<h4>Chapter 126: The birth of a new pir.</h4>


    "Master?" Alexios spoke.


    "…Hmm? It''s nothing, I was just thinking about something."


    "Master, don''t let this man''s words affect you. He doesn''t know what he''s saying."


    "I know Alexios, I know..." But, despite having said that, he was still thinking about Victor''s words.


    Without Victor knowing or intending to do so, he ended up nting a seed of doubt in the king''s heart.


    "Victor, why did you say that?" Scathach asked curiously.


    "I just wanted to tease him a little, it''s no big deal now... Whether he has any doubts or not, that''s not my problem." Victorpletely ignored the subject. After all, it wasn''t his problem.


    "Anyway, back to business." d looked at Alexios.


    "Yes, Master." Alexios opened the box he brought and took out a ck parchment.


    "That''s..." Scathach immediately recognized what it was.


    "Yes, this is a magical witch contract, the same thing you signed in the past, Scathach."


    "Hmm... If I''m not mistaken, this ck contract can only be broken by the queen of witches, right?" Victor spoke.


    "Yes."


    "Are you her ally?" Victor asked curiously


    "Of course not, this is just business."


    "I see..."


    "The contract is simple. I will give you the title of vampire count, and all the power, and influence thates with such a title."


    He exhibited a small smile:


    "Of course, I haven''t forgotten the special ''privilege'' you will receive."


    "…" The king''s words made a small smile appear on Scathach''s face.


    "In return, you must never speak what you''ve learned here to anyone without my direct permission."


    "Pretty simple..." He looked at Scathach as if asking her opinion.


    "Eh…?" Scathach quickly returned to her neutral expression and replied, "Don''t worry, it happened the same way to me."


    "I see… In that case, let''s move on, where do I have to sign?" He looked at Alexios, who was holding a kind of knife.


    "Wait," d spoke.


    "What happened?" Victor looked at d.


    "Before signing the contract, you must decide what the name of your n is."


    "What do you mean the name of my n? Can''t it be the same name I have now?"


    "You can''t, Walker is yourst name as a human. Of course, you can use it if you don''t havemitments that rte to a Vampire Count, but when you''re going to introduce yourself as a Count to another supernatural being, you have to have anotherst name."


    "This is the tradition I created myself."


    "Oh... So all the Counts had differentst names before?" Victor looked at Scathach.


    "Yes. I also had a name, and a differentst name before…" Scathach had a rather nostalgic look on her face.


    Victor had been a little curious about Scathach''s first andst name in the past, but this wasn''t the time to ask about it.


    "So? What n name are you going to choose?" d asked again


    "Hmm..." Victor touched his chin and started to think. Suddenly he had an idea.


    "d, what is your full name?"


    "...Why do you want to know?" d narrowed his eyes a little.


    "Just answer."


    d was a little curious about what Victor was nning:


    "…My full name is d Drac Tepes. Although thest name ''Drac'' is not used very much by my children and me."


    "..." Victor exhibited a small smile.


    d''s eyes widened a little, "Don''t tell me..."


    "You said that my blood is like yours, and that it was called The Blood of the Night King, right?"


    "Yes." d disyed a small smile on his face. He had already deduced which direction Victor was heading.


    "Although I am someone of the same blood type as you, I want to be your opposite."


    Of course, Victor was talking about the king''s distrust of his own wives. He didn''t want to be someone who would distrust his wives...


    After all, if you can''t trust your wife, why did you get into a rtionship in the first ce? If you''re afraid of being betrayed, you shouldn''t bond!


    If Victor were in the kind of situation the king found himself in, he would directly ask his wife, and as a couple who had lived thousands of years together, they would know if the person was lying or not.


    In that kind of situation, it would be better to be honest and straight… What if he found out he was being cheated on? Well, there''s always the friendly torture room…


    Although Victor doubted very much that this will happen with the kind of personality his wives have!


    As expected, crazy women are the best!


    But that''s not how Scathach, Alexios, and d interpreted Victor''s statement...


    "I choose Alucard as myst name."


    "…" An ufortable silence fell over the ce.


    Alexios and Scathach just stared at Victor in shock.


    Does this boy understand what he just said? Choosing the same surname of the king, just written backwards, meant it was a statement.


    A statement that said: ''I am not inferior to you, I am equal to you!''


    It was basically a way to challenge the king''s authority! Theypletely freaked out!


    d''s and Victor''s smile grew as if they were in sync, and suddenly:


    "HAHAHAHAHAH~!" The two startedughing in sync.


    Theirughter echoed throughout the king''s castle and sent shivers to everyone who heard the two men''sughter.


    "Very Well, Very Well!" d pped his hands.


    "As expected of someone with The Blood of the Night King! You didn''t disappoint me!" The king suddenly rose from His throne.


    He took a deep breath, and suddenly he spoke in a voice that echoed throughout Nightingale.


    "With my authority as king of all vampires, I, d Tepes, hereby dere."


    "That voice…" The first prince, Theo.


    "Father?" The first princess, Lilith.


    "He seems to be making an announcement," Elizabeth said. "How long has it been since he''sst done this?"


