He isn’t doing to be disapponted. He doesn’t fucking care enough for that.

[ It’s harsh. He’s got better at softening himself without being asked to, but it’s difficult where Dracula is concerned. Not even out of old Belmont grudges anymore, just because he remembers the state that just seeing him for a second left Alucard in. ]

If it were reasonable to expect you to be his equal, we wouldn’t be needed. If you’re not then the failure is ours, not yours.