Becoming a Shadow in the New World

She told Claire that Sid's coma was caused by the shadow, and if the shadow didn't disappear, Sid would most likely never wake up.

This is not a lie. If Claire had known that Shadow and Sid were the same person, she wouldn't have been beaten so badly. But there was nothing she could do; Claire didn't know Sid as well as she did as an outsider.

To Aurora's surprise, Claire, after learning the truth that she had been deceived, did not fly into a rage and draw her sword to kill her, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's it, then I'll be relieved."

"Um...no, I lied to you, aren't you angry?"

"So what if I was fooled by you? I don't care."

"Hey, Claire, did you lose your mind just now? You got beaten up for this reason, and you just let it go like that? This is not like you at all."

"It would be a lie to say I'm not angry, but it doesn't matter, as long as Sid is alright."

"...Just what level of brother complex are you?"

After sorting through Claire's logic, Aurora could only sigh in this way.

“Alright, Aurora, let’s talk about something else. Is Shadow the ‘him’ you’re talking about who’s been protecting me and my brother?”

Ignoring what Aurora had just said, Claire straightened her expression and asked a serious question.

"Why do you think so?"

“There are many reasons, such as why Shadow is my brother Sid, the ‘power of an old friend’ that Shadow mentioned earlier, and why my brother fell into a coma as soon as Shadow appeared. Sid is not such a coward.”

As she finished speaking, Claire's voice involuntarily rose, filled with anger and fear at a certain possibility.

Her brother Sid has always been a strong and upright man who would stand up for his sister and protect her no matter how much their strengths differed, rather than a coward who would faint from fright at an explosion.

Even though Sid was scared and huddled in her arms, crying out, "Oh no-chan, I'm so scared," she still liked him.

Why did Sid faint as soon as the shadow appeared?

Human experimentation!!!

Claire didn't want to think about this possibility, but she had no choice but to.

"Claire, give me some trust. I won't hurt you. We'll talk about this later. I'll send you out first, and Nangong Nayue will call you later."

The situation on the field returned to its initial state, except that the person who dared not answer had changed from Claire to Aurora.

As her body gradually became transparent, Claire drew her sword and swung it. Invisible magic appeared, and under the blessing of this power, Claire's body became solid and solid at the same time.

“Aurora, I really want to believe you, and I’m very willing to believe you, but… I hope you can answer one question for me.”

Seeing Claire's serious expression and sensing the three sources of power that Claire had mobilized within Claire's body, Aurora knew that if she couldn't answer Claire's question, even if she successfully sent Claire out of the consciousness space, Claire would directly take action, dig her out of her body, and seal her away.

"Will you... hurt Sid?"

"……Won't."

Having received the answer and confirmed that Aurora hadn't lied, Claire smiled with relief and stopped resisting. Her consciousness was then teleported back to reality by Aurora.

After Claire left, Aurora looked at the empty, pure white space in front of her and fell into silence for a moment.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and loudly complained.

"Why don't you just make a vow with your brother? I'll just give you a bloodline modification if necessary."

Chapter 119 Claire's Backup Plan, Reincarnated Vampire

Feeling his unconscious body being shaken, Sid groggily opened his eyes and tried to get up, but then suddenly pretended to have a headache, pressing his head with one hand and groaning in pain.

"Sid, you're awake. How are you feeling? Are you alright?"

Seeing that Sid had woken up, Claire quickly asked him what was wrong.

"Sis, I'm fine, what's wrong with you...?"

Claire's current appearance is definitely not good; her clothes are tattered and stained with blood in some places.

It seems... I went a little too far.

"Me? I'm fine, just a superficial injury. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

With a nonchalant wave of her hand, Claire began to examine Sid's body. Although she had received Aurora's assurance, she still had to examine him herself several times.

"It seems there are no problems. Sid, you'd better be careful these next few days. If you see anyone suspicious, tell me..."

After questioning and checking, no signs of human experimentation were found, and Claire was finally relieved and gave her instructions.

Sis, are you making up some incredible things to explain my coma?

Seeing Claire's relieved expression and listening to her nagging, Sid silently looked away.

