Chapter 430: Desire.
Ruby was very paranoid, she couldn't live calmly until everything was under her control.
Her husband, who is her love and her obsession.
Her mother, who is the woman she respects and loves the most.
Her childhood friends, whom she now considers like sisters.
And several other beings that became important to her.
These beings are important to her, and by understanding this, she made this scroll which contained a complete analysis of all the people around her, and the women her husband came into contact with.
In the event that someone manages to manipulate her loved ones to harm anyone close to her, she will have a contingency plan for that.
And because she knew how she is herself, she guarded this scroll with very high security, defense magic, trap magic, and blood magic.
There were several procedures that only Ruby knew to be able to take the scroll in her hand, and the scroll itself had a magic that if someone else took it, the scroll would self-destruct.
The information that was here was very sensitive, if it fell into enemy hands, she understood very well the catastrophe that could happen.
And yes, there was also a contingency plan in place in case she was controlled or became a potential traitor.
The possibility of someone controlling Ruby to speak everything she knew, or using what she had planned against her family was not void, she understood that.
Knowledge is power, but it can also be a curse.
And as the person who had the most knowledge about her family members, she was very cautious.
'If someone else were controlling me now to get this information, the magic placed on this scroll would paralyze my brain. I would go into a coma, and in the next moment the magic would send the necessary information to the people of my 'connection'.'
Ruby got up, and put the parchment on the table, and soon she started taking notes, updating the profiles of Aphrodite, and Haruna.
Haruna, because her husband was clearly interested in her due to their similar personalities. The Scathach case proved that it was only a matter of time before the woman fell into her husband's clutches.
But as she didn't have much information about the fox, she left most of her weaknesses open.
The other was the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite.
And as in Haruna's case, Ruby didn't have enough information about this woman, she just had a basic overview of the personality of the Goddess.
And from what she'd observed, the Goddess had been interested in Victor from the moment they first met, and at some point, when Victor gained Aphrodite's blessing by absorbing Adonis,
The Goddess's interest in him grew even more.
'At first it was because of his warrior-like attitude. If the myths hold any truth, Aphrodite likes men like Ares... And then it was because he became so handsome that she couldn't ignore him anymore. By absorbing Adonis, his beauty had grown beyond Supernatural levels, and by gaining her blessing, my husband's beauty has grown to the point where even women are jealous of him.'
Ruby also didn't forget the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. The man was so good at what he did, it made the Goddess of Beauty go wild. Not just the Goddess of Beauty, the Goddess of The Underworld, Persephone too.
'My husband, in Aphrodite's eyes, is the combination of the most handsome man alive, and the savage warrior-type that she likes; he hits all the Goddess's weak points.'
'I'll watch her more, and maybe, I can include Aphrodite and Haruna in this plan~... The help of a Titan Goddess would be very useful, especially since she had the power to practically enslave everyone just with her gaze~'
'And the help of those who have an army at their disposal is even better~'.
Ruby's head was spinning at high speed, and her distorted smile only grew as she jotted down all her thoughts and plans she had for these two women.
"Hehehehe~"
"...." Kaguya did her best to ignore Ruby's oddities, even for a Maid who aspired to be perfect in her work, she knew that all of her master's wives were... Hmm...
Special...
Kaguya didn't know what that scroll in Ruby's hand was, this was information that even she didn't know.
The only people who know about this were her master, Victor, and Ruby.
Finishing writing down everything Ruby had planned for the Goddess and Haruna, she closed the scroll and repeated the whole process of opening her safe space again, and put the scroll in the manga shelf.
Changing to a serious expression, she said:
"Come on, Kaguya. We need to talk to the Witches."
"Yes, Lady Ruby."
...
Fulger Clan.
"Niece, what happened?" Victoria asked curiously as she looked at Sasha who was visibly shaking.
"...." Sasha looked at her aunt with a dead, lifeless look that scared the hell out of her.
"My mother fucked my husband."
