Spending the night alone working in this dark and eerie place, any kind of strange occurrence seemed plausible.

Maybe a vampire was secretly lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce and deliver a fatal blow to your neck.

Oh, wait, she was a vampire herself, so never mind.

Terrifying images flashed through Adele’s mind, but then she matched her own image with the vampires in her mind…

Hmm… she suddenly felt that vampires weren’t that scary after all.

Not only were they not scary, they were even kind of cute and clumsy, what was going on!

Besides, she didn’t need to be so paranoid. The receptionist was in her office not far away, wearing headphones and watching dramas.

 

If Adele felt anxious, she could just poke her head out the door and take a look at her, then go back to her typing work.

What a miserable life…

During a break to get some water from the water dispenser, Adele sent a message to Celeste.

“Pick me up at ten o’clock tonight, I want to have a late-night snack.”

Celeste replied quickly.

“As you command, my Master.”

There would be no other reply.

 

Adele put away her phone, picked up the full water cup, and returned to her seat.

She had been working for a long time without realizing it. Adele hit the Enter key one last time, stretched, and looked up at the clock on the wall.

9:52, time to get off work!

 

Her legs were numb.

She never wanted to work again in this lifetime!

She stood up from her seat, smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt, packed her things, and prepared to leave.

The last step was to take her internship logbook to the receptionist and get a red stamp on it.

 

When she arrived at the receptionist’s office, Adele saw the receptionist crying her eyes out because of a touching scene in the TV drama.

She froze, standing at the door, not knowing whether to enter or retreat.

Fortunately, the receptionist noticed Adele’s presence. She tapped the space bar to pause the drama, then turned to Adele while wiping her tears,

“You’ve finished your work, Miss Adele.”

“…Yes, I’m done, Sister Song Qi.”

Adele had already entered her office and saw the nameplate on her desk, which read “Song Qi.”

An Eastern vampire.

 

She nodded, took the internship task book that Adele handed her, and stamped it with a red seal.

“Thank you, Sister Song Qi.”

Adele bowed in thanks.

“You’re welcome, you worked hard today.”

“Not at all, goodbye, Sister Song Qi.”

“Mmm, goodbye~”

They exchanged farewells.

 

 

Adele thought she would wait for Celeste for a few minutes at the entrance of the building.

But in fact, as soon as she stepped out of the building, she saw a figure wrapped tightly in a trench coat, pacing under the dim streetlights, the only bright color being her beautiful long golden hair.

She noticed Adele’s figure immediately. The weather was getting cold as winter approached. Even though she could wear short sleeves and long pants during the day, she breathed out white air at night.

“Adele!” Celeste called out, running towards Adele from afar without hesitation.

Just like a golden retriever seeing its owner coming home.

The corners of Adele’s lips curled up unconsciously.

She opened her arms and welcomed Celeste’s embrace.

 

Adele was petite, but it seemed that Celeste saw her as her pillar of life, hugging her tightly.

But her grip was gentle, as if afraid that with a little force, the delicate and beautiful girl in front of her would be hurt.

Celeste buried her face completely in Adele’s shoulder and hair, greedily inhaling her Master’s scent.

She whispered in Adele’s ear, her voice filled with emotion,

“Master…”

“My Master.”

The streets were empty at night, the only sound was the rustling of leaves in the wind.

 

But if the perspective zoomed out, further and further, to an extremely wide angle, you would see that on top of the white cross of a Catholic church in the distance, in the cold and howling north wind, a strange statue of a girl had appeared at some point, with six snow-white wings, completely naked.

She hugged her knees, looking down at the brightly lit city with an emotionless gaze.

And at the two girls walking hand in hand in the distance.

 

A flurry of snowflakes fell, and the priest of the church rubbed his eyes vigorously.

When he looked again, the white cross on top of the church was already empty, only snowflakes were dancing in the air.

“Winter has come a little early this year.”

Celeste drove the car, turning on the wipers to clear the increasingly heavy snow.

 

Adele stared at the snowflakes falling outside the window, lost in thought.

After a long while, she murmured,

“Yes, it’s early.”

“But it’s just right, let’s change barbecue to hot pot tonight.”

“Cheers to the first snow of winter!”

“As you command, my Master~”

………………

 

The appearance of the “angel” was a much bigger deal for the Enforcement Bureau than the witch.

Li Lige’s life or death instantly became less important in comparison.

According to the reports from Wen Weiran and the others, the “angel” didn’t cause any casualties, but the target of their mission, the witch Li Lige, was seriously injured.

