My Three Wives Are Beautiful Vampires

Chapter 123: The kingʼs plan.

”In that case, donʼt you want to be a Count?”

”…” Scathach narrowed her eyes when she heard what Vlad said.

”A Count? Similar in status to my master?”

”Yes.”

”...” Victorʼs eyes sparkled with interest.

Seeing this, the kingʼs smile grew a little.

”Wait, Father!” First Prince Theo awoke from his stupor and spoke.

”Did I give you permission to speak?” He looked at his son.

”N-No...” Theo flinched under his fatherʼs gaze, quickly returning to his seat.

”Question.” Victor raised his hand. He completely ignored the kingʼs children, except for one little girl, Ophis, who was beside him before he knew it.

”...” The king looked at Victor.

Seeing the difference in treatment, the first princeʼs heart was flooded with jealousy.

”What does a Countʼs job entail exactly?”

”....” Again, everyone was silent.

The king looked at Scathach with a look that said, ʼWoman, did you educate your disciple?ʼ

Scathach looked at her disciple, ”Victor, didnʼt you go to school?”

”Iʼve studied, and I know the vampire counts are responsible for a large part of the territory of this world, and they control several small noble clans as well.”

This was also one of the reasons that Victor did not accept being a nobleman since he would never accept being a subordinate of someone weaker than himself and that he does not respect. His pride would not allow it.

Victor put his hand to his chin. He was gathering the information heʼd learned:

”The territories of the Vampire Count Clans are divided into North, South, East, and West.”

”The southern territory belongs to Clan Snow, my wife Violetʼs clan. It is responsible for the negotiation/control of the economy of this world.”

”The northern territory belongs to Clan Scarlett. My master is responsible for matters relating to war.”

”The territory of the West belongs to the Clan Adrasteia. They are responsible for military defense and consist of a Clan of strong warriors specialized in defensive warfare.”

”The eastern territory is responsible for all domestic affairs of this world. They belong to Clan Fulger.”

Now that Victor has stopped to think better; ʼIs this some kind of war strategy? Is this old man planning a war?ʼ

Separating the important work for each group was a common process that happened in wars.

”…Hmm, boy. Youʼre wrong, the eastern territory belongs to the Horseman Clan.” Alexios Alioth spoke.

”For now, that is.” Victor displayed a big smile.

”Oh? You seem to be 100% sure of what youʼre talking about.”

”Well, my mother-in-law, Natashia Fulger, said she would regain everything she lost, and the way she turned out… she seems to be quite motivated. I think youʼll get a request for a rematch from Clan Fulger against Clan Horseman.”

”...” First prince Theo reacted a little to Victorʼs words, but he quickly regained his composure, but that small detail didnʼt escape Alexiosʼ eyes... Although he had his eyes closed.

”...Natashia?” Vlad raised an eyebrow, then looked up for a few seconds, and soon the vampires that were hiding disappeared, and he returned his gaze to Victor a few seconds later.

A man in completely dark clothing fell to the kingʼs side, and soon he spoke in a low voice into the kingʼs ear. Strangely, despite everyone present being vampires, no one could hear the manʼs words.

ʼIs he wearing any enchanted equipment?ʼ Victor thought it was very likely his speculation was correct.

”Interesting.” The king displayed a big smile, ”You are correct, Victor.”

”Oh?”

”Former Countess Annasthashia Fulger just eliminated some insects from her Clan, and sheʼs on her way to the royal capital now.”

”…”At this point, the princes and princesses were feeling like those actors who were just hired as background characters and extras… Except for Ophis, of course, who, at some point in the conversation, claimed Victorʼs shoulders as her ʼthroneʼ.

”Well... That was fast.”

ʼAs expected of her, I think? After all, she mastered the power of lightning.ʼ Victor thought.

Feeling a weight on his shoulders, Victor looked up, only to find Ophis sitting there, looking down at him.

