Chapter 1138: Sorry for Being Flat-Chested
"Phew..."
After everything had settled.
Eiji sat on the steps at the edge of the forging ground and let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Are you okay?"
An awkward expression of concern came from behind him.
Artoria appeared by his side.
She seemed somewhat worried about him, but quickly averted her gaze.
"Tsundere?"
"Not at all!"
Artoria bared her shark-like teeth, as if she wanted to bite him in half.
"I just thought that since you lost so much blood earlier, you might be exhausted now! Don't get so full of yourself!"
"But you were drooling while looking at my naked body earlier, right?"
"Forget about that alreadyaaaaa!!"
Artoria's face turned bright red.
She pounded his back with a flurry of small fists.
"Ah, I'm injured!"
"Huh? Really? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"Just kidding."
Watching Artoria's face twist with conflicting emotions—looking like she wanted to fight him but didn't dare—Eiji suddenly felt much more relaxed.
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"Alright, let's get serious."
Eiji waved his hand and put on a solemn expression.
You're the one who's not being serious!
Artoria really wanted to yell at him, but felt she was completely no match for him and would definitely get teased in various ways. After thinking about it, she decided to let it go.
No matter how frustrating it was, there was no need to make things harder for herself!
"I really am quite weak right now."
Eiji wasn't lying.
His complexion was indeed much paler than before, looking malnourished.
After all, it had only been half a year since he became a True Ancestor, and he had only sucked Cian's blood, far from accumulating a substantial blood reserve.
And just now, for the sake of forging the sword, he had truly offered up all parts of his body below the neck, including ninety percent of the blood he had accumulated so far.
He had become malnourished in an instant.
The feeling of hunger in his stomach kept rising.
"In that case, drink my blood!"
Artoria didn't hesitate at all, straightforwardly pulling open her collar.
"Well..."
But Eiji glanced at her unremarkable chest and suddenly showed a troubled expression.
"What's wrong? Could it be that my blood doesn't suit your taste?"
"That's not it, the blood of a Fairy of Paradise is indeed very nourishing..."
Eiji scratched his cheek, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed.
"But, you see, I'm a rather special True Ancestor. My bloodsucking impulse needs to be triggered by desire... Do you understand what I mean?"
As he said this.
He glanced at her chest.
"Sigh!"
"Grind!"
Loud teeth-grinding sounds could be heard.
Artoria's face turned livid.
The insult in these words was so strong that she subconsciously ignored the strange setting of why bloodsucking impulses needed to be triggered by desire.
You might as well just say my figure can't arouse your desire!
Sorry for being flat-chested!
You damn breast-obsessed alien!
"Indeed, humans and dogs can never get along!"
Artoria spat at him fiercely.
Then she turned around and walked away decisively!
If I show you any more concern, I'm a complete idiot!
"Hey, Mash, Eiji told you to seduce him!"
"Huh? Huh huh huh?!?"
"E-Eiji, what are you going to do to my eggplant? If you have any desires, why not come at me instead!"
"That's a big problem too, Senpai!"
"I never said that!"
Eiji roared.
...
"Are you all ready?"
Soon after, Merlin's voice rang out from the center.
"I will rewind the Cursed God's time to before it crawled out of the Great Cavern. You'll have about an hour of leeway. During this time, think carefully about how to defeat the Cursed God!"
"Wait a minute, it'll take us at least an hour just to get back from here, won't it?"
Muramasa hurriedly raised a major issue.
If they had to face the Cursed God immediately upon returning, wouldn't that be no different from confronting the tide of curses head-on?
Wasn't this just going to their deaths?
"Don't worry, I'll take full responsibility and teleport you directly from the Inner Sea of the Planet to the Shadow Border. After all, the concepts here are distorted!"
Merlin said with a serious expression.
"Then, let me ask again: are you prepared?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, Artoria, and Muramasa exchanged glances.
Then they nodded in unison.
"Wait, don't include me in the teleportation."
But Eiji suddenly spoke up.
"Why?"
"I need to go to another place first."
As for exactly where he was going, he didn't specify.
"Anyway, we'll meet again later by the Great Cavern. I'll arrive there before the final battle begins."
The group exchanged glances.
Seeing how insistent he was, they raised no objections.
Through their journey together, trust had long taken root and grown in their hearts.
Merlin waved his staff, and a magic circle appeared beneath Gudako and the other three. Soon after, they vanished from the Inner Sea of the Planet.
Immediately after, Merlin activated the dream spell.
Then, his body began to particleize.
"Hmph, as expected, using revocation on an entity of the Cursed God's level causes irreversible damage to the Spirit Origin."
Eiji witnessed this scene.
He knew that this Merlin's Spirit Origin had been completely shattered.
This was the price of using revocation on the Cursed God.
Even if Eiji had done it instead, although he wouldn't die, the severe energy depletion would leave him no better off.
By that point, he wouldn't have much combat power left, so of course he wouldn't be able to defeat the Cursed God.
This was also one of the reasons why he hadn't left a dream seed on the Cursed God.
Fortunately, Merlin had taken his place.
"When we meet again, I'll make you pay!"
After saying this, Eiji also activated a teleportation spell.
In a flash of white light, he vanished from the Inner Sea of the Planet.
"How merciless!"
Merlin smiled wryly.
After all my efforts, can't you let that matter go?
This Candidate for the Crown of the Sword is really petty.
Soon after.
Merlin's figure completely faded away.
In the Inner Sea of the Planet, nothing remained.
...
In the underground cavern.
As the teleportation spell took effect, Eiji instantly appeared in this crude underground shelter.
"Your Highness?"
Barghest saw him appear and bowed respectfully.
The petite figure on the other side sat idly by the window, swinging her feet back and forth.
"Weren't you going to the Inner Sea of the Planet with Merlin? What are you doing here?"
The tall, elegant beauty appeared before Eiji.
The concepts within the Sea of Stars differ entirely from those here. The surveillance spell she had cast on Eiji could not peer into that realm, and the connection severed midway.
"Wait, your body...?"
"No time to explain, Cernunnos! Show me your chest!"
"What—?!"
The Winter Queen instantly lost her composure.
Barghest shuddered, staring at us in disbelief.
The petite figure by the window accidentally tumbled from her chair.
"Is this something to say here?!"
The Queen's face flushed crimson with embarrassment.