"Oh, forget it."
Seeing Aslan's behavior, Leticia covered her face in despair and sighed.
She knew, of course, that Aslan had merely stumbled upon a world that would greatly benefit him after observation. Then, with the intent to help her, he casually triggered a Historical Transition Period.
If vampires in Little Garden were still alive now, after that world was observed, the vampire race in Little Garden might immediately overcome their weakness to sunlight.
They could even receive an epic-level enhancement.
It's just that everything Aslan was doing for her now touched Leticia deeply, but she was merely a servant, belonging to Aslan. She didn't deserve for him to go to such lengths.
Frankly speaking, due to previous events, Aslan's status in the eyes of the gods was now roughly equivalent to a smaller version of Canaria plus the Halloween Queen.
How important Canaria was back then was how important Aslan was now.
Canaria was once hailed as humanity's last hope. Many gods and Buddhas openly said they couldn't imagine Little Garden without Canaria.
If Canaria died, they felt that Little Garden and Human History might truly be beyond saving.
But now, things were quite good. Though lacking Canaria's intelligence, the sudden emergence of Aslan wasn't unusable.
With Aslan's control over space, he could reduce the mortality rate when facing the Last Trial of Mankind to zero and raise the winning rate to at least a draw with his own strength alone.
Though much of it relied on exploiting Little Garden's rules, rules were meant to be exploited.
Because of Aslan's existence, many gods and Buddhas remained highly optimistic about the eventual emergence of Angra Mainyu.
One could imagine how important Aslan was now.
And the position of Aslan's partner? The competitive pressure was immense.
If it weren't for Karyou, Arcadia's threshold would have long been trampled flat. Where would there be room for Leticia to speak?
Unlike Kurousagi, who was backed by Indra, or Karyou, supported by Buddha, Leticia had no one behind her. And her past achievements? Who cared?
"If only Master had appeared earlier and observed that world." Leticia said with a trace of sadness she couldn't hide.
Now, she was likely the only living vampire left in Little Garden.
"Unfortunately, besides me, there shouldn't be any other vampires in Little Garden now."
"Even if there were, they must have left Little Garden for the outside world."
Because of those talkative Poets, ever since Leticia fell to Demon Lord status, vampires became a race hunted by everyone.
With the knightly morality of Little Garden's vampires, the outcome was obvious.
The good guys always ended up with a gun pointed at them.
Moreover, in Little Garden, lies could become reality. Lamia was cursed into a Three-Digit, and vampires were tainted to the level of demons.
If not for Lamia bearing all the vampire curses alone, the vampires in Little Garden who suffered the backlash would have been cursed into man-eating demons.
"Who said there aren't any?" Aslan patted Aurora's head.
"Aren't they vampires?"
Leticia rolled her eyes speechlessly. She didn't want to entertain Aslan.
Could they be compared? Did he really think she didn't know their Spirit Status was pure Bloodline, not vampire?
The ideals of the past Overall Floor Master system, the responsibility to revive the race, her ambitions… had long been erased by the passage of time.
She no longer had the ambitions she once did.
Even the desire to establish the Overall Floor Master system, revived by Canaria, had been crushed by reality.
Her only thought now was to live simply, day by day.
She didn't even care much about restoring her power. She felt that Five-Digit strength was enough, and things were fine as they were.
"By the way, Leticia, do you know who bought your Divinity?" Aslan looked at Leticia, who now resembled an old uncle who had seen the ways of the world. He felt a bit reluctant to see her like this.
He had gone to great lengths to help Leticia restore her power and revive her, yet here she was, slacking off.
"The other party is also a vampire."
Leticia's eyes twitched unconsciously. She raised her head and looked at him curiously. She didn't understand why Aslan brought this up now.
Hearing about a vampire piqued her curiosity.
"After absorbing your Divinity, they gained Four-Digit Elite strength."
Leticia's Divinity, though created by separating her Spirit Status and Authority, was within her expectations that someone absorbing it would become Four-Digit.
But Little Garden's requirement for Four-Digit Elite was perfect mastery of one Authority. Although Divinity contained Authority, after absorption, it couldn't be perfectly mastered.
