Her joking attitude almost confused Yukina, but La Frya was right. She intends to implement the best method in order to save all the people present.

Even offering her own blood as a tribute to the vampire was probably just an obligation for her as a royal family. This beautiful princess of a foreign country came here alone, carrying many things. This has been the case until now, and it will be so in the future.

However, this one is different.

She is not the one who should bear this decision.

"Let me do it."

Yukina said that she had completely taken the unconscious old city from La Furia.

The princess blinked as if she was startled.

"Huh?"

"It's my duty to save my senior, because I'm the watchdog of the Fourth True Ancestor."

Yukina declares this with a resolute expression. On this basis, no matter what the princess wants to say anything and does not intend to give in, Yukina asserts wordlessly with eyes that shine with strong will

Then La Fria nodded decisively as if waiting for the words.

"I see. Then Yukina, I'll leave it to you here. ”

“…… Huh? ”

Yukina seemed to be in a mood of joy in the air, and she was stunned, with a frustrated expression.

And the princess smiled as she looked at her. Seeing her beautiful smile, Yukina knew that she was being calculated. Everything is in her Five Finger Mountain.

"Could it be that you planned to do so from the beginning......

Looking at Yukina, who was holding the ancient city like this and was destitute at dusk, the princess swaggered and told Yukina as if she were praying.

"Who knows?"

……

The icicles that appeared as a result of Natsune Hase's rampage seem to have finally stopped growing after being more than 10 meters in diameter. The blizzard has also stopped. However, most of the island was sealed by ice, and it was covered with a layer of white frost.

The small space where Yukina and the others are located is also covered in ice several meters thick, and sometimes makes a frightening creaking sound. This is a situation that can neither be detached from it, nor is it strange that it will collapse when it cannot bear the weight.

In such a desperate situation, only the ancient city remained quietly asleep.

Obviously, his ** is about to disappear, but his sleeping face can even be said to be innocent.

“…… Really, I can't help you. ”

Looking at the ancient city's sleeping face, Yukina sighed with a wry smile. When I looked at his sleeping face without any nervousness, I felt how stupid it was for me to make a tragic realization.

"No problem, Yukina. If you're uneasy, wouldn't it be better to replace me? ”

La Fulia asked happily. Yukina shook her head with a stiff expression.

It's an attractive proposal, but I can't say anything about it as a substitute for me. Moreover, I don't like to see the ancient city held by the princess. I don't know why there is always a bitter feeling in my chest.

"No, no problem. Because it's a life-saving, yes, it's like artificial respiration."

Yukina muttered in a half-self tone, and La Furia nodded in admiration

"Artificial respiration...... Exactly. Mouth-to-mouth kind"

"Uh......h Goo"

I can't help but imagine that kind of scene, and the snow cabbage is flushed. The effort to try not to think about it has come to naught.

Yukina pressed her finger against the blade of the gun beside her.

With a quick stroke, a slight pain came from it. Waiting for the blood that emerged from the wound to turn into large droplets, Yukina thrust her finger into the ancient city's mouth.

The tongue of the ancient city, which continued to sleep as if it were dead, trembled slightly as if it were spasmod.

Although this is a small change that is imperceptible to the naked eye, the ancient city is still alive. However, as expected, the amount of health is overwhelmingly insufficient when it is just like that, and there seems to be the need to supply more abundantly.

"The reaction of the ancient city was weaker than expected. Sure enough, it's still not exciting enough."

La Freia said in a tone of seriousness that was different from usual. Yukina's face became redder and redder

"Thorn ...... What is the so-called stimulus......? ”

"The exposure of the skin, and the degree of contact. Huhu, want to help? ”

"No, no. I'll do it myself...... Just do it yourself! ”

Shaking off the hand of the princess who came out from behind, Yukina put her hand on her uniform jacket. Anyway, if this continues, the ancient city will never be able to open its eyes. There's no need to worry about being seen by him.

Untying the ties and opening the chest of the uniform, Yukina gently covered the sleeping ancient city.

Ignoring La Fria, who said that she was not exposed enough, Yukina pressed the blade of the spear to the inside of her wrist this time, creating a wound of extreme depth that could be healed with a spell, and then sucking out the blood that spurted out.

Then the blood contained in the mouth flowed into the mouth of the ancient city in a mouth-to-mouth fashion.

From the skin and lips that came into close contact was a cold touch like a corpse. However, there is still a trace of warmth left in it. As if not letting the warmth disappear, Yukina injected strength into the wrist that held Gurujo. Soon there was a slight groan in his throat, and the ancient city showed signs of swallowing the blood that had flowed in.

