Chapter 148: A woman who never forgets.
"Not bad." Victor spoke with a satisfied smile, then he chuckled in amusement, "As expected of the wolves, you have extraordinary physiques." Despite saying this, he'd never met a wolf before in his life... Not that he knew of, at least.
But he had heard several stories about werewolves while he was training with Scathach.
"... I'm the one who should be saying that. Aren't you a newborn vampire? What's with this absurd strength?"
Despite having stopped Victor's attack with his hand, Edward was feeling his arm trembling a lot.
"Hmm?" Victor looked at Edward with a strange look, "What are you talking about? I didn't even put much force into that; it was just a love tap."
"...You're kidding, right?" Tiny beads of cold sweat began to fall from Edward's face.
"You know me, I never lie." Victor laughed. He spoke the truth. The attack he had made just then was only to test his friend since, if he had used all his strength, the entire area of effect in a straight line would have disappeared from existence, and it would have wreaked havoc in the human world.
That was something he wanted to avoid at all costs, he would not mind doing this elsewhere, but unless forced to do so, he wouldn't use that type of attack in his hometown ...
Gulp.
Edward and Leona gulped. Just how strong had he gotten in 6 months!? What did he do!?
"Why did you suddenly attack me?" Edward spoke as he released Victor's fist.
"I wanted to test you… After all, this is the first time I've seen a werewolf in person." Victor displayed a small smile.
"...Aren't you upset that I hid this from you?"
"Umu? Of course not, everyone has their secrets, and I have no right to demand that you tell me anything. Even I have secrets."
"..." Leona and Edward exhibited a slight smile since they knew Victor would respond like that.
"…That was amazing! It was like witnessing a scene out of an anime!" Fred's eyes were glowing with excitement.
"I want to do this too!"
"Hahaha, good to know you never change, Fred," Victor spoke in nostalgia.
"You know me, I never change! I'm a man of culture!"
"Indeed." Victor had a small smile as he raised his fist to Fred.
"Do you remember the sibling code?"
"..." Fred was silent, he looked at Victor's fist, and for a few seconds, he was reminded of a memory.
It was the memory of three teenagers showing their fists to each other, the sibling code of conduct was more than a promise to not be with a friend's sister.
It was a promise from three friends... Wrong, three brothers.
"Of course." Fred flashed a small smile, and then he closed his fist and slammed it into Victor's.
"It's good to see you again, my friend." Those were Victor's honest feelings.
"Well, I'm sorry. I don't leave the house much... Hahaha." Fred scratched his head self-consciously.
"..." Edward exhibited a nostalgic smile as he looked at this scene and closed his eyes as he remembered the promise they made in the past. It all started as a joke, but it turned out to be something very serious over the years.
"...?" Leona and Violet did not understand what was going on. What was this aura of friendship and companionship? What is this blue aura? What the fuck is going on?
Leona and Violet looked at each other, and for a moment, the two women could understand each other even though they hadn't said anything; their thoughts were simple:
'Boys are weird.'
Victor took his fist away and said, "Hey, how did you find out about this world?"
"Oh, a hot Japanese milf who claimed to be a hunter appeared and told me that I was the chosen one and that a holy spear chose me, or something."
… He completely distorted what Mizuki said…
"...Japanese milf?" Victor put his hand on his chin and started to think. He remembered seeing a woman like that in the past.
"Yes, she said that for me to become a hunter, she should throw her holy liquids at me! Those divine sacred liquids! But she ran away!" Fred was quite disappointed.
He wanted to bathe with the sacred liquids and become strong!
"Sacred liquids...?" Victor didn't understand and looked at Edward.
"That thing." Edward made some hand gestures.
"Oh... Are all hunters perverts...?" Somehow Victor's opinion of hunters just went down and down.
"…" Violet and Leona had stoic expressions on their faces, but it was visible that the two women's ears were a bit red. They couldn't understand how Fred could say something like that out loud.
Crack, Crack!
Everyone heard the noise of something breaking, and they looked at the entrance to the door, and in the doorway, they saw a Japanese woman wearing a scary smile.
She was staring at Fred with a distinctly murderous expression.
"Hiii!" Fred hid behind the counter, "She's back! That milf! That hot milf!" Important things must be said twice!
"Oh, you were the one he was talking about." Victor displayed a slight smile that showed all of his sharp teeth.
