Chapter 12
In the living room ~
A white soft sofa and a luxurious table were placed in the middle. Storage and cabinets were placed beside the walls, along with a great number of smaller furniture and decorations, every single piece of which was glittering with their s.h.i.+ning textures.
In the bathroom ~
The bathroom was large but only a few details were added to it. Almost only a few showers, a large gold plated mirror, and a bathtub were the only things that were placed inside.
In the kitchen ~
Everything that was in the kitchen before s.h.i.+ro had bought the mansion was taken, and so now, s.h.i.+ro had replaced all of them and added a few more tools and utensils.
In the hallways ~
The empty hallways before were now filled with short pillars with small statues on top of them.
The Master's Bedroom and Guest rooms were now also filled with furniture and decorations.
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Surely, Alya and Stella had taken their first task very seriously.
[Good work... It turned out more than I expected...] still sitting at the sofa in the middle of the living room, s.h.i.+ro voiced his praise.
Seeing the now newly decorated rooms, s.h.i.+ro was only able to praise the two of them. He was completely amazed by how great their sense of fas.h.i.+on in decorating rooms was.
[[Un.]] Hearing s.h.i.+ro's praise, the two Vampire Brides bowed at the same time, still with their expressionless faces.
[Please, give us more tasks so that we can serve you more.] (Stella)
[Please, give us orders without minding us.] (Alya)
[Of course.] s.h.i.+ro answered with a very calm expression on his face.
Of course, if the people who told him those words were not his summons, he would startle and will not be able to properly answer. But for s.h.i.+ro, his summons were his properties; he would not hesitate to order them around as he was the one who had created them in the first place. Added, there was a feeling inside s.h.i.+ro that made him feel very close with Alya and Stella; as if they had lived with each other for many years already.
(If only I have some maid outfits in my inventory... Everything would be perfect.) with that thought inside his head, he sipped at the coffee one of the two Vampire Brides had made.
It was the very first time he had drink coffee in his house with someone actually accompanying him. Since s.h.i.+ro left his parent's house, he had always lived alone by himself. The existence of Alya and Stella beside him had somehow filled his chest with warmth.
[But for now, give yourselves some rest. I'm planning to go outside.]
[[!!!]] Hearing those words, the ears of the two Vampire Brides instantly stood up.
[[We can't do that, our lord! If you want to go outside, please let us accompany you!]] with a shout, Alya and Stella protested at s.h.i.+ro.
[No, you two are still not completely resistant to the sun, right? Once you go outside, not only your strength will drop in half, but your health also will. It would be very dangerous.]
The level of the two Vampire Brides beside him are both only level-40, knowing that the highest level of the people outside was 76, s.h.i.+ro thought that it would be very dangerous for his two Vampire Brides to go outside since their stats will also be decreased by half in daylight. With their stats halved, even a level 30 warrior would be able to dominate them in battle. Also, his two very attractive Vampire Brides will easily attract the attention of people, especially men. He would not be surprised if the scene he saw yesterday might also happen to his Vampire Brides.
[[Bu-But...]]
[As I said, it's dangerous.] s.h.i.+ro said, unfaltering.
Hearing the unchanging answer of their master, they dropped their shoulders in defeat. But still, the two of them gripped one of their fists hard
[Our lord, it doesn't matter if we die, if we're able to service you, then we wouldn't mind dying.] (Stella)
[Un, we can become your s.h.i.+eld if an unexpected event happens!] (Alya)
[[So please! Let us accompany you!]]
The two of them voiced with worried and unwavering expressions on their faces.
[...]
Seeing the change on their expressionless faces, s.h.i.+ro thought that they must be really serious.
(Haah... I know that the two of them are very loyal... But I did not expect them to go that far...)
Offering their lives for the a.s.surance of his safety made his unfaltering self reconsider.
[Haah... Fine. But I will only take one of you, the other will wait here for any visitors. You two will decide who will accompany me.] he said with a sigh.
***
s.h.i.+ro and Stella were now in front of the mansion's gate.
After Ayla and Stella did a rock-paper-scissors battle to decide who will accompany s.h.i.+ro, Stella won with only a point higher. And so, Stella is now accompanying s.h.i.+ro while Ayla was left inside the mansion.
[Summon: Giant Earth Moles!] shouting those words, the ground below s.h.i.+ro shone. Then, after a few seconds, giant moles appeared from the ground, making huge holes in the process.
[Protect Ayla and the mansion. Apprehend only those with bad intentions.]
