‘I should say you’re smart for locking people up and being so wary of us. But locking Hill and me together makes it easy for us to discuss our plans. That part isn’t very bright.’
Siloque was not in a hurry at all. He tucked away the hair tie he had used to tie his ponytail earlier. “I never thought you’d have the tendency to lock people up and play SM.”
“How could I possibly use whips, candles, and a wooden horse to interrogate someone I just met today!”
“Heh… so you aren’t denying it.”
“Ugh, I don’t know anything about SM!” Ineffa turned her face away.
Siloque was quite shocked internally, but he maintained a stoic expression while observing Ineffa.
Blonde hair and golden eyes, a petite frame — she was impeccably cute. Her black Gothic Formal Dress was a perfect fit for her physique, which looked like a middle schooler’s but was actually closer to that of an elementary school student. Three chains of unknown purpose hung from her skirt; from a fashion perspective, the color scheme was quite good.
She wore black platform boots that were low in the front and high in the back. According to her character setting, she wore them to make herself appear taller.
A blonde loli vampire who liked hardcore roleplay…
It was actually quite an interesting thought. Siloque gave a mental thumbs up.
“Human, you’re thinking of something strange, aren’t you?”
“Brother, don’t you usually like the mature type?”
Ineffa and Hill simultaneously cast glares of disdain and coldness at him.
‘Is it just me, or does this feel surprisingly good? Have I unlocked some strange passive skill recently? The women around me can always see through my thoughts.’
Siloque met Ineffa’s eyes and spoke bluntly, “No, I just thought you were very cute, Ineffa. I accidentally got lost in your beauty.”
Beside him, Hill pouted her lips in dissatisfaction. “Brother, the rocket is about to launch. Countdown starts now. 10 seconds.”
“5, 2…”
“Wait… what?”
“Launch!”
Hill drilled her four fingers into Siloque’s waist with just the right amount of force.
“You didn’t even count to 10! *Waaah!*”
Ineffa lowered her head slightly, clutching her blonde bangs as her face turned a faint shade of red. “…Hmph, I don’t need you to tell me that. I already know my beauty is peerless. Fine, Siloque Dasvey. 2 weeks is indeed too long. I’m in a good mood now, so let’s change it to 3 days.”
Tiana smiled wryly, helpless. She hugged Ineffa from behind and rubbed the girl’s head with her large tail. “Master, just let them go. They’ve helped me many times; they definitely aren’t bad people.”
“Tiana, they might be lying to you, trying to get on your good side so they can use you to strengthen our trust.”
“No, no, no, that’s not it at all,” Tiana waved her hands repeatedly in denial.
Ineffa looked into Siloque’s emerald eyes, pouted, and slowly turned her head away. She crossed her arms and puffed out her small chest. “…Since you’ve gone as far as to guarantee it, Tiana, I’ll reluctantly believe them.”
The **Blood Cage** vanished instantly.
Siloque felt a slight sense of loss. ‘What a shame.’
Even if they were locked up, they were staying in a room with a view of the beautiful forest. Ineffa would deliver three meals a day and take care of their daily needs. She would even grant them 2 hours of free time under the pretext of ‘preventing you from committing suicide out of boredom.’
For an otaku, was this even being locked up? This was clearly a VIP Suite experience.
However, considering their next moves, grinding monsters for levels, and the health of Hill and himself, he had to give up the luxury of being voluntarily imprisoned.
“My apologies, human guests whom Tiana trusts. I’m sorry for startling you. To introduce myself formally, my name is Ineffa Einscelion, the mistress of this castle.”
Ineffa lifted the corners of her skirt and curtsied gracefully.
Immediately after, Ineffa poked Tiana’s side with her elbow, causing the dragon and the vampire to fall into a 1-second silence.
Hill, however, smiled generously. “Thank you, Tiana, for helping us avoid an unnecessary prison sentence.”
Siloque thanked her in his heart as well. If he hadn’t built a good relationship with Tiana earlier, Ineffa wouldn’t have released them so quickly.
“By the way, Miss Elion, you looked dizzy just a moment ago. Are you feeling better now?” Hill asked with a gentle smile to prevent the atmosphere from cooling down.
“…Ah? Ah?! What ‘Elion’? My name is Ineffa Einscelion! Don’t simplify it as you please, human! Also, that dizziness was just a side effect of reclaiming my magic. Thank you for your concern.”
Ineffa rejected the nickname Hill had given her.
Hill whispered, “But once it’s simplified, it sounds like ‘Ilya.’ I thought it was quite nice.”
“Hmph. If you really want to act close to me… fine. Considering you’ve spared no effort to help me, I will specially allow you to call me Ineffa directly. I will also address you simply as Siloque and Hill. ‘Dasvey’ makes it hard to distinguish who I’m calling.”
“Her attitude is so arrogant, Brother, even though she’s so small.”
“Hill Dasvey…”
For a split second, Ineffa glared at Hill, then took a deep breath and chuckled with her hand over her mouth. “Hoho, I won’t lower myself to argue with a child.”
“Hill, that’s not right of you. Ineffa isn’t small; a person’s charm cannot be judged solely by appearance. After long years of refinement, Ineffa’s temperament is better than anyone else here. She is already an excellent lady,” Siloque advised Hill.
