I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

As she spoke, the woman led the others into a room nearby. Since Arcana and Ilvia were also there, Eve was not worried about any accidents.

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When the door was opened, a black-haired woman was sitting behind a table covered with various documents and handling matters. When she saw Eve and Istina enter the room, she quickly stood up and bowed to them.

"Hello, Your Highness Eve. And Miss Istina, I have long heard of your great name."

This black-haired woman is none other than the founder of the Chamber of Commerce, Ailesha. Time seems to have left no trace on her, and she looks no different from a girl in her twenties.

"Ah."

"Hello, Miss Elesa!"

Compared to Eve's calmness, Istina seemed a little excited, as if she admired Elesa very much.

"I've been wanting to meet you for a long time! Can you tell me how you grew the Chamber of Commerce little by little, and..."

"Tina."

Eve, who couldn't bear to see Istina's rampage, pulled her sleeve from behind.

"Ah! Ahem, sorry Miss Elesa, I was a little too excited."

"Ah, it's okay. We can talk about it in private later."

A slight smile eased the awkward situation, and then Alessa looked at Eve beside her.

"Then, Your Highness Eve, besides accepting the children from the monastery, is there anything else I can help you with?"

"There's a child named Lucia who has suddenly appeared. What procedures do I need to go through if I want to adopt her?"

"Well... adoption requires your identification and a property. Please give it to us. We should be able to get it done today."

"Well, I'll leave it to you. I don't have anything else here. Where's Tina?"

"Ah, my words..."

As she spoke, Istina looked at Alessa a little embarrassedly.

"Can I chat with Miss Elesa later?"

"Sure, we can do it tonight."

"Really? Thank you!"

Seeing Tina's excitement, Alessa smiled lightly and took out a gorgeously decorated ID card from under the table.

"Your Highness Eve, this is our Chamber of Commerce's ID card. With this, you can obtain assistance from our other bases."

"Ah."

Eve reached out and took the ID card from her hand, glancing at it briefly.

The main body of the ID card is a blooming lily carved from gemstones, and below it are two clusters of gemstone lilac flowers as embellishments. The surrounding area is carved with exquisite patterns to highlight its extraordinaryness.

Compared to the front side covered with gems, the back of the ID card looks much plainer at first glance, as if it is just a three-dimensional micro-relief of the front pattern. However, if you look closely, you will find that it actually hides the identity description, authority and other information of the card owner. This is probably a measure taken to prevent misuse.

"Then Your Highness Eve, please give me the identification card that Her Majesty the Queen prepared for you. I will have someone prepare the adoption procedures."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

Eve put away the Chamber of Commerce ID card in her hand and handed her forged ID to Alessa.

After taking the ID and taking a quick look at it, Alessa looked at the two of them again.

"Then please take a look around our Chamber of Commerce first. I'll let you know when the adoption procedures are completed."

Then he looked at Istina again.

"By the way, the other children in the monastery will be sent to the academy of our Chamber of Commerce for training. You can come back here to visit them anytime."

"Well, I understand. I believe you."

It is a well-known fact that the Alessa Chamber of Commerce has been adopting female orphans to train as chamber of commerce employees, and Istina is very relieved about this.

And in this way, she doesn't need to worry about the future of those children. Children who like business can directly join the chamber of commerce in the future.

Even if the children do not like being in the Chamber of Commerce, the Alessa Chamber of Commerce will let them go and do what they like freely, and they can come back to seek help from the Chamber of Commerce when they encounter difficulties.

At that time, although the Chamber of Commerce would charge some appropriate fees, it would never exceed their ability to bear. Because of this, the Alessa Chamber of Commerce had a very good reputation among the people.

§ 66 The Farewell is Coming

After talking with Elesa about the arrangements for the children in the monastery, Eve left the president's office with Istina.

Everything that needed to be said had been said, and the rest could be left to Alessa to arrange. They just had to wait here.

"Okay, Tina, you go spend time with the kids and say goodbye properly. I'll take Lucia out for a walk. You know I'm not very good at saying goodbye."

Eve said to Istina before going to the children.

"what…"

With her reminder, Istina finally realized that she was about to part with those children.

After more than two years of getting along with each other, the children have become very close to her, and she doesn't know whether they can accept the upcoming separation for a while.

Seeing Istina's depressed look, Eve thought for a moment and then comforted her softly.

"Okay, don't worry about not being able to see each other for a long time. I will teleport over from time to time to see Lucia, and then you can go see the children."

"…Um."

After hearing what Eve said, Istina felt a little better.

At this time, they also came to the room where the children were. The woman who was in charge of leading the way saw them coming, bowed, and stepped aside without disturbing them.

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“Ah, Sister Dean!”

"Ah, um."

Looking at the children who gathered around her, Istina's smile was a little forced.

"Ugh."

Eve could only sigh helplessly, then she took Ilvia, Arcana and Lucia with her and quietly left the room, leaving the time to them.

To be honest, she really couldn't stand the atmosphere of parting.

