A person prone to delusions of grandeur must possess a strong mind; otherwise, they might eventually succumb to the embarrassment of their own absurdities. For Molly, her exceptional physical strength also fortified her mental resilience, making her immune to hypnosis. In fact, she had never truly been successfully hypnotized.
Over the years, Molly had perfected the art of pretending to be under hypnosis, fooling even the head of the Black family. So it was no surprise that she easily deceived the teachers from the administration. As the vampires left her room, satisfied that they had extracted the truth, Molly couldn't help but feel a twinge of annoyance at their condescending attitudes.
Molly waited until daylight, then sneaked into the room of the teacher who had tried to hypnotize her. She took advantage of his vulnerability while he slept, blindfolding him, gagging him, and binding his hands and feet before dragging him into the bathroom and dumping him in the bathtub.
When she first covered his eyes, the vampire had woken up, but Molly quickly knocked him out with a single blow. She knew how to deal with vampires; ordinary rope would be too easy for them to break free from, so she used strips of cloth soaked in the juice of a special flower, known as "sunflower," to make the bindings.
In this world, sunflowers were more than just pretty blooms—they absorbed the essence of sunlight, making them deadly to vampires. While not lethal to higher-level vampires, the flower's essence was enough to temporarily weaken and immobilize them.
After securing the vampire, Molly left without a trace. Her goal wasn't to kill him—just to teach him a lesson for his arrogance. The bindings would leave him helpless and humiliated until his colleagues found him later that night. It wasn't much, but it was enough to make him a laughingstock for as long as he remained at the school.
A few days later, Molly was relieved to find that the administration had stopped bothering her, a clear sign that her act had been convincing. However, rumors spread among the students about a possible werewolf infiltrating the school, which made Molly smirk, knowing it was her handiwork that planted that idea.
This information didn't come from the lower-tier vampire maids but directly from Adele, who had rushed to warn Molly to be extra careful and avoid going out during the day for fear of werewolf attacks. Molly agreed, though she could see Adele was using this as an excuse to ask for a taste of her blood again. Molly, of course, refused.
"Why are you being so stingy?" Adele pouted. "I've already tasted it once, just let me have a little more. I didn't even get to savor it last time!"
Molly remained firm in her refusal. People often say the first step is the hardest, but for Molly, it was an easy decision. She didn't enjoy the sensation of being fed on, and though she didn't experience the dizziness or discomfort that others did, she still found the process unpleasant.
Defeated, Adele huffed and grabbed her school bag, heading off to class with a frustrated expression.
The doctor's death didn't stir much discussion among the vampires. Even the lower-tier vampire maids stopped talking about it after a while. However, without Anna to keep them in check, these maids became more brazen in bullying the human maids.
Molly often witnessed the harassment but intervened only when asked for help. Most of the human maids chose to endure the abuse silently, and Molly ignored them, just as she had done in the Black family's castle.
Low-tier vampires occasionally tried to pick on Molly herself. One day, the same vampire maid who had tried to trouble Molly before dumped a basket of dirty laundry at her feet, deliberately soiling Molly's clean white socks. The clothes were filthy, clearly dirtied on purpose.
Molly glanced at the basket and the soiled clothing, feeling a surge of irritation. There was no way she was going to clean those clothes. Instead, she decided to teach the vampire a lesson, and soon, she had three low-tier vampires on the ground, thoroughly beaten. The one who had dumped the laundry was shoved face-first into the basket, yelling in distress.
"As a maid, how can you treat your work uniform so poorly?" Molly lectured, dusting off her hands. "Consider this a lesson on respect for your duties."
After releasing the vampires, they scrambled away, muttering threats that Molly would pay for this. Molly remained unfazed, knowing they were no match for her.
As she prepared to leave, she sensed someone watching from the corner. "I know you've been watching for a while. You can come out now," she called out.
Finally! She had always wanted to say that line—it was so cool!
Molly was secretly thrilled as the figure stepped out from the shadows, her expression a mix of surprise and confusion. It was the same human maid who had attacked Molly with a box cutter before. She looked even more gaunt and haggard than before, clearly having suffered since Anna's disappearance.
The maid hesitated before asking, "How did you know I was here?"
Molly's heart soared. That line was straight out of the anime she loved, and she responded with a perfectly calculated tone.
"Because we are the same," Molly said, her voice steady and devoid of emotion.
The maid's reaction was more intense than Molly had expected. Her eyes widened in shock, then narrowed in suspicion, before finally settling into a determined gaze. "Then…can I be like you? Can I fight back against those vampires who torment me?"
Molly considered the maid's frail appearance and the fire in her bright blue eyes. It would be difficult, but not impossible.
"What's your name?" Molly asked.
"Helen. My name is Helen."
Adele: She likes me so much, she definitely won't refuse me!
Molly: Um…no, thanks.
Adele: What? How could you be so stingy?!