I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

Even though I knew the location in Istina's dream, I was completely helpless now. It was so far away in the mythological era that it was completely out of reach. It would be better not to know about it.

"Forget it. If Tina has a similar dream again, we'll figure out a solution. For now, I guess we'll just have to make do with it."

"Ah."

After finishing the topic about Istina's dream, Eve also coughed lightly.

"Okay, hurry up and finish eating, we're about to leave."

"Good~"

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After the meal, after picking up Filial, the group took a carriage and drove out of the city. On the way, Eve also began to distribute fake identity documents to several people, as well as their personalities for this trip. Then she added magic to each person to prevent accidents, especially the weakest Lucia. Eve added a dozen different triggering magics on her, even including several magics obtained in the wonderland.

Among them, Eve herself first slightly transformed into the appearance of a dragon bloodline, becoming a young girl with black hair and red eyes, reducing the proportion of loli in the group a little, and then she began to talk about the identity arrangements of several people.

"So if anyone asks, we'll just say we're on a family trip, and the reason we chose Dries as our destination is because the men were away for some reason. For safety's sake, remember that, eh?"

"no problem."

As a town where everyone is happy, Driss is naturally extremely safe on the surface. No crime has ever occurred there. It is a town that is quite popular among female travelers.

"As for the fake name, you don't need to worry about it except when questioning."

As she spoke, Eve handed identification documents to several people.

"Eve, this isn't good."

Looking at the ID in her hand, Feilier suddenly frowned.

"Hmm? The fake identity thing? We can't get in without it."

"No, not that. It's about the fake name. If you don't use a fake name normally, won't it be exposed?"

"..."

This surprised Eve a little. She originally thought that Filial was concerned about them using fake identities, but it turned out to be a question of whether they would be exposed.

It seems that this holy swordsman is not a rigid person, but he pays attention to details?

But no matter what I think, I still have to change the answer.

"Ah, don't worry, it'll be fine. After all, this fake identity is just a safety net. According to investigations, the town of Driss doesn't strictly check people's identities. You won't necessarily be checked when you enter."

This was also what Eve found strange about Driss. This act, tantamount to opening the door to thieves and robbers, had no negative consequences? It still maintained a crime-free environment. It was obvious that something was amiss.

"That's it, that's good."

After listening to Eve's explanation, Fili nodded and said nothing more.

After finishing these things, several people started chatting and laughing to pass the time, but Feilier had no intention of joining in. It was not that they were excluding her, but rather that Eve wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Feilier. Unfortunately, Feilier herself was not good at joining in the conversation.

The question-and-answer format in meetings was fine, but this kind of small talk was really not acceptable. No matter what the topic was, Feilier could talk about it to a dead end. She was simply a pure-blooded topic terminator.

The more she talked about boring topics, the less she wanted to join in the conversation. It could be said that she was in a vicious circle.

This won't work. We'll need to convince her to help retreat any human army that may appear, or we'll need to find a way to close the distance.

Looking in Fili's direction from time to time, Eve was secretly making plans in her heart.

Just like that, in a slightly subtle atmosphere, the carriage soon arrived outside the Blood Clan Royal City and came to an area where teleportation was possible. Then it was Eve's job.

"Teleport to the outskirts of Dris Town"

The teleportation point was provided by the vampire secret guards, and Eve only needed to use magic.

Then, accompanied by the light of teleportation magic, the entire carriage and everyone inside disappeared in the blink of an eye. When everything was over, a ray of sunlight shone in through the carriage window, and they had arrived at their destination.

"Let's go out and check the situation first."

As she spoke, Eve opened the carriage door and jumped out first, stretching in the sunshine.

"Eve seems to be very used to the sun?"

Seeing the scene in front of her, Feilier frowned and asked.

Generally speaking, even the royal family of the vampires would not enjoy the sun so much. Even if they were once humans and were accustomed to living in the sun, the body's instinctive reaction would be irresistible.

"Well, my situation is rather special."

Without intending to explain further, Eve pointed to a small town vaguely visible in the distance.

"It seems that's our destination."

Although they were still some distance away from the town, everyone except Lucia was extremely powerful, so this distance was naturally not a problem for them. Even Lucia was cast a spell by Eve to prevent her from being the only one left out.

From a distance, the town of Driss looks no different from any other tourist town. The entrance to the town is bustling with people coming and going, obviously attracted by this town where everyone is happy.

Thinking of this, Eve looked at Ilvia beside her.

"Viya, can you feel anything unusual?"

“…It’s too far.”

After a brief sense, Ilvia shook her head.

"Is that so? That's all right then. Let's go and continue on our journey."

Seeing that Ilvia couldn't sense anything, Eve slapped her forehead. She was a little too anxious.

Next, just enter the town like a normal tourist. Whether you can find any clues depends on your luck.

Anyway, with Ilvia here, she will immediately sense if anything related to the demon appears near them, so there will be no shortage of clues.

In this way, the carriage drove leisurely towards the town of Driss again, and the secret hidden beneath the town was about to surface.

§43 Atonement Zone

The carriage carrying the group soon arrived at the entrance of the town of Dris. Looking through the window, one could see several groups of guards standing on both sides of the entrance to maintain order. Just as the rumors said, each of them had an extremely happy smile on their face.

Even the crowd leaving Dris Town was the same. Everyone looked extremely happy and exuded a strong sense of vitality.

As for the crowd about to enter the town of Dris, many of them had curiosity written all over their faces, and it seemed that they were very interested in the rumors about this town. Some of them had rather depressed expressions, and they might want to come here to change their mood by taking in the surrounding atmosphere.

"It seems like there are quite a lot of people interested in this place."

Eve sighed as she looked out the window at the bustling town entrance.

"Yes, even though it's only a medium-sized city, it's almost as lively as those commercial cities."

Istina, who was more familiar with these matters, nodded in agreement.

As a place with no special products or special attractions, and characterized only by everyone's happiness, it is not easy for the town of Dris to achieve this.

"Ah, it's our turn."

Eve pulled the curtains and began to wait quietly for the process of entering the city.

What is particularly special is that if you want to enter this town, you don't need to go through identity verification or collect entrance fees. The carriages only need to line up to enter the city. The guards on both sides are responsible for maintaining order in the team to prevent accidents such as horses being frightened. However, while Eve and the others were waiting to enter the city, no accidents happened, and the carriage entered the city smoothly.

But as soon as they entered the city, the sound of crying coming from outside the carriage caught Eve's attention. Isn't this a city where everyone is happy? How could someone be crying so miserably?

Pulling aside the curtains, Eve immediately noticed a place not far away where dozens of people were kneeling and crying. After all, the crying of these people was so miserable, even if they had lost their parents, it would be no more tragic than this.

Some people were crying and beating the ground under their feet in pain. Some people even fainted from crying while Eve was observing.

"My dear hero, what are they doing..."

Seeing this scene not far away, Istina was also a little surprised.

"Um...Atonement Zone?"

"Ok?"

“It’s written over there.”

Looking in the direction of Eve's finger, there was a sign outside the place where those people were, which read "Atonement Zone" and a guard standing next to it.

"What is that?"

"I don't know. Wait a moment, I'll go ask."

With that, Eve left the carriage and walked towards the atonement area.

"Ah! Hello, beautiful lady, how can I help you?"

Before Eve walked up to the guard, the guard asked Eve with an extremely polite smile.

Although the smile on the guard's face was extremely polite, it felt strange to Eve.

It's not like she hasn't seen that kind of formal and polite smile before, but it's fundamentally different from the other person's smile at this moment.

But no matter what she thought, Eve's appearance was not bad at all. She immediately put on a decent smile and said.

"As you can see, I'm a traveler from outside. After hearing about this town, I decided to come here to relax for a while. What are the people like over there? Isn't everyone here happy?"

"Ah! My lady, they are still sinners now, but they will be happy after completing their atonement."

"Atonement? Is that how you cry?"

"Indeed, as long as someone carrying sin enters this town, they will be tormented by their conscience and begin to atone for their sins. Once they have completed their atonement, they will be transformed and become happy."

"Oh, there's such a thing. I've learned something new."

But then Eve changed the subject and continued to ask.

"But what if the other party is someone who has completely lost all humanity? Someone with absolutely no conscience won't be redeemed, right? As you can see, I'm just a delicate girl, so naturally I'd be more worried about this kind of thing."

"Please rest assured, no matter how vicious the criminal is, he will change his ways and become happy after coming here. There has never been an exception."

The guard slapped his chest and answered in a shocked voice.

"Oh, I'm relieved. Thank you for your answer. I won't bother you anymore."

"Well! I hope you can spend a happy time here."

"Happy times... I will."

After silently reciting the guard's words, Eve spoke softly.

Then Eve lifted her skirt and performed a standard imperial lady's greeting before turning back to the carriage.

"Eve, what did you say to him just now?"

"Well, it's about that atonement area."

Eve then repeated the conversation she had just had with the guard.

"So, has anyone heard of magic or anything else with this effect? ​​Shia, do you know anything?"

Since Eve herself had no impression of this phenomenon, she could only ask Melshia, who had the most knowledge among the group. Possessing all the memories of the God of Elves, she was now quite knowledgeable, but usually she behaved as childish as she looked.

"Well... there used to be something with this effect, but not only was the production very small, it also took a while for the effects to kick in. It wasn't an instant effect, and the plant itself seems to be extinct now."

After thinking for a while, Melxia replied.

"Is that so... What about Viya? Do you feel anything that makes you uncomfortable?"

If it wasn't some kind of item, perhaps it was related to the power of the demon god? Thinking of this, Eve looked in Ilvia's direction again.

"..."

However, Ilvia responded by silently shaking her head.

"Is that so? Then let's keep this in mind for now and investigate it bit by bit later. As for now..."

After a slight pause, Eve continued.

"Just treat it as an ordinary trip and enjoy it."

Eve ruffled Lucia's hair as she spoke.

"Eve, won't this be a problem?"

Looking at the suddenly relaxed atmosphere in the carriage, Feilier asked without frowning.

"Don't worry. If there's nothing unusual going on here, at least it's safe on the surface. We probably won't be able to find out anything until night, so why not enjoy the daytime?"

"Is that so...Okay then."

Although she looked like she wanted to say something more, Fili nodded and said nothing more about Eve's decision.