The Progenitor was also surprised to see Shinoa Hiragi suddenly appear.
His clone had only just met Yuichiro and hadn't even had time to exchange a few words, yet Shinoa Hiragi was already preparing to devour him?
Shinoa Hiragi carefully scrutinized the Progenitor, her brow furrowing even tighter.
"Where is your power?"
At this moment, the Progenitor's power was probably less than a third of its peak.
The Progenitor tried hard to calm himself and said with a smile, "I gave it away."
As soon as the words fell, several chains extended from the void, firmly binding the Progenitor. He did not struggle, because he clearly understood that he could no longer resist Shinoa Hiragi's consciousness.
Shinoa Hiragi slowly walked up to the Progenitor. Instead of rushing to devour him, she pinched his chin and asked, "What do you want to do to Yu? What do those Vampires want to do to Yu?"
The Progenitor's pupils contracted slightly. How could Shinoa Hiragi have found out so quickly? Unless... The Progenitor tried to sense his clone's location with his remaining power, suspecting that Shinoa Hiragi was now near the clone and knew about the planned conversation with Yuichiro.
However, his power simply could not leave Shinoa Hiragi's Sea of Consciousness.
Shinoa Hiragi noticed the Progenitor's little movement and covered her mouth with one hand, looking very pure and innocent.
"Oh my, Little Four, you don't think you can still contact the outside world, do you? We won't let any strangers barge in this time, and don't you think about sending any information out either~"
The Progenitor's expression remained relatively calm.
"You discovered something was wrong by following Yuichiro, right? Does Yuichiro know?"
Shinoa Hiragi smiled. As the chains pulled the Progenitor lower, she squatted down, resting her head on her right hand. "After all, I'm a girl in the throes of love. It's dangerous, isn't it? Now, can you tell me what you plan to do with Yuichiro?"
The Progenitor's mouth twitched. If he remembered correctly, Shinoa Hiragi used to often criticize Hiiragi Mahiru and Guren's views on love as terrible. He never thought Shinoa Hiragi would be almost the same. But on second thought, Shinoa Hiragi was only willing to sacrifice herself to protect Yuichiro, while Hiiragi Mahiru was willing to sacrifice the whole world for Guren. Comparatively, Shinoa Hiragi was still more normal.
If he hadn't used the Hiiragi sisters for human experiments back then, Shinoa Hiragi would probably have been a naive and cheerful type.
In the great hall, the Progenitor asked the Progenitors to leave temporarily so he could speak with Yuichiro alone. At first, Urd firmly refused, but he was eventually persuaded to leave by Rig.
The Progenitors left the great hall and came outside. Luke gently nudged Krul with his elbow. Krul looked puzzled, not understanding what Luke meant.
"What is it?"
Luke said mischievously, "Try using Dark Energy to see through the wall. Just because the Progenitor said not to look, we really shouldn't?"
Luke didn't try to hide his words, and all the Progenitors turned to look at Krul and Luke.
Krul frowned upon hearing this.
"Since we came out openly, why sneak a peek?"
Luke knew Krul still had some of the reserve of a Vampire noble and wanted to egg her on a bit more.
At that moment, Rig said with a smile, "We need to ensure the plan proceeds smoothly and that the Progenitor isn't playing any tricks."
Rig's meaning was clear; he also supported taking a peek.
Urd was stunned. Wasn't Rig the most eager to leave just now? What did this mean? Urd didn't state his position, just somewhat confused by Rig's thinking.
Lest Karr also rarely shared Krul's opinion. He couldn't help but ask inwardly: What about our integrity as Vampire nobles? Are we really going to do something so sneaky?
Feeling the others' strange gazes, Rig didn't care in the slightest. Having stayed in human society for a long time, he had learned many things. Temporary retreat didn't mean letting down one's guard.
In the end, Krul was persuaded by the tag-team of troublemakers, Luke and Rig. She used Dark Energy to form a disc. Through the disc, they could see the scene inside the wall.
However, they still couldn't hear the conversation. Luke felt like he was watching a silent film.
And those Progenitors who had said inwardly that they shouldn't were also 'tsundere,' watching very intently.
Since the Angel Resurrection Plan was now the most important plan within the Vampires, it was good to pay extra attention.
At this moment, Yuichiro's whole body was tense, his palm gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, his eyes fixed on the Progenitor as if he would strike the moment the Progenitor made a move.
