Longing

The city was incredibly lively tonight, with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing a taste of space travel. If the Church hadn't made arrangements well in advance, it probably wouldn't have been able to handle this enormous problem at all.

The accident involving so many people brought the city's functions to a near standstill, rendering all facilities unusable, including a movie theater in the Misaki.

"What bad luck, but then again, with something this big happening, it's impossible for the theaters to still be operating." Arcueid leaned against the wall of the movie theater, looking at the empty theater, and sighed softly.

Bai Mo glanced at the dark corridor and said, "There's no one here. So what do you plan to do?"

"I don't know." Arcueid leaned against the wall next to Bai Mo, her expression relaxed, showing no sign of disappointment. But then Bai Mo walked into the dark corridor and opened a theater door.

In the empty theater, the projector played a film in solitude—a globally acclaimed classic. During a slow season with lackluster box office performance, these classic films were being re-released.

Arcueid was pleasantly surprised; the unexpected joy made her smile even brighter.

Looking at the empty theater, Bai Mo slowly said, "Looks like it was dragged to space before it could be turned off. Let's turn off the projector for them, otherwise the unlucky staff member is going to get yelled at."

Arcueid's eyes had lost their sparkle; her empty red pupils revealed the depth of her despair.

"Okay, you can wait a bit. I'll put the ticket money into the cash register."

The theater was empty, and neither of them spoke, simply watching in silence. Suddenly, Arcueid spoke:

"When I saw that the movie theater was empty, I didn't feel disappointed at all." She looked at the story on the screen in front of her. It was a very emotional film, considered a classic, and it always stands the test of time.

Compared to the one I saw before, it was undoubtedly worlds apart, but Arcueid's expression remained perfectly calm, as if she hadn't been affected by the emotions in the story at all.

"It's strange, the thing I was looking forward to didn't happen. I should be upset, I should be disappointed." Her gaze shifted from the screen to the person beside her. Bai Mo quietly watched this somewhat familiar film, becoming a silent listener.

"Perhaps the movie isn't important to me." She seemed reluctant to look away, as time slowly passed.

"Your situation has worsened again?" Bai Mo's voice remained calm. His attention was mostly elsewhere, as he carefully observed the moon's every move. Just like the first time, Bai Mo simply needed a place to sit; whether it was a movie theater or somewhere else didn't matter.

"Yes, it's been like this ever since Crimson Moon was resurrected, like there can't be two moons in the sky. She probably won't be able to hold on after today." Arcueid paused, seemingly not very keen on discussing this topic.

"Do you have to say this at a time like this? Even though you can't keep your initial promise, can't you at least be a little understanding?" Arcueid's voice carried a hint of complaint, but Bai Mo's next words made her eyes widen instantly.

"You're overthinking it. I was originally going to ask you if you needed to drink some of my blood to alleviate your bloodlust if you weren't strong enough to suppress your Bloodsucking Impulse. Like I said before, you don't need to worry about my previous request now, but since you don't want to talk about it, that's fine."

Bai Mo felt a pair of hands gripping him tightly. He saw Arcueid beside him panting heavily, like a thirsty traveler in the desert.

Her brain was practically boiling over. "I really want to talk about this," she thought. "Calm down, Arcueid, you have to calm down!"

"Are you... serious?" The words had barely left her mouth when Arcueid wanted to slap herself. Why did she have to ask?! What if he changed his mind?!

"There's nothing I can do about it. If you just stay asleep like this, it'll be a real headache for me. But the choice is yours. As I said, this is a discussion."

Bai Mo spoke in a calm tone, as if he were talking about a trivial matter. The information given by Ciel earlier clearly stated that some True Ancestor would periodically and moderately drink blood in order to suppress their Bloodsucking Impulse and prevent themselves from losing control and running around human cities having a buffet.

If she can't control herself, then she should just take a little. At least it's better for Bai Mo than for her to go into a deep sleep tomorrow. What if Crimson Moon drags it out for the whole day?

In any case, Arcueid will eventually fall into a deep sleep anyway. Even if it becomes uncontrollable, the Illusory Demon Art can be used to force Arcueid into a deep sleep.

This was Bai Mo's decision after rational consideration, but for Arcueid, it was completely different. A human actively requesting a vampire to drink his blood? This request was tantamount to saying: I'm handing over my life to you.

How is this different from a marriage proposal?

Arcueid's breathing became very rapid. It was strange; she was clearly capable of getting through the night, but for some reason, after hearing Bai Mo's words, she felt like her brain was about to burn to ashes.

A strong, almost insane urge was driving her to bite open Bai Mo's neck. At this moment, she was like a big cat that had been smoking catnip, with almost no rationality in her eyes.

"Then... don't move, unleash your power..."

Arcueid's voice became somewhat weak, and you could hear her swallowing.

Seeing Arcueid's appearance, Bai Mo couldn't help but say, "What's wrong with you? You're acting like you're ice skating just from drinking blood."

"Don't speak!" Arcueid grabbed Bai Mo's shoulder and covered his mouth, which was as flawed as a jewel.

This occasion must not be ruined. The first time I drank his blood, I had to do it perfectly, something I would never forget. The movie screen seemed to be perfectly in sync, showing the male and female leads passionately embracing.

Arcueid's lips were now just a hair's breadth away from the blood vessels in her neck, and her breathing became increasingly rapid.

Waaah... (Can you hurry up?)

Ignoring Bai Mo's jarring words, Arcueid's teeth were already touching her skin. Then, at that very moment, with a clang, the door was flung open.

After all, this is a movie showing in theaters, so naturally, it's impossible for a scene like that to happen where a character breaks the passion between the male and female leads on screen. But in the theater, a girl dressed as a nun with short, bright blue hair walks in.

"Mr. Bai Mo, I've brought back the information you requested. Oh dear? Did I bother you, Arcueid?"

Arcueid's wish has come true, and this time, it will truly be something she will never forget, in a way she absolutely loathes.

She withdrew her teeth, which were about to bite down. A deathly silence enveloped them. Arcueid slowly rose, her eyes fixed on Ciel, devoid of any emotion, only pure killing intent.

"Ciel."

Arcueid raised her head, and the surrounding air instantly dropped below zero. Looking at the Executor's figure, she smiled.

I was so angry I laughed.

At this moment, Arcueid's mind was filled with countless cruel tortures from human history. Now, even if he had to fall into a deep sleep immediately, he would apply them all to Ciel!

"I want you to regret coming here. Do you even know what you've done?!"

"What's wrong? As the Executor, I can't just stand by and watch vampires attack humans."

Just as the two were about to fight, a beam of moonlight shone down from the sky, carrying a strong Magnetic Field Power. Bai Mo revealed a smile; it was Crimson Moon's invitation.

"Looks like there's no need to worry anymore. We can resolve this tonight. I'll be right back."

Then, a powerful aura surged from Bai Mo's body, as if in retaliation. A uniquely designed and terrifying weapon appeared in Bai Mo's hand, which was the source of this terrifying aura.

He leaped through the ceiling like a fish diving into water. The intelligence files in Ciel's hand automatically surrounded him. He scanned them all with his eyes and memorized them before transforming into a beam of light and shooting into the sky.

"So... he had a weapon?" Ciel's lips twitched as he watched Bai Mo disappear, inwardly grumbling. Bai Mo always had a weapon, so did that mean none of the previous enemies had ever shown any interest in drawing one?