"Oh no! Lady Leticia fainted from shock!"
Just as Leticia's brain couldn't handle the overload, Kurousagi, who happened to be passing by, let out a scream.
This was followed by a confused voice.
"Huh? Why would Lady Leticia faint from shock? That shouldn't happen, right?"
At that moment, Aslan looked at Leticia lying in his arms, staring at him with bright red eyes.
Aslan adjusted her position, but Leticia still felt a bit dizzy.
"My apologies, Master. My brain short-circuited for a moment there." Leticia, still feeling weak, apologized in front of Aslan.
After that, Leticia once again checked her Spirit Status and physical condition, even pulling out her Gift Card for inspection.
(Hmm? My Vampire Princess of Purity Gift is fine?)
(I haven't lost my purity either?)
(So, where did these twelve daughters come from?)
After examining her body and Spirit Status, Leticia calmed down slightly, then turned to Aslan with a sigh.
"Master, something like giving birth to daughters out of thin air—at least let me know afterward. It's pretty terrifying."
Kurousagi beside her immediately raised her hand and started shouting.
"Exactly, exactly! Wait, telling afterward isn't okay either! You should've told her beforehand!"
But the next moment, Kurousagi seemed to realize something. She turned her neck like a robot, staring at Leticia. Her tone unconsciously jumped eight octaves.
"Daughters!!!"
"Lady Leticia, since when did you have daughters?!" Her emotions spiraling out of control, Kurousagi raised her hands, grabbed Aslan's neck, and shook him vigorously.
"When did this happen? And her daughters are already this big?"
Before Aslan could speak, Kurousagi's face twisted into an expression like she wanted to cry but was holding it back, forcing a smile.
"Kurousagi may be useless, just a worthless rabbit, but Lady Leticia, why didn't you say anything about something as big as having daughters?"
"Everyone in the Community would definitely take good care of your daughters." Kurousagi rambled on endlessly.
At this point, Kurousagi felt as if she had been abandoned by Leticia, Aslan, and everyone in Arcadia.
This was a massive blow to her.
"They're such cute girls. If Kurousagi had been told, she would've taken good care of them."
Hearing Kurousagi's jealousy practically overflowing, Aslan felt something was off about the situation.
(It's not like they're your daughters. Why does it sound like you're an old mother whose children were taken away?)
Aslan looked at Kurousagi with a strange expression, then turned to Leticia, who also had a distorted expression.
With her cute and lively blue-and-white maid outfit, Leticia looked at Kurousagi even more helplessly.
(Those words… why do they sound like you want to steal my daughters? Is the Moon Rabbit's maternal instinct this strong?)
She herself still didn't fully understand what was happening.
Seeing this, Leticia couldn't help but ask.
"Master, what exactly did you do in the outside world while you were gone?"
Aslan tilted his head, looked at Kurousagi, and said with a smile.
"Are you sure you want me to explain now?"
"Master, please explain." Leticia assumed a listening posture.
Even Kurousagi, who was ranting beside them, couldn't help but perk up her ears.
Yes, literally perk up her ears.
"They carry the legacy of the twelve Zodiacs in their bodies." Aslan said in a flat tone.
"Hmm? Which Zodiac?" Leticia asked curiously.
It was just the legacy of the Sun Authority. She herself still had one Sun Authority in her body.
Even Aslan still had a Leo Sun Authority waiting to be claimed. It was the Sun Authority held by a former Arcadia executive.
However, after the war caused by Absolute Evil and Angra Mainyu last time, Arcadia had reclaimed its old banner and most of its lost legacies.
This included, but wasn't limited to, the Divinity of the Goddess Inari, Lily's mother, the ring used by Jin Russell's father to control spirits, and more.
Of course, the most valuable was the Sun Authority.
"But what does the Sun Authority legacy have to do with them being my daughters?"
"Not just one Zodiac, but the legacies of all twelve Zodiacs." Aslan said, looking at Leticia with a somewhat strange expression.
"I almost forgot, I also planned a Sun Authority legacy related to Ophiuchus for you."
"It should help resolve your issue of not being able to use the Ophiuchus Sun Authority."
Leticia fell silent for a moment, and so did Kurousagi.
It wasn't until a few moments later that Leticia dared to take a few deep breaths.
"Kurousagi, use your ears to listen. Is there anyone unknown around us secretly observing?"
