Chapter Chapter 587: Otsuki Haruna and Victor Alucard.
The meeting room was very quiet.
The reason?
The man and his group who sat in front of them.
Yes, they had been warned. Yes, they’d braced themselves not to be shocked at how ‘handsome’ the man was. Yes, they did all that, but…
Their attempt had proven futile, and since the moment he entered the room, it was like everyone had forgotten to breathe.
Genji and Yoichi swore they’d never seen anyone so beautiful before in their entire existence, and they were men who saw literal Gods.
If you were to describe this man’s beauty simply, it would be a beauty out of a fantasy. It was as if he was made to have everyone’s attention.
Incredibly, the one who was most ‘calm’ during all that silence was Haruna; despite the obvious shock at seeing Victor so different from the memories she had of him, he was still the man she remembered despite being more handsome.
Trying to calm her inner turmoil and the sinful thoughts that were starting to rise in her heart, she took a deep breath and spoke:
“Before you start, one of my subordinates said you are working with someone of my Race.”
“Mm.” she heard a simple confirmation sound, followed by the words:
“Okama is working for me.” His melodious voice echoed around, enchanting everyone present, whether men or women, although the most drastic effects were on the women.
The reason for that thought was her Nekomata General was evidently holding herself back very hard not to throw herself onto the man’s body. Haruna could smell her excitement from KM’s away, even if the woman was outside ‘protecting’ the guests.
“I see… When I finished gathering all of Japan’s Youkai, I was surprised not to find Okama. Even though he wasn’t as strong as Genji or me, he was still a Nine-Tailed-Fox.”
“Are Nine-Tailed-Foxes so special?” He asked with genuine curiosity.
“Yes, our numbers can be counted on the fingers, most Youkai Kitsune don’t reach nine tails so easily, and few are born with nine tails like Genji or me.”
“Interesting… So he was that rare.” Victor touched his chin.
‘Ugh,’ Even such a simple gesture made him look so cute!
‘God, I need to calm down! Get used to his new appearance, and act like you always do! It wasn’t difficult to do that in the past!’
Haruna was going through a hard time right now. Although it was undeniable that she was attracted to the Vampire in front of her from the first time they saw each other, was the reason for this attraction because of his beauty?
That was a factor too, but the main thing was… They were similar; it was an instinctive feeling, not to mention that his worldview was the same as hers.
That feeling of having found someone of your own kind who understood you was hard to ignore, especially for Youkai Kitsune, who tended only to choose one partner for life.
Knowing the peculiarities of her species, Haruna had a very high standard for choosing a companion because she knew that this companion would stay with her throughout her life.
About the mate’s species…? It was not like she particularly cared about it. As long as the individual’s character suited her tastes, she didn’t care about the individual’s Race. For her, it was just details.
She was not like those old Youkai who thought of themselves above everyone else.
That was why she didn’t wholly deny Ruby’s proposal. In fact, she took this proposal as a perfect excuse to fight the man.
She was always interested in doing this from the beginning, but due to her position, and the situation the two of them found themselves in, such a hasty decision would create more problems in that particular situation.
‘Perhaps by fighting him, I can glimpse a new beginning for myself.’ But, unfortunately, Haruna had a very serious problem.
She wasn’t getting stronger as quickly as before.
Why?
She could only think of one reason.
Motivation.
Before, she had the motivation to unite her Race to no longer be exploited by the Shinto Gods, to end the cycle of hate and revenge, and bring order to this chaos.
But in reaching that goal, she’d lost her motivation.
Don’t stop walking, don’t stop fighting, because if you do that, you’ll become weak and lethargic.
That was one of the most important lessons she had learned when formulating her style.
“I have another Youkai Kitsune who is my subordinate.” Victor thought of the man who was Esther’s ‘toy’ [lover].
“Although I don’t know how many tails he has, he actually looks quite human to me.”
“Youkai Kitsune, like Tanuki Youkai, are Masters of Disguise. This skill is in our instincts, and we can easily hide our characteristics as Youkai Kitsune, even if showing it is a source of pride.” Haruna explained.
