"This technique makes no sense," Vergil said as he looked at his hands, every mont pulling him further back into the reality he was connected to.
"You're overthinking how to perform this slash, don't you think?" Sapphire said, sitting cross-legged in a sexy tone, as if she were trying to tempt him.
"Easy for you to say, switch bodies with and try it in my place!" Vergil responded, trying not to look at the eye-catching tights and short skirt she was wearing.
'Damn primordial demon woman!' he roared internally.
"Co on, explain it again!" he demanded.
Explain... Right, he was training sothing. Sothing that... well, didn't exist in this world yet.
But before... we need to go back a few hours...
"HAHAHAHAHAHA JUST AS I PREDICTED! HAHAHAHAHA!" Sapphire burst into the room with wild energy, her robes billowing behind her as the red glow of the magic circle faded.
"Sapphire..." Vergil muttered, rubbing his temple as if he could already feel the impending headache. "Why do you always do this?"
"Oh co on, little boy. I know you love ," Sapphire said with a smile, while Katharina and Roxanne pouted.
"He doesn't like you, fossil!" Roxanne shouted at her, and Katharina followed up, "Your place is in a museum!"
"Shut up, I'm not talking to you," Sapphire said, completely shifting her personality back to the Bloodthirsty Demon hidden behind the teasing smile.
"Co on, stop stalling and just say what you want to say, I'm out of patience," Vergil ordered, as if he had any power over Sapphire...
"Oh yes, it's true... Well, congratulations, you've just beco the first person to create a Demon Witch in all of history!" she said, clapping her hands, making the little girl hide behind Vergil's leg, trembling slightly.
"Stop scaring her," Vergil growled at Sapphire. "Oh, he's already got fatherly instincts. Makes sense," she said in a strange tone that made Vergil raise his eyebrows.
"Well, now let's get serious," Sapphire said, and the little girl flew over to Katharina and Roxanne, who just wanted a mont with their husband, but this woman!!
"YOU! CO HERE! YOU'RE MONOPOLIZING MY HUSBAND!" Katharina shouted—it was ti... even more so... Well, her Yandere side that had been under control just got destroyed, giving way to her crazier, more cruel version... A Crazy Yandere.
"CO HERE NOW! YOU AND ! I'LL KILL YOU, YOU DAMN UGLY WENCH! I'M TIRED OF YOU STEALING MY HUSBAND ALL THE TI!" Katharina yelled directly at her mother...
"Fufufufu, so cute," Sapphire responded, giving an extrely gentle smile. "Not sure who she takes after," she comnted.
"YOU! I'M JUST LIKE YOU! YOU OLD WHORE!!" Katharina scread...
The tension in the room skyrocketed.
Vergil stayed silent, simply watching, and put his hands on his head—the pain that followed was purely ntal, but it felt like two nuclear bombs had gone off.
The fights between Sapphire and Katharina were always theatrical. He still had a glimr of hope that one day it would all end well and they'd get along, but maybe a hundred thousand years from now they'd manage to do that. For now, though...
"You two really need to resolve this ridiculous competition. It's not leading anywhere. You're mother and daughter, for goodness' sake!" Roxanne said, trying to intervene, but Katharina...
"Shut up, Roxanne!" Katharina shouted, her gaze sharp as a pair of blades. "This woman keeps monopolizing my husband every ti he's trying to train or learn sothing! I can't take it anymore! He's my husband! Not hers!"
Sapphire, still with that mischievous smile on her face, stood up with unsettling calm.
"Well... if he becos my husband too... will you be quiet?" She cast a provocative glance at Katharina.
"W-W-w-w-what!!!!" she stuttered so much she almost collapsed, she was being... "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" she yelled, causing a small tremor in the mansion.
Vergil sighed deeply, his patience being tested once again.
"This is going too far..." Vergil muttered to himself, massaging his temples.
Katharina, her face red with both rage and embarrassnt, was about to lunge at Sapphire, but Roxanne quickly grabbed her arm with all the strength she could muster, trying to prevent the situation from escalating even further.
"Calm down, Katharina!" Roxanne urged, holding her friend's arms tightly. "She's just trying to provoke you, you know that!"
"Provoke ?" Katharina shouted, struggling to break free from Roxanne's grip, which now felt unnaturally strong. "She's literally trying to steal my husband! And she's my mother! How can she even do this?!"
Sapphire, on the other hand, seed to be thoroughly enjoying the chaos she had created. Her eyes glead with mischief as she looked at her daughter.
