A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 214: Chapter 170: Princess of the Dark Night_1

It has to be said, no one saw this coming.

Everyone thought that the thing hidden in this tomb would be a powerful weapon, but unexpectedly, it was a girl… Could this girl possibly be the vampire’s ultimate weapon?

“Umm… huh….”

At this moment, the girl seemed to sense the stirrings outside, she yawned, took a stretch, then slowly opened her eyes, curiously looking at the people in front of her.

“Who are you?”

“That’s my question.”

Duanmu Huai stared at the girl in front of him, asking in a low voice.

“Who are you?”

“Ah… Bambi is Bambi.”

Faced with Duanmu Huai’s question, the girl who referred to herself as Bambi tilted her head in confusion, and then she looked around.

“Where is this?”

“This is a tomb… Don’t you know why you’re here?”

“Of course! Bambi remembers clearly that she was sleeping in the castle. How did she end up here? This place is so gloomy, cold and damp, it’s not fun at all!”

… Vampires are supposed to stay in such places, right?

“Are you a vampire?”

Duanmu Huai decided to ask directly, and Bambi nodded vigorously, revealing a proud smile.

“Of course, Bambi is a princess of vampires! She is a great, powerful, cute, and terrifying being— huh huh!”

“…………”

Hearing Bambi’s answer, the three exchanged silent glances.

Although what this girl was saying was rather threatening, looking at her triumphant appearance… something seemed off.

“The Vampire Princess——!”

Just then, the Watchman hastily drew his longsword, pointing it at Bambi, who jumped in fright, quickly hiding behind Duanmu Huai.

“What’s wrong with this bald guy? Why is he brandishing his sword at Bambi?”

“Shut up! You vampires seek to destroy humans. You’re terrifying monsters, even if you’re just a child, I will not spare you!”

“What are you talking about?! Bambi doesn’t understand!”

Dodging the Watchman’s attacks while screaming, Bambi clearly had no idea why she was being attacked.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Sir Knight, what’s going on here?”

At this point, Greiya also came to Duanmu Huai’s side, looking at the pair with a baffled expression.

“Is the child truly a vampire?”

“At least we can confirm that she is not a human.”

Duanmu Huai glanced at the now empty stone pillar and answered. If a regular human were trapped in here, they would’ve probably died by now, even if not, they would be weakened due to the lack of food and water for a long time. But this girl named Bambi was lively right after waking up, she didn’t seem like an ordinary human girl at all.

Of course, if she was a vampire, her apparent age wouldn’t matter.

“Alright, stop fighting for now.”

With this thought, Duanmu Huai extended his hand, stopping the two of them. He signaled the Watchman to put down his weapon, then turned to Bambi.

“So, Bambi, can you tell me what you did before going to sleep?”

“Umm… Let Bambi think… Bambi attended Queen’s banquet, and played until she got tired and slept… Then when she woke up, she was here… By the way, how long did Bambi sleep? And where is this?”

“I don’t know about that, I just know that this is a tomb in the Sky Province.”

“Sky Province? What is Sky Province?”

“… What? Sky Province is a territory of the Empire.”

“What is the Empire?”

“…………”

Upon hearing Bambi’s query, the Watchman was completely dumbfounded, while Duanmu Huai pondered for a moment, then looked at Bambi again.

“Then, do you know about the Nine Spirits?”

“Don’t know, what is that?”

“…………It appears we have truly stumbled upon a troublesome character here…”

The Nine Spirits were the unified belief after the establishment of the Empire, but the Bambi before them not only did not know about the Nine Spirits and the Empire, she even had no clue of the name Sky Province — this meant that based on the history of the Empire’s establishment, she must have slept for over five hundred years.

“In short, let’s first leave this place.”

It must be said that this was beyond everyone’s expectations. No one expected that a Vampire that had been sleeping for over five hundred years was inside, and she even self-proclaimed to be a princess of vampires. On the way out of the tomb, Duanmu Huai and the others introduced themselves while also asking her about her knowledge of vampires.

According to Bambi, vampires seemed to have a nation in the past, ruled by a queen, located on the northern coast. At that time, although the relationship between humans and vampires was not particularly good, they did not interact much. Furthermore, according to Bambi, vampires back then did not become vampires by being bitten and having blood exchanged, but were more like creature of elves, they just happened to feed on blood.