The reason was simple: after the Progenitors left, the Progenitor dropped all pretense. With a wave of his hand, the bars of the specially made iron cage bent, and the Progenitor leisurely walked out. This startled Yuichiro, who even thought the Progenitor might kill him the next second.
Looking at the nervous Yuichiro, the Progenitor smiled helplessly, then coughed lightly twice.
"Don't worry, Yu. I have indeed lost much of my power. The remaining thirty percent poses no threat to you. It's just that all their methods of restraining me rely on formulae, and I happen to be quite skilled in that."
Yuichiro remained silent, only tightening his grip on the hilt even more.
The Progenitors peeping... no, monitoring the two were also very surprised to see the Progenitor easily walk out of the cage. Urd wanted to charge in directly but stopped himself just before taking a step. Observe first.
Seeing Yuichiro was still very tense, the Progenitor did not move forward further.
"You should also know about my plan, right?"
Clearly, this question was also directed at Mika.
A surge of Demonic Aura emerged, coalescing into Mika's form. Standing alongside Yuichiro to face the Progenitor, Yuichiro, for some reason, felt less nervous seeing Mika by his side.
"Yes, you want to resurrect Mikael, then resurrect all the angels, but using demons as sacrifices."
The Progenitor nodded and continued.
"Then you should know your own identities, right?"
The naive Yuichiro nodded.
"I am Mikael. Mika is the 'False God' Yu."
Huh?! The Progenitor seemed struck by lightning, standing there dumbfounded after hearing Yuichiro's words.
Mika inwardly cried 'not good' halfway through Yuichiro's sentence, but it was too late to cover his mouth.
"Yu! The Progenitor didn't know our souls were swapped!"
"Damn it!"
Yuichiro also realized belatedly, looking somewhat uncertainly at the Progenitor, who was still reeling from the shock of this information.
"Telling him should be fine... right?"
Mika covered his forehead, wondering when Yuichiro would ever fix his careless habit.
From the outside Progenitors' perspective, they could only see the Progenitor's back and had no idea what the three were talking about. Everyone felt like a cat was scratching at their hearts.
The Progenitor was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter for no apparent reason.
"Hahahaha, hahahaha!"
Yuichiro and Mika were both startled. Because the Progenitor's laughter was so loud, even the Progenitors outside heard it.
How did the conversation turn to laughter?
Luke pressed his ear directly against the wall and spoke abruptly.
"Is Yuichiro telling the Progenitor jokes?"
The Progenitor laughed for a good while before finally stopping. He looked in a very good mood, no longer with the previous placid expression. For some reason, Yuichiro and Mika's wariness of the Progenitor dissipated a little.
"No wonder I could never resurrect Mikael in angelic form, no matter what I tried. Countless methods were futile. So this is why! You swapped souls! I should have noticed earlier. It was probably when that child ran to Mikael's coffin that you swapped souls..."
Yuichiro glanced at Mika and asked curiously.
"Wasn't the reason for not resurrecting Mikael the lack of sin keys?"
The Progenitor shook his head, looking at the two of them gently, and explained.
"The power of the sin keys is so immense. How could resurrecting Mikael require that much power? That was just a trick to deceive Rig, to make him search for the sin keys scattered around the world for me. Only by resurrecting Mikael first can we use the sin keys to resurrect everyone else."
Yuichiro found it a bit convoluted but managed to grasp the general idea.
"So, what's actually important is Mikael's soul?"
The Progenitor nodded and added, "An angel's soul and body must match to accept the power of light. Because the soul didn't match Mikael's, I failed every time and could only resurrect Mikael in human form."
Yuichiro and Mika took a good while to understand, sorting out all their confusion. Then Mika asked the biggest question of this visit.
"So, the one who truly had us come to Sanguinem this time is you, right? What do you want with us?"
The Progenitor raised his hand. Power gathered at his index finger, and three incredibly complex formulae appeared in mid-air, covered in all sorts of intricate and strange symbols.
Yuichiro and Mika felt a headache just from a glance; they couldn't see them clearly at all. The Progenitor's body grew increasingly transparent.
The Progenitors outside also saw these three formulae. Except for Krul, all the Progenitors felt dizzy after looking at them. Unlike Yuichiro and Mika, they could see them clearly, but couldn't stare for long.
"These formulae are too complex and demanding. So, if we try to memorize them, our brains overload."
Because Krul had accepted Dark Energy, her body was also enhanced and unaffected. However, she wasn't proficient in formulae. Dark Energy surged, and the Progenitors immediately felt much better, but the image of the three formulae became blurry.
