I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Vanir understood deeply that the magic item in his hand was the key to open the door to the end, the horn announcing the coming of doomsday, and Nero was the one who could blow this horn.

For the sake of his own dream and the future of mankind, Nero must never be made aware of the effect of this thing in his hand!

But when Vanir saw Wiz approaching him heartlessly, he almost died of a heart attack.

"Eh? Nero, are you talking about the magic item in Vanir's hand? Let me tell you, that's actually..."

“Vanir’s killing ray—!!”

Axel, a prop store that looks a bit shabby.

Suddenly, a purple light lit up inside, and the next moment, a thick purple light column shot up into the sky and instantly penetrated the ceiling of the prop store, extending to the end of the sky.

Chapter 325 Devil Max

Barnil's killing ray.

Although the name of this move seems casual and sloppy, it is the ultimate move of the Demon Duke Vanir. If a human is hit by this move, it is basically certain to die.

Fortunately, Wiz is not a human, but the lich, the king of the undead, with very high magic resistance.

"Vanir, are you sure Wiz is okay? She's gradually becoming transparent."

"Throw away your unnecessary worries, stupid store manager! She only looks scary, but she's actually just a little bit weak. Just give her some sugar water to replenish her energy. Just a little bit of sugar water will make her perk up like a sunflower after being watered."

Suddenly I felt that the Undead King was living a miserable life... He even relied on ordinary sugar water to replenish his energy.

"Alright, let's stop with this boring chit-chat. You're such a busy man, you've rushed all the way back to Axel from the capital, from your princess sister who admires you, and your Crimson Demon teammates who adore you. You must have something important to tell me, right? Hurry up and tell me, and then get out of here and don't bother me while I'm doing business."

"Hmm! How rude! Your business will definitely flourish if you only need my help. People attracted by my charm will flock to your store and become your customers. Don't you feel the slightest bit tempted?"

Nero put his hands on his hips and pouted at Vanir in dissatisfaction.

"For someone of Yu's stature, if you want him to endorse or advertise, you can't buy it even if you have money. Don't be so ungrateful."

Come to think of it, attracting customers is something that the acrobatic goddess Aqua has also done, and the results are pretty good.

Although Aqua's words can attract a lot of people to watch, Aqua is always so focused on her performance that she forgets that she is trying to attract customers, and eventually ends up competing with the store for business.

Vanir seemed to have no interest in letting Nero come to attract customers, which made Nero quite dissatisfied...but she did not forget the reason why she came here.

"Hmm! You'll definitely regret rejecting my proposal!" Nero glared at Vanir angrily, then said, "Alright, alright, let's get down to business... I do have a question for you, and I hope to get the answer from you."

"Hmph! You finally took the initiative to speak?" Vanir straightened his clothes, a devilish smile on his face. "Very good. Although I am an omniscient demon, seeking an answer from me would cost a lot, usually enough to bankrupt a person... But since it's you, I'll give it to you for free this time... After all, this is the first time you've asked me for help."

Then, Vanir suddenly smiled again.

"I remember that crazy-headed goddess went to the capital with you, right? You didn't ask her for help, but instead came back to me. It seems you also know that we are much more reliable than that useless goddess. In this regard, you have very good judgment! Hahahaha!"

It would have been fine if Vanir hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as Aqua was mentioned, Nero's face darkened.

"Hmm? Judging from your expression, it seems the leader of that lunatic cult has done something foolish again... Unfortunately, my clairvoyance fails whenever it involves you and that guy, so I can't even appreciate the whole process of that idiot's folly."

After a pause, Vanir changed the subject, "But! Your negative emotions are quite delicious. Thank you for the treat! Having such delicious negative emotions is not such a pity."

Vanir's gloating look really deserved to be dealt with, but Nero couldn't kill him with one blow.

In order to prepare for the next action, she still had something to ask the great demon with clairvoyance in front of her.

…………

The royal capital, as the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Belzer, is a place that has gathered many powerful adventurers and knights and has always maintained peace and stability.

However, not long ago, a major event occurred in the royal capital.

A thief broke into the castle where Princess Alice lived and stole a necklace from her!

Although none of them had seen the thief, since Her Royal Highness the Princess's personal guards had said so themselves, it must be correct.

