The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Professor Sylph sighed, "That was an accident no one could have predicted. Ophelia Brad's initial goal was to resurrect Vlad and then have him rid himself of his vampire corruption. After all, the Demon King's vampire abilities came from Vlad, and she believed Vlad must have a way. But later..."

　Darke's expression was strange: "But then, she discovered that Vlad had been resurrected, and then died again?"

　Professor Sylph shook her head and said, "That's the problem. Vlad wasn't completely dead this time either."

　Dark was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

　If your ashes are all refined, how can you not die?

　Professor Sylph said, "Ophelia Brad found Vlad's soul before us, cut off a part of it, and used it as the basis for creating a phylactery."

　Dark discovered that tonight was truly a night of surprises: "The Lich's Box?"

　Professor Sylph replied, "Pretty much. In short, she successfully restored Vlad's soul fragments to their original state and intends to resurrect him once again at Easter... which is today!"

　"I see."

　Dak let out a sharp breath: "I finally understand."

　Professor Sylph asked疑惑地问道：“What did you understand?”

　Dark touched the "Dream Demon" magic card he had put away, but did not reveal that the "Dream Demon" was made from Vlad's soul powder.

　He had roughly figured out the problem with the "dream monster".

　The Blood Princess has clearly initiated the ritual, and Vlad is probably already in the process of resurrection.

　Moreover, Vlad's memories may also be restored this time because of "Easter".

　But "Vlad with memories" is the Vlad that Blood Princess wants to revive.

　As a "dream monster" essentially crafted from Vlad's soul powder, it is naturally subject to the influence of the ritual.

　Although the part belonging to "Vlad's consciousness" should be in the hands of the Blood Princess, "Dream Demon" will not become Vlad because of this, but it is very likely that it will share a part of the memories.

　Let's think about it further.

　Could the "Dream Demon" have become one of the Demon King's vessels?

　Dark thought quickly for a moment, but when he answered, he said, "The Blood Princess wants to emulate the 'Saint's' 'resurrection,' allowing Vlad to regain his memories at the same time as his resurrection."

　"Indeed."

　Professor Sylph affirmed his assessment, but immediately added, "However, that's all in the past. I've already convinced her to abandon this unrealistic idea."

　Dark was slightly confused: "Why?"

　Professor Sylph said, "Even if Vlad regains his memories, he wouldn't have the ability to remove the Demon King's Embrace. Ophelia is just blinded by temporary gains and losses."

　In other words, it's like trying any treatment when you're desperate.

　Professor Sylph continued, "Vampires are a race that places great emphasis on hierarchy, which is determined by their bloodlines. High-ranking vampires have an absolute bloodline advantage over low-ranking vampires. Vlad's rank is obviously much lower than that of the Demon Lord, and relying on him to remove the Demon Lord's Embrace is like relying on a lizard to fight a dragon—it's utterly ridiculous."

　Dak didn't actually know this.

　But since Professor Sylph has made this decision, it is most likely true.

　He analyzed, "If that's the case, if the Blood Princess really did that, not only would she fail, but she would also most likely be devoured by the vampire Vlad?"

　Professor Sylph smiled slightly: "So I offered her another method that was more likely to work."

　……

Chapter 410 Darkdemon is a Rare Opportunity (4k)

　"Another method?"

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　Simply "resurrecting" Vlad wouldn't solve the problem at all.

　So what can Professor Sylph do to help Blood Princess remove the effects of the Embrace?

　Set up a barrier, open a secret passage... and then what?

　The fact that "Dream Demons" can be affected shows that their actions are still centered around Vlad.

　But if the essence hasn't changed, how much can the whole change?

　As if guessing what he was thinking, Professor Sylph immediately followed up: "This involves a question: what exactly is the vampire's Embrace?"

　Dark frowned slightly and replied, "A disease?"

　In fact, he had carefully researched information related to vampires.

　The vampire's "embrace" primarily originates from the vampire's bloodline.

　The closer one's bloodline is to the progenitor, the stronger the effect of the "Embrace".

　Vampires with sufficiently pure bloodlines can secrete a special magical agent from their fangs.

　This magical factor is like a bacterium. Once injected into the prey's bloodstream, it absorbs the power of the blood and multiplies rapidly, thus infecting the prey's entire body.

　The so-called "blood enslavement" can actually be classified as a "symptom".

　This is very similar to "sepsis".

　Therefore, after researching the information, Darke always felt that the vampire's "embrace" was actually a disease, rather than the "magic" or "curse" that is usually mentioned.

　But Professor Sylph clearly doesn't think so.

　She stated clearly, "Although I don't know why you think it's a disease, as far as I know, a vampire's Embrace is actually a reproductive act."

　“Reproductive behavior?” Dark’s tone inevitably carried a hint of surprise.

　Professor Sylph patiently explained, "Vampires have a very low fertility rate. Of course, this is a common problem for almost all long-lived species. But because of this low reproductive rate, long-lived species, like other creatures, can get sick, die when killed, and rarely live to a ripe old age. This leads to a gradual decline in the number of long-lived species, pushing them to the brink of extinction. In order to ensure the continuation of their race, vampires have, over a long period of time..."

