Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 299 Mission: 01-7 Losers and Winners

Izayoi's brute force was truly exaggerated, and he overpowered Nero in the blink of an eye. Even though Nero hadn't used his full strength in his Demonic transformation, and even though Nero was slightly inferior to Dante and Vergil in terms of sheer brute force, it was still a terrifying sight.

Izayoi's fist could literally shatter mountains.

The good news was that no matter how strong Izayoi was, he could only exert a tenth or a twentieth of his strength while suspended in mid-air. Although he had directly driven Nero's shin into the wall upon impact, Nero quickly changed his strategy after realizing he couldn't block it head-on. She instantly spun her staff, dissipating the force while simultaneously striking Izayoi's waist with the other end, leveraging the momentum to send him flying.

At the same time, although Izayoi has great physical strength, he seems to have no idea how to control energy. Therefore, he has no means of long-range attack, no double jump, and no ability to hover in the air.

Then in the sky, that is Nero's home court.

Nero opened another crack above his head and jumped through it, aiming at the falling Izayoi and swung his long staff again.

"Hahahaha... this is really going to be a big trouble!"

That's right, Nero intended to use his weaponry to keep Izayoi in the air without making contact. This would completely eliminate any chance of Izayoi's counterattack, a tactic that was invincible against an opponent relying solely on brute force.

Because he couldn't fly or use energy to change his falling trajectory, Izayoi's flight path in the air was a classic parabola. Nero only needed to be in position at the landing point in advance and swing his stick to knock him away. Izayoi, flying in the air, was unable to organize an effective counterattack because his fists and feet were much shorter than the long stick.

This is like Nero playing baseball, and Izayoi is the ball.

"Come on. Can you still reverse this?"

Nero laughed in response, and the two collided again in the sky.

But to say Izayoi was completely helpless was far from the truth. Although he couldn't change his direction while airborne, Nero provided Izayoi with a single leverage point during the moment of their clash. Izayoi could use the long staff in Nero's hand to forcibly redirect his next blow. As long as he successfully regained his footing in this way, he could begin his counterattack again.

It's a pity that he won't have the chance to try this time.

The long staff swept across, hitting Izayoi hard on the back. Izayoi was sent flying, but someone jumped up and caught her in mid-air, losing the game.

"He was almost unscathed. He clearly didn't hold back at all."

Nero sighed, "What a monster!" and at the same time, he passed through space and appeared next to Kuro Rabbit, who was holding Izayoi. Kuro Rabbit, who was holding Izayoi, was completely unable to free his hands in the air, so he could only accept defeat with regret.

"Winners: Nero Fortuna and Black Rabbit. Their [Contract] can be used as command authority going forward."

After their respective parchments glowed, the one belonging to Izayoi burned up, while Black Rabbit and Nero's fell back into the hands of their respective holders.

"Ah~ah! I lost. How hateful."

Black Rabbit landed on the roof of a building and put Izayoi down. Izayoi was smiling happily, and it was impossible to tell where the "hateful" he mentioned was.

"The weakness is so obvious, no wonder others are targeting it." Nero landed on the other side, put away the parchment, chuckled, and spread his hands. Indeed, both Izayoi and Kuro Usagi were defeated by their own weaknesses. Izayoi's weakness is self-explanatory, while Kuro Usagi's weakness is her excessive concern for her companions. If she had simply touched Izayoi with her palm instead of catching him, perhaps she could have fought Nero for a few more rounds.

"After all, the Gift Game is fair. If you lose, you lose."

Black Rabbit said this with a hint of helplessness, and at the same time, he took out a paper fan and tapped Izayoi on the head. "By the way, you big idiot! What are you trying to do by attacking a building?! Have you ever thought about the entire community having to apologize and compensate you when the time comes?!!!"

"After all, the Gift Game requires you to give it your all!" Izayoi gave a thumbs up, clearly showing no remorse at all.

Unable to do anything about him, Black Rabbit could only turn around and thank Nero again: "I'm so sorry, these problem children are the result of Black Rabbit's poor discipline. Thank you for not letting them cause more damage... eh?"

After bowing his head and thanking him, Black Rabbit looked up and saw that Nero had disappeared. Instead, a group of men, armed with sharp weapons and riding flying dragons, held high a flaming dragon-patterned banner and covered in fine scales, appeared before them.

He glared at Kuro Usagi and Izayoi who had caused the commotion.

There was no other way, so Black Rabbit could only raise his hands and declare surrender.

"Phew~ Fortunately I ran fast."

In the alley beside the street, Nero, holding the silver wolf, looked at the [Nameless] duo being taken away by the guards, and couldn't help but laugh out loud with schadenfreude.

After all, Izayoi's capture by the Salamander guards was his own fault. The damage to the streets and buildings was caused by him. And Black Rabbit... his guardians also bear responsibility. With a member like him, Black Rabbit's "good days" are likely still to come.

Looking down, the damaged area has been completely fenced off. They're quite efficient. Perhaps by the time the festival officially begins tomorrow, it'll have been repaired.

"Let's go," she said to San-Na, and left the alley. What happened next was none of her business. Although she was a participant in the duel, the destruction was caused by [Nameless] and had nothing to do with her. Black Rabbit was an honest rabbit and would probably help Nero get away with it.

And [Wuming] should have been invited by Shiroyasha and [Salamanda], so he wouldn't be severely punished - thinking of this, Nero felt a little unhappy. Maybe she was really resentful of Izayoi's behavior.

However, no matter how much resentment there was, once the festival officially began and [Grimm Fantasy Grimoire: Hamel] launched its attack, there would naturally be a chance to vent it. Izayoi seemed to be the strongest of the guests invited by [Salamanda] besides Shiroyasha. In other words, he was exactly the opponent Nero should be looking for.

"As for now...just enjoy the final festival peacefully."

Nero spoke softly, speaking to Black Rabbit, to Izayoi, and also to himself and Pest.

It's just that the other people couldn't hear it. Even if Kuro Usagi and Izayoi heard it——

The two people who were taken to the "cell" couldn't enjoy the festival very much.

(End of this chapter)