Chapter 1129: Big Sisters. Nero and Ophis were going through a strange situation. While they were training in the Arena at their home, they suddenly became the center of attention for their Sisters. "…They want to say something, right?" Nero asked as she wiped her face with her hand. She was wearing white sneakers, leggings, and a gym top that showed off her abs and defined arms. Tying her hair back into a small ponytail, she sighed in satisfaction. 'This new body is amazing. Even though I'm already used to it, I still can't help but be amazed.' She thought. "…Maybe," Ophis replied. Just like Nero, Ophis was wearing clothes similar to hers, with the only difference being that instead of a gym top that showed off her abdomen and arms, she was wearing a black tracksuit that covered her entire body. Ophis had never been one to show off her body too much, and her entire wardrobe consisted of cute, gothic dresses and comfortable clothes. Ophis and Nero were being stared at by their Sisters. Specifically speaking, they were being stared at by Stella, Silvia, Rosemary, and Valentina, respectively, the Daughters of Anna, Sasha, Ruby, and Violet. The Sisters stared at Nero and Ophis for a few seconds, then turned around and began whispering in a small gossip group. The strange thing was that even with Ophis and Nero's ridiculous senses, they still couldn't hear what the two were saying. Some of the Sisters were definitely responsible for keeping what they were talking about a secret. "They definitely want to say something," Nero spoke. "Yes... Maybe." Ophis spoke uncertainly. "I think they are more concerned with arguing among themselves than asking us anything." "... Ugh," Nero grumbled. She could let her curiosity get the best of her, but she was lazy, and not to mention that she was in the middle of training, so she made a decision. "Let's ignore it. Back to training, Ophis!" She clapped her fists together, which were covered by half-finger fighter gloves; Nero's were white, and Ophis's were black. "Mm." Ophis nodded and then positioned herself in a Martial Arts stance created by Victor using Scathach's Martial Art as a base. Nero assumed the same stance as the two Sisters looked at each other for a few seconds. And in the blink of an eye, they disappeared and clashed in the middle of the Arena. The shockwave that occurred caused a ridiculous gale. If it weren't for this place being special, everything around them would be destroyed with just this encounter. Nero attacked first with her fist. Ophis dodged and counterattacked with her leg with a high attack. Nero dodged and grabbed Ophis' leg, threw it back toward the other side of the Arena, and then jumped towards her to attack. Ophis supported herself in the 'air' and defended the attack while using Reality Bending, making the air like the ground for her. While remaining upside down, she attacked Nero. Nero clicked her tongue when she saw Ophis casually using Reality Bending to make ridiculous movements and defended her attack. They started to exchange blows, but neither of them landed while the air wave that their fists caused threw everything around, but even with this force, the Arena remained intact as if they were just two normal Humans. The pace of the fight began to pick up, and to the untrained eye, Nero and Ophis had long since begun to teleport around because of how fast they were moving. "... It's like I'm watching a fighting anime," Rosemary muttered. "That's true." Valentina nodded at her sister. "Our older Sisters are definitely on another level," Stella commented. "Probably only the most talented of us can fight against the two of them," Silvia added. "Hmm, even the most talented ones would suffer at their hands because of their fighting experience, and it's not like they're talentless either," Valentina said. Worthy of being called Victor's Daughters, Ophis and Nero were no less talented than their Sisters. The relationship between all the Sisters with Ophis, Nero, and Metis was strange... They didn't treat them badly or anything like that. They just knew that, unlike the normal Sisters, or rather the ones her Father sired, Ophis, Nero, and Metis weren't 'exactly' Victor's Daughters. Ophis kind of adopted Victor for herself as a secondary father-figure from an early age when she met him for the first time a long time ago... A fact that made some of them very envious. After all, Ophis had been with Victor since before he was The Emperor. Nero kind of came in later before Ruby and Victor adopted her. Metis' case was even stranger since she was Victor's Daughter, but at the same time, she was the Greek Goddess Metis. And it was quite obvious to the Sisters that her Greek Goddess side really wanted their Father for herself, and she wanted to become a 'Mother'... A fact that irritated them a lot and made them very jealous because, unlike the other Sisters, Ophis, Nero, and Metis were already adults in