I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

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As the small door at the side was pushed open, Istina leaned out and frowned after looking at the aggressive people in front of her and the family symbols on their bodies.

"Is it someone from the family? You sent me here and you still remember me?"

"Haha, Miss Istina, you're joking. How could the family forget you? After all, you are the hero's valet. The family just wants to consult you this time. So, how about we go inside and talk?"

When Thomas saw Istina push open the door, his expression immediately changed and he walked towards her with a smile on his face.

"Tsk."

Despite a dissatisfied click of the tongue, Istina still opened the small door.

"Come in, don't scare the children."

"Okay, don't worry, I won't do that."

As he said that, the man followed in with a forced smile on his face, then scolded backwards.

"Let's go! Don't just stand there, come in and close the door!"

As the small door closed, a wicked smile gradually appeared on the man's face.

§ 49 Negotiation Tutorial, From Start to Collapse

"Tell me, what does the family want from me?"

In the reception room, Istina stared at Thomas Grant in front of her with an expression of suppressing displeasure.

Behind the man, the family's private soldiers, fully armed, stood by, staring at her silently, as if they were ready to overturn the table if they couldn't reach an agreement.

"Oh, Miss Istina, please don't be so angry. You tried to escape with the hero, but the family just demoted you. Wasn't that very kind of you? Look, you're living a pretty comfortable life now."

"The family is probably just worried that they can't stop the rampaging hero."

After hearing what Thomas said, Istina sneered.

If the family had not wanted to use her to threaten the hero to obey their orders, they would have probably killed her secretly long ago.

Later, news of the hero's death in battle spread, and keeping her alive would be more beneficial to the family's reputation, so she was eventually exiled to the border.

"Why, the family has decided to settle the score now that the storm has passed?"

As she spoke, Istina turned her gaze to the private soldier behind Thomas.

"Heh, they sent out a team of elite private soldiers just for me. The family really thinks highly of a mere magician like me, and even a magician who specializes in healing."

Facing Istina's ridicule, Thomas remained calm and said with a smile.

"Oh, look at what you're saying. Although the family did order me to take you back, I just want to ask you a few questions. Whether you want to come back or stay in the family is up to you."

"If you want to ask something, just talk here. We have communication magic, so why do we need to mobilize so many people?"

Listening to his explanation, Istina showed a look of contempt.

"Well, how would a mere housekeeper like me know about this? The higher-ups said they wanted to take you back for questioning, but I didn't dare ask why."

"Hmph, what if I refuse?"

Hearing this, the smile on Thomas's face faded slightly.

"Hmm... then something might happen that none of us want to see. Let me think about it, you care about the children in the monastery very much, right?"

Bang! Istina slammed her palm heavily on the table and glared at the man opposite her.

"You threaten me with the children?!"

"Oh, how can this be considered a threat? I'd rather call it seeking bargaining chips, wouldn't you say?"

As if she had thought of something, Istina looked at the man in front of her and questioned him.

"Those porters are also part of the family, right? Are they going to capture the children now? No wonder you came at this time and actually threatened them with a group of children?"

Facing her question, the man's smile became even wider.

"This is just a small preparation, and it's just a bargaining chip. There's no difference between children and adults. You don't sound like someone from our Grans family, or even someone from our country of wealth, when you say this."

After saying that, the man looked at Istina who was looking furious and continued with a smile that said everything was under control.

"Oh, it's about time I brought it here. Do you want to reconsider my proposal?"

boom! ! !

As Thomas finished speaking, a huge explosion was heard in the back garden, and his face changed accordingly. This was not what he expected.

After all, according to his plan, it would be easy for a group of secret guards in the family to capture a few children who had no power to resist. But now it seems that Istina is not unprepared either. But how did she know?

You know, this group of secret guards of the family have eliminated many competitors for the family, and they have almost never failed. They were even regarded as a rumor in the family for a time.

He was secretly informed of the existence of this group of secret guards before setting off this time. However, in his opinion, sending out secret guards just for the trivial matter of bringing Istina back to the family was completely an overkill.

Istina on the opposite side was also slightly startled after hearing the explosion, but then her eyes moved slightly and she calmed down.

"Oh, it seems your abacus beads have been knocked off the table. By the way, you look quite comforting."

Looking at the man in front of her who no longer looked at ease, Istina laughed and sneered.

Thomas became even angrier when he heard her words.

"Ms. Istina, it looks like you want us to help you look decent?"

"Puchi, you're all about to attack a bunch of kids and you're still talking about this?"

Istina's laughter broke the last string in Thomas's brain. He slammed the table and roared at the private soldiers behind him.

"Get at me, everyone. Just take him back for questioning while he's still breathing!"

Hearing his order, the private soldiers drew their weapons, pointed them at Istina, and began to slowly approach her.

But facing the approaching private soldiers, Istina showed no fear and did not even show any intention of getting up. Seeing her calm look, the private soldiers became more cautious and did not dare to move forward rashly.

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, the captain of the private army raised his chin towards one of his subordinates, signaling him to go and test it first.

Seeing his boss's order, although he was very reluctant, the private soldier still moved cautiously towards Istina.

