My Three Wives Are Beautiful Vampires

Chapter 365: Vlad Dracul Tepesfears the new ʼDraculʼ.

Chapter 365: Vlad Dracul Tepes fears the new ʼDraculʼ.

”Alexios, youʼre back... and without Ophis.” That was the first thing Alexios heard when he returned to Vladʼs castle.

”Ophis is safe.” That was the first thing Alexios said to calm the man down.

”...”

Although Vlad hadnʼt changed his expression, Alexios knew the man well enough to understand that he was more comfortable with what heʼd just heard.

”What happened?” Before making any decisions, Vlad decided to ask what happened.

”...By using her teleportation powers, Ophis ended up being drawn to Japan.” Alexios started to explain what happened to Vlad.

Vlad Dracul Tepes listened to everything in silence. When Alexios began to narrate about the conflict in Japan, Vlad could more or less imagine the causes behind why the power of Ophis acted strangely.

And as expected, when he heard about a nine-tailed fox with long black hair, he understood what had happened.

ʼOphis was drawn towards that place... Specifically, she was drawn towards that fox.ʼ As his beloved wife was part of that same Clan, he had some understanding of how the Clanʼs power worked.

Clan Otsuki are extremely dependent on each other, and unconsciously, they seek each other out, after all, it is only when they are together that their real power is revealed.

In a way, they were similar to Werewolves, they needed to live in community for their real power to be revealed, but unlike Werewolves who needed an Alpha, the Otsuki were more like family.

They just needed to be together and the magic happened.

They become stronger, their unique powers could also be used in a much wider range than they normally could. It was like all foxes became just one being.

And because these foxes were such a rare variant, the number of individuals alive could be counted with two hands.

After all, when a fox is born, it is more likely to be born with golden fur, symbolizing the natural elements.

Or white, which symbolized purity.

Red and black fur foxes were quite rare, after all, they represented the most negative element.

Like Death and Darkness for black foxes.

And War, Blood, and Lust for red fox.

Because of that, in the past, there was a fairy tale that if you met a fox with black fur, it was the meaning of bad omen.

ʼ... And to think that that little girl grew up and became so strong... Time has really passed.ʼ Vlad knew Haruna, how could he not?

In the time when Hana was alive, Haruna was a name for a small one-tailed fox, Hanaʼs younger sister.

His wife, despite being expressionless, when she spoke about Haruna, it was always possible to see a small smile on the womanʼs face. She truly did love her little sister a lot.

”And Count Alucard eliminated over 50% of all Supernaturals in Japan. Everyone responsible, no matter how minor their involvement, was punished for this incident and turned into freaks.”

”Oh...?” Vladʼs thoughts were interrupted when he heard someoneʼs name: ”What kind of freaks?”

”Ghouls.”

”...” Vladʼs face twitched a little. Even he knew how difficult it was to control the ghouls infection rate once it started. If not contained immediately, they would become a plague that constantly grew stronger, until it swallowed an entire planet.

...If you didnʼt have a Ghoul King to control all these pests it would be impossible...-

ʼOh, he has one, huh?ʼ Vlad remembered a certain blond-haired Maid heʼd heard about in a report.

”Maria, the former Hunter... Has she fully evolved into a Ghoul King?” Vlad questioned Alexios.

”Wrong, sheʼs a Noble Vampire now.”

”What?” Even Vlad couldnʼt help but gape at such stupidity.

ʼDid he turn a Ghoul, a dead creature, into a Noble Vampire? How? Ghouls are dead, they cannot come back to life, not even the power of a Sire can bring someone back from the dead.ʼ

”...?” Alexios looked at the rare shock on Vladʼs face: ”Master?”

”...!” Vlad stopped his thoughts, and said:

”Continue.”

Alexios nodded his head:

”After the battle of the two beings was over, a Goddess descended, and thatʼs when Scathach decided to intervene and fought the Goddess directly.”

”....” Vlad wasnʼt particularly surprised by Scathachʼs actions, after all, from their previous meeting, he could easily deduce that whatever happened, that woman would always be Alucardʼs ally.

