Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 191 Mission: 04-2 Cute Heart

Nero hadn't expected that the game he was participating in would be live-streamed almost entirely for some inexplicable reason. As a result, Nero's impressive performance and easy victory in the game had significantly boosted his popularity.

However, this was originally what Nero had hoped for, so let's put it aside for now. The two members of the Ouroboros Alliance, His Highness and Lin, wanted Nero's help with something, which was...

Dressed as a maid in a swimsuit, she works as a hired clerk to help sell things.

“Aren’t there too many premises?”

Nero's light blue eyes showed suspicion.

His Highness faced Nero's gaze head-on and replied without a trace of guilt, "These are all necessary conditions."

This was the situation. Because Thousand Eyes didn't want smaller communities without sufficient scale to compete, anyone entering this gift game called "Turning Gold into Flowers" had to first produce ten gold coins printed by Thousand Eyes as "proof of eligibility." Since His Highness and Lin had escaped secretly, their money was completely gone after they prepared their merchandise and paid the gold coins for entry.

That’s right, if this continues, they won’t even have the money to open the realm gate, and it will be difficult to go back—

Perhaps, Nero would just listen to such words. Without sufficient power, Nero did not believe that these two young children could act freely while holding high positions in Ouroboros.

"We don't need the points we earned from this game. We can give them all to you. We just want to sell the goods and get the funds back. How about it? Do you accept it?"

Faced with this question, Nero thought for a moment and then asked back: "So, you still haven't explained why it's a swimsuit maid."

His Highness said calmly: "To be with those people——"

He pointed at several large communities, lingering particularly long at the Six Wounds store. "—If we want to compete, we must resort to some unconventional tactics."

Lin interrupted with a smile, "Actually, the maid outfit wasn't His Highness's idea. He was just curious about why a demon king would do such a thing after seeing the former vampire demon king he was planning to buy at a high price become a maid.

"It just so happens that you, Nero, are also a 'princess', just like that vampire. So, His Highness probably wondered if you would feel any differently if you tried dressing up as a maid—or something like that?"

His Highness didn't object, but he also didn't waver. "This is just a trivial curiosity. I made this proposal after thorough consideration of all aspects."

Vampire, former demon king, maid—after hearing Lin's words, Nero quickly thought of a vampire he had met before: "That former vampire demon king, could his name be Leticia?"

"Eh~ I didn't expect you guys have already met before." Lin covered her mouth in surprise.

"That's the name, indeed. It's a shame the deal fell through when Perseus was defeated in the Gift Game and the former Demon King was taken away. Otherwise, this would have been a golden opportunity to acquire Demon King-level combat power."

Nero nodded and asked hesitantly, "Alright, I can try to help. But from your description, could Ouroboros really be a business alliance?"

After all, this alliance wasn't well-known, and it was clear they didn't engage in raids or battles. Instead, all the stories Nero had learned about them were about "deals" with the Demon King. "'We' can indeed be considered a business community."

His Highness didn't elaborate further, his golden eyes gleaming with a mysterious light. "But we'll leave the details for later. Nero, your mission in this game is to make as much of a name for yourself as possible, and we're very close to achieving that goal. Once this is over, we'll also send you into the game of [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] as agreed. We still have a lot to discuss before and after that game."

Nero did have many questions about Ouroboros, His Highness, and the relationship between them and Pest, but since His Highness had said so, it meant he wouldn't answer any further questions. Fortunately, Nero had a good initial impression of these two, as they didn't seem like people who would do evil.

Besides, Nero needed their help now, so it was difficult to refuse this request which was not excessive.

Under Lin's guidance, Nero changed into a black one-piece swimsuit in the dressing room that existed for some reason in the store, then put on a white apron over the swimsuit, and then put on a maid's headband on her head, and now she was a "swimsuit maid".

I have to say that maids are really mysterious things. It seems that no matter what clothes they wear, they can be maids.

As Nero left the locker room, he was a bit worried about whether helping her would affect her chances of winning the grand prize. After all, while the points earned in this game could be redeemed for raffle items, the required quantity was quite high. However, upon seeing the crowd gathered at the door, Nero realized he might have been overthinking it.

Lin's actions were incredibly quick. While Nero was changing clothes, she had already spread the news that she was here to help. Nero hadn't expected that his popularity in the game would be so high.

"Could everyone please line up first? This is a bit inconvenient."

After Nero said this with an embarrassed expression, the crowd at the door formed a long line at the speed of light after a deafening and uniform "Yes, sir!", which was as straight as if it was drawn with a ruler.

Nero sighed silently: Really, what is going on?

But she concealed this sigh in the moment she closed her eyes, so no one could notice. When she opened her eyes again, she had already adjusted herself to the most perfect state of hospitality and greeted the first guest with a smile.

It's not surprising that so many people came here because of Nero's name. Firstly, because of the live broadcast, everyone knows Nero's beautiful face; secondly, Nero is not only a beauty, but also a beauty with great strength. Not only is she a beauty with great strength, but she is also a beauty who has great strength while dressing up as a swimsuit maid.

Shiroyasha says (roughly): Beauty and power are both desirable, but at the same time, they also make people feel distant. Therefore, adding the "maid" identity to bring people closer together creates the ultimate "moe."

Perhaps it was Shiroyasha who said this, or perhaps it wasn't. But no matter what, in the hearts of the guests who came here, this was the supreme truth.

Such cheap truth.

—Nero, who accidentally overheard the guests' thoughts, complained.

　Chapter 2 will be posted in the afternoon.

　　It feels like it's almost become a fixed pattern.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)