Yes, Shinji is conflicted.
Before entering the Millennium City, he didn't want Elquet to wake up.
Every time Elquet wakes up, the urge to suck blood increases, which is an unbearable torture for her.
Besides, it is now late autumn of 1999, and the story of "Tsuki-hime" takes place in 2000. Elquet's waking up again means that the story of "Tsuki-hime" is about to begin.
To be fair, "Tsukihime" is a very good story, but it starts with Elquite being killed once by the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and her power declining by 70%. Depending on the ending, she can die again and finally fall into eternal sleep.
This is not what Shinji wants to see, so he asks Orange to go to the Toono family to find the eighteenth reincarnation of Roya, Toono Shiki, and asks Ryougi Shiki to kill Roya completely before Roya makes up his mind - this is also the only known way to kill Roya.
Although this would cause the story of "Tsuki-hime" to disappear directly, Elquet would be free from his shackles and be able to do whatever he wants freely.
But after arriving at the Millennium City and seeing the pure white vampire princess with his own eyes, he wavered again.
It's not that I have any improper thoughts, I just simply want to talk to her and chat with her to satisfy the longing and feelings from the previous life. After all, she is my favorite Elquet.
Shinji shook his head, threw away his chaotic thoughts, and let out a long breath.
"It's useless to think about these things now. Orange has been staying in the Toono family for quite a long time. It's impossible to stop now. And I have an irreplaceable bond with them. It's impossible for me to hurt them for the sake of feelings and longings, so-"
He pushed open the door of the living room once again and stared at the figure that had amazed him countless times.
"—That's good. It's enough for me to see you with my own eyes. Just sleep peacefully. Whether it's Roya who deceived you or the other Dead Apostles, I, we humans will take care of it. Please rest assured."
After saying that, Shinji closed his eyes, as if he was using this method to make a break with the feelings and aspirations of his previous life.
At this moment, a crisp sound suddenly rang out in the empty room.
That was the clinking sound made by the friction of the intertwined chains. The silver chains that occupied the entire room and even wrapped around Elquet's body were retracting.
Before long, all the chains were retracted into the wall, leaving only an ancient jade throne and the sleeping white princess sitting on the throne.
As the last chain was retracted, Elquet's body lost its support and was about to fall.
Shinji's heart tightened and he instinctively rushed forward, wanting to catch that beauty.
Before he rushed to the throne, Elquet's long eyelashes, who was about to slide down the throne, trembled slightly, and a pair of eyes more colorful than blood opened, meeting the blue pupils that were so close.
The sleeping Elquet woke up.
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Elquet was in a daze, probably because he had just woken up and hadn't figured out the current situation yet.
Shinji was also stunned because he was amazed by Elquet once again.
If the sleeping princess is like the mountains and the water, a static and beautiful painting, then the awakened princess makes the painting lively. Although it is a bit inappropriate to say this, at this moment he truly understands what "the finishing touch" means. The pair of red eyes sublimates her beauty again.
However, this was just the beginning. During the eye contact, Elquet's eyes gradually changed.
A dot of gold lit up from the center of the deep pupil and began to spread around. After a while, the gold color permeated the entire eye.
Golden.
Eyes that seem to suck the soul away.
Elquet's charm was also raised to the maximum at this moment.
His breathing became heavy, as if he was going crazy.
His consciousness was hazy, and he was eroded by those golden eyes.
Dizzy golden eyes.
The body becomes inexplicably hot.
Donggu, Donggu.
The heart and blood are pulsating rapidly.
Breathing is disordered.
Blurred vision.
Just a second before the surging blood burst out, a hint of coolness grew from the deepest part of the soul and quickly swept through the whole body.
In an instant, the abnormal emotions caused by the golden eyes disappeared.
Breathing, blood, and body all returned to normal.
No, there is still one part that has not recovered, that is the right hand.
The right hand, which had been very peaceful before, turned black at some point. It had been tamed, and the "curse" that had become a part of its power was stimulated to the maximum, entering the "black hand mode" that could assimilate the magic power of others.
Elquet's eyes were fixed on this "black hand".
That unblinking look made Shinji feel an unspeakable danger.
"Black Hand" comes from "White Wing Prince", who is one of the oldest Dead Apostles and is the hunting target of Elquet.
not good!!!
By the time I reacted, I was already a beat late.
A hand was getting bigger and bigger in the field of vision. The hand was very white, and the five fingers were bent into claws. Both the hand shape and the fingers were beautiful. But in such a perfect hand, there was an unimaginable terrifying power. The strong wind alone tore through Shinji's coat. If he was caught in the body, his body would undoubtedly be torn apart.
Shinji didn't dare to take it head-on, so he pushed his hands out to "catch" the person on the ground, exerted force on his waist, abdomen and legs at the same time, and leaped backwards in a toad-like posture.
Although it looks very embarrassing, it is the most effective way to avoid. After a Holy Grail War in a parallel world, Shinji's combat awareness and skills have made great progress.
"Wait, I'm not..."
As he retreated, he did not forget to explain, but Arquette had no intention of listening and continued to attack without a pause.
This time he used both hands, one hand grabbing the throat and the other hand digging out the heart. Every move was deadly and merciless.
"Damn it!"
Shinji cursed in his heart while backing away using his hands and feet - he couldn't even catch it with one hand, let alone two hands
Yes, the gap between the two is that big.
Elquite is the most perfect replica of the Moon UO and one of the candidates for the Earth UO. Although Roya cheated her of some of her power and she needed to devote a considerable amount of mental energy to suppress her blood-sucking urge, she never died and still retained her terrifying power.
The most direct manifestation of this strength is her extremely strong physical fitness. Even if Shinji used "enhancement magic" and turned on "golden body mode", he was still crushed by her in strength and easily surpassed in speed. If it weren't for the monotonous attack mode of Elquet, which could be predicted, I'm afraid the battle would have ended.
At this moment, Shinji missed the body that was blown up like a bomb.