Chapter 235: Reunion
[Master, you need to wake up.] Kaguya's voice resounded in Victor's head.
[Yes, Master. You need to wake up.] Like Kaguya, Bruna spoke in a gentle tone.
[Master, wake up.] Eve spoke in a neutral tone.
The three maids called for Victor to wake up, but the man appeared to be in a deep sleep.
"..." A silence fell on the spot... I mean, in Victor's mind.
[What do we do...? He isn't waking up..] Maria asked.
[Hmm...] Kaguya seemed to be thinking about what to do.
[...Did he die from being burdened with breasts?] A gentle voice spoke. Although it spoke in a gentle tone, the voice carried a tone of exasperation that was clearly perceived by the other Maids.
[...Master is not a Japanese protagonist, he won't bleed from his nose and die because of it. He's just sleeping soundly.] Eve narrowed her eyes.
"..." Once more, silence fell upon Victor's mind.
[... Eve...] Maria spoke in a dry voice.
[Whistle.] Eve ignored the women.
[You're spending too much time with Lady Ruby...] Maria spoke up.
The other maids nodded in agreement with Maria's words.
Eve and Ruby, in a nutshell, could be described as...
Similar...
Eve, thanks to the past she had with her 'parents', her only company was books, and the same could be said for Ruby.
From a young age, Ruby had to endure Scathach training, and her only escape was reading books, especially anime.
Although Ruby's training was difficult, it wasn't something ridiculous like Sasha's training that was done by Natasha.
But even so, it was difficult for a child.
In the past year, the two girls ended up getting very close due to their quirks that were very similar, and consequently, Ruby ended up influencing Eve...
Now, no one knew if this was a bad thing or not... Only time would tell.
Victor's eyes began to tremble.
[Oh, he's waking up! Get ready girls! Stand in a dignified position!]
[Yes!] Everyone except Kaguya started acting like proper Maids.
[...] Kaguya narrowed her eyes. She really wondered if she taught these girls so badly... Why were they so free?
She couldn't explain this strange feeling, seeing the girls having fun, and at the same time serving her master, a small smile couldn't help but appear on Kaguya's face.
Victor opened his eyes, and seeing an unfamiliar ceiling, he thought:
'Oh, I'm still...-' But his thought was interrupted by a voice.
[No, you aren't.] Eve snapped before Victor finished.
[Master, are you enjoying having two of your wives' mothers in your bed?] Maria asked in a suggestive voice.
Before Victor could respond, he heard:
[Slap!]
[Ouch... My Head!]
[Respect.] Kaguya's voice was cold as ice.
[... Ugh... Yes...]
[Fufufu, that's what happens when you do not listen to the 'LEADER'.]
[Ugh, the 'LEADER' is very strict.] Maria flashed a small smile.
[Hmmm?]
[Hiii~! It's nothing! I'll be quiet.]
Victor grew a small smile when he heard the argument that was going on in his mind:
"Girls, a little quiet, please."
[Yes, master!] They all spoke at the same time.
'Good.' He flashed a small satisfied smile.
Feeling a heaviness on his chest, he looked down and saw two golden heads.
'Oh, that's what she was talking about…' Victor thought with the same smile on his face.
"Hmm..." Natashia and Sasha seemed to be sleeping quite comfortably.
"Darling..." Sasha snuggled deeper into Victor's body.
"Husband..." As if in sync with her own daughter, Natashia snuggled into his body as well.
'Oh...' He showed a faint smile.
As if seeking more comfort, Sasha moved around a little and lay atop Natashia.
"Ugh..." Feeling heaviness on her body, Natashia used her hands and pushed the 'melons' away from her and turned to the other side.
"...Hmmm..." Sasha furrowed her brows a little as she used her hands and pulled Natashia closer to her.
As if she had found what she was looking for, she grew a content smile and went back to sleep.
Victor couldn't help but flash an amused smile when he saw these two women. They were so much alike in so many 'little' ways, which was a bit amusing from Victor's perspective.
He stopped looking at the two women as he looked to the right and saw a head of white hair. Violet was sleeping in a very lazy way, while she seemed to be having a good sleep...
