After some lengthy discussion with the Vampire lord, it was finally over. Kai and the two Mythical girls left the nightclub while being escorted by the same vampire that guided them earlier.

Grigori let out a long sigh as he watched Kai walk away from his base through a small window.

"The Boogeymen, huh?" He muttered to himself. "The immortal demon that put the world in chaos 10 years ago and killed a few masters. I believe it will come back stronger than ever after a while, but I don't know if it's just a mere 10 years."

With his hands behind his back, he turned around and walked out of the room. There, one of his wives, Diana, had been waiting for him.

"Dear, was it done?" She asked worriedly, closing into the Vampire lord and hugging his arm.

Grigori looked at his wife with loving eyes as he nodded, "Yes. It's over. Let's go to the third floor. I am a bit tired."

Diana nodded. She followed Grigori's lead and walked back to the third floor, which served as their temporary house.

When he arrived, his other wife and daughter were already there, sitting on a couch in the living room and welcoming him. His daughter was still sulking a little bit, ignoring him and playing with her phone.

Looking at her, Grigori couldn't help but furrow his brows and approach her. He had already had enough with his daughter. How could a daughter of a Vampire lord show such behavior in front of his guest?

"Liliana, get up." He ordered with a commanding tone.

His daughter only looked at him for a second and asked, "What?" before turning back to her phone.

It made him angry, and his veins popped up on his temple. He snatched the phone from his daughter's hand and slammed it against the ground.

Bam!

Due to the force applied, the phone was destroyed and shattered, turning into bits that scattered around the floor.

Liana and Diana just watched from the side as they clutched their hands. They knew that they should leave their husband alone. Even if they were his wives, the last decision was in his hands.

And they knew Grigori had a lot in mind after his negotiation with the Ruler, and he must've done this for a reason. Because the Vampire lord they knew had never got angry at his daughter like now.

"Hey!" Liliana shouted at Grigori with a mad expression. "What did you just do?!"

"Talking to you, useless brat!" The Vampire lord bellowed. "You useless piece of shit! I didn't raise you to be such a lazy ass that hangs around with her phone at any time! Get yourself together and get up!"

"Why did you care?! No, when did you ever care about me?!" The girl shouted back at him. "You always worked and worked and drank blood! Tell me, when did you ever care about me?!"

"If I didn't care about you, then I would let you be burned by the damn sun!" Grigori oppressed Liliana with his Spirit Power, shutting her up.

"Listen here, Lili." He let out a sigh to calm himself down. Then, with a more gentle tone, he continued. "I am the Vampire lord, and you're my successor. You have the duty to learn what I do, and you will do it in the future. It is our duty to protect our territory and subordinates. So.."

He narrowed his eyes, approaching the frozen Liliana. "Get your ass up and go to the Ruler. Follow him and his command. Suck up to him and help him to find the Boogeymen. Let him defeat it and return here, got it? This is a matter involving our safety, and I can only trust you in this job."

Liliana's eyes widened as she tried to move from her father's binding. However, she couldn't. She was way too weak to free herself from the oppression.

She could only gaze at his father's eyes with a rebellious gaze.

'Why should I do that!' She screamed in her mind.

Serving another person? That was the last thing she ever wanted to do. The person that she met earlier looked rather weak for someone with the grandiose title of Ruler. And her father asked her to serve him? To follow his command and suck up to him?historical

'I refuse to do that!'

However, Grigori had already expected that. So he put his hand on top of Liliana's head.

"If you don't do it, I guess I will send you to French. I bet Vlad will be glad to have you as his 14th wife. I will also get a new connection that I can use, thanks to that. Kukukuku."

Grigori let out an evil chuckle as he pulled back, turning around and releasing his oppression.

"No!"

Liliana, who was freed, shouted loudly at her father with quivering lips.

"Not to that geezer!"

The thought of her being the 14th wife of the old vampire was really revolting. Her body trembled just thinking about it, and she weighed her option.

Either following the Ruler, a handsome young man with an authority that even her father couldn't ignore or being the 14th wife of an old vampire. The option seemed unfair, but she knew this would arrive one day due to her position as the Vampire lord's daughter.

"I will do it. I will follow the Ruler and suck up to him.

Grigori turned around to her once again with a satisfied smile. "Good." He leaned forward and patted his daughter's head lovingly. "That's my daughter."

'Your daughter, my ass.' Liliana thought in her mind, gritting her teeth frustratingly. 'Just wait. One day, I will take over the Vampire lord's seat and make you regret it!'

***

After Kai and his group returned to their room in the hotel, Kai threw himself on the bed without even changing his suit and muttered, "So we got the deal."

"Indeed, we have the deal," Amber replied to him, sitting on the edge of the bed and looking over his shoulder at Kai with a smile.

Ibaraki nodded. The Oni girl sat on the chair across from Amber.

The negotiation with the Vampire lord was a success. The man had promised Kai to lend his manpower to find the Boogeymen. However, Grigori also had a condition to lend his manpower.

"Still, I never thought that the condition is for his daughter to follow us." Amber continued, and a rather playful smile appeared on her face. "That man is really shrewd, isn't he? As expected from the Vampire lord."

"Indeed." Kai nodded, raising his body. By adding that condition, he understood what the Vampire lord was trying to do. "He wanted to sacrifice his daughter to me. To make a connection with the Ruler."

"That's indeed what he's trying to do." Amber agreed with Kai's guess. She had also thought of that. "Still, what will you do? You can tie her with the contract, you know?"

"I won't do it, Amber." He replied, looking at Amber and Ibaraki. "At least not now. I know my limit. My body is still not used to Ibaraki's new power yet. If I add another kind of power, then I won't ever be able to master how to use Ibaraki's Spirit Power."

"Master.." Ibaraki muttered, smiling softly. "I will help you train if you ask me to. I-I can also help you replenish your Spirit Power." Her face blushed red after she said that."

"Thank you." Kai also understood what she meant, and it made him happy.

"We can think about that tomorrow. For now, though." He let his back fall to the bed once again and closed his eyes.

The negotiation with someone of the Vampire lord's caliber made him a bit nervous and tired. He was really different from the Oni Chief, which was rather easygoing.

'I've already contacted him too, so..'

"Just let me sleep. Good night, Amber, Ibaraki."

"Good night, Kai."

"H-Have a sweet dream, Master."

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