I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"How about some fried frogs? But isn't it a bit unhealthy to eat something so greasy so early in the morning? What do you think, Youyou... why are you staring so wide-eyed?"

Under Youyou's horrified gaze, Nero smiled at her, seeming to be very satisfied with her reaction.

"Why why why..."

"Why didn't I go with Alice... Is that what you want to ask?"

Seeing Youyou nodding rapidly, Nero touched his chin.

…………

"You hope that I will stay with Youyou?"

That was a conversation between Nero and Alice earlier.

"I'm very curious about what made Ru, who has always been by my side and can't leave my side, come up with such a plan."

"Because... I feel that Youyou needs Sister Nero's company more than I do."

Alice smiled shyly.

"After spending these days together, I know how much Youyou longs for a good friend. If Sister Nero and I leave... I'm afraid Youyou will be lonely."

"When I go back, I'll still have Claire and Rain by my side, but what about Youyou?"

"And, um..."

Alice lowered her head, looking into Nero's eyes several times like a cute little animal and then looking away, a few red clouds appearing on her fair cheeks.

"I...admire my sister."

Mustering her courage, Alice whispered to Nero.

"I...want to try to be like my sister."

As dazzling as the sun, it brings so much excitement and color to Alice's monotonous life.

Nero changed Alice, and Alice wanted to bring the same changes to many people as Nero did.

"But...if my sister is always by my side, I won't be able to help but rely on her. If that happens, I will never be able to become someone like her."

"So... let's just leave my sister with Youyou for now."

Taking a deep breath, Alice blushed and bravely took Nero's hand.

"It's just temporary. Sister Nero will always be my sister."

Imitating Nero's previous behavior, Alice smiled confidently.

"This is the only thing I will never give to anyone else."

"Didn't I say it before? I'm at the age where I should be willful, so..." Alice's voice trailed off, and the blush on her face deepened. "So... Sister, are you willing to allow me to be willful?"

Alice's dominance only lasted for a moment, and she soon returned to her soft and sticky state.

However, Nero raised the corner of his mouth in a gentle arc.

"Hmm! I allow it!"

Nero waved his hand and spoke excitedly.

"As the Emperor of Rome, and even more so as Alice's sister, I have promised you the right to be willful! I am very pleased, my dear sister Alice, that you are now able to make active choices instead of passively accepting them. I am filled with joy for your growth!"

"Then! It's as you wish! Go ahead and embark on the path you believe in. I will send you blessings as bright as roses."

Chapter 289 Mom, I'm in Love

"Um..."

Nero stroked his chin and looked at Youyou in front of him.

A fluffy white hooded cape, fluffy mittens, and long boots that provide good insulation.

Perhaps Nero's gaze was too scorching, Youyou's body stiffened a little.

"Hmm! What a lovely outfit! It really brightens my eyes." Nero praised her without hesitation. "A winter elf? You can feel like that sometimes. Hold your head high and be more confident. Youyou looks very beautiful like this."

"Thank you...thank you."

Winter is coming.

Apart from the gradually biting cold wind, the most obvious thing is the increasingly thick clothing worn by pedestrians on the street.

"Nero...is it okay for you to be like this?"

There was a hint of concern in her leisurely expression, because Nero was still wearing the bright red dress.

Wearing such revealing clothes would be fine if it were summer, but it’s winter now... don’t you really feel cold?

Youyou felt cold just looking at Nero like this.

"Hmm? It's okay, it's okay, don't worry about me."

Nero patted his chest and said with a confident smile: "I am the emperor, what can a mere winter do to me?"

"Is... is that so? Don't be so stubborn, it will be very uncomfortable if you catch a cold."

"Have you been getting more and more talkative lately? Oh, and remember to lock the door."

"I won't forget it."

Nero and Youyou bought a house with the commission money they earned from adventures.

When she bought the house, the other party immediately offered her a discount after learning that she had defeated a cadre of the Demon King's army.

Adventurers in this world don't seem to be keen on buying houses, because adventurers often go on adventures for several days and can't come back at all, and they may even die outside accidentally. Even if they buy a house, it will be a waste, so most adventurers stay in hotels, so there are quite a few vacant houses in Fangzhong.

Since he was not short of money anyway, Nero simply bought a mansion and came with a yard as a gift.

"Since it's Yu's, it has to be the best! Extreme luxury is my style! The gold that symbolizes prosperity and the red that symbolizes roses are indispensable!"

Frugality? Housekeeping? These concepts were not in Nero's vocabulary.

It’s a pity that there is no fountain in the yard... otherwise it would be more atmospheric.

In winter, there are obviously more people in the Adventurer's Guild, and they all gather together to drink.

These people are lazy to begin with and only accept commissions when they are short of money. Now that winter is coming, they have even less to do.

Who would want to go out in this cold? Are you crazy?

What's more, weak monsters such as giant frogs hibernate in winter, and the only ones that are still active are powerful or difficult monsters, so no one is willing to go out and take risks at this time.

As soon as he opened the door, Nero saw these idle adventurers, and they naturally saw Nero and Youyou walking in.

"Ah! It's Nero!"

"No way, Miss Nero, are you here to take on a commission today? You shouldn't be short of money, right? Why are you working so hard?"

"Really, it feels like all the commissions have been taken by Miss Nero and Miss Youyou. Now even if I want to do a commission on a whim, I have no commission to do."

"You're just bragging. Miss Nero doesn't know your strength, do we? Even if Miss Nero and Miss Youyou weren't so enthusiastic about the commission, would you dare to accept it? If you dare to go out and subdue monsters in this season, you'll be turned into a pile of monster poop tomorrow."

