I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

Looking at the butterfly that had landed in front of her without her noticing, the girl slightly stretched out her arm from the quilt, but suddenly retracted it halfway, as if she was afraid that she would disturb the butterfly that had appeared inexplicably.

However, the butterfly, which had been waiting for a long time, was not willing to miss this opportunity. It flapped its wings gently and landed on the girl's fingertips.

"..."

Looking at the butterfly that landed on her fingertips, the girl suddenly fell silent.

It seemed like that back then...

As if she remembered something from the past, the girl suddenly stopped being silent and just wrapped herself in the quilt and began to talk to the butterfly on her fingertips.

"I... don't trust humans... I want to destroy this place if I can..."

"I... also said this to a little bird... It was a very beautiful bird, very beautiful..."

Having said this, the girl seemed to remember something and her eyes dimmed a lot.

"And then it died... because I..."

After saying that, the girl fell into silence and didn't speak for a long time. The butterfly still fluttered its wings and landed on her fingertips.

It’s been a long time...

squeak-

With the sound of the door opening, Eve, who had returned from her investigation, came into the room with lunch, and the butterfly that had landed on the girl's fingertips gently flapped its wings and landed aside.

Just as Eve was about to sit next to the girl, she spoke first.

"That butterfly is yours, right?"

"Yes, that's right, she is Dier."

Putting the dinner plate on the bed, Eve waved her finger slightly and the purple-black butterfly landed obediently on her fingertips.

"I do not believe you."

Although she should have ended the playful game of chase and been caught again, the girl still couldn't believe that Eve had saved her.

She once trusted others, but this trust turned into a blade, piercing her chest fiercely.

"Because I'm human?"

With a half-smile on her face, Eve looked at the girl in front of her who was curled up in the quilt.

After Cai Die'er learned what the girl said to her from a distance, she had some ideas on how to make the girl open up.

"…Um."

After a long silence, the girl nodded, confirming Eve's guess.

"Huh~"

But to the girl's surprise, she was responded with an inexplicable laugh.

"But who said I was human?"

call--

As Eve forcibly lifted the quilt, a girl with soft silver hair tied into two waist-length ponytails, a pair of bright red pupils shining like rubies in the dim room, two sharp fangs slightly protruding from the corners of her lips, and wearing a gorgeous black and red Gothic dress appeared in the girl's eyes.

The next moment, a voice that was slightly different from the previous one sounded in the girl's ears.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Eve. I'm a vampire, in other words, the mortal enemy of humans."

“…Don’t lie.”

However, the girl who was facing Eve's performance was only surprised for a moment and then lowered her eyes again.

The things that happened to her in the past caused her to always have suspicion as her first reaction no matter when or what happened, not to mention that Eve's identity was already quite suspicious.

"If you are a vampire, why did you save me?"

Although she was questioning Eve, there was a hint of expectation in the girl's tone, as if she was expecting Eve to prove her vampire identity.

"Because it's interesting? Or do you want to know the secret of this town?"

Eve changed the subject.

"And the human race's propaganda about the vampires is quite exaggerated. Some vampires don't have too much hostility towards humans. At least that's how I feel about them."

"…Why?"

"Hmm...why..."

Eve stretched out a slender finger and gently tapped her cheek. After thinking for a moment, she answered.

"Do you care what the ants on the roadside think?"

"Ant…"

The girl was a little dazed as she savored the meaning of Eve's words.

He didn't take the other person seriously at all, just like treating a dying animal in the wild, saving it on a whim. In a sense, this was an insult deeper than contempt.

Although Eve herself didn't really think so, this was the only thing she could say in order to get the girl to open up.

"So, what's your name?"

Raising her hand and gently pinching the girl's chin, Eve's bright red eyes stared straight into the girl's black pupils and asked softly.

“…Mioa.”

Facing Eve's gaze, the girl felt as if she was being stared at by a monster. She subconsciously wanted to look away, but failed because Eve was pinching her chin.

If she didn't believe Eve's words just now, she now believed in Eve's identity as a vampire. This feeling of superiority is definitely not something that can be achieved by simple role-playing. Only a real existence that is different from humans can do it.

After a long silence, the girl finally said her name in a trembling voice.

"Mioa? So, Mioa, what exactly do you have to do with the secrets of this town? And why did those guards want to arrest you?"

"…what you up to."

"Who knows? Maybe he wants to destroy this place. Aren't you the same?"

As Eve spoke, she stared closely into Mioa's eyes, as if trying to see through her thoughts.

And just as Eve expected, after hearing Eve's idea of ​​destroying this place, Mioa's slightly lifeless eyes suddenly ignited with fire, and Mioa's voice, which was filled with hidden anger, also sounded.

"Saint, the cursed saint, that's what they call me."

