"Mmm... I believe Fran, you are very reliable."

Valensa smiled and patted Fran's head, then placed the little bat on her shoulder:

"By the way, does this clone of yours... need to eat? Do I need to feed it a few drops of blood every day?"

"...No need."

Fran seemed quite comfortable as she rubbed against Valensa's palm, took a deep breath, and then answered:

"It just looks like a bat; it's actually maintained by magic, not a real creature."

But... umm.

As Fran spoke, she suddenly bit her lip and lowered her head, looking very shy, as if she had something difficult to say.

"what happened?"

Valensa then patted Fran's head again and asked with a smile:

"Just let me know if there's anything I can help you with... Aren't we going to be partners from now on? There's no need to be so polite with partners, right?"

"Yeah...too."

Fran pumped her little fist to encourage herself, but her speech was still a little hesitant:

"It's that... Could you... Could you... Could you feed me a few drops of blood? Just a few drops will do... You smell so good. If I hadn't trained as a paladin for over 100 years, I probably would have lost my mind the moment I saw you."

"Hey?"

Valensa paused for a moment, but then she quickly remembered Asaki's earlier reminder.

The evil energy in her blood is deadly to humans, but an unparalleled delicacy to certain monsters.

Now it seems that was indeed the case.

Perhaps this is why Rika knocked me unconscious last night and stole a kiss? She did originally intend to take advantage of me, but she restrained herself because of the paladin's self-discipline.

Valensa then looked at Fran, whose face was already very red... This vampire's self-discipline was clearly not as high as Rika's.

However, proper bloodletting is beneficial to health, and Valensa can also use her mental power to enhance the speed of blood production, so being sucked a little bit is nothing.

Besides, Fran is so cute, and the two of them will be partners in the future, so it would be good to get closer to her.

"Of course it's no problem."

So Valensa readily nodded and proactively pulled open her collar, moving closer to Fran:

"Is that so? Come on, don't be shy~~"

"No, no, no, no... this won't do!"

Fran, however, gasped for breath in terror and retreated repeatedly.

“Valenza, you must never do this again… Your blood is so sweet and tempting, how could I possibly dare to bite your neck… If I did, I would definitely not be able to resist drinking it in large gulps, and eventually fall into depravity because of my appetite… My paladin training would be ruined.”

"Uh……"

Is it really that exaggerated? It's like you're making my blood sound like some kind of addictive, illegal substance...

While inwardly grumbling, Valensa outwardly cooperated by quickly buttoning up her clothes, concealing her neck—which was far too alluring to Fran—before asking:

"Then how are you going to drink my blood?"

"Just give me one finger."

Fran then shyly walked up to Valensa:

"Even if I bite my finger, it won't bleed much, which is perfect for me... It allows me to control my desires while still satisfying my cravings."

"Fingers... then come on..."

Valensa readily extended a finger and placed it near Fran's lips.

"Uh-huh..."

Fran's face flushed red again, but this time she didn't run away. Instead, she first stuck out her tongue and gently probed before revealing her cute little sharp teeth and biting it.

! x2

Then both of their bodies shuddered, as if they had been electrocuted.

Chapter 69 The Return of Pink Rose

Valensa had heard before that vampires, for the sake of convenience in hunting, bite people without any pain, but rather feel as comfortable as making love with a sweetheart.

Valensa was experiencing this right now. Even though Fran had only bitten her finger, she felt a tingling sensation all over her body, as if a vital part of her body had been attacked. Her legs were so weak that she almost collapsed.

Fran's performance was even worse. From the moment she tasted Valensa's first drop of blood, her face was full of a happy, silly smile, and her eyes were glazed over as if she were drunk.

"Hehehe~~ So delicious~~ Mmm~~"

Finally, she swayed and fell into Valensa's arms like a drunkard.

Valensa mustered her strength and was about to hug Fran when Fran suddenly jolted, her petite figure instantly transforming into a blur and appearing more than ten meters away.

"No, no... Fran, you can't do this... You must control yourself, you can't fall into depravity!"

After escaping Valensa, Fran waved to Valensa, signaling her not to come closer, while patting her chest and repeatedly telling herself, as if hypnotizing herself, before finally regaining her composure.

"Are you alright?"

Seeing that the strange blush on Fran's face had mostly disappeared, Valensa asked.

"...It's alright for now, but you'd better stay away from me."

Fran timidly took several steps back, even turning her face away, unable to look at Valensa:

"Your blood is even more delicious than I imagined; it almost made me lose myself... I need to go to the confessional and pray properly later."

"This...it's really nothing, isn't it?"

Valensa was somewhat confused:

"Isn't it natural to like good food? Even if you're a paladin, it's pathetic to have to control your desire to eat like this."

"Because our vampire clan is quite special."

Fran explained with a wry smile:

"I have many of my kind who fell because they couldn't overcome their craving for delicious blood, and eventually lost their minds and became bloodthirsty monsters... I don't want to be like that."

