Right now, I am standing in front of Old Man Duke, Jill, Zamira, Stella, Zagrath, and Grandma.
"So well... This is your residence," Old man Duke says as he presents a very large building to me which looks like a mini-castle.
Entering inside the building, there's a very wide courtyard that can be used as a training field since a training room would literally get destroyed.
Apart from this very large courtyard, there are several other interesting spaces such as a small throne room, meditating room, guest houses, and many others. There is even a game room equipped with different types of gaming capsules.
"So... This is basically a castle inside another castle huh," I mutter as I take in every detail of my residence.
"Yes! Do you like it? I moved the inhabitants of a small village to another region and compensated them with a lot of money. Then I started building your residence on the land then added it to the royal castle. It's magnificent, isn't it?" Old man Duke asks, proud of what he did.
"I like it. I am just amazed that it took such a small amount of time. Was it not two or three days ago I requested a residence of my own?" I ask, still perplexed.
"Hehe, it was three days ago. It took a day to move the inhabitants of that small village, the second day, I completed the building, and the third day was for furnishing the buildings. Don't underestimate the powers of a king. Besides, it was this fast because a lot of vampires and sub-species are now incorporating ability crystals. It's now widely accepted," Old Man Duke explains.
"I see... I appreciate your efforts and vigor. But... Grandpa, don't you think this is a bit too much?" I ask again, still looking at the vast buildings with disbelief.
It's about half of the main royal castle.
"Hoho, Y-You just called me Grandpa. I am so emotional right now," Old man Duke mutters, looking at me weirdly as if he hit a jackpot.
Sigh... Such a sly old man.
"D-Duke... How could you say such things? And Jill... Do you think I merely used Sid's death as an excuse to leave? Do you know the pain of losing a child?" Grandma questions, a drop of tears falling from her eyes.
Sigh... I can't believe I got caught in another drama. Guess I have to butt in after all.
Suddenly, in a flash, Jill hugs Grandma.
"Mom, I am sorry for saying those words. I am just pained about the fact that you left without a good reason. Losing one child doesn't mean you should abandon the rest," Jill apologizes, hugging her mother tightly.
After a while, they separate from each other.
"Fine, I will tell you all the truth. The reason for leaving is because I wish to get stronger. I wanted to make something catastrophic that would devastate the whole of humanity and make them pay for what they did," Grandma explains, clenching her fists.
Wait, is this... I heard from Jill once that Grandma is a scientist, but she gave up her career after marrying old man Duke. If that's the case... what the fucking hell is she cooking all this while.
"So.... Mom, you left home to prepare a revenge against humanity?" Jill asks, shocked. Even old man Duke also looks shocked.
"Yes, I created a lab in a far location on this planet, a thousand feet below. The truth is that I have always checked up on you guys secretly. I have a lot of spies working for me. One of my spies is one of Duke's mistresses," Grandma explains, looking at Old man Duke with a serious expression before averting her gaze away from him.
Having been caught red-handed by Grandma, old man Duke lets out a sigh.
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