I am 100% sure I know all of this better than you do."
Amaya declared.
Melia looked into Amaya's eyes and replied,
"Everything you just mentioned,
It is only true because all of the 'Branch Leaders' are your sisters, so, of course, you would know about them.
But that still doesn't make you fit to be the Vice Leader."
"I do have an advantage, yes, but just like me, my sisters know me and each other as well.
Why do you think they are not stepping forward to fight for this position?" Amaya questioned with a smile on her face.
"…"
Melia turned silent as she glanced at Amaya's sisters.
The women just smiled and stepped back, their answer was clear.
They weren't willing to go against Amaya, unlike Melia, they knew what kind of woman she was.
This woman managed to create the largest information group, when she was just a Mortal. She played around inside the Royal Palace like it was her backyard and managed to manipulate almost everyone into doing her bidding. Honestly, Amaya had proved herself countless times already.
Just like she was doing it right now,
"Of course, I am not saying you cannot challenge me,
There is a way for you to take my position.
Just convince the Branch Leaders that you are a better Vice Leader than me, and if you have the majority on your side,
I would step down."
"But all the Branch Leaders are your sisters, they would never agree to take my side." Melia narrowed her eyes.
This was completely unfair.
"If you don't even have the confidence to convince others to do what you want, then what makes you think you can be a good Vice Leader?
Having the ability to make others listen to you is one of the things a leader should know, Don't you think?"
Amaya smiled.
"…"
Melia didn't reply.
No, it was better to say she couldn't reply.
Whatever she thought, it seemed like Amaya had a perfect reply ready in her head. Plus, that small smile on her face as she waited for her response,
It felt strangely intimidating.
Melia glanced at Nux, Nux nodded at her with a gentle smile on his face, she then turned around and glanced at her father, mother, and uncle,
The three of them also had smiles on their faces,
"I only see a future invincible Clan in front of me," Orpheus commented.
"Heh, if that girl is the Vice Leader of the Clan, I can see that as well." Alaric spoke as he glanced at Amaya.
Amaya bowed her head.
Alaric then glanced at Nux and smiled,
"Boy, be grateful to Melia,
If she wasn't part of your clan,
I would have recruited your Vice Leader."
"She wouldn't have joined, Your Highness."
Nux's answer was simple.
"You think your clan can provide her things my Kingdom cannot?"
Alaric raised his eyebrow.
"That is correct."
"Oh? What is it?" Alaric questioned with a curious look on his face.
"Me."
Nux smiled as he grabbed Amaya from her waist and pulled her close to him.
The Amaya, who was standing strong in front of Melia, closed her eyes and melted in his arms.
Seeing that expression on her face, Alaric was taken back, Nux chuckled, and then, he introduced,
"Let me introduce, Your Highness,
This beautiful woman here is Amaya Leander, my, Nux Leander's, wife."
Then, Nux pointed at his other wives and one by one, he introduced the rest of them,
"All of them are your wives?"
Alaric was taken aback, even he only had 4 wives.
"Each one of them is better than the other."
Nux replied with a proud smile on his face.
"Heh, forming a clan with you and your wives as its member, what do you plan to name it,
Leander Harem?"
Alaric joked, but suddenly,
He noticed the atmosphere in the room changed.
Nux's wives glanced at him, and from their expression, it looked like they were actually considering it.
"N-No, we aren't naming it that, a-are we?" Melia stuttered.
Not getting the position of the Vice Leader, she could understand, but this…
No way.
She wasn't planning on joining any Leander Harem…
"Don't worry, we won't."
Nux chuckled.
"Anyways, I am sure all you got the answer to your question, Your Highness,
Now we await your decision."
Nux glanced at the Vampire King and spoke.
Alaric just smiled, then, he glanced at his sister and chuckled,
"Boy, you know, if I had the chance to recruit anyone in this room as the Vice Leader of my Kingdom, I wouldn't have recruited this girl."
Nux frowned.
He didn't know where this come from.
"You know why?"
"Because she is not a Vampire? Or maybe she is not experienced enough?"
"No, her Race, her Experience, all of that doesn't matter here, even if she excelled in everything, she would have still lost, her competition is just unfair."
"What do you mean?"
"Right now, the Bloodheart House is the Strongest Duke House in the Blood Kingdom, but did you know, 4000 years ago, it was the weakest."
This time, not only Nux and his wives, even Melia frowned in confusion.
Seeing their reaction, Alaric smiled,
"Do you know why?"
"Lady Ambrosia…"
Amaya finally realized.
"Just as I thought, you are a smart girl, human. You are correct." Alaric nodded.
"Ambrosia Sky, or well, now Ambrosia Bloodheart is the best Leader one could ever have, within just 500 years of joining the Bloodheart House, she turned everything around.