"Darling... Ughnyu..."
She seemed to be having a strange dream...
Seeing the strange smile on Violet's face, Victor wondered what kind of dream she was having.
'I wonder what it could be...' He thought amusedly...
He looked to his left and saw Scathach's face, she was breathing steadily, and just like the other girls, she appeared to be getting a night of good sleep.
But unlike the other girls, her sleep was more constant, and she didn't seem to move much.
Victor flashed a gentle smile; 'I'm back...' A feeling of peace began to take over his body, a feeling he scarcely experienced during the year he spent away from the girls.
A feeling he had only with his wife, Ruby.
She was always there for him during the entire year he spent away from everyone. She was the rope that kept him from going crazy for good.
But...
Victor looks around the bed.
'Where's Ruby?' He didn't see the woman he'd spent more than a year with, and for a few seconds, a feeling of anxiety passed through Victor's heart.
Victor's eyes began to glow blood-red as his world became a world of blood, and he looked around, carefully searching for Ruby until he found her.
She was sitting on a couch in the living room, and Luna was next to her.
Sigh.
Victor couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he realized she was nearby.
[Master... You need to relax, there are no enemies here.] Bruna spoke in a calm tone.
[Yes. Those dogs won't do anything to her.] Kaguya spoke in a cold tone that held a little hate.
[Relax... Master... Just Relax.] Eve spoke in a neutral tone.
"...Okay...I will..." Victor's expression started to relax, but his eyes...
They were focused and glowing blood-red; 'Just for now...'
He closed his eyes and relaxed a little.
...
Ruby lifted her face up and looked towards the direction of Victor's room:
"He woke up." She showed a gentle smile.
"It amazes me every time you do that." Luna spoke in a slightly surprised tone.
"You get used to it." Ruby flashed a seductive little smile.
"..." Luna opened her eyes a little.
"You've changed, Ruby..."
"You think?"
"Yes... I think so..."
Luna couldn't help but show a faint smile since, even though it had only been a year, a lot seemed to have happened in that year, and both Ruby and Victor seemed to be different.
She couldn't explain exactly what was different about the two of them, but one thing was clear.
Something had changed in them.
Victor became more... 'Focused'.
Ruby has become more 'sensual', and 'expressive'. Something that would have been nearly impossible for the old Ruby.
Luna was dying of curiosity about what happened in the time when she wasn't watching the woman.
Ruby got up from the couch as she tossed her long red hair back and started walking.
"..." Looking at Ruby walking with confident steps, Luna continued to smile, and soon she followed behind the woman.
As they walked towards the stairs, "Are my sisters awake yet?" She asked.
"Lacus and Pepper are still sleeping, but Siena is already awake."
"Oh, is she working?"
"Yes." Luna spoke.
She continued, "The incident that happened yesterday left Siena with a lot of work."
"..." Ruby's eyes narrowed in a cold expression, as her eyes glowed blood-red:
"What was the king's reaction?"
"From what Countess Scathach has informed me, he completely ignored the deaths of his grandchildren, but about the princes... I don't know."
"I'm worried. What if they decide to retaliate?" Luna asked as she looked at Ruby.
"Heh~." Ruby's smile grew a little, "Let them come, I'll be looking forward to when they set foot in this place...-" She stopped talking and went silent as her smile grew even wider, "Ah~, I really will be looking forward to that..."
Gulp.
Luna couldn't help but swallow hard when she saw the atmosphere around Ruby; 'Was she influenced by Victor?'
'... Wrong, it was more correct to say the two were influenced by each other.' When she thought about it, it all started to make more sense.
'Yes... It's more correct to say that.' Luna thought.
Ruby made her way up the stairs and walked silently towards Victor's room. The moment she arrived at his room, her expression started to become sweeter.
Arriving in the room where Victor was, she looked at Luna and said:
"Wait here."
"Yes, Lady Ruby"
Ruby nodded, satisfied, as she opened the door and entered the room while looking at Victor:
"Did you have a good sleep, Darling?"
"Yes... I did." He flashed a small smile.
"Did you wake up early?" He continued.
