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Chapter 1178 - Chapter 1178: The Prince and Sleeping Beauty

At this moment, Zelretch tightly sealed Crimson Moon with dozens of layers of spatial barriers. Even the Original Crimson Moon would need considerable effort to break through, especially since this was not the peak period when she could create moon-sized meteors.

Of course, although she wasn't at her peak, Crimson Moon still had her pride. She glared at Shinji with slight irritation and said coldly, "Are you confident you can push me back?"

"Even Old Man wasn't afraid of you at your peak. Why shouldn't I be confident when dealing with a wandering soul that can only parasitize?"

Shinji taunted as he poked at Crimson Moon's wounds.

"Don't be afraid to hear this: the Third Magic concerns the soul. Be careful, or I might obliterate your soul, leaving you no chance of resurrection."

Crimson Moon laughed—a cold laugh, quite unlike Arcueid's.

"Since you are Third Magician, can't you tell that I, this parasite, am a manifestation of her soul's aspect? If you destroy me, it would be the same as destroying her soul. While it's not exactly something to be proud of, this seems to work particularly well on you—she willingly let me use her body for your sake. Could you bear to completely kill her?"

Crimson Moon was not the innocent Altera. Even after being gone for over a thousand years, she still had loyal followers, proving her extraordinary skill and making her no easy opponent.

Still, Shinji remained as confident as ever.

"This is indeed a problem, but you made a critical mistake—a mistake you've made before."

"What mistake?"

"You're assuming things about Magic without understanding it. Back then, because of this, Old Man Jewel blasted you into dust. And for the same reason, you're doomed to lose this time too!"

"I'd like to see how you'll make me lose!"

Crimson Moon's multicolored pupils shimmered with an unparalleled brilliance. The atmosphere was easily torn apart, and the ear-piercing sound barrier shattered, creating a visible shockwave. Using pure force, she split the spatial barrier and sent her claws directly at Shinji, aiming to crush his skull.

Shinji remained motionless. He seemed either oblivious or unable to react in time.

At the critical moment, however, Crimson Moon's hand suddenly twisted to the side, brushing stiffly past Shinji's ear.

Not only that, but her entire body came to a halt in front of Shinji. The massive energy and force from her supersonic blow vanished instantly.

"See? I already told you."

Shinji smiled teasingly at the Crimson Moon, who trembled, her top-tier Mystic Eyes flickering between multicolored brilliance and gold.

"No, this can't be. You—aren't you already—why—why can you still resist?"

"You truly don't understand the human heart."

Shinji wore an expression that said, "Just as I thought."

"You already said it yourself: Arcueid gave you her body for my sake. So why would you think she would allow you to hurt me with her own body?"

"I—I don't believe it!"

Crimson Moon summoned all her strength, twisting her wrist to grab Shinji's head. However, she barely moved a millimeter before stopping again, accompanied by a voice.

"No!"

"Don't interfere!"

"You can't…"

"Move!"

From the same mouth, different tones emerged. Two consciousnesses began to struggle for control over one body.

The realm of the soul is one of the most mysterious domains. Completely erasing a soul's consciousness is incredibly difficult. Arcueid had only relinquished control earlier, which didn't mean she had destroyed herself.

Now, seeing Crimson Moon trying to harm the person most important to her, how could she continue to remain dormant?

Seeing this, Shinji gently grasped the wrist near his ear, pulled it down, and said with a smile:

"Arcueid, I believe in you. Even though you're usually willful, scatterbrained, and often cause trouble, when it comes to matters like this, you've never let me down. How could you lose to a parasite like her?"

"Shut up!"

Crimson Moon roared. The more enraged she became, the more Shinji spoke.

"You're the one who should shut up. I'm talking to Arcueid—what does this have to do with you? Arcueid, if you lose to someone like this, I won't make you breakfast, won't take you to eat good food, won't buy you games, and won't take you to the movies…"

"No! Shinji, you big idiot!" — This threat struck Arcueid's soft spot.

"If that's the case, then don't lose," Shinji said, barely stifling his laughter. "There are still so many places you want to go, right? If you win this time, I'll take you wherever you want. How about that?"

"Ooh!"

With this, Arcueid's fighting spirit was fully ignited, and the gold in her eyes began to overwhelm the multicolored brilliance.

"Impossible! There's no way I would lose for such a ridiculous reason. How could I lose!"

Crimson Moon resisted with all her might.

"Seems like we're still missing something. Well, I guess there's no choice but to—"

Shinji hesitated for a moment, then made a decision. He grabbed Arcueid's shoulders, leaned forward slightly, and pressed his lips against her bright red ones.

In fairy tales, the prince uses this method to awaken Sleeping Beauty.

When Arcueid had sealed herself, she had hoped that her knight would awaken her with such a kiss.

At that time, her knight didn't do it. But now, Shinji had made his decision. To protect the eternally pure princess and her smile, brighter than the sun, the knight kissed the princess's lips.

As their lips met, words were unnecessary. Their wills were conveyed to the deepest part of their souls through their bond.

"Time to wake up, Princess."

This kiss was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

"Nooooooo! I refuse to accept this!"

Realizing her defeat was near, Crimson Moon made one last desperate struggle. She began to wildly release psychic energy while clinging tightly to Shinji. At the same time, she bared her fangs, intending to turn him into a Dead Apostle by draining his blood—just as she had done with Zelretch all those years ago.

Unfortunately, this final struggle also ended in failure. The fangs never pierced Shinji's skin and were withdrawn.

Arcueid hated blood-sucking the most, and she loved Shinji the most. How could she succeed in using something Arcueid loathed to harm the one she loved?

As always, Crimson Moon didn't understand the human heart—she truly didn't.

Having fully regained control of her body, Arcueid didn't let go of Shinji. Instead, she became even more assertive.

"…Mmm…"

A tongue forced its way in, breaths and pulses overlapping.

Though clumsy, it was filled with sincerity.

The union of soul and body brought both participants unparalleled satisfaction.

Uh, though it brought considerable dissatisfaction to several onlookers.

PS: Shinji got score again.

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