After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

A small bat-like object flapped its wings silently, flew across the dark night sky, landed on the windowsill, and jumped into the study.

Then, the shadow began to spread.

The small figure disappeared in an instant, and in its place appeared a woman with an extremely graceful figure and long burgundy hair.

Her blood-red pupils and the sharp teeth faintly visible between her lips all reveal her identity.

Bloodlines.

A major force within the demon clan, and the culprit behind the tragic situation in the royal capital.

I saw that Aize had leaned back in his seat, tilted his head, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The vampire girl smiled softly and wiped her lips again.

Then he went around behind him and put his face close to Aize's exposed neck.

He extended his tongue and gently brushed it across Aize's skin.

It's like tasting the flavor of the ingredients.

"Uh……"

Aize, who was sleeping, twitched as if he had been electrocuted and groaned slightly twice, but did not wake up.

The vampire girl seemed very satisfied with this.

With a smile that was hard to describe as either gorgeous or terrifying, she muttered to herself:

"The blood of the brave, I'm starting~"

(I promised you a 6000-word chapter before. Let's see how it turns out and whether it's too long. If it's okay, I'll honor the monthly ticket and add more chapters.

I've hired an artist to draw Villian's character design myself. I've already replaced the original cover, and I'll be releasing a chapter tomorrow. I'll probably have the new character design next month. I'd like to see a vote on who will draw it, or you can just leave a comment here.

Let’s talk about it later anyway.

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Chapter 59 High-level vampires

Facing Elena's gaze, which was a mixture of worry and confusion, the princess, who was covered in spices and looked disheveled and almost marinated, stood there awkwardly.

He blinked and looked around aimlessly for a while before realizing his current state.

Then he blushed and asked back in a somewhat embarrassed and angry tone:

"Elena!? What are you doing here!?"

The Knight Commander frowned slightly.

"I've completed what Master Aize ordered. I came to report. I heard some noise in the kitchen and came in to check... So, what are you doing?"

In an instant, all kinds of outrageous excuses flashed through Heidi's mind.

Like they spotted a suspicious figure so they chased him here and a fight broke out, or something like that.

But considering the already dire situation, saying this would only add unnecessary chaos.

So forget it.

Just tell the truth honestly.

"Well, uh... isn't Aize dealing with work in the capital right now? I can't help by just sitting there, so I figured I should at least help make some coffee or something..."

Elena blinked, and her expression became visibly worse.

"Excuse me, Your Highness."

Having said this, without waiting for Heidi to respond, Elena came over.

He squatted down beside the princess who was slumped on the ground, then stretched out his hand without saying a word, pressed it on her forehead, and carefully felt the temperature.

Then he shook his head doubtfully:

"Strange, you don't seem to have a fever?"

"……ha?"

Heidi didn't understand what the other person meant for a moment.

The master and servant just stared at each other awkwardly, neither of them knowing how to react.

After a brief silence, Heidi, who was smarter, reacted first.

His already red face suddenly became even more red because of his anger, and it seemed as if steam was about to come out of his head.

roared:

"What do you mean? What on earth do you think of me?!"

"No, but..."

Because of their different status, there are some things that Elena is not comfortable saying.

But from past experience, Heidi never took those hard work seriously.

At this point, it is understandable that he has to bow his head and admit defeat because of the situation.

But she actually felt ashamed for being unable to help, and even took the initiative to do things that, in general, only inferiors would do?

If she hadn't seen this with her own eyes but heard it from someone else, Elena would definitely think that person was drunk or was being sarcastic to the princess.

But now I've seen it with my own eyes.

So I wonder if she has a fever?

Or worse.

For example, was he struck by some strange spell that distorted his personality?

Or maybe he even had mental problems due to the high pressure?

In short, for the sake of the princess's safety, we must not turn a blind eye to this.

So, Elena shook her head.

"Anyway, forget about that for now. Let's go see the doctor! Or you can go back to your room and rest. I'll arrange for a doctor to come over right away!"

After saying that, he didn't care what Heidi thought and just took action, dragging her away.

Of course, this effort was ultimately useless given Heidi's struggles.

"Let go! I'm not sick—"

As the person involved, Heidi was naturally angry and amused by this situation.

There's no need to say much about the anger part, as for the laughter...

Has my previous attitude towards Aize become so bad in the eyes of the onlookers around me?

It seems to be true.

What can I say?

Heidi sighed and said:

"I'm really fine. A few things happened during the days I was away, and I just... how should I put it? I feel like my previous actions were a bit problematic... I guess."

"It feels a little too late now, but even if it's late, doing something is better than doing nothing, right? So... that's it..."

Seeing the princess hesitating, Elena was speechless for a moment.

She found it difficult to imagine what the so-called "something happened" meant, which led her to say such words.

But it doesn’t matter.

Change is never a bad thing.

"Coffee and cake, right?"

The leader of the Royal Knights smiled, nodded slightly, and stood up.

"Let me help, Your Highness."

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In the study of the palace, the vampire girl had already opened her mouth slightly.

Amidst the scorching breath, the sharp canine teeth moved closer and closer to Aize's neck.

She even closed her eyes, as if ready to enjoy what was going to happen next.

Then--

"Um?"

The cold, hard object was suddenly stuffed directly into her open mouth.

The vampire girl opened her eyes in surprise and found that Aize, who had been sleeping just now, had woken up at some point and was looking at her coldly.

The hard object stuffed into his mouth was his sword.

She had held it in her hand at some point, and now it collided with her sharp teeth, and the unique taste of metal spread in her mouth.

"What are you doing?"

Aize, who stopped the other party's action, said so.

Despite the situation, the tone seemed unusually relaxed, with no sense of tension or hostility at all.

The situation of the vampire girl is similar.

She was not unhappy about her "sneak attack" being discovered, but just calmly stepped back to keep some distance.

Then he showed a mischievous smile:

"Uh, a midnight snack?"

"Midnight snack, you mean me?"

"It's just a little blood. You'll be back in no time. It's no different from eating a piece of bread."

"That's not right to say, and... forget it."

Putting the sword back into the sheath at his waist, Aize rubbed the part that was almost bitten.

After stretching his neck, he stood up from his seat and faced the other person.

"So, after all this time without any news, the first thing you did when you showed up was bite my neck. Now you..."

Click~

While he was speaking, the door of the study opened.

Heidi, who had been sitting next to me until now but had suddenly left for some reason, came back at this moment.

She was holding a tray in her hand, so she even asked Elena to help her open the door.

It was also at this moment that her eyes met with the vampire girl's.

Before Aize could say anything, Heidi's face had become extremely ugly, and her skin was even blue to the point of being completely bloodless.

The plate in his hand, along with the biscuits and coffee pot on it, all fell to the ground with a bang, creating a mess in an instant.

"Your Highness, please be careful!"

Elena, who was originally waiting in the corridor, immediately stood in front of her master to protect him, and drew out and even raised the sword at her waist.

Such a reaction left Aize confused.

Vampires are not orcs, and can be recognized at a glance.

Why did they react so violently without even seeing their faces clearly?

He subconsciously turned his head, wanting to take a look at the vampire girl behind him.

Who would have thought that when he turned his head halfway, he was strangled by the other party and even dragged directly in front of him.

While locking Aize's movements, she also pressed her lips against his neck again.

Then, as if he had a hostage in hand, he showed an extremely arrogant smile and looked at Heidi and Elena.

He said in a mocking tone: