The Lower-ranking Vampire remained unmoved.
"What's wrong?"
Being stared at by the Second Progenitor and the Ninth Progenitor, this Vampire was under immense pressure.
Someone save me?!
Bang!
A commotion came from outside the hall, and Luke had a bad premonition.
Mika and Shinoa Hiragi's voices suddenly rang out.
"Didn't you restrict the Seraph?"
"My demon tampered with it!"
"Damn it, of all times!"
Urd heard the noise and was somewhat curious, but before he could move, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
Lest Karr also frowned.
"It's the aura of a Seraph! Krul, why does Sanguinem, which you manage, have the aura of a Seraph?"
Lest Karr was first surprised by the Seraph, and then immediately used it to question Krul.
Krul felt the aura of the Seraph and also frowned.
Mika brought Yuichiro back while he was still being controlled by the Seraph? They're really making a mess for me!
Outside the hall.
The Curse Talismans all over Yuichiro's body had lost their power and turned into scrap paper, decorating him.
Yuichiro stood there with a distorted expression; his originally emerald eyes were now one black and one red, like obsidian and ruby.
It was clear that onikiri was doing its best to fight the Seraph for control over Yuichiro's body, while Yuichiro's own consciousness had fallen into a coma during the struggle between the two sides.
As a result, Yuichiro now had a horn on his head and a wing on his back; the scene was extremely eerie.
Mika and Shinoa Hiragi's hearts were now as tangled as a rope.
"A strange life form. What on earth is this thing?"
Several Progenitors had already walked out of the main hall. Looking at the 'abomination' before him, Guren's tone was surprised, but his eyes showed a fighting spirit.
A combination of a Seraph and a demon—he had never seen one before. He wondered if it would be easy to crush its bones.
Luke and Krul walked slightly behind. Seeing the situation before them, both felt a massive headache.
"Who taught him to use his ultimate move in the BOSS's lair!"
"Sword, drink my blood!"
The ring on Guren's hand sucked his blood and then transformed into a gauntlet covering Guren's hand, with a sharp spike at the front shimmering with an eerie light.
Luke's eyes widened.
"So cool!"
Krul flicked Luke on the forehead.
"Is now the time to talk about that? Urd and Lest Karr haven't recognized Yu yet, so they probably won't hold back. It'll be troublesome if you want to get the sin key then."
Crowley, who was trying his best to minimize his presence nearby, couldn't help but ask curiously upon hearing this.
"Oh? Have those two lords met this kid before?"
Luke rubbed his head and answered.
"Do you want the full answer or the brief one?"
"The full one."
Luke nodded and started talking immediately.
"Tens of millions of years ago..."
"Stop!"
Crowley raised his hand to signal Luke to stop. Starting with 'tens of millions of years ago'—who could stand that?
"Make it brief."
"Yeah, they've met before."
Crowley looked at Luke, waiting for the rest, but Luke's gaze had already turned toward Yuichiro; it seemed that was all.
Crowley was speechless.
"I didn't really want to know anyway. Also, you're really a poser!"
Half of Yuichiro's face was now covered in demon markings. Urd and Lest Karr only thought Yuichiro looked somewhat familiar, but that was all.
Guren closed in on Yuichiro in an instant, an excited smile on his face.
The Seraph and onikiri were busy counterbalancing each other and couldn't spare any effort to block Guren's attack.
Guren's fist landed on the side of Yuichiro's body that was undergoing Demon Transformation, and the blade at the front of the gauntlet poked a large hole in it.
Guren hadn't expected Yuichiro not to resist at all.
Am I this powerful?
"Pfft!"
Yuichiro spat out a mouthful of blood. Demonic Aura surged as part of onikiri's energy diverted to the wound to speed up recovery.
Using Yuichiro's body, onikiri spoke irritably to Guren.
"Are you... insane!"
After speaking, the balance between the Seraph and onikiri was broken. In the blink of an eye, as Yuichiro's wound healed, the Seraph completely took control of Yuichiro's body.
"Die!"
The wings on Yuichiro's back unfurled, and Guren's smile grew even wider.
"Hahaha, now that's more like it!"
The battle had only just begun!
Krul inadvertently caught sight of Shinoa Hiragi standing not far away, dazed while holding shikama doji, and her face showed confusion.
"What is she doing there?"
Luke followed Krul's gaze and guessed that Shinoa might be communicating with the Progenitor.
Inside Shinoa Hiragi's consciousness space.
Shinoa Hiragi was confronting the Progenitor.
"Little Shi, is this your doing?! You were the one who taught me how to suppress the Seraph, yet you drop the ball in such a critical place."
The Progenitor smiled, propping up his face as he floated in mid-air.
"This doesn't seem like you, Shinoa. It seems Yu's matters have started to affect your heart."
Only then did Shinoa realize she had been a bit too agitated.
Am I really being influenced by Yu?
Seeing Shinoa's state, the Progenitor let out a light chuckle.
He currently had a Cursed Gear contract relationship with Shinoa Hiragi. To be able to control Yuichiro's body at any time like onikiri, he would need Shinoa Hiragi to completely relinquish her authority.
Currently, Shinoa's resistance against him was extremely powerful and could not be ignored.
So, with these words, the Progenitor intended to make Shinoa useful to him as soon as possible.
He then replied.
"This was indeed my doing."
"Why?"
Shinoa regained her usual playful demeanor, but her tone when asking why betrayed her.
The Progenitor did not answer this question; instead, he changed the subject and asked.
"Hey, Shinoa, do you want to save Yu? Do you want to turn Yu back into a normal human?"
Shinoa was stunned.
Turn Yu... back to normal?
Shinoa hurriedly shook her head to dispel the thought, saying with what remained of her rationality.
"Oh my, you've come up with so many ideas just to trick me?"
The Progenitor shook his head, his tone very calm as if everything was under his control.
"Believe it or not. You can sense all my methods; there's no need for me to lie to you. However, if you don't make a decision soon, your Yu is about to be killed."
...After exchanging a few rounds with the Seraph-transformed Yuichiro, Guren realized he might not be his match.
Urd and Lest Karr also saw this and jumped into the fray to help at the same time.
This left Luke and Krul standing there, somewhat at a loss.
Which side should we help?
After an exchange of glances, the two decided to... wait and see!
Yuichiro's safety had to be guaranteed, but they also couldn't lose their power on the Vampire side. This left the two in a dilemma.
Luke whispered to Krul for a long time, and Krul looked displeased.
After Luke spoke for a long time more, Krul's expression finally softened slightly.
In fact, what they discussed wasn't anything major. It was just that if Yuichiro and Shinoa's group were in danger, Luke would intervene. This meant that once he did, Luke would be pursued by the Progenitors. To be safe, Luke warned Krul not to get involved.
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