
A dark city with architecture that reminds me of medieval times. A place where the sun never rises; a place where every corner is an unknown danger; a city built by thinking about the nature of vampires. That was the impression I felt when I first saw this city.
"Welcome to Nightingale, Moonlight City, Stranger~," I heard the girl's voice.
I looked at him and asked, "Who are you? And where am I...?"
"I? My name is Lacus" he replied, but suddenly another voice added:
[Lord Victor, you're in a world of vampires, be careful when you act.]
"Kaguya?" I called out confusedly, I looked around, and I didn't see it, but when I saw my shadow, I saw Kaguya's shadow; she seemed to have a slight smile on her face.
"Kaguya...?" The girl looked confused.
"Nevermind," I said, trying to change the subject.
I looked down and saw that I was wearing a nightgown, "Where are my clothes?" The girl said nothing, she just pointed somewhere.
I looked over at the place and saw a small closet with black clothes on it; I walked over to the clothes and picked them up, "Black clothes, black shirts, and black gloves ..." I saw the woman:
"Why is everything black?"
"Mother ordered it" She spoke in a neutral tone.
"Scathach." I said with a smile on my face.
The girl's red eyes suddenly glowed blood red, "This is Countess Scathach for you ... Honour me, stranger."
"Heh," I smiled with a distorted face and said, "Where is Scathach?"
Suddenly the woman's killing intent exploded, she opened her mouth, and I could see that her teeth were sharper.
I just looked at him with a smile on my face as I thought; his killing intent was much weaker than Scathach's...
[Huh, Did Lord Victor have suicidal tendencies when his evolution ended? Why are you teasing her?]
"I just don't like the way he talks to me; that's all," I said loudly while ignoring the girl and wearing my clothes.
After experiencing pressure from my mother-in-law, I was numb; I thought this girl was strong, but my instincts did not shout out danger like when I faced my mother-in-law.
Finished getting dressed, I looked at the girl who was still looking at me, "Will you guide me?" Finally, the pressure of the girl disappeared, and she looked at me with a hint of shock on her face.
"What?" I asked
"Why aren't you affected?"
"Oh?" I smiled a sharp grin at the girl:
"After feeling the pressure of my mother-in-law, I was numb, and it didn't seem to affect me anymore."
"M-Mother-in-law?" He stuttered in shock.
"Yes, I'm Ruby's husband, you know?"
"T-No! Mom just threw you here and told me to keep an eye on you!" He practically shouted with a red face.
Why is he ashamed?
"That's something he's gonna do, right now... Will you guide me?" I asked.
"Yes! Hahahaha, if I knew you were my sister's husband, I wouldn't treat you like that! Come on; I'll take you to my mother!"
The girl's attitude suddenly changed when she found out that I was Ruby's husband? Isn't he so innocent?
...
Walk through the house, build... The Mansion... I don't know anymore; this place is too big...
I looked around; I thought this was a big house ...
And, although it was a big house, it was very empty.
"How many vampires live in this place?"
"Me, Pepper, Siena, Ruby, and our mother... There's Ruby's personal servant named Luna, but she's doing something for my mom right now."
"I see," I actually don't understand why this place is so empty, but he doesn't seem to be explaining it anymore.
Soon I heard Kaguya's voice:
[Unlike other Count houses; countess Scathach does not have many subordinates. After all, just him alone was enough to defend the title Vampire Count ..]
"Surprisingly, why didn't any Count's house attack him?" I asked out loud while ignoring Lacus' confused face.
[They are afraid of retribution. The Countess Scathach was too powerful, and the Count House was forbidden from fighting each other on the king's orders.]
"But that doesn't apply to noble families, does it?" I spoke when I remembered that my wife Sasha's family lost the title of Count through the 'game'."
[Yes. Any noble house could request a 'game' with the Count's house, but they would have to prepare for retaliation in case of defeat.]
"Oh? Explain," I'm interested.
"Are you crazy, brother-in-law? Why are you talking to yourself?" ask Laks.
"I like to talk to myself" I replied with a smile.
"Oh..." She turned her face away and continued walking, but I could hear, "Is Ruby right in her mind to choose this lunatic as a husband?"
My smile almost broke when I heard her calling me crazy...
I heard Kaguya's voice again:
[The rules are simple, the house with the title of Count cannot fight each other, nor can they ask for a 'match' for the noble family, after all, this would be considered an abuse of power. Vampires are vampires who have lived for more than 1000 years and have amassed a great deal of influence and power.]