This was confirmed by several other ability users, while Wen Weiran stood there silently, her hands behind her back.

The deputy director of the Enforcement Bureau scanned their faces, the young men and women all standing tall and straight.

“Good job, the Bureau will reward you for your bravery.”

“That’s all for today, you can all go back and rest, Wen Weiran, stay.”

 

Wen Weiran pursed her lips, her indifferent expression unchanged.

The other experienced ability users, or rather, the executors of the Dongdu Bureau, looked at their junior with envious eyes. She hadn’t even graduated yet, but she was already making a name for herself in the Bureau.

But her abilities were indeed powerful, and she was a piece of uncut jade worth polishing.

Everyone left the office, leaving only the deputy director and Wen Weiran.

Although the deputy director was also a woman, she was tall and muscular. Generally speaking, when the word “muscular” was used to describe someone, you could probably imagine what the deputy director looked like.

She had short hair, and because of her well-trained muscles, her uniform was tight, and she wasn’t wearing a skirt, but normal uniform pants.

In contrast, Wen Weiran still had a childish look, like she hadn’t left school yet.

 

But no one dared to underestimate her.

Even the deputy director’s attitude towards Wen Weiran was much gentler, her eyes full of appreciation and praise for the younger generation.

But today was different. Apart from appreciation, there was also a hint of worry in the deputy director’s eyes.

She came to Wen Weiran’s side, reached out, and patted her shoulder gently.

Then she said something strange,

“She was a mission prepared for you.”

But Wen Weiran understood perfectly.

 

The existence of the Vengeance Witch, Li Lige, according to the original plan, should have been eliminated by Wen Weiran.

That way, Wen Weiran could truly transform, become the real “sword of humanity,” and fulfill the expectations of the human higher-ups.

It was for this reason that Wen Weiran could temporarily put aside her studies at Cromwell Academy, and the petty squabbles between the student council and the Black Feather Society had nothing to do with her.

The Enforcement Bureau entrusted this responsibility to her, giving her absolute command over this mission.

Even the senior agents in the Enforcement Bureau had to obey her orders, including those whose abilities surpassed Wen Weiran’s.

But in the end, it was obvious that Wen Weiran’s indecisiveness disappointed the Enforcement Bureau.

However, the appearance of the “angel” was a very special and unexpected event.

 

Therefore, Wen Weiran’s only responsibility was that she didn’t contain and control the witchified Li Lige in advance, and kill her if necessary.

But fortunately, Wen Weiran’s decision not to provoke Li Lige and force her to witchify in the city center might have been an unexpectedly correct decision.

Although this might not have been her intention, she just didn’t want to attack her senior.

But what mattered was the result, not the process.

Because the Enforcement Bureau couldn’t be sure if the “angel” would have appeared like today under those circumstances.

If it did, then this mission might have turned into the most disastrous incident in the city center in the past decade.

If the “angel” indiscriminately purified the city, the resulting losses and impact would be unimaginable.

 

Fortunately, the place where she actually appeared was the Enforcement Bureau’s prison on the outskirts of the city, ensuring that there weren’t many casualties and that ordinary people weren’t involved.

Now, the trouble of the “angel” was no longer the responsibility of the Enforcement Bureau, and they couldn’t help with that level of confrontation.

So there was only one last task left, to find Li Lige, who was said to be fatally injured but had mysteriously disappeared in Dongdu.

And regarding this task, the deputy director of the Dongdu Enforcement Bureau was still willing to give Wen Weiran a second chance.

“Weiran, don’t disappoint me this time.”

“You have a bright future, I made the same mistake as you when I was young.”

“But later, I finally stopped being weak, and I experienced the power of being unyielding. This is a test we must go through in the process of becoming stronger.”

 

“Strength comes from the spirit, you haven’t forgotten this, have you?”

A rare expression appeared on Wen Weiran’s face.

She took a deep breath and nodded.

“No.”

“That’s good, I hope you can gain some insights and progress from this mission.”

“Sometimes, overthinking and hesitation will only dull your sword.”

Although Wen Weiran’s blade was already sharp enough to make even the deputy director wary, no force wouldn’t want their trump card to be stronger.

 

Wen Weiran was undoubtedly the strongest student in the history of Cromwell Academy, and Cromwell Academy’s status among the academies that taught both vampires and humans was equivalent to that of Tsinghua University and Peking University compared to ordinary universities.

