"Ahh Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" raised his hand to throw the ball, the basketball fell into the basket, Chonghua wiped his sweat, he had been throwing for almost thirty or forty minutes.

Walking out of the gymnasium, I came to the vending machine, bought a can of cold soda, unscrewed the cap, and poured it into my mouth regardless of the image.

At this time, a small white bird flew over and stopped beside Chonghua.

The bird slammed, turned into a white envelope, and landed on a chair beside it.

"It's ...... Shikjin?" Chonghua frowned, who would send a letter to himself? The people he knew on this island were counted on both hands...... Could it be someone who knows who they really are?

"Hmm......" After thinking about it for a while, Chonghua still decided to let that month read the letter later.

transfer. The boy whispered, then disappeared in place.

……

"What's wrong? You want to come to me?" Na Yue looked at Chonghua with a surprised expression.

"No, it's this, someone sent me this with Shikikami. "The letter left by Shikigami is an invitation to a banquet tonight. It is on the cruise ship docked at the port of Xianshen that a very grand event is to be held.

What was written on the envelope was Nangong Chonghua's name.

"So, how did that guy's intelligence sneak in...... That bastard who played with snakes!" Natsuki frowned, a look of displeasure.

"No, I didn't want to go anyway. Chonghua frowned, "This name gives me a bad feeling. ”

"The Principality of Arudiaru is one of the autonomous territories that constructs the realm of the War King. Natsuki whispered.

"War King Realm?"

"It is the Empire of Night located in Eastern Europe, which is the domination of the First True Ancestor. The First True Ancestor, the 'Forgotten War King', you should know. ”

"The name is from Sister Nayue, you have told me. Is that the true ancestor of the vampire who is said to be able to control seventy-two beasts?"

"Yes, the Sacred Realm Treaty between humans and demons was able to coexist with each other, and it was also made possible with the assistance of the War King. Without him, the negotiations between the remaining two True Ancestors would not have been successful. Even if they are also True Ancestors, the Warlord Realm is the oldest Night Empire with overwhelming combat power. ”

"That's amazing...... But I care about his subordinates, which is this Dimitorie Vatora. There was a throbbing emotion in the boy's blue eyes, "The guy ...... I felt like he was a big threat to me. ”

"So...... Do you want me to come with you?" asked Natsuki.

"No need. The boy chuckled, then wrote a rejection in English on the letterhead, and then chanted, "E-back." ”

The letter paper in his hand was sucked away by a strange ripple, and Chonghua said, "Sister Nayue, I'll go back to cook tonight." ”

"Well, what's wrong, aren't you usually reluctant to go back?" asked Natsuki.

"No, nothing. Chonghua shook his head.

"I'll give you a task tonight, go see the ancient city of Haoxiao, if I guessed correctly......"

……

"So, what's the point of me declining the invitation?" Chonghua sighed and looked at the ancient city and Yukina in the venue.

"Eh?!Chonghua?...... you?"

"I was invited, too. The blue-haired boy sighed, "I politely rejected the other party, but Sister Nayue still wants me to come over." ”

"And I hate this ship, the Graveyard of the Sea, what a nasty name. Chonghua said in a low voice.

"Anyway, what about the people who invited us?"

"yes...... Where are the people who called us here?" muttered the ancient city, looking around.

The space of the venue is so large that it is impossible to imagine that it is inside the ship. The number of guests easily exceeded 500. It is not so easy to find the messenger of the unmasked First True Ancestor in the midst of this.

But on the other hand, after stepping on this ship, the ancient city has a wonderful feeling.

It's a bit like the excitement before a basketball game starts. Fear and joy, a sense of crisis and excitement combined into a comfortable sense of tension. It was the sensation of sensing the approach of a compatriot with great strength, and the nerves of the whole body became extremely sharp. This is the "blood" of the ancient city of vampires, that is, the beasts that inhabit the blood, and they are constantly churning because they feel the arrival of a powerful enemy.

Give him that excitement. The nobles of the "War King Domain" must be nearby.

"On it. I'm afraid Arudiaru is on the outside deck—"

It was as if it was a premonition of confirming the ancient city. Yukina looked up and said. Like the ancient city, she must have sensed the location of Dimitoriye Vatora through the vision of the sword witch.

"Deck...... ? How can I get there?"

"Go this way, Senpai. ”

Yukina pointed to the staircase in the corner of the venue, and walked through the crowd.

She turned her head and stretched out her hand to the ancient city that was in a hurry. The ancient city didn't have any doubts about wanting to hold it back.

At that moment, a silver flash of light shot towards the ancient city with a murderous aura.

"Stop—" The cold voice sounded, Chonghua's words took effect, and the silver flash stopped in mid-air, it was a few forks......

"Isn't that grumpy? Is this a welcome ceremony?" Chonghua's eyes turned blood-red as he looked at the man who threw out his fork.

Holding the fork was a young girl. Although he is close to 170 centimeters tall, he looks like he is fifteen or sixteen years old. Long chestnut hair, snow-white skin. A beautiful face that catches the eye. The slender figure is very compatible with the cheongsam-style dress on the body.

