I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

Looking at Istina's expression, Eve casually greeted her, then tilted her head slightly towards Lucia, indicating that she should pay attention to how she addressed herself.

"Hmm...so this isn't a dream this time."

"Dream?"

Eve asked curiously after hearing Istina's mumbling.

"Well, I felt like I had a very strange dream last night. It seemed like someone was talking to me intermittently."

"Is that so? Tina, do you still remember what that person said?"

When it comes to this kind of question, Eve can definitely say that she is a frequent visitor and she has no idea how many things she has dreamed about.

"Hmm... It seemed like he was hoping you could meet your hero again or something. I think he said something else before that, but I couldn't make it out clearly."

"So that's why Tina called out the wrong name just now..."

"Well, I thought I hadn't woken up yet. Does Eve know anything?"

"I do have similar dreams occasionally, but my dreams are intertwined with Weiya's. I don't know about Tina's."

"Is this so..."

After listening to Eve's explanation, Istina nodded and said.

"Anyway, just remember it. Maybe you'll dream about something else later."

"Ah."

At this time, Lucia also sat up unsteadily.

"Sister Eve?"

"It's me, little Lucia. It's time to change your clothes. We're going to have the awakening ceremony soon."

"Ok!"

Lucia, who was still dazed just now, immediately became alert after hearing about the awakening ceremony and jumped under the bed to change her clothes.

"Okay, Tina, change your clothes first. The awakening ceremony for you two is held in separate locations. I'll take you there in a moment. Then I need to go to the square in front to give a speech to the people. When I come back, I'll hold the ceremony for you."

"Hey, address the people, Eve?"

Istina seemed a little surprised to hear Eve's words. After all, she knew how much Eve disliked showing up in public, and she only needed to think about how many people would appear at the annual awakening ceremony.

"Yes, don't forget my identity. As a direct descendant of the royal family who just underwent the awakening ceremony last year, it must be my turn to give the speech this time."

"Uh, there won't be any problem, right?"

"Well, my mother wrote the manuscript, so I'll just read it out. It'll be over in a while anyway."

Eve said casually, waving her hand.

After all, given her status, this kind of thing is inevitable no matter how unwilling she is. She can just put on a business expression and it will pass for a while.

This time it was even considered good. After all, most of the people were basically outside the square. Only the children who participated in this year's awakening ceremony were closer to her, and it only took the time to read a script. If they came to patrol the streets, she would really lose half her life.

"That's it anyway, Tina, hurry up and change your clothes."

"Ah."

Then, as the magic circle of changing clothes rose from under their feet, Istina changed into her daily clothes, while Eve changed into the dress she wore at the Awakening Ceremony last year. This was the dress she wore when attending formal occasions.

"Come on, follow me."

Seeing that Lucia had also changed her clothes, Eve said softly.

"..."

"Huh? What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Seeing the two people without any reaction, Eve asked curiously, and looked at herself deliberately. There was obviously nothing wrong with her, and there was nothing strange about her.

"Okay, so beautiful!"

"Hmm! Sister Eve looks very different now than usual."

Following Istina's exclamation, Lucia beside her nodded in agreement.

"I feel like Eve looks very noble dressed like this. She's instantly recognizable."

"After all, it's a product designed by many designers. The one Tina is working on is also like this."

After her coming-of-age ceremony, the fashion designers of the royal blood clan also measured Istina's body and were making a custom dress for her.

"Hey, is mine like this too? I feel like I can't handle this kind of elegance."

Hearing this, Istina seemed a little worried. She felt that if she wore this outfit, she would not be able to express this special aura, that is, the temperament of a confident superior.

Could it be the feeling of being raised as a vampire princess during her amnesia? After their reunion, she noticed a new trait in Eve. Although it was almost completely invisible when she was with her, it was particularly obvious when she was with others.

"Well, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it after a while of training."

"is it?"

"Yes."

In this way, led by Eve, the group walked around the inner castle for a while and came to a very familiar basement. Yes, it was the place where Eve participated in the awakening ceremony last year.

There is an obvious sign of repair on the roof here, which is the big hole that Arcana poked when he awakened.

“That’s where I woke up.”

Looking around the room, Eve's words sounded a bit nostalgic.

"Hey, this is it, the place where Eve recovered her memory."

"Yeah, I even fainted because of that, and it made Weiya worry about me."

As Eve said this, she looked at Ilvia beside her and rubbed her little head.

"I caused quite a commotion at the time, poking a huge hole in the palace's defensive formations, keeping my mother busy for quite a while."

Looking at the big hole on the roof, Eve smiled a little embarrassedly.

"There is still such a thing."

Although I don't know how strong the defensive magic on the blood clan palace is, just looking at the place it is responsible for protecting, I can tell that it is definitely not weak. However, it was actually directly broken by Eve.

"Okay."

Eve clapped her hands and looked at the people around her.

"Akana and I will go to the front to give a speech. The rest of you will wait here for a while. We will be back soon."

“…Eve.”

At this moment, Ilvia suddenly pulled Eve's arm, as if she wanted to go with her.

"I'm sorry, Viya. The situation this time is a bit special. Arcana is more suitable to step forward. I will compensate you later."

Eve said as she gently kissed Ilvia's forehead.

"Um…"

Although she felt a little disappointed, Ilvia did not insist on it anymore and ran to Lucia's side obediently.

Since Ilvia was once active in the war against the demons, it is not appropriate for her to show up in public now that the demon believers are active. Therefore, it is more appropriate to bring Arcana, who has never been recorded, to give a speech this time.

