Suffering from uneasiness, he suddenly looked up at the top of his head, and the ancient city's expression suddenly became grim. This is because he is aware of the presence of Natsune, who is sleeping in the ice.

"Haze ......!"

The midday sun filtered through the pillars of ice that twisted into a spiral. In that golden light, Natsune curled her back.

Fold into the wings behind her back, it doesn't have the breath of that ominous eyeball. It may be asleep too.

"It was Natsune Haze who made this ice tower, and after stabbing you, her ego went wild!"

La Furia explained as he stood beside the ancient city.

Listening to this, the ancient city suddenly looked at her side face

"Ego, that is, her consciousness has not completely dissipated?"

"Yes, but if this continues, her ego will disappear sooner or later."

"I get it, that is, she must be saved before then."

The ancient city gritted and groaned. La Fria narrowed her eyes as if she were happy.

Hase Natsune is the opponent who killed the ancient city once. However, Gucheng was only thinking about saving her. Oh, the princess grinned and brought her face closer to the ancient city.

"After such a violent 'act', there is still no sign of the beast awakening. This beast is... I see, is that what it is? ”

For some reason, La Fria smiled as if she understood alone. Then he straightened his back and pressed his lips to Gucheng's cheek. I made a kiss as gently as a bird pecking.

"What are you doing?" The ancient city looked at La Floria coldly.

"Me, really don't have the charm of Yukina?"

Suddenly, a look of unease appeared, La Phria said. This is an expression that does not match her self-confidence.

"That's not the reason."

"Is that so, then I'm relieved."

Gently putting her hand on the ancient city's shoulder, the silver-haired princess whispered.

"In the name of the eldest daughter of the royal family of Arutikia, Ra Fulia Lehavain, the Fourth True Ancestor Xiao Gucheng, please suck my blood."

"What?" The ancient city looked at her puzzled.

"That's what you have to do to save Haze, right?"

"Of course."

"Well, don't regret it! La Freya! Xiao Gucheng held her slender body in his arms.

In the sunlight shining through the ice wall, the breath of the two became one.

……

Hase Natsune had a dream in the light.

She is surrounded by beautiful snow and ice.

Xia Yin didn't even tell him that it was the scenery of his hometown.

I've only seen it once since I was born.

A beautiful world built only by silence and solitude.

That was the landscape itself in Xia Yin's heart. This is the "world of Natsuin" created by Natsune himself.

After spitting out feelings such as loneliness, sorrow, and despair along with the "world", Natsune was already empty. Otherwise, even this consciousness will disappear completely.

And now Xia Yin doesn't even have the feeling of complaining about it anymore. From the moment she eliminated the boy who was still trying to stop her until the end, Natsune lost everything.

Six wings, six eyeballs, and a six-base spiritual center that merges into the body from the outside. Through these, the divine energy of the higher dimension is flowing into Xia Yin's body. That power will soon lead her to a higher level.

There is nothing left to grieve, no more fear of loneliness.

But-

In a world that should be empty, I felt the breath of someone invading.

It was the breath of a teenager who was supposed to be gone. He has been wiped out, but now he has awakened again.

Wait for me, I'll save you now...

That's impossible. That's something that shouldn't exist. But-

So why, Xia Yin thought.

Why are you so happy?

Haze Natsune opened his eyes in the light. Tears flowed from those eyes.

"Huh? Have you started your activities-"

The simulated angel, enclosed in ice, opened his eyes.

Haze Kensheng looked up at this scene and muttered with satisfaction.

He had a thin layer of snow on his shoulders and a white frost on his black clothing. His cheeks had completely lost his flesh and were as pale as a candle. This is the price of observing for hours after the simulated angel went berserk.

He has been watching over the figure of his "daughter" who has both the results of his experiments.

"Has the world gone to hold you away? Natsuin. ”

For some reason, Hyunsheng muttered to himself with a look of redemption.

But, as if to betray his words, a rather clever roar shook the earth.

It was the root of the tower where the angel was sleeping. Destroying the thick ice, a giant beast emerges.

Terrible vibrations distorted the atmosphere, creating a heatwave-like **. A summoned beast with a glowing crimson mane and two horns. It was a two-horned beast entangled in a huge amount of magic.

"--It's actually the beast of the Fourth True Ancestor!?"

Hyunsheng narrowed his eyes in astonishment. With a roar like a blast of wind, the beast vanished, and out of the cracks in the ice it left behind, crawled out of the familiar trio.

