I don't want to be a heroic spirit

However, Maxwell's brain was not working well, so every time he fulfilled Alderp's wish, he would forget whether the other party had paid the price.

Alderp also took advantage of the other party's poor brain function and asked him to fulfill his wishes countless times, allowing him to do bad things without being discovered.

Originally, Nero was worried that if he attacked Alderp, the terrifying existence that could distort reality would become his enemy, and whether he could defeat it.

But Vanir told her that she didn't need to worry about it at all, because Maxwell's ability would most likely not be effective against Nero.

Although Vanir said so, just in case, Nero stunned Alderp as soon as he appeared, preventing him from making a wish to Maxwell.

"It was easy to find this place. I just asked Alice to spread the news that the artifact necklace was stolen, and Ru ran here in a panic."

While muttering to himself, Nero was thinking about how to deal with Alderp.

Oh, I almost forgot... Compared to Alderp, who can be dealt with at any time, there is someone more troublesome here.

“Alderp…Alderp…whoosh…whoosh…”

Maxwell stared at Alderp, who had fainted on the ground, and turned his attention to Nero, who had approached him.

"Hmm! I'm being ignored as expected..." Nero looked at Maxwell and touched his chin. "A Duke of Hell who doesn't resist at all... It's just right for me to use him as an experiment."

Nero raised her hand and grasped the strangely shaped sword forged by her own hands.

Even when Nero drew his weapon, Maxwell still didn't look at her.

This is also what Nero wants to see... because what she is about to do next requires her full concentration.

Holding the sword in his right hand and grabbing his right arm with his left hand, Nero slowly closed his eyes.

"I wonder if my [Emperor's Privilege]... can accomplish something like this."

【Emperor's Privileges】——Full Open!

“Yah——”

“Yah——”

In the cold and damp basement, a loud and solemn bell suddenly rang out.

That is the evening bell that announces death.

A faint blue flame suddenly ignited on the black and red sword.

It was clearly a flame, but it gave people a bone-chilling cold feeling.

Even if you just glance at the netherworld fire, you will feel a deep throbbing in the depths of your soul.

When Nero opened her eyes again, her gaze became icy cold, and the dark blue fire flickered slightly in her pupils.

Behind her, a tall and blurry figure stood quietly. One could vaguely see the blood-stained and rusty sword stuck in the ground, as well as the white skull mask covering his face.

A hoarse and magnetic voice came out through the bone mask.

"Without death, there is no life; only with death can there be life."

In the eyes of the tall figure, the image of the great demon Maxwell was reflected, and a strong aura of death permeated his surroundings.

Then, Nero opened her cherry lips slightly.

"Maxwell, the Duke of Hell who twisted reality? What did you get in return for the power that shook the foundations of the world? The shame of being bullied and deceived by humans? Idiot! Hand over your head!"

Nero slowly raised the greatsword wrapped in hellfire, and behind her, the tall black figure made the same move.

“Yah——”

“Yah——”

The sound of the bells echoing in the basement became louder and louder.

"Can you hear... the sound of this bell?"

There was no overflowing flame, no roaring explosion.

In the silence, Nero slashed out with a seemingly ordinary sword.

The next moment, the gray-black mist of death dissipated instantly, replaced by pure white feathers symbolizing redemption.

Maxwell's head was cut off and rolled away at Nero's feet.

Nero pounded his sword into the ground, and the figure behind him completely disappeared. The air became heavier in silence.

"Ah... failed."

Maxwell's fallen head and body turned into a black mist and disappeared.

After all, this is just Maxwell's life, just a clone.

"I originally wanted to imitate Mr. Hassan's sword move, to see if I could use this clone to kill the original..." Nero sighed and said helplessly, "It seems... Maxwell's destiny has not yet come to an end."

However, Nero's sword just now was not completely useless.

She instantly killed the impact of Maxwell's abilities on the world, meaning that the reality that had been distorted by them had returned to normal.

Nero no longer needs to take care of what happens next.

The evidence of Alderp's illegal activities and misdeeds, which Maxwell had been covering up until now, could no longer be hidden.

