'What the hell am I doing!?!?!' After being dragged into a back room and given the same hood, I was now standing in line with a bunch of vampires! The room we were in was like a small church with a statue of the vampire Alucard, the very vampire that almost caught me.
'PFFHAHAHA, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING!' Alice was having the time of her life, laughing at the current situation.
'I swear, when I get the chance to murder you, I will make it the most painful death ever!' I came here to murder Alice so surely I can have a little fun before inheriting her powers.
'Fufu~, we will see about that, pfft.' My words bounced right off Alice like some kind of playful talk, but I seriously wanted to make her suffer. I was surrounded by tier 9 beings who probably could end me with a flick of a finger.
Honestly, I'm surprised I've gotten this far in the first place. To begin with, wouldn't my kitsune ears and tail be a dead giveaway? I know I have Alice's mana helping me, but surely they are not that dumb.
'Dear, you don't look like a kitsune to them at all so stop worrying about being caught. I really went the extra mile to make sure you can actually walk around the place freely. Although I will admit I had no idea if it would work or not hehe~.' Alice finally gave an explanation, but I still wasn't happy that I very well could have been in danger.
'Tsk, this better work.' However, it wasn't like I could come up with a better plan, so I might as well do my best to follow through with it.
'Good girl. If all goes well, then we might be meeting tonight.' Oh no, she just jinxed it, now something is definitely going to go wrong.
*BANG* The door slammed open, hitting the concrete walls to its side hard enough to leave a crack. The vampires around me instantly knelt on the ground and I quickly followed suit..
'Fuck, my heart almost left my body.' My body trembled with fear, as the vampire that entered was definitely Alucard. This was the moment of truth to see if Alice's plan will work. I knew my presence was undetected, but what if he could physically see right through Alice's magic?
"Our Lord, you have returned. Did you find out who activated the moon circle?" One of the many hooded vampires spoke up asking about the situation. I made sure to keep my head down, not daring to make any eye contact.
"No, the culprit disappeared without a trace. They had the smell of an intruder, but for some reason I was unable to track them. There is a possibility one of our own is hiding an outsider, so prepare to interrogate every vampire." Alucard's voice was very authoritative, making it crystal clear why he is the absolute leader here. Just being in the same room made me feel so small and insignificant.
"Yes, my Lord, I will see to it right away." One of the hooded vampires got up and left the room, while the rest of us remained kneeling. Alucard walked down the middle of all of us until he stopped in front of me.
"Hmm? There is an extra one of you. Who are they?"
'FUCK! Of course, I would be noticed.' There weren't many vampires here so there was no doubt that he at least knew everyone's names and faces.
"She was a stray vampire who ran in here. Please do not mind her, our Lord." One of the hooded vampires explained the situation, which gave me some hope, but there was no telling how he would react.
"I see." Without any warning, he bent down to grab me by the face and proceeded to lift me off the ground.
'This fucking bastard dares touch me with his hands.' Suddenly, the fear I felt from Alucard turned into anger. One of my biggest triggers was being touched by a man, and him being an arrogant vampire only added fuel to the fire.
It didn't apply to every man, but after being kidnapped by a snobby noble and being at the mercy of human trash, most of which were males, I grew to disdain them.
'Don't do anything stupid Elysia!' Right as I was about to use my flames out of pure reaction to being grabbed, Alice's words stopped me. Alucard was not hurting me and seemed to be looking for something.
That's when I realised he grabbed my face in such a way that my fangs were on full display. It then clicked in my head that he was checking if I was an intruder since the chances of them having fangs were "impossible".
"You haven't eaten in a while... Despite barging in here, you show respect to me so I'll allow you to have a meal." Having been finally released, I dropped to the ground, feeling all the built-up pressure leave my body.
"T-thank you… My Lord." I really didn't want to say it, but after getting away with deceiving the dungeon boss, I swallowed my pride and called Alucard Lord.
"You may all leave now. I shall return to my coffin for the time being. DO NOT BOTHER ME AGAIN, unless you have found the culprit!" Alucard glared down at all the vampires in the room with his glowing red eyes, applying some kind of mind control. I, however, was completely unaffected by it. Meanwhile the other vampires entered a state of trance.
I noticed at the edge of my vision a tiny bell alerting of a new system notification, which I presumed was a warning about the magic at play.
After a few seconds, all the vampires woke up from their trance-like state and started funnelling out of the room.
"Come with me, miss." One of the hooded vampires, who was a female this time, took my hand and helped me up. My first instinct was to pull away from the foreign woman, but I reminded myself I needed to blend in.
The female vampire led the way behind the small church and up a set of stairs. Finally, I was getting access to the main body of the building. Now that I think about it, why do the vampires have a church? There was a statue of Alucard in there so I guess they treat him like a god, but to have that as the very entrance oozed of his egoistic personality.
'Urgh, I shouldn't be thinking about this. The dungeon is its own world, so of course some cultures will be different.' Comparing the dungeon to the outside world was pointless. If these were really separate worlds, then of course it would be strange to me.
"You okay?" The female hooded vampire turned her head to me with a concerned voice while taking off her hood.
"Y-yeah." I was stunned. I never thought I would admit such a thing, but this vampire was quite beautiful. Her hair was a pure silver that matched perfectly with her blood-red eyes. I didn't want to imagine what the rest of her body looked like, but my curiosity was growing.
'Someone developing a crush~?' Alice jumped in teasingly, which completely ruined my mood.
'I can appreciate someone's look without wanting to fuck them, Alice!' At no point did my heart even falter for this vampire, it was only her beauty that caught me off guard. It was hard to describe what exactly I was feeling, but if I had to name it I'd say her perfect face simply left me with a sense of admiration.
'S-sorry.' Alice instantly got the memo to not joke about love with me, as I'm sure she felt by now my extremely violent nature. I would have thought Alice would know the kind of relationship I was in, but this is our first time ever really talking about love, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
"Miss?" While talking to Alice, I had completely zoned out and didn't realise the female vampire was talking to me.
"O-oh my bad, just lost in thought."
"All good. I would be shaken up too if Lord Alucard grabbed me like that. Putting that aside, what's your name?" We finally finished climbing the stairs and entered some kind of hallway. One side had rooms, while the other had one extremely long window that gave full view of the hundreds of towers outside.
"Elysia, yours?"
'I really don't want to get to know you, but I should ensure my safety.' With no guide other than Alice, having some connections while in this dungeon will be useful. Plus, with this person, I should be able to get access to places without having to sneak in.
"The name is Alice, nice to meet you Elysia." The woman gave me her name, which caused my brain to malfunction. Could it really be a coincidence that of all the vampires in this dungeon I would just bump into one named Alice?
"...."
'Alice, do you have something else to tell me about this dungeon?'
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