Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 176 Mission: 02-4 Strange Community

"Hello."

Nero had just put down his menu after placing his order when he saw a girl with short brown hair, wearing a short shirt and windbreaker, who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, approaching. She seemed to be greeting Nero, but her eyes were fixed on Sana, who was standing beside him.

weirdo.

After Nero defined the visitor in this way, he put on a gentle smile and said, "Good afternoon, may I ask your name?"

"Kasukabe Yō." The girl introduced herself, and after a pause, she added, "From [Wuming]."

Is this a community of [Nameless]? Honestly, it's the same as if there were no introduction at all. [Nameless] has neither a name nor a flag, and similar communities are as numerous as sand on the sea, making it impossible for others to distinguish them.

Even within this outer gate, there are definitely dozens or even hundreds of [Nameless] communities. If you only mention one [Nameless], who knows which one you are talking about?
Of course, this wasn't without its advantages. Even if a member did something bad outside, it would be nearly impossible to pinpoint the community to a single "Nameless" member. However, the consequence was that all "Nameless" members would find it difficult to gain the trust of other communities. Not only would they be unable to hold Gift Games, but even those who tried to participate would be easily rejected.

Therefore, Nero almost ignored Yao's subsequent additions and just kept smiling and asked: "Well, hello, Miss Yao. What can I do for you?"

"I can……"

"I'm sorry, young lady. My master has been disrespectful."

A blonde maid who looked no more than ten years old came out from behind Yao and stood in front of her. "Excuse me, are you a member of the Community Alliance, the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six]?"

[The Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six]?
Nero wasn't overly surprised. She had done some research before arriving here and knew this place was once the territory of the Forest Beasts, a subordinate community of the Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Beasts. This community, founded by a group of beasts possessed by demonic spirits, once ruled over this outer gate.

The majority of the members of the "Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Beasts" alliance were demon spirit holders. It was no surprise that Nero, who also possessed demonic blood, was considered one of them.

What's more, she has always had a close connection with this community.

Yao's guard visibly flared at these words. No wonder, after all, the [Forest Beast] had been doing all sorts of evil things in this outer sect. Kidnapping, threatening, murdering, stealing—he'd practically broken every last bit of the little garden's laws. Even now, he'd be spat on and trampled upon whenever anyone mentioned him. And yet, this [Forest Beast] was a member of the [Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Beasts]. Imagine what kind of reputation this community alliance had now.

These few people in front of me probably regarded Nero as the vanguard coming to settle accounts with the [Beast of the Forest].

But this worry was unnecessary. Not to mention that Nero wasn't a member of the "Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Beasts," the Alliance was now only a nominal alliance. It was easy to join, but if things really got tough, don't expect anyone else to act. Without the Demon Lord, the core of the alliance, the entire alliance was in tatters.

So even if the [Beast of the Forest] was defeated, collapsed, or disbanded, the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] would not say a word.

Facing the blonde maid's question, Nero shook his head: "The community I belong to is Hamel."

The sunlight fell behind the blonde maid, and her shadow suddenly twisted. Nero did not miss this moment, and the twisted shadow vaguely formed the shape of a giant dragon.

Dragon? Nero frowned.

How strange! Someone with a gift, and apparently a combat-capable gift, would be working as a maid in [Nameless]'s community? Who was this [Nameless]?
A shadowy figure, unlike any other, with blond hair, red eyes, and an exceedingly pale complexion... Nero studied the maid before him, and an unbelievable thought crossed his mind. Let's test it out.

"To be honest, I'm actually here in the East District to participate in a large-scale gift game."

Before Nero finished speaking, the blonde maid's eyes flickered slightly. Nero immediately realized that he was right. This maid probably also knew about the big game that the "Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six" was about to hold - this was actually the source of her vigilance.

Because participating in "Flowers of a Thousand Rivers and Lakes" is a very normal thing and not worthy of vigilance. Only the secretive and dangerous "Legendary Great Devil" needs to be treated with caution.

Although Nero was still unclear about the specific rules, the gift game that [Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Beasts] was going to hold was called "Legendary Great Devil", and only demons, elves, and ghosts with sufficient background as guarantees would be accepted as contestants.

Vampires are also one of the races eligible to participate.

Nero didn't know much about the vampires of the little garden, and most of what he knew about them was similar to the legends in the real world. They couldn't be exposed to direct sunlight, were beautiful and powerful, and were immortal. Aside from not being particularly afraid of things like garlic and crosses, they were basically the same as most people's stereotypes.

However, in the box garden, because there are races such as vampires and ghosts that are afraid of sunlight, the skylight on the top of the box garden can filter out the harmful components in the sunlight for them, allowing them to move around during the day.

Just like the blonde maid in front of Nero.

A vampire with a backer.

Nero suppressed his doubts and the fact that he had seen through the other party's identity, and continued calmly, "I wonder if the two of you will also participate?"

If the opponent was an ordinary [Nameless], then Nero's behavior would be a terrible mockery. [Thousand Eyes] even rejected a normal community with less fame, so how could they possibly accept [Nameless]'s participation?

But this [Nameless] was likely different. Various signs indicated that their strength was quite impressive, and they had a very powerful backer behind them.

A very, very powerful backer.

Nero casually picked up her teacup after asking the question, seemingly asking casually. However, although her eyes wandered, her attention was always focused on the faces of the two people in front of her.

As expected, Yao tilted his head and asked directly, "Are you referring to "Flowers of a Thousand Rivers and Lakes"?

She didn't take this as a mockery and replied calmly, "I have indeed signed up."

"What a coincidence." The third person at their table also stood up and walked over, nodding gracefully. "If you don't mind, could you please move over here and be our friend?"

The black-haired girl who spoke had curiosity in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)