novelraw Chapter 91 : Chapter 91
Chapter 91 : Chapter 91
Chapter 91. Vampire Queen (3)
What in the world was happening?
The vampires revered Anonymous and Noemi as their saviors and treated them with lavish hospitality.
“Are you alright? Please drink this and regain your strength.”
A cup filled to the brim with bright red blood.
When Noemi was taken aback, a vampire standing next to her chided the vampire who had offered the cup.
“Aigoo! Can't you see you're making her uncomfortable? I'll get you something else.”
“O, Savior. If there is anything uncomfortable, please do not hesitate to tell us.”
“Thanks to you two, we have been saved. Thank you so much. Please think of this place as your home and rest comfortably.”
They even treated the injuries of the two.
For Noemi, who had only ever thought of vampires as a Demon Tribe that sucks human blood, it was difficult to comprehend what was happening.
After the frantic vampires had left.
Noemi asked Anonymous.
“Why are the vampires calling us saviors?”
“Because it's true that we actually saved them.”
Anonymous shrugged as if it were nothing.
Thanks to the quick treatment, her wounds were visibly much better than before.
“Are you feeling a bit better?”
“A little. But I don't think I can move yet.”
“It can't be helped. If I had my way, I'd want to go back right away, but if we did that, Dad might get angry instead.”
Anonymous was Dad's maid before she was the Queen of Dragons.
Not wanting to hear Dad scold them, Noemi suggested they stay here for a few more days.
Anonymous also agreed with that opinion.
“By the way, this is really unexpected.”
“What is?”
“I only ever thought vampires were wicked villains.”
Anonymous chuckled and gave this answer.
“Vampires were incorporated into the Demon Tribe's society about a thousand years ago. Before that, they even lived alongside humans, so it's not that surprising.”
“But they drink human blood. You might not know, Master, but to them, I'm nothing more than mere food.”
“If they were going to suck your blood, they would have done so already.”
“True, having witnessed your breath weapon firsthand, they wouldn't dare try to harm us recklessly.”
Still, she didn't feel at ease.
To Noemi, the Demon Tribe were nothing but enemies.
This was their den, and she steeled her resolve to deal with them immediately with magic if there was any sign of suspicious activity.
“Let’s move as soon as your wounds heal. The magic circle is already drawn, so all we need to do is activate it.”
Anonymous nodded, saying it was no problem.
However, far from any suspicious activity, the vampires treated the two with the utmost care, as if serving a king.
That night.
Noemi sent a signal to her dad using the magic crystal ball.
She hadn't been able to contact him until now due to the chaos, but if it got any later, her dad might worry.
Before long, her dad's face appeared in the magic crystal ball.
***
A little before Noemi contacted me.
All the nations of the continent, except for the Durani Empire, formed a single alliance.
Its name was the Continental Alliance.
The contents were simple.
I was to be selected as the representative of the alliance.
It was written that each nation would absolutely follow my orders.
I refused several times, but they insisted that there was no one more suitable for this position than me, adamantly refusing my refusal.
“Who else but you could ascend to that position?”
“I think so too. Please, lead us.”
In the end, I had to accept this proposal, and on top of being the Margrave of the Benedict Kingdom, I also had to wear the hat of the representative of the Continental Alliance.
‘It seems I'm now doing all sorts of strange things.’
In the game, something like the Continental Alliance didn't exist.
There were instances of a few nations forming small-scale alliances, but never a case of this scale.
Representative of the alliance. Would it be a position similar to the Secretary-General of the UN?
Still, it wasn't all bad.
“You're like an emperor.”
I had no choice but to agree with Iris’s words.
After all, every nation had to follow my word.
Although it was a position that would disappear once the threat of the Demon Tribe was gone, until then, just as she said, I would be able to wield power even greater than an emperor's.
However, it was now time to send the representatives of each country back to their own nations.
I could only send them back once Noemi returned, but the very person who was supposed to do that, Noemi, was not coming back.
Adel spoke with a worried expression.
“Why hasn't she contacted us?”
As someone who knew their skills well, I considered the possibility of them being defeated to be close to zero, but there was always that 'one in a million' chance.
‘I hope nothing bad has happened.’
Just as everyone's faces were clouded with worry.
The magic crystal ball shone brightly, and Noemi’s face appeared.
However, the scenery inside the ball seemed to be the interior of a castle somewhere.
Moreover, the incredibly splendid and antique interior caught the eye.
“Noemi! Where are you?”
To Adel's question, Noemi replied that it was a vampire's castle.
“Whaat?”
“It just sort of happened. Where's Dad?”
“He's right next to me.”
“Let me talk to him.”
Adel moved to the side, giving me space.
What I wanted to ask wasn't much different from Adel's question.
“Why are you in a vampire's castle?”
“It's a long story. Could you perhaps give us a few more days?”
Asking for a few more days?
The situation was urgent.
“Tell me in detail what happened.”
Noemi nodded and told me what had happened to them.
The Demon King's Castle had collapsed, for reasons unknown.
When they followed the footprints to the west, an undead army was attacking the vampires.
Then, Anonymous blasted them away with a powerful breath weapon, and the Lich King retreated, she said.
However, Anonymous, having used up all her strength, fell.
