"--As the son of the lion god, the high god sword dance offers a request!"

It was Yukina who raised the silver spear above her head and chanted a greeting loudly. Echoing the crisp voice, the sharpened blade bloomed with dazzling brilliance.

"O god wolf of Xuexia, turn the sound of a thousand swords into a shield and drive away the evil calamity!"

When the pure white light disappeared, a hemispherical space with a diameter of four or five meters appeared around Yukina and them. This is a protective barrier opened by the vibrational waves of the "Snow Wolf".

On the outside of the barrier is a wall of ice as thick as a glacier.

On the outside of the ice wall, a blizzard is still blowing violently, freezing the surrounding land and the sea.

Now, just as the Eskimos who lived in the cold and hungry regions took refuge from the wind and snow with a dome-shaped igloo, they made a shelter out of the ice wall and fled into it.

Lying in the center of the barrier is the ancient city that has not regained consciousness until now. If Yukina hadn't opened the enchantment immediately, he would not only have been frozen now, even with the strength of a fifth-order master of the ancient city, but in the case of serious injuries, he would have become a mat of thick and solid ice and be crushed.

"--Fortunately, Yukina. This enchantment should be able to support it for a while. ”

La Fulia said, staring at the ice-covered sky.

Because it was surrounded by thick ice, it was not affected by the blizzard, so the inside of the shelter was unexpectedly warm. Sooner or later, oxygen will be insufficient, but at least it will be safe until then.

"Yes, but, I'm very sorry. It's incredibly difficult to escape from here."

"Now it's okay if you don't even think about it. And it looks like there's a snowstorm hanging outside."

The princess smiled calmly at Yukina, who was biting her lip with a stiff expression.

Yukina, what do you think of this snow and ice? ”

"I don't know. However, I can feel Ms. Haze's feelings strongly"

While touching the ice wall, Yukina replied quietly as if announcing an oracle.

Loneliness, restlessness, fear, despair. From the cold, clear ice walls came the waves of sadness as if they were frozen. Neither resentment nor hatred, but transparent emotions close to nothingness.

"That's true. That's what I thought, too. I'm afraid it's because of the influence of the simulated angel spell. Hase Natsune's psychological situation is directly materialized."

La Phrya looked up at her head with pity, muttering.

In front of her line of sight was Natsune, in the center of the Tower of Ice, curled up like a fetus. The charismatic figure looked like a crying baby.

"That is to say, Miss Haze is also--"

"Yes, not yet to lose yourself. As long as the technique is broken, Hase Natsune will be able to turn back into a human."

In response to Yukina's question, La Freia asserted without confusion.

"But now we can't get close to her. Not only that, but I don't know if I'll be able to get out of here alive."

"That's fine. With this level of ice wall, as long as the ancient city is awakened, there will be a way. How is the ancient city? ”

"You say senior...... Haven't woken up yet. The wounds are healed, but ...... Only this wound..."

Yukina sat on her knees beside the fallen ancient city, quietly watching him.

His **, who should have been truly fatally wounded, has basically stopped replying. Whether it is a carbonized muscle or a laceration deep into the bone, it has been cured without leaving a trace.

There was only one place, the cross-shaped stab wound carved in the center of his chest.

Sensing the divine aura erupting from the wound, Yukina took a small breath.

The divine aura that bloomed with golden brilliance continued to erode the ** of the ancient city composed of "negative" vitality like acid, slowly letting it disappear.

"What ...... is this injury!?"

"There is still a sword blade pierced in the ** of the ancient city, a sword that we can't touch."

As the spirit stared at the presence of the invisible sword, La Phria said.

The sword that belongs to the same high dimension as the angel prevents the recovery of the ancient city, so that the ** that should be immortal is slowly disappearing. This was because of the divine aura that flowed through the sword, and if he continued like this, it wouldn't take long for him to disappear completely.

"What are we going to do?"

Yukina asked La Freia with a serious gaze.

Originally, for Yukina, who was only on the monitoring mission of the Fourth True Ancestor, there was no obligation to save the ancient city. However, Yukina didn't even think about the option of not saving him if he died.

"We can't heal the wounds of the ancient city."

“…… How could it be ......"

The color of blood disappeared from Yukina's face.

The technique of simulating angels is the most secret meaning of the kingdom of Arutikia. If La Freya says there's no way to crack it, then Yukina won't have a solution.

But the princess squinted mischievously and continued.

"So we have to awaken the being that can save Him. The ancient city ** that was stabbed by that sword did not disappear, and it was also because he unconsciously stimulated that power. ”

"Could it be..."

