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Chapter 4 - I Evolved into a Vampire Princess!?

"Congratulations, you have evolved into a Vampire!"

My eyes went wide at my Master’s unexpected words.

"Wh-what does that m-mean?!"

My Master gently set me down, then returned to his throne, still holding me. For some reason, he sat me on his lap.

"That corpse you drained and killed was a human hero, a being I have fought to the death with many times."

"A hero…"

That blood-soaked man?

"I don’t know how you did it, but you successfully took that man’s life and drained his blood. By doing so, you absorbed his immense power and evolved into a Vampire."

It seems that by defeating a strong opponent and drinking their blood, we Vampire Bats can evolve into Vampires. Wow, I never knew that. The Senior Bats never told me, but I wonder if they didn't know either?

"Still, even if you did devour that man, I find it hard to believe a mere Vampire Bat could evolve into a Vampire. But since you did, you must have had some kind of predisposition for it," my Master mused to himself.

"Well, no matter. In any case, you have done well. With that man no longer on the human side, the expansion of my domain is assured. You must be rewarded."

"A reward?! Is it fruit?!"

Yay! The fruit my Master gives is so delicious!

"Fruit? Hahaha, I see, that’s right. You were originally a Vampire Bat, after all. We can have that later. The reward I have for you is something different. And one more thing."

My Master’s gaze shifted to the Mummy standing blankly in the throne room.

"Offer me that corpse’s sword. Do so, and I shall give you another reward."

He must mean the pale blue, glowing sword the Mummy is clutching to its chest.

"Huh? But that belongs to the Mummy, doesn’t it? And what is that Mummy anyway? Why did it protect me?"

When I asked, my Master looked at me as if to say, what is this girl talking about?, before letting out a small "ah."

"I see, you have only just evolved, so it is natural you do not know. We vampires can command those we kill by drinking their blood as our undead familiars."

Oh, of course! That’s a classic trope in vampire movies! I get it now, that Mummy became my familiar!

"Now then, I want the sword your familiar possesses. Will you give it to me?"

"Yes! Please give that sword to my Master."

At my command, the Mummy began to move… but.

"Huh? Why?"

For some reason, the Mummy offered the sword to me, not my Master. Um, maybe it didn't understand my command?

"Haha, even in death, its body remembers that I was its nemesis. It wishes to offer the sword to you, its master, as a final act of defiance. You should accept it."

"I-I understand. Um, thank you."

Just then, as I took the sword from the Mummy, its glow changed from blue to pink.

"Eh? Why?"

"That is proof that the sword’s ownership has been transferred. You are now its master."

I-I see. So when the Mummy had it, it was blue, and now that it’s mine, it’s glowing pink. Why did the color change? Anyway, I have to give the sword to my Master.

"M-Master, here you go."

"Mm."

As my Master took the sword with a pleased look, its color changed from pink to purple.

"Oh! At last, this sword is mine! You have done well, my bat!"

My Master gazed at the sword with immense joy, praising me and ruffling my hair. Wow, this feels like being a kid again.

"Yes, yes. Now, for your reward. A very special reward."

So saying, my Master pulled me closer, and I felt a small pain and a surge of heat in my neck.

"Eh?"

Did I just get… bitten? Why? I was being bitten by my Master. But why? To drink my blood? Weren’t I supposed to get a reward?!

I froze in surprise, but I immediately felt something was wrong.

Dokun! My body jolted.

"Ah?!"

Something, something hot was entering my body. I know this! It’s the same feeling I had before I turned human! The thing that entered my body began to rampage within me.

"Aaaaaahhh!!"

And then it burst.

"I have given you my blood. From this day forward, you are my daughter."

I could hear my Master’s voice. But right now, I was so overwhelmed by the feeling of my whole body exploding that I couldn't answer properly.

"And as another reward, I shall give you a name. Merlille. That is your name."

"Me-rlille…"

"From this day forth, you shall be known as Merlille Chromshell! My pure white daughter, the new Vampire Princess!"

And so, I was given my Master’s blood and was reborn, transformed from a mere servant into his daughter.