Volume 4 Chapter 35

Volume 4 + Chapter 35: Miu Miu’s Journey

Miu Miu soared into the sky, unleashing a fearsome domain that dispersed the radiant sunlight-realm created by the Radiant Light. Her display of power was breathtaking.

“Magnificent—this is exactly what I have pursued for so long…!”

Herman smiled, spreading his arms wide as booming laughter spilled from him.

After killing countless offspring, he had finally crafted a perfect vessel—one capable of containing the Blood of the Progenitor.

A wish nurtured through many years had at last come true.

“…Ugh!”

Miu Miu let out a muffled groan. The faint divine halo behind her dissolved, the light faded from her eyes, and her body plummeted from the sky, crashing to the ground.

The Night Monarch’s domain receded, the black wings vanished as well, seemingly pushed to their very limit.

Herman witnessed the scene without surprise—only mild regret.

“Even a perfect vessel cannot so easily withstand the Blood of the Progenitor… Still, achieving this much is already remarkable.”

Beside him, the vampire chancellor finally exhaled in relief. He stood up, trembling with excitement.

“Your Majesty!! Your grand design has finally succeeded!!” Owen’s breathing was rapid. “Princess Miu Miu has not died—she has absorbed the power within the Blood of the Progenitor.”

“Yes,” Herman nodded. “This is power surpassing our entire era—unshakeable by anyone.”

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Miu Miu sat in a dark room—her own inner world. She knew she had been infused with the Progenitor’s blood, perhaps her final moments were near.

Her memories resurfaced.

She thought of the past—of when she was a child, and the only person she truly cherished was still alive in this world.

“Mom!”

Miu Miu nestled into her mother’s arms, playfully seeking affection.

Her mother was an exceedingly beautiful vampire woman—Miu Miu’s favorite person—always gentle, always tender.

Miu Miu believed that in all the world, no one could be more beautiful than her mother.

“Miu Miu, have you been behaving?” her mother asked as she gently stroked her daughter’s head.

“Mhm! I have! I study very hard every day!” Miu Miu replied. “Because the teacher said if I behave, I can see Mommy.”

“That’s right. Today I’m able to come because you were such a good girl.”

Her mother’s voice was lovely—so lovely that Miu Miu wished she could hear it every day.

But unfortunately, she could not. She only saw her mother occasionally, when she came to visit.

The rest of the time, Miu Miu remained in the vampire royal palace, studying with her tutors… and taking strange medicines.

She didn’t understand what those medicines were, but every time she swallowed them, her body felt terribly uncomfortable.

From others she had heard that she was a vampire princess—her father the Vampire King.

But she had almost no memory of him. Once, a man with a terrifying gaze and a lifeless expression had come to see her.

In his presence, Miu Miu could scarcely breathe. She didn’t even dare lift her head.

The cold-faced man stared at her for a long time, then left behind a single sentence:

“You possess the value to survive.”

And then he walked away.

Only later did Miu Miu learn that this man was her father—the Vampire King.

She did not like him.

“Mom,” Miu Miu whispered as she hugged her mother, “can’t we leave the vampire palace?”

“…!?”

Her mother’s body gave a small, startled tremor.

“I don’t want to stay here. I want to go outside and live happily with you,” Miu Miu said. “The world outside the palace is wonderful. Teacher said there’s the sea, forests, mountains… I want to go see them all with you.”

“Miu Miu… is that truly what you want?”

“Yes!” she said firmly. “I don’t like Father. I only want to be with you.”

Her mother lowered her head, struggling. Her eyes brimmed with love, desperately wanting to grant her daughter’s wish.

“In truth, I also wish… that you could be an ordinary child, Miu Miu. No special talent, no need to be gifted—just a simple life like other children, instead of being…”

Her mother’s words dissolved into tears.

Seeing her cry, Miu Miu hurriedly reached up with her small hands to wipe her tears. “Mommy, don’t cry. Did I say something wrong?”

“No, Miu Miu. You’re very sensible. You make me so happy.”

Her mother seemed to reach a decision—she smiled.

“Miu Miu, I will take you away from this palace. We’ll live outside together.”

“Really?!”

“Really. But it’s a secret, okay? Don’t tell anyone,” her mother whispered softly. “Next week, I’ll come secretly to take you away. Until then, you must keep this secret safe.”

“Okay! I won’t tell anyone! I’ll wait for you, Mommy!”

A sweet smile blossomed across Miu Miu’s face. Her wish was finally coming true.

She would leave the cold, stifling vampire palace and live with her mother—go places, travel together, see the world.

“Miu Miu, remember this… If there’s something you want to do, then act on it.”

Her mother pressed a gentle kiss to her daughter’s forehead.

Miu Miu didn’t yet understand the meaning of those words, but she nodded. “Okay, Mommy. I’ll remember.”

When visiting hours ended, her mother left.

During that time, Miu Miu guarded their secret and waited for her mother to come take her away.

She imagined so many happy things.

Walking barefoot with her mother on the beach, leaving footprints behind.

Playing with the little animals deep in the forest, hand in hand with her mother.

Climbing a mountain together, seeing whether the clouds were truly as soft as cotton candy…

Holding onto hope, she counted down the days until the promised time.

But when the day came, her mother did not appear—did not take her away as promised.

Miu Miu didn’t understand. Had her mother mistaken the date? Was something delaying her?

Confused, she decided to keep waiting.

And she waited… and waited…

Days passed—one after another.

Her mother never appeared.

That visit became the last time Miu Miu ever saw her. From then on, her mother never again came to the vampire palace.

As she grew older, she learned many things.

Miu Miu once tried to escape the palace, visiting all the places she had dreamed of as a child.

She stood alone before the sea, the forests, the mountains… yet felt no joy, no happiness—only emptiness.

“From that day on, she never appeared again. As if she vanished from this world. But I know… she never abandoned me.”

Miu Miu hugged her knees, curled up alone in a corner.

“Mom…”

Knock, knock, knock.

In this inner world where no one else should exist, someone—or something—was knocking on the door.