I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

Eve rubbed Lucia's cheek as she spoke.

"No, I feel very comfortable with my sisters. Sister Tina is the same. I feel very close to her."

"Oh, really? What does it feel like?"

After hearing Lucia's words, Eve quickly asked, thinking that what happened between the two of them at the awakening ceremony just now might be related to this.

"Well...it's that very...um...very much like that feeling."

After thinking for a long time, Lucia seemed to have no idea how to describe it, and lowered her head in disappointment.

"Well...Lucia, I don't know how to put it, but I just have a very special feeling."

"Well, I don't know what to say, so forget it. As long as Lucia is happy, that's all that matters."

After comforting Lucia, Eve looked at Istina again.

"So, is there anything special here, Tina?"

"Well... I don't have any special feelings on my end, it's just that we're closer."

"Is this so..."

Since Eve, Ilvia, and Die all felt very close to Lucia, the closeness alone cannot be considered a clue. It can only be said that there are clues, but only a little bit, and more research needs to be done in the future.

§ 8 Testing [First Update]

The day after the awakening ceremony, after a day of recuperation, Lucia and Istina were brought to the demiplane by Eve again for testing.

Since the news that the Demon God's followers had become active again was made public at the Awakening Ceremony, Elizabeth had a lot of things to deal with today, so she didn't come to watch in person. However, she gave Eve a recording crystal and some test suggestions, and she would analyze the situation when she had time.

Eve had already taken the time to inform the Holy Kingdom that Lucia would be returning late, so as not to worry them. The round trip only took a few minutes. It can only be said that teleportation magic is really useful.

"Okay, let's take turns summoning weapon spirits and try it out. Tina goes first."

In the demiplane, Eve set up the recording crystal and announced the official start of the test.

"Ah."

After hearing what Eve said, Istina closed her eyes slightly, communicated with the seal in her heart, and summoned her weapon spirit.

Then, as the seal emitted a faint light, a figure holding a rapier appeared behind her, but the code that was originally hanging beside her was now nowhere to be found.

"Um, Miss Nikkilo? What should I call you?"

Seeing Nikkilo appear, Istina went up to greet him. Unlike Arcana and Ilvia who liked to stick with Eve outside all the time, Nikkilo seemed to be the kind of weapon elf who liked to stay in the mark all the time. To be precise, Arcana was a minority, while Nikkilo was the norm for weapon elves.

"..."

"Um, Miss Nikkilo?"

Looking at Nikki Luo who didn't respond, Istina asked again weakly.

“…Something seems a little off.”

Eve, who was observing from the side, noticed something was wrong at this time. She walked up and waved in front of Nikki Lo, but she still did not respond.

"Hmm...Tina, let her try attacking some of the rocks over there."

With a frown, Eve gave new instructions.

"Yeah, Nikkilo!"

As Istina finished speaking, the next moment Nikkilo appeared in front of the rock, swinging the rapier in his hand continuously, directly breaking the entire rock into several pieces.

"Hmm...there's no problem with the combat. Tina, don't give any orders yet. I'll test other aspects."

As he spoke, the holy sword appeared in Eve's hand, and then slowly slashed towards Nikkilo.

Ding!

With a crisp sound, the dagger accurately deflected Eve's holy sword, but she had no intention of pursuing further, just standing there quietly.

Then Eve went to Istina again and slowly swung the holy sword in her hand towards Istina again.

Ding!

In an instant, Nikkilo, who was just far away, appeared next to Eve. The rapier in her hand did not slow down after deflecting the holy sword, and she attacked Eve directly. She did not stop attacking until Istina called for a stop.

After completing these tests, Eve's expression was a little subtle, and she also gave some of her own guesses.

"Niki Luo seems unable to communicate right now, but she has no problem fighting. If you're in danger, she'll appear and protect you, just like she did just now."

After saying her speculation, Eve thought for a moment and continued.

"Let's try one last time to see if she'll follow you. Just fly a little further away."

"Ah."

A few seconds after Istina flew out, Nikkilo's figure also disappeared, and then appeared next to Istina.

"Okay! Come back!"

After Istina returned, Eve then looked at Lucia beside her.

"Alright, Tina, let Nikkilo return to the seal first. Lucia, summon Krala next."

