Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 138 Mission: 08-1 Awakening from a Dream
"Turn into a puppet."

Under the full moon, the small white flowers blooming in the endless fields swayed in the gentle night breeze, reflecting the moonlight and illuminating the two blood-red figures in formal dresses.

In front of Nero, who was seriously injured and unable to get up, Nanna smiled evilly and lovingly and held Nero's head in her arms.

It was a gentle yet cold embrace, carrying the fragrance of blood. Unable to resist, Nero could only watch his face sink towards Nanna's side, his trembling lips gradually approaching the hideous wound.

Her intuition told her that if she drank the blood from the wound, everything would be over. Nero would be transformed by Nanna in her dreams, becoming a puppet (demon) for her to use, just like her father was transformed into the "Black Knight" by the Demon Emperor.

However, she was powerless to stop it from happening.

The hands holding Nero were gentle yet cold, yet strong and irresistible. No matter how much Nero tried to squeeze out the strength from her body, to resist it all, her lips could not avoid being pressed against the wound on Nanna's body.

ended.

In Nanna's arms, a cold, sticky liquid pried open Nero's lips.

Her consciousness sank into darkness.

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"...!!"

Nero suddenly opened his eyes, as if waking up from a nightmare.

The dim room was dark, with only the blood-red moonlight filtering through the curtains to dimly illuminate the room. Nero threw back the covers, rose from the damp, cold bed, and flipped on the switch at the headboard.

The lights came on. Nero looked around at the familiar interior, his bare feet stepping onto the cool wooden floor, confirming that this was his bedroom.

what happened?

She looked behind her and saw the brown bloodstains on the white bed sheet forming a vague human shape, as if telling her that the serious injury she had suffered before was not just a dream.

But if that was the case, how did she get back to her apartment?
wrong……

Is she really back?
The air, mingled with the scent of incense, irritated Nero's nostrils, and a chilling premonition slowly crept into her heart. In the second dream, she had been defeated by Nanna, forced to drink her blood. Logically, she should have been controlled by her, becoming a heartless puppet.

But now, she was lying safely on the bed in the apartment, as if nothing had happened?
Could it be that--

She looked down at her naked body, turned around, took out a white long skirt from the closet and put it on, then gently, as if afraid of disturbing anything, slowly pushed open the door.

Nero looked out through the crack in the door.

“Nerolo——!!!”

A cry of surprise with a crying tone came from outside the door, and then the door was pulled open. The defenseless Nero was pulled forward and was suddenly hugged by someone.

"You finally woke up!"

Chihaya Aine hugged Nero tightly with an expression as if she was about to cry, burying her head in Nero's shoulder.

What's the situation?
Nero's brain froze as she slowly looked out the door. The living room of her apartment was brightly lit. Not only Aine, but also Souyo, Riki, Lenai, and Deng were all sitting on the sofa. Seeing Nero leave the room, they all showed expressions of relief or surprise.

"...What is this?" Nero stood stiffly, his tone hesitant.

The scene before her was indeed quite unexpected for her, but Nero soon became alert again.

A certain "worst possibility" has not been ruled out, and Nero may still be in Nanna's hands.

"Let me explain."

A somewhat neutral voice echoed from the corner of the room. In the shadows of the unlit restaurant, the figure of "that person" slowly emerged.

It's Hachiman Kairin.

Nero suddenly became more nervous. The man in front of him was one of the demons who shared power with Nanna, so Nero had to be wary of him.

However, Aine and the others did not express any surprise, which seemed to indicate that Hailing had been here for a long time.

"Glad to see you recover so quickly."

Hai Ling made some polite remarks before getting to the point: "I understand your doubts, but please believe me now. I was the one who rescued you from the second dream."

Nero's eyes lit up at this statement. She placed her hands on Aine's shoulders, pulling her away from her body slightly, and then looked at Hailing and asked, "You?"

Hai Ling nodded: "That's right."

Aiyin raised her head, still crying, "It's true. Hailing came to us and said that you were injured and unconscious, but——"

As she spoke, her eyes filled with tears: "But I didn't expect you to be injured like that! On your body, on your body..."

Aine couldn’t continue.

"You were indeed badly injured." Li Xi spoke next. Her relationship with Nero wasn't exactly close, so her tone was a bit complicated, but overall, she still sounded worried. "Although I can see that they were mostly superficial injuries, the area of ​​injury was so large, and the blood loss was significant. It certainly looked scary."

She was of course well aware of Nero's own condition, which was very similar to what Riki had described. However, with the demon's ability to recover, the skin there should have returned to its white state.

At most there was some blood on it.

Nero grabbed Aine’s hand that was reaching for his back, and then he heard Aine’s series of questions: “Does the wound still hurt? Is it still bleeding? Do you want to apply medicine? No, it should still be bandaged—but we don’t know how to do that!”

Hailing sighed helplessly and said to the panicked Aine, "Didn't I tell you that she doesn't need this?"

"But……"

"She's right." Nero grabbed the hem of her skirt and wiped Aine's face, then pulled her off completely: "Okay, put it away, I'm fine now."

Then, she looked at Hai Ling: "Is this all true?"

She still couldn't quite believe it. This distrust was partly directed at Hai Ling, but more so at the inherent distrust of dreams, a world of nesting dolls.

As if noting Nero's skepticism, Hai Ling took the initiative to explain, "This world is very strange. Although it is a dream, everything in it is real. I believe you have also discovered this."

Nero nodded. Indeed, whether it was the Yama Blade or her other weapons, they could still function normally even in the second level of dreams.

"So, apart from those who are asleep, those who are taken into the dreamland enter with their bodies. Not long ago, I noticed you fighting near an abandoned factory and have been hiding in the shadows ever since. Before you were about to drink her blood, I took you into the shadows and escaped."

(End of this chapter)