Her analytic skills, her adaptability, her Vision, her Decisiveness, her ability to get the work done,
Honestly, if it weren't for her requesting father many times and the fact that she truly loved Orpheus with all her heart, I would have never allowed her to leave.
Even now, when I face troubles and none of my Minsters are able to solve it, they suggest I seek her help, of course, it is a different matter that she rejects me most of the time and only helps when the problem is serious."
Alaric chuckled.
Alaric then glanced at Ambrosia and then continued,
"Just the fact that Ambrosia herself is a part of your plan and is willing to help you out is enough for me to give you all the permission you need."
"Then all this talk about Vice Leader…"
"Ah, that?
I was just bored and felt like I would get to see something interesting if I asked that. And see? I wasn't wrong." Alaric smiled as he glanced at Amaya.
And seeing that smile on his face,
Nux's face twitched in annoyance.
If only this bastard wasn't this strong…
He would have definitely punched that feminine face.
...
5 days later.
"So this is what the outside world looks like," Melia spoke as she looked around her with a curious look on her face.
"Hmm? You have never left the Blood Kingdom?"
Nux questioned with a surprised look on her face.
"I never had to." Melia's reply was simple.
For the Vampires, the Blood Kingdom was a Heaven made specifically for them, with conditions that suited them the most.
There, they didn't have to avoid the sun for half of the day, there was a huge supply of blood they could buy from the market, and since Vampires didn't exactly like other races, they didn't have the will to leave the Blood Kingdom.
Most Vampires never left the Blood Kingdom in their life.
The same was true for Melia, until now, of course.
"Children, don't forget, we are still in the Blood Continent, this Wilderness is dangerous, so stay alert.
Nux and you girls should know better, you have hunted in the wilderness for an entire year."
Nux and his wives nodded.
Honestly, they didn't face any major problems in the Wilderness because Nux was there with them, in the Outer Regions of the Wilderness, the Strongest Beast was only a 9 Star Beast, and those too, were only the weaker 9 Star Beasts who couldn't survive in the Wilderness.
So in front of Nux, who fought against someone like Melia without using the Devouring Mist, those Beasts didn't stand a chance.
Here, however, things were different. This was the Inner Region, even encountering a 12-Star Beast wasn't surprising here.
Of course, their force wasn't weak either.
With Ambrosia holding the command, they had many Vampires strong enough to make any force tremble in fear.
"So are you all ready?" Ambrosia questioned with a small smile on her face.
"Yes, Lady Ambrosia!"
All the Vampires who were hiding in the surrounding spoke in unison.
Ambrosia nodded and just as she was about to walk out, Nux stepped forward,
"Lady Ambrosia."
Ambrosia turned towards Nux.
Nux smiled and then, he bowed his head,
"I just wanted you to know that I am really grateful for your help."
"What do you mean, Nux? You called in your favor and I came to help, you do not have to be grateful for anything."
Ambrosia smiled.
"I have done my research in these last few days, Lady Ambrosia, you rarely offer your help to anyone, even if it is something only you can do, you wouldn't move unless you want you. The fact that you are willing to help us, it is not related to the favor at all, and I know it."
Ambrosia just chuckled, "You are thinking too much."
Nux scratched the back of his head and continued,
"I just wanted to show my gratitude,
Lady Ambrosia and all the Vampires from the Bloodheart House, are you willing to join my Party to complete our mission today?"
Nux questioned with a smile on his face.
The way he formed that question, Ambrosia found it strange, however, in the end, it didn't really matter.
"We are."
Ambrosia nodded with a smile on her face, the other Vampires hiding all around the place nodded their heads as well.
And just like that, Nux was greeted by a series of messages.
[Velidan Warlock has joined your party]
[Riana Wilson has joined your party]
…
…
[Ambrosia Bloodheart has joined your Party]
Seeing these messages, Nux smiled.
Ambrosia, who was keeping an eye on Nux's expressions caught that change before Nux could hide it. She found it a little suspicious, to the point she was even tempted to use [Charm] on Nux to make sure if he had any plans in his mind, however, then, her eyes fell on Melia and she controlled herself.
"Well then, Nux.
Let's hope this won't be our last cooperation."
Ambrosia looked into Nux's eyes and commented.
Nux nodded with a wry smile on his face, knowing full well what she was thinking and implying.
Dealing with Divine Stage Experts really was tiring.
"Alright everyone, you know what to do,
Disperse."
In the end, Ambrosia took command of the operation.
The 'plan' that she came up with was already distributed amongst everyone, all the Vampires moved, Nux and his wives did the same, and once Ambrosia was the only one left,
She looked in a certain direction and started walking with a casual smile on her face.
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