I, without any personality, become a hero!

"Only a ghost would stop!"

In the streets and alleys of Hersalemz Roth, Leo was still being chased by street thugs as usual. This seemingly honest human boy was a very good target for extortion and robbery, and in fact, that was indeed the case.

Leo had been robbed and extorted by these street thugs many times before, but now... he still had to run away when he encountered them.

While there's nothing wrong with using the power of the Blood World's familiars to protect himself, Leo doesn't dare to use this power, which he's not yet familiar with, recklessly. If he harms ordinary people, he might turn them into ghouls. To avoid such consequences, Leo remains the same ordinary boy who's easy to bully, just like before.

Fortunately, after becoming a Blood World Familiar, his physical abilities have far surpassed what they used to be. Now, at least when Leo runs away, no street thug can catch him no matter what, which is quite lucky.

Helsaremz Lot hasn't changed much from before. Although a month ago, the "King of Despair" attempted to trigger a massive collapse to completely destroy the city, Leo's valiant fight thwarted the plot of the Thirteen Kings of Another World.

"But... is it really okay?"

The thought of the words left behind by the "King of Despair" when he was dragged into the dark realm sent chills down Leo's spine... If it really was that terrifying being targeting him, he felt he would die a terrible death... But for now, this was all he could do. A month had passed and nothing major had happened, and Leo's uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

Written as "Vampire King," pronounced as Shinobu Oshino, and translated as "homebody," this blonde little girl is completely immersed in the world of games, spending all her time at home glued to her game console, neglecting to eat or sleep to complete her strategy... However, the necessary donuts must be served on time, otherwise Leo will definitely die a terrible death.

Having shaken off the street thugs who wanted to fight and extort him, Leo was in the supermarket preparing to buy some discounted daily necessities when his phone suddenly rang.

"Hey kid with the messy hair! Come quick, help me!!"

After hurriedly pulling out his phone, Leo heard Zapp urging him in a desperate, wailing tone. Not knowing what had happened, he quickly paid for the groceries and went to a street corner, where he unfurled his Blood Wings.

Shinobu Oshino had taught Leo some simple techniques, the kind that even a pig could learn, simple fixed techniques to conceal his body. He hid his body and flew into the sky. With Zapp's constant urging, Leo flew quickly toward the target location.

"Tch, these guys are really troublesome!"

"There's nothing we can do... after all, what they traded is now in our hands."

Hersalemz Roth is a city where the human world and the other world meet. It's normal for shady and illegal transactions to occur here. Some greedy people in the human world try to smuggle dangerous goods from the other world into the human world to cause trouble. This situation is no different.

According to information gathered by the invisible werewolf "Money Emperor," a dangerous creature smuggled from another world to a war-torn Middle Eastern country is called the "Fire Ant Beast." This creature is said to be based on fire ants from the human world, but it has been modified by a certain madman from another world out of interest, making it extremely terrifying.

They multiply and multiply exponentially, becoming extremely aggressive and devouring all plants and animals, leaving behind only wasteland and bones in their wake.

This thing caused a lot of trouble in the other world. It took a lot of effort for the people of that world to destroy and exterminate the "Fire Ant Beasts". However, some people kept some for their own selfish reasons. Even more brainless humans wanted to smuggle and buy these things at high prices to use them as biological weapons on the battlefield.

The job of "Libra" is precisely this: to resolve events that could potentially cause major crises in advance, since there are quite a few villains in this city who dream of subverting the world order.

The sealed jar in Zapp's left hand contained the "Fire Ant Beast," but it was too sturdy to be destroyed. However, they couldn't let even a single ant escape. Now, surrounded by humans and otherworldly mercenaries, Zapp and his Jet couldn't take any action.

"Mr. Zapp, I've arrived!"

"Perfect timing! You little rascal with the messy hair, catch this!"

Upon seeing Leo arrive, Zapp tossed the jar in his hand to Leo, who was flying through the air. The boy, unaware of the situation, caught the jar, and instantly all the mercenaries stared intently at Leo.

"Um... Mr. Zapp, what is this?"

"Just leave it at that and get ready to run!"

"what?!"

The next moment, Leo saw all the mercenaries pointing their guns at him. Terrified, he quickly flapped his blood wings and sped away. The thing Zapp threw at him was definitely no good!

"Hey! You little rascal with the messy hair, burn this thing called 'Eternal Void' to ashes, and don't leave a single thing inside."

"You bastard, you should have said so beforehand!"

Leo was arguing with Zapp on his cell phone, but he didn't stop moving. He was now speeding towards the "Eternal Void," with a large group of mercenaries chasing after him.

"That's it, right?"

"Wouldn't this be bad for Leo...?"

"Don't worry, that kid with the messy hair is tough as nails."

The people who were just surrounding Zapp and Jet have all gone to hunt down Leo. Zapp really knows how to shift the blame. Poor guy is now running for his life.

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"Seriously...what a waste of time."

Leo had already completed the mission perfectly. After all, as a Blood Realm member second only to the Thirteen Elders, it would be too embarrassing for him to be captured by a group of mercenaries. However, burning that thing to ashes with blood flames and going back and forth with "Eternal Void" did take a lot of time.

The thought that if he brought the food home late, a certain blonde little girl would turn into a demon and gnaw on him would make Leo hurriedly run to his usual dessert shop to buy donuts.

Leo left the dessert shop after buying his treats in no time. This time, he was somewhat surprised to find a beautiful girl with long silver hair standing by the display case. She was wearing a black and white checkered skirt and top, and her youthful energy was very eye-catching. Of course, what really impressed Leo was... the single ahoge (cowlick) on the silver-haired girl's head.

