"Get used to living as a vampire, and then live forever with me."

The feeling of smooth skin caressing the cheeks is so intimate.

The way Heartunderblade appears now is something he has never seen in the past few days of contact.

Looking at Li's blue eyes seriously, there was a watery tenderness, and he had never seen such a Heartunderblade, the strongest species of vampires, had never shown such soft emotions in front of his eyes.

First time I saw it.

It's so sincere and dignified.

Among the many questions I have been holding for a long time, one of them has been answered in this instant.

Heartunderblade doesn't see itself as a tool.

should have eaten herself, but instead of doing so, she turned herself into a vampire and her dependent, not just to let herself die for her and help her get her hands and siblings back, it is not such a simple interest relationship.

In the past few days of getting along, a real bond has been established.

I hope that I am used to living as a vampire and living with her forever, this sentence is serious, very serious, and Li has clearly understood.

What an enticing proposal.

What an honor it is to be needed by such a beautiful ghost, to be valued by such a powerful ghost.

Moreover, you don't have to die, you can live.

Being looked directly at himself with such gentle eyes, I couldn't help but be stunned, and the idea that I had repeatedly emphasized and confirmed was simply shaken.

"Just say yes, and live as she says." With such an idea.

I couldn't help it, and on the premise of agreeing to this request, I began to imagine a beautiful future.

Live with the girl in front of you.

As a vampire, live with her.

And then, at the cost of cannibalism, live forever -

I suddenly felt pain in my heart.

I think it's beautiful, so I imagined it, but I can't avoid the painful scene, but I can't avoid it, but this one, I can't cross it, I can't imagine what happened after that, and I only see a dark future.

That's what I have become a vampire now, and I can't give it up, as the bottom line of human beings.

Maybe it's true, as Heartunderblade said, even if it's such a thing as cannibalism, with the first time, the second time, and gradually there will be a third time, a fourth time, and this so-called bottom line will also collapse, and one day, Araragi will really become a real vampire even in his heart.

But now I can't accept it.

It is uncompromising, intolerable, absolutely, unacceptable.

The dream is shattered, and it's time to wake up.

He woke up from the shattered trance-like beauty, looked at the pair of beautiful pupils in front of him again, containing sincerity and tenderness, and smiled.

Bitter laughed very much.

He shook his head.

Reaching out and grabbing Heartunderblade's slender wrist caressing his cheek, he gently removed it.

Speechless, refuse.

Under Heartunderblade's blank gaze, he took two steps back from the ghost's body.

Keep a distance from her.

“kisshot…… No, Heartunderblade. ”

Even the salutation was corrected.

This was the last time that he confirmed his consciousness.

"I'm not going to live as a vampire."

“……”

"Maybe what you said is true, if you want to accept it, sooner or later you will get used to it, but unfortunately, I don't want to accept myself like this, I can't eat people, really, that kind of thing, I feel disgusting when I think about it."

“…… But there's no other way, Thou, if you don't eat people, you'll die, don't you already understand this kind of thing? ”

"Yes, I know that if you want to live, you have to eat people, and you can't live without eating people - that's why it's unacceptable."

"It doesn't matter if you can accept it, you have to accept it."

"Not necessarily."

"If you don't eat people, you'll die."

"So, in that case, let me die."

“……”

"That's it, so I'm so sorry I can't fight with you anymore."

Li smiled miserably.

"It's obviously what I promised before, but I regretted it, I broke my promise, I'm very sorry, but I can't lie to myself anymore, now I can't fight with Quilokin Kada and them anymore, it's better to say, I'm going to die at their hands, I hope that before I can starve to the point where I can't stand it, before I want to eat people, I will die, how can the dead fight with you anymore, so I can't fight with you anymore."

Heartunderblade lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice that seemed to be hurt.

“…… It's just stupid. ”

"yes, I think that's stupid too."

"Isn't life a very important thing, O thou? Can you throw it away so easily? ”

"It's impossible, I don't want to, but there's no way."

"There's no way to say anything, it's just that you eat human flesh, aren't you and other human beings eating the flesh and blood of other animals? Even if it's changed to the same kind, it's not very different, when I eat it, I don't think it's delicious, but, when I eat, I don't resist, I know when I eat it, really, swallow it all at once, and the lost strength is replenished, just like this, there is no other feeling? ”

"If you have the first time, you will think that you can accept the second time, and because of this, I don't even want to have the first time, so I might as well die."

“…… So, don't die for this kind of thing. ”

"I'm such a slender person, I'm sorry."

"Why?"

"Nope."