[If the noble house loses the game with the Count house, they should prepare for retaliation. The Vampire Count was forbidden from attacking the lowest nobles, but there was a rule where this did not apply when nobles attacked the Vampire Count house]
Hmm, as I understand it, this is a system that benefits noble families, families that have the title of 'Count' cannot fight each other, and they cannot ask for a 'game' to fight the noble families who do not have it either title.
Hmm... "What are the consequences of losing this 'game?"
[If the 'game' risks the title of nobility, and both sides agree... The consequence of losing this game is everything.].
"Everything?"
[Yes. They lose everything, all wealth, all possessions, and even vampires become 'belonging' to the loser]
"What did you say...?"
An irritating feeling began to grow in my heart, and soon spread throughout my body.
"Kaguya," call me.
"Oh...?" Lacus seemed interested in what was going on.
Kaguya stepped out of my shadow, and I looked at her, "What do you mean by 'property?'"
"... Exactly what the word means, all the vampires in the house belong to the losers, they become 'slaves'," Kaguya spoke coldly.
"God..." My smile was distorted, but it wasn't from pleasure; it was from hatred…
My beloved wife's family lost a 'game' recently.
Just by imagining my wife being 'owned' by someone else, this hatred spread throughout my body; it was like a fire burning through my entire body.
"Haha... This can only be a bad joke... Does my dear one belong to someone else...?" I leaned against the wall as I placed my hand on my chest; my heart was beating too fast, "I can't be forgiven!"
The crack!
I heard the wall break with the force I gave it, but I didn't care.
"Lord Victor, calm down," Kaguya approached me and began massaging my chest, "We still don't know if that's the case; you need to calm down and control your instincts."
The crack! The crack!
I tightened my grip on the wall, and soon the wall collapsed.
I took a deep breath and forced a gentle smile on my face, "You're right, Kaguya; I need to learn more."
I stroked Kaguya's head, and somehow it made me calmer:
"Thank you"
"Mm" He nodded with a smile.
I looked into the hallway, and soon my vision turned into a blood red world, I saw three female vampires in this place, one female vampire was in a room that looked like a bathroom, she said, and the other two were sitting in a room that looked like a bedroom.
For a moment, one of the sitting vampires looked at me and smiled.
"I found it." I smiled, I saw Kaguya stepping into my shadow, and then I ran towards my mother-in-law.
As Victor ran towards Scathach, Lacus who was nearby only stared at the wall that had become ashes as Victor left.
"Oh? Isn't that the Snow Clan's skill...?" His eyes sparkled with curiosity.
...
Two women with long red hair and red eyes were enjoying a red 'tea' while looking at the moon.
"So, why did you kill your husband?" Scathach asked the woman beside him in a neutral voice.
The woman next to Scathach wears long black stockings, short blue dresses, and black high heels: a:
"He approached me just to have a good relationship with you, Mom," she explained.
"Regular?"
"Indeed," the woman nodded.
"Siena, my beloved eldest daughter, why don't you make a 'husband'? I've been making this suggestion...How long has it been?"
"700 years ago."
"Yes," Scathach smiled softly:
"My intentions are a little bad because I'm old." She laughed seductively.
Siena simply rolled her eyes as she looked at her mother's attitude:
"I don't want to make a 'husband'. After all, it wouldn't be something 'real' like I was looking for."
"Heh, despite being over 700 years old, you are still naive."
"I'm not naive; you know that I just want something 'real', and male vampires are just obsessed with things like 'titles'."
"Why haven't you turned into a human?"
Siena's face turned disgusted, "Turning cattle into husbands? No, thank you."
Scathach rolled her eyes at the attitude of the eldest foster child, soon she lost interest in the subject and looked towards the entrance of the room with a wide smile on her face.
Looking at her mother's smile, Siena thought; 'It seems she found something interesting to do again.'
Suddenly the bedroom door breaks, and Victor appears.
"Scatatch." Victor looked at Scathach and ignored the woman beside him.
Siena's eyes twitched slightly as she heard Victor's impolite way of calling Scathach. As the daughter of the world's strongest female vampire, she has great respect for her mother, and she doesn't like someone who 'inferior' calls her informally.
And this feeling was shared by his three foster sisters.
Siena was about to say something, but the words of her mother that followed left her speechless.
"Heh," She smiled seductively as she crossed her legs elegantly, "My son-in-law, do you really want to meet me?"