Blood Assimilation

The white-haired man narrowed his eyes and stared at Randy briefly as he silently thought to himself.

'Does this brat already know about me from those guys like I had initially thought…? Or maybe I am thinking too much about this and this was his way of showing courtesy to someone of my status…' 

'No! He shouldn't know who I am since we've never met before… Unless he really does know somehow…? In any case, I can only find out about that later. For now…' 

"Ahaha… You're quite the perceptive young man, I see. I like that. It is good that you're a very straightforward person. This way, it will save me the trouble of explaining. And you do not have to worry, what I am going to be discussing with you won't take too much of your time." The white-haired man laughed slightly and then said in a pleased tone. 

And then he continued with a smile: "However, like you said, this place is not a good place to conversate. So how about we go to the nearby café? I have already booked the entire building beforehand. That way, we can talk as much as we want. So what do you think about my proposal?" 

"Alright, as long as it won't take too much of my time, then I don't mind following you to that café that you spoke of." Randy replied without delay.

'Booked an entire café just to talk with a student like me? Isn't that too obvious that you're plotting something based on that alone? Whatever, I will just play along for now. I highly doubt he would attempt to do anything drastic in public anyway.'

'Furthermore, I also want to have a word with him about his aggressive approach towards me all this time despite we haven't even met before.' 

In order to prevent the other party from pestering him in the future, Randy made up his mind and followed the white-haired man into a nearby café, and just like the other party had said, there was literally nobody in the café except for the two of them. 

"…"

At this moment, they both sat behind a table, right in front of each other as they sip their coffee without saying a word for a long minute until the white-haired man took the initiative to speak first. 

"Ah, my apologies, I forgot to introduce myself earlier. My name is David… David Silvermoon, from the prestigious Silvermoon family in the western district. I am sure you have heard of us even in this eastern district." 

The other party introduced themselves with a smug expression and a fake amicable smile on their face. 

All the while examining the facial expression of the one sitting in front of him. 

But to his surprise, they did not react at all and still casually took a sip from their cup of coffee. 

"This is some good coffee… Sorry, Mister Silvermoon, I haven't had coffee in a while and this coffee especially tastes good, unlike the ones that I have tasted before. Do you mind asking the café's manager to share with me the recipe and the brewing method?" Randy licked his lips and said after relishing the taste of the savory coffee. 

'This rude uncouth brat!' 

"Ahaha, Is that so, then after this, I will ask them to provide you with the recipe since it appears you have taken a liking to it."

"Really? Then I should thank you beforehand for your kindness."

"There's no need for that. But before that, what I wanted to talk to you about was regarding your ancestry." The white-haired man said and then paused for a moment before continuing: "Have you ever doubted your ancestry, and that perhaps, your parents might not be your biological parents and they might've adopted you instead?" 

"…" 

Randy was completely caught off guard by his words and his expression instantly became solemn the next moment and he then questioned with a deep frown: "What are you trying to imply by saying this to me? Do you have any proof to justify your claims, Mister Silvermoon?"

'What is this bastard saying? I thought he came to approach me regarding my ability to transform. But to think he dared to say that my parents were not my biological parents.'

'Wait a minute, is this what this whole situation was about…? Then those aggressive approaches from before were all because of this…?' Randy wondered as he stared at the other party intently with deep gaze.

"I do, actually. Did you not awaken to a wolf-like innate ability recently? I am sure that you're aware that your parents do not have an ancestor that had such an ability before, am I wrong to say so?" David Silvermoon stated.

"…No, you're right, they don't. But how does that justify that I am not their child? In the first place, how did you come to know that I had such an ability? It has not even been that long since I awakened so I shouldn't be that famous." Randy agreed and then asked in return. 

"Well, that was simple. I have a friend in the police department, you see. I happened to see your little heroic act the other day from the satellite captured video. You should know what I am talking about, right?" David Silvermoon revealed.

"So that's how you knew. I didn't think of that possibility when I used my ability at that time. But you still haven't answered my question regarding why that has anything to do with my origin of birth or who my actual parents were." Randy said in an unconvinced tone. 

Hearing this question that seemed full of doubt, David Silvermoon smiled and then said: "Calm down. There's no need to rush. I will tell you everything slowly." 

And then he continued in a serious tone: "First of all, I apologize in advance but I did a background check on you, and you were supposedly born 18 years ago based on my discovery. A year after that apocalyptic-class gate that led to a dungeon manifested in the eastern district causing havoc and chaos in the eastern came to a conclusion."

"This was one of the most monumental and tragic moments in the history of rifts and gates since countless lives were lost on that day of the manifestation. It was also when your parents gained prominence within this district through their contribution."

"According to my intelligence, your mother at the time was not pregnant with you, and then out of nowhere, after maintaining a low profile for a year, she had you the following year after. No one had seen her get pregnant or anything except for those involved."

"Although there indeed existed medical records that indicated that she had undoubtedly given birth to you, but I highly doubt it."

"Furthermore, your innate ability was that of a beast-type, completely unlike that of your father's ability or your mother's ability."

"Moreover, although there are many beast-type awakening but based on the color of your hair, without a doubt, it matches the members of my Silvermoon family."

"So I came to the conclusion that you were most likely adopted, and your lineage was in fact from someone of my prestigious family since as you can see, my hair is white, just like yours when you transform into your beast state."

"Although, I have no idea why your hair was not naturally white like people from our family. But there is no doubt that you are part of my family based on your ability alone."

"As for the reason why your hair is not naturally white, I can guess that it is either a mutation or perhaps because your biological parent from our side might've conceived you with an inferior bloodline leading to your current state." 

David Silvermoon concluded with a confident smile that was indicating that there was no doubt that his information and explanation was accurate and that no one could possibly refute his flawless claims.

Hearing all these claims that were completely unfounded, Randy was instantly flabbergasted by how far-fetched all these seemed and sounded.

'Is this guy crazy? What has he been saying this whole time?" He wondered to himself, not knowing what to say to the other party.