Chapter 120: Why Is Himan Here?!

Parousia felt that something was not right.

But she couldn’t figure out what it was.

So she just didn’t think about it.

Anyway, she had a very clear purpose in her heart.

“Hehe, he should be very happy to have his blood sucked by a noble vampire viscountess.”

That’s right, to have his blood sucked by her, a noble pure-blooded viscountess, was a great reward for a human male.

Because the target of a pure-blooded vampire’s blood-sucking, although they were sucked, also had a chance to gain some vampire characteristics.

So Parousia was very proud.

After the message was sent, she slowly waited in the distance where she could observe the square.

But after waiting for a long time, she didn’t see Hall move.

Later, she even watched as Hall escorted the blessed Christine and Maria into the cathedral.

At this point, Parousia felt that Hall should be coming.

So she continued to wait.

After waiting for another half an hour, Hall still hadn’t come.

Parousia was anxious, wondering why Hall still hadn’t come.

So she used her remaining magic book to ask Hall.

—Why aren’t you coming? Didn’t you see this viscountess’s message? You can gain special abilities by being sucked by this viscountess.

The message was like a stone sinking into the sea.

An hour later, Hall still had not replied.

At this point, Parousia vaguely understood.

Hall was doing it on purpose, deliberately pretending not to have heard, right?

He wasn’t coming.

Why wouldn’t he come?

Damn it, a mere human…

Parousia was furious.

She had already written the sentence about gaining special abilities by being sucked by a pure-blooded vampire clearly.

He actually didn’t show any reaction, nor did he reply.

What did he mean by that?

Parousia thought for a moment and left.

She would find a time to settle the score with Hall tomorrow.

“You like Hall, right? You want to have him… you want all those women to leave his side, to possess him exclusively…”

“No… I’ve never thought of possessing the Young Master…”

“You don’t want to? You want to very much. You’re a woman, I’m a woman too. I understand you, hehe…”

“You don’t understand.”

“I don’t understand? I do. I can give you power. As long as you have my power, no man can refuse you…”

“…You’re a liar.”

“I’m not a liar. I have come in response to your desires and your unique qualities.”

“No… you’re a liar. Who on earth are you?”

“Hehe… you’ll need me eventually, little Lov. Make a deal with me, and I’ll help you get rid of those women. Whether it’s beauty, strength, personality, power, or persuasion, or the skills of any seductive creature, no one can beat me…”

“…You’re a liar!”

“Hehe, although it’s still too early… but if you’re willing, I can help you get rid of that Saintess Candidate. You’ll surely not be a match for her, little Lov…”

“What on earth are you talking about? Getting rid of a Saintess Candidate or something, that’s wrong!”

“Is that so? She’s not a traditional Saintess Candidate. Just by observing her pupils through your eyes for a moment, you’ll know that doctrines and laws can’t restrain this kind of woman. She’s so much like… maybe her not-yet-recovered abilities still can’t get rid of her… but getting rid of that big-breasted vampire is still possible…”

“Get out of here! What big-breasted vampire? You demon, what are you talking about?!”

Lov was furious.

She picked up the vase from her bedside table and threw it at the black shadow.

But she suddenly woke up.

And found that it was just a dream.

The sweat that had formed on her back made her feel that it was incredibly real.

Remembering that she had sleepwalked to Hall’s room yesterday and secretly did that kind of thing, Lov couldn’t help but begin to doubt herself.

How could she be like this?

She was very satisfied just by being by the Young Master’s side.

She was still not satisfied and had this kind of strange dream.

It was really…

It shouldn’t be like this.

She absolutely couldn’t have any more desires and have strange dreams.

Perhaps it was because she didn’t have much to do recently?

When people are idle, they tend to overthink.

Yes.

She couldn’t be idle.

From today on, she would also take care of Hall’s and her own room.

Besides, she had actually wanted to get rid of Christine in her dream…

Regarding this Saintess Candidate, Lov felt a little guilty.

Why not discuss it with Maria and also try to do the housework and cleaning on Christine’s side?

Because of last night’s blessing ceremony, Christine was resting today.

The nobles and dignitaries of the Bal imperial palace sent some well-wishes early in the morning.

Hall had nothing to do.

He looked at the large pile of messages sent by Parousia and planned to deal with them.

Actually, he had seen them last night, but at night, vampires had a bonus, so it was safer during the day.

After all, it said, “based on the Prince’s mission.”

He wasn’t afraid of the threat of the five vampire wastes.

But he had to be wary of the vampire prince staring at him.

“Why didn’t you reply to me last night?”

“How could I reply, Viscountess Parousia? You have to be clear, I was at the Sigurd Cathedral, not at home. You contacted me with a magic book, and I didn’t know if anyone else would see it. How could I reply to you? You should be glad that no one else saw it, otherwise I would probably have been skinned by the vampire prince.”

