I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered that his hero was now a girl, so it didn't seem to be a big deal, maybe?

"So, how did the hero become like this?"

Looking at the figure in front of her who was taller than her before leaving but became smaller than her after the reunion, Istina seemed very confused.

"Well, the reasons are quite complicated. Anyway, you'll understand if you look at my current state. Let me make it clear first, don't scream."

Although she didn't understand why she had to promise not to scream, Istina nodded.

Seeing that Istina was ready to withstand the impact, Eve felt relieved and reduced the part of her dragon bloodline.

As the influence of the dragon bloodline on her appearance lessened, the characteristics of the blood clan began to emerge. Eve's black hair quickly turned silver-white, and her originally bright red pupils now shone with a red light in the dim courtyard, and her two pointed canine fangs also protruded slightly.

"Eh?!"

Looking at the changes in Eve in front of her, Istina looked dumbfounded, but at the same time she understood what happened to her. After a long time, she held her forehead and spoke.

"Um... So the hero was turned into a vampire?"

"In conclusion, yes."

After hearing Eve's answer, Istina looked like she had a lot to say, but she had no idea which sentence to start with. It took her a long time to utter a single word.

"Did the brave man just find an opportunity to sneak out?"

"It's not that I sneaked back. I only recovered my memory after the Awakening Ceremony half a year ago. I wanted to come find you then, but force majeure delayed me for another half a year. I came to see you right after I resolved it."

Afraid that Istina would misunderstand, Eve hurriedly explained.

"Eh? You're not being watched or imprisoned or anything like that?"

After hearing Eve's description, Istina couldn't help but look worried.

But in response to her question, Eve looked embarrassed and her eyes wandered around, not daring to look her in the eye. Finally, she stammered.

"Um...well...actually...well...how should I put it, I have a pretty high status among the vampires now."

"……what?"

Istina was completely stunned when she heard her words, with a dazed expression as if she was wondering if she had heard it wrongly.

"It means I am now the princess of the vampire clan!"

As if she had given up on something, Eve said in a self-deprecating tone.

"Hmm...wait a minute, I'm a little confused. So, the hero went to defeat the vampire demon king, and now he's become a vampire princess?"

"...In conclusion, yes. I was even hailed as a rising star among the vampires."

"...It can be seen that the hero has been through a lot."

"…yes."

As they spoke, they looked at each other and sighed in unison.

In the end, it was Eve who broke the silence first.

"Okay, let the past be the past. I'll tell you the details later. As for now, I have a gift for you."

"Eh? What's the gift?"

"Secret, anyway, close your eyes first."

"Ah."

Seeing that Istina closed her eyes obediently, Eve took out the ring she bought during the day and put it on her left ring finger. The pink diamond complemented her cherry pink long hair and looked very suitable.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now. I'm sorry for making you wait so long for my answer back then."

Taking advantage of the moment when Istina was stunned looking at the ring, Eve flew slightly off the ground and kissed her on the lips.

"No, I finally got the answer from the hero."

Feeling the softness on the tip of her lips, Istina came to her senses and hugged Eve into her arms again, kissing her passionately, venting her sadness after a long separation, and Eve responded to her with the same enthusiasm. The two who met again after a long time hugged and kissed each other, enjoying each other's taste.

Finally, Istina, who was still a little out of breath, let go of Eve first.

"My dear hero... why... I feel like you don't need to breathe?"

While panting, Istina asked in confusion.

"Because he's a vampire."

Eve was very calm about this. After all, given her current physical condition, it didn't matter if she didn't breathe.

Looking at Istina who was about to kiss her again, Eve coughed lightly and said.

"Let's do more things in the evening. As for now, there are a group of little girls waiting outside, and there are also some things I want to tell you later."

"Oh! That's right! I forgot to prepare dinner."

After hearing Eve's reminder, Istina also noticed the time and found that she had forgotten about dinner.

"Don't worry, I brought some food, and you should look forward to tonight. After all, vampires belong to the night."

"…Um."

After hearing what Eve said, Istina's pretty face turned red, and she finally responded in a low voice.

"correct."

"Ok?"

"My dear hero, how should I call you outside now?"

"Hmm... As for my name, I'm Eve Lesombra now. If you still like to call me Brave Master in private, just keep it that way. It might arouse suspicion outside, so just call me Eve. As for the pseudonym I use among the humans, it's Ava, but you don't need to call me that except when you're being inspected."

"Got it. I'll call you Lady Eve from now on."

"You don't have to call me an adult, that would draw too much attention. Just call me Eve in normal times, and I'll do as you please in private."

Eve said this while looking at Istina with a pitiful expression.

"Hmmmm, alright, I'll listen to you, Brave Master."

"Hoohoo, Tina is the best."

As she spoke, Eve returned to her previous appearance with black hair and red eyes, and the two of them left the back garden hand in hand.

