I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

"Has he completely lost his self-awareness?"

Eve took over the conversation halfway through.

"Well, it seems this is the price. The clues on his side are broken. Let's see if there are any clues on the secret guards' side."

Since Emrik has lost consciousness, it is difficult to find out the source of the demon's power from him. Charles, the old fox, is not a pushover either.

"Let's go, let's go to the demiplane we just visited."

Elizabeth sealed Emrik up again after saying this. Although he had lost his self-awareness, this body might still be of some use.

"Ah."

brush--

As the space fluctuated, several people returned to the infirmary.

"Sophia, you can come back now."

Opening the door, Eve called to Sophia who was installing the background board in the corner.

"Hey, Princess, is it over yet?"

"Well, it's over. If the Gangro clan dares to cause trouble again, leave it to me and my mother."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

After hearing what Eve said, Sophia was slightly stunned, and only reacted when she saw Elizabeth walking out.

Although I don't know the reason, it seems that the Gangro clan is in big trouble now.

"Then you can continue to be busy in the infirmary. Mother and I still have things to do, so I won't disturb you. Let's go, mother."

"Ah."

After watching Elizabeth and her daughter leave, Sophia breathed a sigh of relief. Although Eve was a princess, she was not nervous because she was familiar with her. But the sudden appearance of the Queen really scared her, not to mention the Queen's appearance, which surprised her even more.

“It feels like they are two completely different people.”

Thinking back to how Elizabeth usually faced the public, Sophia grumbled slightly.

On the other side, Eve and her group had also arrived outside the training ground.

“! Her Majesty the Queen!!!”

Seeing the sudden arrival of the Queen, the court wizard was frightened and quickly stood up and bowed.

"Ah."

After a slight nod, without saying much, Elizabeth took Eve directly into the demiplane where she had fought before.

"!"

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows at the tragic scene in the demiplane. Eve's current strength was somewhat beyond her expectations. She didn't expect that under layers of suppression, she could almost destroy this demiplane with swordsmanship alone without magic.

At this time, the most conspicuous thing on the land within the demiplane was the traces left by the boundary-breaking attack, which directly divided the entire demiplane into four parts, and the canyon in it was bottomless.

In addition, there are several shallow gullies on the ground extending into the distance, which should be the traces left by the clouds.

"Mother, it's over there."

Not noticing Elizabeth's surprise in front of her, after entering the demiplane, Eve looked directly at the area that had turned into black ash.

"This is the place that was burned by the black flames."

"Okay, I'll take a look."

As she spoke, Elizabeth controlled her magic to examine the black ashes.

.........

After the examination, Elizabeth looked very gloomy.

"Indeed, this ability to corrode things is the characteristic of the demon's power."

"So, there's something wrong with the Gangro clan?"

"It's still unclear, but those guys are probably involved."

Judging from the fact that they were in a hurry to take people away, the Gangro clan must not be completely unaware of this. The question now is how many people in their clan have been infected with this power. If the situation is serious, I am afraid that a complete annihilation is inevitable.

"By the way, let me tell you about the characteristics of the demon's power. It can be considered as fate. Since you have already encountered it, it is better to learn more about it."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Eve also put on a serious expression.

"The most fundamental characteristic of the demon's power is its corrosive power. The earth, forests, water, and even magic can be corroded by that power. Its manifestations vary greatly, and the black flame you encountered this time is one of them."

"Is that so... I thought it was just that black flame."

"Of course not. The manifestations of demonic power are extremely complex. Fire, lightning, ice, and so on are all possible. Furthermore, those who are infected with demonic power generally gain certain special abilities, which are related to their original race. For example, vampires have enhanced self-healing abilities. However, sometimes, due to excessive self-healing, they completely lose their original appearance and become complete monsters."

"...What's this alternate version of Life Zero Crisis?"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Ah, nothing, please continue, mother."

Eve quickly shook off the strange associations in her mind and replied.

"What are you going to continue with? The biggest characteristics are those listed above. Next time you encounter someone with similar powers, be careful. There are demon god believers on the continent. I originally hoped that you would come into contact with them later, but it seems that this is the fate of the Holy Sword Contractor."

Hearing her say this, Eve's expression became serious.

"Don't worry, mother, I will be fine, I promise."

"Okay~ I believe you. If it doesn't work, just lift the seal and leave the aftermath to me."

Elizabeth said as she touched Eve's little head.

"Ok!"

§ 28 Responsibility and Destiny

Seeing Eve looking like she was facing a great enemy, Elizabeth suddenly smiled and continued to comfort her.

"Okay, you don't have to be too nervous now. Just be like usual."

"Eh?"

After hearing her words, Eve couldn't help but feel a little strange. She was just talking about the danger of the demon, but why was she suddenly telling her not to be nervous?