"Okay, that's settled then. See you later."

With that, Eve took Arcana and left towards the front square.

§ 5 Opening Ceremony [Part 3]

After leaving the inner castle, Eve went all the way to the main gate of the palace. In order to welcome the awakening ceremony today, a high platform had been built at the main gate for hosting the ceremony, and Eve was about to give a speech on it.

"Ugh."

Standing on the podium, Eve sighed helplessly, then cheered up and went backstage.

"Hurry up! One last check! This time, it's the Princess who's going to give the opening speech, so there can't be any mistakes!"

As soon as she entered the backstage, Eve heard the supervisor urging others.

"Don't worry, we've checked it four or five times, so there's no problem."

Just as the supervisor was about to say something else, Eve interrupted her.

"How are the preparations going? How long until it starts?"

"Ah, Princess, you're here! Everything is ready. We're doing introductions outside. You'll be on stage in ten minutes."

"Okay, then let me know when the time comes."

After saying that, Eve took Akana to a place where few people passed by and acted as a telephone pole.

There was no other way. She was wearing a dress and could neither sit down nor lean on anything, otherwise there would be traces left. So she could only find a place to stand and wait.

Of course, during this period, Eve was still silently going over the speech and process in her mind.

And so, after about seven minutes.

"your Highness."

The supervisor came to Eve again.

"It will be your turn to give a speech soon. You can go to the side curtain to prepare."

"Ah."

When Eve brought Arcana to the side curtain, the host on the stage had just finished warming up.

"Then, the next person to open this Awakening Ceremony is Her Highness Eve Lesombra, a direct descendant of our vampire clan, who underwent the Awakening Ceremony last year. Now, please invite Her Highness to deliver a speech at the ceremony."

As the host finished speaking, her figure disappeared, and Eve slowly walked to the front of the stage accompanied by applause from below.

After smiling and waving to the people below, Eve began her speech. Her voice was easily spread all around thanks to the amplification magic.

"Fellow vampires and future rising stars, I'm delighted that you are here today to welcome the Awakening Ceremony and begin your own future."

As Eve spoke, she glanced at the young men and women in the square in front of her who were preparing to welcome the awakening ceremony, as well as the ordinary people gathered outside the square.

Because Elizabeth suddenly released the news in advance that Eve would come to give the opening speech this year, there were a lot more people gathering outside the square in front of the palace than in previous years. Some people even came to the royal city from outside. After all, this was Eve's first public appearance in more than a year, and many people were still interested.

And because Elizabeth has had no direct descendants for a long time, it has been a long time since the last direct royal family member came to deliver the opening speech.

Of course, there are some people in the crowd below who are trying to take advantage of the situation. It is estimated that the plainclothes officers of the city guard are patrolling the crowd right now.

"Now, the followers of the Demon God, who have been dormant for a thousand years, are active again, attempting to drag all races on the continent into chaos again. As members of the vampire race living in this world, we naturally have an obligation to help."

Right at the beginning, Eve dropped a bombshell, shocking many people.

When the crowd heard Eve's words, they were shocked as if a bomb had been dropped, and they immediately started to discuss. If the establishment of the inspection team was only an issue between the top leaders before, then this time, the opportunity of the awakening ceremony was used to directly raise this issue to the level of the general public.

This was a decision Elizabeth made after careful consideration. Although the demon believers had shown signs of activity before, she did not intend to announce it so soon. After all, this news might cause panic among some people.

But the situation became different after Eve said that she could destroy the remains of the demon. One of the main reasons why the demon believers were able to maintain a stalemate with the various tribes on the continent was that people were unable to destroy the remains of the demon. Therefore, they could safely fight a war of attrition, allowing the abyss to erode the surrounding land bit by bit. At the same time, they could also force the various tribes to always pay attention to the abyss waves behind them to avoid being ambushed by surprise due to the lack of rear defense.

But once the remains of the demon god, which serve as the cornerstone of the abyss, become destructible, the pressure will fall on the demon god's side.

After all, their apparent peak combat power is weaker than the coalition forces of various races. When the Blood Queen, the Mother of Elves, and the two race leaders have not yet joined the battle, and they need to guard against the abyss in the rear, they already have to rely on the strength bonus given by the abyss to form a stalemate with the coalition forces, not to mention when the various races are free from worries.

Even the largest piece of remains on the far west side would be destroyed by the coalition forces rushing in.

Elizabeth therefore deduced that the devil's followers would begin to make some big moves to break the peace that had lasted for a thousand years in a few months at the earliest, or a year at the latest. Therefore, it was necessary for the general public to make some preparations in advance, otherwise there would be a greater possibility of chaos.

The Awakening Ceremony, as the first threshold for ordinary people to enter the realm of extraordinary beings, is naturally a very suitable occasion to announce this news.

"quiet!"

With a delicate cry, Eve suppressed the discussion in the audience and continued speaking.

"But there's no need to fear. Even in that hopeless dark age, our ancestors still defeated the once-mighty Demon God and created a future for us. Now is the time for us, their descendants, to demonstrate our will!"

As Eve spoke, she raised her right hand, and a blank blade appeared in her hand. Behind her, Arcana's figure quietly emerged, and the light flowing on the blank blade looked exceptionally gorgeous.

"I, the vampire princess Eve Lesombra, swear an oath to fight on the front lines against the followers of the demon god!"

Eve's passionate voice echoed over the square as a purple beam of light shot up into the sky.

"The awakening ceremony begins! May our ancestors guide you on your way forward!"