Tome of Blood

After leaving the side hall and returning with a new set of spare dresses with the help of the maid, Charlotte finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the great priest is very kind, very kind, and has a very friendly attitude, but for some reason, Charlotte always has a feeling of restlessness when staying with the other party.

This is completely different from the feeling when she was with the old priest Raoul. Charlotte also stayed with Raoul when she was in the church hospital, so she didn't feel this way at all.

It may be because the high priest is a high-ranking priest, which made her, a little blood, feel guilty; or it may be that the other party invited her to drink milk, which made her subconsciously think of the crazy old woman in her family, a little PTSD.

In short, after leaving the side hall, Charlotte felt a lot more relaxed, and the whole person was also a lot more relaxed.

The next banquet was not very interesting, the girl was already full after tasting all kinds of delicacies, and she did not enter the dance in the second half of the banquet because she was unwell.

In fact, even if Charlotte enters the arena, it is estimated that there will be the first half of the declaration. In order to avoid misunderstandings by the church, no young nobleman would dare to invite her to dance.

If anyone dared to invite, I'm afraid it would only be the Duke himself and the great priest.

But the old duke is very old, and he probably won't be able to save face, so the great priest also went to rest.

Sebastian looked eagerly at the distance, obviously wanting to do something, but after some hesitation, he honestly acted as a little transparent in the corner.

Charlotte is very satisfied, this guy is still very sensible, no one dares to approach her now, if he, the president of the Rose Society, comes here rashly, it is clear that there is something wrong.

No one came to invite, so Charlotte felt at ease, and ran to the viewing platform outside to enjoy the wind alone.

Anyway, she didn't skip ballroom dancing, even in the memory of her original body, she didn't learn much due to her age and going out.

It was the black cat Niss, who ran over again at some point.

And the attitude is surprisingly enthusiastic, as if it has changed into a cat, and it is taking milk for the girl and fruit for the girl.

"Aren't you chatting with Dean Raoul and bragging? Why did you come to me again?"

The girl gave Nice a strange look.

"Meow! Look at what you said? You are my current master. After finishing the work of the church, I will of course come to you."

The black cat, Niss, said righteously and authentically.

Charlotte nodded slightly, her eyes gliding across the crowd:

"What about Dean Raoul and them?"

"It's already gone. The mission hospital came to work again, and Carla followed."

Nice said.

"Captain Kara? Did something happen again?"

Thinking of the identity of the female knight Kara, Charlotte's heart moved.

"Yeah, less than two weeks after it stopped, there was another blood demon case."

Nice sighed.

"The blood demon case? Where?"

The goblet that Charlotte picked up stopped in mid-air.

"Whether it was a family in the outer city or a family of fallen nobles, I don't know the details, but it is said that almost all of them were wiped out. All three daughters are missing. Only one servant survived and is being rescued at the church hospital."

Nice said solemnly.

"All destroyed, missing..."

Charlotte stared slightly.

She waited for Nis to continue to speak, but found that the other party stopped talking, but looked at her with a hesitant look.

Charlotte was a little strange, but quickly recalled it, and her face turned dark:

"You don't want to ask me if this has anything to do with me?"

"Cough cough cough...how could it be! You have a grudge against the Blood Demon Sect! It's just..."

Nice hesitated a bit.

Charlotte looked cold:

"Say something quickly."

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Nice said:

"There...is your holy emblem."

Holy emblem?

Charlotte was slightly taken aback.

But soon she reacted:

"The rose of thorns?"

Nice nodded.

Charlotte frowned.

She knew that Ness and Sebastian both regarded her as the resurrected evil god, and also regarded the thorn rose as her symbol.

Although it was just a pattern on the carved furniture that she copied at random, combined with the personal information in the "Blood Book", the symbol of the rose of thorns has indeed established some kind of mysterious connection with her and has become her symbol.

Charlotte even suspected that if she really became a god someday in the future, maybe this pattern might really become a real holy emblem!

But now, this sign has appeared at the scene of a blood demon case, which is a bit intriguing.

"Is it a sacrificial array?"

the girl asked.

"No, no, this time is not the same as the one at Castel Manor, but it is very similar to other blood demon cases in the past six months. They all killed other people, and the underage daughter disappeared..."

"The church has always suspected that the Gorefiend Cult has not given up and is planning to continue the Balrog summoning."

"It's just that the last pattern left by the Gorefiend case was changed from the logo of the Gorefiend Cult to...the rose of thorns."

Nice said.

After finishing speaking, it hesitated for a moment, and looked at the girl:

"Miss Charlotte, you said... Could it be that the Gorefiend Cult has also discovered your recovery, so they are deliberately probing?"

Found my recovery?

No, that's really just a furniture pattern...

