Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 194 Mission: 04-5 Game Master

"There is no price."

His Highness's blunt and decisive response alerted Nero. Ouroboros wasn't just one person, but a vast organization. Individuals might offer unpaid assistance out of kindness, but once they formed an organization, their actions couldn't be unmotivated by self-interest.

Therefore, Nero would not believe that Ouroboros could help him for free.

"Your Highness, I told you that intelligent people wouldn't believe such words."

Lin chuckled softly, her face still childish, yet her smile resembled that of a fox. "Don't worry, Princess. Ouroboros's purpose this time is simply to ensure that the legacy is used properly. As long as it can unleash its power, we don't care whose hands it falls into."

Nero analyzed the meaning of these words and asked doubtfully, "Does this inheritance make me an enemy of certain beings?"

"Rather than 'enemy,' 'competitor' would be a more accurate description."

Lin said, and seeing that Nero was still a little doubtful, she continued to explain: "Besides, we are sure that only you can unleash its true power. You should have obtained the 'Gift Card', right?"

Nero nodded.

"So you should have seen that the spirit cannot be analyzed. Although it may be a bit impolite, we have also conducted some investigations on this matter."

What is this, political review?
Nero shook his head silently, not paying much attention to the matter. After all, it was through them that Pest had gained the opportunity to summon Nero, so it was unlikely that Nero's information could be hidden from these people. She simply asked, "What was the result?"

"We speculate that it was an 'unfinished' gift." Lin restrained her smile and answered seriously.

"Speaking of this, Nero, you must first understand one thing. The existence of 'Spirit' is not infinite.

"The total mass of the universe is finite, and so is the duration of its existence; human faith is finite, and so is the total number of lives. Therefore, the total amount of spiritual energy, or 'the impact on the world,' is also finite.

"In this case, if the offspring inherits spiritual energy from their parents, then these spiritual energy are not added out of thin air, but are stripped from their parents."

Hearing this, Nero finally understood what Lin wanted to say: "You mean, my unfinished spirit comes from--"

Lin nodded. "Without a doubt, it came from your grandfather. It's part of a complete gift."

"This situation probably occurred because the Demon King dismantled and sealed a gift that originally belonged to him, leaving the spirit of this gift in a semi-destroyed state.

"And that should be the true face of that legacy."

Indeed, it made sense. If the legacy was incomplete, then only Nero, who possessed a portion of Sparta's spiritual energy, could activate it.

"understood."

Nero leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief: "I accept."

"Very good, then let's talk about the next thing." Lin also sat back in her chair and said cheerfully, "It's about the demon sword you inherited from your grandfather." He was talking about the Yama Sword? Nero frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong with it?"

"Please do not use it again before the game begins," His Highness said solemnly. "It's best to wait until the very last moment during the game."

Before Nero could ask, Lin continued, "The power of the Demon King is sealed in that sword. If this is discovered, the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] may forcibly stop the game even if it's in progress, so be sure to pay attention."

The reason needed no further explanation. As previously stated, the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] would never sit idly by and watch the Demon King's legacy be taken away. As long as the legacy remained, at least the alliance's community would still have something to look forward to. But if it were taken away by outsiders, the alliance members, seeing no hope, would naturally choose to leave.

But at this point, the answer to a certain question becomes increasingly crucial:

"So how can I successfully escape with the inheritance?"

Nero asked.

Since the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six wouldn't let anyone leave with the inheritance, Nero, who intended to do so, naturally became their enemy. Regardless of whether he could voluntarily leave the game, if the alliance launched a hunt, would Nero be able to escape successfully?

"We will certainly ensure your safety. However, how we will proceed remains to be determined until we know the specific content of the game."

It was Lin who spoke again. She followed His Highness and said, "Although we don't know the specific content of the game, we can still make some guesses.

"Firstly, the goal of the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] is to 'find the legacy,' which means they don't know the exact location of the legacy. But they plan to use the Gift Game to get others to help find it, which means they know the approximate range."

That's right, since we already know the purpose of the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six, we can naturally infer the content of the game from that purpose: "Knowing the approximate range means they've probably searched for it several times without success, which means the legacy requires certain conditions to be met. The Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six didn't know what those conditions were, so they chose to relax the entry requirement to 'possessing the spirit of an elf, demon, or ghost.'"

"Will the content of the game be to directly search for something?" Nero asked.

"Probably not. If they were to directly specify in the rules that they were to search for something, they would have to understand the specific characteristics of the heritage. In that case, it's unlikely they couldn't come up with specific conditions and methods."

Lin said, instantly putting herself into the role of the game host, thinking and analyzing: "If it is... then...

"...they'll write words like 'exposing the disguise' and 'opening the door' into the rules, implying that certain conditions must be overcome to see the true legacy...then use words like 'dedicate the true thing to someone' to demand the return of the legacy..."

His Highness looked at her quietly, as if he was used to it, and didn't ask any questions. Nero could only listen to these analyses quietly, wondering what the real game would be like.

“There’s a loophole!”

Suddenly, Lin's eyes widened and she stood up.

His Highness looked at her and asked, "Have you found a solution?"

Lin nodded vigorously. "That's right! If the rules don't go beyond my expectations, then we can safely accept the inheritance within the scope of the rules of the game, and even win at the same time!"

(End of this chapter)