After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 45 - 44 Senata Abunisaya

Chapter 45: Chapter 44 Senata Abunisaya

Just as the troops of the Black Knight, the Headless Knight, and the Insect Man were stationed outside the Demon King City, the vampires and that young vampire girl seen during the Morning Court did not live in the Demon King City.

Rather, they lived in a nearby smaller castle... much smaller in scale compared to the Demon King City, which was appropriate for a vassal. Furthermore, it wasn’t just vampires living in the castle.

There were also werewolves (werewolves).

Contrary to the common belief in Yila’s previous world, the relationship between vampires and werewolves in this world was quite good. After all, both were similar to humans to some extent, and perhaps shared a lot in common.

"Lord Yila, Lord Senata invites you inside."

Facing the male vampire who pushed open the castle gate and invited him in, Yila nodded and followed the lead towards the vampire castle.

Senata... that was the name of the vampire leader who participated in the morning meetings at the Demon King Castle.

Inside the castle, many vampires and werewolves roamed around. They seemed not to be involved in the daily production activities of the Demon King Territory; their usual work likely involved tasks outside the territory, such as intelligence gathering, and then reporting back to the young vampire leader named Senata.

Compared to the Demon King City, this castle had a more artistic vibe. Numerous oil paintings replaced what would have been ideal spots for windows. Of course, this might not have anything to do with art.

After all, for vampires and werewolves, seeing the sun and the moon was not a good thing... the sun would scorch the former, and the moon would drive the latter mad.

The celestial bodies seemed unfriendly to magical creatures... But *if we blamed everything on the celestial bodies, wouldn’t that be unfair to the sun and the moon?*

"Lord Yila, this is Lord Senata’s chamber."

The male vampire said as he led Yila into a room with a coffin placed in the center. After bringing Yila in, he respectfully exited... The surrounding decorations appeared as those of a normal bedroom.

A coat rack, a wardrobe, a desk, a fireplace, and a wooden box.

"..."

However, it seemed Senata hadn’t emerged from the coffin that substituted a bed. *Was she already up due to some business? Or was this designed to intimidate him?*

Yila thought so as he looked at the empty room. Gazing at the intricate wooden coffin, he then heard a dull thud from inside it.

Indeed, it was...

"Thud!"

A loud, muffled sound of something hitting the wood.

"..."

Yila watched silently as the coffin lid was pushed open from the inside, and the young vampire leader he had seen in the morning meeting emerged, one hand holding her head, the other supporting herself on the silk lining of the coffin, sitting up.

*It seemed Yila had overthought. She wasn’t busy or trying to intimidate him, she had fallen asleep.*

"Sorry, I fell asleep while waiting for you after my subordinates informed me of your arrival."

Wearing a pure white dress, the young vampire girl released her hand from her slightly reddened forehead and apologized sincerely, "My name is Senata, Senata Abunisaya."

"Hello."

Yila responded, looking at Senata climbing out of the coffin. He watched as she tidily arranged the bedding a bit nervously and then sat opposite him. The two of them sat across the table, staring at each other.

Soon, other vampires arrived to serve them tea.

Yila took a delicate sip of the bright red tea in his hand, observing Senata, who appeared unsure of what to say and continuously spun her teacup. He was the first to speak, "Miss Senata?"

"Yes!"

"..."

*For some reason, her reaction seemed overly dramatic.*

Yila thought so as he observed Senata’s seemingly rapid breathing and her pupils shrinking to pinpricks. He realized something and said, "I remember—when we first met, you were the one who swallowed hard..."

Indeed, Yila was not mistaken. On the day Yila walked out of prison, Senata did not participate in controlling him. Instead, she stood there stiff, nearly paralyzed with tension.

*Things hadn’t improved much since then; this was obviously a case of "Ira-phobia."*

"Yes, I’m sorry to let you see such a joke, Lord Yila."

Feigning a relaxed demeanor, Senata said, lowering her eyes to her reflection in the teacup. After a moment of silence, she began to speak slowly, "Although I know you have become one of us, I still feel... afraid."

"I saw you on the battlefield..."

Senata spoke, something Yila had already suspected. Though he didn’t remember much himself, it was because there were so many magical creatures on the battlefield that it was hard to recall anything specific.

"I remember—it was a nighttime operation. My kin and I launched an assassination attempt on the battlefield commander at the time. The commander of that battlefield was named Ulrichla Jem Goodwin."

As Senata slowly recounted, Yila seemed to recall, saying while thinking back, "The assassination of Ulrichla? I do have some memory of it... If it had succeeded, the war might have become more intense."

Even Yila had to respect General Ulrichla; he was a rare genius commander in the empire with a keen sense of warfare. He certainly could have shone brightly in the war with the Duchy.

But the Goodwin Family stayed too close to the Yila Faction, which might have attracted the nobility’s ire...

"Yes, we failed."

Senata’s words interrupted Yila’s thoughts. Her gaze drifted as if she had returned to that night, murmuring, "Lord Yila, with crimson dragon wings sprouting from your back, you swept over the entire battlefield."

"The nighttime battlefield turned almost as bright as day. The searing temperature covered our army in an instant, and my kin vanished in the blazing flames within moments."

"Then..."

Senata’s throat moved slightly as she gently held her cup and continued, "From your back, bat-like wings broke open, and the moment they shattered, explosive blood magic swept over the battlefield. Our forces were almost entirely wiped out."

*Yes, this was the terror of the Governor, or rather... the terror of the "Chief Governor" named Yila. No other Governor or Chief Governor could reach this level. Only Yila. Only Yila.*

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