"Are you...... Nangong Chonghua, the younger brother of the witch of the void?"The one holding the fork was a young girl. Although he is close to 170 centimeters tall, he looks like he is fifteen or sixteen years old. Long chestnut hair, snow-white skin. A beautiful face that catches the eye. The slender figure is very compatible with the cheongsam-style dress on the body.

“…… Sort of, isn't it okay for you to make a move on the people I protect?" Chonghua tilted his head and chuckled.

"Protect, this guy still wants to protect?" the girl asked, her eyes widened and she looked surprised.

"No, just watch him and don't let him mess around. Chonghua shrugged helplessly, "Anyway, that strange invitation was sent by you, right?"

"-Saya Kasan?!"

Yukina, who was inserted into Chonghua, who was staring at each other, called out the name of the stunned long-haired girl

At that moment, the girl named Saya Hua had a dramatic change. As if the hard buds were open, a brilliant smile bloomed on his face, and the killing intent fluctuations emanating from his whole body quickly turned into a breath full of love.

"Yukina!"

The long-haired girl hugged Yukina with great momentum. It's like a miraculous reunion, like I'm looking at sisters who have a good relationship. Her long hair tied up in a ponytail swayed like the tail of a puppy.

"Long time no see, Yukina. How are you doing?!"

"Uh-huh. ”

Such a sudden reunion with Saya Hua made Yukina a little troubled. It's more of a surprise than the joy of meeting. But Saya Hua didn't care about Yukina's reaction at all, and buried her face in Yukina's neck and rubbed it.

"Ahhh......h

"That's, that'...... Saya Huasan......?!"

"But that's okay anymore. If this pervert dares to touch a finger of you, I will immediately erase him. Whether it's in the sense of life or in the sense of society......"

"Wait...... Yarn, yarn Yahua San...... It's still a bit ...... Yikes!"

"Tsk, it turned out to be a lily girl. Chonghua muttered in a low voice, and his red eyes turned back to clear blue.

"Hey"

Gucheng struck a knife on the back of the head of Saya Hua, who was tightly attached to Yukina's body. Saya let out a mournful cry and jumped away in fright.

Yukina, who was finally let go, breathed a sigh of relief and walked back to the back of the ancient city.

Saya Hua touched the back of the beaten head and stared at the ancient city fiercely,

"What are you doing? Don't touch me!Fourth True Ancestor!No, it's a perverted True Ancestor!"

"Who is a pervert?!Don't change the name casually!'Fourth' and 'perverted', there is no homophony at all to pronounce it wrong!"

The ancient city asked rhetorically, roaring angrily. Saya Hua snorted and said roughly,

"yes. What a faux pas, Great Perverted True Ancestor. In short, in order not to let Yukina breathe the same air as you, I hope you don't come near within a radius of 5 meters. Also, gouge out your nasty eyes. If you look at it, the snow will be contaminated."

"What the hell are you trying to do, what the hell are you trying to do? Suddenly ran out and said something that I didn't have."

"Don't lean in. It's disgusting."

Sayaka shouted and pointed her fork at the ancient city.

Gucheng thought indignantly that this woman was really rude, and looked back at Yukina,

"Saya Hua, it should be the former roommate that Ji Hiiragi just said, right?"

“…… Yes"

Yukina looked at the ancient city a little apologetically and nodded. As if to block their conversation, Saya Hua interjected from the side,

"Sayaka Kasaka. It's the Lion King's dancing power, the ancient city of fools. ”

"Yes, don't mispronounce it like it's on purpose!"

The ancient city roared impatiently.

It is unbelievable that there has been such a commotion here, and the guests at the banquet do not care at all. It seems that Yukina secretly used a spell to drive people away.

"What is Wu Weiyuan, is it different from Sword Witch?"

Guro asked Yukina again. Yukina shook her head slightly,

"Both are demon attackers, but their cultivation skills are different. ”

"Skills?"

Seeing the frowning ancient city, Saya Hua said proudly.

"The essence of Wu Weiyuan is curse and assassination. In other words, it is my mission to erase perverts who are pestering Yukina like you"

"There's no entanglement at all! If you really want to say it, I'm the one who is entangled!"

"Why do you look so proud?!

"I didn't say it to make you envious!"

The fiercely feuding Gucheng and Sayaka stared at each other. Yukina covered her eyes with her hands and shook her head helplessly.

"Ancient city, calm down. Chonghua patted Gucheng's shoulder and said.

"Ah, I see. Gucheng nodded.

"But why are you here? aren't you in charge of multi-nationality magic crimes in the Foreign Affairs Division?"

"Even now. I'm here on a mission."

As if talking about someone else's business, Sayaka replied in an elegant tone. Yukina's eyes narrowed in surprise.

"Mission?"

"Just like you, Yukina. Keep an eye on vampires. It is my job to keep an eye on him so that the Duke of Arudiyaru does not pose a danger to the residents of String God City. Now he has been commissioned to show you the way. ”

After listening to Sayaka's casual explanation, the ancient city finally understood the state of affairs.