"...." Victoria opened her mouth wide in surprise. She knew this was going to happen, since Natashia herself announced it, but... It still remained surprising.
"And she married my husband, I can feel her presence in my connection." Sasha spoke in the same monotonous tone.
"…Eh?" Now the news went from surprising to extremely shocking.
An awkward silence fell around them, and only the sound of an antique clock was heard.
Several thoughts ran through the minds of the two women.
Sasha was just in the moon world: 'The moon is beautiful~, look at the clouds, the clouds are cool~'
Her mind was completely blank, she really didn't want to think about anything right now. She thought she was ready for this news, but the shock was bigger than she thought.
Victoria: 'I don't even want to think about the consequences of a Countess marrying a Vampire Count. I don't even want to think about the problems that will occur if the King or some other Vampires finds out... Wait, what if my sister gets pregnant by that man? The son of a Countess and a Count, which Clan will this child inherit?'
Victoria only felt a headache the more she thought about the consequences of her sister marrying her daughter's husband!
"…Do you want to take time off?" That was all Victoria could say after a long time of silence.
"...Yes..." That was all Sasha said before getting up and leaving the office with Victoria.
...
In a room in Eleanor's castle.
Eleonor looked at Natashia sitting next to Victor as she held his arm with a big smile on her face. Her smile was so radiant that for a moment Eleanor felt like she was taking physical harm.
It was as if she was in the presence of the sun itself.
Natashia was dressed in modern clothes that were black pants with black boots, and a white shirt that showed off her collarbone, and her belly.
Her long golden hair was tied back in a ponytail, and she was wearing two simple silver earrings.
In her modern attire, she appeared to be a young adult, privileges of her being an Immortal Vampire.
Victor's clothes were simpler, he was wearing black sneakers with black details, black pants, and a long wine red shirt that had the print of a roaring western dragon, and within that roar was written:
"Who is your daddy?"
"...I'm sorry, but... Can you repeat that again?" Eleanor asked.
"Sure~... Nice to meet you again Eleanor, I'm Annastashia Fulger, Countess of Clan Fulger, and WIFE to Victor."
"....."
Another silence fell around her, and all Eleanor did was place her hand on her face, and take a long, long breath.
"Umu, won't announcing it like that cause trouble?" Victor asked curiously as he looked at Natashia.
"... You do not like it?" Natashia asked with a slight smile.
"I love it." Victor stated with a small smile.
"...." Her smile grew even wider.
"But won't that cause you problems?"
"Don't worry about it~." Natashia's smile turned a little evil towards the end.
"Umu, if you need anything, just call me."
"Oh? Won't you forbid me?" Natashia asked, slightly surprised.
"Why should I do that?" He asked, looking at her with an odd look.
"... Well... Isn't it normal for a husband to do that…?" Natashia spoke.
"Meh, just do what you want, my wives are free to do what they want, they are prettier that way." Victor couldn't help but smile.
'They shine brighter when they do what they want.'
"Oh…" Natashia couldn't help but feel sweet inside, she felt so sweet… So sweet, she felt like her insides were filled again!
"Of course..." Victor caressed Natashia's cheek: "Treachery is not allowed~"
He spoke in jest, but his emptiness was quite serious.
"!!!" Natashia's body visibly trembled when she felt her husband's gaze, and her smile only grew more distorted now.
'That look~... He's looking at me with that look~!' A burst of euphoria occurred within Natashia's mind.
Unlike other times, the look Victor now gave her was the same look he gave his other wives, and Natashia knew that. Because of that, she reacted this way.
"…Mmm." She acted rather shyly as she hugged Victor even tighter: "Don't worry about it, I love you, my Darling."
"I'm not worried." Victor laughed, and that was the truth, he knew Natashia's personality well, he was just stating facts.
"Umu. I want you to think only of the fate of the people who dared to try to touch me~." Natashia's melodious and dangerous voice was quite surprising.
"Poor bastards." Victor couldn't help but laugh.
