Tome of Blood

Charlotte didn't know that she had been targeted by the fallen star royal family.

After attending the banquet and making an appointment with Yourst for the meeting place the next day, Charlotte left the Roman Palace.

After returning to the hotel where she was staying, Charlotte immediately received a report from the accompanying maid.

The black dragon maid, Eudocia, came back and was waiting for her in the room.

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

This must be a further progress in the tracking and positioning of the magician.

She nodded, ordered her followers not to disturb her for the time being, and then returned to her room.

"Lord Charlotte."

The black dragon Eudocia, who was staring at the decorative painting on the wall in the room, saw Charlotte who pushed the door in, and quickly got up to salute.

Charlotte nodded slightly and asked:

"Is there any clue about the tracking of the magic tool?"

Eudocia nodded:

"Well, I took advantage of tonight's palace banquet to investigate further in Luo'ang City, and found that the location of the magic tool has sensed again."

Charlotte's heart moved:

"Where is the exact location?"

Eudocia shook her head:

"This is exactly what I want to report to you. The location of the positioning has changed again this time. At the beginning, it was in the church in the city, then disappeared for a while, and appeared again near the altar in the square, and finally at the beginning of the banquet. After that, it appeared in the Roman palace."

After hearing her words, Charlotte was a little surprised, she raised her eyebrows:

"Change in a while? Does this really change positions back and forth?"

Eudocia nodded in acquiescence, and at the same time added:

"However, the last location sensed by the magic tool is the Roman Palace, and... from the beginning of the banquet to the end of the banquet, and even after the banquet until I left, the location of the location has not changed again."

"After comparison, I found that the change of positioning seems to be consistent with the whereabouts of the Roman royal family. When it is located in the church, it happens to be when the Roman royal family visited the Church of Roon; when it is positioned on the square, it happens to be the Roman royal family at the altar. When it was rehearsing before; when it was positioned in the palace, it happened to be the time for the banquet of the Roman royal family..."

"I suspect... this position is positioned on a certain nobleman of the Roman royal family."

"However, the Roman Palace is heavily guarded and has powerful protective magic. Although I have guessed it, I haven't investigated it deeply."

"Is it positioned on someone in the Roman royal family...Prince Henry? Or...a nobleman next to him?"

Charlotte thought about it.

She thought about it, and through the servant contract, she contacted a certain black cat that was making love to the reception lady and the hotel maid in the lobby of the hotel, and ordered in its mind:

"Nice, come up and meet me."

In the lobby of the hotel, Niss, who was performing his talents under the watchful eyes of the receptionist and maids, suddenly froze and his movements were slightly sluggish.

"Your Excellency, why don't you continue? Continue!"

The hotel maid asked with staring eyes.

Facing the expectant eyes of the little maids, Nice felt a little regretful.

It laughed dryly and sighed:

"Sisters, Nice suddenly has something important to do. After finishing the work, I will come to play with my sisters."

"Hey... this is the treatment of the former celebrity!"

Speaking of the confused and unclear words of the maids, Niss shook his head and fled away with a shy expression on his face.

Twisting its fat body, it ran up to the second floor.

Pushing open the door of Charlotte's room, Nice immediately put on a flattering smile, pouted his butt, raised his tail, and ran towards Charlotte meowing:

"Meow meow meow! Great Lord Charlotte! Are you looking for Nisi meow? I'm so hot! Meow~!"

However, when it saw that Charlotte was not the only one in the room, but Eudocia, who knew its true identity, it quickly froze.

It coughed twice in embarrassment, no longer flattering and cute, but said seriously:

"Cough, uh... Well, it turns out that Your Excellency Eudocia is also there."

Eudocia glanced at it, his eyes were a little strange, as if he didn't expect that the most talented legendary mage in the legendary human world would have such a side.

Nice looked away unnaturally.

Looking at Niss, whose skin is not thick enough to completely ignore social death, Charlotte laughed dumbfounded. She waved her hand and said to it:

"Nice, come here, Eudocia has made some new discoveries."

Under Charlotte's instruction, Eudocia quickly recounted the location of the magic tool.

After hearing her words, Nice frowned and fell into deep thought:

"The positioning will move?"

It pondered for a while, and said uncertainly:

"Interesting, could it be...was it made into some kind of magic prop to open a different space?"