Kurousagi's ears twitched like antennas, and she nodded slightly. She, too, understood the gravity of this matter.
All twelve Zodiac legacies.
A single Zodiac legacy could create an ordinary Four-Digit Elite. And all twelve Zodiac legacies—what that could create, Kurousagi didn't even dare imagine.
A Four-Digit Outlier? Or even a glimpse at Three-Digit?
"I've checked with my Judge Authority; no one is spying on us." Kurousagi said, noticing Leticia seemed to have more to say. She then looked at Aslan and weakly raised her hand to ask.
"So, should I step away too?"
Aslan glanced at Kurousagi and said with slight frustration.
"No need. This isn't something that needs to be kept secret. Kurousagi, you don't have to be so cautious."
"These things can still be discussed openly."
So there are things that can't be discussed openly… Leticia glanced at Aslan helplessly. Her instincts told her some things were better left unprobed.
Leticia looked up at Aslan and said with slight hesitation.
"Anything else, Master? If possible, please tell me everything at once. I don't want to be shocked multiple times."
"If I may, could you tell me why they have my blood aura in their bodies?"
Aslan nodded, hesitated for a moment, then organized his words.
"There shouldn't be anything else for now. Other changes will manifest after that world's observation is complete."
"As for your blood aura in their bodies, I did that intentionally."
Saying that, Aslan pulled out a card containing a fictional Spirit Status and handed it to Leticia.
This was a Spirit Status Aslan had deliberately created for Leticia. For this, he personally intervened, adding ruins and historical texts just to boost its credibility.
Fictional Spirit Status · Fifth Primogenitor. Isn't it reasonable for there to be five Primogenitors if there are four?
Isn't it also reasonable for a Demon King to have Four Heavenly Kings under them?
This was the Fifth Primogenitor Aslan created, also the Spirit Status of the King of the Bloodline (Vampire) Race. Its Spirit Status even surpassed the Four Primogenitors.
If the Three Primogenitors were experimental products, and the Fourth Primogenitor was a weapon used to save the world and clear the Beast Vassals on earth, then the Fifth Primogenitor was the one who personally bore all the curses, evils, hatred… and negative elements of the world.
Of course, Aslan didn't create Leticia's Spirit Status carelessly.
He hadn't forgotten about Lamia Draculea I, Leticia's younger sister, the vampire who helped Leticia bear all the vampire curses, obtained a Gift rivaling hundreds of millions of Demon Gods, turned into a monster, and was ultimately sealed by the Paradox of Omnipotence.
Such a massive curse. If borne and turned into Beast Vassals, Leticia would at least gain Four-Digit Outlier Beast Vassals and resolve the Poets' curse on vampires in one go.
Combined with the Ophiuchus Sun Authority in Leticia's body, linking the Beast Vassals to Ophiuchus was enough to give a slight chance of breaking through to Three-Digit.
As for the blood aura connecting Aurora and the others to Leticia, this was necessary to create the Fifth Primogenitor · King of the Bloodline Race Spirit Status in Leticia's hands.
Fabrication isn't nonsense, and fiction isn't random creation. Even for a fictional Spirit Status, there needed to be corresponding historical facts, songs, and records to prove Leticia's existence, right?
And the simplest proof was through blood ties. After all, Aurora and the others couldn't have just popped out of a rock.
Of course, this was also to grant Aurora and the others a pure Bloodline Spirit Status. In Little Garden, a pure Spirit Status must be born naturally, either from nature or from pure parents.
Leticia sensed the information contained in the fictional Spirit Status, looked at Aslan with a strange expression, and remained silent for a long time.
"By the way, Master, while I don't mind (care about) these things too much, have you considered one thing?"
Saying she didn't mind was a lie. Leticia minded a lot. Her Gift was Vampire Princess of Purity. As a Knight of Little Garden and an Overall Floor Master, she also cared deeply about her reputation.
If Aslan didn't have a fiancée, Leticia wouldn't mind his pursuit of her, especially after seeing him do so much for her.
She'd probably agree right away.
"That is, what about your fiancée, Miss Karyou's opinion?" Leticia stared intently into Aslan's eyes, assessing him.
Cold sweat dripped down, and Aslan guiltily avoided Leticia's gaze.
As a Knight, Leticia's mindset was quite conservative. When the vampire race still existed, they adhered strictly to monogamy.