Though she had some doubts, Valerie obediently went to call Gasper over.
Having spent so much time with Miss Moonlit, she had long since stopped fearing this older vampire sister.
Miss Moonlit was not actually scary. Even if she looked brutal in battle, it was probably only because she wanted to better protect what she cared about.
At heart, Miss Moonlit was very gentle.
Before long, Valerie brought Gasper over.
"Miss Moonlit..."
Upon seeing Miss Moonlit, Gasper looked quite respectful and obediently called out to her.
Compared to the original Gasper, he was no longer so socially anxious that he could barely face people, but his shut-in nature had not changed. If Miss Moonlit had not called him out with her, he would definitely have stayed in his room all day.
"You really..."
You were becoming more and more like a girl!
Looking at Gasper before her, with his waist-length hair and girlish pajamas, no one could tell he was a boy.
He was very cute, but Miss Moonlit was not into that.
Still, she said nothing and had no intention of stopping him.
Valerie, on the other hand, looked rather pleased. Gasper's fondness for cross-dressing was, in large part, because of her.
Didn't this look better than men's clothing?
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"I have a few things to give you. Consider them compensation for taking your Sacred Gears back then..."
Without wasting words, Miss Moonlit stood up and got straight to the point. After speaking, she gave Gasper a thoughtful look. Two years had passed, yet the remaining power inside him had not awakened, nor had it manifested as a Sacred Gear.
She did not know when she would be able to obtain the other part of that Sacred Gear.
"Huh? Miss Moonlit... there's no need! We gave you the Sacred Gears willingly. As for compensation... bringing us out back then was already the greatest compensation."
"That's right. It was better for Miss Moonlit to have that thing anyway. There's absolutely no need for compensation."
Gasper hurriedly shook his head as well. He did not like Sacred Gears at all. In fact, the past two years without one had been the happiest of his life. He no longer had to worry about going berserk.
Why would he need compensation from Miss Moonlit?
Now You Are My Blood Servant
Gasper and Valerie insisted that Miss Moonlit did not need to compensate them, but Miss Moonlit could not simply give them nothing.
Perhaps it would not have mattered with others, but she got along quite well with Valerie and Gasper. Besides, these things were not particularly valuable to her. By comparison... only after giving them compensation would she feel less guilty.
Miss Moonlit looked through the stigmata in her inventory. She did not even possess a complete five-star set herself, and only had a few cards in total, so she naturally could not give them away for now.
She did, however, have several complete four-star sets from her previous hundred-pull draws.
After choosing carefully, Miss Moonlit took out two four-star stigmata sets.
The game-like stigmata came in the form of character Crystals cards. Once equipped on one's back, they transformed into red patterns.
Not only could Miss Moonlit use them; she could also give them to others.
"Miss Moonlit, what are these?"
Looking at the stigmata in Miss Moonlit's hands, especially the alluring beautiful-girl illustrations on them, Valerie and Gasper both looked very curious.
Was this the compensation Miss Moonlit was giving them?
"These are stigmata."
"Stigmata?"
Gasper and Valerie found that somewhat strange. They knew what stigmata were.
Stigmata were also called holy wounds and were considered a supernatural phenomenon. In English, they were called stigmatas.
There had been strange manifestations on the bodies of Christians, resembling the suffering Christ endured as recorded in the Bible, sometimes even more severe. For example, blood might inexplicably pour from the palms or the head, or even flow from the eyes.
But how could these beautiful-girl cards possibly be connected to stigmata?
"They are different from the stigmata you understand. They are more like equipped weapons, or you can think of them as special Sacred Gears."
Miss Moonlit could not really explain the origins of Honkai Impact 3rd stigmata to them bit by bit, so she gave a simple comparison.
If Gasper had not been there, being a boy, she could have shown him the stigmata pattern on her back.
But with Gasper present, forget it. Even if he was a very pretty feminine boy, it was still not acceptable.
"In short, attaching them to your backs will grant you powerful strength."
There were two ways to equip stigmata. One was for Miss Moonlit to equip them herself through the system interface. The other was to hold a stigmata against one's back, where it would transform into a red pattern on its own...
It was extremely simple and convenient, requiring no stigmata surgery at all. However, if they wanted to remove them, currently only Miss Moonlit herself could do so.
It was worth mentioning that in the Honkai world, possessing stigmata equipment was equivalent to already having undergone artificial stigmata surgery.
And it came with no side effects.
"That sounds amazing..."
It sounded somewhat similar to Artificial Artifacts, yet entirely different.
"I have two stigmata sets here: the vampire countess set, Báthory Erzsébet, and the God's Whip set, Attila. Which one do you like?"
Holding the two sets, Miss Moonlit explained their abilities and effects.
After Valerie and Gasper discussed it, Valerie chose Báthory Erzsébet, while Gasper took Attila.
Besides the stigmata, Miss Moonlit also gave them two weapons each.
One sword and two guns.