Looking at Hall’s serious expression.

Parousia fell into thought.

Indeed, it seemed so.

If Hall had connected the magic scroll at that time, she would very likely have been located as well.

If he didn’t connect, then it was just scattered magic ripples.

This kind of ripple was very common in a place like the imperial capital where great nobles casually used magic scrolls to communicate with their mistresses or lovers.

If there was no substantial content, the intelligence departments of the Bal Empire and the Church would not care.

“Oh, then you’re here now, so you want this viscountess to suck your blood, right? I am a pure-blooded vampire. After being sucked by me, you might gain a special ability…”

Parousia felt a lot of pressure at this moment.

Because she had delayed for a night.

If she continued to delay.

And Prince Vier acted personally, then no…

How could she let the Prince suck the blood of a human male?

But before she could finish, Hall interrupted her.

“No need.”

“Huh? What do you mean, no need? William, I hope you can explain clearly. When you are sucked by a pure-blooded vampire, you will have an experience of being in heaven. Don’t you want to experience it?”

As a proud pure-blooded vampire, Parousia had originally not wanted to say such a thing.

Saying it would put the vampires on the same level as succubi, these inferior races that seduced other races for food.

“Thank you for your kindness. Have you eaten well? This is my treat. I’ll pay the bill after you finish.”

Hall replied as if it were of no importance.

This made Parousia stand up with both hands on the table of this small tavern.

Her posture was very busty, and her expression was also very fierce.

She looked at Hall and continued, “Get to the point!”

“Am I not talking about the point?”

Seeing that this vampire viscountess’s temper was rising, Hall also knew that he could proceed to the next step.

So he continued, “Viscountess Parousia, are you sure you want to suck my blood? Have you thought about the consequences of sucking my blood?”

“Ha, what consequences? Besides, this is Prince Vier’s order. As a pure-blooded vampire, I am proud to obey the Prince’s order.”

“I admire your faith, but Viscountess Parousia, have you ever thought that if you suck my blood, you will no longer be a strictly pure-blooded vampire? As far as I know, the blood that pure-blooded vampires suck comes from the [Scarlet Holy Grail], an item between epic and mythic.”

Hall began to bluff, but it wasn’t a complete bluff.

His blood being sucked would only make the vampire’s bloodline evolve, and would not cause a degeneration called “impurity.”

But if he let Parousia suck his blood and Prince Vier noticed the abnormality, and then reported this to the vampire empress, he would be super-duper-mega screwed.

“How do you know this… and you even know about the [Scarlet Holy Grail]…”

Parousia’s brows were deeply furrowed, but she couldn’t figure it out and could only ask.

“Of course I know. As Mandosha’s partner, I have read many ancient documents. Although the [Scarlet Holy Grail] is a core operating item of the vampires, it was not a secret in ancient times. To maintain the purity of your bloodline, you don’t suck the blood of lower races, but only manipulate their blood to use for magic, right?”

Hall used his knowledge of the game’s settings to guide her.

Parousia nodded repeatedly.

“Of course, sucking blood can quickly increase your level and strength. For those ordinary vampires whose bloodlines are not pure, their upper limit is not high to begin with, so they will try to suck the blood of other races. But you are different, Parousia. You are an excellent young vampire. You are only a hundred years old. You have a bright future.”

This was really starting to bluff.

If Parousia wasn’t one of the five vampire wastes, Hall would have used a more flowery word to praise her.

But now, he could only use “excellent” to define her after thinking for a long time.

“Ah… William, I understand what you mean.”

After hearing this, Parousia felt as if she had been enlightened, and even felt a little grateful to the black-haired youth in front of her.

If she sucked Hall’s blood, her bloodline would no longer be pure.

Although she would have helped the Prince complete his mission, her future upper limit would be locked, and she would not be able to take on some greater and more dangerous missions.

She…

“Right, Parousia? You are the future of the pure-blooded vampires. It’s good to complete the Prince’s mission, but what if there are more important things for you to complete in the future? Your contribution to the vampire race could have been greater. Why do you have to suck the blood of an ordinary human like me? Besides, my blood still retains some divinity, which is something you hate. It might affect your magic circuits.”

Hall talked eloquently.

Parousia was grateful.

She was not disloyal to Prince Vier, but she understood that there were more important things for her to do in the future.

“I understand. Thank you, William.”

“Right? You’re so smart, you get a simple truth with just one hint.”

Hall continued to praise Parousia.

And Parousia frowned after a moment.

“Then how should I report to the Prince when I go back? Should I lie to her?”

“Just say you’ve already sucked my blood, that my blood contains divinity, and it almost affected your magic circuits, so you only sucked a little.”

“Oh, but this… would be considered lying to the Prince, right?”

“This can’t be called lying. This is a white lie.”

