The maid, Mirena, had a simple job.

In the morning, she stood by Hestia’s side, served her, and brewed her tea.

At noon, she sat on Hestia’s lap and got hand-fed.

At night, after her bath, she went to Hestia’s room to attend her in bed.

After all, this castle had plenty of maids.

They didn’t need an amateur like Mirena to tidy the castle or clean rooms.

So she was basically Hestia’s personal maid.

Even then, Hestia never looked very busy.

She only corrected documents Mirena couldn’t understand.

Honestly, most of those files were already the optimal versions.

Whether she read them carefully or skimmed them didn’t matter.

Plenty of people had already done the work for her.

It made Mirena wonder what Hestia really was.

—Could she be a Vampire of Prince rank too?

It wasn’t impossible.

She’d heard her call herself a noble.

Hestia Alia, was it?

Looked like Mirena needed to keep an eye on her.

As that thought crossed her mind, Hestia quietly walked up to her.

Mirena didn’t snap out of it until Hestia pulled her into a hug.

“Wha—!?”

“Mirena, you’ve got so many openings… Are you that hung up on my identity?”

Hestia hugged Mirena and sat her on her lap.

“It’s not that I’m hung up. I’m just a little curious, hehe…”

Mirena showed an embarrassed smile.

The moment Hestia saw it, her heart throbbed for no reason.

Why would she make that face?

It was just like that person’s expression.

“…”

Hestia fell silent.

Mirena grew curious and asked her.

“W-what’s wrong, Master? Did I say something weird?”

“It’s nothing. Just my issue… Come on, let’s go have dinner…”

“Sure, but no more embarrassing stuff like at noon! I can eat by myself!”

The day passed like that.

Now Mirena sat cross-legged on the big bed.

Her mind raced. She was stuck in a serious dilemma.

—Even her own mother was under a Vampire’s control.

What should she do?

How could she get out of here?

On top of that, she had noticed something serious lately.

Maybe it was her imagination, but she didn’t resist Hestia’s daily feeding like she did the first time.

There was no pain when she was bitten. A different, strange feeling took its place.

—That was a very serious problem.

If this kept up, how would she ever leave these vicious Vampires?

She needed a plan. But what could she do?

Her Data Alteration ability was sealed right now.

What else could she use to escape?

Alone, she was far too weak.

The reason her ability was sealed was probably this Collar.

Having had it taken off once, Mirena was absolutely sure.

This Collar was the culprit that stripped her powers.

But she didn’t know how it was put on, or how it came off.

She just had a feeling that only Hestia could remove the Collar on her neck.

It felt downright awful—

The feeling of not having your own power in your own hands.

—not a shred of safety.

Also, what even was this Collar made of?

It could seal her skill as an RPG creator.

Mirena’s fingertips brushed the cool, surprisingly weightless Collar.

It looked like iron, but didn’t have an iron heft.

Wearing it didn’t hinder her with weight at all.

But—

Mirena shoved and pulled the Collar in every direction with all her strength. Nothing worked.

Either way, escaping from here had to be her first priority.

What should she do? How could she get out?

From the first day she was captured, she had never stopped thinking about it.

But honestly—

There wasn’t enough intel.

Name: Mirena Barlit

Sex: Female

Age: 15

Race: Elvenfolk (Blood Slave: if not drained for one day, Withdrawal Reaction occurs.)

Level: LV0

HP: 100/100

MP: 50/50

Strength: 10

Agility: 20

Endurance: 20

Intelligence: 400 (in use)

Physical Attack: 2

Accuracy: 10

Evasion: 20%

Critical: 0%

Skills: Level Appraisal (Sealed), Data Alteration (Sealed)