Sand filled her vision, but in a flash, it cleared, and Valo found herself back in the Clock Tower’s secret room, in front of the holy relic [King’s Vessel], having executed a Han Li-style teleport.
She then let out a heartfelt exclamation: “Teleportation is OP!”
Back in her previous life, when she played [Valorant] on her computer screen, she never really felt it.
But after transmigrating, Valo now realized: the teleportation ability of [King’s Vessel] is basically cheating!
It let her silently go to “new maps” she never dared to imagine before, and even let her press a finger to her lips, showing off pro-level moves.
The next moment, a [Conquest Panel] for the holy relics appeared in Valo’s view.
[King’s Vessel remains silent, simply asking: How do you know the teleportation ability’s cooldown is fifteen minutes?]
Valo spread her hands generously: “Yeah, I’m cheating. So what?”
She even knew the hidden mechanic of the teleportation ability—while the beacon is active, the teleportation channels are interconnected, allowing anyone to come and go freely.
[King’s Vessel remains silent: I can’t talk to a stinking cheater like you.]
The King’s Vessel went quiet, but the [Eye of the Goddess] had an awkward reaction.
[Eye of the Goddess is a bit worried about Emma: Leaving Emma like that in your filthy, evil Demon King’s Castle, won’t the girl be in danger?]
She couldn’t vouch for much else, but Valo could guarantee Emma’s safety: in this timeline, as the villainous Demon King Valo Rante II, the daughter she raised was Kaika.
So according to the game plot, Emma was undoubtedly the Blood Ancestor’s first-embrace kin.
This relationship was basically like mother and daughter.
Plus, Valo had recently reflected on the vagueness and mistake in her orders to Emma back in [Aerospace City]—so her instructions to the pink puppy just now were very clear.
She had practically spoon-fed Emma; how could she mess up?
And… Emma was also a member of the Blood Tribe. She surely hoped that her villainous Demon King and the Blood Ancestor could coexist peacefully, right?
Thinking this, Valo waited for the teleportation cooldown and questioned the [Eye of the Goddess]’s attitude just now: “Eye of the Goddess, why do you care about Emma? Isn’t Emma also one of the ‘filthy demon clan’ you mentioned?”
[Eye of the Goddess says: This… that… Huh? Annoying! Cunning Demon King, I’ll keep watching you!]
Well, that’s like triggering a bug where the old eye hisses and licks its fur.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Seeing Valo disappear in the blink of an eye, Emma panicked and wanted to teleport back with her!
But the Demon King and the beacon were instantly gone. The Blood Tribe girl, having missed her jump, even lost her footing, slipped on flat ground, and landed solidly on her butt.
“Ugh… that hurts.”
Rubbing her butt, with a tearful face, she started figuring out how to complete the order the Demon King gave her.
‘But I really can’t do it!’
‘Sure, I’m the True Ancestor’s first-embrace kin, but… being her first-embrace kin just means I was the first one she bit. There’s no other reason.’
‘It’s not at all like the Demon King thinks, that I have some great reputation among the kin. Emma thinks she’s just an ordinary, weak Blood Tribe girl at the end of the day.’
“Sigh… I really don’t want to see the other kin.”
A wicked thought popped into the girl’s mind.
“Hmm… maybe I should just hide, wait until the time is up, then go back and lie to the Demon King that I’ve delivered the message.”
However, time wasn’t about to give Emma a chance to hesitate.
Just as she was rubbing her sore butt and standing up, a red-clad, black-haired girl flashed into view!
Not using Blood Tribe flight, but agile as a wolf, she bounded across the castle’s towers in a few swift leaps, landing in front of Emma in an instant!
Behind the black-haired girl, the True Ancestor’s other kin came flapping in from the sky like bats leaving their nest.
They had appeared.
Emma’s face instantly fell: she had been found by the True Ancestor’s kin after all.
And the leading black-haired girl was the one she least wanted to meet among the kin. How unlucky.
As it turned out, the black-haired girl who rushed to Emma first looked about the same age and build as Emma.
But that’s where the similarities ended.
A black-red uniform with tights—if you’re not a noob, you’re a pro. The black-haired girl was clearly the latter.
Her neat attire, completely different from the slightly revealing clothes of other kin, made her look like someone of high status.
The long black tail sweeping down from her butt and her furry animal ears quietly hinted at the girl’s special identity beyond being a “Blood Tribe kin.”
More importantly… the black-haired girl clearly knew Emma and had a close relationship with her.
“Emma, the one causing that commotion just now was you?”
The black-haired girl frowned slightly, arms crossed, chin pinched in suspicion.