Ruby closed the door and said, "Yeah. I also wanted to make room for the girls, after all, I monopolized you for a year." She showed a playful smile.
"How nice of you… Ruby."
"… Mother, did you wake up?" Ruby displayed a gentle little smile.
"..." Seeing her daughter's smile, Scathach said, "I'm a light sleeper these days."
"..." Victor and Ruby were silent since they clearly understood why Scathach was being a light sleeper.
If you put it in a nutshell, she is on full alert. After all, it wouldn't be strange if someone decided to attack them at any moment now.
When Scathach was about to get out of bed, Victor pulled the woman close to him:
"Stay here for a while..."
She looked at Victor's face, "...I need to do something-..."
"Please?"
"..." Seeing the man's expression, she thought for a while and then sighed:
"Fine... Just a little..."
She snuggled into his arm then closed her eyes.
It was like she had hit an off button.
She slept...
'Fast!' Ruby and Victor thought at the same time.
"Well, that was unexpected." Ruby spoke honestly.
"..." Victor was silent, but he thought the same thing as Ruby, although he was sure that if something happened, Scathach would be the first to wake up.
Ruby's eyes widened a little as she seemed to remember something, "...Darling, I forgot to ask, but..."
"Hmm?"
"What are you going to do with Ophis?"
"...Nothing." Victor answered honestly.
"The little girl is innocent, she's not to blame for anything, and... I got attached to her a little." That was the main reason why he wouldn't do anything. He just had issues with Vlad and the king's eldest sons. The little girl had nothing to do with it, well, at least that was the excuse he told himself, since, even after all that he said earlier, he didn't do anything with the little girl because he got attached to her.
Victor looked at the ceiling while he seemed to be thinking about something deep.
"Darling..." Ruby narrowed her eyes.
"...You know I don't see her that way..." He displayed a small smile, "You know very well."
"..." Ruby's face turned a little red when she heard Victor's suggestive tone.
Out of the corner of his eye, Victor could clearly see someone's ear twitching; 'Violet woke up, huh?' He laughed a little.
Ruby tossed her long red hair back and said, "W-Well, what are you doing today?"
"Nothing."
"...?"
"I'm just going to spend time with all of you... A lot of time."
"Oh...I see..." Ruby made a wistful face.
"You don't have to make that face, everything has passed, and we met them again, and that's all that matters."
"I know."
"..." A moment of silence fell between the couple, and then Victor spoke:
"Have that Witch prepare something for me."
"What do you want, Darling?"
"Two anti-material rifles, with each having a cartridge of bullets blessed by the power of hunters."
"And another that is extremely heat resistant."
Ruby didn't waste time questioning why he wanted this, while she just thought about how to get it:
"... The first rifle is easy to get, the second is a little tricky, but if we ask June's help, it is possible to create it. The problem is the 'holy bullets'…" Ruby touched her chin.
A few seconds later, she continued, "The pope will not willingly give this to us."
"Talk to Mizuki, she can get it for us."
"Oh... If it's with her, it's possible."
"How long do you think until my order will be ready?"
"2 weeks maximum." Ruby replied.
"I see..."
"..." Ruby looked at Victor. Now that she knew what he wanted, she was curious:
"Why do you want this equipment, Darling?" She knew that Victor didn't know how to use an anti-material rifle, but it was not something that was too complicated to learn using the vampire's natural senses.
Victor's smile grew a little, and he replied, "To kill monsters."
"...Oh? I like that idea." Their smiles were quite similar now.
"..." The girls who were pretending to be sleeping just asked themselves something:
'What happened in the past 1 year? Why are they acting like they're in sync?'
But... That was a mystery that should be told another time.
Chapter 236: Is Eleonor Adrasteia My Neighbor?
In the room Ruby was in before.
A tall man and a tall woman were looking at each other.
Victor was looking into the golden eyes of the tall woman.
"...You've become a Count, huh..." That was the first thing she said.
Chomp, Chomp.
"Well, yes?"
"...And you are responsible for the exploration of this world..." The woman spoke as she tossed her long hair back.
Chomp, Chomp.
"Yes." He replied in a neutral tone.