§ 44 Dinner Time

At the gate of the back garden, Ilvia and Lucia were waiting obediently by the side. When they saw Eve coming out, they hurried to greet her.

"Eve, ah, Eve, who are these two children?"

Looking at the unfamiliar face that did not belong to the monastery, Istina asked curiously, and almost added a respectful title.

"Ah, this is Lucia. I met her by chance in Shurik City this morning, so I took her along because she had nowhere else to go."

"By the way...this is too..."

After hearing what Eve said, Istina looked like she didn't know what to say.

"We can't let her be taken away by those orphanages."

But Eve looked indifferent, then changed the subject and looked at Ilvia.

"As for this person, you two have met before in a sense. Do you want to guess who she is?"

"Eh? Have we met before?"

Looking at the little loli with silver hair and blue eyes who was staring at her quietly, Istina thought again and again, but still had no impression, and finally gave up guessing.

"No, I can't remember at all. Tell me."

"Hehe, the answer is revealed—this child is the Holy Sword, and her name is Ilvia."

"Tina, long time no see, please take care of me."

Ilvia also greeted them at the right time.

"Eh? You're kidding! She's the Holy Sword? Then why hasn't she appeared before?"

After hearing what Eve said, Istina looked unbelievable.

Hearing Istina's question, Ilvia silently turned her head to look at Eve, while Eve looked embarrassed and ashamed to speak, but she still succumbed to the pressure of the two people's gazes, and finally coughed twice and answered in a low voice.

"Ahem, actually, it's mainly because I couldn't bring her out before."

"..."

Although Istina didn't say anything after listening to her explanation, everything was self-evident at this moment.

"Ahem, alright! Let's go, those kids outside must be hungry too. Let's go prepare dinner. I bought a lot of delicious food."

Faced with her subtle gaze, Eve felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject.

"Ah."

Seeing Eve like this, Istina smiled slightly, then let her go and went to prepare dinner with Eve.

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"Everyone, dinner is ready!"

After the two of them made some preparations for the food Eve had bought, a sumptuous dinner was ready, and Istina also went to invite the children from the monastery to come and eat.

In the small restaurant, the children from the monastery and the porters each occupied a table and did not interfere with each other.

The children in the monastery seemed very happy about this unexpected feast. The table was full of laughter. Istina also took the opportunity to introduce Eve and the other two to the children in the monastery.

At first they were a little shy, but after Eve took out some candy to win them over, they easily integrated into the group.

At dinner, while Eve was coaxing the children, she was also quietly observing some details of the actions of the people at the opposite table, trying to find some clues.

But unfortunately, the other party's behavior was flawless, and he looked like an honest and ordinary person. If she had not come into contact with the demon believers before, and if she and Lucia and Viya, the three people with high affinity for the Holy Sword, had not felt a collective sense of disgust, she would probably not be sure that there was something wrong with that group of people.

After dinner, Eve left Ilvia and Lucia to play with the children and to be on guard against the porters, while she and Istina went to her room.

After entering the room, Eve immediately set up an isolation circle and a warning circle, and then directly opened the demiplane to pull the two of them in.

"Um, Master Brave, can you cast magic now?"

In the demiplane, watching Eve's smooth movements, Istina was a little stunned. After all, in her previous impression, the other party was a spell insulator when she was a hero.

"Hmm? Ah, this, it will be fine after you become a vampire. Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me introduce you to someone else. Come out, Arcana."

As he said this, he snapped his fingers.

"Hoohoo, nice to meet you. Please give me your guidance, Tina."

Accompanied by the crisp sound of snapping fingers, Arcana, who was hiding nearby, also showed up in cooperation.

Looking at the new loli appearing in front of her, Istina really wanted to ask Eve how many people she had abducted.

Although she didn't care about these things, she was obviously here first.

"Then this is my other weapon spirit, Arcana."

"Eh?! Wait a minute! How come the hero has two weapon spirits?"

"She is the weapon spirit corresponding to the other part of my bloodline, which is represented by the black-haired side."

As she spoke, Eve touched a lock of her black hair and drew a line with it.

"Okay, now comes the business part."

"Eh? Eh? Are you here now? Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

At this moment, Istina obviously had some wrong thoughts, and she felt a little panicked when she saw the desolate scenery in the demiplane.

"...Ahem, that's not the real thing. I'll deal with that later. Now, let me first tell you what happened when I went to defeat the Demon King."

When she heard the first half of the sentence, Istina blushed and looked like she wanted to hide on the spot, but when she heard the second half, her expression immediately changed to a serious one.

Although most of the heroes of the past eventually died while fighting against the vampire king, from what Eve said, she seemed to have encountered something different at that time.

"Let me start with the conclusion. I was backstabbed by my teammates."

"Eh?!"

After hearing what Eve said, Istina looked extremely shocked. She couldn't believe that she was killed by her teammates in the end. After all, defeating the Vampire King was one of the most important things for the human race. She couldn't believe that someone would come to deliberately sabotage it.