For instance, Bambi herself was a pureblood vampire without the need for ritualistic blood exchanges to turn into a vampire. In fact, when Bambi heard this from the Watchmen, she was surprised and asked him, “If that’s the case, wouldn’t this world be filled with vampires?”

………Uh, the Watchman didn’t know how to respond.

Regarding the ancient scroll on Bambi’s back, she mentioned it was her queen’s possession. As for why it was on her, she was clueless. For now, she hoped to return to the castle as soon as possible and return the ancient scroll to the queen.

According to Bambi, the queen lived in a castle called Blumbania. Of course, Blumbania does not currently exist in the Sky Province. However, according to Bambi’s description of the geographic location, the Watchman believed the castle she mentioned was located on a solitary island in the northwest of the City of Solitude. Although rumors mentioned that there is a castle there, no one dares approach because of various reasons and rumors.

And so, their next journey was set. It was to take Bambi home and meet the legendary Vampire Queen!

“Thank you!”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s decision, Bambi was overjoyed and lunged towards him, hugging his arm tightly.

“You’re a good human! Bambi has decided, although you look fierce, Bambi approves of you becoming my retainer! As your master, Bambi will treasure you! Don’t worry, you might have never have had the chance to bond with others because of your fierce appearance, but now you don’t have to worry anymore, Bambi will take good care of you as your master!”

“……Well then, I should really thank you…”

“Hehehe, don’t need to thank me, it’s my duty as a master.”

“………Haah……”

Facing the naïve and cheerful vampire girl, Duanmu Huai didn’t know what to say.

“Sir Knight, is this child really a vampire?”

Even Greiya couldn’t help but voice out her doubts. It is no surprise considering Bambi’s reaction when they first walked out of the tomb. Logically, vampires should feel a burning sensation in sunlight, and so, all the vampires on the continent would wrap themselves up tightly during the day.

However, when Bambi stepped out of the tomb and was bathed in sunlight, she lazily stretched herself and even said “Warm and comfortable sunlight is the best” nonchalantly.

She almost made the nearby Watchman’s eyes pop out.

Also, unlike the pale faces of other vampires, Bambi’s complexion looked very healthy under the sunlight. To be honest, if she herself didn’t admit that she was a vampire, nobody would’ve ever thought she was a vampire.

The only strange thing was that this vampire’s wings were growing on her ears…..How on earth is that possible?

“If she said it herself, then it probably is.”

“But, the child doesn’t look like someone who would be a threat, does she?”

“Not necessarily. Although her current behavior doesn’t seem faked… it’s not completely impossible.”

As a Judge, Duanmu Huai’s observational skills were extremely meticulous, he could see that Bambi wasn’t pretending to be naïve and cheerful, it was genuinely her personality. However, this didn’t mean Bambi was harmless. In fact, in games, there have been characters with a “two-faced nature” or so-called “dual-personality”. They appear to be as lovely as angels but when their inner personality comes out, they immediately turn into a world-annihilating Great Demon King.

So, even if Bambi now seems harmless, it doesn’t necessarily mean she is not dangerous.

“Retainer! Retainer!”

However, in the midst of their conversation, Bambi jumped out again and held onto Duanmu Huai’s arm.

“Bambi is hungry. Do you have anything to eat?”

“What would you like to eat?”

“Anything!”

Bambi excitedly raised up her hand.

“Meat, vegetables, fruits, anything delicious is okay!”

“…….Can vampires actually eat food??”

Upon hearing this, the Watchman once again looked at Bambi with surprise. Although the self-proclaimed vampire girl had already shattered his understanding of vampires, Bambi’s statement this time completely dumbfounded the Watchman.

If you can eat regular food, can you still be considered a vampire?

At least, the vampires that the Watchman knew of were monsters who needed to suck human blood to survive, and they couldn’t digest human food. If they could eat human food, then….. would there be any need to suck blood?

“It’s different!”

Noticing the Watchman’s gaze, Bambi made a face towards him – perhaps it was due to him pointing a sword at her at first, Bambi had no good impressions of this Watchman.

“For vampires, blood is the source of strength. Only vampires who have sucked blood have the power to fully unleash their strength!”

“Is…that…so…?”

The Watchman and Duanmu Huai looked at each other. Clearly, the vampires Bambi was talking about were completely different from those they had encountered before.

What exactly is going on?