People were very curious about who the thief was and how he could break into the castle and steal things. They were also very curious about what the necklace stolen by the thief was that made the thief so obsessed with the necklace instead of stealing anything else.

In the moldy basement, intermittent "whoosh-whoosh" breathing sounds were heard.

Above the basement is a nobleman's mansion. Even the servants of this mansion did not know that there was such a mysterious basement in this place.

Footsteps were heard on the dark stairs, and then a man who looked like a fat pig walked into the basement.

Alderp's eyes were red, and he couldn't even hide his inner emotions. Anxiety and anger were written all over his fat face.

After entering the basement, he punched and kicked a figure kneeling on the ground, venting his inner anxiety.

"Hey! Max! Wake up! Max!"

After being kicked several times by Alderp, the other party straightened up as if nothing had happened.

"Shhh! Is... is there something wrong? Alderp, what do you want to talk to me about? Ah, the emotions you exude today are also very delicious, Alderp."

It was obvious that this was a demon.

It derives satisfaction from people's negative emotions and draws nourishment from people's misfortunes. It is a demon from hell.

Looking at the other person's face, Alderp could only feel disgust and aversion, which made him unable to help but kick the other person a few more times.

"Who would come looking for someone as disgusting as you if there was nothing wrong? Use your stupid head and think for me... I have a job. The artifact I gave to the royal family was stolen by thieves from nowhere. Use your reality-warping ability to get it back for me. Do you understand?"

"Shh... shhh... Alderp, Alderp! I can't do this, Alderp! I don't know where the divine weapon is... Besides, the capital has been so dangerous lately... I can sense something dangerous, so I can't use my abilities without permission..."

"You're useless! If you can't even do something like this, what use am I having you for?"

Alderp, believing the demon before him was only making excuses, kicked him a few more times and then pulled out a stone with strange patterns on it from his pocket.

"Really? This is a divine weapon that can summon any creature, so why did I only summon a useless low-level demon like you? If it was a more powerful demon that responded to my summons, my goal would have been achieved long ago!"

Chapter 326 Maxwell, the Great Demon Who Distorts Reality

Glancing at the demon who was curled up with his head in his hands, Alderp roared in a tone of disappointment.

"Not only did you fail to fulfill my wish to exchange bodies with the First Prince, but you also failed to bring Lalatina to me! Lalatina, my Lalatina, you should have brought Lalatina here too, right? Why can't you even do such a simple thing!"

"Boo...hoo...boo..."

The demon cowering in the corner was constantly being punched and kicked by Alderp, but he never resisted and could only make creepy gasps.

"Fulfill...a wish? A wish...a wish for Alderp..."

Max's tone fluctuated. He ignored Alderp's kicks and yelled, "Swish! That's right! Alderp, let me fulfill your wish. Alderp, Alderp, I love you so much for being so loyal to your wishes and yet so cruel. I really want to fulfill your wish as soon as possible and get your reward!"

"You really are an idiot, a hopeless idiot... Haven't I already paid the price for your wish?"

"Huh? Is... is that so?"

Max's cloudy eyes were full of confusion, and no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't get the answer.

After kicking Max for a while, Aldapur was the one who was exhausted and gasping for breath, with some sweat on his forehead.

"Damn it... If I had known earlier, I should have swapped bodies with my son Bart... I shouldn't have been so ambitious and greedy for the eldest prince's body... What will I do if I can't get the artifact back?"

"After all, if Bart and Lalatina's blind date had been successful, I wouldn't have had to take such a risk... Damn it! Damn it! Why can't there be just one thing that goes my way?"

Alderp looked quite exasperated.

"La Latina, La Latina... Do you know how much I like you, La Latina? I will definitely get your La Latina!"

A fierce look flashed in his red eyes, and Alderp looked at Max with gritted teeth.

"Listen up, lower-level demon! I've already paid the price, so hurry up and fulfill my wish. I only have one wish, and that is to obtain Lalatina!"

With Max's ability to distort reality, he should be able to do something like this, right?

For example, let the whole world think that the Dustiness family owes Alderp a huge sum of money, and in order to pay back the money, Darkness has to marry Alderp...such a development.

Although there will be many loopholes, under the influence of Max's power, these anomalies should not be noticed with few exceptions.

However... Alderp's wish was destined to be unfulfilled.

"Hmm! This really opens my eyes."

