Save Mr Lu

The deranged killer prince's guide on toxic love (5)

As the sun began to descend below the horizon of where the ground met the sky, the two men within the office decided to call it a day. Although Alucard didn't do a single one of his task, oddly, he seemed more drained than the system who as usual, formed no semblance of an expression on his face. When the two usually seemed so close, as of now, there was a noticeable rift between the two of them. More precisely, it was Alucard who was acting out of character.

He was outlandishly quiet, far from his loud-mouthed self. When a person deviated from how they usually acted, it was difficult to miss. The two men walked in long and slow strides, plodding along the long hallways, the clacks of their soles against the marbled floor reverberating amongst the walls, filling the dreadful silence.

Alucard tried hard not to peek at the system's face, tilting his head to the side in an uncommon way. The system didn't want to say anything at first, but looking upon Alucard act like they were sworn enemies, he couldn't help but feel a little irritated when they had been so close before this... 'mishap' had occurred. Perhaps, it was a little hurt Alucard acted so alienated.

"If I had known you would act like this, I wouldn't have done it in the first place," the system remarked in a light tone as if he were talking about the weather.

Alucard's shoulders tensed when that low-baritone voice entered his ears. He rubbed the area under his nose sheepishly. "There's no need to feel regretful. Having a... er.. boner is out of your control. I guess I'm still suffering a psychological fact that robots can obtains boners."

Albert stopped mid-track, forcing Alucard to temporarily pause his pace.

"Is that how you think of me? A robot incapable of feelings? You were the one who rubbed yourself all over me! For the record, I'm currently occupying the body of a human. It'd be weirder if I didn't pop a boner there."

Alucard turned to face Albert. Even though the other's face was stoic, the trembling of his shoulders could be detected. If Alucard looked further down... thankfully, this time, there was no tent to be spotted but Albert's fingers curled into clenched fists, just as if he was exerting all his willpower. Looking upon this version of the system, Alucard couldn't help but find him extremely endearing. Just like how an owner would coo over whatever their pet did.

"You're right, I'm sorry," Alucard's face melted into a smile. He raised his hand—and using his height to his advantage—easily put it on top of Albert's head so naturally you couldn't spot anything out of place. "I also apologize for being so sexy. You see, either of these factors are beyond our control, but you should learn to control yourself. We can't have the prince's assistant popping boners in the middle of meetings, right? Worse! If Yves sees it... our goal will be far from reach."

System 3435 who had relaxed into the other's hand scowled and swatted it away, subsequently picking up his pace, leaving Alucard to breathe in the dust. Even though Alucard's legs were long, unexpectedly, he couldn't catch up to the system.

"H.. hey! Come back here! I'm sorry! I'll never mention Yves in front of you again. I know just how much you hate copies!" Alucard wailed like a husband who was tearfully begging for his wife whom he had cheated on to take him back.

The pitiful wife, Albert, didn't turn to look back. This fiasco continued until either of them reached Alucard's bed chambers. There, the two of them stood in front of the intricately patterned golden door. Albert finally stopped and turned to face Alucard.

Alucard had an inkling what he was about to ask, so he started beforehand. "Nuh uh, you can't sleep in the same room as me. Whatever will we do if one of the capture targets suddenly burst in? That'll lead to both of our deaths!"