Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 198 Mission: 05-2 Countdown

In terms of scenery alone, the various outer gates in the North District are actually quite similar. Unlike the East and South Districts, which boast abundant waterways, a mild climate, and beautiful scenery, the barren and cold North District offers little that could be called "natural landscape" beyond a few jagged rocks. Therefore, the biggest difference between the various outer gates is the architectural style.

In order to prepare for the attack on the Fire Dragon's Birth Festival, Pest took Nero to the 5656565 outer gate, which belonged to the control area of ​​[Salamanda] and was considered one of their mines. The architectural style was close to modern European, and the color tone also tended to the red of the Fire Dragon.

The outer gate 666710 that Nero came to at this moment belonged to the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six]. The buildings here were dark in color and had an overall Gothic atmosphere, which reminded Nero of the old Yharnam he had seen in the dream of the Moon Goddess.

The gloomy streets were deserted, looking like a completely empty ghost town. His Highness, his face hidden behind a hood, and Lin followed Nero out of the realm gate. Lin whispered, "Are you sure you don't need help?"

The competition rules stated that participants were allowed to bring one assistant. Although Pest, who lived in the same community as Nero, was unlikely to come, Lin was still willing to provide more help.

"That's not necessary. Cooperation between people we don't know will only hinder our ability."

Nero refused her help.

"Then come on~"

Lin smiled and waved her hand, and His Highness raised his head to look at the dim dome - it was almost evening now, and it must be said that the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] really knew how to choose the time.

"Remember the plan," he instructed briefly. "Rumor has it that the 'treasure' is connected to the world where the Demon King came from. I'm sure you can tell."

Above their heads, huge Roman numerals were printed on the dome. It was the countdown to the start of the game, with almost an hour left.

The score below represents the number of contestants who have arrived compared to the number of invitations, which has now exceeded half. Nero took out the invitation, but saw it strangely begin to spontaneously combust, gradually disappearing in the black flames, transforming into two illusory marks floating in the air.

There were two crosses, one black and one white, representing the identities of the contestant and the assistant respectively. After the game began, only those who bore this mark could remain in this outer gate.

Nero reached out and grasped the black one. A brief burning sensation shot through her body, then solidified into a dark mark on the back of her hand.

The white mark slowly dissipated.

"It looks like it was successful?"

This refers to successfully deceiving the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six]. Because there are certain requirements for the contestants' spiritual power, the two marks, one black and one white, can naturally detect the contestants' spiritual power. This is part of the rules of the game, and the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] also hinted at this in the invitation letter.

But Nero had already sealed the spirit of the [Half-Demon Princess] in a ring and kept it in the gift card connected to his soul. Naturally, when examining Nero's body, only the spirit of the [Hammel's Demon] could be found.

However, the strange spirit [Unknown Number] did not disappear because of the separation of the Spartan bloodline, but even "Laplace's Paper" could not figure out its origin, and there was no need to worry about what the [Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six] would discover.

"As you said. In that case, we will leave first. I wish you all the best."

Each time the Realm Gate is open, it lasts for about an hour, and then it's time to rest. The opening and closing times are also fixed every day, so the moment the Realm Gate closes, the game begins.

His Highness and Lin left through the still-opened Realm Gate. The starry sky within the gate rippled for a moment before two more people emerged. Like Nero, the two who had arrived through the Realm Gate had bright blonde hair. The short, young girl was Leticia de Crea, whom Nero had met once before. This time, she wasn't wearing a maid uniform, but rather leather boots, a short skirt, a jacket, and striped socks. The large black bow tied with a ribbon still adorned the back of her head.

The boy next to her looked about the same age as Nero. Although he was wearing a school suit, he had most of the buttons on his jacket undone and was strangely wearing headphones, making him look like a delinquent boy who liked to skip school.

Neither Nero nor Leticia were surprised to see the other one there. Nero was the first to greet them with a chuckle, "What a coincidence, Miss Leticia of [Nameless]."

"Ms. Nero, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

Leticia nodded expressionlessly, while the blond boy standing beside her fiercely glanced at Nero with his violet eyes, his gaze rising from his toes.

Then, as their eyes met, a faint pink light flashed in Nero's eyes. Nero opened his lips slightly and uttered a soothing, gentle voice: "It's indeed a pleasant surprise. However, this gentleman's gaze seems less than gentlemanly."

The young man continued to look at Nero without fear, and even raised a conceited smile at the corner of his mouth.

Nero was surprised by the lack of reaction. At such close range, he should have been able to hear the thoughts of those infected by Lust, but this move had no effect on the person before him. Not only could he not charm them or cause them to hallucinate, he couldn't even invade them.

"Haha, I'm so sorry, I'm the person in this world who is furthest away from the word 'patience'."

The young man suddenly looked away, laughed, and said, "Nice to meet you, Nero. My name is Izayoi Sakamaki, and you took care of me in the game before."

Human?
Nero lifted her skirt and saluted, and also replied "Nice to meet you", then quickly said goodbye and left the vicinity of the realm gate.

The power of the young man named Izayoi was so strange that Nero couldn't understand it at all, so it was better for him to get away from him as soon as possible.

"It's a bit strange."

After Nero left, Izayoi stroked his chin and spoke thoughtfully.

"what happened?"

"The breath is not right." Izayoi replied, "The way she breathes is different from before. It feels like her muscles have weakened."

This kind of observation was completely unreasonable. Izayoi had only seen Nero through the screen before, but he noticed a change in her the moment they met.

After a moment of reflection, Leticia also said, "So it is true that the human flavor in her blood has become stronger."

"What could have happened?"

Izayoi looked at the direction where Nero left from afar and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)