They naturally could not be five-star weapons either, only four-star ones. Miss Moonlit's inventory was not particularly abundant right now, so she would wait until she had extra duplicates.
Valerie chose Demon Blade Muramasa and Fire Sprite, while Gasper took Demon Blade Murasame and Water Sprite.
Holding the demon blade and pistol in her hands, Valerie looked a little at a loss. This sword was no worse than some Sacred Gears. It had its own abilities and could even project spiritual blades!
The angels' favorite weapon was the Spear of Light...
And the pistol was the same, a weapon far beyond current technology. It felt more powerful than most Artificial Artifacts.
Valerie curiously explored the weapons Miss Moonlit had given her. Though they were far inferior to the Sacred Gear that had originally belonged to her, she still treasured them deeply.
These were gifts from Miss Moonlit.
"Valerie, you can play with them later. Come over here first."
Miss Moonlit's voice rang out beside her. Valerie immediately put away the things in her hands and walked over to Miss Moonlit.
"Miss Moonlit?"
Looking at Miss Moonlit before her, Valerie waited for her instructions.
The next second, the girl froze.
Miss Moonlit suddenly seized her arms, lowered her head, and bit into her neck. Those two sharp little fangs pierced her skin, making Valerie feel a burst of pain.
Before she could properly register it, the pain turned into a strange pleasure.
Valerie was utterly bewildered and at a loss, unable to understand why Miss Moonlit had suddenly done this. Miss Moonlit was similar to her—although she was a vampire, she did not feed on blood, did she?
She was startled by Miss Moonlit's actions, yet strangely, she did not resent it at all. Instead, there was even a faint excitement in her heart that she could not suppress.
At the same time, Gasper, watching the two beautiful vampires, one older and one younger, was dumbfounded.
He did not understand why Miss Moonlit had suddenly bitten Valerie either.
But the situation did not last long before Miss Moonlit released her.
She lightly licked the blood from the corner of her lips. This was her first time drinking blood in this world. Perhaps because she was a vampire, it felt... no worse than tasting any delicacy.
If this continued for long, she might become addicted!
Still, it probably depended on the person. Not everyone's blood tasted good. In the past, while killing, blood had occasionally splashed into her mouth, but it had not been particularly delicious.
"Don't misunderstand. This is also part of the compensation."
"From now on, you are my true Blood Servant. As long as I do not die, neither will you..."
Noticing Valerie's confusion, Miss Moonlit gave a brief explanation. She had turned her into her Blood Servant, sharing her life...
This had also been part of the compensation she had planned from the beginning.
"A servant? So that's how it is!"
"I thought..."
Valerie touched the place Miss Moonlit had bitten and came back to her senses. As she felt herself out... her body seemed to have become somewhat different.
Or rather, her bloodline had changed.
"Miss Moonlit, what about me?"
Hearing this, Gasper looked at Miss Moonlit expectantly.
"Denied."
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Seeing Gasper's hopeful expression, Miss Moonlit refused without hesitation.
She would never bite a boy. Not even a feminine boy.
Besides, Gasper's Sacred Gear could not be considered a Sacred Gear of Destruction at all. Valerie needed far more compensation, and Gasper had already received enough...
"Why?"
Gasper did not understand. Valerie had gotten it too.
That was unfair treatment...
"There is no why."
How Can a Boss Your Age Sleep at a Time Like This?
"It's dark..."
The white-haired girl stretched lazily and looked out the window. The moon had already risen.
This was the time when vampires were active.
But those two vampires were sleeping soundly, probably because they had played themselves tired during the day. In any case, Miss Moonlit had not gone out. Under such blazing sunlight, she would rather sleep at home.
Picking up the plush doll beside her, Miss Moonlit habitually rubbed her cheek against it. It was soft and fluffy... she loved it.
Though it was not her beloved Homu, it was still very cute.
At least, Miss Moonlit liked it very much right now.
In private, she did not resemble some imposing great figure or vampire at all. She was more like an innocent, romantic, adorable girl.
When she pushed open the window, a gust of cold wind blew in, instantly raising goosebumps on Miss Moonlit's skin. Looking outside, she discovered that the world had already become a vast expanse of white.
"It was sunny during the day, but after one nap, it snowed this heavily?"
The world truly was ever-changing!
The girl sighed in wonder, but she was not afraid of the cold. Instead, her eyes sparkled. She liked snowy days very much.
And with the physique of a Valkyrie and a vampire, she quickly adapted to the temperature. She did not even need extra clothes.
Walking out of her room, Miss Moonlit played with the snow on the ground, her crimson eyes full of childish delight. But before long, she lost interest and simply lay down in the snow, watching the heavy flakes drift down.
Yet even then, the girl still felt no sleepiness at all...
Boss, if you have nothing to do, go complete bounties!
You are still far from SS-rank, Boss. Aren't you worried at all? At this rate, when will you complete the main quest?
As the girl lay in the snow daydreaming, Ai-chan suddenly appeared beside Miss Moonlit and spoke in a tone of frustration.
How could someone your age possibly sleep?!
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