She was seriously injured and was resting there; that was the gist of the story.
Even without seeing it with my own two eyes, the scene painted itself in my mind.
‘As expected of the Queen of Dragons. I can imagine what it was like.’
However, I couldn't understand why the vampires were revering Anonymous and Noemi as saviors.
“It's true that you saved them, but they are also part of the Demon Tribe, so why are they taking care of you?”
“I don't know either. What's clear is that it's not just because of that.”
According to Noemi, the vampires especially revered Anonymous, and that sight felt incongruous somehow.
“It was as if they were seeing a god they had served since long ago.”
“A god?”
“Yes. If not for that, they wouldn't be treating her so politely with sparkling eyes. On the other hand, they don't treat me that way. Should I say… it's like an attitude of treating a retainer who is tagging along next to a god? Anyway, it seems difficult to leave right now. My master is still unwell.”
“It can't be helped. However, it would be best to return within a week. Any longer than that and those people won't stay put.”
The people here were the leaders who held sway over their nations, including kings, prime ministers, and commanders-in-chief.
No matter how good the service at the hot springs was, there would be a limit to it.
But that was just my misunderstanding.
The representatives of each country, saying it was a good thing, began to openly enjoy the hot springs.
“Wonderful. Just wonderful. This is paradise on earth.”
“Another drink over here, please.”
“I'll have one too. Make it hot, if possible.”
I couldn't help but give a bitter smile.
***
In vampire society, an old legend is passed down.
Just before the vampires go extinct.
A great dragon will descend from the sky and save them.
However, its appearance would resemble not heaven, but hell.
A story that amidst the burning fires of hell, the vampires will finally be saved.
Many vampires believed this firmly, and Noctavira, who inherited the bloodline of the progenitor, was one who blindly followed the legend.
‘Indeed, my thoughts were not wrong. The legend was real.’
Now, all she had to do was entrust everything to the dragon who saved them and follow her.
If she did that, the Lich King and the undead would no longer be able to snoop around here.
Hadn't she witnessed it with her own two eyes?
That amazing power that annihilated the undead with a different class of firepower.
However, there was one thing that bothered her.
‘Why is she with a mere human?’
Noctavira hated humans.
It wasn't just because she was a vampire.
Countless ancestors had fallen at the hands of human heroes, and her own father was also killed by the hands of a Hero.
‘Humans are no different from our enemies. Is it truly right to keep her inside the castle?’
But if she were to cast her out now, she didn't know how the Savior would take it.
After some thought, Noctavira decided to accept the human girl as the Savior's pet.
Someone like the Savior would be able to take a retainer regardless of race and raise them.
However, her expectation was shattered in an instant.
It was because while walking down the corridor to check on the Savior's condition, she heard such a voice.
“It was as if they were seeing a god they had served since long ago.”
“A god?”
The human girl seemed to be talking to some man, and that voice was one she could never forget.
‘Frank?’
How could she forget that voice?
Noctavira had also participated in the war between humans and demons as a member of the Demon King's army.
When the Hero split her father in half, it hurt as if she herself had been cut.
‘How can this be? There's no way he's here, right?’
But Frank's voice continued to be heard, and as a result, Noctavira realized that the human girl's identity was Frank's daughter.
Noctavira pondered for a moment what to do about this, then turned back the way she came.
This place was surrounded by a unique barrier, so the other party would not notice that she had come near.
Noctavira's face returned from that of a fanatic to her original appearance.
That is, the appearance of a cold-blooded vampire queen.
‘Good, this worked out well. If I turn her into a vampire, I can lure my father's killer here and kill him.’
The Savior might not like it, but what was more important was avenging her father.
Noctavira disappeared in an instant.
In the corridor where Noctavira had been walking just a moment ago, only silence filled the space, as if nothing had ever been there from the start.
***
Meanwhile, Iris decided to leave the hot springs.
There was no reason for her to stay here any longer.
However, since Noemi was absent, she intended to return on a Pegasus, just as she had come.
But in the end, she could not carry it out.
Because Frank stopped her.
“The whole world has formed an alliance, and only the Durani Empire is left out, so why are you trying to go back there?”
“Because that is the headquarters of the Unseen Ones.”
“No matter where it is, there is no better place than here. I will provide resources without holding back, so build a new headquarters here.”
Iris's eyes wavered slightly, and Frank did not miss it.
“The Unseen Ones were organized to stop Primus, and the ultimate goal of the Continental Alliance is the same. In that case, wouldn't it be better for us to be close to each other?”
“This is not something to be said so easily.”
“Think about it again. I do not like the fact that you are leaving my side once more.”
“……”
Adel also sided with Frank.
“Father is right. Your home isn't there, it's right here. Stay with us. Okay?”
“I……”
Despite having Lion Heart, Iris could not easily answer this question.
Her thoughts were in a jumble, unable to sort out what was better.
Just then.
Number 1 brought up something unexpected.
“Wouldn't that be good? A headquarters can simply be rebuilt. The Durani Empire, which refuses to join the Continental Alliance, would only be a hindrance to us.”
One was her legal father.
The other was her spiritual father.
Persuaded by her two fathers, Iris could only nod her head in the end.
There was no doubt that the expressions of the two fathers brightened at their daughter's decision.