Chapter 459 I think it smells pretty good
Higher Demon Academy, senior girls' dormitory.
In the center of the carpet woven from black goat wool, a magic circle outlined with magic crystal powder was emitting the last rays of light.
Vivian sat in the center of the magic circle, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes that had just returned from scarlet to wine red.
Before she could fully recover from the soul projection across space, an irrepressible voice exploded in her ears.
"Sis! Have you seen big brother?!"
Looking at Vivian who had just woken up from the ceremony, Nanfu almost threw himself on her, his expectant expression like that of a puppy seeing its owner come home.
Although Nanfu was extremely afraid of his unfathomable brother, and even had stomachaches and legs shaking when he heard about meeting him, this did not prevent him from standing in a safe place and looking at his respected brother with curiosity and admiration.
"Go, go, go, stay aside."
Vivian pressed Nanfu's forehead without any hesitation, just like Luo Yan pressed her head, and pushed him aside.
No malice—
She simply wanted to experience the feeling of being in control.
Just as Nanfu was protesting with a look of grievance, another concerned voice came from the side.
"How was it? Was the ceremony successful? Did you see what was happening on the other side?" The person who spoke was Vivian's good friend Heniwit, and her quiet face was full of anticipation at the moment.
As the planner and implementer of the entire ceremony, she was different from Nanfu who was eager to know about her brother's situation. She was just purely curious about whether the magic knowledge she had found in the dusty notebook was as effective as the legend said.
"Hmm... I see."
After dealing with Nanfu, Vivian clapped her hands and stood up from the magic circle.
She nodded seriously, but her hand unconsciously rose and placed on her flat chest, as if looking for something that didn't exist.
Obviously she has not fully woken up yet, or is still adapting to the gap between reality and fantasy.
After a moment, Vivian muttered seriously.
"This guy...can't be underestimated."
It turns out what a certain succubus vixen said about having too big breasts will make your shoulders tired is true.
She had previously thought that the vixen from the Padridge family was showing off, but now it seemed that she had misjudged her...
No, even if it is true, we cannot rule out the possibility that the guy was showing off!
Thinking of this, Vivian's teeth began to itch again.
"...cannot be underestimated?" Looking at Vivian who was relieved at one moment and gritted her teeth at another, Heniwit couldn't help but be stunned.
The tone didn't sound like he was evaluating her brother, but more like he was evaluating an equally matched opponent.
"cough--!"
Vivian immediately realized that she had been distracted, her cheeks flushed, and she coughed dryly before changing her words.
"Ah, what I meant is, my brother's strength is truly unfathomable! It's only been a year since we last met, and I didn't expect him to have already reached the Amethyst level! Kukuku... He's worthy of being my big brother!"
At the end, Vivian laughed exaggeratedly a few times, although the laughter was as stiff as it could be, as if she was forcing herself to save face.
However, compared to the shocking information contained in her words, no one cared about her embarrassment and panic.
"Amethyst level!?"
Nanfu and Heniwit exclaimed almost in unison, their two young faces filled with shock.
Whether on the surface or in hell, upper-level extraordinary people are extremely rare, and there is a huge gap between each level!
Generally speaking, the diamond level is strong enough to defend an area, and the amethyst level is even more unattainable for most ordinary demons!
Usually, that is a height that can only be achieved by the patriarch or direct heir of a major family, or by an important official who holds the core power of the Magic City!
And what we are discussing here is just the upper limit.
In other words, even if one is a descendant of the founding family of Hell with one foot in the Demon God's Palace, he must make tremendous efforts to reach a height that matches his soul.
But Luo Yan obviously does not belong to this sequence.
To reach such a height, simply performing extraordinary feats might not be enough. One would most likely need to be a chosen one sent down by the Demon God...
"God of War..." Nan Fu's face flushed with excitement, and he clenched his fists. "Big brother... he's not even 25 years old yet? He's already a Purple Crystal-level expert! This is unbelievable!"
"This... is truly incredible,"
Heiniweite also covered her mouth, her face full of surprise.
"I've looked up the history of the Advanced Demon Academy. Even the genius of the Hephis family, known as the 'Magma of the Demon City', hundreds of years ago, only reached the Amethyst rank at the age of thirty-five... If that's true, Councillor Luo Yan has truly broken history! Such strength is probably a unique miracle in all of Hell."
"He's my brother after all!"
Vivian's nose was almost turned up to the sky, and her proud expression seemed to be saying, "You're welcome to praise my brother more."
Nanfu was still muttering "That's awesome", but it seemed like nothing else could come out of this guy's mouth.
As for Heniwit, her eyes were shining with thirst for knowledge, and she looked at Vivian and continued to ask excitedly.
"And then?"
"Later?"