At this point, Emma’s only choice was to show a silly, tearful smile, scratch her head, and greet the black-haired girl in front of her.
After all, they were both the True Ancestor’s kin.
“Ehehe~ Hilo, long time no see.”
Hilo was the True Ancestor’s second kin.
Besides being a Blood Tribe kin, Hilo herself was a rare and powerful race—a werewolf.
Plus, Hilo was good at everything: she was the strongest among the kin; she managed the True Ancestor’s affairs neatly; she was also cuter, prettier, and more elegant than Emma…
All this made Hilo the most popular and respected among the True Ancestor’s kin.
In short, she was completely different from a nobody “first-embrace kin” like Emma.
Emma thought it was only natural that Hilo would hate a small fry like her.
Sure enough, when she looked again, Hilo was already showing an expression like she was looking at trash.
“Tch… Don’t think you can gloss over your appearance by greeting me like we’re old friends.”
After clicking her tongue, Hilo asked without mercy: “Emma, weren’t you supposed to be infiltrating the Havoc Empire on the True Ancestor’s orders? Why are you in a place like this?”
She then sighed and explained: “The True Ancestor has decided to take over the dead Demon King’s castle as the first step in her rule over the Demon Clan. We’re clearing nearby threats and organizing the interior here.”
“Why are you here? Even a dog should be able to find its way home, right?”
Hilo was the kin the True Ancestor trusted most. If Emma told Hilo the Demon King’s explanation, it would surely reach the True Ancestor.
“Hehe~ That’s because…”
However, just as Emma was about to relay what the Demon King had told her…
A mocking voice sounded from behind Hilo.
“It’s definitely because Emma failed her mission and had to slink back in shame.”
The True Ancestor’s other kin started laughing at Emma, their voices filled with undisguised contempt and disgust.
“And then she doesn’t dare go back to report to the True Ancestor, so she thought she’d hide here? Hahaha~ So useless.”
“Uh, well… everyone, it’s not what you think, hehe~”
At first, Emma weakly raised her hand to explain, but she quickly found that the other kin completely ignored her clarification.
“And she’s still the True Ancestor’s first-embrace kin? Hmph… She just got lucky with timing.”
“If we ranked by ability, you’d have to wait in line just to be a lowly blood servant.”
“Sigh… Hilo should have been the True Ancestor’s first-embrace kin.”
Faced with the chatter of the kin in front of her, Emma just lowered her head, not daring to speak.
She really didn’t dare, because any one of these kin could knock her down with a single punch and leave her unable to get up for half a day.
As for being the True Ancestor’s first-embrace kin…
Emma thought: she never claimed to deserve it, right? So she never showed off that identity! On the contrary, the kin kept comparing her first-embrace status with Hilo, who was second.
I- In the end! What’s so good about this identity?
And what’s so good about the True Ancestor?
Isn’t the Demon King much better than the True Ancestor?
The girl naturally thought: why did the Demon King want to negotiate with the True Ancestor? See, besides Hilo, these annoying kin are just a reflection of the True Ancestor.
Troublesome, annoying, unreasonable, and bullying.
After being by the Demon King’s side and feeling her strength and respect… Emma no longer wanted to be submissive to these kin!
If only there was a way to get back at these annoying kin!
“Quiet…”
The next moment, Hilo’s cold reminder made the kin who had been chattering and mocking Emma instantly fall silent!
“Emma, you still haven’t told me your situation?”
And just as Hilo was asking her with a dark expression…
Emma also mustered her courage! Following her feelings and impulse, she said the words she thought were the most satisfying, domineering, and uplifting!
“I… I am here on behalf of the Demon King—Valo Rante II—to deliver a message to Hilo… ahem! To you, Hilo! To the True Ancestor!”
As she spoke, Emma covered her chest and slowly stepped back!
“The Demon King isn’t dead yet, and the True Ancestor wants to take her place? That’s… that’s wishful thinking!”
“She’ll come to settle the score with you soon! Hilo, you tell the True Ancestor: if she knows what’s good for her, she’ll clean up the Demon King’s castle and welcome her arrival!”
“In the end, you’ll bow to her sincerely! She’ll come to inspect eventually! And I! Am the Demon King’s most capable subordinate now!”
Then, without giving Hilo any more chance to ask in shock, “Demon King? Valo Rante isn’t dead!?”…
She aimed for the beacon next to her that the Demon King had indeed opened on time.
She reached out and touched it!
Then, with an extremely satisfying feeling, she teleported away.
‘This feeling is awesome! So awesome!’