Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 36 Mission: 03-1 Traveling together
"So, as a demon, what is my purpose?"

Mephistopheles asked provocatively.

"Um... Miss Nero." Ritsuka carefully interrupted the two people who were arguing with each other and held Nero's hanging hand: "Please believe Mephisto, she means no harm."

"Shh-"

Before Nero could speak, Mephistopheles stopped Ritsuka from speaking in his favor. The demon smiled and said, "Master, don't let your guard down.

"If you trust me too much, you will die miserably."

Ritsuka quickly apologized to the demon: "Sorry, I will pay attention."

Nero looked at the two people in front of him, and for a moment he was unsure about the relationship between them.

really weird.

"That's it." Mephistopheles shrugged and said, "I made a bet with her."

"Like the legend says, betting your soul?"

Facing Nero's question, Mephistopheles smiled and said, "Yes, my soul is the bet."

Huh? Nero immediately turned to look at Ritsuka, wanting to know what she was thinking.

Li Xiang simply replied confidently, "I will win."

Is it necessary to play it so big?

Mephistopheles recounted the bet between them: "Until this singularity disappears, I will obey the Master's orders. In return, the Master will allow me to witness the most dazzling things in the human heart. If I fail to do so, at the end of the contract, I will take her soul."

This bet didn't sound very fair. But since Ritsuka was so confident that she could do it, Nero didn't seem to be able to say much.

After all, it was a matter between her and Mephistopheles.

"Then let's go." Nero looked at the two men deeply, turned and walked towards the town.

Ritsuka and Mephisto followed.

After all the hassles, it was already quite late. Nero, who was walking ahead, looked at the fading light in the sky and turned back to ask, "By the way, have you guys figured out how to spend the night in the city?"

Ritsuka said "uh" awkwardly and looked at Mephisto beside him.

The devil smiled happily and said, "Master, as a devil, I can certainly fulfill your wish."

"And what's the price?"

"You are free to choose," the devil replied. "For example, I can make a passerby's money appear in your hands quietly right now, and you only need to pay your own..."

"veto."

Mephistopheles' smile brightened. "Then perhaps you would like me to use magic to confuse the innkeeper? The price for this would be a little lower."

"Um...anything else?"

"Then let me do it for you..."

"Shut up, you demagogue," a stern voice came from not far away, interrupting Mephistopheles. Nero and Ritsuka turned their heads to see a figure dressed in silver armor and a red robe, dressed like a knight, standing up from the ground and turning around.

The person had long brown hair and looked like a heroic girl, with a pair of violet pupils that contained the glow of justice.

"My name is Giorgios," she introduced herself and walked over. As she spoke, she reached out to hold the hilt of the sword at her waist. "I didn't expect to see so many evil things on my first day here."

Behind her, several townspeople gathered together, with a child lying unconscious in the center. The child had now woken up and was looking around blankly in the arms of an adult.

Hearing the name given, Fujimaru Ritsuka walked forward with some surprise and asked, "Georgius? Is that the dragon-slaying Georgius?"

Then, after seeing the other person's face clearly, she scratched her hair suspiciously: "Huh? A girl?"

Seeing Ritsuka recognize him, Georgos loosened his grip on his sword. "I see. Since you know about us Heroic Spirits, you must be the Master from Chaldea. Nice to meet you. I am the swordsman's Heroic Spirit, Georgos."

After saying that, she shifted her gaze from Ritsuka's face and glanced at Nero and Mephisto: "I just never thought that the evil aura I had been vaguely sensing before was actually acting with the Master."

Nero sighed inwardly, but didn't get angry because the other party thought he was a demon. He just asked, "Are you treating someone?"

"It can't be called sick. The child just fainted from hunger."

Georgos turned his head slightly to glance behind him and said, "If he really is sick...it will be troublesome."

As beings beyond time, Heroic Spirits often receive intelligence about the current era upon their advent. Apparently, Georgos was well aware that a massive plague had already broken out in Europe, and it was only a matter of time before it crossed the Channel and reached England.

Ritsuka, who was following behind Nero, was well-informed after all. He quickly recovered from the confusion caused by the fact that Georgos didn't recognize him, and that he was a woman, and asked, "Doctor Georgos, were you also summoned to repair the singularity?"

"Doctor..." Georgos shook his head slightly, as if denying the title. "Indeed. Unfortunately, I still have no idea about the enemy that created this singularity."

Then, she looked Ritsuka in the eye and said, "Since the Master has come here, please join me. I cannot rest easy if I let you go with these evil demons."

"You keep calling me a demon." Mephisto stood behind Ritsuka, a forced smile on his face. "As expected of you, Your Excellency the Saint."

The demon looked at Nero and provoked him, "Don't you call yourself human? Don't you have anything to say when she despises you so much?"

Nero knew she was trying to provoke him, so he just replied coldly: "Let her say whatever she wants. I don't care what others think, it's just that I'm very uncomfortable being treated as one of your kind."

The devil still smiled.

On the other side, Ritsuka had already extended his hand towards Georgos: "I'm glad you're willing to help. I'm Fujimaru Ritsuka. The two over here are..."

Mephistopheles decisively refused: "I don't want my name to be known by the saint. It will shorten my life."

"I'm Nero."

Nero had no such concerns and nodded to the other party.

"I understand."

After a brief exchange of acquaintances, the group retreated to a street corner, avoiding the crowds for a discussion. Fujimaru Ritsuka took the lead, sharing the speculations of the two Chaldean think tanks with Georgos.

"That's it. By the way, Dr. Georgos, have you seen the Sphinx?" Ritsuka asked.

"No," she replied, shaking her head. "Since she's the Judge's Heroic Spirit, she must be fully aware of the locations of us summoned. The fact that she hasn't met us means she doesn't want to see us."

(End of this chapter)