"That's right! Who is that 'follower' your brother helped you capture? To be able to cause such a sudden leap in your strength, he must be no unknown person!"
"Ah... you mean her," Vivian said, looking at the fiery-eyed Henivert. Her expression suddenly became subtle. "Uh, I remember her name was Irene Campbell—"
"Campbell... Campbell?!"
Heniwit gasped, her face filled with admiration and shock. "Is it that brave family entrenched on the northeast coast of the Whirlpool Sea? The holder of the Legendary Light?!"
"Yong, a family of heroes?! Is there such a thing..." Vivian muttered, remembering that it seemed to be a family of knights.
But it doesn't matter.
Many legends of hell are different from the surface of the earth. I guess Heniwit must have found some outdated knowledge in the library.
"This is unbelievable..." Heniwit muttered to herself, as if recounting an ancient legend. "I remember that the Demon Kings of Thunder County have never defeated the holder of the Legendary Light, and your brother actually did it!"
Nanfu also shouted excitedly.
"Too, too strong!"
A vivid epic was born before them!
The image of Councillor Luo Yan, whom they had never met before, became increasingly prominent in the minds of the two men!
Seeing the two people making a fuss, Vivian couldn't help but feel a little proud. However, this pride was also mixed with a hint of sourness.
The moment she possessed Irene, she could clearly feel that the woman's feelings for "Colin" were far more than just the pure friendship her brother had described.
She even had a feeling that it was the resonance caused by that strong longing that pulled her there from the distant Magic City.
"Haha... not so bad. Although the Campbell family is quite famous on the northeast coast of the Whirlpool Sea, it is still far behind the Colin family and is not worth mentioning!"
Seeing Nanfu asking Heniwit about the history of the Campbell family with curiosity, Vivian stiffly ended this topic that made her feel complicated.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered something, so she quickly looked at Heniwit and said in an accusatory manner.
"Oh right, Heniwit! Didn't you say that the ritual was...very secretive? Why did he find out about me so quickly?"
Looking at Vivian who suddenly became excited again for some reason, Heniwit was stunned for a moment and blinked innocently.
"This... ritual is indeed very covert. Ordinary people certainly wouldn't be able to tell the difference, but it doesn't seem surprising that it was discovered, right?"
"How can it not be strange?! Forget hiding it, he saw through it in an instant!" Vivian puffed her lips and said angrily, "I wanted to... give him a surprise. Do you know how helpless I was at that time?!"
In the end, she was still too embarrassed to say what the surprise was.
Nanfu was curious and wanted to ask, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his mouth was sewn shut by a murderous gaze.
That is the pressure from a platinum-level expert!
It's not something a mere vampire who has just been promoted to the middle level can contend with.
Heniwit didn't think too deeply about it, but said without hesitation, "Isn't that obvious? It shows that your brother knows you very well."
You know...me very well?!
That short sentence, like a shining light of praise, instantly struck Vivian's heart. The shame and resentment that had accumulated on her face disappeared, replaced by a touching blush.
Vivian quickly lowered her head to hide the blush.
She was staring at the ground with her eyes wide open, her white index finger circling around the ends of her slightly curly purple hair, as if she was knitting a sweater.
"Ah... yeah, is that so? If that's the case... then there's nothing we can do... Hehe, so that's how it is."
Looking at Vivian, who was making a fuss one second and suddenly started stuttering the next, Heniwit exchanged a subtle look with Nanfu, who had just escaped from the pressure of a platinum-level expert.
This guy...
What on earth is going on?
"Could it be that something went wrong with the ritual magic?"
"I don't know."
'Why don't you remind her?'
'I???'
"Hurry up! Otherwise it will be so embarrassing when she wakes up."
Encouraged by Henriette's eyes, Nanfu swallowed his saliva and whispered a reminder to Vivian, who was completely immersed in fantasy.
"Sis, your smile seems to have changed a little bit—oh oh oh!"
The shrill screams pierced the floor and finally attracted the dormitory manager who was pretending to be asleep.
Whether in the Higher Demon Academy or the Imperial Academy, conducting magic experiments in the dormitory is a taboo among taboos.
Even the Colin family can't just let it go like this!
In the end, the commotion ended with Nanfu being punished by being on duty in the girls' dormitory for a week...
…
Irene had a very long dream.
In that lead-gray dream, a female vampire whose face could not be seen was chasing her with bared fangs and claws, shouting that she wanted to eat her.
Irene didn't know why she was running. She could have stopped and fought, but her body was not under her control.
It felt like she had returned to her very young age, facing danger and could only run away helplessly, looking for an exit from the nightmare.
Wake up!
She gritted her teeth and tried to wake up, but was tripped by a branch in her trance.
