Chapter 208 - 208: An Innocent Smile. (1/2)

Currently, Lost Club.

Victor was sitting on an ice throne, resting his head on his hand as he looked at the four people in front of him, while next to him were Kaguya and Eve.

Bruna, his other Maid, was at the door guarding it and preventing any of Esther's employees from entering that place.

Victor was bored, and he really just wanted to go home now and rest. He wasn't tired either mentally or physically; he just wanted to sleep and be lazy after a 'long' day...

But now, he was sitting here looking at this group of four people with an annoyed look.

One man was the 'lost' eldest son of Adam, his college professor, and the father of his childhood friends.

A woman who was a rather suspicious clandestine witch, apparently this woman may be involved in some plan of his wives that Victor doesn't care about figuring out.

After all, if it was something Victor needed to know, his wives would tell him.

The other man was a bartender who was a very peculiar species.

And... The reason Victor was here, the woman who was a mature beauty.

Victor was like a cat, with infinite curiosity, and sometimes because of that curiosity, he would end up in this kind of situation. Was he interested?

Yes, he wanted to know what this weird 'feeling' was. His curiosity was screaming at him to know about it, but at the same time, he wanted to be home with his wives or probably go to sleep until tomorrow.

'Although… I probably wouldn't sleep…' Victor chuckled inwardly when he thought of Violet.

”...” Sensing the silence in the room, Victor started the conversation.

”First.” He raised his finger and then looked at Johnny as he wanted to recap what people had told him so far.

After the small event at the bar, Victor called everyone to Esther's office and asked the woman to explain everything that had happened between Johnny and Ruby.

”Did you attack my wife and get beaten?” That's what he'd understood, and he couldn't help but flash a sneer at Johnny while feeling pride for Ruby.

”...” Johnny's eyes twitched a little. He didn't lose! He was just caught off guard because he underestimated her a little.

”Yes, that is correct.” Esther replied, ”He lost completely.”

”...” Woman, why are you confirming so quickly? That was the face Johnny was making now.

'And why can't I be myself when I'm in front of him? What's this oppressive feeling?'

Johnny couldn't understand. Despite being a vampire count, he's a younger vampire, right?

Why does he feel... so oppressive? Why does his gaze make Johnny's instincts trigger like crazy?

Johnny couldn't understand why this man was so scary...

'Maybe it's because of that face?' He thought to himself, but he decided no, he thought it was because of something else he didn't understand.

'It's the same feeling when I was looking at Anderson.' He thought the two men were quite similar.

Johnny didn't like it. He didn't like feeling this helplessness.

He suddenly blinked and found himself surrounded by absurdly strong people, but what the fuck was going on here?

”Oh...” Victor's smile grew. For Victor, that was music to his ears.

'So that's why Ruby didn't tell me anything, he wasn't worth mentioning, huh?'

Internally, Victor was disappointed since he expected the old man's son to be stronger, but if he lost completely to Ruby, he wasn't even worth Victor's time.

What Victor didn't know was that Ruby didn't say anything because she didn't want Victor to turn this place into a sea of ​​fire. Just like her mother, Victor tended only to hear the first words and immediately jump to a conclusion.

”And this woman...” Victor looked at Roberta, who all this time had a smile on her face, ”I mean, this witch.”

”Who is she?”

”Roberta...”

”Hmm?” Victor looked at the woman.

”Don't call me Woman or Witch. I have a name, did you know?” She flashed a gentle smile.

”...” Victor looked at the woman with a look that said, 'I don't care'.

”...” Johnny narrowed his eyes when he saw how Roberta spoke to Victor. It was very different from what he was used to.

'Accustomed? Has Roberta talked to other people besides Jinsei, Judy and Jessica?' Even Johnny didn't seem to fully understand his situation.

His mind was confused, and he was doubting his 'mark', and his memories now, 'who was this woman? He thought as she looked at Johnny.

”Johnny?” Roberta looked at Johnny with a kind look.

'...Oh, she's Roberta.' Johnny seemed to have remembered a lot of things now.

”...” Victor narrowed his eyes when he saw Johnny's reaction.

”That's what I want to know. I've already checked several times with my magic, but is she just a normal human?” Esther was feeling confused, and at the same time, cautious, ”And that's impossible; how can a normal human mess with our memories?”

As an ancient witch, Esther knew that this was no feat an ordinary person could do.

”...Hmm, Count Alucard...”

Victor stopped looking at Roberta and looked at Eddy, ”What?”

”Why is your Maid staring at me with a look that can crucify my body? To be honest, it's scary.” Eddy looked cautiously at Kaguya.

”...?” Victor looked at Kaguya, who was staring at Eddy with a death glare, as she seemed to be watching the man's every move.

”... Hmm... Just forget about her.” Victor didn't know what to say either, so he ignored it.

”... Okay.” Eddy was silent again and just let himself be watched by this Maid...

Victor looked at the muscular man again:

”Jonathan Lykos, son of Adam Lykos.”

”...?” Johnny looked at Victor.

”What is she to you?” Victor directly asked a personal question.

”She is my wife, I marked her.” He spoke in a neutral tone, but unlike before, his voice was filled with affection, however, his voice sounded more…artificial?

”...” Victor narrowed his eyes sternly. He wasn't enjoying this at all.

”Jonathan, what is she to you?” This time, he asked, his eyes glowing blood red.

”...” Johnny seemed to freeze for a few seconds, ”I don't know.”

”...” Everyone fell silent again and looked at the woman with a wary look, except for Victor, who had a neutral face, and Johnny, who woke up from his stupor now.

”Ara, why are you looking at me like that?” She asked with the same gentleness but at the same time had a lifeless look.

”...” Victor's smile widened a little when he saw the woman's chaotic aura leave her body and quickly come back.

”…Johnny, just what kind of trouble have you brought to this place?” Esther spoke in an annoyed tone.

”What are you talking about, Woman? I didn't bring anything.”

”...” Does he still have the courage to misunderstand? Veins started popping in Esther's head.

”Witch, why did you approach Johnny?” Victor asked.

Hearing Victor's voice, the woman looked at Victor:

”I didn't approach him, he saved me from an incident in the past.” She spoke in a gentle and completely honest tone.

”...” Victor looked at Johnny to confirm this story.

”Is the story she told true?” he asked with his charm.

”... I do not know.”

”...” Silence descended on the room again.

'As expected...' Victor seemed to have learned something, and a feeling of impatience grew inside him.

”Tsk, annoying.”

Suddenly, a frightening pressure fell around everyone, and Victor appeared in front of Roberta. If he couldn't understand the woman, he would kill her!

That's what it looked like on Victor's face.

”This madman!” Magic circles glowed in Esther's hand, but she wasn't fast enough, and in the end, she just used her power to protect the building.

”Stop-.” Before Johnny could do anything, Victor hit the woman in the face.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

An explosion of air happened that threw everyone away, except for Kaguya and Eve, who remained in the same place.

”... Pfft...” Unconsciously, Victor almost laughed.

”...” A sight that shocked everyone was seen.

An invisible barrier stopped Victor's punch inches from the woman's face.

”Crazy bastard-.” Esther was going to complain that Victor was going to damage her establishment, but she stopped when she saw that the woman was okay.