Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 154 Mission: 10-1 The Long Night is Coming to an End
The first person to be found was Lenai.

When Nero and others arrived in her dream, Lenai was enjoying various matcha desserts such as matcha parfait, matcha cake, matcha dumplings, matcha chocolate, etc. It seemed that she had basically mastered the method of controlling her dreams.

But dreams are fake after all. When Nero arrived, Lenai followed him decisively, and the few of them set off again, heading towards Takamatsu Deng's dream.

When Deng saw Shuangshi appear with Aine and Nero, she was quite surprised. However, she soon learned that Nero and Aine had not reconciled with Shuangshi, and immediately showed disappointment.

While Takamatsu's own emotions are quite understandable, she's less able to focus on the emotions of others. After all, Nero and Aine have ample reasons not to forgive Souyo, while anyone else, even if they felt frustrated, wouldn't show it on their face. In this sense, she and Wakaba Mutsu are practically opposites.

Finally, everyone arrived at Lixi's dream together.

"Finally back." She sighed with relief. Then she noticed Shuangshi was also here, narrowed her eyes, and said nothing more.

In a way, Shuangshi's original vision had finally been fulfilled. Now that everyone was present, it was time to find a solution.

"Among all the people here now, is there anyone whose body is connected to Toyokawa Shoko?" Nero looked around and finally his eyes fell on Shuangshi and asked.

"I can't be sure."

Shuangshi shook his head and said, "Everyone in the city is in their own dream, and there are too many lines connecting to other dreams. The reason I was able to find everyone so quickly was because I judged by the thickness of the lines."

"So you're not sure how much contact Xiangzi still has with you guys now."

After thinking for a moment, Nero got the answer: "Then we can only start with that person."

This of course refers to Wakaba Mutsu.

Nero quickly made the follow-up arrangements. Next, Nero and Shuangshi would first find a way to find Wakaba Mu's dream, and then use the connection between her and Xiangzi to find Xiangzi. Meanwhile, Aiyin and the other three would hide in this dream, waiting for Shuangshi to return after sending Nero away, and then take them back to the first level of the dream.

As long as he could do this, Shuangshi would at least have fixed the mess he had created and everything would be back on track. If it didn't leave after this was over, Nero would give it a good lesson and then consider whether to separate Shuangshi from the magic tool and turn him back into a human.

And if Shuangshi absconds for fear of punishment, then...

That was the plan anyway. Nero then took Shuangshi out of Lixi's dream and began to look for traces of her previous fight in Wakaba Mu's dream.

At the same time, according to Shuangshi, the previous level of communication could leave a thinner "line" in the short term.

Through these two clues, Nero successfully returned to the empty theater.

The curtain was still closed, and Ruo Yemu was obviously still hiding inside the "stage." According to the original plan, Nero intended to lead Shuangshi from the backstage to the stage - after all, if Shuangshi didn't see the "real body", he wouldn't be able to see the extended line.

However, this time things are different.

In the dark theater, in a hidden space called "backstage", a hidden door was opened.

The moment he saw the door, Nero immediately realized that behind it was Toyokawa Shoko's dream. Wakaba Mu had previously said that she hid the space inside the stage to prevent Nanna from finding her. Now that this passage has been opened again, it means that even if Nanna discovered this place, she would not come here.

This only represents one possibility - Toyokawa Shoko's dream has been exposed, and Nana has now entered her dream, starting the final war. After this war ends, the one who still survives will be the new "Moon Blood Princess".

Nero waved his hand to signal Shuangshi to take care of Aine first, and he took a deep breath and walked in.

The scenery changed rapidly, and when the colors flowing before his eyes finally stopped, Nero saw clearly what this dream looked like.

At this moment, she stood at the top of a clock tower. Before her, blood-red moonlight shone on the gloomy Gothic city, and countless flames flickered in the pitch-black streets.

And below the bell tower, in front of the church, in the center of a burning square, two almost identical "Toyokawa Shoko" stood facing each other, like a pair of twins.

The only difference between the two is that the real Toyokawa Shoko's eyes are amber, while Nana's are the devil's blood-red eyes.

"You actually delivered it to my door again?"

Nanna was the first to notice Nero's arrival, and with a sinister grin, she extended her hand. Her slender fingers, wrapped in lace, distorted space, rapidly magnifying in Nero's eyes.

"why you?"

Noticing Nana's unusual movements, Toyokawa Shoko looked behind her, her brows furrowed slightly. She clenched her fingers slightly, and the distortion in her dream instantly vanished.

This was her dream. With the home-field advantage, she was able to fight Nana on equal terms. After blocking Nana's attack, Toyokawa Shoko said coldly, "Leave here. I don't need help."

Nero jumped down from the bell tower, drew out a phantom sword in mid-air, and once again entered the demon state through suggestion.

With this special experience, perhaps after leaving the dream, she could try to replicate this method in reality. This also meant that her dependence on the Yama Blade had decreased a little.

"Let's not try to be so stubborn."

Nero landed lightly and stood in front of Toyokawa Shoko: "If you really didn't need help, you wouldn't be hiding in your dreams."

"But even if you come, what can you do?"

This time, it was Nanna, standing across from her, who asked the question. With a sinister smile, she declared loudly, "Two defeated men, combined, are only seeking death!"

As if in response to her call, the ancient city erupted in wolf howls, the howls of the followers summoned by Nanna, while the twisted, doll-like monsters created by Toyokawa Shoko's subconscious desperately tried to prevent them from approaching.

From what Nero had just witnessed from the bell tower, the battle was completely one-sided. The puppets were completely outnumbered by the werewolves, and faced with waves of enemies, they could only retreat.

As if she knew Nanna was right, Toyokawa Shoko sighed helplessly. She looked at Nero and said, half-plea, half-command, "Then help me kill those werewolves first! I won't let Nanna interfere with you before then!"

"no problem."

Nero raised his sword and began to gather his magic power.

(End of this chapter)