Chapter 1117: Old Friends 3
"That being said… So what if I have my favorites? What is anyone going to do about it? Complain? File a complaint with a government agency? Pfft, this isn't a democracy. The only thing they can do is try and kill me, but can they achieve such a feat?... Yeah, I don't think so." Victor laughed predatorily.
Edward looked at Andrew, and he communicated with a look that said: 'See? This is what I have to deal with, and my sister is just like him!'
Andrew just put his hand on Edward's shoulder in a gesture that said it was okay.
Edward felt a small tear fall from his eye, finally someone understood him!
"...Well, I'll pass on those Powers. Having rubber Powers would probably make my whole nightlife interesting, but I can already do that with my shapeshifting." Fred shook his head.
"Oh, speaking of Powers…" Victor looked at Andrew.
"Andrew, do you remember when you said in the past that if I got in trouble, you would send me to Brazil or something?" He asked.
"…Yeah, that was a long time ago. It was literally in volume 1," Andrew replied. It felt like decades ago.
"Well, here's my thanks for being such a great friend." Victor snapped his fingers.
And in the next moment, Andrew started to feel stronger… He looked at his hands in shock and confusion.
"What is this?"
"Congratulations on becoming a High-Human, my friend." Victor smiled.
"He became Snoop Dawg?" Fred raised an eyebrow.
"…Isn't his name Snoop Dogg? Or was it Lion now?" Victor asked.
"Isn't that the same thing? After all, he's a Homie."
"…Well, if you say so." Victor shrugged.
"Is it that easy for you to change a person's Race?" Edward asked in disbelief as he stared at Andrew in shock. With his senses, he could clearly see that he had completely changed. He was still a Human but in a supernaturally better form.
"Souls contain the entire set of information of each individual, their personality, their emotions, their thoughts, their desires, their physical aspects, their core of existence, everything is in their Soul. For someone like me, who is a Progenitor, and knows how to manipulate Souls very well, changing an individual's Race is as easy as a snap of the fingers."
"… Doesn't that mean you can turn an ant into a Human? After all, every living thing has a Soul, right?" Edward asked. He had a more or less good understanding of this because of his Clan's notes, but it was a very superficial understanding compared to Victor.
"Yes. I would need to expend Energy, combine several Divinities, and implant more 'information' into that ant's Soul, but it is possible."
"Insane…" Edward sighed. His friend was truly on another level, and it was no wonder entire Pantheons trembled just hearing his name.
"I basically became an immortal?" Andrew asked in shock as he understood the information Victor had given him when he changed Race.
"Immortal?" Victor laughed: "Nah, not even Gods are Immortal. There is no such thing as True Immortality. Everything can be killed. You just no longer have an expiration date." ℞À₦ỌʙЕṤ
"...Thank you, Victor, I really appreciate that… Now, I'll be able to defend myself against stronger Beings if necessary." Andrew thanked him deeply. His own level of strength was a constant concern of his. His mother and he were Mortal, and there were much stronger Beings out there, and he could not always count on his friend.
He would only be a nuisance this way. Victor was The Emperor. While he was still his friend, he could not disturb him unless absolutely necessary, just as he had always done in the past.
"You're welcome, my friend." Victor smiled, and then he spoke as if he remembered something.
"Oh, I changed your mother's Race, too, so you should call her before she gets worried."
Andrew narrowed his eyes slightly. "You're not after my mother too, are you? Friends aside, don't break the bro code again like you did with Edward, who had his grandmother and his sister stolen from him."
"Actually, I'm really thankful to him for that. I know my sister has always had a crush on him, and my grandmother was dissatisfied with her life… Not to mention that it gave me several years of peace of mind." He muttered at the end.
"Oyy, don't defend him now," Andrew spoke, but his voice clearly had a joking tone.
Victor laughed: "Don't worry about it, I have no interest in growing my Harem any further."
"…Good." Andrew sighed in relief.
"My own Wives do that for me."
"..." An awkward silence fell around.
"...They what?" Fred asked.
"They are the ones looking for Wives for me. My Empress recently added 5 more women to the fold."
"......"
"The Empress… As in Violet, right?" Andrew asked Fred.
"Yes."
"Isn't she supposed to be a Yandere? Like, the Yuno-type? Shouldn't she be killing other suitors instead of looking for more?" Andrew was seriously confused.
"...She's evolved into her final form… A Goldere." Fred spoke in a deep and wise voice. For a moment, he even seemed like an enlightened Being.
Literal question marks appeared around Andrew: "What the hell is that?"
