Chapter 15: Eclipse Princess
"Have you already awakened, little vampire?" Nero asked after she saw her gaze focused entirely on her exposed neck, teasingly. "Do you want it?"
She purposely did not choose her usual royal dress. Instead, she adorned herself in a dress designed to accentuate the elegant curvature of her neck, the purpose itself for this, so it would be easier for this loli to feed with her blood.
The black-haired loli gulped in temptation, worsened by the fragrance of rose that spread in her nose, raising her instinct as a night race to bite those delicious treats in front of her.
But she didn't move an inch from her bed and stared at Nero vigilantly. She was not even sure whether she could trust her.
"I don't think you need to be wary of me, little miss. You are mightier than me in terms of raw power. You can do whatever you want to me if I were a threat to you. So, can we talk, little vampire?" Nero soothed.
"Or do you want to drink first before we talk?"
When the black-haired loli heard Nero's comforting words, she was not polite again and sank her fang into her neck as she put the blissful expression on her face, even Nero herself couldn't hold back her moan.
She was satisfied with the woman in front of her that provided her with delicious blood.
"Altrouge Brunestud. You can call me Altrouge Brunestud, the eclipse princess, the true ancestor, and first creation of Crimson Moon, and who are you, woman?"
"I don't think that's how people in the real world talk." Nero complained a bit when she saw how chuuni this loli can be when she was introducing herself.
"As a princess, you should have your own territory, right? Even if you don't, your parent with the name of Crimson Moon should be waiting for you in there, so where is your home, little girl? I will take you back to your little castle."
But... You still didn't tell me your name...
When she wanted to say this, Altrouge's cowardice got better of her, she knew that she was a child that no one wanted, probably the nice woman in front of her thought so too, why she wanted to kick her back to that gloomy castle.
"So... That is. You don't want to go home. UmU." Nero nodded thoughtfully and didn't force her to return to her home after she saw her fearful expression.
How did Altrouge Brunestud in the future would grow into the fearsome Eclipse Princess if her past itself so cowardly like this?
She didn't understand, Nasuverse was too lazy to explain the problem.
"Well, you can stay here as long as you want. I will adopt you as my sister, so no one will say anything about it later. It's decided, UmU."
"How about it, Altrouge? Are you willing to call me sister?" Nero looked at the cute loli in front of her hopefully.
"Sister..." Altrouge murmured, too low for normal humans to hear, nonetheless, Nero was all ears for that.
"Good, since you are willing to call me one, then I will take care of you as my sister." Nero nodded in satisfaction with Altrouge's sensibility.
"Let me tell you a story then, it's a story about Gaius Julius Caesar. The founder of the Empire of Rome and the conqueror of Gaul, he was my ancestor and the blood of Venus flows in our veins."
At the same time, Nero wanted to share the details of Rome through the story of Gaius Julius Caesar rather than using a long, boring, and serious narrative tone that would put children to sleep.
She treated Altrouge like a child, helping her better understand how Rome worked through the bedtime story.
This also helped reduce her overall nervousness and improved her mood through the story's entertainment.
Nero mused.
If other historians and proper parents knew that Nero was using Gaius Julius Caesar to teach children, they would wonder if Nero has a screw loose in her head.
Did she not know that Gaius Julius Caesar's story is full of gore, and sex, and considered too dark for children?
However, Nero's own childhood memories, both in the modern world and this world, had never been good or sunny.
So, that's why she didn't see Gaius Julius Caesar's story as dark but rather as an interesting and entertaining piece worth sharing with others.
Altrouge Brunestud's addicted expression to the story was proof of that fact.
Nero was satisfied that the little vampire sister she had chosen shared her taste.
They both immersed themselves in the story of Gaius Julius Caesar until they grew tired and yawned from exhaustion. Embracing each other in the chamber, they fell asleep with satisfied expressions on their faces, living "chadly" ever after.
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