After calming down, Eve decided to take the three of them for a walk and tell Lucia that she would be adopted by her.

"Sister Eve, Sister Tina seems very sad?"

At this time, Lucia suddenly pulled Eve's hand and asked. She was still so easy to feel the emotions of people around her.

"Well...that's because Sister Tina will be separated from those children soon."

After carefully considering her words, Eve began to explain to her.

"Separate? Does that mean we can never see each other again?"

"We can still meet, but it may take a long time."

"Is that so? But Sister Tina is clearly very sad."

After hearing what Eve said, Lucia frowned slightly. She didn't understand why Tina looked so sad even though they could meet again.

"Yes, this is separation. It is separation and encounters that make up life."

Eve paused slightly as she spoke.

"As for why Sister Tina is sad, little Lucia will understand when she grows up. Sometimes, even if you know you'll see each other again in the future, you still feel sad when you say goodbye."

"Is this so..."

Although she still had some doubts, Lucia accepted Eve's explanation.

"Okay, let's not talk about such a dull topic."

Clapping her hands to dispel the depressed feeling in her heart, Eve cheered herself up and said.

"Would little Lucia like to live here?"

"Eh?"

Lucia seemed a little surprised to hear Eve's question.

"I can't let you continue to wander around, so I decided to adopt you. In short, I will take care of you from now on, but I may only be able to come back to see you occasionally."

Eve seemed a little embarrassed at the end.

After all, she was a hands-off person in the matter of adopting Lucia, and the task of taking care of Lucia would probably be left to the people of the Chamber of Commerce.

She might only be able to come back to visit Lucia when she has time, and she might even be called away at short notice. However, when passing by some scenic spots during the trip, it seems that she could take Lucia to stay with her for a few days?

Anyway, you can use teleportation magic to travel back and forth, and it won’t take too much effort.

While Eve was thinking about these things, Lucia beside her was also thinking about her proposal.

"Yeah... I do!"

"Really? That's good. I'll come to see you as much as possible, and maybe even take you on a trip to some places."

"real?!"

Lucia seemed a little excited when she heard Eve's words.

"Really? How could I lie to little Lucia? Then I'll take you around."

"Ok!"

Eve said as she led Lucia towards the market outside the stronghold.

This is the base of the Alessa Chamber of Commerce located in the suburbs of Pegasus. There is a small market outside. Eve led the three of them here.

As the second largest city in the Holy Kingdom, Pegasus City has many adventurers and believers coming and going. The small market outside this stronghold mainly serves adventurers, selling various camping supplies, supplies, and consumables. There are more formal chamber of commerce stores in the city.

A market outside the city makes it easier for adventurers to get supplies because it saves them the time required to go back and forth in and out of the city.

This is also a convenient place for Eve to purchase some supplies needed for her future travels to avoid embarrassment on the road.

However, she doesn't have to worry about carrying these supplies. After all, as a noble wizard, she can just stuff all the messy things into half a plane.

"Hmm... Let me think about what I need to bring. First of all, a tent, a sleeping mat, a sleeping bag, a stove..."

Since she had some experience in this area when she was a brave warrior before, Eve was quite familiar with the items needed for camping.

Of course, thanks to magic, she now needs to prepare significantly fewer things. For example, drinking water can be obtained through magic, some insect repellents and animal repellents can also be replaced by magic, the backpack is played by a demiplane, and it seems that even sleeping pads and sleeping bags can be solved by magic.

The more Eve thought about it, the weirder it seemed to her. It seemed that if she continued thinking, she would only need to bring a tent. Wait, it seemed that she could even save the tent and just use magic to make a temporary hut.

Shaking her head to get rid of those thoughts in her mind, Eve decided to have a sense of ceremony and buy all kinds of tools. Otherwise, she would always feel that something was wrong, as if something was missing.

Whether you need it or not is another matter, you still have to buy it.

After some selection, Eve finally bought a large tent that could accommodate five people. Although there were only four of them including the two weapon elves, it was better to be prepared, as the remaining space could also accommodate some things.

What? Why didn't you leave someone on guard?

Wouldn't it be better to set up a warning magic before going to bed? Why keep watch? Besides, whether Eve will sleep herself is another matter.

Of course, the above are just excuses. In fact, the price difference between the four-person tent and the five-person tent is very small. Eve couldn't control herself and bought the five-person tent with the mentality of buying everything.

Sometimes it's like this, you know it's a trap but you can't control your hands.

As for the rest of the outdoor equipment such as sleeping bags, sleeping mats, backpacks, stoves, kettles, etc., they are all available. Although the fate that awaits most of them is to be piled up in the demiplane and gather dust, the sense of ritual still needs to be maximized.

After some shopping, Eve and a few others returned to the base slowly, ready to see what the situation was like on Istina's side.

§ 67 Home and Necklace

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Eve gently opened the door a little and looked into the house. At this time, Istina and the children's eyes were a little red, as if they had just cried.