The vampire heiress is two-faced

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"The real Miss Ludwig... cough, Her Majesty Ludwig is an absolute beauty in stillness."

"Although she possesses beauty comparable to yours, she's usually carefree, dim-witted, boisterous, and full of mischief. She's always trying to take advantage of other girls—in short, she's far from being a 'beautiful girl,' and she speaks like a child, arrogant and frivolous..."

If Coco doesn't notice, she starts criticizing the young lady again.

"In short, she would never be the elegant, aloof, and arrogant person you were in the throne room today. If I had to say, she does have many similarities to Princess Lingxi..."

Coco suddenly realized that she seemed to have brought up a sore spot.

"...Ah! Sorry!"

She timidly fell silent, waiting for the silver-haired girl before her to unleash her anger.

...

"Ludwig" glanced at her sideways. Although she was not the original Ludwig at all, she was now showing the same smile as that young lady.

"It's okay, Coco."

"Since I'm playing the role of 'Ludwig' now, why would I get angry about this?"

She gestured for Ruo Keke to continue washing her hair, then bent down and scooped up a handful of water to wash away the barely perceptible tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I really miss it... Once upon a time, Lingxi also described me like this, 'an idiot who can never act.'"

"Ludwig" reached out and gently stroked Ruo Keke's cheek.

Coco was at a loss for words: "Huh...huh? Your Majesty..."

...

“I told you to call me ‘Ludwig’ now.”

She smiled.

"In order for this body to become a true queen... I'll have to ask Coco to take good care of me for the foreseeable future?"

"Tore has followed 'Siriot' for over a thousand years, and today in the throne room, his attention was completely drawn to the 'last will' I personally wrote, and he hasn't yet noticed anything amiss..."

"But if this goes on for too long, who knows, he might sniff out something suspicious from my every move?"

The silver-haired girl turned around and leaned her smooth, slender body against the edge of the bathtub, revealing her fair back skin with her movements.

"From now on, I'll need you to teach me more about 'Ludwig.' This will not only help me better portray 'Queen Ludwig of the Eternal Night,' but also allow me to better understand what kind of person this new queen who is about to succeed me really is."

Upon hearing this, Ruo Keke nodded gently.

It seems that Her Majesty Siriote has made up her mind, which is why she appears so approachable and gentle in private, having completely come to terms with things.

After all, putting on a queenly air in such a private moment would only create more trouble for communication between them.

“If you wish to know more about Her Majesty Ludwig, I would be happy to answer all your questions.”

...

"Ludwig"

Hehe smiled.

"That's true, but Coco, you still don't quite understand her... and me too."

"Although I have only known her for a short time, I quickly discovered the similarities between her and me."

That is, 'the hidden side'.

A flash of bloodlust crossed the girl's eyes.

"The me you see now is the true 'self' of 'Queen Hilliot,' unlike the Eternal Queen known to the vampires, who is a gentle princess who is easy to talk to."

"And that carefree, silly young lady you just mentioned... isn't that her true 'self'?"

...

Coco lowered her head: "Well...I have some guesses about that too. But she seems unwilling to show that side of herself in front of acquaintances...so..."

"Ludwig" suddenly took her hand.

"Haha, it's okay."

"Come on, rub my back in the bathtub, it'll be easier that way."

Coco exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa!"

puff-

...

"After all, the 'Ludwig' I play is also 'Ludwig in the eyes of others'."

“Tell me everything you know. That way I can portray her more convincingly.”

"For example, learn to tease you like she does."

Coco was both amused and exasperated: "Your Majesty—!"

Although the time spent finding joy amidst hardship was brief, it was still able to somewhat heal the once warm heart of the former queen.

...

...

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Meanwhile, on the other side of Europe, deep in the Alps, in a secluded "eternal paradise," the two people left behind were incredibly bored.

Hiriote's body, which had been on the verge of death, was now in much better condition than before due to absorbing the blood of many of her familiars.

Most importantly, her body no longer contained the immense burden of the Queen's Power, and the new soul that entered this body did not belong to the Dark Construct, nor did the virus within her affect her consciousness.

But the soul in this body isn't one that can sit still, passively in a wheelchair...

So she summoned the Moon Shadow Witch, and taking advantage of the fact that this eternal sanctuary did not consume much energy, she projected her consciousness onto this magical "substitute" for a long time.

So, she has been in this situation for a long time now.

A "Moon Shadow Witch" with an even smaller figure than before floated and lay on Ye Liuli's back.

Ye Liuli pushed the wheelchair carrying Xiliote, taking her for a leisurely stroll in the garden with a blank expression.

"I've been flying for so long, I'm so tired."

"So boring...so boring...is there no entertainment facilities in this paradise?"

"Is there no internet here? I want to play games, I want to stream. All my fans are going to leave, boohoo—"

Ye Liuli, unable to bear it any longer, wanted to knock her on the head, but her hand passed right through it without any suspense.

...

"You! Behave yourself! Can you please stop using her appearance to make such frivolous gestures and say such stupid things?!"

The Moon Shadow Witch before Ye Liuli was completely different from her previous appearance—

Her body was now created using Hilliot's body as a template, and the face hidden under the large witch's hat was exactly the same as the petite former queen.

