Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 165 Mission: 01-2 Family
“I would like to inform all the young men and women who have special talents and are full of worries:

If you want to show your talents and gifts,
I hope you will give up your family, friends, property, and everything in the world.
Come to our [Little Garden]."

Among the dark letters that fell from the cracks in the world, there was a folded piece of paper and a dark invitation.

"Give up everything?" Nero frowned and repeated the words on the invitation, feeling a little surprised.

Nero had previously attempted to split the world apart. While the Yama Blade's rifts often revealed nothingness on the other side, occasionally a vision of another world would appear. Perhaps the parallel world Dante had visited was one of those worlds.

At this moment, the other side of the crack cut by Nero was not a parallel world, but a deep void.

The crack slowly closed, and Nero looked down at the letter in his hand. If the words on this invitation were to be believed, it meant that there was a group of people who had emerged from various parallel universes, gathered together, and built a huge amusement park connecting countless parallel universes.

It sounds incredible.

Nero shook the envelope briefly, trying to see if there were any attachments inside—because based on the information provided so far, it was a complete empty promise. Simply promising a stage where he could display his abilities at will wasn't going to entice Nero.

Since you plan to go fishing, you should at least bring some good bait, right?
As Nero was thinking this, he actually poured something out from inside.

A slightly yellowed photo.

However, the moment he saw it, Nero's eyes changed.

In that photo, the back of a man with silver hair and wearing a luxurious purple robe was surrounded by countless demons, walking towards a higher place. His shadow was cast on the ground by the sun, revealing the appearance of a demon.

Nero would not be mistaken. Even through a photo, across time and space, she could still sense the presence of that figure.

Even though she had never met him.

That was Nero's grandfather, the "savior" worshipped by the Demon Sword Cult, the great demon who defeated and sealed the Demon Emperor two thousand years ago.

Magic Swordsman, Sparta.

Nero put the photos, letter paper and invitation letters back into the envelope and ran through the forest at the fastest speed like a whirlwind.

She needs to discuss this matter carefully with her brother and sister.

Credo, now officially the Pope, was incredibly busy, rarely leaving the Order's headquarters. Facing Nero, who suddenly burst through the door, he looked up from the pile of papers and asked wearily, "Nero. Is everything okay in town?"

Ever since Nero returned to Fortuna and, through Credo, arranged for the Knights of the Order to evacuate the crowds and destroy the Demon Gate in the center of town, the Knights of the Order had been left with less and less work. To keep them occupied, and to maintain the Order's operating funds and relationships with the surrounding areas, Credo selected some of the more "savvy" individuals and prepared to assign them to mercenary duties, sending them on missions to various locations to deal with demons.

Credo had been navigating the details of this matter recently. In the past, the Order had occasionally sent out knights, but those missions were to capture demons for research, completely different from the mercenary missions of today, so preparation was essential.

"Brother Credo." Nero rarely addressed him as "brother" and said seriously, "I may have found the whereabouts of Sparta."

"what?!"

This was devastating news for the Spartan-believing Sword Cult. Credo, resting his hands on the table, abruptly stood up and asked, "Really?"

Nero didn't say much and took out the photo attached to the letter.

"I remember there should be an oil painting of the image of Sparta in the Castle of Destiny, right?" she asked.

"That's right." Credo took the photo and became nervous. After confirming the authenticity of the photo, he looked at Nero and asked, "A photo alone can't be called a 'whereabouts'. What else is with this photo?"

"An invitation." Nero didn't hide anything and answered directly, "It's from outside this world."

"You mean the demon world?" "No, it's even further out."

Hearing this answer, Credo slowly sat back in the chair behind him.

After a brief silence, he finally calmed himself down: "What are your plans?"

Nero bent down and took the photo back from the table. He looked at Credo calmly and said softly, "I will go."

Credo breathed a sigh of relief, a mixture of relief and loneliness. He reached out and pushed aside the pile of documents before him. Slowly and firmly, he stood up again and looked at Nero. "Then let's do it."

He had done many wrong things following the previous Pope, and he always felt that he had let Nero and Giulie down. Now that Nero had his own plans, he could not say anything to stop him.

He took off the white robe and crown that represented the Pope's identity, hung them on the hanger behind him, turned to look at Nero and said: "Let's go back to Fortuna."

Nero glanced sideways at the mountain of documents and asked casually, "Is the work okay?"

"There's no need to rush for just one or two days."

Credo had a hard expression, but spoke softly, "Let me stay with you for today. Where's Jillie?"

"Should be at church today."

"Let's go find her."

Credo walked towards the door, looking straight ahead, and asked Nero as if he didn't care, "If you go over there, you probably won't be able to come back often, right?"

The answer is yes. Even if Nero possessed the Yama Blade, which could sever the world, returning here would likely be a hassle. The problem of location might be easily solved, but a place that sounded "bustling" would definitely cause Nero trouble.

And since that place is connected to all parallel worlds, it's very likely that the time and space are completely different from here. What if it's a place where "one day in heaven equals one year on earth"? So, it's best not to get too much hope out of this kind of thing from the start.

Perhaps this is why the invitation asks visitors to "abandon everything in this world."

If you don't have such determination, don't open it.

"Well, maybe this time I'll be gone for a few years."

And there will definitely be no news coming back.

"Yeah."

Credo accepted it calmly: "I will talk to Jillie."

Honestly, this was also something Nero was worried about. Compared to Credo, the more emotional Jiriel would find it harder to accept Nero's departure. So, for something as serious as this, Nero had no choice but to talk to Credo first.

"……Thanks."

Hearing Nero's thanks, Credo stopped.

"Be safe, and...

"come back earlier."

(End of this chapter)