Williams returned to his bedroom.

After a day of storms that had raged all night turned into a drizzle that moistened the mountains, Williams looked at the "Ancestral Stone" on the table and put his hand on it.

Before the whining of Victor's ancestors poured into his ears, Williams asked him about Annan's identity.

Victor's ancestor thought that Annan was a fake, and Williams listened silently, and suddenly asked, "He said that you are the Magic Stone, a monster born from the shell of a vampire." ”

"He's farting! How dare this lowly blood slave slander me! Kill him! ”

"It can also wake up Lydia Ancestor......"

Ancestor Victor, who was cursing angrily, suddenly fell silent.

Williams had the answer in mind.

……

"Really?"

Princess Crimson will be skeptical.

"Of course not."

Getting the Bloodstone is more important than forming an alliance with the Morrells, so let Williams make a choice first.

"But Victor is also their ancestor......"

"Victor is just a rock, not necessarily real. But the real Lydia lies in the place of sleep. ”

In the evening of the next day, Annan received news that Williams's father, the patriarch of the Morrell family, who stood behind the prince, had rushed back from the front.

Annan was not sure if the news of the castle had reached the front. But I think there should be no reason for him to run back to the castle other than that.

Late that night, the contemporary patriarch of the Morrell family landed at the castle.

Williams took him to Annan and told him in detail about everything that had happened in the past three days, as well as Annan's offense against him...... Even if it was a misunderstanding, he hoped that his father would give this guy some color to see......

Following his father and pushing open the door to the lounge, a smug Williams bowed deeply as he watched his father walk towards the figure in front of the fireplace.

"Grandfather Oroda......"

It's not at all what Williams had in mind.

What made Williams' father look up to Annan so much was simple: "Do you remember me? You took me to Persona when I was young......"

Facing the expectation of the middle-aged blonde vampire, Annan shook his head: "I remember Persona, but I don't remember you......"

Williams's father was so undisguised in his disappointment that Annan wondered if it wasn't a temptation and that Oloda had really done such a thing.

Next, Annan gets a story from him that is diametrically opposed to what Oloda told.

"Don't hate Grandmother Lydia...... She loves you so much that she has never even been married. ”

Annan recalled that he had not seen the portraits of Prince Lydia and other men in the castle.

"Then why won't she give me my first hug? Let me die of old age in bed......"

"Because...... Possessiveness and selfishness. Williams's father told Annan for two reasons: "The first embrace will make all the first champion belong to the first champion, and the first champion only needs a thought to know what it is doing and kill it...... So Grandmother Lydia doesn't want to do that, but she doesn't want you to be picked up by other people......"

……

"So don't think about giving me a first hug anymore."

In Princess Crimson's bedroom, Annan recounted his meeting with the patriarch of the Morel family.

"Isn't that good?" Princess Crimson tilted her head.

"Of course not! After the first embrace, I will be controlled by you, and I will only listen to you......"

Annan kept her mouth shut, because Princess Crimson's interest grew.

"In short, this patriarch promised to give us the magic stone, and also promised to form an alliance with the Strett family."

Lucy next to her asked, "Will there be a trap?" ”

"Probably not, he really misses Oroda......" the patriarch's sincerity did not seem to be fake, "you make an alliance tomorrow, and then we will set off back to the Strett family to wake up your mother." ”

Princess Crimson's eyes were glued to Annan: "You helped me again, and what can I do for you......"

"As long as you don't give me the first hug again."

"Except for this one."

Annan, who had escaped, took the time to go back to Oroda's bedroom and told himself what the patriarch had told him...... No response.

It seems that Oroda has really dissipated.

It wasn't long before the old butler invited Annan to participate in the negotiations between the Morrell family and the Sterrett family.

……

There are four figures seated in the council chamber: Annan, Princess Crimson, Williams, and his father Alma.

Alma's expression was solemn: "Before forming an alliance, I want to confirm to you that Miss Lena is really the bloodline of the Morrell family?" ”

Annan did not dare to lie in front of the legend, although so far Alma had not released the momentum that belonged to the legend: "I'm not sure either...... But they must have the same blood in their veins. ”

"I see......"

Alma smiled a little,

Before forming an alliance, when talking about the internal situation of the two families, the topic inevitably talked about the rat-man war in the southern mountains.

Alma said the battle remained deadlocked. Night is home to vampires, who attack the rat tide from above, but during the day, the rat people push back.

Several peaks to the south have been turned into meat grinders, repeatedly tugged at by vampires and nezumi. But the situation is not in favor of vampires...... Because the main force of the Sturne-Ratmen has not yet entered the mountains.

The nezumi who are fighting against the three major families are only one-third the size of the Sturne clan...... Although the three major families did not do their best.

Annan pondered: "Your disadvantage is that you can't consolidate the results of the battle during the day...... Can I help you? ”

"Do you have a solution?"

Annan bowed his head lightly and opened the portal to the camp.

Lothy, who was training soldiers, rushed to the scene and stared at the vampires on the other side of the portal, eager to try: "Are we going to war with the vampires?" ”

"Ahem, let me introduce you, this is Alma, the legendary patriarch of the Morrell family." Annan put an accent on the word legend.

"Are we going to declare war on the Legend!" Rossi stared at Alma.

Damn, who agreed to make this idiot the commander of the corps!

Alma was not angry, but said appreciatively, "Your soldiers are loyal to you. ”

"I'd rather they be a little less loyal and a little more smart." Annan stared at Rossi unkindly, "The Morrell family is our friends and may be our allies in the future. ”

"Uh...... Okay, sir. Realizing that she was in trouble, Lossie lowered her head.

At this time, Alma spoke: "No offense, but these soldiers are ordinary people...... Can they really resist the nezumi that roam the mountains? ”

"It's just defensive warfare, it's what my soldiers do best." Annan said confidently.

After careful consideration, Alma rejected Annan's proposal. He thinks that "Oroda has managed to gain a place among men, and that his soldiers should not be allowed to be wiped out in the Serence Mountains because of their insignificant vanity." ”

The kind ones don't look like vampires.

This strengthened Annan's belief that, in addition to some unavoidable habits and curses born of blood, the same living environment would make different races have the same way of thinking.

(End of chapter)