"Even if I ask you, won't I? I beg you to live. ”

“…… No way. ”

Heartunderblade asked again.

"Or do you really want to give up on me?"

Li clenched his fists.

It's the only question that has already been thought of for a long time, but there is no way to answer it all at once.

Yes, I gave up on you - I can't tell.

Heartunderblade continued.

"If it weren't for you, I would have died, and I would have been killed by that Li Nian. Even so, do you want to give up on me? Do you want to give up on me and let me die? ”

That's a despicable statement.

It's despicable.

It's so despicable.

Li choked for a long time before speaking in a trembling voice.

"You, you're not necessarily, you're going to die, are you? I know, you are very strong, even if you are alone, you can overcome them? Because of the legs, they will be returned, right? ”

"But the heart has been taken away."

"That's, even so! Oshino will help you too, right? ”

"That guy's position is neutral, and it's the limit to do it now, so it shouldn't be possible to help me anymore."

“……”

"If this goes on I will die, and without your help, I will die."

Even so.

It should have nothing to do with the Ara Rakagi calendar, who has already decided to die.

Of course, he understood that his approach was equivalent to giving up Heartunderblade, and if she was to fight those four people alone, needless to say, the difficulty would become very high, and it would be a battle with people including that Li Nian.

It's going to die.

There is a high probability of death.

I took this situation into account and decided to give up, but this kind of thing, in front of me, I can't say it.

Admittedly, he has given up on HEartunderblade.

It has nothing to do with me—I opened my mouth a few times.

But I can't tell.

But you have to say it.

Araragi was struggling.

Araraagi is shaking,

But he couldn't.

A simple sentence, but because of the ups and downs of emotions, it is difficult to spit out of the throat.

What a painful face—looking at Araragi like this, Heartunderblade thought.

I must have thought about giving up on her, right? It's better to say that you have made up your mind to come here.

But hesitated because of a few words.

gave up on her, but still hesitated because she was going to die.

There will be such a reaction, it is enough.

It is already clear that kisshot is actually valued by the calendar.

That's enough.

On top of that, I don't want him to be distressed any longer.

Aware that he was troubled by the fact that he had become a vampire, he had already made up his mind to turn him back into a human.

In terms of method, it is also consistent with the purpose of coming here.

For this reason, he was ready to end his long life.

I was ready to die a long time ago. That's why I came to this country.

But, in fact, there is still fear.

Obviously he came to seek death, but when it was time to die, he didn't want to die.

So at that time, in order to protect himself, he would escape from that Li Nian's sword.

will want to eat the passing Ara Rya wood has always survived.

When Ara Ryagi fled, he cried out of despair and didn't fight for it.

Actually, I don't want to die.

Even now, I still want to find a reason to live.

If Araragi can accompany him on his way.

If this is the case, I will definitely continue to live after living for 500 years.

However, Araragi refused, and even wanted to die because he had become a vampire.

No way.

It's not Lili who can only die, but her Heartunderblade.

If it's for the sake of dying for the sake of the calendar.

Such a death can be accepted gladly.

In front of Araragi's eyes, Heartunderblade suddenly laughed.

She said.

"You're really, very similar to someone I knew before."

“……”

"I really can't help it."

“…… What are you talking about? ”

"Well, I can't let you understand, because it's like this, and it will be very troublesome if you understand. If you really say it, you will probably change your mind, right? It doesn't need to be like that. ”

Araragi is the kind of person who doesn't care about himself, but he can't ignore other people's requests, and Heartunderblade already understands this.

I guess I want to convince him to help him in the next battle, and this kind of thing can be done.

However, after that, Araragiri will commit suicide, which is also a certain thing.

That would put the cart before the horse.

Looking at Ara Ryogiri, who was full of greetings in front of him, Heartunderblade nodded.

"I've decided."

“…… What was decided? ”

"I won't let you die."

“……”

"It will turn you back into a human, so you don't need to die."

“……！ What did you say?! ”

Araragi looked at Heartunderblade in amazement.

It can become a human or something. It's the first time I've heard of it.

He asked eagerly.

"How do you do it?"

In that case, you don't have to die.

Heartunderblade replied.

"You just need to get some sleep, and that's it."

“……？”

The calendar is completely incomprehensible.

At this point, Heartunderblade reached out and placed it on Li's head.

At a time when she didn't know how to react, she said.

"In the name of your master, I command you to fall asleep."

Araragi's eyes darkened.

The servant, who had been forcibly cut off by his master's orders, collapsed in Heartunderblade's arms.

"When you wake up tomorrow, it's over."

Even if I could, I would like to die at your hands.