I don't want to be an elf!

Both were incredibly difficult tasks.

However, for Irene, who had long been a regular at the Pleasure Street casino and whose gambling mentality was impossible to shake, this high-risk, high-reward offer was very tempting.

No, it's not just very tempting.

This is an offer that no gambler could refuse.

"You've convinced me, but I have one last question."

Swallowing hard, Irene asked in a dry voice, "What if I don't win the championship? What will happen?"

"Hmm... let me think about it."

Under Irene's tense gaze, Izayoi Miku lightly touched her cheek with her fingers and said in a teasing tone.

"If you don't win the championship, then sleep with me for one night, and we'll call it even after that, how about it?"

Chapter Twenty-Six: The King of Ruthlessness

"This is simply the worst deal I've heard of in all these years."

Just then, a deep male voice came from behind.

The two female bodyguards reacted first, instinctively shielding their targets behind them.

Upon hearing this voice, Miku Izayoi frowned in disgust and turned to look behind her.

Not far away, a man dressed in a black stealth suit, with only his eyes showing, appeared in the confinement room, exuding a chilling killing intent.

However, the person speaking was not the man who appeared out of nowhere, but a virtual image projection that it was holding.

As the man pressed a button, the phantom of a short, stout, red-haired man was projected in front of everyone.

Diluc Ebelvan, the King of Ferocity.

At this moment, they finally appeared.

"What a clueless man." Miku Izayoi's face unconsciously showed an expression of extreme disgust. "I've tried my best to avoid running into you, why don't you accept my kindness and just stay quietly in the trash can?"

“After all, if you don’t come soon, my important subordinates will be lured away,” Diluc said unhurriedly. “To trespass on someone else’s territory without submitting an application and to poach someone’s men is not a good habit, Your Highness.”

"Deceive? Irene and I were simply engaging in a fair and voluntary transaction."

“Yes, it’s an utterly absurd deal,” Diluc said. “Nine hundred million for a woman’s virginity. Your fans would be heartbroken if they knew.”

“Trading 900 million for the Star Dance Festival championship is worth it no matter how you look at it,” said Miku Izayoi. “As for what my fans will think, you don’t need to worry about that. The yuri aspect will only excite them more.”

“But I’m sorry, I can’t possibly hand over Irene to you,” Diluc said calmly. “She’s my pawn, she has a contract with me, and that’s not something you can interfere with.”

"It's just a few scraps of money I owe you," Miku Izayoi said dismissively. "Besides, your contract didn't say that Irene can't pay off her debts by accepting help from others, did it?"

“No, that’s true. After all, I never imagined that someone would be stupid enough to trade nine hundred million for a night of passion,” Diluc asked. “However, I’m quite curious, what exactly did you see in Irene? She’s hardly a beauty.”

"If you're short of money to buy a mirror, hurry up and buy one after I transfer 900 million to your account. You're just a fat pig, what right do you have to criticize others?"

"What a vulgar woman."

Diluc wasn't angry, as if he had long since taken it all in stride: "Well, idols really are only this much."

Having lost interest in talking to Miku Izayoi, Diluc turned to Irene: "You scoundrel, although I know your brain, barely bigger than an egg, is probably incapable of distinguishing between pros and cons, I'll still ask you one more time: you don't actually want to cooperate with this woman, do you?"

“Why not? Her terms are much more generous than yours.” Irene shrugged. “Although losing at the Star Dance Festival would mean losing my virginity, with my skills, winning the competition wouldn’t be difficult.”

"To be precise, it's based on the strength of the [Overlord Blood Scythe]," Diluc said bluntly. "Without that Pure Radiance Armor, your true strength will definitely fall below the top twelve. If you really go with this woman, you should think carefully about the consequences."

The Blood Scythe of Domination is one of the top pure-type weapons in the Reiwolf Black Academy.

The Huang-style weapon is a weapon made with the Wanying Mine as its core.

The Pure Radiance Armament, on the other hand, is a weapon made with the rarer and more precious Universal Essence Crystal as its core.

Any Starpile Generation can use the Blazing Armament without any pressure, but very few Starpile Generations can use pure Blazing Armament.

Even among the twelve members of the initial page of each academy, not every one of them can use the Pure Radiance Armament.

Irene, on the other hand, possesses such a talent that she is able to wield the Blood Scythe of Domination, a weapon that no one has been able to wield for a long time.

This is also why Diluc was willing to buy her.

If she loses the Blood Scythe of Domination, relying solely on ordinary Radiant Armor for combat, Irene probably won't even be able to enter the First Twelve.

“You don’t need to worry about that. I’ve already chosen other weapons for her. Even if the compatibility isn’t high, it won’t be much weaker than the Bloodthirsty Scythe,” Miku Yushou said. “Besides, I never intended for Irene to continue using that weapon with such severe side effects. Even if you were willing to lend it to me, I wouldn’t want it.”

Unlike the Huang-style weapons, each pure Huang-style weapon has its own will and personality.

Therefore, gaining their approval requires paying a certain price.

