The vampire heiress is two-faced

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"There's no use thinking about this. Let's continue investigating the Princess. Let's go, Reinhardt."

Suddenly, Yin Shang was struck by another wave of intense pain.

"Ouch... Reinhardt, could you please be a little more efficient with your healing?"

　"Master, I'm sorry..."

"No, no, no, Reinhardt, it's my fault, take your time... Ah!"

Chapter 46 Past Events

Evening in Debrecen.

In the hotel, the girl hummed a little tune as she put on the final touches to her appearance in front of the mirror.

The little maid, who had just woken up from a good nap, immediately saw the silver-haired girl sitting in front of the mirror.

"Young Miss... Huh? What are you doing?"

"Oh my, Coco, you're awake?"

She turned around and smiled slightly.

"Should we head to Drake Tower now?"

Coco retreated several steps.

"...Who are you?"

...

...

After a while.

If Coco sat on the edge of the bed, while Ludwig tidied her clothes, she would lower her head and fidget as if she had done something wrong.

"Young Miss, I'm so sorry—"

She apologized repeatedly.

"I didn't expect you to look so different with just a change of makeup. So you weren't lying when you said you knew how to do makeup..."

Ludwig laughed and said, "I do know how to do makeup. But Coco is a professional maid after all. I think if I do everything myself, there's no point in having Coco by my side."

"Hmph, is this your excuse for giving me things to do? How self-righteous of you." Ruo Keke pouted.

Ludwig finished tying up Ruoke's hair, then leaned close to her cheek and winked.

"Hehe, besides, it's been over 50 years since I've done my own makeup. I don't know if it's suitable for this era or if my skills have become rusty. Although it's the same light makeup as Coco's, I'm still a little worried. Since Coco thinks it looks good, I'm relieved."

She paused.

"Here's a little question for Coco: Where did my makeup come from? Coco is quite the expert, can you tell?"

If Coco raised her head, she would look at the vampire beauty in front of her, a beauty that could be considered one in a million even among humans.

Even without the makeup that emphasizes the features of vampires, she is undoubtedly a beautiful young woman, and no matter how many years have passed, no trace has been left on her body or face.

The way she applied her eyeliner, combined with the light foundation and subtle lip gloss, created a color scheme that was completely unfamiliar to Ruokeke. But Ruokeke was still able to find the answer at a glance using the process of elimination.

"Your Highness, I am unworthy to comment, but it seems to be some kind of... makeup from the East?"

...

"Oh?"

Ludwig nodded thoughtfully.

"Actually, I don't know either. I think I've been wearing this kind of makeup ever since I became a vampire."

She quickly changed the subject, took Coco's hand, and walked outside.

"Let's go, let's go! To celebrate Coco's reunion with her family, I'll take care of all the work today."

"I just finished 'dressing up Coco,' and I'll take care of the rest of the investigation."

If Coco stared at her coldly: "But Miss, the mediator who should be conducting the investigation is you, not me."

"Don't worry about such details."

"It's hard not to care. What's wrong with you? What medicine did you take?"

"Okay, okay, let's go."

...

People might often think that no matter what they do, vampires always pay attention to some tedious little details, and vampire girls always regard clothing and makeup as more important than life itself. Don't they find it troublesome?

But this is a kind of "formal obsession" unique to vampires. There's a saying among humans: "You can lose your head, you can spill your blood, but you can't mess up your hairstyle."

It's just that native vampires often have similar strange obsessions.

"If we don't do this, wouldn't it be incredibly embarrassing to be treated like a human being?"

—At least that's what Ludwig thinks.

...

Soon, they arrived near the Drake Tower.

"We've arrived."

It is clearly visible that the building was recently restored and renovated, and the original parts and the newly renovated parts show a completely different level of newness and oldness.

According to Yin Shang, this is the place where he lived back then.

The cause of the "Debrecen Plague" is now heavily protected by the Spier Group.

"It would be quite difficult to sneak in."

Ludwig swiped a few times on her phone; she had already collected the cross-sectional diagram of the building.

Repairing and renovating such a building is no simple project. The Spier Group will more or less publish its renovation requirements and structure for construction companies to tender, and Ludwig will take them all without hesitation.

