Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 82 Mission: 01-5 Derby Girl
At this moment, Nero was still completely unaware of Aine's inner thoughts. She had come closer to their table for one reason only.

They were among the few in the class who hadn't yet taken the initiative to talk to Nero. Compared to the taciturn few gathered in the front row, Aine's table at least took the initiative to approach him.

"of course can."

Although the three people besides Aine were extremely surprised, the girl with short red hair answered without hesitation and took the initiative to move out of the way. Nero thanked them and sat down, then asked with a smile:

"Did you all come from the same school?"

It is not difficult to guess that there is usually only this possibility for a small group to be formed and stabilized within a month after school starts and no longer actively expand.

"Well, the three of us were in the same class in junior high school."

As they answered, Nero's eyes followed a girl with short purple hair as she left the classroom and walked through the corridor outside the window. She lowered her head and walked hurriedly, as if she was avoiding something.

"That's..." Aine couldn't help but ask. The three non-transfer students exchanged glances, and the one with long green hair spoke up, "...Takamatsu-san, you know, she's always been like this."

"What do you mean by 'this way'?" Nero asked.

"Very withdrawn... right?" The girl with short orange hair pondered her words, trying to describe it objectively without being rude. "She never talks to anyone, even completely ignoring people who greet her."

Aiyin covered her lips and nodded. “Ah, so she ignored me before too.”

"Really? So now basically no one greets her anymore."

"That's it..."

Aine hesitated. Meanwhile, the others were already focused on the lunch box Nero had brought out. They were curious about how Nero, a foreigner and a suspected aristocrat, would get his lunch.

"...Is that all you're eating?" The red-haired girl sounded a little worried. "We still have physical education class this afternoon."

Because the ordinary-looking lunch box only contained a few small cakes that looked exquisite but could only be called desserts. However, Nero said, "Don't worry, these are enough to fill me up."

This was a lie. The truth was that Nero, as a demon, could go for long periods without food, and she couldn't get used to cold dishes, so she simply chose to satisfy her cravings with dessert.

Lunch break was over quickly. The afternoon's physical education class was a formidable challenge for Nero—but not because of the lack of food, as the red-haired girl named Xiao Wu worried, but because Nero was worried about not being able to act like a normal high school girl.

The demon's physical strength was still too much for these little girls.

No matter how much Nero restrained herself, she still broke several historical records of Yugaoka Academy during the course, allowing her classmates to deeply understand what it means to be both civil and military.

"Is it possible that eating only that little is suitable for exercise?"

In the evening, Aine leaned against the sofa in her room, the light of the setting sun shining through the blinds onto her face.

She didn't turn on the light, so the bedroom looked dim where the sun didn't shine. And in this dark corner, a strange pink and white creature that looked like a rabbit and a cat emerged and walked into the sunlight.

It wiggled its long ears and spoke in human language: "You look a little unhappy, Aine."

"Ah..." Aine glanced at the strange creature, exhaled, and said, "I guess so. Today was a bit rough."

"Really?" "Yeah."

As she spoke, Aine suddenly looked towards it and asked, "Do you have any way to make me more noticeable in class?"

She didn't actually want to compete with the foreign student named Nero, but she couldn't stand the fact that she was just a star that couldn't be seen in the daytime - if Nero was the sun in the class, then Chihaya Aine had to be at least like the moon.

This was her small but not negligible vanity.

In response to Aine's question, the creature that resembled both a rabbit and a cat replied with a rhetorical question: "Are you planning to seriously consider my proposal?"

This strange creature was called "Little Ais," or at least that's how it introduced itself. To talk about our encounter with it, we had to go back to the day Aine had just returned to the new city.

That night, she was attacked by a demon on a deserted street, but a mysterious man who called himself "Samael" defeated the demon and saved her. After that, Aine was looking for her luggage along the way.

——I saw it on the fallen suitcase.

"It was a close call," it said. "I never thought you could survive the demon's attack."

At that moment, Aine was on high alert and asked, "Are you also in cahoots with that demon?"

"No, I am its enemy," it replied. "You can call me 'Little Ace'. I am looking for companions who can help me defeat these demons."

"Then the person you are looking for may have left."

Of course, Aine didn't think that this strange creature was coming for her. After all, she was just an ordinary high school girl without any special qualities.

In comparison, Samael, who can easily defeat demons, is obviously more worthy of its search.

However, Little Ace said, "No, I came here to find you, Chihaya Aine."

"Eh?"

"I heard the desire in your heart." Little Ace stood on the suitcase, his blood-red eyes fixed on Aine: "Make a wish to me, and you will gain enough strength to fight the devil.

"I'm asking you to become the Exorcist Girl who exorcises demons—become an Exosister."

Time goes back to the present. From the current situation, it can be seen that Aine naturally did not agree. Being able to fulfill a wish and gain the power to protect herself from the devil at the same time, this good thing sounds wrong to her.

What's more, Aine had just been attacked by a demon, so the demon wouldn't believe that there was no demon here.

However, Little Ace said that he would not force Aine to agree, and just followed Aine into her room without knowing what was going on, becoming a resident with little presence. If Aine did not take the initiative to talk to him, he would often remain silent all day.

The past few days seemed relatively peaceful, which lowered Aine's defenses a little.

But she still said: "Sorry, just pretend I didn't say that."

This level of desire alone was not worth the unknown price she had to pay.

(End of this chapter)