Seeing that the vampire was about to pounce on her, Irene even closed her eyes, but a breeze blew beside her.
It's Colin!
An unprecedented sense of security enveloped her whole body. She opened her eyes, and her heart was filled with infinite joy.
He was like her father, tall and reliable, and he easily knocked down the ferocious vampire with just an ordinary wooden stick.
Um……
Why a wooden stick?
She didn't understand, but soon felt relieved.
Maybe it means the magic wand.
The disheveled female vampire let out a strange cry of unwillingness, and like a bat struck by lightning, she circled and disappeared into the darkness.
The "little girl" who was huddled at Colin's trouser leg was also awakened by the scream... Actually, she didn't want to wake up at that time.
I even hope that this dream will continue.
"The hero saves the beauty" is just the candy wrapper around the candy, everyone knows it, and what follows is the real blushing and heart-pounding story.
for example--
She sprained her foot, she couldn't walk back alone, could she?
perhaps……
They had to rest for a night in the dangerous forest.
With a hazy and reluctant mood, Irene slowly opened her sleepy eyes.
But unlike last time, the reliable figure in the dream did not disappear, but still sat quietly beside her.
Looking at Colin who was looking at her tenderly, Irene's cheeks turned red. She subconsciously grabbed the edge of the quilt and wrapped herself tighter.
"Why...are you here?"
If it weren't for the bizarre dream just now, which gave her the illusion that dreams were shining into reality, she probably wouldn't feel so guilty.
Looking at Miss Vampire Knight who blushed particularly easily, Luo Yan smiled gently and said jokingly.
"Didn't you invite me here?"
Irene's face turned even redder. Of course she remembered that she was the one who brought him here, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly faint.
She has no memory of what happened after that.
Including how she ended up lying here, and where her armor went...
Luo Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it turns out that the first impression is really important.
Although they were the same person, "Mr. Colin" was able to make her shy, while "Luo Yan" was almost hit by a sword.
Avoiding that malicious smile, Irene started talking in a low voice.
"Yesterday, last night..."
Luo Yan continued for her.
"You suddenly fainted."
"Um……"
Irene nodded with a blushing face, but her emerald green eyes couldn't help but stare at him, as if she wanted to confirm that everything in front of her was not another dream, and as if she was expecting something.
Looking at the almost ripe red apple, Luo Yan smiled and said in a joking tone.
"Don't worry, I didn't do anything to you. It was Teresa who helped you change your clothes last night. As for me, I slept in the tent next door."
"I, I believe you! I just...want to..."
"Don't say sorry."
“…” Irene closed her mouth subconsciously, but the half of her face that was exposed from the quilt became even redder, and the exposed part was getting smaller and smaller.
Luo Yan curled his lips and continued.
"And now? Do you feel better after some sleep?"
Irene nodded slightly.
Not only was she feeling much better, she felt more powerful than ever before, as if yesterday's fatigue and pain were just an illusion.
She even had a vague feeling that she seemed stronger than when she fought Rolandal before...
The power of the vampires is subtly changing her.
"I...feel much better."
"That's good."
Luo Yan also nodded, then took out a flask filled with bright red solution from the side and placed it on the table beside the bed.
"This is the potion I mixed for you, drink it."
Irene nodded slightly, without any hesitation, she stood up from under the quilt, picked up the potion on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
The liquid had a strange sweetness and turned into a warm current after flowing into her stomach, making her feel more comfortable.
She licked her lips and put the flask back on the table with a reluctant look, looking at Mr. Colin who was sitting beside the bed with her bright eyes.
"You seem to know a lot about vampires?"
He seems to know everything.
Luo Yan nodded calmly: "I learned about it when I was studying at Xuebang, but I never thought that I would actually encounter it one day."
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Irene's face.
"I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Look, here you go again... I told you not to say such awkward things."
Luo Yan shook his head and looked at Irene, who was looking down in embarrassment, and said seriously, "And I don't think this will be a big deal. Although I'm not a knight, I will still do what I promised. As for you, there are still many troubles ahead. Everything has just begun... Are you mentally prepared?"
After hearing this, Irene fell silent.
indeed.
The war with the Chaos Apostles continues, and she must conceal her vampire identity and continue fighting in the name of Campbell.
More than that—
After the war, countless troubles awaited her.
But when she saw Colin's face, she suddenly felt that there was nothing to worry about, and all the dark clouds weighing on her heart were blown away by a breeze.
Let’s think about the future later.
Now, she only needs to do one thing, and that is to bring victory back to the Principality of Campbell... and not let down those who look up to her and support her.
Irene nodded seriously.
"I'm ready."
A gentle smile appeared on Luo Yan's face.
"In that case, I'm relieved."
In fact, regardless of whether Irene was prepared or not, he had already prepared three plans: upper, middle and lower.
