Chapter 26: True Equality
The name Helen suited her well. She had eyes as clear and blue as the ocean. Previously, they had been clouded with a dullness, but now they were so bright, like a ray of sunshine piercing through dark clouds and falling onto the sea.
Jasmine nodded, “Alright, Helen. Tomorrow morning, when the first rays of light touch the ground, meet me in the open space behind the old school building. I will teach you how to deal with vampires.”
Helen nodded firmly, agreeing without hesitation.
She didn’t notice the nuance in Jasmine’s words. Jasmine had said “how to deal with vampires,” not “how to deal with low-ranking vampires.” In reality, the techniques for dealing with vampires were generally universal. Nobles were just stronger vampires. As long as one had strong willpower and wasn’t controlled by vampire mental magic, dealing with them was much simpler.
Especially since… vampires were quite similar to humans in a sense, Jasmine meant physically. They were basically humanoid and preferred to attack in human form during combat. However, they were like humans with poisonous claws and steel fangs, making them more difficult to handle.
But as long as one understood the methods, there was a chance to fight back. At least, the most numerous low-ranking vampires were definitely not that difficult to deal with.
After setting the time and place, Jasmine returned to her room. The first thing she did was take off her socks, soak them in a basin of water, and put on a new pair.
After washing the dirty socks, she left her room. Miss Adele was currently in class. It was precisely because the masters were all in the classrooms that the low-ranking vampires had the time to bother her. Jasmine had to go to the logistics department to get a new school uniform. Adele’s previous uniform was damaged, which somewhat affected the rotation.
As soon as she pushed open the door of the logistics building, she saw all the vampires inside turn their heads to look at her. Jasmine guessed that they were most likely doing it on purpose. They must have smelled her when she was outside. They hadn’t turned around then but only now, just to startle her.
Jasmine ignored their gazes and walked straight to the reception area. The first floor was laid out like a bank, with staff sitting behind counters. Anyone who needed assistance would sit in front of a counter. Since there was no staff to guide her, Jasmine walked straight to a counter that looked pleasing to her eye and prepared to sit down for a consultation.
However, before she could sit down, the vampire next to her hooked the chair away with his foot. “Oops, humans can’t sit here. It’ll be full of human smell, how can vampires sit here then?”
Jasmine glanced at the vampire next to her. It was a male, low-ranking vampire. Jasmine guessed he was probably a student’s attendant, here to handle matters for his master. Jasmine looked at his foot, not particularly angry. She calmly pulled the chair back. Her movement wasn’t gentle. She pulled it back while the attendant’s foot was still hooked on it, inevitably dragging his foot along.
Soon, Jasmine heard him cry out, “Ouch, ouch, ouch! My foot!” Jasmine sat down expressionlessly, firmly pressing the chair down with her body weight. The attendant had no choice but to retract his foot and glared at Jasmine fiercely.
“If you think you can’t sit here, you can sit on the floor or stand. Sir, doesn’t the attendant’s dining hall have human chefs? If what you say is true, then you probably don’t even eat lunch.”
The attendant was stunned. He was no match for Jasmine in a verbal sparring match.
After all, Jasmine’s ice queen persona was just a persona. As a modern person and a chuunibyou, Jasmine could talk non-stop if she wanted to. However, in this world filled with medieval fantasy and magical elements, a chatterbox persona wouldn’t really fit in.
The attendant wanted to say something more, but the staff member inside said, “Are you going to handle your business or not?”
No matter what world it was, office workers hated time-wasting customers the most. After all, they could rest when there were no customers.
The low-ranking female vampire inside had a bored expression on her face as she mechanically asked Jasmine what business she had. Her attitude wasn’t good, but judging from the state of the other staff members… their bad attitude was equal opportunity, regardless of whether the customer was a vampire or a human.
“My master’s clothes are damaged, I need a new set.”
The staff member handed Jasmine a form, which Jasmine filled out according to the instructions. After seeing “Adele Blake” written in the student name section, the staff member’s attitude noticeably improved. She quickly stamped it for approval, gave Jasmine a receipt, and explained the next steps.
“Go to the third floor window to get a uniform that fits your master’s size. The cost will be included in the student’s billing statement at the end of the semester, and the payment can be made next year.”
After taking the receipt, Jasmine left. The attendant was still sitting there, being berated by the staff member for not filling out the form correctly. In fact, there weren’t many things to fill out, and Jasmine had a good memory, easily recalling the relevant information on the form.
