I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

After a while, she opened her eyes as she couldn't fall asleep.

"Lord Brave."

"Hmm? Can't sleep?"

"A little bit. I was too excited to fall asleep."

Looking at Istina with a blush on her face, Eve thought for a moment and then said.

"Then I'll sleep next to you holding your hand. Will that be better? Don't refuse again. Physical contact will help you get used to my scent faster."

"…Um."

Hearing Tina's agreement, Eve moved the pillow directly under Istina's head, and then she got into her quilt, lying beside her and holding her hand.

"Okay, go to sleep."

"Ah."

Finally, after tossing and turning for a while, Istina fell into a deep sleep.

Eve began to practice drawing magic circles by waving her other hand in the air to pass the time.

A few more hours passed and it was already midnight.

Eve, who was practicing, suddenly looked stern and said while looking at the shadow beside her.

"Come out."

"your Highness."

Then a figure covered in a black robe appeared in the shadows. Judging from the voice, it can be inferred that it is a woman.

"Secret guard?"

"Yes."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"According to our investigation, someone from the Grans family will be here tomorrow. Your Majesty, please pay attention to this."

"I see. Oh, right."

Just as she was about to ask the secret guard to retreat, Eve suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Those porters are probably related to the Demon God's followers."

"Yes."

"Then you still let them in here?"

There was a hint of displeasure in Eve's tone.

"The Queen's orders are to ensure Miss Istina's safety and investigate the Demon God's followers. At this time, they have not yet threatened Miss Istina's safety."

Looking at the secret guards, Eve felt helpless. These guys were extremely rigid. If they gave orders to protect safety, they would not take the initiative to eliminate the threat in advance. They would not take action until they were hit in the face.

"Tsk, that's so rigid. Never mind, let's continue hiding."

"Yes."

As she finished her words, the secret guard disappeared into the shadows again.

Apart from this little episode, the night was very peaceful, but Eve had a vague feeling that this was just the calm before the storm.

The porter is a follower of the Demon God and may not leave until the afternoon. Family members who are also involved with the follower of the Demon God will also come to visit today.

Anyone who dares to say that the two things don't matter will be kicked around by Eve.

"Well... Anyway, let's make some preparations first, just in case."

Just as Eve was thinking about her plans for today, Istina beside her woke up from her sleep.

"Hoo~ Good morning, brave hero."

"Good morning, Tina. Hurry up and get ready. We have unexpected guests coming to visit today."

"Hmm? What uninvited guest?"

Istina asked with a confused look on her face.

"My family's secret guard told me last night, and that group of porters is also confirmed to be related to the Demon God's followers."

"Eh!"

After hearing what Eve said, Istina was frightened instantly and jumped out of the bed and began to put on her coat in a hurry.

"Anyway, don't worry too much. I'll go to the back garden and prepare a defensive array and a demiplane as a refuge just in case. Just tell the children not to leave today. I'll stay with you when you go meet up with the family."

Looking at the panicked Istina, Eve comforted her.

"Well, then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Brave."

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

§ 48 Arrangement

After washing up and preparing breakfast, Istina hurried to wake up the children in the monastery, while Eve went to the back garden to set up various magic spells.

"Hmm... In this situation, we should probably deploy a defensive formation, but we have to avoid attracting the attention of those people in the courtyard."

After taking a look at the environment in the back garden and thinking for a while, Eve decided to use a solidified magic circle plus active triggering to arrange defense.

"Anyway, let's do a 'Four Attributes Seal' first, and then modify the magic circuit and connect it to me."

As Eve spoke, she operated the magic thread and began to set up a magic circle.

"Then there's the 'Infinite Corridor', which is two stories high. It prevents the children from running out if they hear any noise, or for someone to sneak in."

As he spoke, he added two more layers of magic arrays on top of the four-attribute seal.

"Next are the basics: 'Shield', 'Arrow Avoidance', 'Invisibility', 'Soundproofing', 'Healing', 'Anti-Invisibility', and 'Anti-Magic'..."

After Eve's arrangement, although the back garden in front of her did not change on the surface, it had actually become a small war defense fortress, but it lacked the function of counterattack. After all, these children did not have very high magical abilities, nor were they old enough to participate in the awakening ceremony, so they had no means of counterattack.

"Let me think of something else to add."

However, Eve was still a little worried when she saw the numerous magic circles in front of her.

"Hmm... let's add a 'Demiplane Creation'. If a fight breaks out outside, we can send them into the demiplane for refuge. So, should we add some triggered offensive arrays?"

After hesitating for a while, Eve finally chose to set up a "counter mine" at the door and gave up the idea of ​​setting up more attack magic.

"Well, that's all. Just let Viya stay here for a while. It's time for Tina to bring the kids over."

With that, Eve left the back garden and walked towards the restaurant.

On the other side, the group of porters did not go to the restaurant for lunch in the morning. Instead, they gathered around the carriage, pretending to be repairing it seriously.