Therefore, it was conceivable that to stand out in such a talented academy, Wen Weiran was truly exceptional.

Her significance to the entire Dongdu, to the entire human race, was immense.

That’s why people hoped that she would become the sword of humanity in the near future.

Among the new generation, Wen Weiran was truly in a league of her own. Perhaps in ten or twenty years, she would also be covered in glory, and it wasn’t impossible for her to become a future sword saint.

Among the new generation of vampires, it was Dorothy and Hermione who were leading the way.

Also at Cromwell Academy, how did a little lamb like Adele end up among a group of lions?

 

The deputy director reassigned the task of capturing Li Lige to Wen Weiran.

And Wen Weiran had no room to refuse.

This task clung to her like a curse.

Perhaps people were meant to be forced to do things they didn’t want to do.

Wen Weiran didn’t have many emotions, she was relatively indifferent and cold-blooded.

But precisely because of this, the little bit of emotion she had in her life became especially important.

As her senior, Li Lige had helped her a lot.

Li Lige was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She looked like a mature and unapproachable woman on the surface, but in reality, she was very helpful and kind-hearted. Adele should know this very well.

Wen Weiran was used to doing everything herself, not relying on anyone else’s help.

The result was that Li Lige helped her a lot.

This woman seemed to be unable to read the atmosphere or other people’s expressions.

Li Lige used to be very confused, was there something wrong with this junior? The more she helped her, the colder and more sullen Wen Weiran’s expression became.

She was just a little kid, but she was so arrogant.

But after complaining, Li Lige still did her best to help Wen Weiran.

Offering her warmth… to Wen Weiran’s cold face, yes, cold face.

Li Lige was also the first to discover Wen Weiran’s talent.

Without Li Lige, this Bole, Wen Weiran, this precious gem, would have remained hidden for a while longer.

It was precisely because of Li Lige’s help, recruiting her into the student council, cultivating her diligently, finding her excellent teachers and professors in the academy, and asking them to take a look at Wen Weiran, this promising seedling, that her talent was finally recognized.

 

If at first it was Li Lige who begged the professors in the academy to teach Wen Weiran a lesson, then later, Wen Weiran became a sought-after talent in the academy, almost every teacher was proud to have taught her.

Li Lige silently did all this, then smiled and left.

Because she knew that she couldn’t help Wen Weiran anymore in the future.

And she didn’t ask for anything in return, she didn’t need Wen Weiran to repay her.

When she graduated, she didn’t hesitate to hand over her position as president to Wen Weiran.

At that time, Wen Weiran wasn’t widely recognized in the student council. There were others who were more prestigious and popular, although their strength might be slightly inferior, but…

There were no buts, because Li Lige chose Wen Weiran, she didn’t even want to go through the election process.

At first, many people didn’t understand this and didn’t think that Wen Weiran’s joining would bring anything to the student council.

But the result was that more and more people were proven wrong. Wen Weiran gradually dyed the student council with her own colors, cold, powerful, and authoritative.

The Black Feather Society’s momentum was strong only because their leader was better at using public opinion to wage war.

But in reality, if they really clashed, those vampires, whose bonds were based on interests and dirty secrets, wouldn’t be a match for the student council.

Li Lige did so much for Wen Weiran, not for any personal gain, but just out of kindness and fairness.

Even a cold stone should have been warmed up after such a long time.

Wen Weiran thought she was decisive, never frowning when dealing with any enemy.

It wasn’t until she met the witchified Li Lige that she realized she was wrong.

She let Li Lige go again and again.

Even in today’s battle, her sword only pierced the non-vital parts of Li Lige’s body.

Otherwise, Li Lige would never have had the chance to escape from that prison.

So did this count as repaying her past kindness?

Wen Weiran walked out of the Enforcement Bureau and looked up at the heavy snow falling from the sky.

This world used to be simple in her eyes, all she needed was her rapier to pierce through everything.

But now, it had become complicated.

For the first time, Wen Weiran felt lost about her sword.

………………

At the same time, in a famous hot pot restaurant in Dongdu.

Adele was worried that she had accidentally ordered too many side dishes, and their stomachs clearly couldn’t handle it.

She didn’t want her Celeste to go home with a bloated tummy.

Although the fact that she was the one who “made her belly big” (referring to ordering too much food) gave Adele a sense of accomplishment.

“How about… I try calling someone over?”

Adele tentatively made her suggestion.

It seemed that she had suddenly forgotten her Master identity at this moment, and was interacting with Celeste more like a close friend.

