Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 305 Mission: 03-1 The Battle Begins

"The first target is Salamander's Charmander, right?"

Atop a wall towering over a thousand meters, the Hamelites stood with the air of villains. Nero, who had spoken, flanked Pest, followed by several magic flute puppets called "Shutteromes."

"Well, I'll take care of that. Nero, you take care of the others and then come help me."

"Solving it...it might be hard to do without 'that thing'."

In short, the formation is like this. Pest holds the target and weakens it with the plague. When Nero is free, he controls it through the power of the magic flute and the two magic stones of lust and sloth, and thus obtains the dragon horn that His Highness needs from [Salamanda].

As long as this goal is achieved, it will be much easier for Hamel to conquer other people in the future.

"Apart from these, the only ones who need extra attention... are the vampires and those imposters." Weser looked down and asked.

"That blond guy from [Nameless] is also quite difficult to deal with, but leave him to me," Nero replied.

"Weser, just hold the others back. Don't kill any enemies except Salamander."

After receiving Pest's instructions, Weser bared his teeth and scratched the back of his head, holding his stick-like flute on his back. "Alright, alright, Master, it's you who said so. But there's one exception—I won't show mercy to those imposters."

Nero glanced at him with a frown and said nothing more.

It is true that the Rat Catcher appeared because of the summons of Hamel's Magic Book. He and Weser share the same origin, which may be one of the sources of his hostility.

"Then let the game begin."

Then, pitch-black snow fell from the sky.

The first change occurred at the podium. Right next to Shiroyasha, a gust of black wind suddenly arose, enveloping him, forming a sphere and blowing everyone else away.

"W-what?!"

First, the Demon King broke the rules and began the game, then a mysterious black wind enveloped him. Unexpected events unfolded one after another, leaving even Shiroyasha terrified. Sandra called out the name of this elder and pillar of the group, reaching out towards the inner reaches of the black wind, but she was unable to stop the raging wind. The wall of wind, resisting, was ejected from the podium.

"Oh!"

The bird that was also blown away screamed and was caught by Izayoi in mid-air, landing safely on the ground. Izayoi immediately looked up and stared at the figures that jumped down from the sky in the distance.

Seeing Izayoi and Asuka landing on the stage, Kuro Usagi hurried over, "Mr. Izayoi!"

"So, the Demon King has appeared, right?" Izayoi asked succinctly. "This is the first time I've seen such a pitch-black game file."

"Yes."

"Is there no problem with Shiroyasha's [Organizer Authority]?"

"That's right. Since I'm the judge of the festival, any violation of the rules will inevitably go unnoticed by me."

Hearing this, Izayoi, who had put down Asuka and helped her to stand, laughed.

"So, these guys are abiding by the rules, yet they're still able to enter the venue and use the organizer's privileges? As expected of a true Demon King, they gave me a big surprise right from the start." As he smiled, Izayoi's eyes turned serious. "But I just saw someone who looked quite familiar. If there's nothing else, I have to go talk to her."

"Look familiar?" Black Rabbit also raised his head and looked up at the sky.

A massive, pure white magic flute puppet descended from the sky, its inner cavity emitting a sharp whistle, and a violent storm surrounded it. Surrounded by these puppets, a blonde girl in black stood atop one of them, gently lifting the hem of her skirt.

"Good morning, everyone. I'm sorry to interrupt your festival."

Nero appeared before everyone, glancing around briefly. Seventy to eighty percent of the audience had already fled, and those remaining were nearing the entrance. Nero then waved his flute gently, commanding the Shutromes beside him to unleash their power. With terrifying whistles, violent winds erupted from the holes in their faces, threatening to sweep the delicate Miss Asuka away.

"Ms. Nero?!"

"It's really you!"

Black Rabbit and Izayoi, who hadn't been blown away, had completely different reactions. Izayoi immediately leaped up and pounced on Nero, who was standing above Shustrom, while shouting at Black Rabbit, "Black Rabbit, take care of the young lady! I'll take care of this guy!"

"Okay, okay!"

Nero knew that if Izayoi's fist struck the fragile Shustrom, given his strength, it would be completely reduced to a pile of ceramic shards in less than five blows. So she leaped back, intending to let them hold back the old, weak, and sick behind her while she took Izayoi to another battlefield.

"What an impatient guy~"

She chuckled provocatively, stepped on the magic power and maneuvered continuously in the air, avoiding Izayoi's self-sacrificing attack like a meteor.

"But, can you really catch up with me?"

"Stop looking down on others!"

After missing the target with his punch, Izayoi jumped up again, closely following Nero and quickly leaving the venue.

"Ahh, you really know how to throw troubles onto others."

The demon Weser, transformed from the earthquake and landslide, landed next. He glanced at Nero as he retreated and scratched his head again in annoyance. Being ordered to hold back was a terrible feeling for someone known only for his strength.

"Ms. Asuka, take Jin and go first!" Kuro Usagi quickly signaled her companions to retreat. While she alone was no match for so many enemies, Asuka and Jin were even more vulnerable and had to leave first.

"Black Rabbit!"

Leticia, flapping her jet-black wings, untied her hairband and appeared in the sky in her adult form. "Don't do it! Don't forget you're the referee!"

But as they were speaking, the Shustroms roared again, and the fierce wind they released blew away Leticia who was flying in the air. Once again, only Black Rabbit and Aska were left in the field.

In the distance, Leticia was blown away, caught in the middle of the battle between Sandora and Peste. As the ruler of the North District and the strongest in [Salamandra], this eleven-year-old girl, with dragon-like flames entwined around her limbs, struggled to resist the dark, evil wind, which was almost identical to the force that trapped Shiroyasha.

The black wind originated from Pest's wide cuffs, swirling and squeezing the flames' breathing space. Although Sandora's flames could burn the black wind, it seemed that she could only resist it for the time being and could not launch a counterattack.

Leticia gritted her teeth and chose to prioritize supporting the closer battlefield.

(End of this chapter)