“Alright, thank you very much…”

Before Parousia could finish, she felt Hall place that disgusting cross on her chest.

She was in some pain and wanted to ask Hall what he was doing.

But Hall quickly took the cross back.

“See? This way, you have proof of being slightly injured by divinity. Hurry up and go back and report to your Prince.”

“Alright, alright, thank you so much!”

Parousia didn’t stay long.

After honorably completing her mission, she left with satisfaction.

Hall was also very satisfied, so he chose to give a little more tip when paying the bill.

The vampire’s surveillance was successfully resolved.

He could go on his orphanage trip in peace!

“You’ve completed the mission so quickly?”

“Yes, Your Highness. I have successfully sucked William’s blood.”

Parousia returned excitedly to the castle on the outskirts of the Bal Empire.

This castle nominally belonged to a certain prince of the Bal royal family, but in reality, it was one of the activity locations that the Bal royal family had given to the vampires in the agreement after concluding the Sunset City trade cooperation agreement with them.

At this moment, Vier Masara was drinking fresh blood produced from the Scarlet Holy Grail, delivered through a special channel.

Seeing this, Parousia also licked her lips.

But she still felt the mission was important.

She was afraid she would forget the lines Hall had taught her later, so she repeated the situation to Vier.

“Oh, his blood contains divinity? That’s not strange. So that’s it?”

“That’s it. Because sucking his blood was a bit painful, I only sucked a little, Your Highness.”

“Oh, is that so, Parousia? It’s fine, you’ve done a good job.”

Vier handed another goblet of blood to Parousia.

Parousia had been on a mission for a long time, and she was also a bit thirsty.

She drank it down in one gulp.

Vier looked at Parousia’s appearance and smiled.

It was only after Parousia had finished a large cup of drink that she asked.

“Little Parousia, that William, is he a very interesting person?”

“Huh? How could he be an interesting person? He’s a bad person, Your Highness. He’s full of bad intentions.”

Parousia had to accuse Hall.

As for the gratitude she had felt for Hall just now, how could she express her gratitude to Hall in front of the Prince now?

“Oh, how is he full of bad intentions? Tell me.”

Parousia had already told her about the incident in Saint Louis.

She had not been very detailed about the incident in Saint Olan, as she considered it unimportant.

So she told her how Hall had tricked Colonel Evan into getting the list of Black rebels.

“A bit interesting. Little Parousia, when you said you wanted to suck his blood, did he let you?”

“Of course, Your Highness. As long as it’s a request from a beautiful woman, he’s willing to satisfy it.”

This was also what Hall had taught Parousia to say.

After hearing this, Prince Vier still smiled.

“Then little Parousia, if I were to make a request to him, would he also satisfy it?”

“Aaaah?!!!”

This stumped Parousia.

Why was Prince Vier so interested in that guy?

But she couldn’t deny Prince Vier.

After all, Prince Vier was of course very beautiful.

The looks of pure-blooded vampires were natural.

That old lecher with a bunch of women around him would surely like her.

No, no, Prince Vier could not do such a dangerous thing.

Parousia waved her hand in a hurry.

“Prince Vier, that man is very despicable. And he is especially good at playing with women’s emotions. He will surely agree, but Prince Vier may also have to pay a corresponding price.”

“That’s too much of a worry. There are very few people in this world who can make a vampire prince pay a price.”

Vier said faintly.

Actually, she probably already understood what was going on.

That young human male had actually played Parousia around.

Of course, she wouldn’t blame Parousia.

Parousia had always been like this and needed some polishing.

After experiencing the harsh realities of society, she would probably become a little smarter.

Parousia also bore the noble surname of Masara, her junior.

She had to support her to some extent.

Especially with the storm that was quietly brewing, sweeping across the East and West continents.

Not to say that Parousia would shine, but she would also have sufficient self-protection ability and thoughts.

“What Your Highness says is right, but…”

In Parousia’s opinion, Hall could definitely not outplay the Prince, but she was afraid that the Prince would find out that she had not done as she said.

So she wanted to prevent Vier and Hall from meeting.

And at this very moment, a low-level vampire guard gently pushed the door open and entered.

“Your noble Highness, Your noble Viscountess, this is a letter from Frida Bal.”

“Oh, is Frida finally going to make a move?”

Vier took the envelope.

And instantly undid the seal of the envelope with blood magic.

Then her long nails made a mark, and she took out the magic letter paper from within.

Parousia had wanted to avoid it, but Vier told her to stand by.

So she was curious.

“Lady Vier, do we have a cooperation with that eldest princess?”

“Mm, Frida is the person Her Majesty the Empress has chosen for me to support. How to put it? She is very capable, much stronger than her younger brothers and sisters. But because she is a woman, it is impossible for her to completely control the Bal Empire and have the same great influence as the Empress of Cateline. So we are not afraid that she will turn against our vampire race. Let me see, what is she doing…”

Vier looked at the letter paper.

