Well, it's figured quite prominently in his career as the count's successor, for starters. And he's destroyed it twice now; he figures third time might actually be the charm, in this case. (Of course, once he gets there and finds out Dracula has new friends that make them both look like children play-fighting, things may become more interesting.)

I'm definitely interested in interactions between Soma and Alucard. This has nothing at all to do with me being a Hellsing fanboy. Nothing whatsoever. Why would you even imply that?