"Oh? What do you think?"

Charlotte asked calmly.

Nice considered his words and replied respectfully:

"My lord Charlotte, I am still very confident in my magic tool. Now that I have sensed it, the different space that seals Roman's sword, or more precisely, the entrance to the ancient temple must be in Roon City. somewhere!"

"As for why the location keeps changing, there is also a possibility that the channel that communicates the ancient temple and the present world has been forged into some kind of magic device similar to a 'door'."

"And this door... should be taken by someone."

Having said that, it seemed that he had thought of something, and Nice clicked his tongue:

"Tsk, it seems...the Roman royal family should not only plan to conduct an ancestor recognition ceremony!"

"I have participated in this ceremony several hundred years ago. During the ceremony, the projection of Roman's sword will appear on its own to help the descendants of Roman to purify their blood. There is no need for humans to enter the sealed space."

"Now that the 'doors' have appeared, do you want to break the seal?"

Charlotte's heart moved:

"You mean, the Roman royal family has ideas about the Roman sword itself?"

"This possibility is not ruled out, although it is very bold."

Nice said.

Charlotte thought about it.

She thought for a while and asked:

"Will this affect the Ness clan and my plan?"

Nice shook his head:

"It's hard to say. Rumor has it that Roman's Sword is a very proud sword that values ​​power the most. Even myths are hard to get into its eyes."

"In the past, the Gorefiend Grand Duke in its heyday tried to subdue it after the fall of the half-elf hero Romanus, but it was only greeted with a burst of ridicule from it. Grand Duke Mo can't do anything to it."

"I think...even if the sealed space is opened, there is a high probability that the Roman royal family will only be humiliated."

"Not to mention, it is not even possible to open a different space."

"It's just that who knows what cards the Roman family has. After all, they are descendants of Romanus."

"However, even if you want to open the seal, I'm afraid you have to wait until the ancestor's approval ceremony is completed. After all... there is no approval, let alone trying to enter the sealing place of Roman's sword."

After hearing Nice's words, Charlotte nodded:

"I see."

To be honest, after hearing so many descriptions, she is quite curious about Roman's sword. If the seal is really opened, maybe she can also join in the fun.

No, it should be said that it is best to be able to open the sealed space.

In this way, it will be easier for her to obtain the Faceless Idol.

However, her strength is not even comparable to the half-asleep Gorefiend Grand Duke. As for subduing Roman's sword or something, there is no need to count on it.

"Lord Charlotte, if you also want to enter the sealed space, you have to wait for the Roman family to open the seal. Since they have prepared, I think they should be sure. You also participated in the ceremony." , I think... once the door of space is opened, you will definitely be able to easily establish contact with it and pass through it."

Nice analyzed.

After hearing what it said, Charlotte nodded slightly:

"I see."

As she spoke, she glanced at Nice:

"Tomorrow, you and I will go to the ritual dark room agreed with the Ness clan."

Nice's smile froze.

"Meow! Lord Charlotte! Can Nice not go? Yurst will definitely be there by then! Nice doesn't want to see him!"

Nice jumped up in shock, shaking his head quickly.

Charlotte glanced at it:

"The underpants have been stripped clean a long time ago, are you afraid of embarrassment?"

Nice: ...

"My lord Charlotte! This...isn't Niss still able to be your substitute! Niss has much more experience in being your substitute, and no one could recognize you when you were sleeping last time!"

"Meow! You don't really trust the substitute that the Ness clan prepared for you, do you? They don't know you well, and they don't act like you enough!"

Nice said again.

Charlotte glanced at it:

"But the Roman royal family is not familiar with me. Even if I don't, they probably won't be aware of it."

"Not to mention, I asked you to follow me for the convenience of doing things. After all...you know more about the ancient temple than I do now."

Hearing Charlotte's approval, Niss was a little embarrassed, but when he thought that he would inevitably collide with Yurst, he suddenly became depressed again.

Charlotte continued:

"However... what you said is also reasonable. I am indeed not very worried about the substitutes prepared by the Nice clan, but I don't care whether their substitutes look good or not, but whether they are strong enough to hold the scene."

"Since the sword of Roman is involved, it is full of variables. Even if it is a substitute, it must have the ability to deal with crises."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Nice's heart moved:

"Meow! What you mean is that you already have a candidate, right?"

