Yulia's heartbeat was perfectly normal. During their conversation, Griffith listened to the sound of her heartbeat from start to finish.
The other world Yulia mentioned very likely existed, but reason still made Griffith want to deny it.
Yet a utopia-like country... a country without vampires, where everyone was an ordinary human like Yulia...
An impractical desire seemed to ignite without him realizing it.
Griffith remained calm.
"It's a pity that the Embrace consumes a tremendous amount of vitality. Otherwise..."
If the Divine Blessing Church had not already occupied the castle, with danger everywhere and this being a poor time to reduce his mobility, verifying whether it was true or false would have been much easier.
"Has Lady Isabelle gone down to the underground pit?"
"Yes. I heard they also discovered traces of the Rose Count down there... Perhaps they can find that thing as well."
"What exactly does Lady Isabelle want to find?"
"I heard it's supposedly the most important thing in the Church. It concerns whether we can win this war..."
The passing Church warriors were discussing something.
Only after they left did Griffith's figure slowly emerge.
This was a special ability he had gained after becoming a vampire, allowing him to deceive people's vision by distorting light.
He was not truly invisible.
She curled up in the corner of the Biological Laboratory, seemingly exhausted in both body and mind until she collapsed... She appeared to be dreaming of something and began murmuring softly in her sleep.
"Father... where are you..."
"Miss Nan, this is the first time I've heard you mention your father."
"!!!!"
Yulia suddenly opened her eyes and rubbed them hard. The next second, she rushed forward with tears and snot streaming down her face. "Boss!!!"
She missed.
She did not mind, instead sizing