He clearly remembered Mizuki.
Mizuki assumed a neutral expression as she opened the door and entered:
She looked at Victor and said, "I'm really surprised you've grown so much in just six months... As expected, I should have killed you that day."
"Hahahaha~ I'm hard to kill, you know?" Victor's eyes glowed blood red.
"..." Leona, Violet, Edward, and even Fred looked at Mizuki with a hostile look. They didn't like what they heard.
"Yes, I know." Mizuki spoke coldly, and she added, "I think introductions are necessary."
"My name is Mizuki, and I am one of the generals of The Inquisition organization."
She showed a disdainful smile:
"It is a great displeasure to meet you, Count Alucard."
"Oh?" Victor's smile grew even more expansive; he liked Mizuki's bold attitude.
"...Huh?" Leona and Edward thought they had heard something wrong.
...
The Lost Club
In Madam's office.
"Tell me about the business." The witch sat in her personal chair and got straight to the point since she didn't want to waste time on a pointless conversation.And that's something Ruby appreciated.
Ruby sat down on the sofa and crossed her legs elegantly while Natalia stood behind the couch where Ruby was sitting quietly.
"First. I want you to hear this." Ruby took the device from her pocket and showed it to Madam.
"Oh? It's been a while since I've seen one of these." Madam made a gesture with her hand, and, as if by magic, the device began to float towards Madam.
Madam used her magic, and soon the device was active.
Ruby and Natalia listened to the audio along with Madam.
They patiently waited for Madam to finish listening to the audio.
A few minutes pass...
"I see…" Madam handed the device back to Ruby.
Ruby dodged, and the device passed her, which allowed Natalia to isolate the machine with her power.
"Clean," Natalia spoke, and soon she took the device and handed it to Ruby.
"…" Madam raised an eyebrow when she saw Ruby's attitude.
"... Witch?" Ruby spoke with obvious disdain, "Do you think I trust you?" Trusting a witch was the same as trusting a demon. They were not trustworthy beings because all they sought were benefits.
But... It was because of these characteristics that they were also easy to do business with.
"...Isn't that too cold coming from someone who's helped you in the past?"
"Yes. You helped me in the past." Ruby said coldly, "An innocent Clan Scarlett heiress knocks on your door in the middle of the night asking you to hide an incident involving her friend, and the kind witch says she'll help for free."
"But when the witch finishes the job, she charges an 8-digit price."
Clap, Clap.
Ruby clapped her hands.
"Wow, what a nice witch you are."
",,," Madam was silent.
"…But that was a good lesson, since, that day, I learned something. Witches are never to be trusted." In the end, her mother was right. Witches can't be trusted, she won't make that mistake again in the future.
"... Well, you're the one who was deceived." Madam would be honest, she took advantage of Ruby's situation a little bit, but she didn't exploit the girl much because she didn't want that girl's mother knocking on her door the next day.
"You're right. I was deceived… But."
"You really are fortunate," Ruby spoke in a cold tone.
"What?" Madam did not understand.
"If I didn't want to keep what happened a complete secret,"
"You would be sitting in the devil's lap by now." She displayed a small smile.
"…" Madam's body broke out in a cold sweat and became a little apprehensive when she heard Ruby speaking with absolute certainty.
In the past, Violet had blown up a building and used her powers in public... And Ruby had to fix that little problem somehow. In the end, she made the worst choice at the time; she trusted a witch...
"Putting the past aside." Ruby started to explain why she came here:
"I came to buy information about this audio."
"..." Natalia raised an eyebrow when she heard what Ruby said. 'In the end, she came just for this?' Somehow she was disappointed in Ruby. If it had been easy to find that kind of information, she would have found it a long time ago.
"Interesting. You seem pretty sure I have this information." Madam laughed.
"You didn't deny that you had this information." Ruby smiled briefly.
"But I didn't confirm anything either." Madam continued, "You know, witches are lying beings, you shouldn't trust them." Showing a small smile,
"I may or may not have that information, it depends on how much you want to pay." She flashed a greedy smile.
'I see…' Natalia was a little curious now, considering that, by the witch's attitude, she could tell that the woman knew something.
Ruby's eyes twitched a little when she saw Madam's attitude, "...I see, you're gonna play that game, huh? Okay." She picked up her phone and started fiddling with her cell, as she seemed like she was looking for something.
