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Volume 5 Vampire Tea Party Part 6

「The Demon Lords from the 『Thousand Eyes』 Community? You do not mean. . . .  ?」

「Yes, exactly. Those Demon Lords from 『Thousand Eyes』 Community who were asking for support in the creation and implementation of the 「Floor Master 」system across the entirety of Little Garden.」

「Ahhh, those guys? What were they called again? 「Laplace Demon」and 「Demon Lord of the White Night」Shiroyasha?」

「That is right, these ones. So, you know how the stories go that especially 「The Demon Lord of the White Night」is supposed to be one of the oldest Demon Lords in the history of Little Garden? So even if he proved unfit to be my potential husband, then getting him married into our family through Lamia should prove to be a pretty reasonable laternative, right?」

「Oh, but would that not prove to be too much like unnecessarily stirring up the hornet’s nest?」

Not liking the direction in which the conversation was going, Lamia decided to cut it then and there.

『Thousand Eyes』 is a two-digit Community in Little Garden’s order of power located at the Outer Gate #69, and the largest commercial and trade related Community that possessed its own headquarters, and they are also the only Community of such a large size that was operating directly on the lower layers of Little Garden. There are many more smaller Communities united under their main banner of 「The Twin Goddesses facing each other」. Some of them are their business partners, while the others have joined them in order to seek shelter and asylum from being harassed by stronger, more hostile Communities. As a result of such a development, 『Thousand Eyes』 has become pretty popular as its own special type of Community known as a Colonial Community. Originally they were operating under a totally different name, but nowadays there are a very few people who actually remember that.

Such a large and renowned Community was bound to possess a lot of power and influence, so deepening the bonds between such a Community and the Pureblood Vampires would be a pretty good opportunity to strengthen their position and social standing even further by obtaining such a powerful ally, and one of the higher-ups of such a Community would make for a perfect husband for the second princess. However, Carla the Head Maid immediately crushed those ambitious plans when she provided Leticia and Lamia with a crucial piece of information while shrugging her shoulders and shaking her head.

「While I do have to agree that such a marriage could be a beneficial idea to both the Pureblood Vampires and 『Thousand Eyes』 alike, I am afraid that it will not be possible to turn those plans into reality, because both 『The Laplace Demon』 and 『Demon Lord of the White Night』 are females. Also. . . . I heard these two might be caught up in some unusual pacts.」

「Hou? Have you met her before?」

But Carla shook her head in response to that question, indicating that this was not the case. And then, after erasing her usual cheerful smile off her face she lowered her voice and leaned forward so that only Leticia and Lamia would be able to hear what she was about to say, almost as if she was about to reveal some kind of big secret to them.

「I do not think that we need to be particularly worried about Shiroyasha, 「The Demon Lord of the White Night」who is said to have been summoned as a result of the cleansing ceremony performed on the gate of a Buddhist temple. . . . . . but I heard some pretty suspicious rumors regarding the other Demon Lord, 「The Laplace Demon」. Supposedly, she remains in close contact with Dystopia, a Demon Lord that has recently appeared on the West Side of Little Garden. 」

「Dystopia?」

「I cannot say that I am familiar with that Demon Lord. . . .  but since he has appeared in the West Side, then does that not mean that he is a Demon Lord that originates from Western Europe?」

Leticia and Lamia looked at each other while titling their heads to the side, but ultimately, if that mysterious new Demon Lord really got summoned to The West Side, then there should be nothing for them to worry about, because in Little Garden, its North, South, East and West sides are very closely related to the regions in the Outer World and the Mythologies that can be found in them. For example: if you were to be summoned to Little Garden from East Asia in the Outer World, you would end up in Little Garden’s East Side, and if you were summoned from the countries belonging to the Western Europe or Middle East Asia, then you would most likely end up being send into The West Side. As for the North Side, it is a place where the Gods of the Slavic and Scandinavian Mythologies dwell alongside evil spirits and various man-eating fiends. And lastly, there is the South Side: the most fertile of all the Sides where the members of all races and Mythologies dwell while cultivating the rich lands, and due to that characteristic it is not restricted to any specific inhabitants in particular, instead being open to anyone and anything as long as they are willing to contribute to the land’s growth and development. And that is the rough division of Little Garden’s Sides in a nutshell.

When it comes the size of all the sides, The West Side is the biggest of the four where many different Gods have chosen to migrate. That variety of Gods includes the Greek Gods, Roman Gods, Celtic Gods and the Gods of the Ulster Cycle, who make up a group separated from the rest of the Gods from the Celtic Mythology. So as you can probably imagine, when you have such a diverse cast of Gods gathered up in one place, the appearance of one more Demon Lord should pass up there as a pretty insignificant one, just another addition to the bunch. That is also how Leticia and Lamia thought about it, but as if to go against their expectations, Carla’s face became incredibly stiff before she continued her story further.

「Unfortunately, at the current moment the real identity of the Demon Lord Dystopia remains unknown, so we have no idea if he is someone origination from the mythology of one of the countries of Western Europe or from someplace else entirely. I was curious about that myself, so I dispatched one of our spies so they could do some digging for me, and they ended up bringing back some scary information. . . . . knowing this, do you still want ti hear what they are?」

She asked Leticia and Lamia while looking at them with very serious eyes. Fortunately, the only ones who were in the garden right now are the royal sisters and the Head Maid, so at the very least they would not have to worry about anyone else listening in on their conversation. However, there was still one additional precaution that Leticia had to take no matter what before they would move on.

「Lamia. I hope this goes without saying, but you cannot tell anyone else about what you are going to hear here, you understand?」

「Worry not, dear sister. As a proper lady and the member of the royal family, I know the value that information, and the act of keeping them possess, and if anyone ever asks me what did we talk about here, I will play ignorant and forgetful, since the ability to act without others seeing through your deception is also a powerful weapon, be it in politics or while engaging in social activities.」

「Fufu, just as I was expecting of both Your Royal Hignesses. Knowing that I am serving someone so intelligent who knows the value of secrets and how important it is to keep them feels my heart with joy. Truly, this Head Maid is happy to be your servant, from the bottom of my heart. Now then, allow me. . . . 」

Carla smiled with a faint smile. But that smile soon left her face when she took out her Gift Card and produced three pieces of parchment from inside of it. All three of them were bearing the seal that depicted the Community Flag with a red branch on it.