Chapter 171 - Zoë Nightshade

Mordred left the room and headed for the entrance to the house, where this person Drako had warned of was waiting.

Mordred did not need Drako's warning to notice this person. It was an aura she had sensed before, or at least it was very similar.

It was the aura of Thalia Grace, the girl who had accompanied them into the forest.

No, it wasn't Thalia. This person had an even more powerful aura than the young Huntress.

Mordred opened the door, and found herself with proud, cold, dark-brown eyes.

In front of Mordred appeared a tall beauty, taller than her at least (remember that Mordred is less than 160cm tall), with coppery skin. She had an elegant posture, and there was no doubt that she was wonderfully beautiful.

She was wearing the same clothes as Thalia, so Mordred connected two and two and figured that the two must be allies in some way. That is, she was one of Artemis' hunters.

"Who are you?"

Just because she was Thalia's ally didn't mean Mordred was going to let his guard down around a powerful person. Especially when she hadn't confirmed this person's identity.

With her silver tiara and her haughty expression, the girl looked like royalty. Mordred was also part of a royal family, but she did not exude this unique aura of the highest nobility.

"My name is Zoë Nightshade, the lieutenant of Artemis. I am seeking the dragon Drako at the request of my goddess, may I speak with him?"

Mordred was silent for a few moments, when Zoë was beginning to feel uncomfortable. Was she being judged at this time?

Not really.

Mordred was having a mental communication right now, in which Drako was briefly detailing the important activity he is doing right now with Lavinia. This caused her cheeks to blush wildly, as Mo-chan was not prepared for this.

Zoë, on the other hand, did not know what to think. This girl had blushed as she stared at her, and had finally dodged her gaze. Was she one of those girls who liked girls over guys?

"All right, Drako has given you permission to enter. You're gonna have to wait a little while since he's... busy."

Zoë wondered what Drako was doing right now that was more important than receiving the right hand of the goddess Artemis. In the end, she said nothing and followed Mordred into the room.

Zoë analysed Mordred, and could not help but be surprised by how strong this girl seemed. She must have been the girl Thalia had reported, as the characteristics matched.

Strong, she was a strong woman. Zoé wasn't sure which one of them would win if a fight broke out between them. Perhaps she needed to make use of her "taboo" lineage to defeat Mordred.

Mordred and Zoë ended up in the first-floor living room, each sitting on a different couch. They were both silent, each thinking about something different.

Zoë was thinking of asking Mordred if she was a v.i.r.g.i.n, so she could offer her a chance to join Artemis Hunter's. Such a strong girl would make an excellent addition to the group, much better than a male dragon.

Seriously, what was Artemis thinking to invite Drako to join the group?

At that moment, Zoë went on alert when she sensed another powerful aura. This one was slightly less than Mordred's, but that didn't take away from the fact that the person emitting such an aura was powerful.

"It's time to eat, nyaaa!"

A girl in a thin nightgown came into the room as she was waking up. With her two cat ears and the four tails coming out of the nightie from behind, Zoë identified this girl as a Youkai.

This girl was probably close to the level of Sun Wukong himself. When had such a powerful Youkai ever appeared?

Kuroka's eyes were half-closed in sleep, but she opened them wide when she realised that Drako had not made the meal.

She ignored Zoë completely when she began using senjutsu to seek out Drako's presence, finding him successfully "playing" with Lavinia.

"That idiot... it's OK to have fun and s.e.x games with Lavinia, but you can't forget to make my food!"

Kuroka was genuinely angry, and it was not because Drako was having an intimate moment with Lavinia.

It was because he hadn't prepared the meal for Kuroka!

And she was hungry!

Zoë clenched her fists tightly and bit her lip when she heard Kuroka.

So Drako was having s.e.x while he made Artemis' lieutenant wait...

Meanwhile, watching from the corridor and well hidden, Shirone and Valerie observed the situation.

"I'm so sorry about Drako-nii-san, Kuroka-nee-sama is very scary when she gets angry."

Valerie nodded her head seriously. The expression Kuroka was making at this point was definitely scary.

But the vamp not only noticed Kuroka, but also Zoë. She wondered who this girl was who had invited herself to Drako's house, and who had requested that Mordred come out to meet her.

"What are you girls doing here?"

Shirone and Valerie were startled when they heard Drako's voice from behind them.

"D-Drako-nii-san!" Shirone waved with a certain nervousness.

Valerie only kept her eyes serious as she looked at Drako. It seemed they had been captured in this secret investigation.

"So you guys are hungry too, huh. Sorry, I haven't had time to cook since I've been busy with other things." Drako apologised to the girls.

Drako would never have thought the two girls were conducting a secret investigation... although it wasn't so secret anymore.

It had taken Drako so short a time to get upstairs as he had received a couple of mental cries from Kuroka. The surprise of the first scream had caused him to run straight away. Fortunately, Lavinia had climaxed at that very moment as well.

"We're home now."

The elevator opened, and three girls got out of it. They were none other than Natsume, Valina, and Akeno, who had arrived after studying at Grigori in the morning.

"Welcome," Drako welcomed them with a smile.

The girls smiled back at him.

"I'm sorry, girls. I didn't have time to cook today, so we're going to eat ramen. Is that OK?"

