Chapter 574
Chapter 574
574 The decision to become retainers of the Soul Hero
Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Sakura looked at Vincent with a faint smirk while trying to guess how resilient her jokester personality was for it to remain so deeply embedded in her soul.
‘Even after death and losing her memories, Kazumi didn’t lose her playful habits...’ The five Lionheart Girls thought.
Afterward, one after the other, Mimi was asked various questions.
Ester asked about her mother’s people.
Lupa asked about how many strong opponents are out in the world.
Iris asked about plants.
Lilith asked about some juicy romance stories.
Sakura asked about how demons are treated in different places.
Sofy asked what Mimi thought was the toughest yet flexible material for a whip.
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Question after the other, and without Vincent acting as their mediator by being their common interest, Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, Sakura, and Sofy were starting to accept Mimi instead of remaining wary of her.
Kazumi listened to their conversation while a thought couldn’t leave her mind. ‘I believe I am fit to become Mimi’s godmother.’ She was stuck on her train of thought.
The past Kazumi had driven Mimi’s father crazy. Thus, without her, Mimi’s overly attached mother would not have become too stressed to please Mimi’s father and join him. If both weren’t drunk because of Kazumi, there would be no Mimi.
Vincent later woke up. He opened his eyes, and he couldn’t believe how well the talkative and charismatic Mimi was already accepted. The five wives in front of him were smiling or showing friendly expressions. Sofy was also showing a friendly smile.
-Did Mimi already win everyone’s hearts? How long did I sleep for?-
[Look who decided to wake up, hehe. Did you forget you were the first one to have his heart, blood, and body conquered?]
-Me conquered? Nah. I only used her stamina share bite our whatever her technique was to conquer her.-
[Sure, sure. By the way, I think I am eligible to become Mimi’s godmother.]
“Godmother!” Vincent shouted, taking the seven women in front of him by surprise.
“Godmother?” They questioned. Some frowned or tilted their heads in confusion because they feared Vincent’s mind was broken.
-Quick! Explain!- Vincent urgently demanded.
[Well... this is how it went.]
“Hey, girls. Why is Vincent not responding? Vincent didn’t feel like a weak human, but did we break him?” Mimi questioned.
“It was Kazumi.” Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Sakura answered immediately. They knew Kazumi enough to confirm the word ‘godmother’ was one hundred percent her word and not Vincent’s
Mimi looked at Vincent. She examined his facial muscles’ movement, his eyes losing and regaining focus as if he was in deep thought. “Do they communicate telepathically?” She guessed.
“It is more similar to talking directly to the soul, which in turn it becomes a telepathic communication. Our Soulmancer friend helped me learn the distinction between the two.” Explained Lilith.
“I also asked her, and I guess that is why Vincent will not be able to hear her voice the moment he loses to his mysterious anger.” Added Ester.
“Loses to his anger? Is Vincent dangerous? If so, my father might try to kill him!” Mimi asked with a frown.
“K-k-kill! No! Vincent will not attack others as long as we body block him until he returns to normal.” Iris urgently said after thinking about Mimi’s old and powerful father trying to kill Vincent.
“Yeah. I will grab Vincent and hold him until he calms down.” Continued Sakura by announcing to give Vincent a bone-breaking bear hug.
“But won’t you be in danger?” Sofy asked worriedly.
“My mate loves us too much, hehe. He still protects us even when my mate isn’t my real mate.” Lupa smiled energetically after recalling the first time she was about to die. Overload Vincent became infuriated to see Lupa get hurt after being considered a part of his group.
“But it doesn’t make sense?” Both Sofy and Mimi questioned.
“Vincent doesn’t attack his retainers when he becomes angry enough to lose control. Even when his mysterious life-saving skill turns him into an unkillable wild monster, he protects those who share a soul connection with him.” Ester explained.
Mimi stood up and went to sit on Vincent’s lap, causing Vincent to stop talking with Kazumi and look at the seductive vampire, acting cute, showing she desired something from Vincent.
“Umm... what are you doing?” Asked Vincent while, in his view, were five wives looking to sit on him as well.
“Grabbing my man’s attention. Can’t I after filling me up.” Mimi licked her lips, “With good blood.”
Just before Vincent could respond, Sofy stood up and went to the side of his single-seat sofa. Sofy lowered to one knee and looked at him with a pair of passionate eyes, giving the impression that she didn’t want to lose to the newcomer.