"Ok!"

As Nikilo quietly returned to the seal, Krala appeared behind Lucia.

Kurara appeared behind Lucia with her arms lowered, protecting Lucia in front of her. The code that was originally hanging at her side had been opened and was floating in front of her, and the rapier that was originally hanging on the left had also disappeared.

"Hmm... looks like Nikki Lo..."

I came to Krala and waved, but her reaction was no different from Nikilo's, with no response from either.

The next part of the test was similar, except that Kurara's attack method was changed to long-range spells. Eve also found that Kurara would not leave Lucia's back no matter what, and always used her arms to protect her in front of her. If she tried to forcibly pull Lucia away, she would be attacked by her.

"Okay, the first part of the test is over."

After taking out the small notebook in her arms and making some notes, Eve cut the video crystal to a new partition.

"Lucia, you maintain the summoning for now. Tina, can you try again to summon Nikkilo?"

"Well, I'll try."

After saying that, along with the light of the engraving, Nikiluo's figure appeared next to Istina again, but the figure on the awakening ceremony showed no signs of appearing. There was no trend of fusion between the two weapon elves, and they were still independent of each other.

"Hiss... What on earth is going on..."

Originally, according to Eve's guess, perhaps the two weapon elves could not appear at the same time, or if they appeared at the same time, they would merge into the appearance shown in the Awakening Ceremony, but after testing, her reasoning failed.

At this time, Nikilo and Kura were still unable to communicate, and even if they were brought close together, there was no reaction.

This is a difficult situation. After all, no matter how much they speculate about this matter, it is not as quick as directly asking the person involved, uh, the weapon elf in question.

However, apart from the inability to communicate, they have all the characteristics of the highest-level weapon elves, so it will not delay the battle.

After testing their characteristics in turn, Eve also found that Nikkilo's abilities were more aggressive, while Kurara's focus was a bit strange. She tended to create something, or speed up the growth of plants, which was relatively peaceful and very suitable for Lucia's personality.

After all, unlike Istina who hopes to become strong enough to fight with her, Lucia has always been gentle and likes things like growing flowers.

Apart from the problem of being unable to communicate and the abnormalities in the awakening ceremony, Nikkilo and Kurara are very suitable for the two of them.

Finally, she wrote down the result in the small notebook in her hand and stopped recording Crystal. Now she had no idea. Next, she could only see if her mother could find any clues.

§ 9 Plan Changes [Update 2]

A few days later, although Elizabeth took the time to watch the video recording of the time and read Eve's summary, unfortunately, she still could not figure out the connection between the two weapon elves, Istina and Lucia. In the end, Eve had no choice but to send Lucia back to the Holy Kingdom.

After all, among the vampires, Lucia can basically only stay in her bedroom all the time, and there is nothing to do all day, which is not good for her health.

Another reason is that Eve is also going to be busy - the day has come for her to deal with the abyss in the vampire territory.

But as we all know, plans are always for reference only. When it comes to actual implementation, we always have to adapt to the circumstances. For example, this time...

"Eh? Mother, aren't you going with me? If that happens, the consequences of my attack might be even more outrageous than the abyss."

In the study, Eve immediately raised an objection when she heard Elizabeth ask her to take Istina to the abyss first.

She wasn't bragging, but if there wasn't someone around to limit the range of her attacks, the map of the vampire territory would probably have to be reprinted.

"No, I just asked Little Eve to take Estina over there first. There are some unexpected guests over there."

After hearing what Eve said, Elizabeth smiled slightly, and her words seemed to hint at something.

"This abyss is located in the northern part of the Blood Clan, within the territory of the Setet clan, not far from the town of Firlo. If you continue north a little further, you will directly enter the Forest of Elves."

"So, did the inspection team find something over there?"

After listening to Elizabeth's explanation, Eve also understood what she meant.

The Setet clan, like the Gangro clan to which Emrik belonged, was a bloodline clan. At that time, a female peer in their family was also beaten up by her. Since then, Eve has never seen her appear in front of her again, and she has not even heard any news about her. She must have been traumatized by the beating.

And Elizabeth set the first abyss she had cleared here, and it seemed that they were making another move.