“…… Senior!? Can you hear me, senior!? ”

Yukina called in the ear of the ancient city, at this time, in the ear of that Yukina

"Please continue, Yukina. The ancient city feels you."

"Why, why are you watching?"

Eye-catching with the princess who was observing her at a very close distance, Yukina asked rhetorically.

La Freya with a look that seemed incredible

"I said I wanted you not to look at it because I was very shy, but you didn't say that I couldn't look at you."

"Although, I didn't say it, but I take it for granted--huh!?"

Yukina, who was sucked away by the princess's behavior, was suddenly shaken by being embraced by a powerful force. The ancient city, which was supposed to be unconscious, seemed to be attracted by the aftertaste of blood, and touched Yukina's lips.

At the unknown sensation that came from the tip of her tongue, Yukina's body stiffened for a moment.

It was as if the strength of the whole body had disappeared, and the paralyzing feeling crept up on my back.

But even so, Yukina still desperately raised her head

"Learn, senior!? Are you up!? Where the hell are you touching again...... etc......"

The fingertips of the ancient city, which moved instinctively, gently touched Yukina's back.

Yukina who took a breath and stiffened. With a blazing gaze, La Phrya leaned out as she covered her mouth.

"Wow......" At the same time, when Yukina was not paying attention, he quietly took out a mobile phone, switched to the photo mode, and aimed at the two of them...

"Senior! Because the princess is still watching...... No...... So, where is ......!? ”

After the sensitive skin on the inside of the uniform was touched by the fingers of the ancient city, Yukina leaned back sharply.

Yukina's slender, snow-white neck was unsuspectingly exposed, as if attracted to it, and the ancient city erected fangs at her skin. Goo, as if enduring the pain, Yukina bit her lip tightly. But she didn't resist, and gently hugged the ancient city who was still unconscious.

“……”

As if taking care of the two of them, La Phria turned her back to them.

Then, the princess suddenly raised her face. Because of the feeling that the simulated angel that should have flowed into the wounds of the ancient city without interruption, the divine aura was gone.

The scar on his chest that wanted to make the ancient city disappear faded and disappeared.

"Devoured ...... Angel's sword"

Glancing behind her back, La Fria muttered.

"It's an ancient city...... It is possible to serve such a level of dependent beasts...... Sure enough, if it's you......"

In this way, holding Yukina, who was holding the lost consciousness, the ancient city snored. The princess looked at him like this, nodded, and then cast her gaze upwards.

In the world of ice and snow that blooms with white light, artificial angels continue to sleep.

……

"Goo......"

With the sharp pain that the cells in his body were torn, Xiao Gucheng woke up.

I've experienced this kind of pain before. This is a characteristic that only occurs at the time of resurrection after being severely injured at the level of death.

"Wake up, Ancient City."

After opening his eyes while moaning in anguish, he met La Frya, who was looking down at him with a nonchalant expression. A face shape that looks like a delicate sculpture and silver hair. Standing with the crystal clear ice wall as her back, she has a feeling of being far away from the world, and she feels like a continuation of a dream.

"La Freya? I'm alive...... ......"

There is a sweet aftertaste of blood in the mouth. Then, while confused by the soft warmth coming from his skin, Gucheng slowly sat up.

There is a slight numbness on the left wrist with a sense of disobedience.

It's like the right weight to feel when you pick up a kitten, soft and pleasant.

The touch of silky skin and the attractive fragrance that tickles the nasal cavities. Yes, it's the touch of Yukina's black hair.

"Ahh

After noticing Yukina sleeping in his wrist, Guru was completely awake this time. Sort out your chaotic thoughts a little.

The ancient city turned its gaze to Yukina, who continued to sleep. On her snow-white neck, there were still traces of her teeth piercing. It's impossible to be mistaken. It was the wound that the ancient city itself inflicted on her.

Gucheng realized that it should be the girl in front of him who was unconsciously sucked blood by himself in order to save him.

"Is that so? You've been saved again! Yukina. ”

Touching his hand over the wound on Yukina's neck, a white light flashed. The marks of the wound on Yukina's neck disappeared without a trace.

This is the ability of the 11th beast of the ancient city, the 'white steel of crystal'. A beast that restores things to their original form.

However, even this beast could not restore Natsune to its original state. Because Haze Natsune, who is no longer in the same dimension as the ancient city. It is something that his beast can't touch, and since it can't be touched, then naturally it can't make Hase Natsune return to the form before he became a simulated angel.

Unless, if the ancient city has a way to make Xia Yin fall to the same dimension as himself, there is still a way.