An Unavoidable Problem

"Well?"

At that moment, both Tohno Shiki and Arcueid were stunned.

The sharp knife stopped less than two centimeters from Arcueid's neck.

The sharp claws were also stuck above Tohno Shiki's head.

If there were just 0.01 seconds left, both sides would have delivered their fatal blows.

The knife will cut off the white-haired girl's head.

The claws will tear the head off the rampaging Killer Demon.

If only 0.01 seconds had passed, Tohno Shiki and Arcueid would both have died, perishing together.

In that mere 0.01-second gap, a third party suddenly barged in.

He gripped their wrists tightly.

"You guys really have guts to choose to fight amongst yourselves at a time like this."

Fang Li stood between Tohno Shiki and Arcueid, his hands gripping their wrists tightly, and spoke in a calm voice that sent shivers down one's spine.

"Everyone, calm down."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Li's hands suddenly tightened.

Immediately, the Killer Demon and the vampire, whose wrists he had been tightly gripping, were pulled behind him and thrown away.

Tohno Shiki and Arcueid could react, they were thrown away by an undeniable force, crashing into a pile of stones in the corner of the open space like cannonballs amidst the howling wind.

"Bang—!"

With a loud crash, both Tohno Shiki and Arcueid were slammed into the pile of stones, causing the entire pile to collapse and bury them both with a series of crackling sounds.

Dust flew up.

When the dust settled and the collapse of the stones was over, Tohno Shiki and Arcueid were lying in the pile of stones, half of their bodies buried inside.

"Well..."

"Hmm..."

A slightly distressed voice came from the two people lying in the pile of stones.

Fang Li then turned around, lifted his feet, and slowly walked to the two of them.

"How about it?"

Fang Li spoke with a half-smile.

Have you calmed down yet?

One sentence only elicited bewildered faces and angry stares.

The former is Tohno Shiki's behavior.

"I... I just..."

As if waking from a nightmare, Tohno Shiki's eyes were wide open, his face covered in sweat.

The latter refers to Arcueid's performance.

"What are you doing?" Arcueid glared at Fang Li and shouted, "It was Shiki who attacked first!"

"So you're going to fight back?" Fang Li squatted down, banging Arcueid's forehead hard as he said, "Get your facts straight, you stubborn vampire."

"What the hell!" Arcueid cried out in pain as he was hit, and while defending himself, he yelled, "Fang Li is the idiot! A complete idiot!"

The two of them started arguing there.

As a result, only Tohno Shiki stared at his hands in disbelief, his face full of unease.

"Have I become like that again?"

The so-called impulse to exorcise demons is merely an impulse.

Although it may affect the user's thoughts and consciousness, it will not affect the user's memory.

Therefore, Tohno Shiki will not forget what he just did.

Just like last time, Tohno Shiki plans to kill Arcueid.

With these eyes, one can look directly into death.

With the sharp knife in his hand.

Why did I become like that?

Tohno Shiki's voice trembled slightly.

"Could it be that these eye drops have some kind of side effect?"

For Tohno Shiki, who had completely forgotten his memories of the Seven Nights Clan, the changes in himself were naturally incomprehensible.

Besides Tohno Shiki, Arcueid was also someone who couldn't understand it.

"... Why does it feel like you've turned back into Shiki again?" Arcueid frowned, looking at Tohno Shiki with a suspicious gaze, and said, "I'm saying, you don't happen to have some kind of schizophrenia or multiple personality disorder, do you?"

"Schizophrenia and dual personality?" Tohno Shiki was stunned and hesitated.

Although Tohno Shiki wanted to answer that he didn't have those symptoms at all, and had never had them.

But if not, why did they suddenly have such a strong urge to kill last time and this time, and why did they attack Arcueid as if it were the most natural thing in the world?

"I..."

Tohno Shiki was completely speechless and could only turn to Fang Li for help.

Seeing Tohno Shiki's pleading eyes, Fang Li simply said this.

"Don't ask me, I won't say anything."

Tohno Shiki understood what he meant.

It's not that they "don't know," but rather that they "can't say."

In other words, Fang Li knew the reason, but didn't want to reveal it.

"After all, my current employer certainly doesn't want me to be a blabbermouth, right?"

That's Fang Li's reasoning.

The reason why Tohno Shiki could not accept it.

However, before Tohno Shiki could speak, Fang Li cut him off with a single sentence.

"I've said it before, this is a non-human world. If you plan to step into it, you have to be mentally prepared. If you're not mentally prepared, you should hurry back to the world of ordinary people."

"That way, you won't have to worry about similar things happening anymore."

"At least, I can guarantee that the object that will give you this murderous impulse will definitely not be a human being."

"So, you don't need to worry about killing someone at all."

"All you do is kill monsters."

These words made Tohno Shiki open his mouth, but in the end, he chose to remain silent.

Only Arcueid spoke up, looking completely bewildered.

"I really don't understand it. Although I don't understand it, it seems very complicated. Humans are indeed troublesome creatures."

Despite saying that, Arcueid did not object to Fang Li's statement.

Even if he desperately needs help, Arcueid wouldn't say anything if Tohno Shiki chose to withdraw.

After all, Arcueid had figured it out.

There's a switch on Tohno Shiki.

Once the switch is turned on, that person will become a pure Killer Demon.

If the switch is not turned on, then this person is just an ordinary person.

Let's set aside the former for now.

In the latter case, Arcueid would not need to seek the other party's help.

That's how it is.

"On the contrary, it's him..."

Arcueid turned her gaze to Fang Li, who looked bored.

"If we're only talking about the unusual and abnormal, it's definitely quite terrifying, isn't it?"

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception without any restrictions.

It is enough to rival the fighting power of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors of the Dead Apostle.

A calm mind.

Exceptional adaptability.

So, that's what Arcueid thought.

"Even if it's just him alone, that's enough to make up for the power I've lost."

Is this why Arcueid hasn't commented on Tohno Shiki's situation?