She didn’t want to admit it, but she was enjoying this ‘formal’ conversation more than she thought. It was pretty obvious that the man had an interest in the Youkai as a whole.
“I see; this is truly educational,” Victor responded nobly and politely, a gesture he’d learned from having Adonis’ memories.
“Even though it’s interesting to talk about the Youkai, we should leave that discussion for a later date.”
“I agree.”
Victor’s face took on an emotionless expression:
“I heard about the discussion Lady Haruna had with my Allies.”
Trying her best to ignore the discomfort she felt from the man in front of her acting so formally with her, Haruna spoke:
“Correct. I accepted the offer to enter the Alliance but will only accept the marriage proposal after a formal duel.”
“… Marriage…?” Victor’s emotionless expression broke with an eyebrow being raised.
Victor turned his face towards Ruby.
The Ice Queen had the decency to at least turn away and ignore her Husband’s piercing gaze that demanded answers.
“Mind explaining what she means by that, my WIFE?” Victor smiled in a ‘gentle’ way, a smile that made everyone present feel chills, except for Scathach, who was amazed at the method her disciple had found to intimidate people.
‘So ‘kindness’ can be used as a weapon too… Interesting.’ Feeling inspired, she thought it wasn’t a bad idea to try to learn this form of intimidation.
“… I-I- I forgot to mention that.” Ruby did her best to control her tone, but she failed miserably.
But contrary to what the people around her thought, she wasn’t afraid…
She was excited.
Victor’s intimidating form was now reminiscent of the nightly ‘fights’ the two had.
Victor’s eyes narrowed even more at that answer, which made Ruby’s body shake a little, putting a slight smile on Victor’s face.
He was feeling a little amused by this masochist he loved with all his heart and a little annoyed that she hadn’t mentioned something so critical as this sooner.
Victor didn’t believe that his wife actually forgot to mention it to him; he knew her well enough to know when she lied to him… [Something that never happened before.]
Ruby never hid anything from Victor; she just omitted information that she didn’t think was important.
To lie? Never. But Omit? Yes, she did. Although Victor didn’t know the reasoning, he knew that Ruby would always have his and the Family’s best interests at the forefront of her mind.
And for him, that was enough.
If she wanted him to know something, he would.
Trust was a two-way street. Despite being possessive, overprotective, and crazy about his women, he understood that… Yes… He understood that… Yes, he definitely understood that.
Victor’s eyes were utterly devoid of life for a few seconds, making Ruby’s body shake even more.
Victor’s gaze was practically devouring Ruby’s body with desire, love, and the purest possessiveness that Ruby felt through her connection.
‘I will punish her later.’
And feeling those desires and thoughts just added fuel to the fire that was growing inside Ruby.
‘Fuck, I’m Horny!’ Ruby twitched her legs a little and used her water power to prevent liquids from flowing out and soiling her panties wet. She also wanted to prevent the scent of her arousal from spreading around.
‘…Should I omit more information for him to punish me…?’ A small perverted smile appeared on Ruby’s face.
Scathach, who was standing next to Ruby, just looked at her daughter with an amused expression. Although it was interesting to see how her daughter ‘let go’ with her Husband, now was not the time for that.
Scathach lightly touched her daughter’s leg, prompting Ruby to look at her mother.
Seeing her mother’s serious gaze, it was as if a bucket of cold water was thrown on her fire, and coldness quickly took over her body as the logical part of her brain kicked in.
The cold expression on Ruby’s face returned, and she nodded to her mother with a nod of thanks.
‘Tsk, I’m becoming like Violet and Natashia! I need to control myself!’ Reprimanding herself for this minor incident, she turned to look at her Husband, who was looking at Haruna with an emotionless face.
“Lady Haruna, I ask that you ignore my Wife’s proposal.”
Ruby opened her eyes a little in shock. ‘Is he going to waste this chance?’ She didn’t understand his move.
Haruna narrowed her eyes:
“Victor-dono, I do not understand the implications of your words.”
“It is exactly as I said, Lady Haruna.”
