

"Is he stronger than the director then?"

Keith didn't know anything about the director of the academy and he asked this question to see where he stood in terms of strength between the faculties.

"Oh, the director is certainly strong, but he is not comparable to him. He is a blood ritualist so he always spends his free time on his experiments, that is considering he gets free time from the council duties. Poor him!" Mr. Visit shook his head.