"I'm not stealing anything, sweetheart. I'm just suggesting... sharing." She smirked, knowing exactly what that would do to Katharina's already fragile state of mind.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!" Katharina roared, finally breaking free from Roxanne's grip and charging at Sapphire like a furious storm.
Vergil, who had grown tired of the constant bickering, raised a hand, creating another energy barrier between Katharina and Sapphire. "Enough! I told you, I don't have ti for this right now."
"She started it!" Katharina protested, pointing an accusatory finger at her mother.
Sapphire simply laughed, raising her hands in a mock display of innocence. "You really need to learn how to relax, my dear."
"I will
never
relax while you're around, you... you..." Katharina was nearly speechless with anger.
"I know, I know. I'm terrible," Sapphire sighed dramatically, pretending to be remorseful. "But what can I say? It's not my fault I'm irresistible, even to your husband."
That was enough to send Katharina over the edge again. "YOU ARE
NOT
IRRESISTIBLE! HE WOULD NEVER WANT YOU!"
Vergil, sensing the tension about to explode once more, took a deep breath and stepped forward. "Katharina, Sapphire, that's enough. Now."
"She started—" "Quiet," Vergil scolded Katharina. "That's right, put her in her place—" "You too, shut your damn mouth," he snapped at Sapphire.
"Now, I still need to get stronger to save Ada, so either help , or stop getting in my way." His voice was filled with such intensity that even Sapphire backed off for a mont.
'!!!' Everyone stared at her, surprised—was Sapphire... embarrassed?
"Who is Alice?" Viviane, who had been silent since Sapphire arrived, finally spoke up, her voice calm but curious.
"She doesn't have a na, so she'll be Alice," Vergil explained, pointing to the little girl hiding behind Viviane's legs, trembling. "I'm not going to keep calling her the corrupted witch. Any other questions?"
Viviane blinked in surprise. "Q-question? N-no, who would question you, sir? Of course her na is Alice! Who here would dare question the boss? You lot are way too curious!" she snapped, glaring at Katharina and Roxanne, who took a step back.
"Poor thing... she's lost it," Roxanne whispered to Katharina, who nodded in agreent. "Well, that's one less woman after my husband. He doesn't like crazy won."
"Ahh... shut up. You, go do sothing!" Vergil ordered, pointing at his wives. "Roxanne and Katharina, go give Alice a bath. And you, you brat, go buy so dresses and clothes for her!" he snapped at Viviane, who just stared at him.
"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?! MOVE IT!" he shouted, and Viviane instantly snapped to attention like a soldier.
"S-S-S-S-SIR, YES SIR!" she stamred, darting out of the room like a missile, disappearing into the world outside.
"And now, you." Vergil said, turning toward Sapphire. "What the hell is your problem?" he asked, visibly irritated.
"Huh?" She smiled, her tone teasing. "I don't know what you an, my dear son-in-law," she replied with a light laugh, her fingers toying with her lips seductively.
"What's this? That predatory look... you're making blush, you know?" she added, trying to provoke him.
"Cut the crap. What's your plan?" he asked sharply, refusing to let her steer the conversation her way.
"Plan? There is no plan." Sapphire laughed. "I'm just playing with so delicious prey," she whispered.
"Sure, just playing, huh? And what about that 'what if he's my husband too' comnt? That was just a joke?" he pressed.
"What? Did you think I was serious? Fufufu, you wouldn't even be able to seduce if you tried," Sapphire teased again, diverting his attention to her lips once more.
"You're funny," Vergil shot back, stepping closer. "You ss with , talk about potential this, potential that..." He moved even closer, his tone lowering. "What's the matter? Seems like you've already been pretty well seduced, Master," he whispered pointedly.
Before he realized it, he was on the floor. Sapphire sat in front of him, legs crossed.
"If you're that confident... how about a wager?" she purred, her foot slowly massaging his thigh. He could feel the delicate, thin fabric of her stockings.
"What kind of wager?" he asked, not wasting any ti.
"You're not going to beat Phenex like this. You need sothing... sothing stronger. So, if you manage to win against Phenex in any way, I'll do anything you want," she teased.
"And if I lose?" he asked.
"You'll die if you lose," she said, laughing.
'Another rigged bet... what a strange woman. She's offering anything for just one battle.'
"And if I ask for..." he began.
"I think you don't understand. When I say anything, I an everything," she said, her eyes gleaming.
"If you want power, I'll give you power."
"If you want approval, I'll give you my blessing with my daughter."
"If you... want , I'll give you all I have," she smiled, her voice dripping with temptation.
Vergil simply froze when he saw that look.
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