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"exactly."

As she spoke, she communicated with a certain unlucky member of the Shedete clan with the help of the blood servant contract, and ordered in her heart and reality at the same time:

"Albrecht, come to me quickly."

After a while, the windows of the room opened by themselves, gusts of cold wind blew through, and strange black mist gathered from all directions, concentrating in the center of the room.

The black mist continued to condense, and finally turned into a human form.

It is the third dark apostle Albrecht who has both demon and blood attributes.

Eudocia and Nice also noticed the figure that suddenly appeared in the room.

Eudocia's eyes froze slightly, he subconsciously bared his teeth, and made a vigilant attack posture, even black dragon scales appeared faintly on his body.

This is a natural reaction after feeling the approach of a strong person.

Nice is not much better.

When the black mist appeared, he froze for a moment, and when he saw the other person's face clearly, he jumped up and hid behind Charlotte:

"Meow?! The third dark apostle...Albrecht?!"

Charlotte was a little surprised:

"You know him?"

"Meow! Why don't you know me! This is an old face on the wanted list of the New Moon Kingdom that has lasted for hundreds of years!"

Nice said with a vigilant expression.

Of course, its vigilance did not last long, because it soon discovered that the other party was quite respectful to Charlotte.

No, the other party was summoned by Charlotte from the very beginning...

Under Nice's surprised eyes, I saw Albrecht respectfully kneeling on one knee, and performed an ancient etiquette of blood to Charlotte:

"Great Count Castel, your humble servant Albrecht has come here at your summons."

Nice: ...

It looked at Charlotte, then at Albrecht, its eyes widened slightly, with an expression of disbelief.

good guy...

When did His Majesty the True Ancestor directly pry the corner of the Gorefiend Grand Duke?

This is the Dark Apostle!

He is also the third oldest dark apostle of the Gorefiend Cult!

Was it... the incident in Lutetia a while ago?

Charlotte was aware of Albrecht's vigilance towards Nice and Eudocia after Albrecht's appearance.

She nodded slightly and said:

"Get up, these two are also my followers and know my identity, so don't worry."

After hearing what Charlotte said, Albrecht was relieved.

He hesitated for a moment, and asked cautiously:

"Your Majesty, what do you... need Albrecht to do?"

"Albrecht, what's your level of the illusion magic of the spiritual way and the transformation magic of the wild way?"

Charlotte asked.

Albrecht thought for a while, and answered honestly:

"It's not bad. It's not as good as the senior Salem and Vadrat clans, but it's also better than the general legends."

Charlotte is satisfied:

"Not bad, enough."

"Your Majesty, is there any task that requires you to disguise your identity?"

Albrecht asked.

Charlotte nodded:

"Tomorrow's ancestor recognition ceremony, I need you to participate as my substitute."

"My other follower, Eudocia, will accompany her as an assistant. Her body is a black dragon. Under the legend, she has almost no opponents. If something unexpected happens, she can just make a move. It is not a last resort. You can't act rashly." Take action and break the pretense."

Albrecht was stunned for a moment, glanced thoughtfully at Nice and Eudocia at the side, nodded, and said obediently:

"I see."

"Also... take this with you."

Charlotte thought for a while, and said again.

As she said that, she communicated with the sacred tome of blood and used the ability of [Devil Summoning].

The divine power of blood was running, Charlotte waved lightly, the room was filled with red light, and a strange red magic circle appeared on the ground.

Albrecht and the others' eyelids twitched wildly.

Especially Nice, his eyes widened at the first glance:

"Evil... Demon summoning circle?!"

Albrecht was stunned, as if he had thought of something, suddenly realized, his expression was wonderful.

He raised his head and looked at Charlotte with complicated and fearful eyes.

The magic power surged, and the room was filled with gusts of wind.

When everything subsided, the red light also dissipated, and a mid-level demon with wings on its back and a body like a constantly changing black shadow appeared in front of everyone.

This is a Shadow Demon.

It bared its fangs and claws, growling at everyone, but after Charlotte glanced at it, it immediately fell silent, trembling, and knelt down towards her.

"Tomorrow, I will also perform the ceremony. I will temporarily close the spiritual dialogue, take it with me, and contact me through it when necessary."

Charlotte said to Albrecht.