So much so that, in Ye Liuli's eyes, this was a strong sense of incongruity, as if her "persona had been completely ruined."

“加>&1%~0&1一#~零-&~>五|#酒#=<$}7/4<@9%4#@我怎么知道连月影魔女也变成了她的模样嘛！”

The ghostly girl, who looked like Hiriot, put her hands on her hips.

"How can you blame me? Didn't you yourself say that 'people can't decide what they look like'? Is it wrong for me to become so small and as cute as your little Shirley?"

Ye Liuli pointed at her nose and said, "Just because you look like her doesn't mean you're as cute as her! You're not even a tenth as cute as her!"

The Moon Shadow Witch, hands on her hips, persisted, "Where am I inferior? Do you want me to mimic her speech?"

"Shut up!"

"I won't, I won't, humph. Go ahead and hit me if you dare!"

...

Clearly, being confined to a body that cannot move still cannot control Ludwig's ADHD.

Although Ye Liuli stayed here to monitor Siriote's physical safety, she began to regret taking on this boring task after less than a week in the Eternal Pure Land.

Ye Liuli firmly believed that, based on the difference in the flow of time inside and outside the Pure Land, if something went wrong outside and caused them to return late, leaving her and this idiot here for several years—she would definitely go crazy.

Hopefully, this time alone will allow me to try and understand what's going on in this modern-day homebody's mind.

What?

"She actually thinks she's fit to be queen? How utterly ridiculous."

Ye Liuli curled her lips in disgust.

Chapter 143 Moon Shadow Dance

In the castle's deep corridors, Coco brushed past the whispering vampire officials.

"I'm saying...this new Queen..."

"Shh, don't discuss her now. Speaker Torre has given orders..."

"Oh, I know. But I'm really feeling pent up."

...

Although the news of the new queen's partial ascension to the throne was kept strictly confidential by the vampire council and only known to high-ranking officials, she still managed to accumulate considerable prestige among the upper-class vampires during this period of gradually taking over power.

Although the approachable Queen of Eternal Night cannot appear in the castle for the time being, she has received all the upper-class vampires one after another.

Although the Queen of Eternal Night summoned these high-ranking vampires who were in charge of affairs only to understand the current situation and see the people's sentiments, this was something that the former king, Siriot, who had ruled for a thousand years, had never done.

Although the Eternal Queen manages the vampires with remarkable efficiency, prioritizing their interests above all else, she never truly connects with her subjects. The Eternal Queen remains as aloof as unyielding ice, ruling the vampires with her effective and unquestionable methods.

Ludwig, the Queen of the Night who ascended to the throne from princess in a short period of time, had one-on-one heart-to-heart talks with all the vampire high-ranking members who knew about her succession.

She listened gently to the complaints and grievances of each vampire official and offered them solutions.

These solutions were all incredibly insightful, prompting officials to exclaim, "Your Majesty is wise!"

But when she mentioned "power" at the end of the conversation, she was not as gentle as before—

"Either pledge allegiance to me, or pledge allegiance to me under my 'rule'."

...

In this way, she once again concentrated all the powers that had been delegated during the regency of Princess Lingxi into the hands of the Queen alone.

Although many ancient vampires, some thousands of years old, were unwilling to submit to her, she used a combination of kindness and severity, and a smile that concealed a dagger, to eventually achieve centralized power among the vampires.

Although several complex power transfers are still pending, they will eventually return to Queen Eternal Night through her negotiations.

The upper-class vampires were all talking about the mysterious queen. To them, she was a "parachute" queen who suddenly appeared, suddenly became a princess, suddenly ascended the throne, and then subdued them.

Few vampires know much about her, so in a time when the element of "mystery" is amplified to an extreme, her subtle actions that resemble those of the first queen, Hilliot, naturally become insignificant.

In fact, some suspicious vampires were quite right... At least for now, the body of Queen Ludwig of the Eternal Night contains the very first queen they have been longing for.

...

Listening to the whispers of the vampires, Coco couldn't help but smile from the bottom of her heart.

She had heard from Ye Liuli that before becoming the vampire queen, Siriot was a gentle and virtuous princess, and was undoubtedly the future wise king who could inherit the throne of the kingdom.

But her dream of becoming queen vanished with the destruction of her homeland; she also became lost in her identity as a vampire queen, traversing a thousand years of time.

After she made up her mind to step down, she was able to do what she could for her people in her final days as a new queen—as the wise ruler she aspired to be.

Although the real Ludwig might not have become a queen as gentle as her, at least her gentle image, which was completely inconsistent with "Queen Hilliot," completely dispelled the suspicions of the vampires she received.

"Your Majesty... must have had a very fulfilling two days. She has finally achieved her long-cherished wish."

...

It is now nightfall, the time when vampires are just beginning to be active.

Coco looked around and then slipped into the roof of a corner tower in the castle where no one usually went, because "Ludwig" had arranged to meet her there at nightfall.

crunch--

Pushing open the door, the girl stood quietly in the moonlight, her delicate profile fully revealed in the bright moonlight.

This place seems to be the perfect spot for moon viewing right now.

She looked up at the moon, lost in her own world, completely unaware of Ruo Keke's arrival.