"Take a look." She threw her cell phone to Madam:
Madam caught Ruby's cell phone, "What is this?"
"Just look." Ruby exhibited a small smile.
When Madam perused the contents of Ruby's cell phone, her entire body froze, and for the first time, she assumed an unmistakable expression of hostility.
"Even witches have weaknesses... And I was always taught to take advantage of an enemy's weakness."
Crack, Crack!
Madam squeezed the cell phone and broke it, then, rapidly, a green fire erased the phone from existence.
"You know I have several copies, right?" Ruby flashed a cold smile.
"... Of course." Madam had changed entirely and had become very serious now.
'What was on that cell phone...?' Natalia was curious.
"Now, my dear Witch." Slowly, Ruby's smile changed from a cold smile to a big distorted smile.
She loved that feeling when the subject realized they were trapped in her hands like a puppet.
Ruby didn't tell anyone this, but she was just as spiteful and petty as her husband and mother... Wrong, she could be even worse because she never forgets slights no matter how much time passes.
Although that day she had learned a lesson in never trusting witches, she still felt humiliated...
'The humiliation she suffered that day would have to be paid for in the future', that was what she promised in the past, and today... She got what she wanted so much.
"Let's talk business, witch. This time, I will deal the cards, and if you don't obey me… Well, you're not stupid enough not to do that, correct?"
Chapter 149: The fifth count.
"This is weird…" Leona commented.
"Yes," Edward added along with his sister.
"This is definitely weird…" Leona continued.
"Yes, Yes."
"I'm not the crazy person here, right? I'm normal, right?"
"...That's debatable." Edward said, then added, "After all, everyone is crazy."
"Meow~." Zack was lying on the table with his legs open while receiving the caresses of Victor.
"Hehehe, Buddy. You're a spoiled guy, aren't you?" Victor started stroking him more.
"Meow~." Zack, for a moment, seemed to have reached nirvana under Victor's caress. He especially enjoyed belly caresses! On the belly! Important things must be said twice!
"..." Violet looked at the cat with a neutral gaze and seemed to be thinking about several things right now...
"...Meow?" For some reason, Zack felt a shiver down his spine, but soon he didn't care anymore and went back to enjoying Victor's caresses.
"Then why were you interested in this man? You interacted with him, you know what kind of personality he has, I don't think he would be good company for you, but it's not like I care." Victor asked as he continued to pet his cat.
"...Why do I feel like you are speaking those words with ulterior motives?" Mizuki spoke
"You're imagining things." Victor laughed; he was just making small talk.
"You still haven't answered my question." He continued,
"...If you let me pet the cat... I'll answer your question..." Mizuki's eyes sparkled strangely as she gazed at Zack.
"Meow..." Translation: I feel a disturbance in the force...
"Umu? Hahaha, Buddy. You are a popular cat." Victor chuckled amusedly, then continued:
"That's fine with me, but be warned, he hasn't been bathed yet."
"That's okay..." Mizuki approached Victor, sat next to him, and immediately started stroking Zack's fur.
"Meow!?" Translation: Who are you, damn woman!?
Zack jumped, feeling startled when he felt an unknown hand caress his fur.
"Do not run away," Mizuki spoke as she started to caress Zack's belly.
"Meow, Meow..." Translation: Whoever you are, just keep going...
"Hahahaha, this cat is so spoiled." Victor laughed a little when he witnessed the expression Zack was making.
"Darling... What are we doing?" Violet looked at Mizuki with dark eyes like a black hole; this bitch was too close to him, wasn't she!?
But the woman didn't seem to mind Violet's gaze since she was too focused on the cat.
"..." Leona, Edward, and Fred nodded furiously in agreement with Violet's words. This situation was just too weird for them!
A few minutes ago, a fight looked like it was about to break out at any moment, but suddenly, as if he were a man who had master level social skills, Victor spoke:
"Why don't we sit down and talk? I'm a little interested in your organization..."
Violet looked at Victor with her mouth open in pure shock, 'Is this my husband? Huh? Didn't he always fight right away!? Did someone switch places with him!? Is he an imposter!? ... But I'm sure he's my Darling, the smell, the presence, the eyes, the little movements, all the little things I know about my Darling are in front of me now, I feel like he's my Darling, that's 100% sure...'
Because of Victor's unexpected words, Violet's brain short-circuited for a few seconds, but she quickly recovered!
