After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Even if there is a shortage of manpower and no guards, we can't just throw away all the security techniques, right?

That's a bit abstract.

While she was daydreaming, Charlotte had already bypassed Aize and came straight to Hecate.

He held up his chin, as if looking at her.

He even moved closer and sniffed a few times as if to smell something.

Hecate, who had not yet figured out the situation, had no idea how to react.

“…What, what happened?”

"Are you a half-blood? A succubus?"

"Um, yes, how did you know?"

"You're probably trying your best to hide the scent of a succubus, but you can still smell it a little. Well, it's not as disgusting as those purebloods."

As she spoke, Charlotte turned to Aize with an unhappy look on her face:

"When did you become interested in succubi? Be careful or I'll bite you."

Both vampires and succubi are races with considerable charm, and both have the ability and need to attract followers from other races... or slaves.

Therefore, there is a de facto competitive relationship.

In terms of behavior style, the vampires who focus on aristocratic etiquette and strict structure and the succubus who are dissolute and pursue pure happiness can be said to be completely opposite.

Therefore, both sides dislike each other.

The succubus thinks that the vampires are a group of monsters who appear pretentious on the outside but are savage on the inside.

The vampires think that succubi are a group of lowly people with no bottom line who will take on any race.

So the relationship is very bad.

But these certainly have nothing to do with Hekate.

Aize scratched his hair speechlessly.

"...No, it's absolutely not what you think. It's just a simple work relationship."

"Hmm~"

Charlotte wasn't listening at all, and had already turned her gaze to Alicia beside her.

After a brief look, he revealed a puzzled expression:

"Little girl, what are you?"

"I?"

Alicia pointed at herself with a confused look on her face.

"Who else could it be? The smell of blood is undoubtedly human, but... it's too pure, just like a newborn baby..."

Villian couldn't find anything unusual about Alicia's transformation ability even with her magic, but this guy could actually detect some problems with just his nose.

Should we say this is the value of high-level vampires?

Or maybe I've eaten too much bread, and I can even feel a little extra water when kneading the dough. Is this just my experience as a pure foodie?

I think it’s better not to think about it too much.

After all, Aize was not interested in knowing whether the blood tasted pure or impure.

After taking a closer look, Charlotte couldn't find any other problems.

Then I lost interest.

Putting on a serious expression befitting the next True Ancestor, she walked back to Aize.

"Let's get down to business. Have you made any progress in the investigation over the past few days?"

"Where are you?"

"Unfortunately, no."

Charlotte let out a long sigh.

"My men have searched almost every corner of the capital, but they haven't found anything suspicious, nor any trace of other vampires. What about you?"

"I've made some progress."

Ai briefly talked about what happened in the past few days.

Including the inspection of the blood plague, and the incident in which he was stabbed by a woman who was suspected to be a vampire.

The analysis of the blood plague has not been completed yet, so it is too early to say anything now, so let's not talk about it for now.

What Charlotte cared more about was the assassination of Aize.

As someone you value and still want to take as a spouse or even a partner in the future.

There was actually a half-baked vampire who dared to use his name to hurt him.

Even though it was easily resolved, this fact alone made Charlotte furious.

"That guy, that assassin who deserved death, where is her body now!?"

As he said this, the red in his eyes quickly deepened, even turning into a scarlet light, flickering in the darkness, leaving behind strange and terrifying afterimages.

The pressure that comes with it, the pressure at the level of thirteen leaders, is extremely fierce.

Even Hecate, who had not directly endured this murderous intent, could not help but feel his hair stand on end.

But Aize was unusually calm.

"I brought it back from the workshop on purpose, thinking I'd let you check it out when I had the chance."

"Well, take me there now."

"it is good."

Aize nodded and looked at Hecate and Alicia:

"Excuse me, could you please take her to the workshop first? I have something to do here and will be right there."

The so-called "something" refers to a trip to Villian's treasure house.

In addition to confirming the progress of the research, it is also necessary to confirm whether she has worked and rested well as she said.

And it’s best not to let Charlotte know, so as not to cause trouble for yourself.

"OK, all right."

Hecate nodded, and Aize turned and left, disappearing at the end of the corridor.

After watching him leave, Charlotte let out a breath, as if trying to calm down.

Then, he said to Hecate:

"Alright succubus, please lead the way for me."

...My concubine?

Hecate frowned slightly.

I don’t know if it has anything to do with Aize’s departure, but Charlotte’s self-proclaimed name suddenly changed.

"Okay, this way."

But he didn't ask any more questions. After nodding, he headed towards the workshop.

Chapter 76 "I" and "My Concubine"

The corpse of the vampire woman who had attempted to assassinate Aize but was killed in return was placed in the workshop, originally intending for Villian to check it when she had time.

However, the newly emerged ancient techniques pushed things forward a big step, and the priority here naturally dropped.

But the result is pretty good.

After all, if Charlotte were to check the vampire matters herself, she would definitely be more efficient than Villian.

Walking into the workshop, I came to a research table where the corpse was lying covered with a white cloth.

Before leaving the workshop, Villian performed some spells, so there were no signs of decay.

Hecate stepped forward and helped to lift the white cloth.

"Hmm~"

Charlotte looked at the lifeless girl, propped up her chin and nodded slightly.

"This child is unfamiliar. He is not one of the subordinates I brought to the capital. I have never seen anyone like him before in the City of Eternal Night."

Here it comes again, completely different speaking habits and even quirks from before.

But it would not be a good idea to ask such a question directly to one of the future thirteen leaders.

Hecate could only look at the other party with curiosity.

Of course, Charlotte noticed this immediately.

Raising his head and moving his gaze from the corpse to the half-blood succubus, the future vampire True Ancestor asked with a faint smile:

"You've been hesitant to speak since the beginning. What's wrong? Is there anything you want to say?"

"Um... uh—"

Since the other party has taken the initiative to ask, it should be okay to pry a little deeper.

With this thought in mind, Hecate asked cautiously:

"Nothing, I just feel that...the way you speak is a little different from before in front of Aize."

Putting aside the words, the tone of voice alone is completely different.

Before, it was quite casual, even a bit rude and violent.

Now, he has a more aristocratic demeanor, which is closer to the general impression of high-level vampires.

In response to this, Charlotte just sighed helplessly:

"You really care about this."

"so……?"

"Nothing special, just some rude guy actually laughed out loud when he heard me speak during our first official meeting!"

As she spoke, Charlotte cleared her throat with a dry cough, leaned back slightly, and raised her hand to cover her mouth, looking surprised.

It seems to be imitating someone's appearance at that time.

"What are you talking about? Is this true? A vampire actually calls himself a concubine when talking, hahahahaha——'...tsk——"

For Aize, who had just traveled through time, his teammates' illnesses were just beginning to show signs and were not as severe as they were later.

Therefore, the curiosity about the world of swords and magic, and the enthusiasm that comes with it, has not been wiped out.

It is natural to feel excited when you see all kinds of things that only exist in novels and other fictional works appearing in front of you one after another.

In addition, people at that time were not as cunning as they are now, and their mouths were not as tight-lipped as they are now.

So subconsciously, this complaint came out.

To Aize himself, this was just a joke.

But Charlotte herself, a genuine fantasy creature, was somewhat impolite.

"What vampire? Where did you learn such vulgar swear words? Blood clan, ah blood clan, how can you even say something like this wrong? Also, I am a concubine, what's so funny about me calling myself a concubine!?"

Even though more than a year has passed, Charlotte is still furious when she thinks about it now.

Not only did he stamp the ground vigorously, he also looked at the bewildered Hecate as if seeking advice.