“Tenraku-Sama, are you… going to turn me into someone like Okaa-Sama and Queen-Sama?” Elmen finally spoke after a long silence while biting her lip.
She had fully understood everything now. Their Vampire race was dominated and controlled by the man before her, and her Okaa-Sama and Queen-Sama had been brainwashed and completely enslaved as his tools and slaves!
Brushing Elmen’s forehead, Tenraku shook his head as he spoke. “Elmen, you’re special. I quite like you and hope you can maintain your own will and personality. That’s why I had Akasha send you to me to stay by my side.”
“I’ve answered all your questions. Now it’s your turn to answer mine, Elmen.”
“I control your entire race, and I’ve turned your Okaa-Sama and Queen into my tools and slaves. So, will you choose to hate me and try to reclaim the freedom of the Vampire race from me, or will you continue to be loyal to me and serve me?”
“Though I hope you choose the latter, if you choose the former, I’ll respect your decision and let you leave. But the next time we meet, we’ll be enemies.”
Tenraku Spoke while staring into Elmen’s eyes.
Elmen’s body trembled when she heard this and she felt completely confused.
As a Vampire, Elmen felt she should hate Tenraku for taking control of their race and strive to resist and regain their freedom from his hands.
However, Elmen found that she couldn’t harbor any hatred toward the man before her. And even if she did hate and resist, with Okaa-Sama and Queen having already fallen and submitted to this man, what could a mere her do?
Now, Elmen was keenly aware of the man’s power before her. With her strength, she could never reclaim the freedom of her race!
With a wry smile, Elmen had already made her decision. “Tenraku-Sama, please treat our Vampire race kindly.”
Elmen spoke with a hint of pleading in her tone.
Since she couldn’t hate or resist, all she could do was submit together.
“I promise to grant you your request, Elmen.”
A smile crept up on his face, and then Tenraku leaned down to silence the girl’s lips.
Blushing slightly, Elmen responded, then closed her eyes.
Domineering and powerful, yet with his unique tenderness, perhaps it wasn’t such a bad thing after all for Tenraku-Sama to dominate their Vampire race…
“Elmen, from now on, follow me well and dedicate everything you have to me.”
“Yes, Tenraku-Sama…”
In the grand and magnificent palace, Tenraku, along with Elmen, Raynare, Walburga, Katerea, Akasha, and other Vampire elders, enjoyed breakfast. Dozens of beautiful Vampire maids served on both sides, occasionally bringing exquisite and delicious dishes to the table.
“Holy… Holy Lord-Sama, please enjoy.”
A soft and delicate voice sounded, and Tenraku turned his head to see a 7-8-year-old loli girl carrying a bowl of soup, trying to place it in front of Tenraku.
The little girl wore a black and white maid outfit, with beautiful silver short hair. Her face, still carrying a hint of baby fat, looked very cute.
Because of her height, the girl had to tiptoe to carefully place the soup on the table, and then she seemed to let out a small sigh of relief.
Tenraku suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. Then, a flash of insight came to him.
“Are you Chris?”
“Ah, yes, Holy Lord-sama.”
Seemingly surprised that Tenraku-Sama initiated a conversation with her, the girl hurriedly replied, flustered.
“Don’t be nervous. I’m not going to eat you.”
Surprised to see this little girl here, Tenraku chuckled.
Chris was a half-blooded Vampire from the Carmilla Faction who possessed a Sacred Gear. Tenraku had obtained his Sacred Gear, “Five-senses Manipulation,” from her. The last time he saw her, she was just a dirty little girl, looking very frail. But now, she had become an adorable loli maid.
After becoming believers of Tenraku, these half-breeds saw a significant rise in status within the vampire clan. While they couldn’t ascend to the ranks of power, they at least attained the status of common vampires, no longer subjected to being locked away in castles or disposed of at any moment.
However, even with this status, Chris probably wasn’t qualified to be present in the palace, even as a mere servant or handmaid. Since she was here, there was only one reason—
“Akasha, was it your arrangement?” Tenraku inquired, looking towards the Vampire Queen beside him.
“Yes, if the master dislikes her presence, I’ll have her disposed of,” Akasha responded without denial as if it were a trivial matter.
Upon hearing the Queen’s words, Chris paled, even though she was still quite young, she understood what “disposed of” meant, having witnessed it several times before.
“Don’t go frightening the child with talk of ‘disposing’ her,” Tenraku interjected while stroking Chris’s head gently.
Grudgingly, the Carmilla Queen nodded.
“Thanks to your Sacred Gear, Chris, it has been of some help to me. You shall serve as my personal maid for the next few days.” Tenraku reassured Chris with a gentle pat on her head as he spoke.
Chris’s Sacred Gear, “Five-senses Manipulation,” had indeed proven helpful to Tenraku, not only in rescuing Asia from Euclid previously but also in deriving immense pleasure from certain activities with Rias and the others, activities even more gratifying than some of the powerful Longinus weapons.
“I… I…” Chris hesitated, glancing at Carmilla Queen.
“The master’s orders are absolute, Chris. You are henceforth the master’s maid, and you shall not disobey any command,” Carmilla Queen stated plainly.
To this Vampire Queen, Chris was merely a disposable entity, brought to the palace for her own master’s fleeting interest, a tool used by Akasha to please the master, something she had done many times before.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Chris replied, unable to defy the Queen’s command, though she was extremely nervous. Despite her fear, she obediently stood by Tenraku’s side.
Tenraku couldn’t help but chuckle, stroking the girl’s head before resuming his breakfast. Whether it was him or Carmilla Queen, a casual remark could decide Chris’s fate, for they were the strong, and Chris was the weak.
In this world, the dominance of the strong over the weak was just the natural order of things, and Tenraku saw no issue with it.
To be continued…
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