"Which means you've become my neighbor..." Eleanor continued.
"...?" Victor looked at Eleanor in confusion since he didn't know how she came to that conclusion.
Chomp, Chomp.
Eleanor's eyes narrowed, and she looked at the little girl who was on Victor's lap and was drinking blood from Victor's wrist:
"I see that you are close to the youngest princess..." Eleanor spoke and then continued in a low voice, "Closer than you should be." She looked at Victor with an accusing gaze.
Her gaze said, 'Are you corrupting the king's daughter? Should I call the FBI?'
"..." Ophis stopped sucking Victor's blood and looked at Eleanor with her red eyes.
"Well..." Victor looked at Ophis, "... This is normal, after all, she is my daughter." He spoke in a matter of fact tone.
She wasn't his biological daughter, but from the moment the little girl called him 'Father', and when he learned of her 'curse', he felt he should protect that innocent smile of hers.
"..." A small smile appeared on Ophis's face, and soon she started sucking Victor's blood again. She seemed to be quite hungry because no matter how much she sucked, she didn't seem to have enough.
"..." A silence fell on the place.
Eleanor looked at Ophis again.
Chomp, Chomp.
'Whatever...' She decided to just forget about the sight in front of her.
"Anyway, I see you've changed a lot. Has something happened?"
Victor flashed a faint smile, "… A lot of things happened."
Eleanor narrowed her eyes in annoyance, "...Fine. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"..." Victor remained with the same smile on his face and didn't say anything.
"..." An awkward silence fell on the place, and nothing else could be heard, just the noise of Ophis' constant bites.
"Anyway." In an attempt to break this awkward silence, she began to speak,
"Before I leave, I'd like to ask you something..."
"Sure, go ahead." Victor easily agreed.
"Are you still going to visit me?" She wanted to be sure of that. After all, knowing Victor's story, she knew that the man had been imprisoned for 1 year on 'Earth', and she wanted to know if he would still fulfill the promise he had made to her a few months ago.
"Of course..." He patted Ophis' head, "If I promised to do something, I definitely will."
'But… You didn't promise anything…' She thought to herself, but she didn't say it out loud. Wouldn't he change his mind?
Which was very unlikely.
"...I see..." She flashed a small smile, "That's good..."
"I'll be waiting for you then, neighbor."
Before Eleanor could get up, Victor asked curiously, "... Why are you calling me neighbor?"
The woman was speechless for a few seconds. Was he serious? She asked.
But when she saw the man's gaze, she realized he was in genuine doubt:
"...Count Alucard, Your clan is responsible for exploring this world, and my Clan is Nightingale's shield, so we are both on the front lines." She explained.
"Oh..." Victor suddenly remembered that it was something like this that he'd talked to Vlad about before. But, so many things had happened this year that he'd completely forgotten about it.
'I need to explore and create my own territory, huh?' Victor thought.
"I see... In that case, I won't keep you waiting too long."
Victor got up from where he was.
"...?" Ophis was surprised because suddenly, Victor took his arm away from her mouth.
Victor chuckled a little when he saw the pout on Ophis's face, "That's enough for now."
"But..." She tried to protest.
"Ophis…"
"Ugh... Okay." She knew she shouldn't be greedy right now, even though she wanted more, but like a good girl, she'd be patient!
Victor put Ophis on his shoulders, and the little girl leaned against his head.
"High... Whoaaa..." She looked at Eleanor, then she showed a cocky smile.
"Higher than you..."
Eleanor's eyes narrowed when she saw Ophis' face, she felt like protesting, but she wasn't going to argue with a literal child.
She refused to be like Violet!
That was definitely a big no!
"Follow me, Eleanor."
"...?" Eleanor looked at Victor curiously.
"Where to?"
"Just follow me." Victor kept walking.
"...Fine." She dropped the question and started following Victor like a duckling.
Victor walked through the halls while he looked at a Russian maid who was in front of a room. Luna greeted Victor with a gesture of respect and left the front of the door. Victor opened the door and entered the room, and inside that room was :
Natashia, Violet, Ruby, Scathach, and Sasha.
