After being led on a tour by Ma Guanhui for the remaining day where he got updated regarding the available resources of the company.
Alucard did the payment and officially became the owner of this Longyuan Liquor Company.
Ma Guanhui scheduled a meeting in two days with the key characters of the company where they were supposed to attend and meet Vlad Tepes, the new owner. As well as officially change the name of the company's public registry.
Having finished his business here, Alucard left the building and got in his Reventon.
'Catherine, Good Afternoon...' he sent a mental message to his Draculine.
'...'
'Catherine?' Upon not hearing an answer he tried again.
'...'
Alucard felt Catherine's emotions and sighed holding his nose slightly, this Queen of his really didn't know to differentiate between a lover and a master.
'Honey...'
'Good Afternoon Dear~ Do you remember you have a lover now?' Answered the Queen as her voice flashed inside his mind with a huff.
'Oh? I don't remember having a lover though?'
'Hmph! Funny... What do you contact me for, dear? I'm in a meeting with some Irish Nobles, I don't have time.' She sent back with mock irritation.
'Is that the way you talk to your Master, Catherine?' Alucard frowned at her tonality and hunched back on his seat, playing her game.
'If you don't like it you can come and punish me Master~, I don't mind being a bad Draculine if that will make you come to me~'
Almost on the other side of the world, the Queen of Wales sat on her throne as many politicians talked about the upcoming Prime Minister elections, unbeknownst to them, the Queen was not paying attention to whatever it was that they talked about, instead she was deep within her thought as her legs rubbed each other, remembering their moments together.
'Hmph! If you keep behaving like that your punishment won't be as pleasurable as you expect it to be. I need a favour from you.' Alucard went straight to the point.
'Oh? Do tell, it shall be done dear~' Catherine sent back excited, she had been expecting him to ask her something. That way she could shamelessly ask for a reward.
'I need you to assemble professionals in the Liquor business. Designers, Specialised Brewers as well as department managers, accountants and many more, a team good enough to launch a beginner company.' He ordered, although Longyuan Company had their own workers and professionals, he didn't deem them Qualified enough to perform the tasks he needed from his company, therefore, it was better to assemble an elite team and have them work under them.
'Oh... You're setting up a company dear... I understand, I'll talk with my nephew about this, but it will take some time, how fast do you need it?' She would order to assemble the best team for him, and they needed to know Chinese which was quite the challenge, but not too hard for the Rothschild family.
'A week at most.'
'Okay, I'll send them over the next week~ be prepared to receive them. Now, about my payment~'
'...'
'You thought it would be free?~ I want another date dearest, this time on a Yacht in the Caribbean~, be seeing you tonight~' The Queen made her silly demand and didn't contact him anymore.
'Hmph! Careful I don't take you on a date at the Antarctic Ocean with a small boat made of wood logs...' He sent with a smirk.
'You dare!!?' He heard Catherine's outraged scream, after running their first date with that movie, she believed everything was possible!
"I wonder if I'm spoiling her too much..." The Queen of Wales was a very demanding lover, but he couldn't deny, he felt comfortable with her annoying ways.
"Whatever... Next target." He started his car and looked at his sheet, it was time for the next target.
...
Name: Reng Shuang
Age: 52
Crime: Drugs consumption and Sexual Harassment.
Description: DELETED.
Location: Shenzhen
...
This Reng Shuang was a prominent figure within Sheng Minglou's memories.
He was the owner of a phone and computer assembly at the centre of Shenzhen called IOCalling. His processing still existed within the police database but the key information was long deleted.
He also seemed to have a lot of connections in America, but nobody was really away of how dept it was, this was the reason why Sheng Mingluo held him in such high regard despite their difference in status.
Whenever there was something to do in America... A murder, someone to kill, or some dirty job to be done, he would ask this man and it would be done no matter what or how ridiculous the order was, for a hefty price that is.
He was a multimillionaire, not yet achieving a billion, but rich enough to not work a single minute the rest of his life, and most important he had what Alucard currently needed.
*BROOM!* The engine roared as Alucard drove his way to somewhere he could 'store' his car.
Despite the fact that he got rid of millions of souls once just so he could recognise himself and dominate Schrodinger's power, his Nosferatu characteristics remained, moreover, his restriction level was always one cap above level zero.
This included the full-fledged capacity to use his shadow to materialise a limited amount of familiars, transform himself; store corpses and inanimate objects.
