Chapter 1002: The Emperor’s will is eternal.
Leon and Anna were walking through the mansion’s corridors towards the exit of the Kingdom.
“Hah…” Leon sighed.
“You’re still thinking about it, huh,” Anna remarked.
“In my defense, I had thought that when I finally had a Grandchild, I could spoil them rotten,” Leon commented, then added, “I didn’t expect a situation like this… Although, I also didn’t anticipate becoming a Noble Vampire.”
“Understandable. The future is not set, and we are the architects of our own destiny.”
“Do you really think so?” Leon asked, almost sarcastically.
Understanding the sarcasm in Leon’s voice, Anna wasn’t offended and just asked curiously, “You think differently?”
“Yes,” Leon nodded. “I can take a small action tomorrow that will be my decision and my future, but Victor will probably make the major decisions from now on.”
“…Well, isn’t that normal?” Anna didn’t see the issue Leon was pointing out. “Even when we were Humans, the major decisions directly impacting our future were in the hands of politicians. It’s no different here.”
“The only visible difference is that we don’t give a false sense of ‘freedom.’ You know exactly what you should or shouldn’t do, and there are punishments and rewards for both actions.” Anna looked ahead again.
“Freedom is all well and good. But freedom without order only leads to chaos, aimless chaos, and as Empress, I cannot allow that.”
Leon narrowed his eyes slightly as he heard Anna’s words. It was irritating, but he couldn’t help but agree with her words. After all, he knew all too well the consequences of Supernatural Beings lacking order. A prime example would be the state Demons were in before Victor ascended the Throne.
“…Empress?” Leon asked. “Now, that’s interesting. I thought Violet was the Empress.”
“She is,” Anna nodded. “I am the Second, Ruby is the Third, and Sasha is the Fourth, just as Scathach is the Fifth, Aphrodite is the Sixth, etc.”
“All the Wives are Empresses, all trained to command everything if no one else is available.”
It was unlikely that such a situation would occur, but it was good to be prepared and always have plans B, C, D, etc. The more tools they had to handle certain situations, the better for the overall context.
Currently, Violet held the position of Empress, but it was not like the other Wives would sit idle and leave everything to Violet.
Victor disliked incompetent people, and everyone knew that, which was why everyone strived in their respective fields.
Leon nodded, understanding what Anna meant about the Empresses. Basically, it was to be expected, considering how vast the Empire would become in the future.
“Hah…” Leon sighed again.
“What is it now?”
“…The girls…”
“Just forget about it for now. They’re hardly going to pay attention to anyone in their childish state. Let them grow up, and maybe you can form a Grandparent bond or something like that.”
‘Although I find it highly unlikely for that to happen,’ Anna thought inwardly. She wasn’t being mean or petty towards Leon or anything like that. This thought stemmed from their traits as True Dragons as they respected strength, and in the girls’ minds, someone referred to as ‘Grandfather’ by their Big Daddy should at least be as strong as him or their Mothers.
In other words, it was a matter of skill.
Until this issue is resolved, they probably wouldn’t even look at him… if that ever happens, of course. Remembering that this hypothetical future was born with the thought that the girls might have an interest in the first place, Anna found that very unlikely to happen.
“…True… By the way, what is their ‘childhood’ state?”
“It may take millennia for them to enter the adolescent phase, although some irregularities like Gina are born from time to time.”
“…Right… Dragons…” Leon murmured.
Anna laughed. “Be glad. Typically, it should take millions of years, but since Victor is abnormal, this time has been significantly reduced.”
“Ugh, I don’t think I’ll be alive in a million years or something.”
“Who knows? The future is unpredictable, and since Victor is quite concerned about our mental state to the point of ignoring his own mental state, I wouldn’t doubt he’ll find ways for the girls not to feel ‘bored’ in their endless lives.”
“Consequently, these girls will spread this method to our Faction.” Anna understood very well how her Sisters and her Husband worked to understand at least this much.
Arriving at the portal that would take Leon out of Victor’s Personal Realm, Anna stood beside the portal, crossing her arms beneath her voluptuous breasts.
“Here we are. This portal will take you straight to Nightingale.”
Leon looked at the woman, who was wearing a long red dress with black details and long black hair that reached her knees. Looking at her like this, he felt a sense of loss.
‘I should have invested more in my own Wife and not sought out another woman,’ Leon regretted it, but that’s how it was. Regret only came when it was too late.
Despite feeling this way, he didn’t show anything externally. Because in the end, it didn’t matter anymore. They had already gone their separate ways.
Leon began to walk towards the portal, and as he was about to step through it, he heard:
“A little warning. Don’t abuse your position too much. Victor may respect you because of the past, but his Daughters and Wives are a very delicate area, and today, you almost crossed that line several times.”
Anna’s red eyes glimmered slightly:
“Remember, a Dragon is very possessive of its treasures, and that goes for all of them.”
Leon nodded as he swallowed internally, and the next moment, he moved forward. In the blink of an eye, he found himself back in his office.