Celeste blinked her emerald green eyes.

“Master can do as she pleases.”

“Then I’ll call Hermione?”

Adele looked at Celeste seriously, her own expression a bit mischievous.

Celeste’s face instantly turned ugly, so much so that even the guests at the next table started to shrink back.

This made them wonder if the pink-eyed girl at the next table had cheated on the blonde girl in front of her.

In fact… it might be even more serious than cheating.

In Celeste’s heart, Hermione was still her mortal enemy.

As for her Master being close to Hermione… she couldn’t stop it, nor did she have the ability to do so.

But because of this, Celeste wanted to prove herself even more, she wanted to surpass Hermione one day.

Although this was just a pipe dream considering their bloodlines.

“Oh, I’m just kidding, as your Master, can’t I even make a joke?”

“Silly girl, I’m having hot pot with you!”

“The first snow of winter, I, Adele, am sitting face to face with you, Celeste, eating hot pot and singing… well, let’s forget about singing, since we’re not in a private room.”

“Anyway, I’m accompanying you, stupid dog, do you understand?”

Celeste’s expression gradually softened, and finally, her eyes reddened, and she nodded sullenly.

“Mmm…”

Adele jumped up and patted her head.

Even though she was a powerful Sequence Two, Celeste’s reaction at this moment was incredibly cute.

And Celeste willingly endured it, after all, it didn’t hurt at all.

“Then I’ll call someone else, is Tang Linlang okay?”

“…No problem.”

Compared to Hermione, Tang Linlang was much friendlier.

And she even gave her Master that priceless treasure, a spatial ring, which was too advanced for students like them.

Many things in the magic world couldn’t be measured by the standards of the mundane world.

Generally, “Leviathan” (the authority that governed both worlds) only allowed internal transactions, the mundane world was separate from the magic world.

Their common equivalents were also different. The common equivalent in the mundane world was currency, the currencies of various countries, while the magic world, which belonged to the mystical side, preferred bartering.

For example, to buy a magic staff, you didn’t need money, but alchemy materials or potions of equal value.

Of course, you could also use a can of tuna cat food.

As long as you knew a gluttonous and cute little cat.

But occasionally, there were exceptions.

At this time, as long as the human with the connections could offer a high enough price, a price that was tempting enough, they could trade with mages for the items they wanted.

However, this was actually illegal, and they had to be very careful not to be caught by Leviathan.

Fortunately, Tang Linlang had the identity of a descendant of a vampire hunter, so even if she was discovered doing this kind of transaction, the higher-ups would most likely turn a blind eye.

Adele called Tang Linlang, inviting her to enjoy “First Snow” hot pot.

Here, “First Snow” referred to the first snow of winter.

As for “First Snow,” the little minx cat, with her sensitive tongue, she would probably never be able to enjoy the delicacy of hot pot in this lifetime.

But in the Sichuan and Chongqing regions, there was a dish called “bobo chicken,” a kind of cold skewers. Since this world was basically based on the world before Adele transmigrated, there must be a similar dish here.

If there was a chance, Adele would definitely take First Snow to try it.

Tang Linlang’s surprise was almost palpable through the phone speaker.

Celeste just focused on drinking her lemon tea as a substitute for alcohol.

And Adele, feeling that it wasn’t lively enough, called Sharon.

This really startled Sharon, who was staying at home.

But when she heard Adele’s invitation, her fragile little heart suddenly started beating violently.

At the same time, Sharon looked at herself in the mirror, her neat silver-gray short hair, her eyebrows that she had tried to trim with an eyebrow razor, her thin lips with lipstick on.

She had taken off her bulky and concealing clothes and pants, and was wearing a dress that Sharon would never have imagined herself wearing before.

She had made an unprecedented change.

But if it was just for self-entertainment, it would be meaningless.

So she saw Adele’s sudden invitation as an opportunity given to her by heaven to take that most important and bravest first step.

Although she was still scared and cowardly, if she even retreated from this step and gave up, Sharon would forever regret her decision today.

Because it meant that she would also lose Adele forever.

Cowards, like cowards, were not qualified to love.

Sharon took a deep breath, exhaled, and finally put on a warm trench coat, covering the dress she really wanted Adele to see.

She resolutely walked out of the door.

The moment she opened the apartment door, Sharon realized how beautiful the night outside was.

It was completely different from what she saw through the window when she was “hiding in her little world.”

Sharon immersed herself in this romantic snowy scenery.

But she didn’t realize that she had also become a part of this beautiful night.