Living creatures or at least humans weren't capable of staying inside his shadow not even for a limited amount of time.
He drove to a hallway and let his shadow swallow the vehicle slowly, 'very convenient' he thought.
Then disappeared, 'walking' to the province of Shenzhen where Reng Shuang's company was located.
**
**
Meanwhile, within the luxurious palace of Buckingham in the United Kingdom, the Queen of Wales had just finished her monthly meeting with one of her deepest friends, Rachel Waterford, the Duchess of Waterford, Ireland.
The Duchess was a married middle-aged woman in her sixties that always took care of Catherine as the latter stepped onto her Queen responsibilities and even before that, giving guidance and support together with a bunch of other nobles, naturally, there were also those who threw spite at Catherine and thought she wasn't a proper Queen.
This woman had been not only like a second mother to her, but also her biggest supporter, even at her worst time of crisis, this woman had been risking her life regardless of if she was treated like a traitor, just to look for her.
When she came back, due to the guilt she felt for not being able to help Catherine, she supported her to the her best capacity.
One of the reasons the majority of the noble families in Ireland recognised Catherine, was due to this woman's influence.
Today there was a meeting regarding the elections for the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as well as the members of parliament.
Unlike most people though, in the monarch democracy of the United Kingdom, Catherine did hold a lot of power.
Her nephew Edward Rothschild was the public head of the Rothschild family, but in reality, her nephew had to heed her orders as the Queen of England.
Catherine had no knowledge of warfare or strategy, therefore, she didn't involve herself in military matters, but instead posed as the public face of the Monarchy together with Jane.
You might ask, why does the Rothschild family need her orders if she has no knowledge or influence in the military forces whatsoever, they might as well overthrow her and take the throne for themselves.
That's simple.
The Rothschild family's biggest supporter is the international secret military and mercenary organisation, Zero. Together with his leader, Hades, one of the twelve Gods of Olympus.
Yang Chen.
This support allowed them to be one of the top families across Europe.
And the reason he supported this family was due to his relationship with Catherine and Jane.
This was also one of the reasons why it wasn't so simple for Catherine to just leave her duties as a Queen and follow Alucard.
But she planned to solve everything, the sooner the better.
"Oh my! Did you really find someone dear? Who is it?! tell me!?" As the two had their private tea session half an hour ago, Catherine naturally sought advice from her deepest friend.
The auburn-haired woman immediately got into her gossip mode asking everything out of the beautiful Queen.
"You don't know him, Rachel, it's complicated..." she answered awkwardly.
The two were having their tea in one of the palace's tallest courtyards.
"And how long have you known him?" Asked the woman, hunching forward and digging for any details.
Now that was an embarrassing question... How was she supposed to say that she fell beyond redemption for a man she knew for a few days!?
The memories and life incidents were a part that had played a big role in her feelings, but she wasn't about to say that.
"I-It's been just three days Rachel but listen to me first!" Catherine had to tap her friends' mouth who was about to tell her how foolish she was for even considering a feeling with that few time.
'As a renowned Queen, you shouldn't trust anyone so easily!' She could already hear her saying that.
"Some special things have happened... it's not as simple as me just knowing him for two days... It's been more than that..." she said, trying to explain herself.
"Aish, but even then Catherine... three days... h-have you two done it?" She asked with a stutter, hoping her friend didn't disappoint her.
Catherine smiled wearily, "o-of course we haven't! I'm not t-that low!" How could she say she had seduced him many times, but it was him that didn't want to give that step yet!?
That, however, didn't mean the man didn't already know every nook and cranny of her wonderful body.
Rachel gave her friend a deep frown, clearly not believing her, "This is bad Catherine... What about his majesty Pluto... He won't like this. He might even kill that man." The Duchess said with an aggrieved voice, she felt happy for her friend, but at the same time, such a relationship could only be short-lived and bring grief to her friend.
Catherine clenched her hands and bit her lips, "He won't, my dearest... he's strong, he won't die..." She said with determination if there was anything she trusted after seeing Alucard's memories was his immortality...
Those two were important to her.
Yang Chen had saved his and her daughter's life, and the two of them had spent some good time together, but that was it, what she felt most for him was gratitude.
Alucard was the man she was in love with, and madly at that, she felt that with him, she would be able to go far beyond anything she had been in her life, finally achieving freedom, in fact, right now she felt free. Free from her job as a Queen, free from being Yang Chen's object, free from responsibilities, but also free from Alucard... He didn't constrain her even if he could. And that feeling was exhilarating.