"Hmm... the renovation requirements always say 'avoid underground facilities,' while the above-ground parts are just simple internal repairs and external expansions. It seems that it doesn't matter if ordinary construction workers see those things above ground."

Coco nodded.

"Then it can only be underground...wait?"

She subconsciously touched her leg and suddenly tensed up.

"But how am I supposed to get in? My maid outfit has already been sent back for repairs, and I didn't bring any equipment with me, Miss."

Ludwig pulled out the short metal rod from somewhere and handed it to her.

"Here, your precious sickle. Although I said I didn't need Coco's help this time, I'll return it to Coco first, just in case."

"As for sneaking in... I already have a plan."

The silver-haired girl smiled.

"Don't forget, we native vampires can transform into black mist for rapid movement."

Ruo Keke rolled her eyes at her helplessly: "Miss, let me remind you again, I am really a newly born vampire. I can't keep my body atomized for a long time, so I can't reach that far at all."

Snapped!

"It's okay, I'll hold your hand, and you can nebulize together too."

Ludwig smiled softly, and suddenly Coco could no longer feel her hands.

"Oh, young lady!"

"Isn't it amazing? You even get that strange feeling of us becoming one."

"Wow——"

Two girls transformed into a wisp of black mist. With a startled scream as they transformed into the wind, this strange mist, which was extremely inconspicuous in the night, quickly entered the Drake Building through the ventilation opening.

...

...

Meanwhile, somewhere.

A steady pacing sound came from back and forth, and the owner of the pacing sound seemed to be hesitating about something.

"no solution anymore."

He then sat down on the chair next to him.

He picked up the syringe on the table, rolled up his sleeve, and injected the tube of unidentified red liquid into his arm.

"..."

"Ughhhhh... Ahhhhh!"

"..."

"...I'm feeling better now."

The man was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

"It's disgusting. Do we really have to inject this stuff?"

He put on his loose overcoat, a hint of red flashing in his eyes.

"Alright, it seems there's nothing unusual here. I came on this 'business trip' and did another 'inspection'..."

He held a document in his hand, on which a strange emblem was faintly visible.

"By the group's standards, there's nothing unusual, but by our standards... it's hard to say there's nothing unusual."

"..."

"The higher-ups said that some 'rats' might be eyeing this place."

He grinned.

"While it would be perfectly reasonable to let the 'rat' steal it, it's not the right time yet."

"We need more substantial evidence. For now, let's just leave it here."

Chapter 47 The Young Lady Who Is Not Good at Fighting

call--

Ludwig and Ruo Keke successfully entered the underground facility and landed quietly in the quiet, dimly lit corridor.

"Hmm!"

With Ruo Keke's help, she barely managed to avoid falling.

"Phew, thank goodness I covered my heels with black mist, otherwise someone would definitely have heard me."

"So why did you wear high-rise clothes when you knew it was going to be a secret operation?"

Heels?

The silver-haired girl flicked her slender fingertips:

"Anyway, I can use black mist to wrap around my heels to muffle the sound, so it's fine."

Coco sighed, "That's not what I meant... Never mind, whatever makes you happy."

...

This underground facility has clearly been abandoned for a long time.

hum...

The pupils of both girls simultaneously lit up with a faint light in the darkness, and the vampire's passive ability—night vision—had already taken effect in the dark.

Because they can see as clearly as in daylight even in the dark, the vampire eyes, which are extremely sensitive to light, are so afraid of strong light.

Their vision is not filtered like human-made night vision devices; instead, any dark place is as clear as if the brightness has been increased. This is an evolution that the vampires have developed over thousands of years to adapt to the darkness.

This uncontrollable night vision ability will undoubtedly cause some trouble for vampires and affect their judgment, but overall it is still more beneficial than harmful.

...

They carefully navigated the winding underground passages, but found no guards or security personnel. The entrance they had located according to the map had also been sealed off from the outside with cement.

If there were anything important here, there should be someone guarding it; it's unlikely that the entrance would be completely sealed off.

Coco began to ponder: "Could it be... that the important thing isn't here? Did we misjudge?"