§56 Sustenance

"Saint..."

Looking up and down at the petite girl in front of him, Eve was also a little surprised. Was he really gifted in picking up people? The saint he had been investigating for several days had already been abducted by him.

"At least that's what they call me."

"Then you, the saint, are really miserable."

With a somewhat teasing tone, Eve looked at Mioa's slender arms and the obvious scratches on her body and said softly.

After all, all the saints in the Holy Kingdom Church are of noble status and have no worries about food and clothing. How could they be like Mio, being chased and running around?

If I hadn't saved her in the end, Mioa would probably have another scar on her forehead.

"So, why don't you trust humans?"

I didn't dwell too much on Mioia's identity as a saint. After all, looking at Mioa's expression, I could tell that she herself didn't know why she was called a saint. It would be better to ask her what happened to her.

"..."

When Mioya heard Eve's question, she seemed to recall some bad memories instantly, and her eyes were suddenly covered with a shadow. If Eve hadn't been pinching her chin, she might have buried her head in her chest.

"You're not the first..."

After a moment of silence, Mioa spoke softly, as if finally perking up a bit.

"Not the first one?"

"Well... not the first person to save me..."

Mioa fell silent again halfway through her speech, but Eve did not urge her. After all, what she was talking about was Mioa's sad story, and it was inevitable that she didn't want to recall it.

"But they rescued me only to hand me over."

"To hand you over? But if they didn't rescue you, you would have been captured directly, right?"

Just like the time when she saved her, if she hadn't pulled Mioa away when she was about to hit the wall, she would probably have been caught by the guards now.

If the result is the same then why would those guys go to such extra trouble?

Or does the other party just want to see Mioa being betrayed?

After all, judging from the conclusion, Mioa's character has indeed been greatly affected. She is suspicious and has obvious malice towards others. When she knew that she had the idea of ​​destroying the town, Mioa's excitement was completely from the heart, and even overwhelmed her own suspicion, and directly made her reveal her identity.

"I don't know...but..."

Mioya suddenly grabbed the bed sheet under her, and a fire suddenly ignited in her eyes, as if she wanted to burn everything to ashes.

"Every time, every time, you betray me in the end!"

Then Mioa suddenly raised her hands and held Eve's arm, which was pinching her chin, and asked softly with anticipation in her eyes.

"Master Blood, will you betray me too?"

"..."

Looking at Mioya in front of her, Eve had only one thing in mind at this moment - how troublesome, this child is really troublesome.

Eve originally thought Mioa was just very distrustful of other people, but this turned out to be completely ruined!

But no matter what she said, there was only one answer she could give at this moment.

"of course not."

Looking into Mioa's eyes, Eve said without a trace of hesitation in her eyes.

At this moment, Mioa was like a person about to fall into the abyss. The ground beneath her feet had already collapsed, but Eve, as a vampire, unexpectedly became the long rope that reached into her hand before she gave up struggling.

Since humans would betray me, maybe it would be okay if they weren't humans. This was probably what Mioa was thinking at the moment.

"So…"

Mioa said softly as she gently took Eve's hand to her chest and let Eve feel her heartbeat.

"Everything I have belongs to the vampire master."

"everything?"

"Well, everything. I will do whatever Eve says. I will tell her whatever Eve wants to ask."

Like a devout believer who dedicates everything to God, Mioa answered Eve's question without hesitation.

"Then have a good meal first, then change your clothes and take a shower. I have a lot of questions for you later. If everything goes well, I will help you solve the problems in this town tonight. This is also the reason why I came here."

Eve took her hand away from Mioa's chest and pointed to the plate beside her.

"Yes, Master Blood."

"Just call me Eve. Who uses a race name?"

While transforming the proportion of her dragon blood back to her previous appearance as a black-haired girl, Eve rolled her eyes helplessly.

Who would call someone by their race name directly? It's okay now since she's the only vampire, but if it were somewhere else, no one would know who they were calling.

"Okay, Lady Eve."

She nodded slightly, but Mioa still retained the respectful title of "sir".

"Well, come down and see me after lunch."

With that, Eve left the bedroom and closed the door.

After such contact, Eve also had a certain understanding of Mioa's situation, or rather, she had seen similar situations, namely those girls she rescued from the hands of the devil's believers.

On the one hand, she has become distrustful of humans due to numerous betrayals, and on the other hand, she has become disheartened due to the pain of being subjected to numerous experiments. But generally speaking, their situations are somewhat similar, that is, after being rescued by her, they regarded her as their spiritual support.

But it's hard to cure a heart disease. Once things here are over, let's ask Liber to help enlighten her. There are no humans in the village, so it won't irritate Mioa's fragile nerves.

Thinking about this, Eve returned to the first floor and told Istina and the others about her conversation with Mioa.