Their rank would only be ordinary Four-Digit.
Unless the other party had a specific connection to Leticia or was already Four-Digit themselves.
"Her name is Lamia."
Instantly, Leticia froze. She stared at him in disbelief, as if asking if Aslan wasn't lying.
"Of course not." Seeing her reaction, the corners of Aslan's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile.
(Don't think just because you're pretty, you can be pessimistic and aloof.)
He had worked hard for a month for her, not so Leticia could sulk and slack off. If anyone should be slacking, it should be him!
Leticia should focus on being his maid. The busy one should be the maid, and the idle one should be with the maid.
"So, Leticia, who told you there were no vampires left in Little Garden?" Aslan looked at her gleefully.
If possible, Aslan didn't want to give her false hope. But Leticia's current state truly needed a big dose of hope to fill it.
Leticia showed an awkward expression. The reason was, since Canaria stopped her Demon Lord Game and she joined Arcadia, she had been searching and investigating other vampires.
Her conclusion was that there were no other vampires in Little Garden besides her.
Even her younger sister, who bore the curse for her, left no trace. Only the legacy of a half-human, half-snake monster named Lamia was scattered everywhere, proving that Lamia's fate was likely grim.
"Though she's not your sister, she's your niece. However, the way to save Lamia is hidden in the Spirit Status I just gave you."
"So, Leticia, how will you thank me?"
Leticia sighed. The emotions she had just gathered were instantly shattered by Aslan.
She rolled her eyes and said helplessly.
"Let's put the gratitude aside for now. You need to think about how to face Lady Karyou."
"You produced so many daughters for me." Leticia emphasized the word "daughters."
"Karyou's mind is quite sensitive."
Almost instantly, Aslan's face darkened. Where did he have experience with this?
"You should be grateful that the Demon King came to visit these past few days and took Karyou to hang out with the Seven Great Demon Kings for a bit." Leticia said, looking at him with a slightly gleeful expression.
(Feel it now, since you scared me earlier.)
(Now you've learned your lesson, right?)
The next moment, while Leticia was reveling in her revenge, Aslan unceremoniously hugged her thigh.
"Leticia, I did this for you!"
"So, Leticia, you have to save my life!"
Leticia frowned but didn't intend to push Aslan away or resist too much.
"I can only say I'll try." Leticia said helplessly, shrugging. After all, Aslan was her Master. She couldn't truly ignore him.
She also couldn't predict how Karyou would react after learning all this. After all, she had never dated or been a romantic adventurer.
How to put this?
It wasn't a big deal, but it wasn't small either. It purely depended on how Karyou saw it.
The point was, Aslan truly hadn't done anything to betray Karyou. Even between him and Leticia, there were just a bunch of extra daughters.
"However, most importantly, Master, you need to show a proactive attitude in admitting your mistake."
"Relax, no need to worry about that."
When it came to attitude, Aslan would go all out.
But Leticia suddenly felt that her relationship with Aslan had somehow become strange.
Why was her first thought to explain things to Karyou? It wasn't like she and Aslan had an overly intimate relationship.
Originally, if she didn't explain, she could easily brush it off by saying Aslan triggered a Historical Transition Period to help her restore her Spirit Status and power.
She was Aslan's subordinate, his possession. So, it was natural for Aslan to trigger a Historical Transition Period to boost his subordinate's strength.
From the perspective of a superior-subordinate relationship, Leticia could completely avoid getting entangled in Aslan and Karyou's emotional matters.
But now, if she went to explain, it would actually confirm a relationship between her and Aslan.
Thinking of this, Leticia looked at him with a strange expression.
Could this also be part of his calculations? Did Aslan do this on purpose?
But seeing Aslan secretly rubbing her thigh covered in white stockings while she was distracted, Leticia retracted her thoughts.
She felt her Master was a bit foolish. Did he really think she couldn't detect his little movements?
"How does it feel?" Leticia's slightly cold voice reached Aslan's ears.
"Fragrant, just a bit thin. It'd be better if it were softer."
"Then, should I take off my silk stockings so you can keep rubbing?" Leticia's voice grew colder.