"Ugh, why was I dreaming like I was being buried under a mountain?" Natashia asked herself as she touched her head.
"Isn't it because your daughter is too fat?" Violet flashed a smile.
"I'm not fat!" Sasha growled at Violet.
"...Hmm..." Natashia looked at Sasha's breast area and said, "Make sense."
Veins started popping in Sasha's head, "If you're talking about fat, look at those two women!" She pointed to a spot.
Seeing Sasha pointing at them, "…?" Scathach and Ruby both wore confused expressions.
Seeing the assets hanging perfectly in front of the two women with no visible signs of sagging whatsoever, Natashia swallowed hard and said:
"Sugoi Dekai..."
"Hmm, Hmm!" She waved several times.
"..." Ruby narrowed her eyes and looked at Natashia:
"Where did you learn those words?"
"I was going through my daughter's stuff, and when I watched the movie, I saw that the heroine was wearing these clothes, so when I went to look up the meaning on the internet, I saw a lot of people saying that when looking at women with big breasts." Natashia explained step by step what she did.
"..." What is this great adventure?
More important! She casually invaded her daughter's privacy...
"You were checking my stuff!?"
"Of course?" Natashia didn't understand why Sasha was angry.
She was speechless when she saw her mother's oblivious expression.
Veins started popping in Sasha's head, "You shouldn't do that! What about my privacy!?"
"Privacy? What's that? Can you eat it?"
"...Mother..." Sasha's eyes were glowing blood red, as she clearly didn't like that answer.
"I mean, it's a mother's custom to check daughters' things. Look at Scathach, she always knows where her daughters are and what they're doing."
"...?" Scathach looked confused at Natashia, "Why are you dragging my name into this mess?"
"..." Sasha looked at Scathach, and she got even angrier:
"Don't follow her example!"
"I mean, Agnes does this too. Some time ago, she told me a bit of information about Victor that was in Violet's diary." Natashia was like a machine gun of truths. In fact, she was indirectly causing chaos!
"…she did what?" Violet's eyes weren't pretty, "That bitch... she dares..." She walked towards the wardrobe, she was going to get her phone to call her mother.
"That is an even worse example! Don't follow that madwoman's example!" Sasha practically screamed.
Violet stopped pacing and looked at Sasha, "Oyy, it offends me to hear you talk about my mother in such a manner, at least she doesn't have two personalities!"
"..." Everyone looked at Violet with a blank expression.
"Are you defending your mother?... Will hell freeze over tomorrow?" Scathach asked.
Violet felt offended, "...I'm not defending her, I'm just speaking the truth!"
"Of all the women I know, Scathach and Natashia are worse than my mother!"
"..." Sasha and Ruby were silent and looked at their mothers.
Remembering what the two women had done in the past, they couldn't help but agree. Compared to the two of them, Agnes just sat quietly in her corner as she sucked Adonis to death...
Nod, Nod.
The two nodded in agreement with Violet.
"Don't agree with her! I'm not as crazy as Scathach." Natashia growled.
…I don't mind being called crazy, but…Woman, why are you always putting my name in the conversation?" Scathach looked at Natashia with accusing looks.
Natashia seems to think for a while, and then she says, "... Force of habit?"
"..." Scathach was speechless. Does this woman want to be spanked?
"What? You want to fight?" Natashia showed a big smile; she was stronger, you know? She took her husband's blood, and more importantly, in the future, she will receive his love!
That is equivalent to a 1000% strength boost!
Wrong....
100000000000% strength boost!
"Oh? I would love to." Scathach's smile distorted.
Gulp.
The woman totally forgot one fact...
The woman in front of her also got this boost!
"... I mean, nevermind. I forgot that I have to take care of my black cats."
"Tsk, don't run away, coward."
"But it's not fair! You've been getting love longer than I have! Of course, you are stronger!"
"...?" Scathach looked confused at Natashia, "What do you mean by love?"
'UGH! DENSE MOTHER FUCKER!!' Natashia ruffled her hair.
"...What is this chaos?" Eleanor asked with an expressionless face and continued, "And more importantly… Why is everyone in just their panties?" She could see that everyone was in their underwear, except for Ruby.
