Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 164 Mission: 01-1 Letter from Extraterrestrial
It was an ordinary, nothing special day.

On this day, the scorching summer sun reigned supreme as always. Nero, dressed in his usual "treasonous" dress, blatantly exposing his arms, calves, and neckline, walked through the streets of Fortuna.

The good thing about being a demon is that Nero doesn't have to worry about sunscreen or skincare. He can just use his magic to block some of the radiation, so he can walk around in the sun without getting tanned or burned.

Shuangshi, who was wearing a robe and a headscarf in accordance with Fortuna tradition, could only look on with envy.

But she could only envy him. She couldn't let Shuangshi dress like she did in the outside world, despite the rejection of others.

During this period, Shuangshi basically followed Jillie, constantly going back and forth between the church and the orphanage to familiarize himself with his job.

Nero didn't need to think about these things. She went out just to go to the Mitis Forest as usual to do her "practice".

Dappled sunlight fell on the leaf-strewn ground, and a breeze through the forest brought a touch of coolness to the scorching summer heat. Months passed, and a few smaller creatures—mostly birds, squirrels, and foxes—reappeared in the Mitis Forest, nearly decimated by the demons. It was unknown where they had hidden, escaping the parasitic flower's seeds. Sadly, larger creatures hadn't reappeared, and it was unclear whether they had vanished from the island forever.

As an isolated island, if they were to become completely extinct, they would never appear again.

A squirrel leaped between the branches, and Nero's sharp eyes caught it. Without hesitation, she pulled out a pink rabbit-ear pistol from her bosom and fired a bullet made of magic power.

The squirrel instantly stiffened and fell from the treetop, landing in Nero's palm.

There were no injuries on the little creature's body, and its heart was still beating vigorously.

The revolver, "Asmodeus." As the only magical tool Nero acquired upon returning to this world, he began practicing his marksmanship again, spending considerable time mastering its effects. The gun has six magazines, but they don't require reloading. After firing a bullet, the magazine will need a while to refill.

At the same time, the ammunition in each magazine has a completely different effect. The bullet Nero just fired was a "paralysis bullet," which can inject special magic into the limbs it hits, paralyzing them. When facing small creatures like this, it will completely lose the ability to move.

In addition, there are also "hallucination bullets" and "hypnosis bullets" which also have no lethality. Among them, the hypnosis bullet is more special and must be used with one of the other two bullets to be effective. It can produce two different hypnotic effects: "fall asleep" and "control".

The other three bullets can cause a certain amount of damage, namely "Siphon", "Parasite" and "Detonation". The effects produced are respectively to extract the enemy's magic power and vitality, release parasitic tentacles at the hit part, and absorb Nero's magic power and detonate other effects to cause greater damage.

In terms of pure lethality, the pistol, which Nero jokingly calls the "Pink Fuzzle Bunny," is completely inferior to the Phantom Sword when using any bullet other than "Explosive." However, its various special effects can be used in conjunction with the Phantom Sword. If Nero enters demonic form, he can even use it to "enchant" his own Phantom Sword.

Overall it is quite practical.

Nero poked the squirrel's belly with her finger, dispelling the paralyzing magic. Then she saw the squirrel jump up, grab a lock of hair, and quickly run away, rappelling down to the ground like a rope.

"Mr. Squirrel, please wait a moment."

At that moment, a light pink light flashed in Nero's eyes. The squirrel that had already escaped unexpectedly stopped, slowly turned back, and looked at her.

Then she ran back obediently, climbed onto Nero's fingers, and sat on her shoulders following Nero's movements.

This was Nero's second reward. After defeating Asmodeus, she successfully conjured her second Sin Stone, "Lust." The demonic form she transformed into with this Sin Stone had bunny ears and heavily emphasized feminine features, making it look too much like a bunny girl, so Nero was reluctant to use it. Furthermore, this form didn't offer the same significant boost in combat power as "Pride," which further discouraged her from using it.

Even though this form and its ability—the ability to create illusions and charm other creatures called "Illusionary Voice"—combined with the magic tool "Asmodeus" to create a greater-than-average effect, Nero wasn't particularly interested in using it. So, Nero quickly mastered the method of using "Illusionary Voice" without transforming.

Now I have achieved some success.

Nero took the squirrel for a spin, and with a few more nuts in his hand that it had brought him, he put it back on the tree it had been on before, removing the charm.

"Goodbye~"

Nero then continued deeper into the forest, came to the river, and went upstream, stopping beside a small waterfall.

Listening to the sound of the water rushing, Nero took a deep breath and slowly drew out the Yama Sword.

This is the most important thing in her day - the practice of "Dimension Slash: Absolute".

Nero sheathed the blade at his side and closed his eyes.

Previously in the dream world, Nero had tried to cut off time and also tried to cut off the world.

Based on her impression of her father, Virgil's unique skill, Nero judged that "swinging the sword to cut through time, and then swinging countless slashes to cut through the world in the cracks of time with the clone" was the essence of "Dimension Slash: Absolute".

Nero doesn't have a clone, but can use a magical shadow created by the Holy Chant as a substitute. If Nero can fully master the method of launching "Severing the World Slash", he will be able to replicate the same move.

At least, the current situation, which requires concentrating and closing eyes for most of the day before making a single strike, does not meet the standard at all.

The light disappeared from Nero's eyes, followed by the sounds of wind, birds singing, and flowing water.

When all the sounds disappeared from Nero's ears, Nero finally saw what he was going to cut off.

She drew her sword. A horizontal slash, then a vertical one. The two flashes of the blade formed a cross in Nero's mind.

After so much hard work, she finally made visible progress, from only being able to launch one attack to being able to swing the sword twice in succession.

Nero breathed a sigh of relief, and the countless sounds of the forest once again reached her ears.

But within this, there is a voice that did not exist before.

Nero subconsciously reached out to catch something and opened his eyes.

In her hand appeared a pitch-black letter sealed with wax.

(End of this chapter)