She could go far away with him, or could go anywhere she wanted and stop being Queen, and everything would be alright because he was there, it wasn't just kisses and hugs, there was a connection between them... If she sent him a message, he would always answer, and the other way around.
The last thing she wanted to see, was those two killing each other.
Alucard slaughtering Yang Chen or the latter tearing Alucard apart once and again, as the latter was unable to die.
But it also wasn't fair to hide this from Yang Chen... She felt she was cheating on him and that repulsed her.
"Y-You! Are you that head over heels that you've got blind Catherine!? He's a God!" Who could possibly defeat a god? The only people capable of defeating Hades were the other gods.
"My dearest isn't a God, but he... is something worse... he won't die easily Rachel, he can fight Yang Chen evenly, maybe even defeat him, I have seen it..." She hasn't seen Alucard's full power, but what she had seen was terrifying enough.
He was an utter monster, in all senses of the word.
A Terrifying creature, but God how she loved that creature, he was such a monster with others, but in front of her, cute and loving.
Whatever her definition of cute was.
That's the reason she wanted to see the continuation of that moment in his memories, she wanted to know not only his true prowess but also, that woman... how far exactly were they from each other?
Rachel sighed and held the bridge of her nose, 'This girl is beyond saving... W-Wait a minute...'
"Catherine, that monster that attacked you a few days ago... We aren't talking about the same person are we..." She asked with tapping fingers and a frown.
Catherine gulped hard and looked away.
...
"Catherine!! He killed your guards!" The Duchess stood up and screamed! What is this girl even thinking!?
"It was me who called them Rachel! He didn't attack them at all, they shoot him first! It was my fault!- well... He also sneaked unannounced... Half and half, Yes! It's Fifty-fifty his and my fault, I'll repay their families!" Catherine stood up as well trying to explain!
Rachel's eyebrows twitched, "You're not making any sense!"
Catherine bit her lips and shot her friend a weary smile, almost starting to tear up, "I love him, Rachel... I have already decided. There is no going back."
Rachel glanced at this woman in her thirties, who resembled more a love-struck teenager than a dignified Queen.
'I have decided it... I see you have decided my girl.' She looked at the grown woman in front of her, it had been so long...
She still remembered her, as a newborn girl.
Then when she married and had her daughter.
That catastrophe happened next and the way she saw her after returning, almost broke her heart.
This woman in front of her had gone through so much... Probably more than she herself a woman almost thirty years older, had ever lived in her life.
She sighed and sat on her seat, then patted her legs, indicating the Queen to sit on them.
Catherine pouted slightly, but still walked and sat on the woman's legs with crossed arms, "I'm not a little girl anymore..."
The older woman smiled and caressed her silky hair, "Fufu~ Yes yes my Queen~ Tell me something, your eyes being red now, does it have anything to do with him?" She asked, 'Well, not totally red, they have kind of a Pinkish tonality, very charming~'
"Y-Yes, if I tell you that I'm now a vampire... Would you believe me?" Catherine rested on the woman's chest and said.
"Vampire? You mean the Blood Clan?"
"No, not that Clan, something more... A True Vampire."
"..."
"You're saying that they're fake vampires?"
"Well, yes... Compared to what I have seen him do..."
"I see, I believe you then, what can you do now?"
"I'm immortal now~ and can regenerate any wound very quickly!~" Catherine exclaimed in excitement.
...
"Is that all?"
"What do you mean 'Is that all' ?!"
"You said he can defeat a God... If you're the same race as him, then shouldn't you be able to do more? Like I don't know... destroy a city?"
Catherine sighed at her friend's delusions, "He's different, he is a 'Nosferatu' or that's what he calls himself, a special class of vampire, like the Vampire King so to say~"
"Hmm, won't it be problematic for him if you reveal this?" She knew this gi-woman was a little dumb, she might as well be spilling a bunch of things that were supposed to be secret...
"No, no one can do anything to him anyway~, moreover... You won't try anything will you?" She asked with a frown as her red eyes shone.
"O-Of course not!" The woman shouted in fear, feeling threatens by Catherine's eyes!
"Fufufu~ I'm kidding~"
"Hush you!" The woman sighed and hugged Catherine's giggling body.
...
"How are you going to solve the problem with his Majesty." She asked the definite question.
...
Catherine sighed and got more comfortable in the Duchess' embrace.
