Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 85 Mission: 01-8 Nagasaki Soshi (Part )

Chasing the classmate who had left home in the middle of the night, Nero could sense a demonic presence approaching—or perhaps being approached by it. Not long after, strange noises were heard from that direction.

So Nero stopped following the slow-moving classmate and jumped in front of her. There, a dark figure holding two swords was fighting a group of dolls that smelled like demons.

The figure was obscured by a mist, and Nero couldn't see her face clearly. He could only vaguely make out a girl with long hair and a broad chest. She wielded a pair of pitch-black double-bladed magical tools, and her attack style was like that of a black-clad grim reaper.

There were indeed other demon hunters in this city. Nero didn't think much of it, thinking it was to be expected. But the other party was obviously not sensitive to the aura of demons, and had not yet realized that these puppets were just toys that had been released, and the real controller was——

"Is it there?"

Nero ignored the battlefield and headed straight for the mastermind. Although the enemy's aura wasn't strong, unlike the one responsible for the aura of original sin that permeated the New City, it was clearly the perpetrator of a series of disappearances of female students.

Nero had no business reasoning with such a demon. The Yama Blade in her hand slashed through space, and a flash of blade light instantly pierced into the depths of the deep darkness.

"Well……"

The enemy who had hidden his true form uttered a dull groan of pain, and instantly threw out a few more dolls to demonize them, allowing these guys who were barely half-demons to attack Nero.

but……

"You think these little toys will be useful to me?"

Nero leaped into the air, activating the Pride Stone within his body. This blood-red crystal had already completed its growth and been absorbed into Nero's body, no longer visible on the surface. At this moment, Nero allowed it to float to the surface, briefly displaying the form of "Great Sin Demon Pride," then released it and descended to the ground with a majestic rain of red and black swords.

Suppression of strength, status, and height. Under this triple pressure, even though the arrogant demon's form only appeared for a moment, it was enough to completely crush these puppets into powder. Landing, Nero shifted the Yama Blade to his left hand, and with his right hand, he drew his staff, "Samael," and instantly swung it, transforming it into a scythe, attacking the unknown enemy once again.

Suddenly, Nero felt a slight sluggishness. He turned around and saw, as expected, the toys that had been fighting the dark figure outside had returned to defend themselves. But that was of no use. The rain of swords Nero had unleashed remained in place, and there was no way the puppets could penetrate it quickly enough to pose a threat to Nero.

"You haven't shown up yet?"

Nero casually released a flash of sword light to force back the puppet that could cause people to feel sluggish. He stabbed the sickle into the darkness and hooked it with his backhand.

empty.

The enemy was shorter than Nero had imagined the height of its neck, but this level of miscalculation was not a problem. She turned her body, and the blade of the sickle drew an arc, slashing at the enemy again.

What puzzled Nero was that the enemy seemed too weak, having never truly fought back until this moment. If they were truly demons, they couldn't possibly create servants of this caliber while possessing no power themselves.

Nero's doubts were fleeting. Regardless, as long as he could force the enemy's true form to reveal itself, the problem would be solved.

"You are...the enemy."

The demon finally spoke, and judging by the voice, it sounded like a young girl. But that didn't make Nero think of showing any mercy—after all, it was just a demon.

But for another person in this situation, that's not the case.

"Xiao Mu?!" A surprised voice pierced the stagnant air and rushed between the demons and the devil.

And the next moment, the dark figure that Nero had seen before stood in front of the devil with two swords in hand.

when!
A heavy clash of blows rang out as a figure blocked Nero's scythe. However, Nero subconsciously restrained his force upon seeing someone blocking the way. For a moment, she was confused as to why this figure, who had just been battling those dolls, was protecting their masters. However, his next words immediately dispelled her doubts.

"You, you are Xiao Mu, right?"

The dark figure turned and asked the demon behind him.

Xiao Mu... a name that sounded familiar. Nero had just thought of this before he immediately realized—

Wakaba Mutsu? Then the man with two swords in front of him is... Nagasaki Soyo?!

After awakening the blood of the demon, Nero could recall almost every memory of her present and past lives in detail. At this moment, a certain memory revived from the depths of her heart and surfaced.

"I don't know what Xiaomu is."

However, the demon replied in a voice devoid of emotion: "My name is 'Death' (Mortis)."

Its true appearance finally appeared before Nero. This demon looked like a girl with long light green hair, wearing a gorgeous black and red costume, with a mask covering her entire face, obscuring all expressions.

Nero frowned, sheathed her blade, and stepped back. The scene before her was clearly not what she had expected. A week ago, when she had rescued Chihaya Aine from a demonic attack, she had thought it was just a coincidence, that her bandmates wouldn't have anything to do with demons. But now Wakaba Mutsu and Nagasaki Soyo had appeared, one armed with a magical tool, the other a demon...

Then she would have to consider the possibility that the remaining seven people were also related to the devil.

"You should know it's a demon." Nero looked at Nagasaki Souyo and said coldly, "Get out of the way, or I'll chop you down too."

But now is not the time to reveal that he knows them. Nero did this both for acting and to catch Wakaba Mu and ask him what happened.

Nagasaki Shoyo, who was wrapped in the fog, did not answer, but raised the two swords in his hands.

It seems like he won't give in. What a troublesome guy.

Nero held the Yama Sword in his left hand and raised the giant sickle in his right hand, and also took a stance.

The giant scythe slashed down, but its target wasn't Nagasaki Souyo, but the 'Death' behind her. Souyo slid across the ground like a shadow, his two swords blocking the scythe's long handle.

Then Nero swung the Yama Sword in his left hand, and the long sword, which was held in reverse, slashed towards Shuangshi who was blocking the sickle with both hands.

Shuangshi drew his sword and retreated, avoiding the sickle's attack and then dodged the long sword's blade.

The two sides were once again in a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)