Victor's actions were simple, he didn't want to fight in his hometown, his parents were living here, and he had many acquaintances residing in this city too, so, because of that, he preferred not to fight here.
But that was just one of the reasons. He wouldn't say it out loud, but he was interested in the woman's techniques, he couldn't quite remember what had happened when he fought her in the past, but he knew she used quite exotic techniques.
Mizuki thought for a moment, "That sounds like a good idea; I didn't come here to fight anyway…" Then, she swallowed hard as she remembered the moment Scathach ripped her arm off, "And I'm a little interested in you."
"...Huh?" Violet's eyes weren't pretty now.
After this dialogue, Victor walked around using his powers and created an ice table. He looked at Leona:
"I'll be closing shop for a few hours; let your customers know something came up unexpectedly."
"E-Eh...? Okay…" When Leona picked up the phone to call her customers, she suddenly stopped moving and looked at Victor.
"Why are you treating this place like you own everything!?" She just realized she was caught up in his rhythm!
"Umu?" Victor looked at Leona with an innocent expression and said, "I'm used to it."
"…" Leona didn't know what to say.
Victor created six ice chairs around the table and chose a chair to sit on.
"Sit down." He told everyone, and, somehow, they too got caught up in Victor's rhythm.
...
And now everyone found themselves in this strange situation...
Victor was sitting in a simple ice chair, Violet was sitting to his left side, and Mizuki was seated to his right as she petted Zack.
She was petting the cat with a neutral expression on her face, but everyone could tell she was enjoying this activity very much.
Edward was sitting on the other side of the table, and beside him was Leona, followed by Fred, who didn't know what to do in this awkward situation...
And, he felt a little cold sweat when he saw Violet's lifeless gaze, his instincts said, that woman is not good news! She was mad!
Completely crazy! He just wanted to get away from here!
He could tell she was crazier than a certain pink-haired girl he saw in an anime!
He was a man of culture, and he could accept everything! But…
Yandere is awesome… Yandere is just awesome…
But he couldn't deny that Yandere had their charms.
"!!!" Fred shook his head several times. He wanted to get that thought out of his head!
"Before we go any further, let's introduce ourselves properly this time." Victor displayed a small smile.
"This beautiful woman beside me is Violet Snow; she is my wife and also the heiress of Clan Snow."
"…" Mizuki raised an eyebrow; 'The new count is married to the heiress of Clan Snow…'
Mizuki didn't know much about Nightingale society, but she did know something, vampire families couldn't mix. It would cause an imbalance of power.
'What is happening?' Mizuki couldn't understand, and she thought she lacked information for her to make a proper decision.
Violet exhibited a gentle smile and said, "…pleased to meet you." She looked like a very loving wife.
A complete personality change! She didn't even look like the woman who was about to jump at Mizuki's neck at any moment.
"... Eh...?" Somehow, Fred didn't believe what he heard.
"…" Leona narrowed her eyes a little when she heard what Victor said.Edward looked at his sister out of the corner of his eye; 'I'm proud of you, Buddy. You didn't break the code we created. But I don't know how to feel when my sister is sad like that.' He thought.
Despite not having shown much, Edward was the one who knew his sister the most, and he knew that she was pretty affected by Violet's presence.
'But... I think this is a good thing, considering wolves and vampires can't be together.' Edward thought.
"… Buddy, I don't know if I'm jealous of you, or if I admire your courage… But because you're a vampire, everything is okay? After all, you're immortal... Wait, isn't that worse? And if she freaks out and locks him in one place, and does this and that…" With every word Fred spoke, his face darkened with pure fear.
Yandere is good, but only in fiction! In real life, they are scary!
Fred was not an immortal vampire! He still feared for his life!
"…" Violet's gentle smile threatened to break when she heard Fred's words, but then she took a deep breath; 'Calm down, you can't kill him, he's my Darling's friend…'
"…?" Victor didn't understand Fred's reaction and said:
"You're still very innocent, Fred." He chuckled
"What…" Fred opened his mouth in shock and couldn't believe what he heard.
Victor stopped looking at Fred and looked at Edward with eyes indicating for him to say something.
"...I'm Edward Jonathan Lykos, and this is my sister, Leona Elizabeth Lykos."
"...Lykos?" Mizuki suddenly stopped petting Zack and then continued, "Are you the children of the former general of the wolves, Adam William Lykos?"