Hearing their task, the giant moles all nodded and buried themselves again to the ground, covering the holes they have left earlier perfectly as if the holes never existed in the first place.
Giant Earth Moles - they were level 70 mid-tier summons that can help the summoner apprehend stronger enemies. They are also able to bury enemies with stats and levels lower than them in the ground. s.h.i.+ro did not like the idea of summoning them because of their appearance, but because almost all of his undead have their stats lowered in daylight, he settled in summoning them.
[My lord, we're undeserving of your concerns, you did not need to worry about Ayla's safety.] Stella voiced, still with her unchanging expression.
[Hmm? You two are my first summons, you know? In a way, you two are important to me.] s.h.i.+ro turned his head to Stella and said with a smile on his face.
[I-Is that so? I-If that is what you say, my lord.] Stella replied, fidgeting and with a blush on her face.
[That's right. It would be troublesome if Ayla disappears. You two are a pair.]
For s.h.i.+ro, it was hard to see Stella and Ayla being separated from each other. Since last night they had stuck with each other as if they were one person inside two bodies, because of this, s.h.i.+ro had started to think of them as a single individual.
[Un...] Stella nodded, still with a pink face.
(Isn't it unusual for them to blush...? Aren't they undead...?) - s.h.i.+ro thought as he saw the blush on Stella's face.
(Still, I'm starting to understand the two of them...)
After spending a little time with his two Vampire Brides, s.h.i.+ro was somehow able to understand their behaviours and att.i.tudes. s.h.i.+ro thought that maybe because of their undead state, they're not able to properly express the emotions on their faces, but he realized that they were still able to show it if their emotions are strong enough that it will appear on their faces.
Getting them to show the emotions on their faces somehow became a pleasurable task for s.h.i.+ro.
Having these thoughts inside his head, s.h.i.+ro unconsciously smiled and put a hand on top of Stella's head, patting it.
[M-My lord!] Stella shouted, panicking.
But ignoring Stella's shout and actions, s.h.i.+ro continued to caress her head with a smile.
Stella's head turned red and her body started fidgeting. Her current state was far from her usual calm expressionless self.
(They're like a relative's kid you haven't seen in a long time.) s.h.i.+ro thought.
His previous thoughts about his NPCs not having wills of their own was shattered after just a day of spending together with them.
After a moment, s.h.i.+ro finally removed his hand, and Stella was also finally able to calm down.
s.h.i.+ro then put his hand inside his robe, taking out a single straw-hat and then putting it on top of Stella's head.
[Yos.h.!.+] with a feeling of satisfaction, s.h.i.+ro shouted.
[My lord...?] Stella held the edge of the hat and muttered the word with a confuse look on her face.
Stella's usually expressionless face was now showing waves of different expressions because of the extreme emotions that s.h.i.+ro had caused to swell up inside her.
[Stella, do you know where we're going?]
[My lord...? I do not know... You've yet to tell me, my lord.]
[Stella, We're going on a date!] s.h.i.+ro shouted with enthusiasm showing on his face.
[De-Deto!?] Stella shoutingly repeated the word with a perplex expression on her blus.h.i.+ng face.
(That's right, I haven't been able to go outside on a date before... A pretty girl like Stella would be the perfect partner!)
While s.h.i.+ro's actual plan was to go by himself to learn more about this current world, now that he has a pretty girl going together with him, s.h.i.+ro thought that he might as well call it a date for self-satisfaction
[My-My lord!? That would be unfair to Ayla!] Stella shouted with worry.
[Don't worry, I will take Ayla with me another time.] s.h.i.+ro said as if he was trying to rea.s.sure Stella.
[For now, I want you to change the way you addresses me. Hmm... How about Vlad-sama?]
The reason why s.h.i.+ro wanted them to change the way they addressess him was because "My lord" and "Our lord" sounded very distant to s.h.i.+ro.
s.h.i.+ro chose "Vlad-sama" because he knows that they won't accept calling him just by his name, even if for s.h.i.+ro and the Vampire Brides, they were close enough to be called family. Stella and Ayla just won't be able to address him without any honorifics, and so, he gave the order for Stella, and soon, Ayla, to call him Vlad-sama. That way, she will be able to call him by his name, but with honorifics.
[M-My lo... VVlad-sama...?] Stella stuttered, as she was not yet used in calling her master that way.
[Un, that's better.] s.h.i.+ro nodded in satisfaction.
[Then, let's go?] s.h.i.+ro turned around and said.
[U-Un! M-My Lo... Vlad-sama!]
And with her trying to p.r.o.nounce the name with a stutter, she followed the back of her master.