"That's right. After the Awakening Ceremony, the inspection team discovered signs of Demon God followers' activity over there. This is probably because the Demon God followers' reappearance has been exposed. So, Little Eve, you should go there and eliminate the Demon God followers first to avoid alerting them. After that, Mother will teleport over there to help you solve the problem of the abyss."

Then Elizabeth took out a wooden token wrapped with vines from the drawer of the desk and handed it to Eve.

"After we resolve the issue with the abyss, Little Eve can head directly north into the elven territory. Didn't you say you wanted to take Little Tina on a trip there? So, let's go directly. Mother has already notified the elven tribe. Just take this with you and you'll be able to prove you're a distinguished guest of the elves."

After taking the token and taking a quick look at it, Eve couldn't help but be a little surprised. She had previously thought that the vines wrapped around the token actually grew directly from it, and even without sunlight, nutrients and water, the vines on it were still lush and green, looking extremely full of vitality. There was even a faint vitality being transmitted from the token into Eve's body.

Elizabeth seemed to have noticed Eve's surprise and gave an explanation at the right time.

"Don't underestimate this sign. It's made from the branches of the World Tree. There are only a few of them in the entire continent."

"The raw materials are so precious..."

After knowing the material of the token in her hand, Eve couldn't help but be a little surprised. After all, the World Tree is definitely the apple of the eye of the elves. It turns out that the material of this token is actually the branch of the World Tree. No wonder she feels vitality when holding it in her hand.

After putting away the token, Eve continued to ask about the business, showing her characteristic of being annoyed on the surface but worried on the inside, and began to ask more questions.

"What about the other abysses within Mother's vampire clan? Shouldn't we take this opportunity to eliminate them as well?"

After all, there is naturally more than one abyss in the blood clan’s territory, and Eve plans to solve them all at once.

"If it's confirmed that Little Eve can destroy the Demon God's remains, then the other Abysses will also be put on the agenda. After all, we need to evacuate the surrounding residents and the personnel guarding the Abyss strongholds beforehand. There are still many things to prepare. And Little Eve also needs time to rest, right?"

"Um...Is that so? But as for me, I'm not sure if I can use Death Nova continuously."

Since Death Nova was Eve's way of storing and repurposing the excess destructive power of the Hellfire Star, she wasn't sure what would happen if she used it repeatedly. Would she need to draw on additional destructive power to launch it? Or would she need to use more of the Hellfire Star first?

"Anyway, that's it. The abyss has existed for a long time, so there's no need to rush, little Eve. Just take your time."

Compared to Eve, Elizabeth is much calmer in dealing with the problem of the abyss.

"Well, then, is Mother planning to use communication magic to contact me about clearing the abyss?"

"That's right. Besides the vampires, we might need Little Eve to go to other races' territories to deal with the Abyss later. Mother will notify you when the time comes. Little Eve can set off for the Sertat clan today and try to resolve the Demon God's followers as soon as possible. You can contact the inspection team for details after you arrive in Firlo Town."

"Okay, then mother, I'll leave now?"

"Go~"

So, although it was a little different from the original plan and the beginning was a little abrupt, Eve and Istina's journey began.

The two of them moved very quickly. A few hours after Eve and Elizabeth finished their conversation, a group of them appeared in the teleportation area in the Vampire Royal City. They had become a team of adventurers hunting monsters. After all, this identity was most suitable for traveling around.

And this time it is not a fake identity. The identity is completely authentic and is absolutely true no matter how you check it.

Eve also made a slight change of clothes, changing from a lolita figure to a girl's figure, and changed her hair to black. Her clothes were ordinary combat clothes, which saved her the problem of disguising her aura compared to when she was active with the human race.

brush--

As the teleportation array beneath their feet began to emit light, a feeling of weightlessness came over them. Then the light suddenly increased, and when they opened their eyes again, they were already in the town of Firlo. There was even a large welcome sign in front of them that read "Welcome to Firlo!"

As a small town close to the abyss, the people active here are basically some powerful adventurers. When a small-scale abyss wave appears, many of them will join the defense of the stronghold as temporary mercenaries. This is also where the demon believers were discovered.

"Let's go and see what those rats have done."

Looking at the slogan in front of her, Eve chuckled and then took the lead to walk into the town of Philro.