Feeling physical, mental, existential, and dimensional damage from Natashia and Victor's 'atmosphere', Eleonor spoke:
"...I know it's kind of late to ask this, after all, everyone with two neurons could understand what was going on in that mansion, but... Did you fuck your mother-in-law?"
"Yes." Victor's answer was short and expressive enough.
"And did you marry her?"
"Yeah~;" He smiled a little at the end.
"Do you intend to have a child with her?"
"Obviously."
Natashia's smile grew even wider and her aura exploded with happiness and covered the entire castle.
"Ughh." Eleanor received more damage, and this time, she was not alone, all the single women in the castle received physical damage from this aura.
"A child is a big responsibility, you know?"
"Yeah, but I've decided not to think about it, and leave it to fate, it's not like I'm going to stop finishing up inside her."
"I won't either, I feel happier when you finish inside me~."
"...." Seeing the bright smile of the couple, all Eleanor wanted to do now was...
"I need a drink." She spoke with a slightly red face due to how shameless the two of them were.
"You can't drink alcohol." Natashia spoke.
"Fuck it, because I was born a Vampire?"
"Fufufufu~." Natashia laughed softly as she looked at Eleanor with a curious look.
"... So? Now what?" Eleanor asked after a bit of silence.
"I'm going back to training, I'm feeling like I'm about to reach a new level of power."
"Geh, are you going to get even stronger? Aberration!"
"Thanks."
"That was not a compliment!"
"It was to me." He smiled kindly.
"...Hmph." She huffed to the side, why can't she beat him in an argument?
Victor laughed a little and said:
"...After training and achieving this breakthrough, I will fulfill my promise to you."
"You still remember that?" She looked at him in mild shock.
"Of course, I will never forget my promises."
"...Mhmmm..." Eleanor couldn't help but show a sneaky little smile.
'I don't even have to ask then...'
"I thought I already told you that."
"Shut up, I forgot." She blushed a little,
"Chicken brain."
"Haaaa!? What did you say, mother fucker?" Her face distorted, she looked like a complete delinquent.
"I also want your help with something, Eleanor."
"Mmm? What do you want from me?" She completely forgot that she was insulted.
'Hahahaha~. she's actually quite fun to tease.' Victor thought.
"I want to find a good place to start building my territory, do you have any maps of these lands?"
"...yeah." Eleanor replied after getting over her little surprise.
"Ohh, are you finally going to start making your turf?" Natashia asked.
"Yeah, I have the basic plan I made with Ruby, but I need to find a good spot, Eleanor and her power will be welcome too."
"That's true, her Clan's power to control the land is quite useful."
"Since you're going to help me hunt the monsters, and we're going to be neighbors, it's only natural that I help you too."
'And there are also those weapons he gave me...'
"Hmm~." Natashia touched her chin while making sounds like someone was thinking.
Then a lightbulb clicked on in her head.
'A more robust assessment is needed... What can Victor offer her?' Looking at her husband, the only thing she could think of was his body.
But that was her perverted side thinking, her rational side was thinking:
'Influence... My husband is basically the second most influential person in all of Nightingale, second only to the King.' It was no exaggeration to say that Natashia was not wrong.
If Victor wanted something, and asked his wives, it was with 100% certainty that they'd do it. And it was due to this reason that Victor never asked for favors related to using his influence on his wives. They were always the ones who made decisions for their own will and he wanted to keep it that way.
"Later, I'll lend you the map of these lands that my Clan made... Speaking of Clan, something arrived for you, Victor" Eleanor put her hand in the pocket of her red coat, and threw something to Victor:
Victor caught the item, and noticed that it was a letter, with the coat of arms of the King of Vampires.
"Vlad?" Curious about what it was, Victor opened it and read the message.
Natashia, who was close to him, also read the message, and she couldn't help but flash a sly smile.
'Scathach is going to have a heart attack, kekekeke~'
"May I ask the contents of the letter?" Eleanor couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw the smile of the two beings.
"Vlad invited me to a meeting. A really fun meeting~;"
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