Winona’s gaze seemed fixed on the road ahead, but her car was on autopilot. Mages were notoriously lazy. They would never lift a finger to throw away trash if they could use magic to clean it. How could you expect them to get a driver’s license? They were all issued by the Enforcement Bureau. Anyway, they couldn’t get into accidents, and even if they did, there wouldn’t be any casualties.

“Do you call her Ms. Lislotte?” Winona asked, not directly answering Adele’s question.

Adele let out a soft “Mm,” sounding cute. “Yes, she gives me a sense of invisible authority, even when she’s smiling at me.”

“Plus, she has a high status among humans, even you and Director Yashi are her subordinates.”

“So I think calling her Ms. Lislotte...is more appropriate!”

“Then I have to correct you.”

“What?”

“True Ancestor. You should call her Elf True Ancestor Lislotte.”

“What!?” Although both were “What?”, the girl’s emotions were completely different. One was confusion, the other pure surprise.

“Isn’t this what you wanted to know? I think you’ve already noticed it, haven’t you?”

“...” Adele fell silent. Indeed, Winona was right. Adele had asked this question during their private conversation because she sensed something strange about Lislotte, a kind of attraction and suppression from her bloodline. Lislotte was clearly an elf, but when she looked at Adele, Adele felt the blood in her body being drawn towards Lislotte. The girl couldn’t understand this before, but now, she received the answer she had suspected but didn’t dare to confirm: the elf Lislotte was the legendary True Ancestor who betrayed the Vampire Clan and sided with humans, even reaching a high-ranking position among them! Adele had been curious about this True Ancestor for a long time and never expected to receive such an unexpected answer today.

“So, Adele, what do you think a True Ancestor is?” Winona continued.

“A True Ancestor...?”

“Powerful and long-lived?”

“Yes, but those are just the most superficial impressions.”

“Actually, based on human research on that ancient history, and most importantly, based on the information provided by Lislotte,”

“We learned that True Ancestors aren’t naturally born, including vampires.”

“Before becoming True Ancestors, the twelve of them were from different races. Most were humans, and a small portion, like Lislotte, were from other races, like elves, beastmen...”

“It was only after they experienced an adventure together, a lucky encounter, that they transformed into the True Ancestors of the Vampire Clan.”

“By drinking...the blood of God?” Adele hesitantly guessed.

“You know quite a lot, girl,” Winona nodded.

“That’s right, the so-called ‘blood of God’.”

“This blood is both a blessing and a curse.”

“It awakened their instinct to drink blood and gave them the ability to create vampire familiars.”

“But compared to immortality and great power, this side effect is insignificant.” 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

“And they all abandoned their original races. Most True Ancestors believed they had transcended their original races, becoming greater beings who should rule this world.”

“Only Lislotte was an exception, a strange one.”

“She refused to kill or drink blood, becoming the only Vampire True Ancestor who never tasted blood, forcefully suppressing her ‘bloodlust’ until it almost disappeared.”

“At the same time, Lislotte was always proud of her elven identity.”

“Immortality and great power? She already possessed those. Becoming a True Ancestor only made her stronger.”

“Except for the Black Emperor, she had almost no rivals.”

“Of course, the Black Emperor wasn’t called the Black Emperor at that time...”

“So, did True Ancestor Lislotte side with humans from that time?” Adele asked curiously.

Winona chuckled. “Silly, how is that possible?”

“Although she didn’t drink blood or create familiars, she also acknowledged the existence of the Vampire Clan.”

“More importantly...she was the Black Emperor’s lover, so she unconditionally supported all his decisions.”

“Pfft!” If Adele had been drinking water, she would have sprayed it all over Winona’s car! Wait...doesn’t that sound a bit strange? Forget it, only those wearing yellow-tinted glasses would find it lewd! Anyway, Adele was completely shocked. The Black Emperor’s lover!? What kind of connection is this!? Could it be that Elf True Ancestor Lislotte is Dorothy’s ancestor?? That didn’t seem right. Dorothy didn’t show any elven traits. So this guess should be wrong!

Winona didn’t have Xiao Ai’s mind-reading ability, but she could easily see through Adele’s thoughts, so she continued, “I know what you’re thinking about Dorothy and her relationship, so let me tell you, there’s no connection between them.”

“Being lovers doesn’t mean they have to end up together.”

“We don’t know how the disagreement between Lislotte and the Black Emperor gradually escalated to the point of separation.”

“But it’s certain that their relationship ended.”

“And the Black Emperor waited for her for many years, but she never changed her mind.”

“Finally, for the continuation of the empire and his grand ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) ambition, he could only choose a suitable vampire familiar to be his queen.”

“And it was through this lineage that Dorothy was born.”

“I don’t know if Lislotte increased the difficulty of your special training because you’re Dorothy’s lover.”

“...”

“These aren’t important. The important thing is the turning point in history when Lislotte sided with humans.”

“Do you know when that was?” Winona suddenly looked at the girl’s pink eyes with a deep gaze.

Adele felt a chill down her spine and asked tremblingly, “W-When?”

“The day the Black Emperor fell.”