their own right. Regardless of their feelings for the Sisters, it was a fact that they loved Ophis, Nero, and Metis very much. Especially Rosemary, who grew up with Nero and Ophis and saw the two as older Sisters who were born from their Mother, Ruby. Because Nero treated Ruby like her real Mother, Nero spoiled Rosemary even more heavily than she did to the other Sisters. And because Ophis was always with Nero, she ended up imitating Nero and spoiling Rosemary a lot as well. Suddenly, a change occurred in the battle as Ophis disappeared from the Arena and appeared in the sky. Her features clearly changed to become more Draconic as her eyes glowed dangerously, and flames began to come out of her mouth. "Here comes the breath," Valentina muttered, and her Sisters nodded in agreement. Realizing Ophis' intentions, Nero did the same, her eyes glowing slightly, her teeth becoming sharper like fangs. Just as Ophis was about to throw her Breath, she suddenly disappeared and appeared behind Nero. "!!?" Nero looked in disbelief at Ophis, who displayed a large smile and then roared. "ROOOOOOOOOOOAR!" The beam of fire hit Nero squarely and then slammed into the Arena's barrier, absorbing all the impact of the destruction that could have leveled an entire city off the map. "UGHKYYAAAAA, SHE DID IT! SHE DID IT!" Rosemary jumped up and down in excitement. She still remembered muttering while watching a specific episode from that one anime where a similar move was performed, muttering that it would be cool to see this move in real life. Hearing the excitement in the stands, Ophis looked at Rosemary and smiled a little as she raised her right hand, showing her two fingers in a friendly 'V' for victory to her Sister. "Kyaaaa! Best Sister ever!" "What did she do?" Stella asked, confused. She admitted that it was a good Technique to catch others off guard, but did her Sister need to react so much? Rosemary stopped jumping and looked at her younger Sister with wide eyes. "Didn't you get the reference?" "...No?" "..." "Even though I don't watch that many anime, I got the reference. How could you not?" Valentina said in disbelief. "... Ano... Hmm, I didn't get the reference either." Silvia raised her hand. Valentina and Rosemary looked at the two Sisters in disbelief. "Impossible," Rosemary spoke, perfectly imitating a purple titan. Valentina sighed. "Don't let our Sister, Priscilla, hear you, or you won't leave her room until you watch all the anime she wants, and you'll end up getting addicted in the end." Stella and Silvia shivered slightly. They saw how their Sisters, who were dragged to this event, looked. They looked like they were participating in a cult or something, talking nonsense that, for some reason, they understood, and joking around with their Reality-Bending Powers. "Why can't they just like SpongeBob?" Silvia muttered. "Or movies... Why don't they like movies?" Stella agreed with her Sister, giving her own opinion. It was not that Silvia or Stella didn't watch anime; it's just that they weren't as obsessed with it as some of their Sisters. Silvia preferred to watch cartoons like SpongeBob and read books. Stella also preferred to watch movies and exercise. You could say that they were very normal compared to eccentrics like Priscilla, who only watched anime. They liked to watch everything and were too eclectic to stick to just one thing. "Haah, later, I'll recommend some anime that you might like. You don't have to be like Priscilla, but living and never having watched Son Goku's journey is unacceptable." "I can agree with you on that." Valentina nodded. Even though she didn't watch much anime, she still watched Son Goku's Journey. After all, it's a classic. "It's good because you'll get ideas for Techniques like that. That's one of the reasons why I recommend you watch any piece of entertainment since it really helps your imagination," Rosemary commented. "Humans are very creative." Valentina nodded in agreement. "Indeed." Rosemary agreed. "Cough, Cough." Hearing someone cough, the Sisters looked at Nero, who looked like she had come out of a collapsing house. Her entire body was completely charred, but that was just her surface appearance, merely covered in soot. Since Ophis wasn't using all her Power, and Nero was also a Dragon Goddess, she barely suffered any damage, and even her clothes were intact, which showed that these weren't normal clothes. "God dammit, you surprised me there, and I thought you weren't going to use your teleportation like that." "For some reason, my Sisters always seem to forget my specialty." Ophis nodded in agreement. As someone who had 50% of the Progenitor Blood before, Ophis was a very abnormal Noble Vampire. Just like Victor, she suffered from having too much Power in a body that could not support that Power, something that completely changed when she matured. Nowadays, she no longer had to worry about anyone touching her, and