I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

"Don't worry. I hear uncle Darius will send Brigida and Lilith to help me to prepare later." said Jayna.

"Good. You will be the star of today's event." said Angus while helping Anna prepare.

"You are too exaggerated. It is just a simple show. Even you could do it." said Jayna.

"Yeah. But you are the only princess in our kingdom now." said Angus.

At this moment, "Ehh… Big sis is a star?" asked Anna confusedly.

"No, Anna. I will perform the last rite during the memorial ceremony." said Jayna.

"Last rite?! What's that? Can Anna eat?" asked Anna innocently.

While Jayna and Anna are chatting with each other, two women silently arrive at the room and wait in the corner without announcing their presence. However, the couple had already noticed them. Still, they are quite busy pampering their naughty princess.

These two women are none other than Brigida and Lilith. They just came back from their training and are ready to attend Jayna.

'Uncle Darius really overworks them. I couldn't even notice any emotion from them. As expected as the number one maid and butler teacher in the kingdom.' thought Angus, glancing at the two women.

As for their silent approach, Angus wasn't surprised by it. He knows these two women are very talented and hardworking. Learning this silent trick is nothing to them. In fact, Angus didn't just ask Darius to train them as Jayna's maids.

He also plans to use maid practice as training for them. Many people underestimate the job of a butler and maid. However, only some know it is the most challenging job in Firuman. It could be seen through the old Vampire Darren.

During their trip to Nirvas, Angus notices Darren's movement and timely behavior while serving Mira perfectly. Angus could barely find a slight waste of movement, even in his breathing.

This fact may not relate to becoming a good butler when serving someone, but Angus finds Darren's every movement is calculated while maintaining this control.

He could provide all the necessities Mira needed before the event happened. Angus could count many complex body techniques, breathing, or even perfect mana control and high calculation when Darren perfectly served Mira.

Since the two women are too talented, Angus decides to let them experience this finesse training. As Angus predicts, with their talent and comprehension, Brigida and Lilith realize the true meaning during a few training days.

Even now, they still use all their strength to train while waiting for them. After a while, Angus brings Anna out of the room and lets the two maids dress Jayna.

Usually, as the main star of this kind of big event, Jayna needs at least to go through many beauty treatments for a whole day. However, no maid could survive Anna's mischievous prank for even one day.

In summary, all the royal maids need Anna's approval or at least survive her 'prank' before they can tend to Jayna. On the other hand, Brigida and Lilith survive Anna's prank but also being recognized by her.

Unlike the previous maids, who get called bubbles, Brigida and Lilith have their own nicknames. It is known that Anna only gives nicknames to others when she recognizes them. In her eyes, if someone is not strong enough, they are just a bubble that could be popped anytime.

Leaving Jayna alone with Brigida and Lilith, Angus and Anna visit Mira's room. Since the taciturn girl is very unpredictable and could come over anytime, they decide to give her a room on her own.

Entering the room rudely, "Mira, look Anna is so pretty." called Anna proudly.

Mira glanced slightly from her book before nodding in silence and returning to reading. Despite the lack of response, Anna keeps talking non-stop with Mira. If someone sees the two girls, it is like Anna pestering Mira with her continuous gibberish rambling.

In the meantime, Angus approaches Master Darren in the corner of the room.

"I didn't expect Master Darren to be here." said Angus.

"Hohoho… Actually, I still have a lot of things to do. But, it seems little Lenora found a good teacher. Therefore, I will keep serving the Master until she finishes her training." said Darren.

"I will relay your compliment to Uncle Darius. I believe the two of you could become good friends." said Angus.

"Hohoho… Certainly. It is very rare to find someone who manages to get the true essence in the art of serving." said Darren.

"Hmm… Still, this makes me curious. Was the Eternal Kingdom situation really bad even though you couldn't leave it briefly?" asked Angus.

"Not really. How to say this? Even without our interference, the Eternal Kingdom will survive for at least a dozen years or more if it gets lucky. But, the problem is the system of government."

"You see… Although the Vampire race relies on the subordination of others, Master hates slavery. The previous Vampire King is not making the kingdom the biggest slavery marketplace in Firuman but also one of the biggest underworld businesses."

"If it is only killing the ring leader and enforcing the law, my friend Vlad could easily handle it. But, if it is to change the current government system and stuff. Well… Let's say it takes a lot of things to consider." said Darius.

"Hmmm… Is one of them related to high-nutrition blood?" asked Angus.

"Correct. It seems little Lenora shows an inappropriate scene to you. As I said, all vampires carry the origin of [Bloodthirst] Ancient Power."

"Without sufficient nutritious blood, millions of vampires in the Eternal Kingdom will go berserk. At that time, even if the Master didn't intend to do it, some vampires would attack the neighboring kingdom." explained Darren.

"In the worst case, they will start to conquer the other kingdom and make their own." added Darren.

"Isn't it good? At least you don't need to worry about going extinct like the other race." said Angus.

"That's not completely true with Vampire's innate ability to spread and subordinate others through blood. It will only take us a year to turn most of the population on Firuman into a vampire. At that time, do you think we could supply everyone with enough blood?" said Darren.

"At the end of the day, it will only increase our doom." added Darren.

"A year?! Is that why there are no vampire races outside the Eternal Kingdom?" asked Angus.

"Yeah. That's one of the reasons. We have a special task force filled with high Pureblood to hunt down any vampire trying to make their civilization outside the kingdom.

"Fortunately, this task force is completely outside the jurisdiction of the Vampire King and bound by a blood oath. Otherwise, the whole world will be full of vampires already when we wake up." said Darren.

"Hmm… If I say like that, Vampire is more like a disease rather than a race." said Angus bluntly.

"Hohoho… Well, it is not wrong either since we could turn any race into our own. However, this kind of Vampire is only low rank. At most, they could only reach Half-blood rank." said Darren.

"Reach? Did the Vampire increase their rank?" asked Angus in interest.

"Oh… Was Young Baron Angus interested in the vampire race?" asked Darren back.

"I will be lying if I am not. If we ignore your major weakness, such as sunlight or few metallic materials, your vampire race is quite overpowerful."

Two times the original speed, mana control, and body power at night. Not to mention permanent enhancement after transformation. It is practically an easy way to become stronger in a short period." said Angus.

"True. However, unlike disease, Vampirism couldn't be cured. Well, you can be cured by dying. Besides that, it couldn't be reversed. Even if it could, it will have massive repercussions." said Darren.

"Really? May I know the reason?" asked Angus.

"Actually, I shouldn't talk this much to you about this. But since Master didn't stop me from the start, I think it is okay to share more with you. The answer for that is Soul." said Darren.

"Soul? Did you mean the Vampirism attack also infected the soul?" asked Angus.

"Infect? No, that's an incorrect term. The soul is…" Darren as he explains some knowledge about the soul.

Despite Darren talking and explaining casually, Angus' mind works at a high capacity to digest every word. Currently, he needs to gather any information about his soul after the incident a few days ago.

He has a few conjectures about his current condition and inner soul, but he still needs a concrete answer with limited information. Most of the reason is that he couldn't go into his inner soul.

Unlike the inner mind or mind palace, one couldn't just go inside their inner soul. When someone goes inside their inner mind, they become a soul-like state. So, it is impossible to enter the inner soul without outside influence since it is his soul-state.

It is like trying to know your inner organ's work without outside help or interference. Angus and Darren for a long time until they go to the Royal Palace. Since Jayna is part of the event, she couldn't go with them.

The moment they enter the crowded Royal Palace, everyone's eyes are staring at them. Noticing the sharp glare, Angus wakes up from deep thought and immediately glances at Mira in worry.