Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 113 Mission: 04-8 Voice of Hope
The conclusion is obvious.

From the appearances of Soyo and Lenai before, it was clear that Xiangzi was not immune to injury. So the only reason why Nero's devastating attack failed to achieve anything was:
The real Shoko Toyokawa is not here, and the "annihilation" in front of her is just a false illusion. Her fusion with the demon Nanna is much deeper than Nero thought.

The only way to harm her was to attack the world itself. But that was probably impossible within this world. After all, Nero had used the Yama Blade to split space many times, but only when Ace intervened from the outside did he succeed in injuring Xiangzi.

Attacking clones wouldn't work, slicing through space wouldn't work, and destroying buildings wouldn't work. To defeat Xiangzi, Nero needed the power to attack the "world" itself, to sever the entire world with her Yama Blade. If she couldn't do that, no matter how much she wreaked havoc, destroying everything in this world, she wouldn't be able to harm the source.

If Nero could suddenly awaken into a complete demon and unleash the full power of the Yama Blade, it seems that this might not be impossible. However, the problem is——

Within this world, there is a huge, solid barrier protecting the entire world, and the owner of the barrier has not yet appeared.

In other words, at this moment, Toyokawa Shoko could not be defeated.

"It seems that you have finally faced reality?"

After Xiangzi finished his ceremony, he stood up and asked Nero with a smile: "But unfortunately, I gave you a chance, but you refused it at that time. Therefore..."

The three enemies who had been sent into the chaotic space rift by Nero and should have been completely strangled - the Demon Pillar, the Savior, and herself who had arrogantly transformed into a demon - also appeared beside Xiangzi again.

Xiangzi smiled coldly and made a polite but vicious invitation: "So, please sleep in this world and become a part of me."

It seems that there is no hope of a comeback now.

Nero stood silently opposite Xiangzi, thinking quickly about how to break the deadlock.

It's not true that there is no way to defeat Xiangzi, but the conditions for achieving it are extremely harsh. And the key to breaking the deadlock is naturally the most mysterious and powerful magic tool in Nero's hands -

The Yama Blade. It separates the human world from the demonic world, sealing the passage between them. However, its power isn't simply to "sever the world," but rather the embodiment of the concept of "separation."

This sword can not only sever space and separate worlds. In fact, whether material or spiritual, visible or invisible, it can be split in two by this sword. In fact, it can even be said that the power of Shuangshi's magic tool "Shikoti" is a weaker, weaker, weaker, weaker version of the Yama Sword.

In an alternate future timeline, the blade's original owner, Vergil, learned the true nature of this power and severed himself in two, splitting himself into two separate entities: a demon and a human. Therefore, Nero could likely use a similar method on Toyokawa Shoko.

If Nero could reach the demon "Nanna" with the Yama Blade, he might even be able to sever Toyokawa Shoko, who had already merged with it, but at this point, that was just a thought. A more likely scenario was that Nero could successfully capture the phantom carrying Toyokawa Shoko's consciousness and use the Yama Blade to temporarily separate her from Nanna, thus eliminating her separately.

However, this method was also fraught with difficulty. Xiangzi was the master of this Blood Moon World, and judging by her performance, she seemed to be able to appear anywhere in this world at will. Nero simply wouldn't have the chance to penetrate her body with the blade.

However, if the Yama Sword cannot directly touch Xiangzi, the plan to split him and defeat him will be impossible.

At least... if Nero were to do it alone, there would be no chance of success.

Nero looked down at the battlefield below. Deng still hadn't regained his strength, Li Xi was struggling to hold on, and Shuang Shi and Lenai were almost completely overwhelmed by the endless tide of demons—all because the demons Xiangzi had copied from their memories had also joined the battlefield. None of the four could break the deadlock.

"Almathea!"

But at this moment, a loud call echoed. The person Nero had been waiting for to break the impasse... had finally appeared.

Just as Aine called out the name of her weapon, a round shield, pure gold and densely studded with gemstones of various colors, appeared in her hand. As the gemstones on the shield lit up one by one, layers of transparent barriers of varying colors unfolded around her, separating the demons. The three people surrounded by the demons felt their pressure eased, and after defeating the nearby enemies, they looked at Aine in surprise.

Aiyin stood at the deepest part of the countless barriers. She smiled and reached out to Deng, who was lying on the ground with a look of surprise on her face. "Deng, come on. Let's go together."

This smile is the first ray of sunshine in the warm spring for the lamp that is trapped by its own wishes and curled up deep in its heart.

Aine perfectly broke the curse that lingered in Tomo's heart. Since Tomo believed her wish had caused her friend's misfortune, she decided to overcome it with a more powerful wish. Using that precious wish, Aine gave Tomo the power to fight the curse.

If that's the case, I can stand up again. As long as Aiyin is here, the suffering Xiaoxiang went through in the past will not happen again.

Takamatsu Deng believed Aine's words and reached out his hand to her.

Hands clasped.

Holding Aine's hand, Takamatsu Deng stood under the night sky again. She raised her hand, clipped the sapphire earrings she was holding onto her right earlobe, and gave a shy smile to her friends who were looking at her.

"Everyone, I'm back."

"Really? Do you know how long I've been waiting?" Li Xi, weeping with joy, raised his bow again and aimed it at the top of the barrier: "That guy, remove the barrier and get ready to watch the performance of me and Deng!"

"Parthenobe!" Dengye raised his hands and grasped the staff with wings and eagle claws that appeared out of thin air.

The wings on the top of the staff suddenly opened and flew into the air with the lamp.

"Who's called 'that guy'? Explain it to me clearly!"

Aine complained, but her hands didn't stop moving. She retracted the barrier she had deployed into her shield, and then she saw a deep purple rocket rising into the sky.

Flying under the crimson moon, Takamatsu Tou watched the countless arrows shatter in the air and fall to the ground, and he felt deeply—

Take a deep breath.

　I can't finish the third update today, TT. As agreed, I will postpone it by one day to make up for the week, which means the third update will be on October 9th.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)