Proof of this is the very previous encounter that Vlad mentioned. Sheʼd directly threatened the Vampire King. It wouldnʼt be surprising if she did the same to the Gods.

Alexios ended the report when he spoke of Scathachʼs ʼthree moves to creationʼ technique.

”…Japan ceased to exist then?” Vlad asked calmly as if it was something natural.

”...?” Alexios looked confused at Vlad: ”Japan still exists. The whole fight took place in an alternate dimension that the Yōkai created when fighting.”

”…Huh?” This time it was Vladʼs turn to be confused.

ʼThat little girl used her strongest technique, and a country wasnʼt destroyed? Huh? Thereʼs something wrong here.ʼ Vlad knew very well the capabilities of this technique, after all, he had experienced it first hand in the past.

And due to the time this fight took place, her technique should be stronger now.

Feeling that information was missing:

”... When Scathach transformed what did she look like?” Vlad asked a rather strange question to Alexios.

But being a good servant, he completely answered Vladʼs question.

After he finished answering, Vladʼs doubts were answered.

”I see... She held back, huh.”

Originally, this technique that Scathach created could turn an entire continent into pure ice. If pushed any further, it could literally turn half of planet earth into pure ice.

As told by the Countess, she really could bring back the ice age if she so chooses.

This was the power level of the technique that combined the Countessʼs main power, her knowledge with runes, and her monstrous energy when she unleashes her true strength.

The third Vampire Count form, a form said to be the true appearance of the Vampire of the past.

ʼ...That boy is very lucky, few disciples can make Scathach willing enough to display that level of power just to teach... Although calling him a disciple is no longer correct.ʼ Vlad thought with an inward smile.

But soon he couldnʼt help but think of something:

ʼTurning a Hybrid into a Noble Vampire, that I understand. I did the same with Anna... But...ʼ Thinking about Victorʼs Maid:

ʼBring the dead back to life? A Ghoul? Even though in the past she was a Ghoul King, that name is nothing more than a name given to a Ghoul who had conscience and could control the plague, it didnʼt mean she stopped being a Ghoul, a walking corpse.ʼ

ʼ...She is still a Ghoul, a dead creature... And yet, she gained ʼlifeʼ back, and was turned into a Noble Vampire.ʼ

ʼDid he do it using the magic of the World Tree? ... That canʼt be, the World Tree hasnʼt matured enough yet; itʼs still just a baby. It would take thousands of years for that to happen... So what happened?ʼ

For the first time in his entire existence, Vlad had a doubt regarding himself and his existence.

ʼCan I do that too...?ʼ He couldnʼt help but think about it when he heard what Victor did.

ʼOr is it a particular characteristic of him? After all, he became a Progenitor through quite unusual means...ʼ

Thinking about his own existence, and the existence that Victor came to be what he is today, he realized something:

ʼ...Heʼs different... Heʼs different from me.ʼ It was only a few seconds of thought that made him understand that the second Progenitor was different from him.

ʼEssentially speaking, he was a Human with the Golden Blood, or as it is called in todayʼs terms, RH Null Blood... Even when he turned into a Noble Vampire because of his blood, he still had his ʼcoreʼ of existence as that of a Human. His soul was born human, and even if it changes in the future to something else, the ʼcharacteristicsʼ of a human would still be there.ʼ

What was the greatest characteristic of Humans? The trait that made them stand out from all races, the trait that God himself gave them when they were created?

ʼPotential... And Adaptability.ʼ Vlad couldnʼt help but come to this startling conclusion.

In an ordinary human, this seed of potential and adaptability would be as small as a grain of sand, after all, biologically speaking, humans are social beings, they needed to be united, and in sync for these seeds to really come to sprout and give results.

Now... What if that seed was given to a Progenitor?

A being whoʼs existence itself screamed potential, the being that was the beginning of an entire race.

The Progenitor is the beginning of everything, just as Adam was the first human that God created.

How was Adam different from other humans?

Adam was the first, he was the beginning, he was the Progenitor, and consequently, the potential, and adaptability came from him, which meant that from the beginning, this seed called potential and adaptability was not a seed, but a great tree that was already grown in Adam.

The talent that God gave humanity had already blossomed in Adam, and he just passed it on.