    "Thousands of years," Lilith replied.


    "The birth of a new Vampire Count!"


    "...Huh?" That was the reaction of all princes and princesses.


    "As of today, the fifth pir of vampire society responsible for exploring and discovering newnds is assigned to n Alucard."


    "n Alucard? Who was the idiot who wrote our names backwards and created a n?" The second prince, Lucas,ined.


    "But importantly, a new Count has just been born, that hasn''t happened for thousands of years…" Lilith said.


    "The leader of n Alucard is the new disciple of Scathach Scarlett, who recently won an arena game, Victor Walker!"


    "... THAT MAN AGAIN!" Lucas, Saul, and Adam yelled angrily, and they felt that man was born to provoke them.


    Elizabeth just dropped to her knees on the ground and looked up at the sky as if life had no meaning, "Isn''t that too ridiculous? A 21-year-old vampire bing a Count?"


    "…Eh? He''s only 21 years old!? Why is he so strong!?" Saul and Adam shouted in unison.


    "Has my dad finally gone crazy? Is he smoking something illegal?" She couldn''t ept the reality in front of her.


    "The youngest vampire ever to receive the title of vampire count…" Lilith muttered, and slowly her smile began to grow.


    "As per tradition said, Victor, the new Count, has abandoned the Walker name, and assumed the name Alucard."


    "Wait... He''s be a Vampire Count, that means he can be challenged, and if he loses that title..." Theo''s eyes were gleaming with a shrewd look as a n began to form in his head.


    "My citizens, hail the new Count Vampire, the new pir of vampire society, Victor Alucard."


    "Ugh, thatst name doesn''t match, what''s on this man''s mind?" Saul spoke, irritated.


    "If you think about it, our names don''t match either…" Elizabeth muttered.


    Suddenly the king''s voice died down…


    "Father…" Ophis had her eyes glowing blood red.


    Realizing that the announcement had ended, the first prince, Theo, was about to turn and leave.


    "My children, I call you." Suddenly all the children heard the king''s voice in their heads.


    "Yes, Father." They all spoke, except for the first prince, Theo.


    "...Yes, Father." Then he spoke when he realized he couldn''t leave now. ''With the appearance of a new n with the title of Count, the political power game will change. I need to move fast.''


    ...


    After Victor signed the ck parchment, he looked at d.


    "You''re bad at speeches."


    "Shut up, I haven''t done this for millennia."


    "It doesn''t change the fact that you''re bad at it."


    "Ugh..."


    "But... Responsible for exploring and discovering newnds, huh?"


    "That is a job that suits you perfectly, does it not?"


    "You''re not wrong." Victor disyed a big smile.


    "Congrattions on bing a Count, Victor." Scathach spoke with a small smile.


    Victor looked at Scathach and shed a small smile, "Am I in the same social status as you now, master?"


    "Yes, so you don''t need to call me master anymore." She didn''t look sad to be speaking those words.


    "Oh?" Victor took Scathach''s hand. He held her hand like a couple would hold each other''s hand.


    "..." Scathach looked at her hand, and for some reason, felt quite warm inside.


    "What should I call you now?"


    "Scathach... Just Scathach..." Her voice was surprisingly very low.


    "Okay, Scathach."


    "!!!" Scathach felt that the way Victor called her name now was quite different from how he called her in the past.


    She couldn''t help but smile happily and squeeze Victor''s hand a little tighter.


    "…" The king looked at this scene and thought, ''Isn''t that boy very proficient at this? Wasn''t he the boy who was confused a few moments ago? He looks like a natural yboy now... Who taught him?''


    "We finished? I need to go home... That ce must be in chaos now..." Victor said, and he wasn''t wrong, and his wives were freaking out now.


    "Yes, we are done. Even though you''ve risen and be a Count, you still have no territory. And since there is no avable territory..."


    "I''m supposed to explore and make my own territory, huh?" Victorughed.


    "Well, that is your job as a Vampire Count."


    Victor remembered that the king''s territory was very far from the maind and that his friend''s n was the most distant territory from the royal capital; ''I must visit Eleonor''s territory in the future. Luckily, I already have an invite from her... But first, I''m going home, and this time. Nobody will stop me!''


    Victor felt strange, since, every time he decided to return home, something always urred...


    "Return home, and enjoy your free time. Soon, I will have my subordinate deliver all the necessary things that make you a Vampire Count."


    "Yes, I will. I''ll see you soon, d."


    "Come on, Scathach."


    "Yes..." For some reason, Scathach''s voice was lower than normal.


    Soon the two disappear.


    "d, huh? It has been a long time since someone called me as if I were a friend." He looked quite mncholy for a few seconds.


    "Master?"


    "Is nothing." Soon d''s expression turned grim.


    Suddenly, he heard his children''s footsteps.


    Seeing all his children except his youngest daughter, his face trembled a little.


    "Alexios, go get Ophis."


    "Yes, Master." Alexios snaps his finger, and soon a small portal appeared in front of him, and he entered.


    Looking at his children, especially his sons, he said:


    "Disappointing."


    "…" Their father''s voice sent a shiver down their spine.


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