　They have developed the ability to embrace. They can reproduce even without normal breeding.

　Dark thought for a moment: "That seems to be the case."

　Professor Sylph continued, “Only by understanding the essence of the matter can we prescribe the right remedy. The reason Ophelia Brad hasn't become a blood slave is because, as a member of the Blood Clan, she possesses a natural resistance to bloodline corruption, preventing the ‘Embrace’ from being completed. In a sense, she is still in the process of ‘reproduction.’ But now this process is nearing completion.”

　"So we need to find a way to stop the 'reproductive' behavior?" Dark asked curiously.

　“If it could be interrupted,” Professor Sylph said. “The problem is that the vampire’s Embrace is irreversible and cannot be interrupted; it will inevitably continue. So in this case, we can only look for new approaches, such as replacing the object of this process.”

　"Replace..."

　Dak squinted, lost in thought.

　He found himself seemingly to have grasped the logic in Professor Sylph's words.

　Using a certain method, the concept of "reproduction" is replaced.

　This allows the act of "reproduction" to continue, but it removes Ophelia Brad from the act.

　This is probably the unique logic of this idealistic magical worldview.

　Based on Dark's own logic, without Professor Sylph's guidance, he would never have been able to come up with this idea, no matter how hard he tried.

　But while the logic is there, the actual implementation is another matter.

　How can it be replaced?

　Is it through ritual magic that the secret passage is used?

　What role does Vlad the vampire play in all of this?

　Professor Sylph answered all of his questions afterward.

　After a long while, Dak suddenly realized.

　Professor Sylph actually wanted to transfer the act of "reproduction" to the vampire Vlad.

　But it's not about "resurrecting" it, but rather "forging" it.

　The concept of "reproduction" is interpreted through the form of "transforming magical spirits," thereby replacing Ophelia Brad!

　……

　"Vlad the vampire, as one of the vessels of the Demon King, perfectly fits the concept of the Demon King's reproductive object."

　"If all goes well, not only will Ophelia Brad be freed, but the soul of the vampire Vlad will also be completely eliminated."

　"It can be described as killing two birds with one stone."

　Sylph said slowly.

　"Speaking of which, the reason I thought of this is because of your 'Dream Fairy'."

　……

　Dark chuckled dryly, knowing that the existence of "Dream Demons" still couldn't escape the professor's sharp eyes.

　But to refine one of the Demon King's vessels into a magical spirit is truly a brilliant idea.

　If one day I can collect n "Demon King's Vessels", I might be able to summon (the Demon King) on ​​the spot.

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　……

　Professor Sylph's arrangement of the scene was more profound and complex than Dark had imagined.

　In the most fundamental "magical transmutation," she employs a special "ritual transmutation method."

　The entire castle was used as the venue for the ceremony, and the celestial energy was adjusted using a star barrier to make the environment suitable for the refining process.

　—The ability to accomplish this in such a short time is entirely due to Professor Mitia’s extraordinary personal abilities.

　Then, relying on the special nature of the secret passage, the historical scene was replicated to complete the entire ceremony.

　Among them, the key "actors" are Bloody Queen, Witt, Robert, Tom, and Ryan Hex.

　Yes, even Professor Ryan Hawkes was part of their scheme!

　……

　"Virt Gold, as the son of a hero, plays the role of a hero of a certain generation."

　"Robert Broheim was once parasitized by the vampire Vlad, and he played the role of the hero's partner, a half-demon corrupted by demons."

　Tom Nixon is an orc hybrid who plays a mage who goes from being enemies to becoming friends and eventually joins the hero's party.

　"Ryan Hex is the hero of the gun, and he plays the role of 'Grandpa,' a key figure who appears at crucial moments, repeatedly saving the hero and helping him become stronger."

　"And Ophelia Brad plays a demon king who is six months pregnant!"

　……

　This is not a fabrication, but a historical fact that actually existed.

　The Demon King of that generation was a woman who was six months pregnant when the hero attacked her. To protect her unborn child, she had her heart pierced by the hero. However, at the last moment, she still managed to give birth to her child using a secret technique.

　The hero felt compassion for her after she gave birth to the child. Instead of killing the child on the spot, he took the child away and raised him as his own.

　Until the hero died, the Demon King's child did not show the slightest sign of rebellion.

　He lived a normal, peaceful life in human society as a subhuman.

　Only after the hero died did he pack his bags, leave the human kingdom, return to the demon realm, reclaim the throne that was rightfully his, and become the new Demon King!

　After that, the demon race and the human race entered a long period of peace.

　But peace eventually crumbled, and war broke out again between the demons and humans.

　This is a very important entry in historical records.

　This perfectly demonstrates that the conflict between the demon race and the human race is irreconcilable.

　……

　Professor Sylph extracted this piece of history and, according to the needs of the ritual, compiled it into a highly feasible "stage play".

　As for whether this "stage play" will achieve its intended effect?

　She wasn't 100% confident.

　Everything is an imitation of "Professor Didi".

　Sylph had no experience.

　For her, this "experiment" was also an exploration of the secret passage.

　It was a hasty attempt.