"Yes." Edward displayed a small smile.
"Oh? That old-man is an ex-general, huh?" Victor's smile grew a little since he had some knowledge of how wolf society worked.
Quite simply, the wolf society worked like this, the king was the Alpha among the Alphas, all wolves were part of his 'pack'.
And this king had four individuals that were like his right hand, they were called the four wolf generals, and these generals were all alpha wolves.
After that came the Betas that were all the wolves that decided to be part of the werewolf king's pack, and the Omegas werewolves that chose to abandon the 'pack' and act alone. They were at the bottom of the hierarchy.
A simple hierarchy, as expected from wolves.
"..." Edward and Leona felt awkward when they saw Victor's smile.
"So are you, Alphas?" Victor asked in curiosity.
"Yeah." Leona and Edward spoke, and slowly their eyes began to change.
Looking into their bright blue eyes like a cloudless sky, he smiled smugly, "A family of Alphas, huh?"
"..." Edward and Leona didn't say anything and just displayed a little smile confirming Victor's words.
Edward and Leona were the children of an Alpha werewolf; hence they were also born Alpha Wolves.
Despite that, being an 'Alpha' was something that was decided at the time that the wolf reached maturity.
For example, even though they were the offspring of an Alpha werewolf, if they grew up with the wrong mindset, they wouldn't awaken as an Alpha.
Ancient texts say that for a werewolf to awaken as an Alpha, they needed to have the right mindset for it, the mentality of a leader, the mentality of a king, but Victor didn't know if that was the right reason.
After all, he couldn't imagine Leona having the mindset of a leader or a king...
'But... There are many types of leaders in this world.' Victor contemplated in silence, even though she was not like her brother, when something happened and something needed to be done, Leona was always the first to step forward. In a way, she was a kind of leader too.
An interesting thing about werewolves is that... An Alpha's strength is decided by the number of Betas they have in their pack.
It is because of this peculiarity that the king of wolves is so feared. After all, how many wolves does he have in his pack? Hundreds? Thousands? It's hard to know.
Strength in numbers defines werewolves, and because of that nature, werewolf society was very close-knit.
Individual strength is what defined vampires, and because of that, they were a pretty individualistic species. So in a way, vampires are the most human-like.
'The two races are the complete opposite of each other, huh?' Victor thought.
Edward looked at Fred, "This man is Frederick Winter, an otaku, a gamer, a NEET, and a self-proclaimed 'Man of Culture'."
"Why was my intro longer!? Come on, Dude!"
"Hahahaha." Victor laughed amusedly, really enjoying his friend's reactions.
"..." Suddenly, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Victor.
"I think it's my turn, huh?" Victor displayed a small smile when he saw everyone's eyes.
"My name is Victor Alucard; I am the new pillar of vampire society; the fifth count of vampires."
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Chapter 150: The Sweet Taste of Revenge.
In front of a mansion that looked like it had been abandoned for over six months.
"Why did you come back here, Master...?" Maria asked in a neutral tone, though it was pretty apparent that she was feeling uncomfortable being in this place.
"…" Sasha didn't answer Maria's question and just remained silent as she stared at the battered mansion with various complex feelings running through her heart.
"... You know..." She spoke in a neutral tone of voice, but one that carried a coldness that sent shivers down Maria's spine, "Sometimes the best revenge is not torture or the death of your enemy."
"…" Maria was silent.
"The best revenge is one that completely destroys the 'I' of your enemy..."
"...I don't understand what you mean, Master..." Maria was cautious with her words.
Without even turning around, Sasha continued, "Six months have passed, and even after so long, I cannot forget that incident... Wrong, it's impossible for me to forget that incident."
"Just thinking about what happened fills my heart with hate, and I believe simple revenge isn't something I want…" Sasha looked at Maria with her eyes glowing blood red.
"My maid, how are you feeling right now?"
"...Huh?" Maria didn't understand Sasha's sudden question.
"Six months have passed; you are no longer a human; you're not a vampire either. You're a failed subspecies of vampires. You're a Ghoul..."
"A species that, in order to survive and maintain rationality, has to feed on human flesh. Tell me, my maid,"
"How do you feel about becoming a monster that needs to eat human flesh to survive?"
Maria bit her lip but couldn't resist her master's order:
"…I feel horrible, I feel like I'm losing the real 'me'… It's a scary feeling. I have a hard time thinking about my life before I became this monster..."
