Chapter 11 : The Fifth Night: Muddy Waters

Lilith’s words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Selunia’s head.

Reason gradually returned, and Selunia then realized that she had come alone this time not to fight this vampire to the death.

This vampire was also right; with her helpless performance in front of her… it would be a good mood for this vampire if she wasn’t played to ruin.

Why was she so distraught…

But Selunia carefully recalled Lilith’s actions.

Hmm… it’s still unforgivable, as expected.

But at this moment, it’s still a priority to complete the Holy Maiden’s instructions.

Selunia took a few deep breaths and said coldly,

“You let go of me first…”

“Hehe, that’s right, isn’t there no deep hatred between us? Why be so confrontational. Speaking of which, we might even be distant relatives~”

Lilith was very satisfied with the little nun beneath her, who had reined in her emotions.

Sometimes, knowing when to be pragmatic is very necessary.

At least this little one isn’t a purely reckless brute.

Especially since there are no truly irreconcilable conflicts between them.

“Pat, pat on the head, good girl~”

Lilith’s grip on Selunia’s hand loosened a bit, but Selunia’s face turned even darker.

“…Is your head growing on your chest?”

“Oops! My bad, I patted the wrong place~”

Selunia, forcefully suppressing the killing intent in her heart, constantly warned herself to calm down.

She didn’t have the strength to contend with the vampire behind her.

I am the fish on the chopping block… Calm down! Calm down!

Oh, God! Holy Maiden above! Please soothe the flames in my heart!

“Don’t be like that~ I know you don’t like me, but I think you’re just projecting your resentment towards your vampire mother… or father, onto me.”

Lilith had guessed from the start that these half-hybrid girls adopted by the church were probably children with tragic backgrounds.

After all, mixed-bloods are not well-received in human society or among hybrid communities.

Neither side recognizes them as their own; without the church’s shelter, their social status would be quite low.

But being taken in by the church isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Being assigned tasks in the Inquisition at such a young age probably means they’re just expendable resources for the church.

If that night they hadn’t met her, but some other dangerous anomaly or hybrid.

These hybrid teams would be the first to die.

But how to put this…

Lilith couldn’t really comment, at least the people in the church raised them and gave them an education.

They didn’t end up begging or stealing on the streets, only to be beaten half to death and thrown into an alley to die…

Hmm… thinking about it this way, bullying this little one like this is quite inhuman.

But she wasn’t human to begin with.

“See, that day you suddenly attacked me, and I didn’t do anything to you.”

Lilith continued to rub Selunia’s small chest, whispering in her ear.

“I was wronged. In that situation, I didn’t go for the kill. Shouldn’t you be grateful to me?”

When Lilith mentioned her biological father and mother, Selunia’s eyes became colder and colder, even ignoring Lilith’s continuous harassment behind her.

“Innocent? Then what were you doing in the hospital that night? Stealing blood plasma from the blood bank is already a crime!”

“And all these days! Your seduction of the convent students! Attempting to commit lewd acts to defile the purest sanctuary in this world!”

“Morever! Who knows if you have any connection with the vampire committing crimes outside!”

“You…”

Lilith’s grip tightened, and Selunia’s body trembled slightly as her sensitive areas were stimulated, completely interrupting whatever she had been about to say.

Selunia could feel the naked, slender, and soft body behind her constantly rubbing against her clothes.

A wave of incredibly sinful desire rose within Selunia.

Terrified, she quickly bit her tongue, forcing the inappropriate desire to dissipate in the pain.

“Let me state this beforehand,” Lilith whispered, nibbling Selunia’s earlobe.

“I was wrong about the blood bank, but I never took much each time, and besides, I had already arranged for someone to cover my tab.”

The person paying the tab, of course, was the department head who had previously harassed Cecilim.

While Lilith wasn’t particularly law-abiding, she tried her best not to cause trouble for good people.

“Also, I never force girls to do that with me.”

“The girls in the convent were all willing… they genuinely liked me from the bottom of their hearts. I disdain using mind-control magic for such things.”

“You should instead consider whether there’s something wrong with your education if the girls in the convent fell in love with me so easily.”

Selunia felt genuine disdain, thinking, “Not forcing, huh… then what’s that drawing circles on my chest right now?”

“Pig’s trotters?”

As if guessing Selunia’s thoughts, Lilith chuckled mischievously.

“You’re different. This is payback for how much fun you had hitting me earlier. We’ve certainly had quite an intimate experience now, haven’t we~”

“Who with you!”

“Don’t be so hasty. You’re here now as the highest leader of the local church… Hmm, in other words, the Holy Maiden sent you, right?”

“…”

Selunia was utterly speechless this time.

She had no idea how the vampire behind her knew about the message the Holy Maiden had sent from afar just recently.

Could there be an insider in the Inquisition?

“Don’t underestimate my intelligence network. Besides, is it that hard to guess? The direct leader of your Inquisition here is the Holy Maiden. Knowing that you wouldn’t get anything out of me, and still coming here secretly by yourself, what else could it be for?”

Lilith hadn’t expected to hit the nail on the head by chance.

However, she had indeed thoroughly investigated the convent during this time and learned quite a lot from the noblewomen she’d shared beds with.

She had even secretly slipped out several times to meet Cecilim, teaching many young nurses how to speak in front of reporters.

She had even contacted several of her previous girlfriends in the city to stir things up a bit.

But it wasn’t that Lilith wanted to do anything bad…

It’s just that with the situation so clear before, and so many powerful factions in the city…

These idiots still managed to catch the wrong vampire.

That means the other vampire… most likely can’t be found through legitimate means.

Is someone protecting them? Is some force allowing that vampire to commit crimes?

In short, Lilith had done a lot of investigation.

Her personality was one of “an eye for an eye,” and having such a big scapegoat placed on her, there was no way she could let that vampire off the hook.

So she tried to fish in troubled waters… sometimes when the situation is chaotic and unclear… some things might just reveal themselves.

The reason she hadn’t revealed any information to the Inquisition nuns during interrogations was purely because she found it too tiresome to communicate with minor figures…

Those nuns simply couldn’t make decisions.

It was better to go directly to the highest leader for a ruling.

Could the Holy Maiden possibly collude with a vampire?

It’s just that the Holy Maiden here had been out on a mission with many people before…

Lilith had originally planned to consult with the cardinal of the convent if she heard no news from the Holy Maiden.

But who would have thought… that the Holy Maiden would seek her out first.

The taste of a Holy Maiden.

She really wanted to try it.