A feeling of irritation grew inside Haruna:
“…Explain yourself.”
“My Wife’s act of asking for an Alliance through marriage is not something I approve of.” Victor was completely honest.
At this moment, Haruna did not understand anything. ‘Are my instincts wrong? Is he not like me?’ She was extremely confused now.
Mainly because she could feel the sincerity in the Vampire’s words.
‘…Does he have no interest in me?’ Haruna was feeling complicated now.
‘What do they have that I don’t? Is it beauty? That’s impossible. I have my charms; the way he looks at me is proof of that. I know he’s just like me, and my instincts have never been wrong.’
“I don’t understand what you’re getting at Victor-dono,” Haruna asked with an almost hostile tone.
Victor smirked inwardly; he could see the annoyance in Haruna’s body language.
‘Women.’
It didn’t matter what Race they were; as long as they were a woman, there was one fact that was common to all.
They were difficult to understand.
Fortunately, such an obstacle was nothing in front of Anna Walker’s disciple.
The woman who taught the Art of Understanding A Woman 101 to Victor, her beloved son.
With Adonis’ memories, the man was a Divine Conqueror, and if he wanted to, he could have a harem bigger than Solomon’s.
But he wasn’t interested in that, he didn’t want decorative flowers, and on top of that, he respected his Wives. He wouldn’t run after other women… In fact, they were the ones who came after him.
And Victor wanted something else. He wanted that sadistic, sociopathic, psychopathic, psychotic, possessive, adorable personality that he loved so much.
As his beloved Ruby and childhood friend Leona told him, he wanted a Yandere.
‘She’s fine now, but it’s still not good enough. I need to get her out of that shell.’
…It was worth noting that Victor’s brain was entirely rotten, and no one knew how many screws were loose in his head now…
“There are no falsehoods in my words, Lady Haruna.”
Haruna’s body trembled visibly while her eyes fluctuated between an obsidian color and a black hole of pure darkness.
‘Almost there… Come on, Haruna, awaken on this new path… I know you have potential.’
“Above politics involving our Factions, I primarily wish you well, and entering into an unintentional political marriage will only hurt you, something I want to avoid at all costs.” Despite being part of his strategy, his words did not contain any lies.
He really wanted the Fox as well. After all, she was also his daughter Ophis’s aunt.
“… Eh?” A legitimately shocked expression appeared on her face.
“Are you doing this for me…?”
“Of course. Even though we’ve only known each other for a short time, I felt a connection with Lady Haruna that I’ve only seen in a few people in my life. Not to mention the fact that Lady Haruna is Ophis’s aunt, a little girl I consider my daughter.”
An awkward silence fell around.
Yoichi and Genji just looked at Victor with surprised expressions, annoyed because they thought Victor was stepping on Haruna’s dignity [After all, she agreed to marry him even if indirectly]. Still, they didn’t expect that he had that thought behind his actions.
Victor’s group remained silent during the entire conversation, but that wasn’t the same for their thoughts.
‘This foolish disciple, he certainly likes to keep things interesting. Seriously, it’s never boring when I’m with him.’ Scathach was trying hard not to laugh.
Ruby blinked three times while looking at Haruna; right after, she looked at her Husband, and when she felt Victor’s feelings and expectations coming from their connection…
She could only open her eyes a little in shock. ‘Don’t tell me… Is he really complicating things just because of this!? Ugh, can’t he have a normal woman, for god’s sake!?’
Ruby finally understood what her Husband wanted.
He wanted to corrupt Haruna as he did with all the women he’d encountered so far.
‘Saying it like that, it sounded like my Husband was doing something bad, but all he wants is for Haruna to be true to herself… Haah, how much does he like to see a beautiful and strong woman ‘fly’ with her own wings.’ Ruby remembered something like this happened in the past.
A replay of the events that led Jeanne and Morgana to become their true selves was about to unfold… And this time, Ruby wouldn’t hear this story through the mouths of those involved; she’d see it for herself…
She couldn’t deny that a feeling of excitement and anticipation glimmered in her heart now.
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