He spread his senses around, and seeing that there was no one he could notice, he formed a barrier around him. He immediately grabbed a table and threw it against the wall with pure frustration.
Superficially, he seemed to be okay with the whole situation, but the same couldn’t be said internally. What kind of man could accept this sort of thing?
With his pride, he simply didn’t want to have Anna like other women. He was a man! And a Noble Vampire! What happened was a major blow to his pride.
At the same time he thought about this, he blamed himself for not trying harder with Anna when he was reborn. In his defense, he initially thought being with Anna was already a given. After all, they’d been together for a long time.
Initially, he didn’t think the same way Anna might have thought about others. Only later, when he reined in his desires, did he realize this, but he didn’t do anything to change because he had confidence.
Ultimately, this situation didn’t have an exact culprit, just two adults who followed their own path.
A relationship without nurturing was doomed to fail. Victor understood this very well, and that was the difference between him and men like Vlad. He invested 9999% of all his efforts into his relationships and made sure to nurture them with the purest, obsessive, and sickening love that left everyone around him on a level of obsession similar to his own.
But how can he accept that…? Isn’t he a man? And what about his pride?
Listening to two knocks on the door, he said:
“Leave me alone—.” Before he could finish speaking, three shadows appeared in front of him, completely ignoring his barrier.
The assassins from the Blank Clan looked neutrally at Leon.
Leon started to sweat internally when he saw the eyes of those women. Those three pairs of eyes seemed to be assessing his entire existence.
Unconsciously, he felt a rope slowly winding around his neck.
“…What?”
“Lady Kaguya has given you a Mission. Prepare.” The three spoke simultaneously, while the one in the middle tossed a scroll towards Leon.
“The scroll will self-destruct in 30 seconds. Make sure to keep the orders in mind.”
The three vanished into the shadows.
When the three disappeared, the pressure Leon felt vanished completely, as did the sensation of a rope forming around his neck. He took a deep breath. He wasn’t sure what happened, but his instincts weren’t wrong; he was about to be eliminated.
No place within Victor’s scope of influence was safe for those with sparks of rebellion within them.
The Emperor had eyes everywhere. Everyone was watching, searching for tangible flaws in each other to gain favor with the Emperor.
“Pride…?” Leon chuckled. “None of that matters without strength.”
Leon finally understood this now that he was on the ‘weaker’ side for a few seconds. Due to leveraging the influence of his son, he had always been on the stronger side. He had always been the victor since entering the Supernatural World.
With just this small demonstration, he understood very well what it meant to be on the weaker side.
“I better forget about this and just get on with my life,” Leon sighed internally as he thought about the Noble Vampire with orange hair and green eyes who was his lover.
…
With Kaguya, in a secret base on the outskirts of Nightingale, the perfect Maid was sitting in a luxurious office with a few scrolls in hand.
She was evaluating some missions she had sent her Assassins on, and when she finished reading a scroll, she tossed those scrolls into her Shadow.
When three shadows appeared in her office, revealing three Assassins, Kaguya asked:
“How was it?”
“The loyalty of Agent Leon is being assessed. Due to our warning, rebellious thoughts have been extinguished, but we will maintain our vigilance.”
By the ‘warning,’ they referred to their recent visit.
“Hmm…” Kaguya tapped the desk in a repeated cycle as she thought. ‘I hope he doesn’t let his feelings take control and betray the Empire. Darling will be devastated if something happens to him.’
Victor may not show it externally, but his Wives definitely know how much he valued his Father. Although he didn’t have as much of a presence in his life as his Mother, his advice was definitely there.
What happened between Victor, Leon, and Anna might have had a better outcome in a possible future where they had sat down and talked the way they did recently.
However, such a future was highly unlikely to occur because separation would always bring some kind of conflict to both sides.
It could be said that the recent conversation turned out better than could ever be expected, and much of this was due to the fact that Victor was the ultimate authority and was known for a chaotic temperament when it came to his Wives and Daughters.
Whether out of fear, respect, or weakness, the conversation turned out better than expected, so the only thing they should do now was keep an eye out to see if rebellious thoughts arose within Leon.
And believe me, they had ways of knowing this even if the individual hid their feelings well.
Nothing escaped the eyes and ears of the Emperor, and the Shadows were here to ensure that such a reputation would remain perpetual.
“Pass my order to the girls. I want constant observation—.” Kaguya stopped speaking when she sensed a presence entering the room.
She looked to the side and saw a man sitting on the couch with a little girl in his arms.
Following their Chief’s gaze, the three Shadows froze when they saw the Emperor himself sitting there.
“Darling,” Kaguya displayed a small, imperceptible smile.
Yuno, who was clinging to her Father, looked at her Mother, huffed, and hugged him even tighter as if saying, ‘he’s mine.’
This action made a vein bulge on Kaguya’s head: ‘This spoiled brat.’
Yuno shivered as she felt her Mother’s intensified gaze. She knew that when she separated from her beloved Daddy, she would suffer the consequences, but she didn’t care at all! Everything was for her Daddy!
Victor simply stroked her like a cat as he remained seated.
“I heard what happened.”
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