Looking at the appearance of this group of people, if Eve had not been absolutely certain that there was something wrong with them, Istina would have found it hard to believe that they were related to the demon believers who planned to backstab Eve.

After a moment's thought, Istina decided to act normal so as not to alert the enemy.

Thinking of this, she asked towards the courtyard.

"Master! How is it? Can the car be fixed?"

"No problem! We can leave this afternoon at the latest!"

"Okay! Got it!"

At this time, the children in the monastery had finished their breakfast and were about to go to the courtyard for activities.

Seeing this, Istina hurriedly stopped them.

"Okay, the uncles are fixing the carriage, so don't bother them. Let's go play in the back garden."

“““Okay~~~”””

The children had no complaints about this, after all, it made no difference to them where they played.

As a result, on the way, he happened to meet Eve who was heading this way after setting up a magic circle.

"Ah, you guys have finished eating. I've finished my side. How about them making any moves?"

After warning the children not to leave the back garden no matter what happened in the morning, Istina gestured for them to go play there first, and then answered.

"It looks like they're repairing the car, nothing unusual. They said they'll leave in the afternoon at the latest."

"It's normal that there's nothing unusual. It's more strange that they revealed themselves so easily. These guys in the vampire territory are hiding very well. But they're leaving in the afternoon... So it seems that the family members will probably come before noon."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

After listening to Eve's analysis, Istina nodded in agreement.

"Humph, this person really has bad intentions. I don't know who he is, but now..."

Eve changed the subject.

"Let's go to your room first. I'll cast some defensive magic on you just in case."

"...Well, I'll leave it to you, Mr. Brave."

"Mmmmm~"

In Istina's room, since it was not clear when the family members would arrive, Eve did not take the opportunity to tease Istina and went straight to the point.

"Okay, don't move. 'Anti-magic', 'Shield', 'Speed ​​Up', 'Avoid', 'Heal', 'Teleport', 'Four-attribute Barrier', 'Purification', 'Magic Concealment', 'Telepathy'..."

After a series of dazzling operations that were like reading out the names of dishes, Eve finally finished the enchantment. If it weren't for the "magic concealment" effect, the magical aura on Istina's body would definitely be as blinding as a flash bomb.

After finishing the enchantment, seeing that she had some free time, Eve started to have some evil ideas again.

"what!"

With a scream, Eve threw Istina onto the bed and lay on top of her.

"Yong, Lord Yong?"

"There's still some time. Take this opportunity to improve your affinity with the dragon's aura."

As he said this, he looked down at her and snatched Istina's red lips.

But this time Eve did not attack aggressively, but just kept kissing her gently. After all, family members might arrive at any time, and she couldn't let Istina meet people in the face of an aftermath.

After teasing Istina for a little bit, Eve let her go and instead lay side by side with her, holding her hands, quietly enjoying this moment of peace.

"coming."

After an unknown amount of time, Eve suddenly spoke, breaking the silence and announcing the coming of danger.

"Let's go, it's time to greet the guests. Don't worry, I'll use 'Invisibility' to follow you."

"Ah."

As she spoke, Eve stood up and released invisibility, and her figure disappeared into the air.

When she heard the knock at the monastery door, Istina stood up, straightened her clothes, wiped the marks on her face, and walked towards the main entrance.

At this time, outside the gate, a fat man with gorgeous clothes and a greasy face was ordering his men to keep knocking on the monastery gate. Behind the man was a group of well-equipped men, who looked like they were here to cause trouble.

The visitor was none other than Thomas Grant, a steward of the Grant family.

As a small manager with neither high nor low power in the main branch of the family, although he was a little dissatisfied about having to go to this remote place in person, he took the initiative to take on this task after hearing that the family had been investigating matters related to the heroes recently.

After all, if things go well, he might be able to move up in the family and have as much money as he wants.

What surprised him even more was that after he took on the task, the family actually sent a team of private soldiers to go with him, with only the request that they bring Istina Grans back to the main house.

At first, the man was a little worried when he saw the family's attitude, but after investigating the matter of Istina Grans, the man felt relieved.

A guy who doesn't know anyone except the brave, whose main ability is healing, and who has basically no offensive ability, wouldn't it be easy to capture him with the help of his family's private soldiers?

There was no way that the brave man who had been dead for two and a half years and died on the vampire territory could crawl out and save her.

When the time comes, just put her in magic shackles, and then you can easily complete this nice job, right?

While fantasizing about the bright future after accomplishing his task, the man urged his men to keep knocking on the door.

"Hurry up! Don't stop! Keep knocking!"

Although the man had come with bad intentions, and he really wanted to just break down the door and rush in, this was the residence of the former hero's attendant after all. If he did that and was seen by others and spread, it might affect the family's reputation. Therefore, he could only impatiently urge his men to knock on the door.