The same logic applied here.

The Progenitor of Vampires, as the name says, is the beginning of everything for the entire race of Vampires.

Vlad is that, he was born a Noble Vampire, and grew up a Vampire.

... But Victor?

He wasnʼt a Noble Vampire.

He was just an ordinary human who had a little special blood... And like all humans, he was a descendant of Adam.

The potential and adaptability existed within him from the beginning... and when he turned into a Vampire...

The Progenitorʼs blood forced this seed of potential and adaptability to germinate and become a great sturdy tree like Adam at the beginning of time.

Rather than losing that power like Slave vampires, the Progenitor blood greedily absorbed it all.

ʼ...This also explains why this man didnʼt die when he absorbed the power of the three Heiresses...ʼ

If Vladʼs deduction was correct, if the deduction of the man who lived more than 5000 years was correct...

Victor Alucard, the second Progenitor, was a man who had the same potential as the Father of Humanity, Adam, and a man who held the potential of the three houses of Vampire Counts, along side his own Vampire Progenitor potential, combined.

... He was a damn freak.

”...” Vladʼs face completely darkened, the Dragon heʼd welcomed into his realm turned out to be a much more dangerous Dragon than heʼd previously thought.

ʼ…I really wish he had turned into a Werewolf now…ʼ Vlad remembered the report that said Victor was attacked by a Werewolf when he was a human.

He really wanted to drop this bomb on his rival, the Werewolf King.

And you know what the funniest part of this situation was...?

He couldnʼt stop the Dragonʼs evolution, he couldnʼt stop Victor.

The reason for this?

He was a very charismatic son of a bitch!

ʼNot only Ophis, but even my two daughters, my ex-wives, the four Countesses and their subordinates... They would all turn against me if I did something against that man.ʼ

ʼThatʼs one of the problems of having a society where women have important points in politics… Ugh.ʼ Vlad knew he was being petty, after all, all 3 Countesses were completely crazy women, and they had screws loose in their heads.

They would hardly like anyone or get attached to anyone.

Despite being beautiful, they were crazy, and few were interested in Women like that. [Like Natashia.]

Not to mention they were strong, and very dominant. Again, few men would be interested in women like that. [Like Agnes.]

… Not to mention that many of them were very selective with their partner choices, and their tastes could never be satisfied. [Like Scathach.]

”...” Vlad felt himself repeating himself in his thoughts now.

But! He couldnʼt help but feel remorse, after all,

Doing something against Victor now was the same as making his entire kingdom, his creation, everything heʼd built, turn against him.

It was because of this understanding that Vlad did nothing, and also didnʼt provoke Victor anymore, not out of fear of the man himself, but rather, out of fear of the consequences. He couldnʼt wait another thousand years to have the fighting strength his Kingdom had today.

He was a patient man, but even his patience had its limits.

That would just be a move a brainless idiot would make.

The thought of defeat? It never crossed his mind from the beginning.

... But there was one thing Vlad regretted.

Vlad really wanted to go back to the past and kick his previous self for allowing that man to become a Vampire Count.

Or at least he wanted to go back in time when heʼd decided to lock the man on Earth for a year and six months.

Although not a big deal, after all, it wasnʼt like he killed someone important to him, but that was enough for their relationship to become a little hostile.

Theyʼre not completely eternal enemies who wanted to be each otherʼs throats, but they were not friends either.

Their relationship became neutral, and a little hostile, thatʼs all.

If Victor truly hated Vlad, he wouldnʼt leave his comfortable spot to save Ophis.

At least thatʼs what Vlad thought. What he didnʼt understand was that even if the two were eternal enemies, Victorʼs actions wouldnʼt change.

From the moment that little girl called him father... The fate of the beings who were against her were already sealed, their names were already comfortably inside the ʼlistʼ of Book of Death itself.

”....” Alexios remained silent as he watched his King fall into deep thoughts. He was a little surprised as he had never seen his King ponder on a single subject for such a long time.

He usually had an answer for everything, a plan for everything, an idea for everything, but today… Oddly enough, he was utterly silent.

ʼJust what was it that I told you that left you so lost in your thoughts?ʼ Alexios was really curious now.