Combining Liana and Nangong Natsuki's explanations, Airi finally got the whole story straight.
"So, that man named Zacharias believed the Fourth True Ancestor was sleeping inside me. That was why he came to Kagami Island to hold a banquet, so the Fourth True Ancestor within me would awaken. Then the vampires would serve the Fourth True Ancestor as their king, allowing the surrounding countries to recognize their independent territory..."
Having sorted out the entire matter, Airi found it utterly unbelievable.
"Where did that man named Zacharias get the confidence that he could negotiate with the Fourth True Ancestor?"
Even without having met the Fourth True Ancestor herself, he should have known from her legends that she was absolutely not someone easy to deal with. The Fourth True Ancestor of legend had no vampire kin, the sole and proud strongest Vampire in the world. She appeared at every turning point in history, bringing slaughter and destruction to the world... In fact, based on what Airi had learned from personally speaking and fighting with her, that was more or less exactly the kind of person she had been.
Even if the Fourth True Ancestor had not died, and even if that man Zacharias truly awakened her, Airi believed she would have slapped him straight into the afterlife the moment she woke up.
Forget it. None of that mattered.
What mattered was...
"You know I killed the Fourth True Ancestor, right?"
Airi looked curiously at Nangong Natsuki, who shook her head.
"I did witness it with my own eyes. But by common sense, no one would believe it. In fact, after I submitted my report, most of the higher-ups believed that the Fourth True Ancestor had only just awakened and was greatly weakened. After being defeated, she fell back into slumber..."
"Hmm... I