“... you too?” Vincent looked at Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Sakura. “Compensation?” He asked with a nervous smile.
The Lionheart Girls nodded and turned a blind eye to Mimi’s erotic behavior. It made Vincent question why he had to wake up to such a troubling day today.
[Hehe. It is as we talked about.]
*Sigh* “Does it mean you two want to be my retainers? Do you two know a mark will appear on your bodes at a random location and that you two will need to hide it from the world?”
“I don’t mind as long as I can serve you. I also want to stop you with my body if you try to hurt the kids or the good residents of this mansion. They mean a lot to me.”
“Meh. I don’t care too much about going back to the vampire’s original world. Not to mention, my father is already disappointed in me. A matching mark with everyone here would be nice, hehe. I could feel like I belong somewhere at last.”
*Sigh* Vincent shook his head. “Sofy. You will lose your slave curse like what had happened to Ester. That means we will need a huge lie, such as Mimi gave you a scroll, and she doesn’t have any more for the kids.”
Sofy nodded with a determined gaze. “I heard from Ester what happened, so I sometimes commented how you could maybe one day free me. Also, I don’t want to see the kids having dangerous marks on their bodies. Living their lives like this is better than living a life of watching their backs.”
“I understand, Sofy, and I accept your resolve.” Vincent looked at Mimi and continued, “Your problem is different. Like you smelled Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Sakura’s level of blood mutation, your blood will also...”
*Sniff* “Yeah. Already got that covered, hehe. My blood already has the sweet scent of your blood. My father will surely discover I have changed.” Mimi tapped Vincent’s nose with her index finger and said, “Boop. Fifty years living with my father is enough to trick him with a believable lie, hehe.”
“Okay. I will start.” Vincent said before he, Sofy, and Mimi appeared in his Soul Domain.
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[Notice]
[Soul Retainer Bond (Blessed) has been chosen on the living beings named Sofy and Mimi.]
[-40sp has been used to start the test. 20sp remaining.]
[Checking compatibility...]
[Checking personality...]
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Vincent could now take a good look at Mimi while wearing adventurer-style clothes with colors resembling her dark hair. It gave the impression Mimi achieved what Vincent was trying to achieve with Lupa’s fur clothing.
Mimi’s eyes were grey, and it felt like looking at the moon. She was slightly shorter than him, while her chest was the largest out of the rest. They were on par or larger than Tula’s abundant chest. It made Vincent guess where the nutrients of the blood go.
The vampires and Ester’s ancestors lived in the same world. Because the vampires lived drinking their blood, the vampire skin became sun tolerant, had the same skin color, and had a similar permanent sunscreen.
If the vampires were originally afraid of the sun or not, not even Mimi knew.
While Ester’s hair was crimson ombre colored, starting from black and becoming fiery red the longer the hair was, making anyone see the black as dark red, Mimi’s hair was similar colored, but instead of red, it turned light gray.
While the test was underway, Kazumi approached Mimi and told her [Hey, Mimi. I am Kazumi, and because I am responsible for your birth, doesn’t that make me some kind of godmother?]
“But aren’t you already dead?” Mimi bluntly said. However, the corner of her lips was slightly curved. She was trying to win against the trickster that allowed her to be born.
[But... but...] Kazumi was so sure the awesome and beautiful curvy Kazumi was going to be accepted in a heartbeat, but the result wasn’t as she expected.
“I am messing with you, hehe.” Mimi hugged Kazumi and whispered, “If you didn’t make my parent’s mistake happen, it could have happened eventually, but that would mean the current connection between us would not exist. Right, g.o.d.m.o.t.h.e.r?”
[Hehe. Cupid Kazumi strikes again. ]
Kazumi giggled at the thought of being a cupid even when she was alive. Additionally, the thought of meeting the product of her successful work felt rewarding.
While Kazumi and Mimi were having a bonding moment, Vincent and Sofy chatted a bit further than them.
“I didn’t expect such a perverted vampire would enter from the window, undress, embrace you naked, and leave me in the dust.” Complained Sofy.
Sofy had spent months trying her best to get Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Sakura’s good side. When Sofy would pop the question, she hoped to say yes.
However, when Sofy watched an intruder get accepted, she couldn’t believe Vincent was the problem and not his wives. In the end, she copied the shameless Mimi, and Vincent accepted her resolve to live being hunted if discovered.