Now, to be honest, is it too late for him to complete the achievement of becoming a Shadow-level expert, when the person here was just a puppet?

"Sid! Sid! Are you even listening to me, kid?"

Claire's shouts successfully snapped Sid out of his reverie. Seeing Claire's puffed-up face, Sid immediately nodded and smiled.

"Yes, yes, yes, sister is right."

Claire wasn't fooled by Sid; she stared at him expressionlessly.

How much of what you just listened to?

"I was distracted and didn't hear anything."

"You kid!"

Claire's voice suddenly rose, she slapped her face with one hand, sighed helplessly, and then looked at Sid seriously.

"Alright, I'll just listen to the important points this time. Sid, pay attention."

"Ah."

Seeing that Sid was now completely focused, Claire coughed a few times to clear her throat.

"Sid, what...what's your opinion on vampires?"

"?"

Opinion? What opinion could I possibly have about vampires? Do they count as tough punching bags?

Sid tilted his head, recalling how Claire had talked to him about the future at the beginning, and he suddenly felt a strong sense of déjà vu about this scene.

Looking at Claire with suspicion, Sid hesitated briefly before speaking.

"Sis, you're not trying to drag me to the City of No Return again, are you? I suggest you don't forget what happened last time we went to the City of No Return."

Thinking back to the last time Claire did the same thing, saying she would take him to a place called the City of No Return to fight the "Queen of Blood" so he could gain merit and join the Knights, and then his sister almost died there, Sid couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Cough cough cough, last time was just an accident, I didn't expect the [Queen of Blood] to be so strong."

Mentioning this incident, Claire couldn't help but blush. That time, things really went wrong. If Shadow hadn't appeared in time, she estimated that she and Sid would have been doomed.

"Then why are you asking me about vampires?"

"What I mean is, Sid, what do you think about becoming a vampire?"

"?"

"Didn't my plan to reincarnate as a demon fail? Since I can't get the title of demon's servant, I thought I might as well reincarnate as a vampire."

Although they lack titles and have a weakness to sunlight, vampires possess remarkable regenerative abilities, blood magic, and immortality, making them exceptionally good at preserving their lives.

"I... I have no objection, but... Sister, can you find a vampire willing to reincarnate me?"

At this point, Claire raised her head, put her hands on her hips, and said smugly.

"You can rest assured about that. Your sister has quite a bit of connections."

"I just don't believe it. What if it turns out to be a low-ranking vampire who can only be reborn as a ghoul?"

The comment was made very quietly, but Claire still heard it.

Immediately, Claire showed a very displeased expression, slammed her hands heavily on the table, and leaned down to meet Sid's eyes.

"Heh, the one I know isn't some low-ranking vampire, she's the true progenitor of vampires, the Blood Queen Elizabeth."

Oh, I forgot, you were taking refuge in the Adventurers' Guild at that time, so you didn't see her.

"That's the one who caused the vampire calamity when I took you to the lawless city last time. He's the one with the highest level of vampire bloodline."

As he listened to Claire's description, Sid pictured a beautiful woman with long, bright red hair, holding a black parasol.

Ah, it's her.

"...More importantly, my relationship with them is much better than Rias's, so I don't need to trade myself."

The more Claire talked, the more tempted she became, and she even began to regret why she had only focused on the demon for her future. Wasn't she getting to know someone better?

A vampire personally reincarnated by the True Ancestor is better than Rias, a reincarnated demon whose only change is her constitution.

As for her original promise to become Rias's familiar... well, the ritual to reincarnate Sid into a different race failed, so she had no reason to continue being Rias's familiar.

If it weren't for Sid, she wouldn't have bothered to reincarnate as a demon. After all, demon blood doesn't enhance her at all; it only gives her an extra weakness: fear of holy light.

Rias's brother, the Destroyer who knows she killed her own people on the World Battlefield, is a problem, but it's not a big deal. She's already off the World Battlefield, and it's too late to tell anyone now.

Sid took a leisurely sip of coffee, watching his sister drift into a daydream, and simply smiled indifferently.

His sister is just daydreaming. That Blood Queen is not only a vegetarian, but also has the personality of a hermit. I suggest his sister find her in person first before talking about this.