Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 192 Mission: 04-3 Lottery
"Ola, is this okay?"

While Nero was outside dealing with a large number of guests, the young man with white hair and golden eyes came to a hidden space and found the magician in black robe.

"That's right, Your Highness."

The woman in a black robe, whose face could not be seen, stroked the crystal ball in her hand like a legendary magician, and the corner of her mouth hidden in the shadows raised slightly.

"What a hassle! I didn't expect Shiroyasha to be able to recognize 'his' sword from such a distance."

A hoarse male voice rang out from the shadows behind Aura. Aura softly replied, "Indeed. If she continues to show off that knife everywhere, our plan against the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six will be ruined."

The legacy of the Demon King, "The Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six," is something even the Ouroboros, known as the "Demon King Alliance," must treat with caution, and the misnamed "Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six" is even more so. If they discovered that Nero was the descendant of that Demon King, they would abandon their search for the legacy rather than allow Nero to take it.

So, even though it would require His Highness's intervention, Aura quickly devised a plan to keep Nero away from the combat-heavy Gift Games. At least until the games officially began, Nero's true identity couldn't be revealed to the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six.

Nero was right. His Highness would never act alone. His Highness was driven by a sense of duty; he wouldn't just sneak out out of curiosity or some other motive. Fortunately, thanks to his naturally expressionless face, Nero, though suspicious, didn't see through his pretense.

His Highness listened to the conversation between the two and said with a smile, "I can only say that he is worthy of being the strongest game organizer in the East District. That is why we need to recruit him, isn't it?"

"Don't forget, Your Highness. The sovereignty of the sun she holds is what truly matters," the magician named Aura gently reminded. "The most urgent task now is to help that little girl named Nero successfully obtain a ticket to the game."

"Yes. If we can obtain the legacy of the 'Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six', then the subsequent plans will be guaranteed to succeed."

"Ha, that's better."

"By the way, do we only need to prepare so many goods?" His Highness suddenly asked.

"According to calculations, if only half of these items are sold, the transaction gold points will be enough for her to get five lottery tickets." Aura tilted her head, as if puzzled by His Highness's question. "If there are more, she won't be able to collect that many flowers by herself."

"Yeah."

His Highness nodded and stopped asking questions.

Having achieved this, their "Second Alliance" had done their utmost for Nero. Originally, no matter how many times Nero participated in other Gift Games, he would only have had time to collect and fill out about five cards. Five chances to hit the prize pool was a bit disappointing.

Challenging the mobilization of a large community with individual ability is like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. Ultimately, the highest-level prize pools are reserved for large communities that can quickly collect nearly a hundred raffle tickets and fill them up quickly. If Nero truly wants to win the grand prize—she'll have to be very, very lucky.

By the time the bracelet lit up again with the message from San-Na, the Ouroboros's merchandise had already sold out. As she said goodbye and left to collect narcissus eggs, Aura, upon learning of this, doubted her own judgment for the first time.

But that has nothing to do with Nero.

Without help from others, even someone as strong as Nero could only pick the daffodil eggs one by one by hand to collect them from the water. This was a time-consuming and laborious task, and it was really a chore.

So when Sana informed Nero for the third time that the grand prize had been won, she had only filled six cards with narcissus eggs. With only two grand prizes left and no time to collect more, Nero could only regretfully return to the opening ceremony area with six winning entries.

Just as she'd feared, she saw the bracelet flash again upon returning. This meant there was only one remaining ticket for the grand prize she'd been aiming for. Nero sped up again to reunite with San Na, who was waiting by the turntable, and impatiently shoved his ticket into the wheel.

The exciting moment of the lottery draw arrived. The turntable spun rapidly, then slowly stopped, and several areas swayed at the tip of the pointer.

"Congratulations on winning the following prize——"

A line of large characters appeared on the surface of the turntable, and the content made Nero sigh helplessly.

"Boundary Gate Pass [Hamel] (One week, starting from the first use)"

If the lottery were held by a large community, it would truly be considered a "jackpot." Using a Realm Gate to travel between different Outer Gates typically only costs one gold coin, and the actual value of this coin often varies depending on the issuer. But for a large community, ten people using a Realm Gate would cost ten gold coins, and a hundred would cost a hundred gold coins. Not to mention the charges for goods, this would be a massive expense. If used effectively, this pass could easily generate thousands of gold coins in value.

But for Hamel, who had very few people in existence, the actual value of this thing was only a dozen gold coins at most.

It cannot be traded yet because it is clearly written on it that it is a pass for [Hamel].

What a bad start. Nero sighed and opened the lottery again.

The turntable slowly stopped. This time, the prize was a "check" worth one hundred Thousand Eyes gold coins, a consolation prize that large communities wouldn't even consider.

On the other hand, it is more useful to Nero than the previous one.

The third prize is the [Thousand Words Earrings], which automatically translates spoken words into the wearer's most familiar language, a gift of translation. However, this only works for comprehension; it requires the [Ten Thousand Languages ​​Necklace] from another prize pool to fully function.

Therefore, this prize pool is really prepared for large communities. It is difficult to get any good results if a community that is not large enough forces the prize pool to be opened.

The fourth draw brought another consolation prize. Nero was already halfway down.

Although, although. Although winning the grand prize wasn't a must for Nero, and even if he didn't, it wouldn't interfere with his subsequent plans. But seeing how bad his luck in the lottery was, Nero couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The fifth draw, the roulette wheel starts spinning again.

Nero stared at the top of the roulette wheel, not daring to make a sound.

The tiny area on the roulette wheel, which occupied less than twenty degrees, slowly and slowly approached the pointer.

Then, it stopped.

(End of this chapter)