"Can you even pixelate it?"
Luke looked at the Dark Energy disc in amazement.
Rig rubbed his temples and asked Krul.
"Can you neutralize the negative effects while still letting me see clearly?"
"I'll try."
After a moment, several strands of Dark Energy flew from Krul's fingertips, landing on the Progenitors' eyes.
Rig looked at the formulae again. They were clear, and the dizziness was indeed much better, almost negligible. However... the Vampires looked strangely at Luke, because the Dark Energy that had just entered his eyes was clearly much more.
In Luke's field of vision, he could not only clearly see the pattern of the formulae but even see the flow of Dark Energy within them. It's like I've gained the Byakugan!
Krul sneered and casually explained.
"Because he hasn't been a Vampire for long and his strength isn't sufficient."
The Progenitors weren't fools; they could obviously tell this was favoritism. They had heard before that Krul and Luke were involved, but they usually didn't see the two being affectionate; they were often roughhousing. Now it seemed there was indeed some bias. But given Krul's current strength, giving an explanation was good enough; at least it showed she hadn't forgotten her roots.
Guren noticed Lest Karr was rubbing his temples and not looking at the formulae, finding it strange.
"Lord Lest Karr, aren't you interested?"
Lest Karr's mouth twitched. He really suspected Guren was doing it on purpose, accurately stepping on his landmines every time. But seeing Guren's innocent smile each time made him a bit uncertain.
Lest Karr had just looked at the formulae again and still felt a headache. He knew it must be Krul's doing. But now that Krul's power had greatly increased, causing trouble for her would just be asking for trouble.
But a strand of Dark Energy had indeed just entered his body. What was that for? Lest Karr felt a bit panicked, afraid Krul had placed a curse on him.
Krul wore a triumphant, mischievous smile. Luke felt puzzled. When Krul showed this expression, it definitely meant she had succeeded in some mischief. What had she done?
Inside the hall, the Progenitor explained to Yuichiro and Mika.
"I've reached a cooperation with Rig and the others. They will assist with the angel resurrection. Because there's someone who wants to devour me, I can only defend passively for now. So I gave seventy percent of my power to Krul. The remaining thirty percent of power contained in these three formulae, I must entrust to you to feel at ease."
The Progenitor did not specify that it was Shinoa Hiragi who wanted to devour him. Otherwise, Yuichiro might have said: I believe in Shinoa, just let her have the power.
When the Progenitor, as shikama doji, was Shinoa Hiragi's weapon, he discovered that Yuichiro actually also had feelings for Shinoa Hiragi in his heart. But this guy was missing a screw, even more of a blockhead when it came to emotions. He was always concerned about the safety of his family and companions, never noticing these feelings.
After hearing this, Yuichiro's facial expressions changed like a rapid-fire display.
In the end, Yuichiro believed the Progenitor and was willing to accept this power.
"But I won't strive to resurrect angels. I will use this power and the power of the sin keys to resurrect everyone! Including angels, humans, Vampires, and demons—I will save them all!"
Yuichiro shouted the last sentence as if taking a vow.
The Progenitor was stunned by Yuichiro's spirit. Coming back to his senses, he smiled.
"You really are a lot like Mikael."
Then, he transferred all his remaining power to Yuichiro. Yuichiro felt Dark Energy coursing through his entire body, strengthening it before transforming into the contents of the three formulae and rushing into his mind.
The Dark Energy he received couldn't be used as freely as Krul's; it could only be used for constructing formulae, not limited to those three spells.
Dark Energy gathered at Yuichiro's fingertips, forming three formulae:
The formula for transforming and resurrecting Mikael and the angels—Formula of Reincarnation.
The formula for concealing one's presence to evade Paradise—Formula of Veiling Heaven.
The formula for destroying Paradise and seeking revenge—Formula of Plague Bearer.
Yuichiro examined the information about these new formulae in his mind, his expression quite dramatic, especially regarding the last one. This formula would summon a 'Plague Bearer' to spread the disease that once afflicted the angels to the angels on the sun!
Shinoa Hiragi, hidden in the shadows, quietly watched this scene without intervening. Once she knew the Progenitor intended to give his power to Yuichiro, she abandoned any thought of competing with Yuichiro for it. She believed in Yuichiro's decision and trusted that he would keep his word, resurrect everyone, and end this apocalyptic era.
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