"... That is a good thing." Sasha smiled coldly.
"..." Maria bit her lip and seemed to be quite frustrated with the whole situation.
"You know, in the Clan Scarlett's library, I had plenty of opportunities to study more about Ghouls," Sasha remembered the days she'd wasted studying this subspecies of vampires.
Those events took place in the six months that Victor was training with Scathach. In those six months, in addition to training to master her powers, she also studied a lot.
"...?" Maria looked at Sasha, confused.
"An interesting thing about Ghouls is that they only care about what they eat; it's a pretty selfish species."
"When you see a strong vampire or a special human, don't you feel an instinctive urge to eat that individual?"
"!!!" Maria opened her eyes a little,
"When you're around my husband, don't you feel like tasting his flesh? And at the same time, do you not feel that you want to serve him with all your being?"
"...That's..." She was going to say that was true, but she quickly snapped her mouth shut.
"I have a chance." Sasha started walking towards the mansion.
"…" Maria started to follow her.
"My husband's presence is slowly influencing your thoughts. Even though you have the desire to eat my husband's flesh, you also feel the desire to serve him."
"A King Ghoul is looking for a king to serve, a very ironic and interesting situation." Despite having the name 'King' in their species, they were still a subspecies of vampires, they're a defective race, and as someone who has the blood of the Night King, Victor had an inherent charm that appealed to all creatures of the night that were related to vampires.
How did Sasha know about Victor's blood? That's simple. When Victor, Sasha, Ruby, and Violet slept together before coming to the human world, Victor explained what he had discovered to his wives.
And knowing this information, Sasha thought about the hypothesis that she had just talked about.
"... That's wrong, I'm not looking for a king-." She wanted to deny Sasha's words.
"Tell me, my maid. What is the name of the person you love the most?" Sasha asked without turning around.
"...Huh?" Maria stopped walking.
Sasha turned and looked at Maria, "Answer me." She ordered.
"I...-" Maria tried to answer her master's question, but nothing came out of her mouth.
Her head was empty.
"... What is happening? Why can't I remember...?" Maria's expression began to panic.
"What's his name? What's his name!?" Maria put her hands on her head and tried to remember the past, but she couldn't remember, she had never stopped to think about it since she thought she could never forget her 'god'.
However, the only thing on her mind now was feeding on more humans.
'My wait has paid off.' Sasha flashed a big sadistic smile when she saw Maria's condition.
"As I said, sometimes the best revenge isn't torture or death…" Sasha's smile only grew and grew.
"Tell me, my maid."
"How does it feel to forget about the most important person in your life?"
Maria looked at Sasha, and, when she saw the big distorted smile on Sasha's face, she muttered in fear:
"Monster…" And those words only made Sasha's smile grow even more expansive.
It was pretty evident that she was enjoying the current situation.
...
"That's it! That's it!" Leona suddenly rose from her chair and began pounding on the table, demanding answers.
"What is this about being a Count!?"
She couldn't understand it; this didn't make any sense! Her friend disappeared for six months, and he became a vampire Count, beings who were said to be like walking atomic bombs! How did he achieve that!?
"..." Mizuki looked at Victor with an even more interested look since she wanted to know how he did it too.
Victor scratched his cheek and said, "Well, I just went to the king's castle and challenged him... And somehow, it happened."
"..." An awkward silence descended on the spot.
Everyone looked to Violet for an answer while their faces said, he didn't do that, right?
"He's not lying," Violet spoke.
"..." They opened their mouths in pure shock.
"…Hmm, the king is that one, right? The Big Boss, the one with the biggest dick, the one who is the progenitor of the entire race of vampires?" Fred spoke.
"…" What is this description? Everyone but Victor thought at the same time.
"... Pfft... HAHAHAHAHA!" Victor couldn't help but laugh a lot, "You're correct; he's that guy."
"Dude, you're crazy... Why did you attack him?" Fred couldn't understand Victor's thought process. Why would he willingly poke a dragon with a short stick? Is he crazy?
"Well, I wanted to catch a glimpse of the top."
"...?" Fred didn't understand what Victor meant.
"He's the strongest vampire, you know? Aren't you interested?" Victor spoke with a strange look like he couldn't understand why no one understood him.