Nero didn't know how many bad things Alderp had done, but he guessed it was definitely not a small amount.

So Nero decided to leave.

However, just after taking a step, Nero stumbled and almost fell. He quickly held onto the wall and slowly sat down.

"Hiss—it seems this move can't be used too often..."

My head... hurts so much it feels like it's splitting.

It's like there are hundreds of millions of bugs biting and gnawing at your head.

Nero even hoped to faint from the pain...but the intense pain became more and more obvious.

It was not known how long had passed, but Nero, whose pain had eased a little, stood up by feeling the wall.

There was a tingling sensation coming from her lips...it turned out that she had accidentally bitten her lip.

While there's nothing you can do about headaches, these minor injuries are easy to treat.

Nero used a healing magic to restore his lips to their original state without even leaving a mark, which made people marvel at the convenience of magic.

"Alright, let's get out of here now... Alderp's crimes must have been exposed. Law enforcement officers are probably heading this way. I don't want to waste time on this kind of thing. Right now, I just want to lie down on this thick, soft bed and have a good sleep..."

Saying this, Nero used the skill [Breath Blocking] and disappeared directly in the basement.

Before leaving, she did not forget to clear Alderp's memory of herself, and added a spell to the coma spell that would automatically cancel it if someone came over.

When the people who came to capture Alderp arrived, they found Alderp in the basement, who had just woken up and was still confused about the situation.

Chapter 328: The Kingdom of Elrod Goes Bankrupt

The sky is clear today.

The sun is shining, the breeze is gentle, and the sky is as blue as if it had been washed with water, fresh and clear.

“What peace…”

Nero leaned back in his chair, picked up the teacup and took a sip, feeling the infinite beauty of life.

“Long live a life without the struggle for survival and money!”

To be honest, this world really doesn't have any major shortcomings except for the Demon King's army.

It's not like the West here, where you won't be shot just because you walk on the street.

It is also unlike Japan, where natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions occur frequently.

Taking another sip of the still steaming tea, Nero sighed softly.

"If I get old someday, it wouldn't be bad to retire in this world..."

Not far away, Youyou and Alice were playing chess.

Alice is not in class today. She said that Claire has been busy with something recently.

Nero knows a little about this... Claire should be learning from Kazuma.

Sounds incredible, doesn't it? Not long ago, Claire looked down on Kazuma, a lowly profession.

For some unknown reason, Claire got a lot of ideas from Kazuma on how to deal with Alice's fiancé.

After all, although Kazuma's strength is not that strong, you have to admit that he has a lot of clever ideas.

After discussing with Kazuma, Claire's admiration for Kazuma became as endless as a torrent of water.

The most pitiful one is of course Alice's marriage partner, the first prince of the neighboring country. After all, he has some really tricky ideas... those who understand will understand.

Adhering to the mentality of "minding one's own business", Nero took another sip of tea, then used the [Emperor's Privilege] to exchange for Merlin's flower magic, and made a background of blooming flowers behind himself.

Nero has used the all-purpose skill [Emperor's Privilege] to great effect.

"It's a shame there's no milk tea in this world... I heard Kazuma recently used skill points to learn the skills of a chef, and he's been making a lot of delicious food that can only be found on Earth. Next time I'll ask him if he can make milk tea as well."

I can only say that everyone in Kazuma's team is really talented. Megumin only learned explosion magic and skills to enhance the power of explosion magic, Darkness only learned skills to enhance defense, enhance resistance and skills to attract monsters, and Aqua only learned talent skills besides auxiliary skills.

Finally, there is the male protagonist Kazuma. In addition to a variety of combat skills, he also learned a lot of skills that have nothing to do with adventure, such as cooking, forging, eavesdropping, lip reading, escape, etc. Darkness also scolded him, saying "You should be ashamed of using precious skill points on such trivial things."

The reason why Kazuma learned the skills of eavesdropping and lip reading is quite interesting, because he wanted to know if anyone was saying bad things about him behind his back.

"Sister Nero, what are you thinking about?"

Alice appeared behind Nero at some point and started massaging her head.

Having Her Royal Highness the Princess give you a massage, there won’t be another such treatment, right?

