Volume 4 Chapter 277
by Need_More_SleepVolume 4 + Chapter 277: I Have Returned
“Mmm…”
Joshua felt the murky darkness enveloping him recede like a tide. He slowly stood up and opened his eyes.
The person before him was…
A silver-haired, crimson-eyed vampire girl?
“Awake now, Joshua?”
“You are…”
Joshua almost blurted out the four words “Vampire Ancestor.” But he sensed the person before him wasn’t the Vampire Ancestor, she lacked that domineering aura.
“Miu Miu Borgia?”
“Yes.”
Miu Miu nodded.
“I’m not dead?”
Joshua touched his body. The sensation at his fingertips felt very real. This shouldn’t be a dream.
“With your help, Xia Yiyi defeated the Vampire Ancestor. I have also reclaimed my body, and I have returned the stolen bloodline to you.”
“The Silver Dragon Princess… truly kept her promise.”
Joshua said with emotion.
“I have returned.”
His sliver of hope had been that after Xia Yi defeated the Vampire Ancestor, the Vampire Princess would regain her consciousness and return the bloodline to him. It had seemed utterly impossible, but at the time, he had been moved by Xia Yi and was willing to give it a try. Looking back now, believing in Xia Yi then was the right choice.
“How is the situation with the Vampire Clan?” Joshua inquired.
“The war is over. I have declared the Vampire Clan’s unconditional surrender to the Anti-Vampire Clan Alliance on their behalf.”
Miu Miu explained to Joshua.
“In this war, many Vampire Dukes fell in battle, and numerous elite Vampire Clan warriors also perished on the battlefield. The imperial capital of the Holy Crimson Empire is nearly destroyed. For Elizabeth’s atrocities, the Vampire Clan has paid a heavy price. With her departure, the Holy Crimson Empire has also crumbled, reverting to the Crimson Empire.”
“Is that so?”
Joshua felt a pang of emotion.
He also knew that the Vampire Clan’s inherent strength was insufficient to oppose all the nations on this continent. Without the Vampire Ancestor, they would have had no chance of survival and likely would have been thoroughly defeated.
The ability to confront all the races of the world with the power of a single nation… probably only the Dragon Clan possesses that.
However…
What concerned him most wasn’t that.
“How is Herman now?”
Joshua’s family had been persecuted, and he himself had been forced to leave his homeland. To seek safety, he went to the Dragon Kingdom and lived incognito for so long.
Herman Borgia was the source of his pain, the hated enemy he had always resented.
“Dead. That guy was turned into mincemeat by the Silver Dragon Queen with a terrifying magic spell.”
Miu Miu replied coolly.
Although Herman was her blood relative, she had never regarded him as a father.
When she learned this scumbag was dead, she felt not a shred of sorrow, if anything, she almost wanted to laugh.
“He got what he deserved, Herman. To end up like that in the end.”
At this moment, Joshua felt an indescribable sense of relief.
The shadow that had loomed over him for many years had finally lifted, both Herman and the Nine-Lineage Imperial Vampire.
“What about the other bearers of the Nine-Lineage Imperial Vampire, besides me?”
“I have returned the bloodlines I could. Of the Nine-Lineage Imperial Vampire, counting my own, only four lines remain.”
“…What?”
Joshua was taken aback.
He didn’t quite understand. Gathering the Nine-Lineage Imperial Vampire could greatly strengthen one’s own bloodline.
“Miu Miu, why did you do this?”
“Just like you, Joshua, those are excellent bloodlines. It would be a pity to let them end here… Besides, as for how to become stronger, I don’t need to do that. I have already mastered a more reliable method.”
“A more reliable method…?”
Joshua didn’t really understand what Miu Miu’s method was.
But looking at Miu Miu’s confident expression, she must have something definite in mind.
“Joshua, I hope you can return to the Vampire Clan.”
Miu Miu voiced her inner thoughts.
“Due to the war, the Vampire Clan’s talents have withered. I alone find it difficult to support the entire empire. I still need capable individuals to provide me with assistance.”
“……”
Joshua glanced at Miu Miu’s attire, this was the attire of a Vampire Queen.
Given the Vampire Clan’s current state, aside from Miu Miu…
There truly wasn’t a more suitable candidate.
After a moment of thought, he performed a ceremonial bow of a subject to the ruler towards Miu Miu, changing his form of address.
Because he saw in Miu Miu the resolve of a queen, and… Miu Miu was indeed different from Herman. Perhaps under her leadership, the nation could change.
“I understand, Your Majesty. Since this is your request, I shall return to the Vampire Clan and offer you my assistance.”
“Thank you, Joshua.”
Miu Miu smiled at Joshua.
Afterwards, the two left the place where Joshua had been recovering.
As soon as they stepped out, someone was waiting outside.
Both Miu Miu and Joshua recognized this vampire member of extraordinary bloodline.
Perhaps she could also be called one of the few surviving Vampire Dukes from this war, Flora.
“Flora, have you come to commit violence?!” Joshua demanded.
Flora did not answer directly. Instead, she unbuckled her weapon, threw it to the ground, and knelt on one knee before Miu Miu.
“You… what is the meaning of this?” Miu Miu asked.
“Miu Miu Borgia, now that the Vampire Ancestor is dead, you have become the Vampire Queen, the ruler of the Vampire Clan,” Flora lowered her head. “The war is lost. I have returned with the airship forces dispatched to the Beastman Alliance to the imperial capital and hereby hand over my military authority to you.”
“Is this your way of surrendering?”
“My loyalty has always been only to this nation. If you cannot accept me, you may also take my head. I will not resist.”
Miu Miu pondered for a moment.
The Vampire Clan’s inner strength had been severely wounded. Flora, who led the Vampire Clan’s airship forces to attack the Beastman Alliance and held military authority, could very well seize power at this moment. After all, from a Vampire Clan perspective, her nobility was unquestionable.
Yet, she did not do so.
In that case…
Miu Miu walked over, picked up Flora’s weapon, raised it, and then brought it down.
Just as Flora thought her head was about to be severed, the rapier landed on her shoulder.
“Flora, from this day forward, under my command, continue to pledge your loyalty to the Vampire Clan.”
Flora was somewhat astonished, then deeply moved.
“Understood, Your Majesty. From this day forward, I will dedicate everything to the Vampire Clan.”
……
“Grandmother Elizabeth, is this alright?”
“More or less. It barely merits a passing grade.”
“Only a passing grade?”
“What did you expect? Being a ruler isn’t that easy… But why are you even asking this? Aren’t you the Vampire Princess?”
“Herman always treated me as a vessel. He never intended for me to inherit his position, so naturally, he didn’t teach me such things.”
“Fine. You’ll have to learn properly from now on then. However, given how things are developing now, Miu Miu, I must remind you…”
“What is it?”
“Based on my experience, the situation that follows might become very… troublesome~”
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