There were supposed to be only two people in the basement...but at this moment, the voice of a third person appeared.

Alderp, who always showed off his might but was actually very timid, was instantly frightened by the ghostly voice and sat down on the ground.

“You…you are…!”

Wearing a bright red dress, Nero was still dazzling even in the dim basement, and the brilliance she exuded was not dimmed at all.

Nero glanced at the surroundings, frowned slightly, and then shifted his gaze to Alderp and Max.

"Although I understood the saying 'A wide forest has its own kind of birds,' very early on, but... hmm... to see someone so foolish truly opened my eyes. This is beyond the scope of simple stupidity."

"N...Nero! Why are you here?!"

Alderp panicked. Realizing that the truth had been revealed, he could only place his hopes on Max, whom he had always regarded as a waste.

"Max! I..."

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you succeed."

Alderp didn't see what happened clearly, but the next moment... he lost consciousness.

"The ability to distort reality... I'm still quite afraid of it. Although I don't know if it will work on me, but... just in case, um!"

Nero nodded happily, then covered his head with his hands and showed a painful expression.

"Hmm...it's just a little magic trick that makes people faint, but it can also cause a headache? Hiss——"

Although he can command demons that distort reality, Alderp is quite useless. In simple terms, he is just a piece of trash with a combat power of five. In the past, such a small character would never have caught Nero's attention.

While massaging his temples, Nero glanced at Alderp who was lying unconscious on the ground, his emerald eyes full of contempt.

"You treat a demon with such terrifying power to distort reality as a low-level demon... There must be a limit to your stupidity."

It really makes one wonder how this guy grew so big.

In Nero's eyes, Alderp was a clown, and the worst kind at that. His funny actions, performed with all his might, were not even worth making people laugh.

Nero felt it was a waste of time to even look at Alderp any longer, so he shifted his gaze to the demon squatting in the corner.

"Max...that's not right."

Nero narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"Maxwell, one of the Seven Dukes of Hell and the great demon who distorts reality."

"Hush-hush-"

Maxwell acted as if he hadn't heard Nero's words, tilting his head and letting out an unpleasant gasp.

Maxwell, Nero was quite familiar with this name.

In her original world, the name Maxwell belonged to a very famous scientist. He created one of the four great beasts in physics and named it after himself, Maxwell's demon. However, the related conjecture was later proved to be wrong by scientists.

In the Little Garden world, Maxwell was originally a paradox demon denied by science, but for some reason he obtained part of the spiritual power of the "third perpetual motion machine" and became an angel of science.

However, it seems that the big devil in front of him has nothing to do with any of the above... It seems that they just have the same name.

If Maxwell hadn't been there, a scoundrel like Alderp wouldn't have been able to cause any trouble, let alone attract Nero's attention... It's ridiculous that Alderp actually thought that he could climb to his current position entirely by his own ability.

Because of Maxwell's existence, all the clues and things that were bad for Alderp disappeared, which caused a lot of trouble for Nero who was trying to find the culprit who gave the artifact necklace to Alice.

In the end, it was Alderp who took the initiative to expose himself.

After all, Alderp's pig brain can't hide anything at all.

"From the outset, you said this necklace was for His Royal Highness, which clearly indicated that the person you wanted to swap bodies with was His Royal Highness. Then, at the celebration, you clearly tried to bring Darkness and His Royal Highness together, and your eyes were filled with the desire to possess Darkness... I'm not Sherlock Holmes, and I don't have eyes that can see through illusions to the truth, but at least I'm not blind."

Why was it that only Nero discovered something so obvious?

That was probably Maxwell's work, using his ability to distort reality to prevent anyone from thinking in a way that would be detrimental to Alderp.

Chapter 327 The Evening Bell Reveals Your Name

Because all the clues that were unfavorable to Alderp were covered up by Maxwell, even if Nero suspected Alderp, he could not find any evidence.

Moreover, in Nero's view, what is more important than the evidence is Maxwell, the existence that helps Alderp distort reality.

For this purpose, she even went back to Axel to find Banir to find out the situation.

She had been wondering why such a powerful being would be driven by a fool like Alderp... until she got the answer from Vanir.

It turns out that Maxwell, the great devil, has an even worse brain than Alderp.

The devil doesn't mind helping humans realize their wishes, but humans need to pay a price to realize their wishes.