It was the old city, Yukina, and La Fulia Lehavain.

Xiansheng looked a little stunned at this, and spoke quietly.

"You're still alive, Fourth True Ancestor. But I have to thank you, if I fight you one more time, Natsuin will definitely reach the final stage without hurting anyone. ”

"--Don't talk to yourself"

With a mournful voice that even the princess was silent, it was Yukina who interjected it. Her fingertips trembling slightly, her black pupils shaking.

"Didn't you raise Ye Lai as a daughter! Being used as a prop at will, have you ever considered her feelings? ”

Yukina's voice contains very distinct feelings.

What she published in her place was undoubtedly the words that Xia Yin wanted to say, but couldn't say. And there is only one person here, only Yukina, who has the qualifications to say it.

If anything, because Yukina is also a prop called Sword Witch that was bred by the Lion King's mechanism.

She is very similar to Xia Yin. Yukina also noticed. That's why Yukina asked Xiansheng like this, not to blame him, but to save Natsune with his own share-

"I've never seen 'that' as a prop once. Not only that, but I even consider her newborn daughter. After all, the child's mother is my sister! “

Xiansheng's unexpected words made Yukina's eyes widen.

There is also the ancient city that is surprised, if that sentence is true, then Xiansheng is not only Xia Yin's adoptive father, but also a real uncle.

"That was fifteen years ago. My sister went to that country to meet me, who worked in the royal palace in Arutikia, and then met the king at the time, and then it became an unrequited love. Although I know that it was after my sister died, I met her daughter. ”

"Hase-san, does your daughter know about that?"

"How is it possible, I didn't get the name of her real mother, and it's not something I can say."

Faced with Yukina's questioning, Xiansheng shook his head without any suspense. However, I don't think he's lying.

La Fulia listened silently to Yukina's conversation. I'm afraid she knew about the relationship between Ye Se's father and daughter from the beginning.

"Is it the same as my own daughter?"

Gucheng whispered unpleasantly, Xiansheng's sister is Xia Yin's mother, so Xia Yin is just like a real daughter, and his words are probably the truth. Xiansheng didn't treat Natsune as his adopted daughter just for the sake of the blood of the Arutikya royal family.

However, his actions are all the more inexcusable - "If that's the case, why do you do it!" Do this kind of thing to Natsuin! Answer me! Keno Hase!!!! ”

Xiansheng calmly accepted the angry gaze of the ancient city.

"How can there be parents in the world who don't think about their daughter's happiness, Xia Yin will evolve into an existence above the human level. Nothing can hurt her and finally heed God's call to become a true angel! Isn't that what happiness is!? With no hesitation or regret, Hyunsheng replied.

But even so, the ancient city quietly replied.

Did she say so? 'I want to be a being beyond humanity. Or 'this is my own happiness!' The ancient city glared at him.

"What?" Xiansheng's expression was like an indestructible rock, and at that time he was shaken for the first time.

The ancient city looked at him with pitiful eyes, and now he really believed it.

This man doesn't understand anything!

"Didn't you say it, is this just your imagination and then imposed on her! The world calls this kind of behavior 'manipulation like a prop'!! ”

"Shut up, Fourth True Ancestor!"

Hyunsheng's voice trembled. His expression shaken by his conviction revealed vicious distress and confusion.

"You guys who don't know anything about themselves!"

"So what!" The ancient city didn't hesitate to coax angrily, "Don't you know!? Haze Natsune has never wanted to be a human being! For her, true happiness is that she needs a family member who can care for her! Why don't you even understand this? Kensheng Hase!! ”

"Shut up! Fourth True Ancestor. You don't know anything at all! Obviously, this is the best destination for her! ”

"It's you who should shut up. Kensheng Hase! You didn't know her at all, either in the past or now!!!! ”

"-Get out of the way, Xiansheng!"

La Freia warned in a stern voice.

But before the words could reach his ears, Hyun-sang's head exploded.

I don't know who attacked it, and the ice tower that closed Natsune inside exploded.

Countless sharp blocks of ice poured down, and the virtuous who had accepted it head-on collapsed weakly.

"Beatoris!"

Noticing the person who unleashed the attack, Yukina shouted.

On the ramp behind them in the ancient city, the figure of a female vampire in a red leotard appeared.

It was the crimson spear she threw that broke the ice. The beast in the shape of a spear smashes the ice wall that protects Natsune while emitting fierce sparks of magic.