The content of the letter paper was very simple.

It simply asked the vampires to cooperate with her to deal with the Lauren family.

Recently, because her third brother had some small problems, she and the Lauren family might also have small conflicts in the future.

The Lauren family… anyway, it was just like that, an object that should have been eradicated long ago.

After thinking for a moment, Prince Vier gave Parousia a new mission.

“Go and contact Frida. Be careful not to be led by that woman, and don’t let that woman pay too much attention to the threat you mentioned.”

Parousia was a little speechless.

Because last night she had seen Frida and Hall get very close, but because she was standing at a distance from the blessing ceremony platform, she didn’t know what Frida and Hall had said.

But the mission had come to this, and the vampire viscountess dared not say much.

She planned to go and test the waters first.

So she could only nod stiffly.

“Cardinal Sigurd, after these few days of preparation, we will say our goodbyes for now. May we all be safe and meet again here.”

“Alright, Saintess Candidate Christine. May we all be safe and meet again here.”

The next morning, at the entrance of the Sigurd Cathedral, Cardinal Sigurd saw off Hall and Christine’s group.

Originally, Sigurd had planned to go with Christine and the others, but his family had a temporary mission and he had to go back for a meeting, so he couldn’t stay long.

Besides, if Cardinal Sigurd got too close to Christine, it would be a clear sign that he wanted to have a good relationship with the Roan faction.

Archbishop Otto, who represented the Saint Gregory faction, was still in the imperial capital.

His Saintess Candidate was still recuperating in Saint Olan.

If he treated them differently.

It would inevitably create enemies in advance.

So his family still had to wait and see for a while before placing their bets.

Sigurd himself didn’t care much.

He actually wanted to communicate with Hall more.

He had sensed an unusual sword intent from this young man.

Unfortunately, Hall didn’t want to bother with Sigurd.

Mainly because getting involved with a cardinal would easily lead to some incidents for no reason.

And what would people with ulterior motives think if they found out?

If Hall’s identity was discovered, and he had a good relationship with Christine, and a good relationship with the Child family, and a good relationship with Sigurd, and he had married a princess of Xia.

He might be framed for some trumped-up charge, such as, “Will this kid rebel?”

That was too scary.

“By the way, where did Archbishop Malik go?”

Hall looked around.

On such an important day, Malik was actually not here.

It wasn’t that he was paying attention to Malik, but that this guy Malik, in the plot, was a spy planted by the high echelons of the Church by Christine’s side.

He was responsible for keeping Christine in check.

In the late-game route where Christine was an enemy of the Church.

There was a mandatory battle with this archbishop.

“Archbishop Malik seems to have said that the situation in West Town is more dangerous, so he went ahead to contact the Adventurers’ Guild there to arrange the venue.”

Maria said.

“He went so early? He’s really considerate.”

“Yes, I also don’t want to see Lady Christine meet the same end as Saintess Candidate Ilora. So you have to protect Lady Christine well and be more attentive.”

Maria urged.

Hall thought to himself that if Christine died, he would die too.

He would surely protect Christine well.

So he just nodded and didn’t say much.

Soon, what needed to be done and the pleasantries that needed to be said were basically finished.

Hall and Christine’s group then took a carriage to the Holy Train station of the Bal Empire.

Unlike Saint Louis and Saint Olan.

The Bal Empire’s own Holy Train tracks were limited, basically only in a few large cities and important nodes.

So the imperial capital, as the center, also had only one Holy Train station.

Transfers were basically done here.

On the way to the platform, the people welcomed them enthusiastically.

Christine couldn’t hide her identity.

Mainly because the blessing ceremony the night before last was too successful.

Some of the people in the dark corners near the Sigurd Cathedral were refreshed after a night’s sleep.

An effective blessing ceremony could not fail to be supported.

This caused them to arrive at the station a little late.

Until they reached the platform, it was still crowded with people.

And Archbishop Malik was not there, and Christine’s nominal guard was also Hall.

As for the special train that had escorted Christine before, it had also been taken by Malik to the station in West Town.

When Christine returned, she would take that train again.

This timetable…

Hall looked at the train’s timetable and then heard the whistle.

That train was about to enter the station.

This train was from Saint Louis.

And then it would depart for another city in the Bal Empire, which was Christine’s next stop.

So they were to take this train.

But after the train officially stopped and entered the station, he felt a little uneasy.

Especially when he saw the blonde, white-stockinged female knight captain who had gotten off the first carriage, she looked a little familiar.

Damn it, why is she here?

After a brief moment of astonishment, his mind was filled with a divergence of thought more complex than solving a multivariate function.

In the end, it was reduced to one word.

Run!