Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 94 Mission: 02-8 Three Demons vs. Nero

The moment his finger touched Takamatsu's forehead, Nero injected a trace of magic power into her body. However, that was not ordinary magic power, but magic power transformed through the prototype of "Original Sin Crystal: Sloth".

As a result, Takamatsu Deng, whose body was invaded by this magical power, immediately fell into a deep sleep.

"What are you doing to the light?!"

What Nero didn't expect was that upon seeing the lamp fall, Lixi went into a violent state almost instantly. She even gave up fighting with her own shadow, immediately raised her bow, and shot a thick arrow at Nero.

How come this person can't tell friend from foe?
Nero, filled with resentment, grabbed the back of the lantern's collar and leaped away, scattering the magic arrow with a burst of sword energy. After landing, she raised the hostage in her hand and questioned Li Xi, "Aren't you afraid of accidentally hurting your friends?"

"Tsk."

Li Xi had already used a high-powered attack to deal with her demonic shadow, and was facing Nero from a distance. Hearing Nero's words, she gritted her teeth and lowered the bow pointed at Nero.

"It seems you're not very popular." Hai Ling protected Mu and dodged to a nearby distance, teasing Nero, "You've intervened twice, and you've been attacked both times."

"Still not as good as the devil that everyone hates."

Nero said calmly, then casually threw the lamp to Aine behind him: "Be careful, don't get affected."

“Ah… okay.” Aine took the lamp with a confused look on her face. She blinked for a long time before asking, “Aren’t you with her?”

"I think you look more like someone from our side." Hai Ling replied from a distance.

Nero subconsciously glanced at his tuxedo. To be honest, it was not the same style as theirs, except that he was also wearing a mask.

Although Nero herself doesn't think so, it is possible that Lixi regards her as Hailing's companion, so Lixi cannot be blamed entirely.

"Aren't you together?" Li Xi only reacted at this time.

"Do I look like a demon?" Nero asked back. Before Lixi could answer, he turned to look at Fear and said, "Now that your mission has failed, how about we have a chat?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xi immediately aimed his bow at the two figures and asked, "Hai Ling, it's time for you to tell the truth. What is your purpose? Why did you take the lantern?"

They did answer, but it wasn't Hai Ling—'Fear'—who spoke, but Mu.

"We were deceived."

She said briefly.

"What were you cheated about? Who cheated you?"

Li Xi didn't understand what Mu said and wanted to continue asking, but Hai Ling didn't want to give her the chance. She looked at the rooftop behind Nero and said loudly:

"'Amoris', how long are you going to keep playing?"

"Hey... can't you guys handle it?" The answer came from the other side, lazy and charming: "Sister, I don't want to do it."

As soon as he finished speaking, several tiger-like cats, carrying a demonic aura, leaped from the rooftop and surrounded Aine. The distant voice said, "Just get her, right? Don't make things too complicated."

Surrounded by several beasts half her height, Aine instantly began to tremble, clutching the lantern in her arms. But in the blink of an eye, the large cats collapsed, gushing blood. Nero, still standing, wiped the blade of his sword with a handkerchief and said calmly, "You're trying to impress me without even showing your face. Aren't you being too disrespectful?"

"Ah! My pet!"

Love first uttered a half-hearted scream, then changed her tone and said with a dark smile, "But you've fallen into my trap~"

A cloud of black air suddenly emerged from the blood that splattered on the ground, enveloping Aine and Deng. "Ai" then said in a seductive tone, "Come on, become a fan of mine too~"

This scene before him could only mean one thing: the power of "love" could control not only animals but also humans. Li Xi didn't hesitate and immediately launched a series of attacks at Hai Ling, Mu, and the mysterious figure on the rooftop. Meanwhile, Nero nonchalantly reached into the black air, ready to capture someone.

As a demon, and a descendant of Sparta, she naturally couldn't be affected by such a simple method. As for Aine... Nero felt that as long as she wasn't truly transformed into a demon, then there wouldn't be a big problem.

Love couldn't easily turn someone into a demon. Otherwise, Agnes, who had gone to such great lengths to develop the ritual of rebirth, would have been a complete clown. Furthermore, if that were possible, the people in front of him wouldn't have had to put on such a show to come and pick someone up.

Of the two people pulled out of the black air, Deng remained unconscious, while Aine's eyes were red, and she radiated obvious hostility towards Nero. She immediately tried to take Deng and leave Nero. However, Nero resorted to the same trick, causing her to fall asleep as well.

"Eh hey hey? This isn't possible?"

Seeing Aiyin lying on the ground, Aiyin's tone was filled with anxiety: "No, I don't want to be punished by the boss!"

Hai Ling, who had dodged Li Xi's attack with Mu, uttered a helpless voice: "Then put in a little more effort, you lazy bastard!"

"Just give up." Nero said calmly, casually scattering the shadow dagger thrown by Hai Ling: "Your mission is impossible to complete."

"There's nothing we can do. Let's just give up this time." It was Hai Ling who finally came to this conclusion. She grabbed Mu's hand and they both slipped into the shadows. Then the aura of "love" quickly faded away.

"They're still as fast as ever," Nero exclaimed. At their speed, even if she could use her Yama Blade to rip through space and pursue them, she wouldn't be able to catch them if she didn't mark them with her Phantom Sword beforehand.

Nero was perplexed, however, by the fact that she was still unsure whether these demon-turned girls were good or evil. Though transformed into demons, they had clearly retained their human memories and sanity, much like her adopted brother Credo. While they appeared to be abducting young girls, it was unclear where they had gone or whether they were still alive.

On the contrary, the "Little Ace" behind these hostile Exorcist Girls clearly has some problems. Coincidentally, this "death" of the former Exorcist Girl Wakaba Mu gave a crucial hint:
They were deceived.

Who are they referring to? Who is the one who is deceiving people?
Although Wakaba Mutsu didn't explain these things, Nero's intuition told him that these words meant that the Exorcist Girls were deceived by "Little Ace".

Because—miracles and magic all come at a price. This guy who uses "wishes" as bait to lure girls into fighting for him—

It definitely can't be anything good.

(End of this chapter)