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"......"
Silence began to spread across the grassland. Only the sound of the wind continued to roar ceaselessly.
Arcueid held the cold drink in her hands with her head lowered, remaining silent without reacting to Fang Li's words.
Just as Fang Li had said, Arcueid was fully aware that her Vampiric Impulses had only been temporarily removed, not eradicated.
After all, the **Mystic Eyes of Death Perception** aren't meant to save lives; they are powers meant for killing. Even though their targets aren't limited and, if used appropriately, they can achieve life-saving effects, that is merely a side benefit.
From beginning to end, the **Mystic Eyes of Death Perception** were meant for killing.
They can bring death, but they cannot bring new life.
Even if these eyes can kill a disease, it doesn't mean that Arcueid won't get sick again in the future. That's the simple truth.
So, what Fang Li did was treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
Arcueid understood this all too well.
"But I'm already very satisfied," She said as a smile began to form on her exquisitely beautiful face.
That smile, as always, was bright, free from any trace of darkness, and seemed innocent and pure.
"Even though that foolish woman from the Church annoyed me, she wasn't wrong. I was already nearing my limit," Arcueid said in an unconcerned tone. "Our Vampiric Impulses are something that accumulates over time, and the first time I experienced them was 800 years ago."
In other words, Arcueid had been suppressing her Vampiric Impulses for the past 800 years, letting that desire accumulate until now.
"To avoid succumbing to the Vampiric Impulses, I indeed chose to spend most of my time in slumber. But even then, the Vampiric Impulses continued to build up. By now, they had reached the limit of what I could suppress."
Arcueid sighed as if lamenting her own helplessness.
"So, originally, this was supposed to be my last time venturing out."
After this mission, Arcueid had planned to enter an eternal slumber, never to awaken again.
"But now, thanks to you, the Vampiric Impulses I've been accumulating since 800 years ago have been killed all at once."
Arcueid smiled sweetly.
"Although I don't know when the next Vampiric Impulses will emerge, even if they do, I can suppress them for another 800 years."
"With that outcome, I'm already very satisfied."
In Arcueid's tone, Fang Li detected no trace of negative emotion.
It was clear that Arcueid meant what she said.
However, Fang Li wasn't so easily convinced.
"This so-called 800 years is only the time in the outside world, isn't it?"
Fang Li mercilessly pointed out the truth hidden in Arcueid's words.
"Even if it's 800 years for the outside world, for you, who immediately goes back to sleep after completing your missions, the actual time you've been active isn't even half a year, right?"
That's right.
For Arcueid, these 800 years weren't long at all.
During those 800 years, Arcueid spent most of the time in slumber, only awakening during specific periods to go out and hunt vampires.
And if you add up all the time she was active, it wouldn't even total half a year.
And since Arcueid spent all of that half-year on eliminating her targets, she never had a single second truly to herself.
With that in mind, could she really be satisfied?
Isn't that just prolonging Arcueid's suffering?
"Unless you plan to spend this next 800 years awake, living for yourself," Fang Li said, looking directly at Arcueid, "If that's what you intend, then I won't say anything more."
Arcueid fell completely silent.
The smile on her face gradually faded away.
"...That's not possible."
After a long pause, Arcueid spoke, her voice weaker than ever before.
"Even if you tell me to live for myself, I wouldn't know what to do."
"Aside from eliminating vampires, I don't know what else I can do."
These words were filled with helplessness as they quietly left Arcueid's lips and reached Fang Li's ears.
It was only at that moment that Fang Li realized that this seemingly omnipotent True Ancestor princess was, in fact, the exact opposite— she couldn't do anything.
From the moment she was born, the True Ancestors had treated her as a weapon, never teaching her anything beyond that.
As a result, Arcueid naturally didn't know how to do anything else; all she knew was how to exterminate vampires.
Live for herself?
Arcueid had never done such a thing.
She had neither done it before nor had anyone taught her how to, so how could Arcueid possibly know what to do?
This White Princess was merely a child.
"No one has ever taught me," Arcueid said softly. "So, I've never done anything unnecessary."
What were these unnecessary things?
They were anything other than exterminating vampires.
But Arcueid's fragile words were once again ruthlessly exposed by Fang Li.
"That's not true," Fang Li said. "You're lying."
Arcueid was momentarily stunned.
"You say you don't do unnecessary things?" Fang Li stated bluntly. "Then why did you choose to speak this time? Why did you stay with us even during the day? Why did you ask me to keep you company? Isn't relieving boredom unnecessary?"
Fang Li's words pierced Arcueid's heart one after another, causing her to widen her eyes.
That's right.
"Why?"
Arcueid was at a loss.
"Why did I do so many unnecessary things this time?"
Because she was a weapon, talking was unnecessary, so Arcueid had never spoken.
Because she was a weapon, loneliness was her fate, so Arcueid had never felt bored.
But this time, Arcueid spoke.
But this time, Arcueid started to feel bored.
So, Arcueid found talking to be an enjoyable thing.
So, Arcueid felt upset and hurt when she was ignored.
"This has never happened before..." Arcueid murmured. "Never before..."
In other words, Arcueid had already changed.
"You've already done many unnecessary things," Fang Li concluded.
"But haven't you found joy in these unnecessary things?"
"If that's the case, then just keep doing those unnecessary things. That's all there is to it."
"This is what you can do."
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