"I just told you this because I'm worried you'll get into trouble if you encounter the Demon God's followers again. As for the Far West Front, we clan leaders are still here, so you don't need to worry. Eve just needs to continue doing what she wants to do. Mother will take care of the rest."

"…Thank you, Mother."

Unable to suppress the impulse in her heart, Eve stretched out her arms and gently hugged Elizabeth, resting her head on her chest.

As for why the scene at hand is not about facial cleanser but a tablet computer, it can only be said that it is a family inheritance and cannot be saved. Goodbye.

"Don't think that just because you're the contractor of the Holy Sword you have to shoulder the mission of fighting the Demon God. That's the responsibility of every life on this continent, not just your burden, so don't put it all on yourself."

Elizabeth comforted Eve softly, fearing that she would feel burdened after hearing about the demon.

"Don't worry, mother. I won't be that stupid."

"Ah That's good."

Elizabeth was obviously relieved when she heard Eve say this.

"By the way, Viya, do you remember anything else about the demon?"

At this time, Eve, who was not a little slow to react, finally remembered that there was an eyewitness around her, so she looked at Ilvia who was standing beside her.

"……Can not remember."

After tilting her head slightly and thinking for a while, Ilvia answered a little embarrassedly.

"Is this so..."

This situation is not impossible. It has also happened to other highest-level weapon elves. If Weiya suffered a serious injury in the battle at that time, she might have lost her memory of that time. This should be the reason why Ilvia failed to discover that Emrik had the power of the demon god at the first time.

Even though she had lost her memory, her instincts from her life-and-death battle with the demon remained, which is why she felt a sense of disgust towards Emrik.

"Alright, little Eve, just continue practicing controlling your dragon bloodline and power as usual. Let Mother handle tracking down the Gangro clan. If the demon god really does appear again, it's most important that you have sufficient strength."

At the end of her words, Elizabeth looked into Eve's eyes very seriously.

If the Demon God were to truly be resurrected, or if problems arose on the Far Western Front and the Abyss Wave reappeared, then with the long-lasting peace torn apart, strength would once again become the basis for survival.

The limits of individual combat power on this continent are too terrifying. Take Eve's just-destroying attack as an example. This is far beyond what can be surpassed by numbers. Other top combat powers, such as Elizabeth, also possess the power to easily destroy armies and countries alone. It can be said that she is a big part of the reason why the human race dares not to advance westward rashly.

Therefore, if you want to take control of your destiny, you must first have enough power, otherwise everything is empty talk.

Although strong people often choose to fight within the demiplane to avoid accidentally hurting their own people, if you are unlucky and really run into someone with less moral integrity who chooses to start a fight on the spot, then you will be killed and have nowhere to complain.

"Well, I will control my strength as soon as possible."

"Very good. If little Eve encounters any problem that cannot be solved, you can come and ask mother."

"Ok!"

"Okay, let's go. Mother should go track down the Gangro clan. Where's Eve?"

"Hmm... I'll just keep practicing controlling my strength here."

Eve replied after thinking for a moment.

"Little Eve, don't be too impatient. More haste, less speed."

"Don't worry, mother. I know what I'm doing."

Eve was very familiar with how to train herself without overdoing it. After all, that was how she trained when she was a hero.

"That's good. Little Eve, just stay here and cheer up. I'll be leaving now."

Elizabeth reached out and gently pinched Eve's little face.

"Well, goodbye, mother."

"Ah."

With a fluctuation in space, Elizabeth left the demiplane, and with her departure, Eve began to practice controlling her own power.

There were some things she had not chosen to say out loud, but buried silently in her heart. Although Elizabeth said that everyone had the responsibility to deal with the threat of the demon, Eve had a vague feeling that she would be involved in an incident related to the power of the demon again in the near future. Perhaps this was the guidance that fate gave to the Holy Sword Contractor.

"call……"

Patting her cheeks gently, Eve cheered herself up.

"Let's work together to control my power!"

"Ok!"

"Okay, Master."

On the other side, in the training ground, as the space fluctuated, Elizabeth also returned to the training ground.

"Her Majesty the Queen!"

"Ah."

After casually responding to everyone's courtesy, Elizabeth cast several layers of defensive magic on the demiplane where Eve was, to prevent Eve from accidentally blowing up the training ground again. Then, without staying for too long, she returned to the study in the inner castle.

After sitting down at the table, Elizabeth carefully set up several soundproofing and detection arrays, and then constructed several communication magics.

"..."

Following a brief silence, several voices were heard from the magic circle.

"What's wrong? Is there any movement from the human race again? I remember that the hero was defeated by you a few years ago?"

The first person to speak was a man with a somewhat irritable voice.

"Ms. Elizabeth, what is the matter with you contacting us?"

Then a woman with a gentle voice asked softly.

"I met someone here who was tainted with the power of the devil."

"This kind of thing is nothing, right? There will always be people who don't know how to live or die and get involved. There's no need to use this line to contact us."