Reincarnated as a step-dad in a fantasy world

Chapter 223 : Spending time among sisters (3)

"What are your duties?" Viviane wondered as she approached Scarlett and Eve.

"My primary duty will be to serve as your father's personal maid," answered Eve with a stoic expression.

"Huh?" Both of the girls were surprised at this answer, even Alice.

Scarlett looked at the new head maid for a moment, observing her figure for a good while before shaking her head, 'the same thing will repeat once again.'

Even though she wasn't absolutely certain, the fact that Eve was so attractive coupled with the fact that to obtain more soul points Alex needed to have sex made her believe that sooner or later, the beautiful new head maid would end up warming her father's bed, much like what happened with Anna.

'Well, that's none of my business,' she shrugged a moment later. If her mother was okay with Alex having other women, then there was nothing wrong even if Eve slept with him.

Instead of thinking about that, Scarlett addressed an issue that was intriguing her.

Glancing down at the plate Eve was carrying, she wondered, "Judging by what you are carrying, you were definitely waiting for us. How did you know that we were coming?"

"Ah, I was the one who warned her," Alice answered.

Scarlett frowned, "I didn't see you take out a communication device, so how did you contact her?"

This time, it was Eve who replied to her inquiry, "It was possible thanks to my ability."

"Is that so? Then what is-" Scarlett was about to ask what Eve's ability was when she caught herself.

Technically, there was nothing wrong with asking someone about their abilities, especially if the other party was your subordinate.

However, there were people for whom the information about their abilities was as important as their virginity. It was because one could deduce the weakness of another person just by knowing what their abilities were.

Since Scarlett didn't know whether Eve was such a person, she refrained from asking.

Eve understood Scarlett's consideration and lightly smiled, "There is nothing wrong with asking me what my ability is."

Scarlett didn't hesitate further and inquired what Eve's ability was.

"To give you a summary, my ability has to do with minds. I can connect my mind to others' to communicate, help them, or harm them," Eve replied, the last part about being able to harm someone with her ability sounding especially somber.

"Interesting," Scarlett nodded her head, her eyes sparkling with curiosity as she spoke once again, "Then-"

"Pause!" Viviane suddenly exclaimed, interrupting Scarlett. "We are not here for that; we are here to spar, so let's spar!" she added a moment later.

Alice and Violette chuckled at their eldest sister's outburst while Scarlett simply shook her head.

"Okay, okay, muscle brain, let's begin," Scarlett said as she rolled up her sleeves.

"Good," Viviane smiled excitedly, "You two wait a little, you are going to be next," she added as she eyed Alice and Violette.

Violette nodded her head while Alice shook hers, "No thanks, I will pass."

With that, Alice walked towards a couple of chairs surely placed there by Eve, a bit further away from Viviane and Scarlett while dragging Violette with her. Eve followed a few meters behind the two of them.

"Who do you think will win?" Violette immediately asked as she settled down on her chair.

"Thanks," Alice said to Eve who was handing her a cup of tea.

She took a sip of the golden liquid, savoring its warm, fragrant aroma, then leaned back in her chair, her eyes fixed on her two sisters who were about to start their sparring match.

"To tell you the truth, sweetheart, I don't have a clue about who is going to win," she said a moment later.

"Huh?" Violette, who was about to take a sip of her tea, stopped in her tracks. It was because Alice's answer had greatly surprised her.

In Violette's opinion, there was no way that Viviane would lose. It was not because she thought less of Scarletl, but Viviane was stronger, faster, and more knowledgeable about the art of combat than any of them. To Violette, it was obvious that she would come out on top, especially since her opponent was someone who had holed herself up in her room for months.

"In combat, things are not as straightforward as you may think," Alice said, noticing Violette's surprised expression. "For one, since this is only a spar, Viviane will have to keep her strength matched to Scarlett's."

"Still, she should be able to win, right?" Violette said.

"Have you ever seen Scarlett fight?" Alice asked.

"Now that you mention it, I never saw her fighting, nor doing any physical activity for that matter," Violette said with a thoughtful expression.

"I guess that's why you think she will be easily defeated," Alice chuckled. "Scarlett might be a bookworm who never comes out of her room, but that doesn't mean she is inept when it comes to physical activities, especially in a fight. You'll see what I mean when the fight starts."

Violette nodded her head and concentrated on the spar that was about to begin.

Eve, who was standing next to the girls, also looked forward to Viviane and Scarlett's spar. She wanted to see how talented her new employers' daughters were.

Like Alice had said, Scarlett was chastising Viviane about using her full power in their duel. "If you do that, it's my win," she declared.

"Don't worry, I won't need that to beat you," Viviane assured with a confident smile.

"Try not to lose that smile after I have finished mopping the floor with your ass," Scarlett taunted.

"Not a chance something like that will happen," Viviane's smile turned into a grin. "Ready when you are."

"Well, let's begin," Scarlett said.

The words barely left her mouth when Viviane charged at her, swiftly crossing the thirty or so meters between them.

Scarlett's eyes locked onto Viviane as she observed the charging process for a fleeting moment before raising her hands and removing her glasses. 

She barely had time to put them into her sweater when Viviane was already upon her, her fist tearing through the air as it dangerously closed in on Scarlett's face.

However, just when it seemed that Scarlett would be hit by Viviane's attack, her head elegantly swerved to the side, effortlessly evading the blow.

Unfazed by the failure of her initial strike, Viviane swiftly followed up with a kick aimed at Scarlett's side.

Like a predator closing in on its prey, Viviane's kick sliced through the air with lightning speed towards Scarlett. Yet, just as it was about to connect and send the purple-headed young woman into a world of pain, Viviane's attack missed once again.

Viviane steadied herself for a moment before executing a swift roll, her elbow thrusting towards Scarlett's face with deadly precision.

With their proximity and the rapid execution of her attack, Viviane's elbow materialized before Scarlett a split second later.

Yet, even in such close quarters, she narrowly missed Scarlett by a mere fraction of an inch.

As seconds ticked by, the relentless barrage of attacks raining down on Scarlett intensified, each blow from Viviane coming perilously close to landing, yet failing to even graze her.

'If I didn't know better, I would have thought she's just lucky, but...' Eve's gaze landed on Scarlett, '...this child, she's deciphering and anticipating every move of her opponent, moving accordingly to evade them with the least amount of effort. She's brilliant!'

This was Eve's genuine sentiment after observing Scarlett's performance.

Viviane abruptly withdrew after yet another of her attacks failed to find its mark on Scarlett.

She gazed at Scarlett and scoffed, "Tsk, it's still as annoying as ever to fight you."

"Don't start complaining now, you were the one who insisted on coming out here," Scarlett retorted, "what's the matter? Are you ready to admit defeat?"

If one paid extra attention to Scarlett right now, they would notice something particularly peculiar about her eyes.

Everything about Scarlett's eyes seemed normal at first glance, but if you looked closely, you could see something strange—like tiny moving gears inside them.

With each of Viviane's attacks, those gears inside Scarlett's eyes sprang into action, analyzing her moves and enabling Scarlett to flawlessly dodge every one of Viviane's strikes!