The Extra Villain's Second Chance: A Hero's System
Chapter 56 - 55 - Shapeshifting

Chapter 56: Chapter 55 - Shapeshifting

"Ah, however, there was one clue that I couldn’t figure out back then. They say that our tribe members will feel a sudden urge to do something, which when we succeed in doing, we will be able to resurrect our bloodline."

"You mean, your urge to have intercourse with me is an example?"

"Hehe, I think so too, Young Master. Therefore, I am very grateful to you. I promise to be faithful to you. Even if you do not grant me any status, I will not let anyone else touch my body."

He continued by raising his three fingers up and performing an oath, "I swear on the ancestors of our whitescarf tribe. If I break it, I am ready to become dust."

"You don’t have to make an oath."

He knew the oath taken by Daria was the highest oath that could be taken by those of the beastkin race.

Lev got up from the bed while exhaling. He didn’t need to pretend that he couldn’t see by groping around because Daria already understood that Lev could visualize the surroundings without the need for eyeballs.

’It turns out that her desire to have intercourse with me is her natural instinct in awakening her bloodline, I guess.’

With that kind of conclusion, he didn’t need to overplay the romance drama story with Daria.

If Daria had approached him purely for emotional reasons, maybe he would have felt a sense of guilt. The reason was, that he realized that last night was her first experience.

The one or two drops of red blood on the bed were proof of that.

"If you’re done, you better go out before Greda comes in to wake me up."

Lev gave a warning to Daria.

However, a frown formed on his forehead because Daria did not reply.

Although he had his back to Daria’s body, he knew that she was no longer sleeping on the bed.

The bed behind him had become empty.

"Meow!"

He heard the sound of a cat meowing over his shoulder.

It turned out that there was already a cat with all-black fur riding on his shoulders.

"Is this your new ability?"

"Hehe, are you not surprised, Young Master."

The little cat riding on his shoulder was Daria.

She was licking her paw and rubbing her paw over her head, just like a real cat.

Lev felt like looking at Daria’s status window to see what changes happened to her after she awakened her bloodline, but he couldn’t see Daria’s status window because he lost his eyesight.

Lev thought that Daria could only turn into a cat.

It was common for a beastkin to be a race that resembled only one type of animal. Depending on which tribe they came from, their tails and ears would always resemble that one creature.

However, that did not seem to apply to Daria.

She jumped down from Lev’s shoulders. Before her feet touched the ground, she had already transformed back into a bird.

"Woow! Look, Young Master! I can fly!"

Have you only ever seen crows cawing?

Then you will faint if you see a crow in front of Lev. The talking crow, that’s Daria.

Not stopping with just cats and crows, she continues to transform into various animals.

Dogs, wolves, and squirrels—she keeps changing shape.

With every shape change, Daria kept babbling about how amazing her abilities were.

’It turns out that the whitescarf tribe’s special ability is shape-shifting, huh.’

The whitescarf tribe was a legend among the beastman race. Hence, Lev was quite looking forward to what abilities most of them got when activating their bloodline.

Seeing that they were shapeshifters, Lev instantly understood why they were considered legends.

With that kind of shape-shifting ability, it was only natural that they were considered extremely powerful.

Also, there was a possibility that they were not truly extinct.

’There is a possibility that they have blended in with nature.’

Even if Lev had used the hexaesthesia skill, he wouldn’t have known that the squirrel jumping among the items around him was Daria if it hadn’t made a human-like sound.

"Huft~ This is tiring!"

In the end, Daria returned to her human form and lay on the floor.

In addition to her new ability to transform into any animal, Lev realized that Daria’s abilities had greatly improved.

She could even use Aura.

Because she was exhausted, her Aura looked like smoke coming out of her body. ’Maybe it’s because she’s not good at using her Aura yet, that’s why she’s quickly exhausted.’

"Are you awake, Young Master?" Geda’s voice sounded from the entrance outside his bedroom.

Greda would usually knock on the door first when waking Lev up.

Even for Nanny who was close to him, it was still rude to just walk into his bedroom.

However, it’s possible that because she thought that Lev would have trouble waking up because he couldn’t see his surroundings, she just walked right in.

Greda’s eyes blinked several times as if she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

On the floor was a completely naked Daria, while standing next to the bed was Lev who was also still completely naked.

"Looks like you’re having fun, Young Master."

Despite looking very surprised by the scene in front of her, Greda remained calm.

She smiled and looked proud of her young master. "I didn’t expect you to be at this phase already. It seems like you have really matured, Young Master."

Daria just stood there like a dead carpet on the floor, not moving at all.

It was fortunate that Daria had not raised her ears and tail, so Greda would not know that she was a half beastkin.

"Do I need to prepare clothes for the young lady, Young Master?"

"Who do you mean young lady?"

"I don’t know how you managed to bring a beautiful young lady into your bedroom, but I won’t interfere too much in your private life."

Greda did not come out even though a suspicious sight was seen inside Lev’s bedroom.

She went in and opened the wardrobe. She selected an outfit and put it on Lev’s body. Greda then murmured softly next to him, "Daria will definitely cry if she sees this. I hope you can go out first and wait in the dining room for breakfast. I will bring the young lady some clothes."

Lev was even more confused when he heard what Greda said.

’It seems she didn’t realize that the woman lying on the floor like a stone was Daria.’

"She is Daria."

Only after Lev told her did Greda finally understand.

It wasn’t easy to convince Greda that she was Daria because Daria’s physical features were already completely different. Greda only became convinced after she saw Daria’s face up close as if she was a detective wearing a magnifying glass.

"Then, I’ll take my leave, Young Master. I’ll get the servant’s clothes that fit her size. As I said before, the food is ready and you can come to the dining room immediately. I was also given a message by Lady Irini that she would like to speak with you in the dining room."

With footsteps that seemed lighter than before, Greda stepped away. He muttered, "Is it spring soon? It seems like spring has come to Young Master as well."

Greda’s words were exactly like those of an elderly person.

***

How did a noble family solve the problem where the head of a noble family dies without leaving a will about who will inherit his title?

That was the case with the Razanov family.

Andrei hasn’t yet decided who will officially inherit his title.

Lev was now eating in the dining room.

In front of him was Irini, his mother.

It had been a while since he had eaten in the dining room, but there was only silence in the air between mother and son.

Luckily, he was not a naive person who would expect that his mother would give him a welcome hug or any other such childish scene.

"Do you want to talk about who should be the heir to Andrei’s Duke title?"

Lev put down his fork and spoon after eating a few dishes.

He opened the conversation with a to-the-point, no-nonsense greeting. The question he asked also seemed aggressive for a first question after a long period of not talking to each other.

Would Irini continue to ignore him?

Lev became curious.

If this was the Irini he knew, she would also be happy to go straight to the point, not with useless pleasantries. Especially since she always ignored him.

The strange thing was that Irini’s eyes were always on him.

From when she entered the dining room together until she finished eating her meal, she always looked at his face.

"Is there something stuck to my face?"

"Nothing. As you may have guessed, I want to talk about the inheritance of the title."

In a situation where Andrei had died without naming a legitimate heir, someone had to step forward to be the rightful heir.