"Uneducated pig, you should do more research." Fred spat on the ground in disgust. How could he not know this even after living as his friend for so long!?
'I failed miserably in your education!' Fred sighed internally.
Andrew rolled his eyes, and he decided to just ignore it and text his mother. That was more productive.
"Is that so weird? Bella does the same to me. I'm the one who turned her down, saying I'm not interested." Edward spoke confused.
"..." Andrew and Fred looked at Edward with flat and emotionless gazes, and then they turned back to themselves.
"He's another lucky guy, isn't he?"
"Indeed. I wish I had that kind of luck back then; I'd be a different man now." Andrew sighed.
"Sorry buddy, but even if you had that kind of luck, you'd still go after married women." Fred couldn't defend his friend on this one. Part of being a friend was telling it as it is to their face and then fighting over it like two fools, before eventually making up again.
"...I mean, it's not my fault they all seem so dissatisfied." Andrew defended himself.
"Honestly, I can really understand how Jojo felt about his friend Kakyoin." Fred shook his head with a sigh.
Victor just laughed. He missed these jokes a little.
Looking at Edward, he saw that his friend had improved a lot. He could fight against Mid-Level Gods, a force that would have been Elite in the past but now is just acceptable.
'Let's complete the set. This is also a thank you for the past, and a way to make Leona and Adam not worry so much.' Victor thought and then snapped his fingers.
"..." Silence fell and three heads stopped what they were doing and looked at Victor suspiciously.
"What did you just do?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, what did you do?" Fred asked.
"I snapped my fingers?" Victor said confusedly, smiling innocently.
"Please, when you snap your fingers, something always happens." Edward rolled his eyes. No one here was foolish enough to believe him.
Victor just laughed and looked at Edward next.
Following their friend's gaze, they saw that nothing happened to Edward, but he felt much stronger than before.
"What did you do to me?" Edward asked curiously as he felt his strength increasing to absurd levels.
"I activated your Elizabeth Genes."
"...Wasn't that only applicable in women?" Edward asked, confused.
"And who decided that?" Victor laughed.
"…Genetics?" Edward spoke cautiously.
"Genetics is wrong and I am right." Victor snorted.
"…Perhaps you are the only one capable of saying that with such confidence." Edward sighed at his ridiculously powerful friend.
"That is not the only change. In the most literal sense possible, you have become an Ancient Werewolf."
"…The Race of my Ancestors." Edward opened his eyes wide. This was even more valuable than the activation of his ancestor's Genes.
Just like the Noble Vampires, the Werewolves also had their evolution 'nerfed' due to the environment they grew up in. The Vampire Count Form was what Vampires really looked like, or what they looked like in the past.
The Ancient Werewolves were what the ancestors of Werewolves actually looked like on their home planet. They weren't limited by packs, and each individual could grow stronger on their own, and when they gathered around an Alpha, they would become even stronger.
"Wow, does that mean he went from a normal Saiyan to an Ancient Saiyan? That's amazing, do I have that too?" Fred asked curiously. He was a variation of a Vampire called a DayWalker, but that didn't mean he was an Ancient Vampire.
"Of course you do, I don't do jobs halfway." Victor rolled his eyes. "You don't remember what I said about your Vampire Count Form?"
"...I remember, but I thought it was something normal," Fred said incredulously as he looked at his hands.
"Wait a sec, don't tell me you haven't explored your potential yet?"
"...Well…" Fred averted his eyes and slowly began to walk away.
Just as he was about to run away, Victor grabbed him by the collar like a cat.
"..."
"That is unacceptable. I know your talent, and I know that if you tried hard, you would learn about the changes I made. Why didn't you do it?"
"I was fighting nightly battles with my wife." He spoke completely seriously.
"I can respect that, but you should focus on your training." Victor sighed disappointedly: "I even went as far as to make sure you didn't lose your Onmyoujutsu."
'Although it was something I did later when I understood better how it worked.' Victor thought but didn't comment.
"What!? You did that?"
"Of course I did. I don't like weaknesses, so if it's possible to remove them, I will. Not to mention that an Ancient Daywalker Vampire who is devoted to a God and can use Magic is cool, right?"
"Well… You're not wrong…" Fred could see how cool it was, but he was already getting uncomfortable being held like a cat: "Can you let go of me, please?"
Victor ignored the last part and spoke: "Fred, where do you get Onmyo Magic from?"
"…From Faith in the Gods?"
"And what am I?"
"…A God?" Fred opened his eyes wide as he understood what he meant.
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