Chapter 188 - 188: A Wolf There, A Wolf Here, Wolves Everywhere! 2 (1/2)

Two men were sitting on the large sofa in the backyard of a house.

Adam's backyard was large. Not nearly as massive as the one behind Violet's mansion, but it was big enough to fit several people at a barbecue, even having its very own large pool.

With just a glance, visitors could see the care and attention Adam had put into this backyard. Everything here had been customized down to the smallest detail to suit Adam's taste.

'Barbecue, huh?' Victor looked at the backyard with a nostalgic look, remembering how he often came here when he was younger. He tried to remember the taste of the meat he always ate here, and when he remembered, he flashed a small satisfied smile.

”...” Adam looked at Victor out of the corner of his eye and exhibited an imperceptible little smile since, despite having his prejudices against vampires, the old man could still see the old 'Victor' in this man who was next to him.

He had changed entirely in physical appearance, he was taller, stronger, and he had this unshakable confidence that you could see in the little smile he made.

Even under the gaze of an Alpha like Adam, the man just kept smiling as if he had found everything funny.

But Adam knew that wasn't it; Victor wasn't the arrogant type. He's the fun-loving type, and it seemed he shared something similar with werewolves. His fun was found in fighting.

How did he know this? Well, he had plenty of time to watch Victor growing up. Victor always had a powerful personality, but it was suppressed due to his lack of strength and prevalent illness.

'I thought he would suffer with vampires because he has the Golden Blood, but he seems to be doing well.' Adam thought. He also couldn't ignore the fact that despite it being the afternoon, Victor didn't seem to be affected by the sunlight.

In fact, he was bathing in sunlight, which for a werewolf like Adam was a little ridiculous.

'The Snow Clan? Did they find a way to make vampires walk in sunlight?' Adam wondered, he thought this was dangerous, but...

That's not my business.

'I'm retired!' He refused to abandon his lifestyle.

”So boy? Why did you come here?”

”Hmm? For nothing, I just came to visit an old friend…” Victor replied as he looked out over the garden with a serene face.

”...” Adam looked at Victor with a neutral gaze as his face said, 'Are you serious?'

”What?” Victor looked at Adam out of the corner of his eye, ”Why are you making this face like someone stole your chocolate?”

”Just because I'm a vampire now, I can't visit my friend?”

”...I mean, that does normally happen.”

”Fuck normalcy, I do what I want.” He spoke with absolute confidence as his eyes lingered on the garden.

”Oh?” Adam displayed a small smile.

What Victor hated most was this story:

'Ah, this is not normal. Vampires and werewolves can't be friends. Ah, you can't do this. Ah, you can't do that.'

Every time Victor heard something like that, he would stick out his middle finger and deliver a self-righteous 'Fuck you! I do what I want, Bitch.'

So what if his childhood friend is a werewolf? That doesn't change anything.

So what if his friend's father is an alpha werewolf? That doesn't change anything.

Victor is a vampire, and because of that, he can't speak in a friendly tone to his childhood friend?

Victor would say, 'Fuck you'.

Just because his childhood friends are from another species that is apparently in conflict with the species he was a part of didn't change anything.

Just because you're a vampire doesn't mean you should act like an emo.

Just because you're a werewolf doesn't mean you have to act like an idiot.

For Victor, this is just bullshit.

He will observe a situation, assess, and make a decision. He hates herd thinking and likes to make his own decisions.

Even if his decision is wrong in the future, he doesn't care; he will leave the consequences to future Victor.

Victor doesn't like to be chained, and that thought came from deep in his heart.

”…” Looking into Victor's eyes that were glowing blood red, somehow, Adam couldn't help but compare him to the king of the wolves.

It wasn't about strength; it was something else. He could feel a sense of 'apprehension', a feeling he only felt when meeting the king of werewolves.

”Anyway, Old man.”

”Huh!?” A vein popped in Adam's head. He was still young, you know!?

”Who are you-” Adam was going to say something, but Victor interrupted him by saying:

”When are you going to get a wife?”

”…” Adam just opened his mouth in shock.

”I mean, despite being old, you don't look old, so... Go find a werewolf woman, have snu snu, and raise more kids! I want to see my grandchildren!”

”...” Who are you, my fucking mother!? That's what Adam wanted to scream now.

”Fuck you.” Adam raised his middle finger at Victor.

”Hahaha~.” Victor laughed amusedly.

”...” And soon a silence fell in the place, the two men stopped talking and watched the Garden in silence.

A few minutes passed, and Adam suddenly asked:

”That incident at the old mansion, that was you, right?”

”Yes.”

”Why did you do that?” He asked curiously. He didn't seem angry or was feeling any sympathy for the humans, just appeared to be curious.

”Have you ever heard the phrase: 'Those who lift the sword against another must be prepared to receive retaliation?'”

”...Yes, I heard that a long time ago...” He remembered his mother saying something similar in the past.

”That's what happened that day.”

”...Hmm...-” Adam was going to say something, but he stopped when he heard what Victor said.

”You have visitors.”

”...” Adam narrowed his eyes, felt around, and felt nothing, but a few seconds passed, and then he felt five beings approaching.

Adam's eyes opened wide.

”How did you notice them?”

”Secret.” Victor displayed a small smile.

”This Kid…” A vein popped in Adam's head; 'This boy has a gift for teasing people.' He thought.

”They've arrived.” The moment Victor spoke, five individuals appeared.

”Adam William-.”

”You are...” The man opened his mouth wide; he never thought he would find whoever he was looking for here.

Victor exhibited a small friendly smile and looked at the individuals with his special eyes, ”Sup, Boys, and Girl...Girl...?”

”Oh?” Victor focused his attention on the woman as he suddenly got up from where he was sitting.

And sauntered towards the woman.

”...” The woman narrowed her eyes a little. She felt strange when she felt Victor's gaze as if the man could see everything about her. It was as if she couldn't hide anything from him.

When he was close enough to the woman, a man standing beside the woman spoke: