I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

"Ugh."

Looking at the girl who screamed and was about to hit the wall, Eve, who was hiding in the shadows, sighed helplessly, then immediately moved behind her and pulled her into the shadows.

Fortunately, the guards weren't chasing too closely, so no one should have seen it.

Eve thought to herself as she glanced at the soldier who was a beat late entering the alley.

But that's not the issue at hand...

Looking at the girl who was pulled into her arms and covered her mouth but was still struggling, Eve whispered helplessly in her ear.

"Don't move. I'm not in the same group with those guards. Otherwise, why would I save you?"

However, after listening to Eve's explanation, the girl's struggle did not stop, but became more and more intense, leaving Eve confused.

I just saved you, didn't I? And this is how you repay me?

Eve felt a headache as she felt the girl in her arms, who had a similar body shape to her when she was a lolita, struggle. Tsk, if she had known earlier, she would have just watched her faint first, but now what should she do?

Just as Eve was thinking about how to use means other than physical means to calm the girl in her arms, she suddenly broke free from Eve's hand that was covering her mouth and said angrily.

"What's the trick this time?"

"…ha?"

Ignoring Eve's confusion, the girl continued talking to herself.

"They'll catch me back eventually anyway."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Humph."

She showed no intention of answering Eve's question. After a final cold snort, the girl stopped talking and gave up struggling, leaving Eve with a face full of questions. What the hell is going on? Can someone explain it to her?

Forget it, let's take her back to the villa first. There are extra rooms to accommodate her anyway. As for the current misunderstanding, let's resolve it slowly. After all, practical action is the best way to resolve misunderstandings.

At this time, the guards outside had not yet discovered that the girl had been abducted by Eve, the unexpected visitor. They just thought that she had secretly hidden somewhere again, and were lined up in an orderly manner to search for her.

"It's almost dawn."

Glancing at the position of the moon in the sky, Eve roughly estimated the time, but temporarily put her plan to leave. Instead, she ran to the eaves of a house and looked down at the guards who were searching.

It was already dawn, and they knew they hadn't found the person they were looking for. So what would they do next? There was no way they could find her. These guards could chase an ordinary little girl, but the thought of finding her was pure fantasy.

Just like that, after a short while, as the bright moon sank in the west, a ray of morning sun appeared in the east. The guards with happy smiles on their faces seemed to have heard an order. They immediately stopped what they were doing, turned around and left, completely ignoring the girl they had been searching for diligently. In the blink of an eye, there was no one left in the alley.

A little later, accompanied by an imperceptible crisp sound, the barrier covering the place also dissipated, as if nothing had happened. Only Eve, who was hiding on the house, was left looking at the scene in front of her thoughtfully.

This is really... a very clean departure...

Eve was not surprised that the guards chose to leave. What surprised her was that they gave up so decisively. However, for now, she decided to send the child back.

Looking at the girl in her arms who was conscious but motionless and allowed to be manipulated by her, Eve shook her head helplessly, then merged into the shadows again and rushed towards the villa.

§52 Wariness

"I'm back~"

Holding the girl still wrapped in gray cloth in her arms, in order to avoid other people's attention, Eve appeared directly in the villa. At this time, Istina and others had just woken up and were preparing breakfast.

"Welcome... Eh? Hero-sama, who is she?"

He had only said half of it when his expression suddenly stiffened as he looked at Saint Istina in Eve's arms.

This... the brave man went out and picked up another person?

Eh? Why should I say it again?

"do not know."

In response to Istina's question, Eve answered concisely and clearly.

"But those guards have cordoned off an area with a barrier to capture her. I'll tell you the details later. I'll get her to an empty room first."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

During this time, the girl held in Eve's arms just listened to the idle chat of several people silently, but had no intention of saying anything.

"Okay, you can rest here first. I'll bring you breakfast later."

After finding a room facing the backyard and drawing the curtains, Eve put the girl in her arms on the bed.

"I don't know what misunderstanding you have about me, but I'm not from this town."

To be precise, he is not even a human being anymore.

"There will be guards in the alley at night, so don't open the curtains."

After saying this, Eve left the room and closed the door without saying anything more. Although she didn't know why the other party immediately misunderstood her after being rescued, she should let her calm down for now.

After Eve left, the mysterious girl quickly and quietly ran to the door and listened attentively. After confirming that Eve had really left, she returned to the bed, wrapped herself in the quilt, and sat motionless at the head of the bed.

On the other side, after settling the girl down, Eve returned to the first floor and began to prepare breakfast with others. During this time, she also began to talk about what happened in the evening bit by bit.

"She's being hunted by those guards? Is there something special about her?"

"Not really. After rescuing her, I roughly examined her body. She doesn't have any magical talent, and she's not old enough to contract a weapon spirit, but it's possible that I haven't discovered it yet."

This was also what Eve found strange. After all, this girl looked like an ordinary person, but ordinary people would not attract the pursuit of those guards, so she was more inclined to believe that she had failed to discover the other person's specialness.

But it's not a big problem. Even if she can't do it, there is still Melxia here. She has all the memories of the God of Elves, so it's impossible that she can't find anything.

