The spacious interior was lit with hundreds of dimly lit, flickering candles.

“…”

Seated around a long stone table etched with archaic letters were about ten men and women. All of them were dressed quite well, as if to display their status. Strangely enough; however, none of the gold or silver decorations or furniture commonly found in noble residences could be seen. The only metal that could be seen were the brass candlesticks. The objects illuminated under the light of hundreds of candles were those made from wood and brass.

It was perhaps natural, since this venue was not made for ordinary humans, but rather vampires. Since the lords belonging to different clans had gathered together, it was necessary to take precaution to remove any and all things threatening to vampires. That was precisely why the group had gathered in this very place.

“…”

The men and women gathered around the table kept their silence while looking around at each other in the dreamy and unique atmosphere. An attractive woman sitting at the end of the long stone table broke the silence while looking around at the others.

“I heard that this is the first Meeting of Night in Petrucca. First of all, I would like to thank everyone here for gathering together,” the woman said.

“Countess.”

“It’s nothing…”

The vampires bowed their heads at the words of Verna, a high lord of the Rivoles Clan. It was an extremely rare...