Lancy watched Signe's small figure and exhaled a thin mist.

"Return to the Hualand Empire."

He was as gentle as ever.

Going further wasn't a place she should go.

He reached into his inner coat pocket and took out six distinct badges.

Earlier, in Little Stone City, High Lord Algom saw him off, reluctantly wishing him all the best on his upcoming journey, and gave him a commemorative badge representing friendship.

Later, he learned that this was the High Lord's family crest, representing that he would be a permanent ally and honored guest, because the lords of each city-state gave him one afterward and explained it to him.

Giving these badges to Signe should ensure she receives a lot of care along the way.

Before he could finish speaking.

"Loki McCarthy... that little wolf girl has already been hit with my locking spell in battle... the Fourth Progenitor will find her sooner or later... heh heh heh..."

Count Gregory's gloomy and intermittent laughter still echoed across the snowfield, remaining like a curse that could not be dispelled, even as it was buried by the wind and snow.

"If you have the ability, continue to keep her by your side..."

In any case, as a vampire count, he would not die. In two weeks, Duke Eduardo, the Fourth Progenitor, would arrive in the Demon World, and then he would definitely discover this wolf girl and begin the reckoning.

This wolf girl alone, they vampires could never let go.

One day, she would grow stronger than her father, and with the hatred etched in her heart, it would be an unpredictable disaster for the vampires.

"Lord!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Luca immediately raised his hand, signaling his men to restrain the count's head, preventing him from madly provoking and offending the Great Demon.

He then looked at the little girl behind Lancy.

Although it seemed that the little girl's relationship with the Great Demon was not bad, it was ultimately just the Great Demon playing a human game with her.

Duke Eduardo, the Fourth Progenitor, was a vampire sage whom even a Fallen Qing Capital would find difficult to resist. There was nothing of value in a little girl that would make the Great Demon forge a deadly feud with such a ninth-order vampire for her sake.

"..."

Signe didn't react.

Clinging tightly to Lancy's coat.

She lowered her head, resting her forehead against Lancy's back.

As if her final act of willfulness, conveying silent information to Lancy.

"Then there's no choice."

Lancy sighed and looked back at Signe.

"We may have to modify the contract slightly. Would you be willing to come to the Demon World with me?"

Even though he had become a demon, his emerald green pupils were eerie and ominous, but deep in his eyes, it still seemed to say, "I really can't rest easy leaving you alone."

Signe stared blankly at Lancy, her eyes glistening.

Finally, she burst into tears like a child.

She hadn't cried like this since losing her parents. It was as if all the grievances, fears, and despair accumulated in her heart could be vented. Her tears streamed down her cheeks, her cries full of unspeakable grievances and indescribable relief—gratitude for the continuation of life and farewell to the horrors she had experienced.

"At your age, it's okay to cry. I thought you were acting too mature earlier."

Lancy crouched down and gently patted Signe's beret.

Signe's hands were still clutching his other sleeve, as if it were her only anchor of stability in this storm-tossed world.

Thinking carefully, she was still just a child who had just turned eleven. Lancy felt that it was too hard on her, so sensible that it was heartbreaking.

"You've encountered a lot of misfortune so far and had to become strong. Even so, you're still being chased every day, but it's not your fault."

Lancy said with a smile.

She took a few deep breaths, trying to speak and agree, but it was as if her chest was frozen, and she couldn't say a word.

"Signe, you're just a child. You've done nothing wrong from beginning to end."

Lancy said again, his tone becoming firmer.

"Waaaaah..."

In Signe's wet, misty eyes, the desire to live had been rekindled, seeking a gentle future.

She didn't know how long it had been, but she seemed to be tired from crying. Already exhausted, she gradually closed her eyes at Lancy's voice, hugged his neck, and fell into a dream.

Lancy could only pick her up and look at Lieutenant Colonel Luca in the wind and snow.

"I'll have to trouble Mr. Luca to take me to the Demon World. Also, I'll have to trouble you not to reveal my identity. I'm just a foreign demon merchant. As for how to handle the border identity, I'll have to ask Mr. Luca for help."

There was still a vampire count on the ground, and he needed a porter to help him transport him to the Demon King's Castle.

"Of course, it's my honor to be able to help you."

The Demon World officer saluted Lancy.

Even without the Great Demon's identity, the six badges of the orc city-states that the Great Demon had just taken out were quite amazing. As a demon merchant, if he could obtain the passage care of the orc city-states in the Eternal Night Lands, his own power and convenience would be favored by many demon world chambers of commerce.

……

North Continent, Protoss Empire.

In a private residence on the top floor of a high-rise building in the center of Herlom City-State, even at noon, the owner of the house seemed to be sleeping in.

"Hmm... hwaah..."

The warm air at noon warmed her body, and she moved in the blanket while groaning.

Although Sigrid was by no means a person who loved to sleep in, her recent dreams were too real, making it difficult to wake up.

"I had another wonderful dream."

Sigrid rubbed her eyes, which she couldn't open, and yawned, making a sleepy sound.

It must be because she missed him too much that she kept dreaming about him.

This time, it seemed to be a nightmare, making her sweat a lot, but on closer reflection, the dream also had dreamlike moments that even beautiful dreams could not compare to.

In the dream, she was a child and could actually act spoiled towards him without restraint.

"Let me have lucid dreams, let me have lucid dreams!"

Sigrid poked her temples, vowing that if she could still become a child and dream of Lancy in the future, she must remember something in the dream, even if it was just for a moment, so that she could tease Lancy.

She carefully memorized it for a moment.

She walked to the window and opened it, and the refreshing wind at noon in Herlom gently blew into the bedroom.

The pleasant feeling made her smile, and at the same time, she put her hands on the windowsill and leaned out her upper body.

A familiar and close landscape.

The sky was still a soft orange-yellow, and the midday sun shone on Herlom. The skyscrapers shone in the golden light, and the contours of the ancient church and the other-dimensional floating road surfaces were even more dazzling.

"What kind of dream will I have tomorrow?"

She didn't hesitate to let her cheeks bathe in the golden light, murmuring loosely.

(End of this chapter)