"Hmm! Nothing on my mind... I was just daydreaming." Nero didn't think anything was wrong and calmed down to enjoy Alice's massage. "Speaking of which... Huihui and the others made a big splash not long ago."

"Yes," Alice said with a charming smile. "Wolbach, a general of the Demon King's army, suddenly appeared at the frontline fortress not long ago. He always blows up the walls with explosion magic and then escapes with teleportation magic, causing great trouble for my brother and father."

"Afterwards, it was Megumin and his group who went to the fortress and defeated Wolbach. I heard from those on the front lines that Kazuma-san used the same tactics as Wolbach. He sent a magician who could teleport to accompany Megumin, cast explosion magic at the Demon King's base, and then used teleport magic to bring Megumin back, causing heavy losses to the Demon King's army."

"And Miss Aqua, I heard she joined in the rebuilding of the city wall. She's doing it quickly and effectively, one person working more efficiently than a whole team. Furthermore, the wall Miss Aqua built didn't collapse even after being hit by an explosion spell. Could it be that Miss Aqua cast some kind of magic on the wall?"

Nero wasn't surprised by Kazuma's unscrupulous approach, but Aqua had a lot of flaws...

In addition to being the goddess of acrobatics and toilets, is Aqua also the god of civil engineering?

"The soldiers on the front lines even call Miss Aqua the 'Wall Repair Captain.' Many people say that General Wolbach, a member of the Demon King's Army, nearly cried when he saw the wall being repaired faster than it was being blown down... Hey, what can I do for you, Chomusuke?"

Alice squatted down and picked up the little black cat Chomusuke, who was trembling all over for some reason.

It should be Huihui's pet, or familiar, but Huihui doesn't care about it at all. It seems that if it weren't for Yunyun, Nero and the others, Chomusuke would have starved to death long ago.

Nero took Chomusuke from Alice's hand, placed him on his knees, and gently stroked his back, making Chomusuke look very relaxed.

Come to think of it, Chomusuke has changed a lot since he went to the frontier fortress with Kazuma, Megumin and the others.

The biggest difference is that it was very difficult to get Chomusuke to take a bath in the past. The last time Nero wanted to give him a bath, Chomusuke got so angry that he spitted fire.

But after coming back, when he wanted to give Chomusuke a bath again, Chomusuke not only didn't resist, but he actively cooperated and even showed an extremely relaxed expression when soaking in the water.

Oh, and it seems that after Chomusuke came back, he became more hostile to Aqua. During this period, Nero always saw Chomusuke biting Aqua's clothes. Last time, Nero also saw Chomusuke holding Aqua's sacred artifact feather robe and throwing it into the brazier, causing Aqua to howl like a ghost.

Tilting his head, Nero remembered something else.

"In a few days, we'll be heading to the Kingdom of Elrod to claim aid." Nero glanced at Alice and said, "Kazuma and the others have proven their abilities after this battle. It will be much easier to have them go with us then."

The Kingdom of Elrod, which had been providing financial assistance to the Ancient Kingdom of Belzer, suddenly stopped providing assistance for unknown reasons. The battle between the Ancient Kingdom of Belzer and the Demon King's Army became more intense due to the reduction in the number of Demon King's Army cadres.

As a last resort, the ancient Kingdom of Belzer planned to send Princess Alice to the Kingdom of Elrod to seek financial assistance.

Nero and Youyou took on the task of protecting Alice's safety, while Claire and the others had to stay in the royal capital due to their duties.

It was Nero's idea to let Kazuma and the others go together. In fact, she only had eyes for Kazuma, and the others were just incidental.

Nero had this idea ever since he heard that the neighboring country of Elrod was a major gambling country and gambling was the lifeblood of the entire country.

At that time, if no financial assistance can be obtained, Sato Kazuma, whose luck is second only to the goddess of luck Eris, will be thrown into the casino.

Let the Kingdom of Elrod lose everything!

Chapter 329: Kazuma's team was nearly wiped out by a pufferfish

Nero is not in the castle now.

Instead, he was on his way to Kazuma and the others' residence in the royal capital.