"You... you'll die if you don't save face for me in front of Miss Nero and Miss Youyou! Believe it or not, I'll tell everyone that I got drunk a few days ago and said I liked Miss Nero and wanted to confess my feelings to her!"

"You're talking bullshit! I never said anything like that!"

The adventurers were all very enthusiastic, which also showed Nero's popularity.

Ever since Nero showed his amazing strength and defeated the Demon King's army cadre, the Headless Knight, single-handedly, Nero's popularity has begun to increase at an alarming rate.

In addition, Nero's appearance is so outstanding that it is hard for him not to be popular.

Hmm... I suddenly felt an inexplicable hostility.

Coming to the counter, Nero looked at Luna, who was squinting her eyes and had a dark face, and felt a little confused.

"Miss Nero, you're truly popular. These days, I've been hearing all these male adventurers talking about you, even though spring hasn't even arrived yet and everything is already horny. You're truly so popular, and there are so many people who want to confess their love to you. I'm sure there would be a lot of men willing to have a meal with you, right?"

Nero felt the extremely strong resentment of leftover women.

"Hmm! What are you talking about? Isn't it natural that I'm popular? When it comes to dazzling and eye-catching, the first person that comes to mind is naturally me. After all, I'm such a great person. I say it again! I'm great!"

As if completely unaware of the jealousy in Luna's eyes, Nero confidently spoke a declaration as brilliant as his lines, like a dancer performing in the center of the stage.

"Hmm... Could it be that I'm not so popular because I don't have the same strong self-confidence as Miss Nero? Yes... yes, such a confident attitude is indeed extremely dazzling..."

Luna's words were full of reluctance and helplessness.

However, Nero spoke again at this time.

"Hmm! My brilliance is indisputable. However, even though you are not as brilliant as me, you also have your own shining points."

Nero took a step forward and pulled out a bright red flower from somewhere. He lowered his head and said in a gentlemanly manner, "You are endearing when you are sad, but to me, your smile is even more charming. So, please have more confidence, my beautiful girl. You are more beautiful than you think."

Looking at the flowers presented to her, the cheeks of the counter girl Luna instantly turned charmingly red, and her slightly opened mouth showed her inner restlessness, but the next moment she felt it was indecent and covered it with her hand.

What’s going on…this restless heartbeat.

Especially when she saw the gentle smile on Nero's face, Luna felt her face burning hot!

Suddenly, Luna froze.

Nero actually held her hand!

"My beautiful girl, there's no need to doubt your own charm, let alone worry. If it were in the past, when I was still the emperor, I would have decorated our encounter with the most beautiful roses in the world. In front of everyone and the moonlight as witnesses, I would have proposed to you and had you join my harem."

Saying extremely romantic words, Nero took Luna's hand and gently kissed the back of her hand.

When Nero let go of his hand, the brightly bloomed flower was left in Luna's hand.

Feeling the lingering warmth in her palms and the beautiful flower, Luna felt as if her head was about to be burned by the happiness as hot as a flame.

Mom...I think I'm in love.

Chapter 290 It's just a whim

Luna is actually quite popular.

As the most beautiful one among the counter ladies, there are actually quite a few boys who like her, especially these male adventurers who basically have few opportunities to meet girls, let alone beautiful girls.

Although the adventurers around the male protagonist Sato Kazuma are basically all girls, and they are super beautiful girls, but in fact there are not many girls who are willing to become adventurers, and normal girls probably can't stand the difficult life of adventurers.

After all, in the wild, going to the toilet or taking a shower is very difficult.

Kazuma is always looked down upon by male adventurers, partly because they envy the fact that he is surrounded by beautiful girls. Some even call him the "Harem King" in private.

Because these people don't know the true identities of Aqua, Megumin and Darkness, Kazuma is also in a dilemma.

Kazuma is familiar with basically all the female adventurers in Axel, especially the beautiful ones. Apart from them, the only beautiful girl that adventurers can often come into contact with is Luna.

So Luna is actually very popular among adventurers.

However, because she is so popular, any man who dares to approach Luna will be thrown into a nearby lake by a group of burly men to feed the crocodiles.

If it were the lake with crocodiles, it would actually be fine. It is said that there is another lake nearby where a legendary monster, the hydra, sleeps. Even the Demon King's army dares not provoke it. If you are sunk into it, you are basically dead.

This is why Luna has not found a partner until now.

And now, seeing Nero confessing his love to Luna, a group of people began to lose their composure.

That’s right, in their eyes, Nero’s words were a complete confession!

"What the hell? Can a girl confess to another girl?"

"What should I do? Miss Nero and Miss Luna are my two favorite women. What should I do if they really get together?"

"Even if they're not together, it's none of your business... Besides, didn't you just say your favorite women were Darkness and Wiz when we were drinking the day before yesterday?"

"Can't all four of them be my favorite people?"

"Why do not you go to hell?"

"But Miss Nero's confession just now was so romantic and handsome... 'Let the most beautiful roses in the world decorate our encounter', 'Propose to you in front of everyone and the moonlight as witnesses'... Ahhhhh... My girlish heart is about to melt..."

"what are you writing?"

"I'm going to write down those cool lines and say them next time I confess my love to a girl... maybe I'll succeed."

Nero's actions not only shocked the group of adventurers, but also refreshed Youyou's worldview.

It turns out that... girls and girls can also...

At this moment, Youyou's face suddenly turned red.