"...?" The girls looked towards the door, and finally, they seemed to notice the presence of Victor, Eleanor, and... Ophis?
"We just woke up." Natashia spoke for the group.
"More importantly, why are you still here? Shouldn't you be going home?" Violet asked.
"..." Eleanor narrowed her eyes. She wanted to say a lot of things to Violet now, but not wanting to cause trouble, she said:
"I was on my way home when he asked me to come here." Eleanor pointed at Victor.
"..." The girls narrowed their eyes at Victor.
"Darling…again?" Violet asked.
Nod, Nod.
The girls nodded and agreed with Violet.
"...?" Victor looked at Violet, confused.
"But I didn't do anything?"
"You haven't done anything 'YET', right?" Violet's eyes were scary!
But this did not affect Victor:
"Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to do anything with you guys yet, and I've owed Sasha a date for over a year."
"…Eh?" Violet was speechless, and when she thought of Victor's words, a perverted smile couldn't help but appear on her face.
"Speaking of which, we haven't done it in a while..." Her eyes began to glow blood red.
"…We have to fix that, right?" He laughed.
"Of course..." Violet agreed without a second thought.
"...Did he get better at changing the subject?" Sasha looked at Ruby.
"He was always like that." Ruby retorted.
"Anna's teachings, huh?"
"Indeed." Ruby nodded in agreement.
"More importantly..." Ruby walked up to Violet and tapped her on the head, creating an ice baseball bat.
Bonk!
She hit Violet on the head.
"Ouch! What was that for!?" Violet looked at Ruby accusingly.
"There are children here." She pointed at Ophis, who was looking at everyone with a neutral expression.
Seeing all the girls looking at her, she raised her hand as if waving.
"...Oh." Violet totally forgot about the little girl.
"Back to the subject, what do you want, Victor?" Scathach asked.
"Oh, I came to inform you that I am going to Eleanor's in a week."
"Ohh..." These were the girls' reactions, and then:
"She lives in the countryside, right? We need to buy bug repellent." Violet spoke.
"Which repellent?" Sasha asked.
"Those big ones, after all, the place where she lives is very desolate, no soul lives there, only flies... Bush, plants, and trees... And flies."
"Flies are annoying..." Ruby said.
"Yes..." Violet agreed.
Veins began to pop in Eleanor's head:
"You make it seem like I live at the end of the world!"
"But is it not true?" Violet looked at Eleanor with a wordless expression.
"I don't live in such an isolated place!"
"Do you have stores in that place?" Violet started to ask with a smile on her face.
"..." Eleanor was silent since she didn't want to answer because she knew that Violet wanted to provoke her again.
"Anyway, why are you only going in a week?" Eleanor asked Victor.
"Oh, like I said, I want to spend more time with the girls, and I need to go on a date with Sasha."
"Darling…" Sasha flashed a small smile when she saw that Victor hadn't forgotten about her, which was something impossible to happen.
"HI, HI! I want a date too!" Natashia flashed a big smile.
He showed a small smile, "…Sure." He thought it was a good time to talk to her when they went on a date.
An even bigger smile appeared on Natashia's face, and she said, "YESSSS!" She didn't hide her happiness.
"...Mother..." Sasha just looked at her mother with a blank expression. She wanted to say many things, but when she saw her mother's happy face, she just...
Sighed.
'Fate is a bitch.' She thought.
Victor looked to the side, and he flashed a small smile when he saw Scathach's annoyed face.
"...Scathach."
"Hmm?" She looked at Victor.
"I haven't forgotten about our training."
"...Oh..." Scathach's annoyed face became a normal one, and soon a small smile appeared on her face, "I see... It's good that you didn't forget."
"..." Eleanor stared at this open-mouthed in shock, she rubbed her eyes several times, and even then, she couldn't accept the reality in front of her.
Scathach Scarlett, the strongest female vampire in the world, a cruel woman who could freeze the world at any moment, the woman everyone feared, even at the mention of her name...
But in front of this man...
This woman...
'SHE BECAME A TEENAGE GIRL!? WHAT THE FUCK!?' Eleanor wanted to scream right now.