Volume 2 Chapter 1
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
My hand instinctively patted around the pillow for my phone before I remembered and pulled it back into the warmth of the covers.
There was no such thing as a high-tech communication device like a cell phone here.
It was a common mistake I made when I was still groggy from sleep.
Having obtained an immortal, unchanging body, immense magical power, and a lazy, wonderful life, I was basking in the warmth of my blankets.
I could sleep as long as I wanted without any adults nagging me. Instead, I had subordinates fawning over me. I could eat my favorite meat every day, explore the world, and have the time of my life.
But one question had been nagging at me: don’t my subordinates find any of this strange?
I mean, the original Christine was her own person, and I’m me. There had to be some differences between us… For instance, you’d expect a girl to keep her room tidy, but I just toss things wherever it’s convenient.
Right now, my bed had become a raft adrift on a sea of books. I’d brought them from the Demon King’s library and tossed them all over the floor like trash, completely encircling my bed.
Crumpled balls of paper littered every corner, splotches of ink were everywhere, and elegant quill pens lay scattered across the vanity, smudging the mirror black.
A few days ago, when the Cat-eared Head Maid came in, I was sure the jig was up. But she didn’t show the slightest hint of surprise. Instead, she just habitually bent down and started tidying up the books and ink.
Come to think of it, didn’t I even go to the wrong room when I was first reincarnated? I only found my own room with her help. Could it be that Christine had a terrible sense of direction, just like me? A powerful, sun-proof vampire and the Demon King, but with no sense of direction… a slob who throws things everywhere… keeps irregular hours, active at night and asleep during the day… Aside from our figures, hobbies, and a few minor stubborn streaks, we were practically cut from the same cloth.
To be honest, I’d be perfectly happy being a shut-in here for the rest of my life. But for a vampire, that’s impossible. If I don’t go out to drink blood, my throat gets so dry it feels like it’s on fire, and I start to look completely haggard.
There was no concept of a ‘salary’ here like there was in my old world. All the maids in the Demon King’s Fortress considered it their natural duty to serve me. While I slept, they would venture into the forest to gather fruits and vegetables, hunt magical beasts for food, and even weave their own cloth to make clothes.
So the demons lived a self-sufficient life, without resorting to crude methods like levying taxes or plundering food from others. Perhaps that was an order from the original Christine… Checking the inventory of my 《Storage Space》 magic, I didn’t find any gold or silver coins. Instead, there were a lot of strange potions, various materials, and unidentified items that all looked like spoils of war and equipment.
The road to the Strip Empire had been sealed by giant boulders, and the barrier had been re-established. But unlike the old Misty Forest’s interference barrier, which was full of random teleportation gates, the new one was a shield-like dome. In other words, if you couldn’t destroy the barrier with magic, the boulders themselves were indestructible. This barrier extended extremely high into the sky. Even a Fifth Tier mage using flight magic would have to fly for a very long time, and the massive amount of mana consumed would be more than they could afford. And since it was a Ninth Tier spell, I didn’t have to worry about intruders anytime soon.
My teleportation magic had already recorded the coordinates of the former Misty Forest. Whenever I wanted, I could use a portal to enter and exit the scorched, boulder-strewn land. The path through the northern mountains had also been cleared. A small tunnel now led to the Winton Empire, which, like my Demon King’s Fortress, was located in the east.
To quench my thirst, I suppose I’ll make a trip to the Winton Empire. It’s a good chance to see what other countries are like, too.
Right now, I was filled with curiosity about this new continent.
