novelraw Chapter 295: Apology
Chapter 295: Apology
Time flew by, and a month quickly passed. The Uridia Kingdom gradually regained its stability.
So many vampires had died, yet the proportion of wealth held by vampires versus humans still hadn't changed much.
Even if vampires died, their wealth would mostly fall into the hands of other vampires, having nothing to do with humans.
The medicine developed by Aisaco was still being sold, only now the production and sales were handled by other vampires. Since they no longer needed to give Aisaco a cut, the money they earned had increased quite a bit.
"We are leaving. Take good care of yourself during this time. If anything happens, you can contact me through this crow."
Loren did not plan to take Lilith with him. Other places all had sunlight. For a low-level vampire like Lilith, it was basically instant death upon contact. Loren would not let Lilith take that risk.
Before leaving, Loren left Lilith with one of Movila's clones. Movila's other clones would also keep an eye on Lilith's situation at all times, ensuring her safety.
In Uridia, Lilith wouldn't encounter much danger. Within the Bloodline, she was a nobody. Lilith was usually a homebody and wouldn't provoke others.
Even if she really encountered someone who hated vampires, Lilith could just change her eye and wear an eyepatch, making it impossible to tell she was a vampire.
"Once it's completely safe, I'll come to pick you up. During this time, I'll also research a method to make you completely immune to sunlight."After learning this information, Lilith didn't have any particularly intense reactions, her understanding nature was heartbreaking.
"Let's go back, pack up, and leave. The Church has already prepared a fast carriage for us."
Loren patted Lilith's hair and said goodbye to her.
After Loren turned around, Mirrorheart approached Lilith:
"Don't forget our plan."
"I've memorized it on my body."
Lilith lifted her sleeve, showing Mirrorheart her arm. Several lines of text were carved into it with a knife.
She would feel the pain, and when it hurt, she would check the wound, thus seeing the things she had memorized.
"Good, then I'll be going first."
Mirrorheart nodded and then followed behind Loren.
...
"Have all the ultraviolet lamps been disposed of?"
In the castle, Ofemia was still wearing a mask. This time, it wasn't just because of her pulled teeth, but also the wounds caused earlier by the Corrupt Blazing Sun. They still hadn't fully healed, leaving some scars.
"They have been disposed of. All ultraviolet lamps have been recalled, the equipment for manufacturing them has been destroyed, and those who knew the manufacturing method have been dealt with, except..."
Ofemia's maid did not say that person's name, but Ofemia knew very well who it was: Loren.
Capable of developing something to resist ultraviolet light, Ofemia believed Loren's understanding of ultraviolet lamps even exceeded Aisaco's. If Loren spread the manufacturing process of the ultraviolet lamps...
"I will contact Duke Furad to discuss how to deal with Loren..."
Ofemia also hadn't forgotten the initial humiliation she suffered at Loren's hands and planned to get revenge together.
Loren did help the vampires eliminate Aisaco, that major internal threat, but for the future of the vampires and her own selfish desires, Ofemia still decided to take action against Loren.
So many vampires had died before, even including several Marquises. As a result, Ofemia, now a Marquis, saw her status rise significantly, to the point where she could easily contact Furad.
"No need, I've come myself."
As soon as the words fell, Ofemia heard a familiar voice. Furad had already arrived at the door.
"Duke Furad..."
Ofemia looked towards the door with joy, only Furad's current appearance was somewhat beyond her expectations.
Every vampire cared deeply about their image and had to wear formal attire when going out. But at this moment, Furad was wearing pajamas, even her clothes and hair were somewhat disheveled, her eyes bloodshot.
Ofemia sensed something was wrong, but before she could ask, Furad grabbed her by the neck:
"Do not show any disrespect towards the Master Mentor. Before he leaves, we will go and apologize for our previous disrespect towards him."
This was the first time Ofemia saw fear in the eyes of this arrogant Duke. If not for the pain in her neck, Ofemia would have thought she was dreaming.
"Un... understood..."
Only after Ofemia agreed did Furad let go.
From beginning to end, Ofemia's maid knelt to the side, head bowed, not daring to look at what was happening before her.
If she truly saw Ofemia in a humiliating situation, she certainly wouldn't have an easy time later.
Ofemia didn't dare to defy Furad, but that didn't mean she wouldn't take her anger out on them.
"Hurry, prepare a set of formal attire for me. The Master Mentor is about to leave..."
"Yes..."
Furad had left in too much of a hurry, not even changing her clothes. Combined with her earlier reaction, Ofemia could guess something.
Could it be... a Prince?
...
"Mirrorheart, why are you carrying a suitcase?"
Scarlett's Life Thief space was too useful. Usually, Loren and the others just carried backpacks to fool outsiders. Now, upon discovering Mirrorheart with a suitcase, Loren was somewhat curious.
"We purchased quite a few things on this trip. Carrying a suitcase seems a bit more reasonable."
Loren didn't quite believe Mirrorheart's explanation. They had bought too many things; one suitcase couldn't possibly hold them all, and besides, no one knew they had bought a lot.
However, Loren simply thought it was full of toys Mirrorheart had bought, inconvenient to hand over to Scarlett, so he didn't pay it much mind.
"Let's go..."
Loren pushed open the door, only to find two familiar faces standing outside.
"Ofemia? Furad? What are you two doing here?"
At this moment, Furad was wearing a magnificent formal dress. Even though Loren had been transmigrated for so long, this was the most high-end formal dress he had ever seen. Furad hadn't worn anything this formal even when going to meetings before, which struck Loren as odd.
What Loren didn't expect was that Furad and Ofemia directly knelt before him, saying:
"We apologize for our previous disrespect towards you, Master Mentor.
"The other Blood... vampires who disrespected you are already dead. We hope you can forgive us..."
"This..."
Vampires cared greatly about face, especially the ones before him—a Duke and a Marquis. A Duke kneeling to a human was something Loren wouldn't have dared to imagine.
However, Loren quickly realized what was going on. Most likely, a certain Prince had intervened.
Loren knew that compared to these mortal vampires, the Princes were actually quite reasonable. They could better distinguish right from wrong, so it wasn't impossible for a Prince to force them to come apologize.
"Get up. I accept your apology."
Loren wasn't someone who would press an advantage relentlessly. The proud vampires had knelt to him, so Loren wouldn't make things difficult for them anymore.
Of course, the premise for all this was that they truly hadn't done anything to harm Loren. Otherwise, when the time came, not even kneeling would help, calling him 'daddy' would be useless.