Chapter 108: Victor meets the in-laws. 2 (1/2)
'What did this boy just say? Scathach? Huh? Are they that close?'
Those were the thoughts of men. They know that when someone calls the name Scathach inappropriately, that person's chances of dying are over 99%, and if this man is saying her name so casually, it must have been allowed. After all, this is her mansion, so she must surely be listening in on the conversation from somewhere.
Natasha and Agnes were more shocked by something else, 'He just said he did the same thing to Scathach!? How is he still alive!?'
Unlike the two men, Natasha and Agnes were the ones who knew Scathach best, and both women knew how irrational this woman could be.
She is more irrational than them put together!
And for those who know Scathach and her irrationality to hear that someone spoke those same rude words to Scathach and survived... It was just too unbelievable.
The woman they knew wouldn't allow herself to be offended. She was too proud!
”Hey, Bitch. Don't stick your nose in subjects where you're not asked.” Violet told her mother.
”Violet, respect your mother!” Agnes didn't like what Violet said.
”When you are a mother who respects me, I will respect you,” Violet spoke in a dry tone.
”Ugh. This girl is so irrational; I wonder who she got that from.”
”…” The people who knew Agnes well enough were silent, 'If it wasn't you who she got it from, who would it be!?' That's what they wanted to say, but they were silent.
Violet was the copy of Agnes when she was younger, with the only difference being that Violet is calmer than her mother.
”Darling, please don't tease our parents,” Sasha spoke in a low voice.
”Yes, even though they are like that, they are still counts/ex-counts.” Ruby continued in the same low voice.
”Hmm... I'll try, but I don't promise anything,” Victor said. He knew a lot about his personality, and he knew he couldn't promise anything related to certain matters, mainly matters involving conflicts. He is the kind of man who pays for everything in the same coin.
If someone treats Victor kindly, Victor will be kind to that person, but... If that person treats Victor with a hostile attitude, it's a hostile attitude that they will receive from Victor.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and blood for blood. That's how his father raised him, and even after he turned into a vampire, that mindset didn't change.
”Well, I think that's enough?” Sasha didn't know how to feel hearing Victor's words.
”Yes, as long as you don't cause any problems, everything should be fine...”
Despite having said that, Ruby, Violet, and Sasha knew he would do something irrational. After all, they knew a lot about Victor's personality.
Suddenly, footsteps started to be heard, and soon a group of people arrived.
Yuki, Kaguya, Natalia, Maria, and Luna, the five maids.
Yuki and Kaguya are Victor's personal maids.
Natalia is Violet's maid.
Maria is Sasha's maid.
And Luna is the maid of Ruby and of the entire Scarlett Clan.
”Master.” Yuki looked quite happy for a moment, but she quickly controlled her expression.
”Hi, my maid.” Victor smiled.
Yuki couldn't help but flash a happy little smile; she wasn't forgotten!
”Master, you're back,” Kaguya spoke.
”Yes, my maid.” Victor continued with the same smile on his face.
”..” Kaguya nodded with a slight smile on her face.
”Lord Victor,” Maria spoke.
”Hi, Maria. How are you feeling?”
”Horrible.” She was honest.
”That's a good thing.” Victor was also honest.
”...” Maria's stoic face almost broke when she heard Victor's response.
”Are you feeding?”
”Yes, the maids are kind enough to bring me food... Although it's not fresh.” As a Ghoul, her diet was based on human flesh and not blood. Honestly, she didn't even know how to feel anymore, to eat human flesh and find it tasty...
This experience left her very upset. But she had no choice since she didn't want to become a decaying and rotten creature like a zombie. At the end of the day, she's still a woman, and she cares what she looks like.
She had a lot of time to research her current race, and she found that if she eats human flesh, she could avoid a bit of the Ghoul's decay process... And that's what she did...
At the end of the day, she didn't want to become an irrational beast.
”I see...” Victor said, but he didn't sympathize with Maria's situation, ”Try to eat well. It's good for your health.” He learned of Maria's condition through his wives, and he found the situation amusing, the woman turning into something more horrible than she previously hunted.
”Where are the remaining girls?” Victor asked.
”Lacus is sleeping. Pepper is watching cartoons. Siena is doing some unfinished work. But, Countess Scathach, I don't know where she is. And June is in one of the rooms hiding in fear of being 'devoured' by the 'monsters' of this mansion.” The person who answered was Yuki.
”It's not cartoons,” Ruby muttered, 'why doesn't anyone understand this?' She thought.
”It's okay, it's okay. I understand you.” Sasha patted Ruby's head.
”I don't want your pity,” Ruby spoke in a cold voice.
”It's all right,” Sasha spoke again with a sympathetic look.
”...Ugh, I think it was a mistake to introduce you to the anime world.”
”...” Kaguya looked at Yuki with a dry look, as if silently judging her.
”...What?”
”Nothing.” She didn't want to look petty since she knew that Yuki was also Victor's maid.
”June...?” Victor puts a hand to his chin as if thinking, ”Oh, that greedy witch.” He finally remembered her.