Just as Yukina came to String God Island to spy on the ancient city, Saya Hua was also ordered to monitor Vatora before coming to the ship. In order to erase Wattola when it creates any dangerous incidents.

But even so, it can't be a reason for her to suddenly take a knife and want to stab the ancient city.

"Forget it. Then take us there."

"If you don't say I'll take you there too. So can you hurry up and die. ”

"Who is going to die!"

The anxious and angry Gu Gu said as he followed Sayaka up the stairs. Yukina, who followed at the end, looked at their backs a little worriedly.

Looking at Sayaka's dignified back, the ancient city could only sigh in disappointment.

She said that she had been ordered by Vatora to take them there.

If that's the case, then she was the one who let the two messengers attack the ancient city in the morning. It's not that there is any special purpose. It's just a simple harassment of the ancient city.

Saya Hua is mostly a deep sisterly affection for Yukina. So in her eyes, the ancient city is the evil vampire who put Yukina in crisis.

In this way, if the matter of the ancient city sucking Yukina's blood is exposed, it is really terrifying to think about how Saya Hua will react. Yukina's concern about the ancient city's life is understandable.

However, the real threat to the ancient city is not Sayaka.

The throbbing of "blood" in the ancient city's body became more and more intense. The Blood of the True Ancestor that flowed through him was telling him that vampires with great power were approaching.

“…… There are powerful guys approaching. Chonghua simply stated his words.

"Eh, do you feel it too?" asked Gucheng.

"The two of us are very similar, so it's not surprising that you can feel it. Chonghua said.

"That's right. Gucheng nodded.

In the dark sea, under the night sky, a man stood in the corner of the huge deck.

It was a beautiful young man in a pure white coat. With a slender and slender figure, he doesn't feel a sense of majesty at all.

With blonde hair fluttering in the wind, the young man turned his head to look at the ancient city with his blue pupils.

In an instant, his whole body was surrounded by pure white flashes.

"-Senpai!"

The first to react was Yukina. He quickly pulled his spear out of the instrument case and rushed towards the ancient city. And Saya Hua, who was trying to protect Yukina, also immediately moved.

However, as shrewd as they were, they could not prevent the flash of pure white.

The light radiated by the man in the coat is in essence a shining flame snake. It was a beast wrapped in a scorching vampire. And the beast that struck at a speed like a meteor caught the ancient city off guard. I don't even know what's going on.

"Hmm...... Uh......!"

However, it was not the ancient city that reacted, but the beasts that inhabited the "blood" of the ancient city. The entire body of the ancient city was surrounded by dazzling thunder, emitting thunder and lightning to meet the flame snake.

It was summoned by the Fourth True Ancestor, one of the twelve Dependent Beasts. It is also the only tame beast in the ancient city, the thunder mallet of the "lion's gold". It replaces the sluggish host and defends against enemy attacks.

If it were to be liberated indiscriminately, it would be a tremendous force that would have completely destroyed the ship, even around the harbor, but the lion beast, which seemed to be like a natural disaster, seemed to have calmly stopped this time.

At the same time that the pure white flame snake dissipated, the lightning of the ancient city also disappeared.

"Good...... Danger!What the hell is this?!"

Scorched decks and scorching air. The ancient city, which had finally recovered from the afterglow of the huge magic confrontation, muttered. At this time, I suddenly remembered the scattered applause.

It was the man in white who clapped his hands. It seems that he was happy that the ancient city had defended itself against his attack.

"Oops, good job. Sure enough, a beast of this level can't hurt you at all."

The man said lightly. An innocent voice without any tension.

The ancient city kept his center of gravity down and stared at each other.

There is a huge power hidden under the contempt of the other party. The flesh of the ancient city sensed this and issued a warning. The Flame Serpent is just a handful of his power. If he really wants to liberate the beast, can the "lion's gold" resist it?

Feeling a hint of trembling, Gucheng stared closely at the man walking towards him.

But the man's next move was beyond the expectations of the ancient city.

He walked to the ancient city and knelt down on one knee and respectfully performed aristocratic courtesy.

"Verify your martial arts in such a rude way to me. Faithfully apologize. My name is Dimitoria Wattola, and our true ancestor, the Forgotten Warlord, has bestowed upon me the title of Duke of Arudiaru. It is my highest honor to have you here tonight—"

Hearing his fluent speech, the ancient city was a little panicked.

Yukina, who put away the silver spear, and Saya Hana both stood there.

"Is that you, Dimitorier Vatora, the one who called me here?"

Gucheng asked in a hoarse voice.

Vatora looked up with a smile. It was an amiable and cunning, mischievous smile.

"Even if it's the first time we meet, Xiao Gucheng. No, the Night Uncle of Flamelight, the Fourth True Ancestor whom I love so much!"

After saying that, Wattola expressed his love for the ancient city. Then he opened his arms as if to welcome him. Saya Hua shook her head and thought, did it really become like this? And Yukina was also speechless in surprise.

“…… Huh?"

The ancient city, who was confused by those words, muttered weakly.

This is the encounter of fate between the "Fourth True Ancestor" Xiao Gucheng and the Duke of Arudiaru, Dimitoriye Vatora.