What seemed like a simple word puzzle to her was a major challenge for the attendant who wasn’t familiar with the procedures. If the school didn’t prohibit male students from bringing female maids, attendants would have no place here.
Don’t underestimate the service industry. This was a battlefield for maids, with no room for attendants to intervene. When it came to cleaning clothes, tidying up, or even dressing and makeup, attendants couldn’t hold a candle to maids. After mentally complaining about the attendant, Jasmine went straight to the third floor and obtained the uniform without any trouble.
Because—workers didn’t have time to bully others.
The staff here were all low-ranking vampires. Apart from giving Jasmine a once-over when she first entered, they treated her the same as other low-ranking vampires. Mainly because workers genuinely disliked working, regardless of whether the person bringing them work was a human or something else, they were equally annoying.
If human maids truly desired equal treatment, Jasmine would recommend they come to the logistics department. This place truly championed fairness.
With the uniform in hand, Jasmine returned to her room. The uniform couldn’t be worn immediately. Although in her previous life, Jasmine usually wore the clothes she bought online as soon as they arrived, she would wash them first if they were more delicate.
Vampire young ladies were even more particular. In addition to washing, the maids also needed to make some minor adjustments. Jasmine’s sewing skills weren’t that great, but she knew Adele well enough to know where to add some extra fabric to make it more comfortable for her, rather than just focusing on making it fit perfectly to show off Adele’s figure.
After finishing the alterations, Jasmine placed the uniform on a chair to let it air out. She yawned and rested for a bit before going to the dining hall for her meal. Only after doing all this did she go to Adele’s room. She brewed black tea and estimated the time Adele would return.
Adele came back fuming today, seemingly having suffered some injustice in class. Seeing Jasmine, she restrained her displeasure and sat gracefully on the sofa, taking the black tea Jasmine offered her and taking a sip.
After finishing the sip, Adele immediately revealed her true colors, “That damn Golden! How dare she scheme against me! She scored one point higher than me in one of the theory subjects for the quiz!” Adele, who had always excelled in everything, couldn’t accept being surpassed by someone else. Jasmine sat on the sofa chair opposite Adele, which made Adele even angrier.
“How dare you sit opposite me! Come sit here!”
Jasmine wanted to twitch her lips. It was even stranger for a master to be angrier about this kind of thing. But Jasmine didn’t want to. She refused Adele. Adele’s angry expression immediately turned into one of grievance, then she realized that this made her appear weak in front of Jasmine and quickly held her head high.
Seeing her like this, Jasmine knew that she was just hiding her unhappiness. She had to find a way to soothe Adele’s anger. “Then Miss, was your total score for this quiz lower than Miss Golden’s?”
“Hmph.” Adele crossed her arms, placing one foot on top of the other. This posture wasn’t very ladylike, but it reflected Adele’s tsundere personality. She looked down at Jasmine with her nose in the air, her expression screaming “Praise me.” Her expression clearly told Jasmine that her total score hadn’t been surpassed by Golden.
“How could that be?” As expected, Adele immediately gave Jasmine the answer, “With her ability, how could she surpass me? She’s a hundred years too early!”
Adele only mentioned the theoretical subjects because there were no practical subjects in the first half of the first year. Practical subjects would only start in the second half of the year. Jasmine had actually seen the subjects Adele was studying. The study was also one of the places she needed to clean, and sometimes, when she was bored, she would flip through the books, so she naturally knew what courses Adele was taking.
No matter what world it was, history was an unavoidable major subject. The thickest book among Adele’s textbooks was “History of the Vampires: Forged in Glory.” Jasmine felt that the book could even be used as a self-defense weapon for human maids. If they lifted it and smashed it down with force, low-ranking vampires wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
Besides such common subjects, there were also some unusual ones, such as “Functions of Blood,” “Farm Management Methods,” “Blood Bank Management Regulations,” and “Comprehensive Guide to Countering Other Races.” Each book was so thick that it opened Jasmine’s eyes. If her textbooks in her previous life had been like this, she would have changed her major without hesitation.
Fortunately, the school didn’t expect the students to finish all these books in one semester. They were given six years, not only to learn theoretical knowledge but also to participate in practical courses later on.
Jasmine learned all this while listening to the high-ranking vampire maids gossiping in the dining hall. Adele probably knew it too. Next semester, she might have to start her practical training, going to the farms and banks assigned by the school, managing low-ranking vampires and humans.
This was also why Jasmine felt that Adele would eventually become like other vampires. Once she tasted the power of dominating the weak, would she still be so compassionate towards them…?
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