ʼWhen did she get here?ʼ

”Father.”

Victor displayed a gentle smile, ”Hey, Ophis. Are you comfortable up there?”

”Mm, I am, Father.”

”...” The kingʼs eyes twitched a little each time Ophis called Victor ʼFather.ʼ

”Hmm… I think sheʼs going to visit her sister.” Scathach suddenly spoke.

”Why do you think that, Scathach?”

”Sheʼs eliminated the bugs. Now sheʼs going to want someone she can trust to clean up all the mess and get the Clan back on track.”

”...” Despite not having said anything, the king thought that it was very possible that this would happen.

”... Returning to my previous question, what does the work of a Count entail?” Victor asked seriously.

”…” Does this man have dementia? Didnʼt he just answer his own question? The princes thought.

”…” The king looked into Victorʼs eyes, he exhibited a small smile of approval; ʼHas he noticed? No… I think he just deduced something, but heʼs not sure.ʼ

The king looked at his children, ”Leave.”

The kingʼs order was absolute, children or not. And, as if they were used to it, all the children left without much complaining.

Though the expressions of some of the princes were not pretty. They felt that the king was treating Victor in a special way, and they didnʼt like that.

What was the difference between Victor and them!? They were his sons! Thatʼs what they thought.

ʼDisappointing. They didnʼt learn anything from this demonstration, I even prepared everything for them.ʼ The king thought when he saw the faces of his sons.

The princesses didnʼt think much about all this. They were merely interested in Victor, Lilith especially so.

Elizabeth just kept thinking; ʼThat man, he got stronger again… No, what he showed before wasnʼt his true power… this is the real Victor.ʼ Her spine quivered as she recalled Victorʼs demonic appearance.

”Come on, Ophis,” Elizabeth called her little sister.

”Yes.” Even though Ophis didnʼt disobey her fatherʼs order, she looked at Victor with a sad face.

”Hahaha~, no need to make such a sad face, you can visit me anytime you want.”

Ophisʼs face cleared as if being lit up by the sun, then she smiled gently,

”Mm.”

”...” The kingʼs eyes were trembling a lot now.

Ophis teleported towards the ground and soon walked beside Elizabeth.

When all the kingʼs children left, the man said, ”Before I start explaining, I first need to know.”

”Do you intend to become a Count or not?”

”...Ugh, canʼt I decide later?” He was curious to know what this ʼsecretʼ was, but he didnʼt want to accept something without knowing what heʼs getting into.

In fact, Victor was a little confused now, ʼwhy is this man being so generous to me...?ʼ

There is no free lunch in the world. Victor understood that, because of that, he was cautious.

”You can not.”

”Ugh...”

”Give it up, old-man, heʼs very cautious.”

”Learned it from you, huh?”

”Actually, it was with his mother.”

”I see…” The king puts his hand on his chin and starts to think about something, then suddenly an idea comes into his head.

”Victor.”

”Yes...?” Victor somehow felt awkward when he saw that smile on the kingʼs face.

”If you accept the role of a Vampire Count, one of the privileges I will give ʼexclusivelyʼ to you is…”

”IS...?” Why is he doing so much drama? Does this old man like drama?

He smiled, ”I will remove the rule that a Vampire Countess cannot marry another Vampire Count, this is an exception made exclusively for you!”

”...?” Victor didnʼt understand this strange privilege. In fact, he had several doubts in his mind; ʼWas there such a rule before? I do not remember.ʼ

But after he thought about it carefully, he thought it was obvious that this kind of rule should exist. After all, if two Counts decided to get married, the power the couple would have in vampire society would be too great.

”Vlad, Iʼm already-” he was going to say he was married.

”YES! He accepts!” Scathach suddenly yelled, looking a lot more excited than usual.

”Eh...?” Victor looked at his master.

”...Pftt,” The king almost laughed again; ʼCan she be any more obvious?ʼ The king thought humorously.