Shaking her head and temporarily suppressing these questions in her heart, Eve continued.

"And I don't know why, but she misunderstood me the moment I rescued her. It might be because she's very distrustful of other people. I don't know if it's because of something that happened to her in the past."

That kind of strong sense of vigilance is not something that can be developed in a day or two, or once or twice. The girl seems to have engraved suspicion of others into her instinct. No matter what purpose others have or what they do, her first reaction will always be suspicion.

"Anyway, I'll go give her breakfast later. And to be on the safe side, let's not go out today and just spend the day in the villa."

Although we don’t know the other party’s identity yet, it shouldn’t be too simple, and maybe it can bring some changes to this town.

And Die'er's clone was left outside as an eye. Even though Eve was in the villa, she would know about any movement.

"Eve, then I want to play with you~"

"Okay~ Xia, you can play whatever you want~"

After responding to Melshia, Eve picked up a plate with small portions of various breakfasts on it. Since she didn't know what the other party liked to eat, she could only give her a little bit of each.

"Then I'll go take her food first."

As she spoke, Eve's figure disappeared on the stairs leading to the second floor.

knock knock --

"I'm in."

After knocking gently on the door, Eve reached out and pushed open the bedroom door. Looking at the girl curled up in the bed wrapped in a quilt, she frowned imperceptibly.

This action seems to be a sign of extreme insecurity.

"Here's your breakfast. If it's not enough, just go down and get some."

"..."

"…Don't worry, it's safe here. We won't be found."

Looking at the still motionless girl, Eve thought for a moment and then spoke.

"..."

However, she was met with silence.

"Anyway, I'll put breakfast here for now. If you need anything, you can come find me. I won't leave during the day."

After saying that, Eve placed the breakfast plate on the small table beside her, then closed the door and left the room.

Although she still had a lot of things she wanted to ask the other party, it was still a bit inappropriate given the girl's current condition.

After Eve left, the aroma of food began to spread little by little and soon filled the entire bedroom, tempting the girl's appetite. However, the girl had no intention of eating it. She just wrapped the quilt tighter around her, as if this would prevent her from smelling the aroma of the food.

It's all fake, it's all a lie. If she chooses to eat the food, she will immediately pass out and be taken back to that nightmarish place.

As long as she doesn't hold on to any hope, she won't be desperate...

And on the other side…

"Sir Brave, how is the child doing?"

"It doesn't look good."

Shaking her head slightly, Eve continued.

"She seems very insecure and doesn't quite believe what I say. Let her be alone for a while."

"Speaking of which, what's her name? We can't keep calling her that person or that person."

"I don't know. I haven't had a chance to ask yet. I'll tell you later."

After saying that, Eve knocked lightly on the table in front of her.

"Eat first, or it'll get cold."

"Ah."

After breakfast, Eve started to play with a few people in the villa. Since many large pieces of furniture in the villa had been moved away, the few people unexpectedly had enough space to play.

While playing, Eve was also paying attention to the changes in the town through Butterfly, no matter whether it was still the same as yesterday.

The guards went door to door asking if anyone had seen the saint. Everyone on the street had a smile on their face, and there was nothing unusual in the area that was blocked by the barrier last night, as if nothing had happened.

Come to think of it, the girl she picked up couldn't be the saint, right? (laughs)

"Eve! You're distracted!"

"Hey~"

Eve said with a smile as she nimbly dodged the ball thrown at her by Melxia.

"Even if I'm distracted, Shia can't hit me~"

"Mmmmm--again!"

"Huhu, it's the same again~"

§53 Alerting the enemy

At noon, when Eve came to the girl's room with food again, she found that the previous breakfast showed no signs of being touched, and the girl was still curled up in the bed wrapped in the quilt, without any movement.

"……Ugh."

With a helpless sigh, Eve took the food in her hand and went back to the first floor to say hello to everyone else.

"She hasn't touched her breakfast. Maybe she's worried about the food. I'll get some more and eat it in front of her. You don't have to wait for me."

With that, Eve took lunch back upstairs. Considering that the girl hadn't eaten breakfast, Eve also found some light food for her to fill her stomach.

knock knock --

When she pushed the door open again, the girl on the bed was still curled up there motionless. Seeing this, Eve unceremoniously took the plate and sat down next to her, then started eating casually.

During this period, Eve did not invite the girl to dine together. Her feeling told her that no matter what she said, it would only deepen the girl's distrust, which would not be as effective as actual action.

After eating her share, Eve left the house directly, leaving the girl to continue curled up in the quilt.

"..."

After Eve left, a long time passed before the tightly wrapped quilt finally opened a little. A pair of small hands stretched out, grabbed the food on the plate and stuffed it into their mouths without any grace.

On the other side, Eve breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed the girl starting to eat the food. After all, there was only a layer of floor between them, and it was not difficult for her to notice the girl's movements if she paid attention.

Right now, all I can do is slowly and steadily lower her guard, hoping that nothing else will go wrong.

I just don't know if the town will be so peaceful tonight. The person I'm looking for has mysteriously disappeared, and the guards will probably not remain indifferent.