When science explains much of the world, skepticism is well founded and understandable.

[Alucard closes his eyes for a moment, having a flashback of his own. His mother's desire to learn and spread that knowledge. To improve lives. What she might make of this modern age, where for progress there is also a far worse clash of rich and poor and how they live.

But Vanessa's next question is the bluntest query possible. There's no reason to lie.]

Yes. Especially the undead.