Guillotine Cutter

The first thing that comes to Vincent's mind when thinking about Shinobu's world was messy and neglected rooms that contain chairs, and tables scattered around the floor.

If one was dedicated enough to look out from the windows just like what vincent did back then, then one may be able to see some wire fencing, hazard signs, or even metal scaffolding. They're the things that dotted the abandoned cram school where Shinobu and Vincent stayed for some time.

But what Vincent saw after crossing the door between worlds is not what he expected.

There stood a teenage girl in her high school uniform amidst the neatly placed chairs and tables.

He wondered for a moment if the abandoned cram school is going to be open for business. Otherwise, who's in their right mind who would do something so absurd.

Vincent then observed the teenage girl in front of him. She has a slim figure and fair complexion. Her black hair styled into braids, but some of them covered part of her glasses.

When Vincent's gaze landed on her enormous boobs, he immediately recognized her as one of the important characters in the Monogatari series, Hanekawa Tsubasa.

Before meeting with Hanekawa, Vincent never thought that humans expression could be so colorful. She had a surprised face the first time she saw him and Shinobu, then he noticed that the surprise adorned her face turned into amazement before changed into realization and disbelief.

Vincent didn't know whether to applaud her bravery or scold her ignorance. Wandering the town full of oddities in the middle of the night is a sure way of getting killed or possessed if she's unlucky. This is must be why Black Hanekawa is a thing in the Monogatari series.

He knew that she is a smart and intelligent woman, so it's no surprise when he saw the look of recognition on her face when she saw them.

She knew what they are...

The king of oddities...

"A vampire..." Hanekawa let out a small whispers, her eyes which glittering in the dim light never leave the pair of golden eyes.

Vincent suddenly had the urge to tease the fearless teenager.

"This smell... what do we have here? a human..." Looking at Hanekawa in front of him, the corners of his mouth turned up,

She opened her eyes wide in surprise before closing her gaping mouth.

"Ah yes, I'm a human and.... you want my blood? Ah, of course you do, you're a real vampire! I never thought... I never thought the rumor was real." Her tone was excited just like her expression, the exact opposite of Vincent's ominous vibe and tone.

She heard the man chuckled and the moment Hanekawa blinked, she only saw the doll-like beauty standing in her glory. The man was nowhere to be found.

But suddenly she felt chills down her spine when she felt someone breathing down her neck. She tried to move, but her body refused to budge! She felt so cold!

Slowly, the excitement started to dwindle and the happiness of meeting a real vampire couldn't be seen anywhere.

It was thumping...

The sound of heartbeat.

Hanekawa's ears were filled with the sound of her heartbeat.

Is this her death?

She's going to die...

Dying here... alone...

The thumping in her chest continues to get louder and louder as time passes.

The world started to get fuzzy to her...

She was shivering, but she can't felt her body...

But before everything went dark, the chilly pressure suddenly vanished into thin air and she feels her world returned to normal.

Losing the strength in her body, Hanekawa finds herself slumped against the floor, drenched with sweats and breathing heavily.

Although deep down she was afraid, Hanekawa spent a few moments to regain her composure before decided to face the vampire, rather than to offer her life in vain.

But the moment she lifted her head, the words stuck on her throat.

They're gone.

The place was empty and there's no one in the classroom aside from her.

Hanekawa heaved a sigh at the lack of presence inside the classroom.

She had no idea if she was relieved to be alive or disappointed because nothing happened despite meeting with a real vampire.

She stretches out her limbs and lay down on the floor.

Looking at the dilapidated ceiling full of spiderweb, she let out a heavy sigh, "Nothing has changed..."

Her sigh was a mixture of disappointment and relief.

===

Amidst the evening fog, Vincent's unclear figure leaped up like a missile, jumping tens of meters leaping across the roofs while carrying Shinobu in his arms.

The visibility inside the fog is quite bad, but it's not a big deal to him, his destination and objective is crystal clear. As long as he had Shinobu with him, he's bound to reach his destination.

Even though Shinobu's limb was sealed by the specialist, she could somehow feel the vague location of her limbs scattered around the city.

Shinobu shifted her gaze to meet Vincent. "My, Vincent. Look at you... scaring the lively little girl away. That's so unlike you, come on fess up, why did you do that?" Shinobu poked his cheek playfully.

"Why do you care? It's not important anyway." Vincent said, rolling his eyes.

"I don't think so, you're clearly hiding something from me. Did you know that ugly little girl?"

She said with suspicions in her eyes.

"Ugly little girl? I don't know about ugly, but I'm pretty sure she's way bigger than yours." His grin turned into a painful one when Shinobu pinched him with her sharp nails.

Their little quarrel caused the concrete roof to shatter like glass as Vincent stepped on them.

Noticing his lack of answer, a sharp nails approaching again from the side, ready to pinch him. Seeing this, he quickly opened his mouth to comfort her, "I don't know her and we never met before either. That girl... It's quite upsetting to watch her."

"Eh? Why did you think so?" She brought up her surprise at his unexpected answer, "Personally, I think she's an interesting girl."

Vincent stared down at her skeptically.

She just insulted Hanekawa as an ugly little girl, and now she said Hanekawa is interesting?

He rolled his eyes at the obvious Shinobu. He's pretty sure she was jealous. Though he had no intention to tell her what's on his mind, he was too sensible for that thing.

"For ordinary girl to wander at night, she clearly didn't care about her well-being at all. She is courting death." Vincent said as he jumped up to a building thirty meters high with a gentle leap.

"Ah, so you're trying to instill fear into her mind so she will treasured her life. That's very nice of you to care for the girl you hardly know." Shinobu said, jumped down from his arms.

She had a feeling that he was still hiding something from her, but just like with his mysterious ability to cross between world, he might also have other secrets that he wants to keep for himself.

Shinobu understand the reasoning and she didn't want to force him either. But, it still leaves a bitter taste in her mouth.

"Shinobu..."

"He's somewhere around here." She said, turning away from him in a huff.

Vincent was about to say something but stopped when he saw a familiar man some distance away from him. He ruffled Shinobu's hair lightly and said, "Wait for me here, I will be back."

Vincent walked to the edge of the building and looked down at the oddities specialist who sealed one of Shinobu's limbs.

Vincent didn't know his real name, but that middle-aged specialist is known as Guillotine Cutter. Just like his robe suggested, he is a priest of some unknown church and one of the three vampire hunters that after his fiance.

As if sensing the hostile gaze directed at him, Guillotine Cutter suddenly turned his eyes up to meet with Vincent.