The Original Vampire

　　 "This is the body of the Lord, which was given up for us. You should eat it."

　　 The voice of the archbishop echoed in the quiet and solemn main hall of the church.

　　Vera respectfully took the sacrament (unleavened bread) from the archbishop and put it in her mouth.

　　 "This is the blood of the Lord, it is shed for us, you should drink it."

　　 The archbishop handed Vera a glass of pure holy water.

　　Vera drank it all.

　　 Standing in the crowd watching the ceremony, Colin suddenly had some new ideas about these two prayers that he was accustomed to.

　　 Of course he heard these two prayers in his coming-of-age ceremony.

　　 The story behind this is familiar to every citizen of the Glorious Empire.

　　 Legend has it that thousands of years ago, human beings were not as strong as they are now.

　　 At that time, the human race was not only bullied and enslaved by various alien races, but also targeted by countless demons.

　　 These demons covet the souls of human beings, and they use various means to deceive, tempt, intimidate... let human beings sacrifice their souls.

　　 The human race at that time was shrouded in darkness.

　　 Until the appearance of the Lord of Radiance.

　　According to the record of the "Glory Sacred Code", he dedicated his body in order to save fallen mankind.

　　 The flesh becomes the sacrament, and the blood becomes holy water, falling from the sky.

　　 The human beings who ate the sacrament and drank the holy water were able to get rid of the entanglement of demons and possess the sacred power to fight against it.

　　 At this point, Human Race finally embarked on the road to rise.

　　In order to commemorate the sacrifice of the Lord of Glory, the coming-of-age ceremony hosted by the church will have such a process of sharing the holy water of the sacrament.

　　 Watching Vera drank the holy water, Colin licked his lips, gluttonous.

　　 He thought of the bottle of pure holy water that had helped him advance, and he secretly guessed-wouldn't it really be the blood of the Lord of Radiance?

　　 "After eating the Lord's flesh and drinking the Lord's blood, the Lord of Radiance will be with you from now on!"

　　 "The Lord is with me!"

　　……

　　 Willa Mitzvah is still going on.

　　 Today’s Duke’s adopted daughter is wearing a classic and elegant white pear flower dress, with her golden hair draped straight over her shoulders.

　　 She didn't dress up today, she didn't have any extra jewelry, she just painted light makeup.

　　 But even so, it is still breathtakingly beautiful.

　　 Besides, she didn't wear shoes.

　　 The white jade feet stepped on the cold marble floor like this, which is lovely and heart-wrenching.

　　The archbishop finally finished the prayer, and finally put a crown of thorns on Vera's head.

　　 Colin looked at all this and suddenly realized a problem.

　　Vera is a mage, but the coming-of-age ceremony of the noble children has always been presided over by the pastor of the Glory Church.

　　 This seems to be acquiescence, Vera has converted to the Glorious Church!

　　Of course, the Bar Mitzvah does not explicitly require that the recipient must be a church member.

　　 But the reason for this is because the noble children of the Glorious Empire, how can anyone not believe in the Lord of Glorious.

　　 Except for Vera, such an alien...

　　 Oh no, Vera is no longer an alien now.

　　 After the first battle in the running river, she had already told Colin herself that she had converted to the Lord of Radiance.

　　 However, she also said that in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is not possible to make the matter public for the time being.

　　 Therefore, as long as Vera doesn't take the initiative to admit it, the wizards of Yeville will probably be able to step down. It can be explained that there is only one form of the adult ceremony for the noble children.

　　 In this way, Vera's acceptance of the coming-of-age ceremony does not necessarily mean that she believes in the Lord of Glory.

　　 Unless Yevel wants to tear his face with the North now, those mages can only think so first.

　　 After the archbishop put a crown of thorns on Vera, he bowed back.

　　 Then, Queen Midella stepped forward and handed Vera a copy of "Glory Scripture".

　　Finally, the Duke of St. Hilde stepped forward and handed Vera a knight sword.

　　 The crown of thorns symbolizes responsibility and dedication;

　　The glorious scriptures symbolize wisdom and faith;

　　The knight sword symbolizes courage and strength.

　　 At this point, the girl who has reached the age of eighteen has finally completed her transformation and officially opened a new chapter in her life.

　　While witnessing all this, the first thought that came out of Colin's mind turned out to be--

After the coming-of-age ceremony, you can get married...

The 　　 ceremony has actually ended, and then the long-awaited dinner by the nobles.

　　The dinner party will naturally not be held in the main hall of the church.

　　 Under the leadership of the Duke of St. Hild, everyone left the church and came to the atrium of Roar.

　　 There, the butler has already prepared everything.

　　 Food, wine, music, dance floor... In short, the real night has just begun.

　　After the Duke of St. Hild finished his opening remarks, the dinner officially began.

　　 Just like the last banquet in Ice Rock City, many unmarried male nobles immediately focused on Vera, the focus of tonight’s banquet.

　　Who can invite her first dance?

　　 Many people turned their attention to Colin.

　　 Last time, it was this humble baron’s son who successfully invited Vera, and he was the only one who succeeded!

　　 And now, Colin has transformed himself into Viscount Anglia.

　　 It seems that this time Colin is more sure.

　　 So, all the male nobles hesitated a little.

　　 I want to see what Colin is doing first.

　　 After all, he is the most hopeful man in the audience to dance with Vera.

　　 Colin was still in that leisurely posture, as if he didn't realize that a fierce competition had begun quietly.

　　 And just when the male nobles were hesitating, a troll noble suddenly stood up.

　　 I saw Prince Okamoto come in front of Vera~www.NovelMTL.com~, first performed a standard human noble ceremony, and then said loudly:

　　 "Beautiful Miss Vera, in order to celebrate your coming-of-age gift, I specially prepared a small gift for you, I hope you like it!"

　　 After speaking, Okamoto took a roll of parchment from the attendant behind him, and slowly unfolded it.

　　 That is a map.

　　 Colin raised his eyebrows, thinking that this guy wouldn't want to play a trick that is too poor to see.

　　 Then he shook his head again, denying his guess.

　　 Even if the troll really wants to send an assassin, it won't send Okamoto. It's just about sending the northern prince who is said to have just been promoted to the sanctuary.

　　 The map is completely unfolded.

　　 There is no dagger.

　　 There are only three big red circles.

　　 Okamoto pointed to the three red circles on the map, and said to Vera: "Holy Miss Vera, my gift is these three military forts!"

　　 Colin leaned a few steps closer and saw the location of the three military fortresses clearly.

　　 are all on the southern border of the troll kingdom!

what does this mean?

　　 hand over his defense to the enemy?

　　Vera looked at the map blankly, also a little confused.

　　 With her military qualities, I'm afraid I haven't figured out what this means.

　　 However, the Duke of St. Hilde spoke: "Prince Okamoto, you mean, these three military forts will be garrisoned by the Northern Army?"

"Yes!"

　　At this time, the nobles present realized the value of this gift.

　　 No, this is not expensive anymore.

　　 is simply a sign that the trolls are bowing their heads to the north!

　　 It’s as if the little Japan sent Yokota base to the U.S. military, licking his face and said——

　　 Dad, hurry up, come and tie me a dog chain!