Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 296 Mission: 01-4 A Disagreement
Because he couldn't participate in the games, Nero could only be a spectator at the festival until Pest invoked his organizer authority. Fortunately, the two adjacent outer gates where the festival was held were spacious enough, and with the numerous community buildings adorning them, they were constantly evolving, making even just wandering around a bit less boring. Just as the festival was about to begin, Lin found time to visit and hand Nero the gift His Highness had promised.

The prop used by Nero to replace the Sephiroth "Materialism" and complete the simulated Star Creation Chart was a pitch-black bodhi seed, tinged with a subtle demonic aura. This seemed to suggest that the "highness's" true form was connected to Indian legends, though it had no bearing on this matter. Nero had tested it, and it proved that this object could indeed be used to complete the tenth Sephiroth in the Star Creation Chart.

According to Lin's analysis, based on the relationship between Kabbalah and Tarot cards, each time Nero connected one of the twenty-two paths on the Reverse Kabbalah Tree, she would gain a certain amount of power. However, she would have to wait until she actually used it to understand the details. The power of the Bodhi Seed could only last for an hour, so it couldn't be wasted on something like this.

That was yesterday. Today was the day before the official "Fire Dragon Birth Festival." All the venues had been set up, and aside from the numerous Gift Games that had yet to officially begin, the atmosphere at the outer gates, 4000000 and 3999999, was much the same as it had been when the festival officially began.

So Nero went out alone to stroll around the streets again. After all, once the festival officially started, there would be a lot of gift games everywhere, and she couldn't run around too much. Today was her last chance.

It has to be said that this glass tunnel, which was just completed today, is truly a masterpiece of craftsmanship. The optical structure carefully adjusted by the craftsmen makes every inch of it look dazzling, like a huge gem.

“It’s amazing.” She exclaimed as she found the information about the maker on the sign next to her: “Exhibition Community [Salamanda]…”

It was the enemy's name. It would be a real shame if the artisans who could create such a work of art perished in the subsequent attack, but in this case, even with Nero's soft-heartedness, he could only say that Salamander was at fault.

Actively summoning the Demon King is playing with fire. Even if the Demon King kills you, you shouldn't complain.

After all, the purpose of [Salamanda] is to kill the devil and establish his authority.

"Oh? What a coincidence! Miss Nero from the Hamel Community."

Nero, lost in his own world, was drawn to his own world by a greeting from behind. Turning around, he saw Izayoi Sakamaki, whom he had met once before during their time as the "Legendary Great Devil," and Asuka Kuto, who also belonged to the "Nameless" community.

"Isn't this Mr. Izayoi Sakamaki, and Ms. Asuka? It's nice to see you again."

Without a moment's hesitation, Nero immediately put on his most perfect smile to deal with the two of them, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel doubtful in his heart.

The small garden is so big, and the area of ​​the urban part alone exceeds the surface area of ​​the earth, but why does she always happen to meet someone from [Nameless]?

There was only one possibility. Nero had long suspected that [Nameless] was a "white glove" secretly trained by [Thousand Eyes] Shiroyasha, and now it seemed to be true. Wherever Shiroyasha was, there these people would be. Their appearance at the Fire Dragon Birth Festival this time must have been brought by Shiroyasha to fight against the "possible" Demon King.

But that didn't matter. Pest's target wasn't just [Salamanda]. Once the Demon King's Game began, all the contestants in the city would be part of the game. [Nameless]'s group seemed quite strong, making them suitable candidates for recruitment. They would just need to be given special attention.

But now, this intention cannot be revealed.

"Is your community also here to participate in the Fire Dragon's Birth Ceremony?" Nero asked with a smile.

"may be."

"Yeah yeah!"

The two people's answers were completely different, and Nero couldn't tell which one was lying. The only thing he could tell was that they were both there to participate in the Fire Dragon's Birth Festival individually—but that wasn't necessarily a shared opinion. "But Izayoi-san, when did you meet Nero?"

"Didn't I tell you? The last time you were invited to the North District to participate in another game... you should have known about it."

The two men then chatted among themselves. Nero had a flash of the idea of ​​retreating; it was clearly not a good idea to stand out too much right now.

"Sang Na," Nero whispered, "Is the other one I met earlier here?"

The silver wolf following Nero shook his head.

In just such a short time, Izayoi Sakamaki turned around and looked back at Nero: "So, you tricked me last time."

"Really? I don't think I remember it very clearly." Nero decisively played dumb. "Did you mix up what I did with another person?"

"Eh? What's going on? Eh?"

Asuka turned his head and looked around in confusion, while Izayoi smiled a slightly wild smile: "Ah, you mean the guy named V? I do want to settle a score with him. Do you know where he is?"

"I don't know. Maybe he's hiding in another world."

This was the truth. But oftentimes, telling the truth doesn't necessarily earn the other person's trust. Izayoi immediately threw a punch and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"Ha, do you think I would believe such nonsense?"

Nero leaped in sync and vanished from his position. Then, Izayoi reappeared and punched through the ground, shaking the entire neighborhood. A massive crack formed along the glass corridor, crossing the street. The stone bricks on the ground instantly shattered to the point where they couldn't even be held together.

He really did it?!
Nero couldn't help but sigh at this man's lack of common sense. Nero was just an innocent bystander, and right next to him was a valuable exhibit painstakingly crafted by their unknown boss, Shiroyasha's employer, [Salamanda]. Setting aside the question of whether Izayoi might accidentally injure someone by attacking him so directly, wasn't he afraid of destroying the exhibit and forcing Shiroyasha and Salamander to pay for it?
Nero, who had already prepared herself mentally and realized her role as a villain, was now wavering. She was starting to wonder who the real villain was.

"what happened?"

Izayoi stood up from the ground and slowly moved his wrists, a wicked grin on his lips: "Let me see the power you gained from the 'Demon World Tree'?"

However, a sharp cry successfully saved Nero.

"What the hell did you do, you idiot problem child?!!!!"

(End of this chapter)