If the identity of the vampire can be kept secret, of course it is better to keep it secret for now. If it really cannot be hidden, then ask a saint to grant her a "Holy Vampire" license.
Anyway, both his left and right hands are his chess pieces. The direction of the whole script is determined by a word from the Lord Demon.
At this moment, Irene suddenly felt a warm current surging in her lower abdomen, gradually spreading to her whole body, dispelling the coldness in her hands and feet and the fatigue between her brows.
She was surprised to find that her body, which had been weakened by overdrawing her vitality, had actually regained a lot of strength.
Looking at the empty bottle beside her, Irene's face showed unconcealable surprise.
"What... potion is this?"
Luo Yan looked at her cute expression of realizing something belatedly and couldn't help but jokingly said, "You only remembered to ask after you finished drinking?"
Irene's cheeks flushed, and she coughed softly, feeling a little embarrassed for her recklessness. "Please don't tease me..."
Luo Yan stopped teasing her and spoke concisely.
"It's a potion to heal your body. It will be good for your recovery. If you keep drinking it for a week, you should be back to your best condition."
There's nothing mysterious about the potion itself.
It was nothing more than Professor Hector's treasured "Silent Snow Buds" and a large amount of Minotaur blood. The former was responsible for masking the smell and refreshing the mind, while the latter was the favorite of vampires.
Last night, he asked Vivian about the vampire recovery method. Vivian, who often picked fights, was very experienced in this and immediately told him with confidence.
Just drink a mouthful of the minotaur's blood and it will be fine!
The Minotaur is not easy to find on the surface, but it is extremely easy for the members of the Magic City to get it in minutes.
"Thanks……"
"There you go again. I told you, you don't have to keep apologizing or thanking me."
The devil has already collected the interest a hundred years ago. Does he really need a few words of thanks or apology from you?
Luo Yan smiled and shook his head, took back the empty bottle, placed another small crystal bottle on the table, and continued to give instructions.
"This is the perfume I mixed specifically for you. Remember to sprinkle some on your body when you go out. You don't need a lot, just one drop is enough. It can cover up the smell on your body—"
"Do I, do I smell bad?" Irene raised her arm in panic and smelled her sleeve, but she could not smell anything.
"How could that be?" Luo Yan was amused again by her nervous expression. "It has nothing to do with whether it stinks or not. It's just that dwarves have keen noses. They can smell something special from vampires."
Having said that, he changed the subject and added with a smile in his voice.
"By the way, I personally think it smells pretty good."
Erin's cheeks turned red like ripe apples again.
This time, not only her, but even Luo Yan himself was wondering whether this sentence had some suspicion of sexual harassment.
Sin, sin...
It’s because this guy’s expression is so funny that people can’t help but want to tease him.
"Ah! Demon King, I didn't expect you—"
'Youyou, shut up.'
"Okay, at least let Yunyun finish what she's saying?! QAQ"
Um?
When did this guy learn to use emoticons?
Just when Irene was hoping to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, Theresa, dressed in military uniform, suddenly lifted the curtain of the tent and walked in from outside.
Seeing Irene standing up, she walked forward in surprise.
"Your Highness, are you awake?"
Her arrival finally saved the embarrassed Irene.
Without hesitation, Irene immediately slipped out of bed, coughed lightly, and regained her usual calmness as a commander.
"Well, I'm awake, Theresa...I caused you trouble last night."
"That's not the case, Your Highness," Theresa put her right fist to her chest and said sincerely, "It's our honor to be your support!"
"Well, it's my honor to have you by my side."
Looking at her loyal subordinates, Irene showed a gentle smile on her face.
But soon, her expression changed and she turned into the majestic knight again, replacing the gentleness on her face with swift and decisiveness.
Her silver-white hair, like moonlight, exuded a unique purity in the morning sun, just like the marble walls outside St. Clement's Cathedral.
Even if I become a vampire——
She is still the knight who sticks to her creed.
Never yield to evil!
Nor will I bow to chaos!
"Take me to my soldiers."
Looking at her subordinates with fighting spirit burning in their eyes, Irene raised a confident smile and spoke in a clear voice.
"Not only did we disappear all night yesterday, we also missed the victory celebration dinner. It's time to show up in front of everyone!"
After saying that, she looked at Colin heroically, her emerald green eyes flashing with invitation and expectation.
"Your Highness Colin, would you like to accompany me?"
If Campbell's boys knew that they had gained a powerful ally, it would be enough to boost their already high morale, regardless of whether the ally's soldiers had set foot on this land or not.
and--
They should understand why I disappeared last night.
Looking at Irene who had regained her spirits, Luo Yan smiled and nodded.
"It's my pleasure."
(End of this chapter)
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