Prompted by La Furia, Yukina once again turned her attention to the wounds of the ancient city. The destruction of the ancient city is slowly going on, and if you look at it from a different perspective, you can feel as if something is suppressing the power of the angels.

"Yes." La Freya nodded, "Among the beasts inherited from the Earl of Luminous, I'm afraid there are beasts that can neutralize the analog angels. ”

Yukina agreed with the princess's words and nodded.

There are a total of 6 beasts in the ancient city's possession, namely the Lion's Gold, the Double-Horned Scarlet, the Golden Iron Ox, the Fierce Dog's Flame, the Crystal's White Steel, and the Black Dragon's Thunder Flame! But there are still a small number of beasts that cannot be driven by the ancient city yet. And among them, the beast that can neutralize the ability of the simulated angel is also among them.

However, there have been many times in the past when he reacted to the crisis of the ancient city as a host, and let a part of the dormant beast's abilities run wild. I'm afraid it's the same situation this time.

"But how do you wake up?"

For the ancient city that has lost consciousness now, it is impossible to actively awaken the beast, and it is impossible to interfere with the vampire's beast from the outside.

Yukina asked in a tone that she couldn't figure out. This time, La Freia nodded with a serious expression.

"It's also my first time, so I don't know if it will go well. But it's still worth a try. ”

With that, the princess gently put her hand on the clothes of the ancient city. Supporting him unconscious, he took off his coat, then unbuttoned the tattered uniform from top to bottom.

As soon as the ancient city exposed the upper half of his body, the scar on his chest became even more unbearable.

La Phrya looked at her with a serious expression as if she had forgotten to breathe.

Although Gucheng gives people the impression of being thin, when you take off your clothes, you can see that he has an unexpectedly tense muscular body. Until he turned into a vampire, he was out early and returned late for basketball.

“…… Is this a man's body?"

With an interested expression, as if to confirm the elasticity of her abdominal muscles, the princess traced her fingers to the flanks of the ancient city.

"That...... La Fria? ”

Yukina was surprised to advise her when she suddenly began to take off her pants in the old city.

La Freia looked up as he pulled out the belt of the ancient city.

"Faux pas. Before I knew it, I thought that I would lose my curiosity for future reference."

"That's... La Freya, why do you have to take off your clothes? ”

This time, Yukina hurriedly stopped the princess who suddenly began to take off her clothes. It may be a magic trick that requires direct skin-to-skin contact, but even then it should not be treated as if it was not seen.

However, the princess was stunned for a moment and tilted her head and asked.

"I've heard that skin-to-skin intimacy between men and women means hugging each other naked, isn't that true?"

At La Furia's unimaginable speech, Yukina's face stiffened.

La Freia also looked back at Yukina with a relatively serious expression.

"The effective way to awaken the beast seems to be to sacrifice the blood of the spirit medium!"

"Yes, but..."

Yukina affirmed with a weak attitude.

The reason why the ancient city was unable to use the power of the beast seemed to be because he had barely sucked the blood of other people. For this reason, the beasts have not yet fully identified the ancient city as their host, and have not responded to the call. It is also said that in order to satisfy the arrogant beasts, it is necessary to contribute the blood of a noble spirit that matches their spirit medium (bait).

If it was the blood of La Fria, who was a member of the royal family of Arutikia, of course it would be enough to be a Linggo.

"But... Even if you want to let him suck blood, but the current senior is ...... even consciousness in the end."

"There is no problem, even if there is no consciousness, as long as there is a ** stimulus. It is also possible to excite him. Trigger a blood-sucking impulse! ”

"Well, Yukina. Can you close your eyes a little bit. It's a bit shy. ”

As she spoke, La Furia picked up the upper body of the ancient city. Yukina couldn't take her eyes off each other's skin-to-skin close to him. La Furia gently brushed away the silver hair on her cheek, and then moved her face closer to the sleeping ancient city. Then, for a moment before their lips met

"--No!"

Before her brain could think about it, Yukina subconsciously shouted. The princess looked up as if she was slightly surprised.

"Yukina?"

"No, La Fria! You didn't do such a thing. ”

Pulling the body of the ancient city towards her with the momentum as if she wanted to take him back, Yukina said sharply. However, the princess looked at her calmly.

"Thank you for worrying about me, but now if the people who can save the ancient city don't save him..."

"That'...... That's true, but maybe there's something else......"

Turning to Yukina, who was muttering uneasily, La Freia smiled faintly.

"Thank you for worrying so much about me. But, I don't care. Those who can save help the ancient city are more than a matter of course, isn't it? ”

Yukina was slightly stunned by the words of the brave princess.