砰

Before the man could get close to Istina, he was knocked away by a blow that appeared out of nowhere and hit the wall beside him heavily, which directly made a big hole in the wall. Behind the hole was a door leading to the back garden not far away. At this time, the group of secret guards disguised as porters were helpless in the face of the complicated defensive magic on the door.

There were a few people who looked dusty and dusty, as if they had been hit by the "counter-attack booby trap" that had just exploded.

Thomas became even angrier when he saw the secret guard like this, and roared.

"Don't worry about those little brats! Come here and catch this guy!!!"

Hearing a housekeeper yelling at him, a trace of displeasure flashed across the face of the demon believer, but he still gave up the tough challenge of the back garden and surrounded Istina from behind.

"'Demiplane Construction'."

But at this moment, accompanied by whispers in the air, the figures of Istina, Thomas, the private soldiers and the devil's believers were all drawn into the demiplane that suddenly appeared, and Eve, who had been hiding beside Istina, finally showed up.

To be honest, at first she had planned to drag everyone except Istina in and get rid of them all at once, but under Istina's pressure, Eve was finally forced to bring her into the demiplane as well. In her words, she didn't want to just be protected anymore.

Considering that she is now her own reserve follower, her abilities in all aspects should be enhanced compared to before, Eve agreed to her request. After all, even if something goes wrong, she has ways to cover it, such as letting Arcana follow her quietly.

By the way, Ilvia had been sent by her to protect the children in the back garden.

"Who are you, Excellency? This is a private matter of our Glens family. Isn't it not appropriate for you to do this?"

Looking at the loli holding a strange weapon beside Istina and the desolate demiplane around them, Thomas's face took on a solemn expression.

The fact that they were able to drag all of them into the demiplane silently showed that the opponent was definitely very powerful. The secret guards on the other side were fine, but the private soldiers behind him were already a little panicked.

"Maybe some kind-hearted passerby? Who knows?"

Eve replied casually.

In order to avoid suspicion of her identity, Eve did not use the holy sword at this time, but was holding an empty blade.

One side of the empty blade is completely made up of a black blade extending from head to tail. The upper sword-like part has several partitions, and the lower side is a huge protrusion. On the inside of the black blade is the purple sword body. There is a golden light flowing in the middle of the sword body, and the innermost part of the weapon is completely condensed by golden light. There is a small gap between the purple sword body, and there is a space surrounded by purple at the bottom. Eve is holding her hand here at this time.

"It seems that Your Excellency wants to intervene in the end?"

At this moment, Thomas's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

"Ah? What else?"

Listening to his threats, Eve put on a caring look as if she was looking at a mentally retarded person.

"Come on, everyone! Istina needs to be vindicated, and the other one doesn't care if he lives or dies!!!!"

With the last bit of sanity broken, Thomas roared and the battle began.

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45 The car overturned and he was killed (sad)

§ 50 The battle of a trapped beast

"Come on, everyone! Istina needs to be vindicated, and the other one doesn't care if he lives or dies!!!!"

Hearing Thomas's roar, before anyone else could react, Eve, who was surrounded by secret guards and private soldiers, took action first.

She hugged Istina with one hand, then kicked the ground, and rushed out of the double-team with Istina under the cover of dust.

"You can handle the private soldiers, and I'll take care of the demon followers. How about that?"

"Yeah! Leave it to me!"

"Don't be so stubborn, or I'll send you out. So let's get started!"

As Eve spoke, she swung her sword. The invisible air blade cut through the ground, leaving a deep crack and separating the secret guards and private soldiers.

"'The Ten Directions Hellfire Realm'."

Then another spell was cast, trapping the private soldiers and Thomas inside a barrier made of fiery blue flames.

"Okay, let's go."

"Ok!"

Eve whispered as she watched Istina walk towards the barrier.

"Arkana, please protect her. Tina has almost no experience in direct combat. I'm a little worried."

"Hoohoo, leave it to me, Master."

Arcana, who was hiding nearby, replied with a smile.

On the other side, inside the Ten Directions Fire Hell Realm, everyone had not yet recovered from the sword energy just now. Faced with the sudden appearance of the blue fire wall, Thomas seemed a little panicked. Although the private soldiers had received professional training, the current situation was still beyond their imagination.

At this moment, under the burning of the blue flame, the rocks on the ground at the edge had begun to turn into hot magma in the blink of an eye, slowly shrinking their range of movement.

"Don't panic! This... this is just a trick they're playing! It's an illusion, yes! It's definitely just an illusion!"

Thomas kept roaring inside the barrier, trying to dispel the fear in his heart.

Although he could clearly feel the temperature around him rising, he was completely unwilling to accept the reality.

"You, go up and try it!!!"

Suddenly he raised his hand and pointed at the most panicked private soldier.

“Ah…Ah, no, I don’t want it!!!”

After hearing Thomas's order, the private soldier's hands trembled uncontrollably and he collapsed to the ground. With a clang, the weapon in his hand fell to the ground.

But facing his appearance, Thomas showed no mercy. He pulled him up and kicked him in the abdomen, trying to kick him towards the blue wall of fire.

But Thomas was just a butler after all. How could he kick the fully armed private soldier? The kick only made the private soldier fall backwards with weak legs.

Seeing this, his anger grew even greater.

"Throw him over there! I'll expose their tricks!"

"No, no, don't!"