I Became a Little Vampire Princess After Being Infected by a Game Virus

Chapter 32: Draw the Ghost Card

“Well, you actually got it right this time. In fact, Yīn already told me the criminal’s name when he reported this matter to me.”

With the information from Yīn and Aierjisi, the City Lord started to understand the situation.

“Oh? You already know the criminal’s name? Then that makes it easier, right? Just grab the culprit directly.”

“Not so simple.”

The City Lord shook his head with a bitter smile. The city of Pield was large, and with high population flow, those thieves were all on the run. Even knowing the criminal’s name doesn’t guarantee finding them.

“Hmm… if that’s the case, it really isn’t easy.”

After hearing the City Lord’s explanation, Aierjisi frowned.

“Then… should I help you this time? You know how powerful I am.”

Since the City Lord was a game developer, he was well aware of her strength.

“Yeah. I’m aware of your strength. However, let’s forget about this incident. I don’t need your help; just enjoy your life in this city as you have been.”

“Ah? Are you sure you don’t need it? I know Yīn is strong too, but relying solely on her to deal with these thieves seems a bit risky, right?”

Aierjisi was surprised that the City Lord didn’t require her help, knowing full well how powerful she was.

“Did I ever say I’d rely only on her? Being a City Lord is not just for show.”

With that, the City Lord walked over to his desk and pulled out a secret weapon hidden in the drawer.

“What’s that?”

Seeing what the City Lord was holding, the Little Princess was dumbfounded. She had seen that thing before but never expected it to be present in this world.

“What do you think? You should know what this is. As long as I have this, my combat power is not inferior to yours. With Yīn and I teaming up, there won’t be an opponent we can’t defeat.”

Holding the secret weapon, the City Lord looked proudly at the Little Princess.

“Alright. I guess I was worrying for nothing. Since you have that, you indeed don’t need my help. Sorry for the interruption, but I’ll head back to the inn to rest.”

“Yeah, but be careful. I don’t know if that thief will target you. After all, you’re currently being watched by the Adrian People, and this thief is one of their minions. He might very well try to attack you.”

“Don’t worry. Unless the Adrian People come in person, I’m confident I can beat them. I’ll head back to rest now, City Lord. You take care too.”

“Rest assured, I won’t go down so easily.”

After seeing off the Little Princess, the City Lord slumped back in his chair. This matter was becoming increasingly troublesome.

“Aier, you’re back! How did it go with the City Lord?”

While Aierjisi was talking to the City Lord, Yake had been waiting in their inn room.

“It fell through. The City Lord doesn’t need my help.”

“Oh? He doesn’t need your help, even though you’re so strong? What’s he thinking?”

Yake was a bit curious. Normally, if someone as powerful as the Little Princess offered to help, he would definitely cling to her like there’s no tomorrow.

“Because he has a very powerful secret weapon. With that weapon, his combat power can match mine. Of course, that’s what he said; in reality, I’m probably still stronger.”

Aierjisi didn’t want to admit that the City Lord’s makeshift weapon was stronger than her.

“Well, if the City Lord doesn’t need our help, what should we do next?”

“What else can we do? We eat, drink, and have fun. Remember, until this event is over, we should always be on guard.”

“Wait… isn’t that contradictory? On one hand, you’re saying we should eat and drink, and on the other, you say we have to be in battle mode all the time?”

“That’s not contradictory at all. In short, let’s not slack off until the City Lord resolves things on his end. Got it?”

“Okay, okay, I got it. How about we go soak in a hot spring now?”

“Isn’t it a bit too crowded now?”

Seeing as it was already 8 PM, the hot spring would definitely be packed at this time. The Little Princess didn’t like crowded places, especially not for relaxing in a hot spring.

“I think it’s fine. Should we wait a bit longer before going?”

“Sounds good. Let’s wait a little longer.”

Perfect! That aligned with the Little Princess’s plans.

“Then… what to do next? We still have two hours to kill before it’s less crowded. Are we just going to sit around the room?”

“Don’t worry, to pass the boring time, I’ve got something prepared. Come on, Yake, I’ll teach you a really fun game.”

“A fun game? What is it?”

Aierjisi pulled out a deck of small cards from subspace, embellished with strange shapes: clubs, hearts, diamonds, and peaches, with numbers on the top left corner.

“Draw the Ghost Card, how about it? Want to play?”

Thanks to having Guanyu’s fragment of Earth memories, Aierjisi had created this deck of playing cards to pass the time on their journey. Besides this deck, she also carved out a set of Mahjong tiles, but since there were only two of them, they couldn’t play that.

“Draw the Ghost Card? What kind of game is that? I’ve never heard of it.”

Yake’s face showed confusion upon hearing that name.

“Looks like it’s your first time hearing about this game, which makes sense since there are no playing cards in this world, so naturally, there wouldn’t be Draw the Ghost Card either. Let me explain the rules to you, so listen closely.”

The Little Princess began explaining the rules for the Ghost Card game that she had learned online. Under her one-on-one tutoring, Yake’s brain was fairly sharp at that moment, and he quickly grasped the rules.

“Okay, I understand how to play now; let’s get started.”

“Sure! Let’s see who loses the most this time. Although we all know it’ll be me winning most of the time.”

The Little Princess looked smug, knowing she was a veteran at this game, while Yake, the newbie, had no chance of beating her.