Valir arrived ten minutes later, and Dim-Dim felt relieved when he saw the man carrying a bag of blood that he requested.
"Sorry, Dim-Dim," Valir said, slightly out of breath as he climbed the steps of the house. "There was a monster case at the hospital when I was getting the bag of blood for you... Hey, Justin." "Hey," Justin replied. "Good to see you here. The monster attacked the granddaughter who owns the house earlier." Valir looked guilty. "Is she okay?" he asked. Dim-Dim nodded. "We saved her just in time, and she's currently with her parent and grandparent in the living room. Let's go in." "We should quickly set up bait for them," Valir suggested. After that, Justin, Valir, and Dim-Dim went inside the house. They prepared the bait for the monster in the kitchen. The ingredients were simple, just human blood and sugar.
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