In short, I must repent for my gluttony and let the holy sunlight purify me.

"You want the sunlight to purify you?"

Valensa had some concerns:

"You vampires... can you sunbathe too? You just couldn't resist sucking my blood a couple of times, you're not going to do something stupid, are you?"

"...We are all believers in the Sun Goddess, so why can't we vampires bask in the sun?"

Fran, however, gave Valensa a strange look:

"I love sunshine the most. Every time I bask in the sun, I feel warm and peaceful, and the fatigue from a whole day of work or meditation is swept away."

"Uh... well."

Valensa was speechless.

She really didn't expect that even one of the most legendary beings who was most afraid of the sun in her past life would enjoy sunbathing here... She could only say that the Sun Goddess was truly amazing.

Fran quickly ran to the confessional in a panic, and Valensa also left the cathedral.

After talking with Rika all morning and running around with Fran to handle some paperwork all day, it's now dinner time and it's getting dark.

Valensa stood on the side of the street for a while, thinking for a moment, but instead of rushing back to school, she walked towards the Pink Rose.

She planned to test whether the identity of the Honorary Knight would be useful... If she was lucky, she should be able to enter the Dimensional Hardware Store this time without being misunderstood by Tia.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Miss Bader."

The girls greeting guests at the entrance of Pink Roses this time were different from last time, but they still recognized Valensa at a glance and stopped her:

"Lady Tia instructed us that we must not entertain you under any circumstances... I hope you will not put us in a difficult position."

"Hmph, who said I came here to have fun?"

Valensa, however, puffed out her chest defiantly:

"Did you see the new gear I'm wearing?"

"This is... a paladin?"

The equipment of an honorary knight is the same as that of a regular paladin, making it difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them.

The hostess's expression changed slightly:

"I didn't expect Miss Badr to be a paladin... Since you're not here for fun, are you here on a mission? Then please be merciful, as Lady Tia is one of the owners here."

"Hmph, Her Majesty the Sun Goddess is impartial and selfless. If there is truly a problem here, even if Tia herself came, it wouldn't make a difference!"

Valensa, quite arrogantly, raised her face:

"Get out of the way! I need to go in and check!"

"That's...ok."

The hostess's expression changed for a while, but in the end she chose the authority of the Sun Church over the boss's orders.

However, the hostess was also very clever; she had been subtly signaling to her companion with her eyes and gestures ever since she spoke her first words to Valensa.

Valensa had just stepped into Pink Rose Garden and hadn't even had a chance to see if the hall's decorations had changed much compared to a few years ago when a graceful middle-aged woman came to greet her.

"Greetings, Holy Knight."

The middle-aged woman was alluringly dressed and walked with a graceful gait, yet her attitude was very serious and respectful.

"How can we help you? Please feel free to tell us what you want to investigate, and we will do our best to cooperate with you."

"Hmph, don't you know what I want to investigate?"

Valensa deliberately put on a stern face:

"I received a report that someone in your shop is deliberately dressed up as a priestess and a female paladin to entertain customers. Is that true?!"

"This...this is too much for us, Your Excellency Paladin! Even if we love making money, we would never dare to do something so disrespectful to Her Majesty the Sun Goddess!"

The middle-aged woman naturally adopted a tearful expression and began to play the victim:

"I don't know which malicious person reported us like this, but we are not afraid... Paladin, please tell me how you want to investigate, and I will cooperate fully!"

"...Actually, it's quite easy to handle."

Valensa then softened her tone and even showed a slight smile:

"Your private room number 305 should still be empty, right? Even if it's not, you'd better make it available... Then call your three most popular beauties into the room. I want to interrogate them properly to see if you have done anything to blaspheme Her Majesty the Sun Goddess."

"Sir Paladin, what is this...?"

The middle-aged woman finally understood that Valencia's true intentions were not what they seemed.

What kind of survey is this...? To put it bluntly, isn't it just about wanting to play around? And they want to select three of the most popular beauties at once, and there's a high probability they'll be getting it for free.

But what can you do when someone is a paladin and a friend of the boss?

I can't afford it.

"I understand what you mean, and I'll arrange it for you, but what about Lady Tia..."

"Just report the facts to Tia. Don't worry, she won't blame you."

Valensa smiled and waved, then walked upstairs to the private rooms.

"Remember to get them to their room quickly, I'm in a hurry, I have class tomorrow."

Chapter 70: Secret Techniques for Your Future Wife

"Valenza, you...you...you're wrong!"

Valensa had just sat down on the sofa in room 305 when a small bat flew out of her clothes, circling anxiously around her and making Fran's voice:

"How could you go to a place like that on your very first day as a Knight of Honor? And you even dared to spout nonsense about investigating there... If Lady Rika finds out about what you're doing, you'll be tied up and hung in a dark room, and then your butt will be whipped hard by the sword sheath."

"Huh? Could it be that when you made a mistake, Fran, this is how Rika punished you?"

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