These costs vary, but the cost of using the Bloodthirsty Scythe is extremely high.

Every time Irene uses the power of the Blood Scythe of Destruction, she has to pay a certain amount of blood as a price.

Therefore, if she were alone, she simply couldn't fight for long.

Therefore, the last time she participated in the Phoenix Star Dance Festival, her teammate was her sister Priscilla, a member of the Star Pulse Generation with extremely high self-healing abilities.

When she is short of blood, she can obtain it from Priscilla, thus gaining the ability to continue fighting.

However, if it is only thirst syndrome, then it is still considered good.

The Blood Scythe of Domination will also gradually make the user's personality more irritable, and even modify the body in the direction it prefers.

Irene's two sharp canine teeth are the result of its modification.

If you continue to let her use the Blood Scythe of Domination, sooner or later she will become a real vampire, a non-human monster.

Therefore, Miku Izayoi never intended for Irena to use the Blood Scythe of Destruction at the Star Dance Festival.

"If there's nothing else, get out of the way. I'll have Pedra transfer the nine hundred million dollars to you later."

Seeing Diluc remain silent, Miku Izayoi waved her hand in disgust: "Your presence already annoys me. Every time you open your mouth, I feel like I'm going to throw up. If you could do us a favor and let us leave, we can make those who encounter you at the Star Dance Festival lose more gracefully."

“If you want to leave, you can leave. I have no right to stop you,” Diluc said unmoved. “But Irene must stay.”

“I said I would pay off her debts.”

"I don't remember agreeing."

"I don't recall needing your permission."

"Then you must have remembered it wrong."

Diluc clapped his hands, and two more men dressed in stealth black appeared in the confinement room.

Black Cat Mechanism.

This is the intelligence agency of the Reiwolf Black Academy, known for its stealth in operations.

However, compared to other intelligence agencies, this organization is more adept at assassinations, poisonings, kidnappings, and a whole host of other shady operations.

Each member is directly under the ruthless king Diluc, and in terms of combat power alone, they are no less than the Star Pulse Generation of the twelve members of the First Page.

It was precisely because of this team that Diluc was able to take on all sorts of dirty work, despite not being a member of the Star Pulse Generation, and thus earned the fearsome title of King of Ruthlessness.

“I know you have similar mind control abilities, which is why I didn’t come in person,” Diluc said. “Perhaps you also have the ability to control my Black Cat Mechanism, but you should think carefully about what the Black Cat Mechanism excels at.”

"Are you threatening me?"

"Don't worry, you're a rising star in the Six-Pointed Star faction right now. If I wanted to mess with you, I'd have to think twice about the consequences," Diluc sneered. "But your fans..."

He didn't say the last half of his sentence.

But everyone present understood what he meant.

The Black Cat Organization is the most secretive of the six academies' intelligence agencies; if they want to do something in secret, no one can stop them.

Even if Miku Izayoi could control these three black cats, it wouldn't help at all.

Faced with such a blatant threat, Miku Izayoi showed no fear or anger, but instead remained calm.

It was as if the person he had just talked about was a complete stranger to her.

"It would be an honor for my fans to die for me."

"It's only natural," Miku Yosuke said.

"Their existence is solely for the purpose of giving me anything I want, and if the price is their lives, they would probably accept it willingly."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Bounty Duel

This statement, which treats life as worthless and shows no appreciation for the kindness shown to them by others, surprised everyone present.

Not only did Diluc not react in time, but even Irene began to doubt whether she had followed the right person.

“You… seem a bit different from the other students at Quenville.”

Seemingly surprised, Diluc raised an eyebrow, and his gaze toward Miku Izayoi changed considerably.

Perhaps it was the influence of the idol's aura of "innocence," "sunshine," and "purity" that made him naturally regard Izayoi Miku as a big-breasted, brainless woman like other idols.

He harbored a slight contempt for her and never truly took her to heart.

But now, he glimpsed the deep darkness hidden beneath Miku Izayoi's radiant and dazzling exterior.

A sense of enlightenment gradually rose in Diluc's mind.

They are actually the same kind of people.

A scoundrel who uses everyone as a pawn to achieve his goals, resorting to any means necessary.

“It seems I underestimated you.” A rare hint of interest appeared on Diluc’s perpetually gloomy face. “You’re more suited to Reiwolf Black Academy than Quinnville Academy.”

"That's hardly a compliment to be happy about."

"Are you interested in discussing a collaboration with me?"

"No."

"Don't be so decisive. I know your ultimate goal is to win over Sylvia and become the most admired songstress in the Hexagram."

Diluc adopted a negotiating stance and offered his bargaining chip: "But relying solely on the help of Quinvette Academy and working hard in your idol career, you'll never surpass Sylvia in your entire life. That's why you decided to participate in the Star Dance Festival and approach things from a different angle. That's also why you came to recruit Irene. Am I right?"

"That's absolutely right, it's so detailed it makes me think you're a stalker."

"In that case, I have a sincere suggestion."