“Oh, exactly. You’re quite knowledgeable, human named Siloque. Hill, you should learn more from your brother.” Ineffa nodded. ‘She’s so easy to fool.’
“So, what are you here for? It’s a fact that you helped me, so it’s necessary for me to give you some rewards. By the way, are you interested in becoming my slaves? If you become the slave of Ineffa Einscelion now, I will grant you the privilege of bringing me breakfast every day.”
The small bunches of hair on the sides of Ineffa’s blonde head practically stood up in excitement.
‘Slave? Do you think you’re that pink-haired girl who uses twin swords and twin pistols? Though the figure is certainly consistent.’
“While it’s an interesting proposal, please allow me to decline. My sister Hill and I have things to do. As for the reward, we’d like to ask you to let us stay in this castle for a while.”
“Oh… you want a place to stay, not to be my slave…” Ineffa sighed with some disappointment.
“It can’t be helped. Brother is Hill’s slave, so it’s not allowed,” Hill added.
“Hey, Hill, Brother doesn’t plan on getting into such a depraved family dynamic.”
“Heehee, Hill was just joking.”
‘Your eyes don’t look like you’re joking.’
Ineffa turned to Tiana and asked petulantly, “What do you think? You two are so familiar with each other, surely you agree?”
“Don’t be jealous, Master.” Tiana carefully massaged Ineffa’s shoulders. “What does it matter? Siloque and Hill are both very good humans; I can guarantee that. I’ll never forget how they saved me when I was about to be drained dry by Edriel.”
“…Drained dry?”
“Yeah. With more people to talk to Master, you won’t be so lonely that you want to cry. You also won’t run off to sleep for years every time you finish cleaning the castle.”
“Tiana, stop talking nonsense!”
Ineffa narrowed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and then looked at Siloque. “Specifically, what do you intend to do?”
Siloque looked directly into Ineffa’s cold golden eyes and said seriously, “It’s about love and peace.”
“Haha.”
Hearing this answer, Ineffa grinned as if she found it very amusing. “Fine, fine. I’ll believe you this once. It just so happens this castle hasn’t had guests in a long time. You two can walk around; just don’t let the dust accumulate too much.”
“Really! Thank you, Guild Master Elion!”
“Tsk… that nickname… do whatever you want. However!”
Ineffa leaned back, and Tiana skillfully dropped to all fours, allowing the vampire’s small buttocks to rest on her back. Ineffa crossed her legs and laughed arrogantly. “To make you understand our hierarchy, I have one small condition. It’s also the ritual for moving into this castle.”
“Master, you just made that ritual up on the spot. Ow!”
Ineffa slapped Tiana’s rear hard.
A condition.
To be honest, Siloque admitted he had ulterior motives. He had abandoned the perfectly good suite in the forest just to freeload at Ineffa’s castle to raise her favorability and play with the blonde loli.
The tasks on Ineffa’s side were opposite to those of Cass and his group. These were tasks that stood on the side of the antagonists.
According to the original Storyline of the First Playthrough, Andre and the others would frame Cass’s task faction for Tiana’s Death. This would trigger Ineffa’s desire for revenge, leading her to go and kill Cass and the others.
Simply put, Andre and his group wanted to use Ineffa’s hands to achieve their goals. They would stay in the castle, inciting and manipulating Ineffa, shaping her into the villain who blocked Cass’s path.
Interestingly, at the start of the Second Playthrough, Cass didn’t know Andre was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes either. He simply completed the Dungeon Task too quickly, killing Ineffa while she was still being kept in the dark. Only then did he discover the presence of the Evil Demon Society members and kill them as well.
In any case, Ineffa would die.
Siloque didn’t want Ineffa to die. She had fled to the Third Floor for refuge and had never actively hunted monsters or humans, only attacking challengers who came to her door.
Her castle was stolen, her family killed, and she was inexplicably used as a pawn before dying a meaningless death.
Siloque’s goal was to take the place of Andre and the others. Since someone had to be the mastermind behind the protagonist’s story, he might as well play the villain himself.
Besides, Andre and his group — the Evil Demon Society — weren’t the final villains of this incident anyway.
Siloque smiled provocatively. “That’s fine. No matter what the condition is, I will accept.”
“Brother… are you sure it’s okay to say something that sounds like the ‘Ugh, just kill me’ line of a female knight?”
Ineffa’s combat power was necessary. Without her, they couldn’t become villains. If she didn’t want them to stay here, they would have to use other methods, which would be troublesome.
‘Come on, what kind of ritual, what condition — ‘
Ineffa swung her crossed leg, signaling the direction the story would take. She smiled, revealing cat-like fangs — a proud and sadistic expression very characteristic of a vampire.
“Come then. Like a puppy wagging its tail for food, come and lick my feet.”
“No problem. Excuse me, should I start from the big toe and go one by one?”
“Eh?”
Before Ineffa’s train of thought could reconnect, she froze.
Siloque had already arrived in front of her and knelt on one knee. As if picking up Cinderella’s glass slipper, he gently lifted Ineffa’s leg, clad in a garter stocking, and the strapped platform boot.
The platform boot was a style that exposed the ankle and the top of the foot. Ineffa’s foot was small and delicate, with clean lines.
“I brushed my teeth after breakfast this morning. Don’t worry about any strange odors.”
“Brother!?”
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