Feeling the gazes of the men in the room,

Cough.

She coughed, pretending nothing happened.

”I mean, this is a good deal, Victor, you must accept.” She looked at her disciple with her eyes glowing blood red.

”Huh? How is this a good deal?”

”Think, Victor. Think.”

”…” Why is she imitating me?

”In the future, your wives will become Countesses, and how can you, an unstated vampire, be able to marry them?”

”...” Victor thought that was a good point.

”And, if you become a Vampire Count, youʼll be able to fight stronger people. After all, you can expect a lot of people challenging you to steal your title. And youʼll be able to travel around this world more freely, considering youʼll have a lot of money.”

”...” Again, Victor thought she was correct.

”Think about it, as a Vampire Count, you are recognized by everyone as a strong being, and consequently, various supernatural beings will come after you to fight.” Scathach didnʼt know why, but she felt this was a great opportunity. Victor must accept! For their sakes!

”What do you mean, various supernatural beings?”

”Not only are there vampires, wolves, and witches in this world, Victor. Think. Youʼve seen one of these beings in the past in your fight with that general of hunters.”

”Hmmm…” He started to think, and soon he remembered the appearance of an old man:

”Are you talking about that old man?”

”Yes, they are heroic spirits summoned through Magic. They are strong. I, Scathach Scarlett, can guarantee that.”

”Interesting,” Victor remembered that old man. Despite having done almost nothing, he seemed to be very strong.

”And if you become a Vampire Count, you can turn whoever youʼd like into a servant, as long as the target is a virgin, of course.”

”Iʼm not interested in subordinates, for me, Kaguya and Yuki are enough.”

”Ugh.” Scathach started to think of something, and soon something popped into her head, ”With the authority of a Count, you can find easier ways to give immortality to your parents.”

”...” Victorʼs eyes turned serious.

Initially, Victor thought about turning his parents into vampires, but because he was still getting used to everything in the beginning, he forgot the basic rule, only virgins can become vampires.

And his parents were definitely not virgins.

”I accept.”

Scathachʼs smile widened, and she made a silent victory gesture, not even knowing why she was so happy.

Victor was convinced. He definitely didnʼt accept the proposal because his master was too cute now. It definitely wasnʼt because of that. He could even swear to god...

Who does he want to fool? Thatʼs why he accepted.

His parents and his wivesʼ motive was also a trigger, but seeing Scathachʼs reaction now, he finally understood something:

ʼShe likes me.ʼ

Itʼs not as if he was oblivious to these feelings, but he never considered it deeply. After all, she was his wifeʼs mother, and also his teacher, and his mother-in-law...

But the affair with Natashia changed his mind. Unconsciously, he began to consider this when he heard what Natashia said:

”Do you want to practice a trio with a mother and daughter?”

He also understood another truth; ʼShe doesnʼt seem to understand these feelings.ʼ

ʼAhh~, why do I have such a cute master, who is also so troubled?ʼ

Victor already had a headache as he thought about future problems.

”Hmm?” Victor looked at Vladʼs smile.

A vein popped in his head; ʼThat old man!ʼ

Suddenly, he heard Vladʼs voice in his brain.

[Donʼt think too much, Victor. The proposal is not bad, Iʼm not trying to deceive you or anything like that, I wouldnʼt need to negotiate for you if I wanted to do that]

Victor thought it made sense. After all, if the king really wants something, who can oppose him?

[And you have to take care of this little girl, even though she is a monster with unimaginable strength, she is a child inside when it comes to relationship matters.]

”…” Victor felt that Vlad was right again.

[Stop being a pussy! You are to blame for making her feel like this. You have a beautiful woman in front of you who is basically a perfect wife. Marry her, have some kids, and take responsibility! HAHAHAHAHAHA~]

Hearing Vladʼs laugh, several veins began to pop on Victorʼs head. ʼThis bastard just wants to have fun!ʼ

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