However, even Sebastian and Ness regarded me as an evil god, and perhaps the Blood Demon Cult also thought that there was a revived evil god related to blood races in Boulder, so they took action...

Thinking of this, Charlotte's expression gradually became dignified.

The Gorefiend Cult is probably after her.

In other words, it was aimed at the existence of the symbol behind the rose of thorns.

It's just that she doesn't know what the other party's purpose is.

But no matter what, considering the wonderful connection formed between the symbol of the rose of thorns and herself, Charlotte has a feeling that she can't ignore this matter.

Is the incident happened in the outer city...

Charlotte thought about it and thought of a good candidate to investigate the matter.

"I see, I will send someone to investigate this matter."

The girl nodded and said lightly.

Nice is a little puzzled:

"Send someone to investigate? Do you have other people in the outer city?"

But soon, it realized something, and jumped up almost instantly:

"Wait! You don't intend to ask Sebas to investigate?!"

"Great Miss Charlotte! That guy Sebastian is the most notorious gangster in Boulder! He has a lot of secrets!"

"This guy... not only betrayed Luna Island, it is said that he also offended some powerful forces in the dark! There are troubles all over his body!"

"Not to mention, he was the one who hung you on the cross..."

Charlotte cast a cold glance at Ness before it stopped talking and didn't say the rest of the sentence.

The girl took a sip of the milk and said lightly:

"Everyone has a secret, he has it, and so do I."

As she said that, she looked at Nice again, with meaningful eyes:

"Don't you...don't you?"

"I?"

Nice was stunned for a moment, then his eyes wandered for a moment, and he looked elsewhere:

"Meow! Look at what you said! What secrets can I have! I'm just a little kitty who can talk and have some little skills! Meow meow meow~!"

"Oh? Small skills, do you mean contract magic and dark summoning?"

Charlotte squinted at it.

Nice felt guilty for a moment.

"Tell me, as a 'big man' of the church, how did you meet Sebastian? How long have you known each other?"

The girl smiled and glanced at the black cat.

But looking at the girl's bright smile, Nisi felt his scalp go numb in an instant:

"Ahem...probably...been a long time? The earliest...um...should have met at a banquet, right?"

The poor black cat didn't realize at all that he originally planned to set up a girl's background, ask the other party about the blood demon case, and at the same time ask the girl how she met Sebas.

As a result, a few words turned into being "interrogated" instead.

"Forget it, don't say it if you don't want to say it."

Looking at the faltering black cat, Charlotte stopped asking.

She tapped the goblet lightly, and said meaningfully:

"In the future, let's talk when you want to talk."

"Okay, I'm a little tired, you go to other places to find other beautiful sisters to get close to."

After finishing speaking, the girl issued an order to drive away the guests.

Nice: ...

Its expression gradually became awkward.

But seeing the girl's indifferent expression, it quickly realized something, and then became a little tangled.

Nice understood what Charlotte meant.

When will it be able to talk about its own affairs frankly, when will the girl truly accept it, and not just treat it as a servant who has been forcibly contracted.

Nice hesitated.

After struggling for a moment, it sighed and saluted Charlotte respectfully:

"Great Master Charlotte, as you said, everyone has their own secrets, and Nice also has Nice's difficulties."

"However, since I signed a contract with you, it is naturally impossible for Nice to betray you."

"Then...Nice will leave first."

Watching the black cat leaving, Charlotte sighed slightly.

Nice seems to have more secrets than she imagined.

It seems that there is still a long way to go to completely subdue this guy.

...

The Duke's birthday party lasted until late at night.

After the banquet, the Duke's Mansion held on to the guests and had already prepared rooms for their stay.

However, after so many things happened, Charlotte didn't really want to stay in the Duke's mansion any longer.

She declined the invitation and chose to return to Castle Manor.

After meeting his master, the old servant Quasimodo hesitated to speak, as if he had a lot to ask.

Charlotte's heart moved, guessing that it probably had something to do with her declaration at the banquet.

Presumably at this time, the news should have already spread in the Duke's mansion.

However, in the end, the old servant still didn't ask, but drove the carriage with all his heart and responsibility.

In the middle of the night, the bustling and bustling Boulder City became extremely quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the day.

The carriage drove in the dark, heading towards the western city.

The black cat Nissie was sleeping soundly in the corner of the carriage, smacking his lips from time to time and laughing, as if he was having a sweet dream.

Charlotte leaned against the window, admiring the moonlight outside the window.

She felt a little thirsty, probably because of the strength of the night, she wanted to commit blood addiction again.

However, at this moment, the carriage suddenly slowed down, and Quasimodo in front suddenly knocked on the window.

"What's wrong?"

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

"Owner……"

Quasimodo, who was driving, looked serious, leaned back slightly, and whispered through the window:

"Behind... there is a carriage following us."

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