"I'll just tell him... And try to push forward a marriage between Jane and him."
"... Are you going to use your daughter?"
"I'm not using her! You know Jane loves Yang Chen!" Catherine scoffed, if anything she's just supporting her daughter's wish.
"Do you think he will accept...?" The woman asked with a breath, if she knew the man as she did, this wasn't going to end well.
"He will have to..." was Catherine's answer.
She belonged to no one, this was her new conviction, but there was someone she wanted to be with.
And no one would stop her, not even the Gods!
**
**
After bidding farewell to her best friend, whom she could even consider a second mother, Catherine called her nephew.
"Aunt, what can I do for you?" Answered Edward on the phone.
Catherine told him her request of assembling a team of professionals, she would arrange their fetch to China with Alucard later on.
Edward, although bewildered by her request, accepted. 'Could it be that this is his majesty's request?' He knew Hades had gone to China, so that must have been it.
"I understand Aunt, it shall be done for one week, but don't you want me to send them to his majesty myself?"
Catherine rubbed her forehead as she walked back to her chambers, "This is not a request by Yang Chen, Edward. Just create the vacancies and use your contacts to get the best of the best, I'll handle the rest."
She could sense Edward's frown from the other side, "I understand, wait for my news aunt, have a good evening."
Catherine hung up with a sigh as she walked back to her room.
It had been a hectic day.
Slowly taking down her royal dress in front of her mirror, she saw her curvy self, together with her red eyes and beautiful face and smiled.
'Sexy~' she cupped her breasts now seemed plumper than before and smiled.
'I'll wear something special today~ Let's see if you're going to play with me again, this time, I'll be above~'
**
**
Just as Catherine had been chatting with her friend, that afternoon, it was already evening in China as Alucard made his way to the Province of Shenzhen.
What he saw there, however, brought him a deep surprise and smile.
He appeared directly at the passage of the office, so as to not interrupt the 'Guest' that was inside the man's office.
"I hope you will keep maintaining this matter a secret Reng Shuang..." a mature voice spoke from the other side of the room, Alucard was able to 'see' her through his senses.
What could this woman possibly be doing here, and by herself...
"Of course Madam Luo, but... I'm still waiting for the date that you promised me." The voice that clearly resembled that of a dirty pig, spoke with an answer to the Lady.
The woman, clad in a beautiful black dress with golden ornaments, sighed in disgust, but still smiled outwardly, "That will depend on your performance, Reng Shuang. I have to leave, no need to see me off."
She stood up from her seat.
Her figure and countenance depicted her as someone that took care of herself properly.
She wore a black Qipao with golden outlines that did nothing to hide her figure. A fully matured cherry blossom together with her long raven hair that was tied in a complex bum.
Her moderate chest heaved as she walked outside of the office.
The man nodded with a wicked smile, 'Soon, you will be screaming under my body, slut.'
The woman walked outside of the room only to find a man standing there watching her with a smile.
Pink-slitted eyes...
After being stunned for a few seconds, she flashed a smile of her own and started walking forward, her gaze never leaving the man.
Alucard also started walking towards the door, not leaving her light brown eyes for a single second.
The two walked approaching each other, until the two made way for the other to pass, without exchanging a word.
Alucard smirked and gave a sidelong glance, just as the woman also did sneakily.
'China First Lady, Luo Cuishan.' He thought.
'Foreigner... Those eyes... Who are you?' She thought and left the hallway, walking back to the convoy of guards waiting for her outside.
Leaving the building, she passed by the reception and stopped for a while... 'Why am I even interested?' , "Excuse me, do you know the name of the man with Pink Eyes that has an appointment with Chairman Reng?"
The receptionist blinked twice, "Madam Luo, there is no one that has an appointment with Chairman Reng today, much less someone with pink eyes."
"Huh? It must be a mistake. I saw him pass just now."
"Sorry Madam, but we haven't received anyone." The receptionist confirmed.
'Was it my imagination?' She thought... but then sighed, it doesn't really matter.
With that thought in her mind, she got inside her Rolls-Royce that was being driven by a guard.
Behind and in front of her there were two black Mercedes Maybach with guards armed to the teeth.
"Where to First Lady?" The guard asked through the visor.
"Back to Beijing, I have a meeting with the Yuan Family." She said dismissively, still thinking about those pink eyes.
"Understood."
This would be the first encounter of the Chinese First Lady with the monster that would eventually result in her demise of Pleasure.