Drako would rather take his time preparing a good meal for everyone. However, that seemed impossible at the moment. Already Drako could see Kuroka kicking the floor in frustration and anger at not being able to eat, she was looking at Drako with swollen cheeks.

She was so cute.

Next to Drako, Valina's eyes lit up when she heard they were going to eat ramen. It had been a long time since they had eaten ramen at home, not to mention when she would sneak into the store and shop for herself.

Luckily Drako hadn't heard about their ramen-eating escapes, as strict as he was about everyone's diet Valina was going to get a good scolding if this got back to the dragon's ears.

Drako turned and looked at Lucifer's descendant.

"Hey, Valina. I need your help."

"Yes?"

Valina looked at Drako curiously.

"You are the ramen expert, why don't you prepare the food while I talk to a guest? I am sure that the ramen will taste much better if you are the one who prepares it."

Faced with Drako's expectation, she did not hesitate to respond.

"You sure know how to measure your words well, Drako Big Bro. No one doubts that what this White Dragon Empress does is the best of the best. Today's meal will live up to my great name."

Drako smiled at Valina's enthusiasm. When she activated that strange way of speaking it meant that she was excited and enthusiastic.

A powerful battle aura haunted Valina as she entered the kitchen. She completely ignored Zoë as she mumbled words that would scare more than one.

"Well, girls, I have some business to discuss with our guest. Why don't you go set the table for lunch?" Drako suggested.

That's when Natsume and Akeno, the only two with Valina who hadn't seen Zoë, realised there was a guest in the house.

"Yeah, why not?."

Natsume understood that Drako had something important to discuss with this woman, so she grabbed Akeno's hand and went after Valina.

The message was not just for the two of them, but for all the girls. Mordred and Kuroka seemed hesitant, but Drako convinced them by mental messages.

Once all the girls were gone, Drako was left alone with this woman he had never met.

Drako felt that her aura was similar to that of Thalia and Artemis, although it was closer to the latter. She lacked that divine aura that the demi-goddess and goddess had, but gave off a far more titanic one. She was definitely stronger than Thalia, and was quite close to Kuroka and Mordred.

Without hesitation, Drako used her Status Inspection.

[Status Inspection]

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[Zoé Nightshade]

Race: Nymph(Hesperide)/Huntress

HP: 3551/3551

MP: 2901

Strength: 1623??

Defense: 1459

Magic: 2135

Agility: 3123

Abilities:

[Zoolingualism]

[Battle Prowess]

[Animal Communication]

[Huntress Immortality]

[Archery]

[¿????]

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She was definitely stronger than Thalia Grace, and she could even put up a good fight with Mordred and Kuroka.

Until now, Drako had encountered people who had all their statistics hidden, but it was the first time he had seen someone who had only partially hidden them. That was why Drako did not dare estimate the true strength of the girl in front of him.

Drako sat down in front of Zoë and spoke politely to her.

"May I know the name of this beautiful lady?"

Zoë had already seen Drako once, but he hadn't seen her. Artemis' lieutenant had been left out of that meeting between Drako and the goddess. That's why Drako didn't recognise her.

"My name is Zoë, I am Artemis' lieutenant."

The girl showed up again.

Drako was not surprised to hear Zoë's identity, as it was obvious that such a powerful woman would have an important position within Artemis' group. He would have underestimated the goddess if Zoë was just one of the group, someone of no real importance.

"My name is Drako, although I guess you know that already. Well? What is Artemis' lieutenant doing here?"

"My goddess requires your presence. Tomorrow morning you will come with our group."

Drako raised an eyebrow unconsciously. This proposal was... quite interesting. Although he had barely had a conversation with Artemis, she did not seem to be the type to make such dominant "requests".

Drako was quick to grasp the situation, he would be utterly useless if he did not.

Zoë was a member of the Huntress group, and had a very high position in it. It would not be uncommon for her to have hostility towards men, who were most of the reason why quite a few Huntresses left the team over the years. She may have had her own personal problems with men.

Drako felt Zoë was watching him with an irritated look. It was obvious she was unhappy about having to invite him to join the group. She seemed to disagree with Artemis' decision, but had accepted it anyway. Coming here in person to inform Drako was a great show of loyalty to the goddess.

"All right, I'll go with you tomorrow."

Drako figured out why Artemis wanted to talk to him, so he didn't hesitate to agree.

Drako stood up from his seat and extended his hand to Zoë.

"Do you want to eat with us? We have ramen to eat."

"Hmph."

She slapped Drako's hand away and stood up on her own. Zoë went directly to the exit of the house, and only turned around when she had set foot out of the house.

"At eight o'clock in the morning I'll be waiting for you, I won't waste another minute of my time."

After leaving those words, she left the house. A few seconds later and Drako could no longer feel Zoë's presence.

"What a cold woman. That's what it takes to be a v.i.r.g.i.n for thousands of years, I guess."

Drako shrugged after closing the door. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a girl with blond hair walking down the hallway.

Lavinia had recovered from her previous intense activity.

"Yo, let's eat. Valina has made ramen."

Lavinia frowned when she heard that there was ramen to eat, but relaxed and smiled sweetly when she heard the second part.

"Va-chan cook? I have to make sure I eat at least two plates."

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