she could control that Power normally now. Speaking of Powers, since she was young, Ophis had the Powers of Teleportation, absorbing the vitality and memories of others, some kind of empathy to a lesser degree, and she could even influence Noble Vampires if they did not have a strong will. She also had the Power to 'mark' someone and always sense that person. That's what she did to Victor in the past when she bit him. Victor speculated that these Powers were like a nerfed version of the Vampire Progenitor Powers that only manifested in this way, while Teleportation seemed to be Ophis' unique ability from her Youkai Mother. Now, as a Dragon Goddess, she had all these stronger Powers and still maintained the Powers she'd inherited from her Mother's Clan of Nine-Tailed-Foxes. "I won't judge, I also completely forgot that you could do that since you don't usually use it." "That's true..." It was not that she didn't want to use it, but that she didn't see the need to use it. After all, most of her time these days, she was at home training or perfecting her knowledge to take on a higher position in The Empire than she currently had... And making plans to find her Father and grab him in her Dragon claws. Yes, Ophis was an adult now, and like every adult woman, she noticed the opposite sex. However, it wasn't just anyone; it was her beloved Father who stood by her in the worst moments of her life and helped her so much that she simply couldn't look at anyone else the same way. ...Not to mention that her Dragon instincts went crazy every time she smelled him. Though these thoughts were something she would never say out loud. She made sure to keep them hidden through several layers of protection like her Father taught her to do to protect herself from Beings who could read minds. Ironically, similar thoughts regarding Victor were also going through Nero's head, but just like her, she would not say anything about these thoughts, even to her Sister, who had always been there for her. Putting that aside, Nero patted her clothes to remove the dust, and as she did so, she walked towards the Sisters in the stands and asked loudly. "So, what do you want?" Usually, you guys aren't interested in our training, especially in such a strange group..." It wasn't strange to see Rosemary, Valentina, and Silvia together. Just like their Mothers, the three girls were practically inseparable. What was strange was seeing Stella there. She was usually with Anna or with the other Sisters... Actually, now that she stopped to think about it, it wasn't strange to see Stella there, the girl was very similar to Irene and very sociable. A trait that Valentina also had... 'Hmm, now that I stopped to think about it, they all really get along very well, huh? My Dad is amazing.' "What are you talking about, a strange group? We usually always hang out together." Valentina asked, confused. "...Really?" "Yeah." Stella nodded for everyone. "Anyway, just tell me what it is." "... Can't we just come here and watch you train?" Silvia raised an eyebrow. "... I mean, you can, but it's unusual." "There's always a first time for everything, Big Sister." Valentina smiled slightly. Nero narrowed her eyes at her Sisters. She could see where this was going, the Sisters were starting to tease her. "I assume you came because of the opportunity Stella opened up for you?" Ophis asked. "Opportunity? What opportunity?" Nero asked, confused. Ophis sighed. "That's why I told you to keep an eye on the reports. You never know what's going on in The Empire." Nero blushed slightly. Despite having the same level of access as Victor's Wives, Nero didn't take advantage of it and often ended up forgetting to do her own thing. "…You're quite perceptive, Big Sister," Valentina said, surprised. Ophis shrugged. "It's easy to predict these moves when you know how difficult it is to manage The Empire. Thinking logically, it's clear that you would come to your older Sisters, who are more accustomed to all this weight." 'Sometimes, I forget why she's the older Sister. Not to mention that she grew up with the King of The Noble Vampires and our Father. She saw all of his growth and undoubtedly absorbed some of that...' Valentina thought with great envy. 'Ugh, why couldn't my Father and Mother have had me earlier? If they went to bed and she got pregnant on the first night, it would be even better!' She grumbled internally, but there was no way to change that now. She just had to deal with her emotions on this matter. "Come to think of it, what you said makes sense... So? Can you tell us what it's like to work in The Empire?" Valentina asked. "Well... It's quite boring." "We don't care," Valentina said with an excited glint in her eyes. "... Fine." Ophis sighed, speaking in few words as she used to when she was younger, a peculiarity that was lost in time due to her maturity but was still present when she felt uncomfortable or pressured. ....