"Of course not! Who is mad enough to attack the king of an entire race in his own castle?!" Fred yelled because, for him, that kind of attitude was just asking to be killed! His friend is crazy!
"..." Edward, Leona, Mizuki, and even Violet couldn't help nodding their heads in agreement with Fred's words.
"...Hmm, me?" Victor pointed to himself as he smiled innocently.
"Sigh..." Somehow Fred felt very tired.
"…I don't know how to say this, but somehow, this is a lot like you." Edward flashed a small smile.
"What do you mean?" Mizuki asked Edward.
"..." Edward looked at Victor as if asking permission to say something.
Victor nodded in agreement since he really didn't care that much, even if Mizuki was an 'enemy' general, knowing this information wouldn't change anything.
After all, he was a completely different person than he was in the past... At least, that's what he thought of himself.
"Victor was always a man who gave me a feeling of someone who liked to fight. Even when he watched UFC with me when we were younger, he always had a little smile on his face like he was enjoying what he was seeing."
"Oh... He was always like this, huh?" Mizuki said and felt like she got some useful information, that kind of information said a lot about the current Count's personality.
Basically, he was a battle maniac, something the Hunters would want to avoid at all costs. After all, this type of individual was just too irritating to deal with...
"... I do not remember this," Victor spoke.
"Well, you were very focused on the fights in the past." Edward continued.
"Oh…" Victor thought it made sense, considering he tends to forget about things when focused on something fun.
"But this is a weird situation; I never thought a vampire would grow up with werewolves." Mizuki completely misunderstood the situation.
"... Well, we are special." Victor chuckled and didn't correct her misunderstanding.
"..." Leona and Edward nodded their heads, confirming Victor's words.
"Talk is good and all, but bitch, isn't it time for you to go home?" Violet suddenly spoke because she couldn't stand her jealousy anymore.
"Huh?" Mizuki looked at Violet.
"Take this man with you and go have fun; he seems quite interested in your breasts." Violet pointed to Fred, who was occasionally staring at Mizuki's breasts.
He was trying to cover it up, but he wasn't doing a good job.
"..." Mizuki looked at Fred with an annoyed look.
"...What? You cannot blame a virgin man for this! Do you know how difficult it is to breathe the same air as a seductive Milf!? And I'm still waiting for my baptism! I want to take a bath with the sacred liquids!"
Veins started to pop in Mizuki's head, "Forget about this sacred liquid thing! If you don't forget..." Her eyes glittered dangerously:
"I will cut your dick!"
"HIII!" Fred suddenly got up, stood at attention, and then saluted like a soldier.
"Yes, Mom! I will stop! I promise I'll never look at your breasts again and imagine me playing with them and doing this and that!"
"…" Victor, Leona, and Edward facepalmed.
'This idiot…' The three of them thought at the same time.
"He just dug his own grave, huh?" Violet laughed in amusement.
Mizuki's face took on a slight shade of red, "B-Bastard! I'll kill you!"
BOOOOM!
She hit the ice table, downright furious!
"That's it; I'm out." Fred ran out of the store.
"Why are you running!? Let me cut your dick!" Mizuki climbed onto the table and ran towards Fred.
"N-Nooooo!" Fred quickly ran out of the store!
"Police, Police! I'm being chased by a hot milf! Help me!" He started yelling for everyone to hear.
"S-Shut-up! Stop yelling! You bastard!" Mizuki started chasing Fred.
Sigh...
"I can't let that fool die; I'll go get him..." Victor sighed, but he didn't seem very motivated as he got up from his chair.
"That's true; even though he's a fool, he's still our friend." Leona agreed with Victor, but despite saying that, she didn't get up to help Fred...
"I will go too." Edward stood up.
"Oh?" Victor was interested now, considering he wanted to see the werewolf's abilities.
"While I'm gone." He looked at Violet, "Honey. Can you take care of Zack?"
"Sure, but… will he accept this?" Violet looked at Zack.
"Meow?" Zack looked at Violet too.
"Meow." Translation: Take care of me, Madam.
He was a gentleman cat...
"It seems so." Victor displayed an amused smile.
"Okay, I'll take care of him…" Violet displayed a gentle smile.
"Let's go." Victor looked at Edward,
"Okay."
Soon the two tall men exited the store, and the moment they left the store, they disappeared.
Leona looked at Violet, who was stroking Zack, and realized she was alone with the woman...