This single silver ahoge (cowlick) was so long it had reached all the way to her chest, and it seemed to have a life of its own, making all sorts of strange movements, as if it were expressing the feelings of this silver-haired beauty.

Seeing the silver-haired beauty staring at the food in the dessert shop's display case with such anticipation and longing, Leo turned and left without a word... He wasn't stupid!

The tragic experiences of the previous two accidents were still fresh in his mind, and now that such a suspicious person had appeared in front of him, if he were to be foolish enough to go and chat with him, he would surely die a horrible death. Just thinking about this made Leo unable to help but speed up and run away... However!

"Hey sir—please wait!"

The silver-haired beauty who had been holding Leo's shoulder spoke to the man who had just tried to slip away in a very familiar manner:

"I just arrived in Helsaremz Lot from another world. I'm unfamiliar with the place and don't have much money on me. I wonder if you could treat me to a meal?"

"If you treat me to a meal, you can flirt with me if you want!"

"Um... I have something to do..."

The more Leo heard these words, the more suspicious they seemed. Just as he was about to run away, the silver-haired beauty spoke again.

"Don't let my beautiful, charming, and angelic appearance fool you; I'm actually from another world."

"Uh......"

"This is my first time in Helsaremz Roth. I've heard that this human food called 'cake' is delicious, but I didn't bring any money with me today."

"I see..."

Although the silver-haired beauty's words were a bit inappropriate, Leo felt that it wasn't such a big problem. She had made it clear from the start that she was from another world, so she shouldn't be a bad person, right?

Besides, it's just treating her to a meal or something, which isn't unacceptable.

"Okay, don't strike up conversations with strangers like that again. This city is still very dangerous... What kind of cake would you like?"

"that!"

Looking at the type of cake the silver-haired beauty was pointing to, Leo was somewhat surprised to find that it was Abigail's favorite. However, it seemed that the girl and Mr. Midoriya had left together, and he probably wouldn't see her again for a while.

Leo bought the cake from the dessert shop and handed it to the silver-haired beauty. Without saying a word, he said goodbye... He subconsciously felt that it was better to have less contact with this girl.

Watching Leo's departing figure, the silver-haired beauty simply maintained her mischievous smile and said:

"Leonardo Watch... is really a very interesting toy."

She then took a bite of the cake, her ahoge (cowlick) trembling involuntarily to show her mood.

"Mmm~~ This is really delicious! I'll try packing some to go next time."

Chapter 106 The Black Invitation

"Human growth is about overcoming one's immature past" — PS: A famous quote from a boss who also praised death today.

Izuku Midoriya now clearly recognizes this fact. He has overcome many difficulties along the way, but what defeats him now is an obstacle called "immaturity." To overcome it, he must abandon his immature self.

"So be it, make your choice. You don't need to bind yourself with human moral concepts."

"Midori, you're already a mature King Thirteen. Let's finish this game happily."

The opponent is a demon god, one of the "Three Pillar Gods" who is older than the world itself, and whose name is called "Nyarlathotep" by all living beings.

Rather than the power of gods and demons to easily create and destroy the world, Nyarlathotep prefers to use conspiracies and deception to lure humanity. And this time... Helsaremz Lot, or rather, humanity and the other world, are caught in a desperate game of chess woven by her.

But more than winning the game of chess, Nyarlathotep was looking forward to seeing the person she was playing chess with, who possessed the power to destroy the world yet was unexpectedly restrained by human moral values. Interesting... very interesting!

Since you think it's fun, then have fun playing the game. "Nyarlathotep" has set up a game of chess... a game that involves both humans and the other world itself, forcing her to choose the people she has her eye on and herself to make choices.

"Instead of focusing on these 'human pawns' causing chaos, shouldn't you be thinking about protecting Libra?"

"Nyarlathotep" is full of suggestive words, but Izuku Midoriya hesitates and cannot move his pieces. It is impossible to completely defeat the opponent in the game of chess. No matter what, there will be casualties of pieces.

Even though Nyarlathotep's approach to chess was one of not aiming for victory and was essentially suicidal, the outcome of the game was not important to this demon god whose goal was "pleasure." The most important thing, of course, was to have fun while playing chess!

On the black and white checkered board, Midoriya's "white pawn" has penetrated deep into the enemy's territory and is about to be exchanged with the "black pawn". Although the "white warhorse" is following closely behind to cover and protect the pawn, "Nyarlathotep" is using a suicidal method of exchanging pieces.

Although this move would be advantageous for Izuku Midoriya, he cannot place a piece because the "piece" in his hand represents the life of the person caught in the game.

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Rewind to a short time ago, when Izuku Midoriya received an invitation... a completely black letter filled with an ominous feeling, the first impression of which was that it would be best to destroy it.

"Interesting. It's an invitation from that 'Nya' guy. Kid, you're in big trouble now."

The gloating fellow, whose demonic eye appeared on Abigail's forehead, is actually known as "Yog Sothos," the ruler of time and space.

"........."

Despite a very ominous feeling, Izuku Midoriya had no choice but to steel himself and open the black invitation. What's meant to be will be... and he couldn't escape it...

"Let's play a game! Let's use Helsaremz Roth and Libra... no, let's use the entire human world and the other world as a chessboard to determine the winner."

"White represents humanity, black represents another world, and the loser's world will be completely destroyed. How about that? It makes perfect sense, doesn't it!"

"By the way: if you, Midoriya-kun, don't come to the game, then I'll just have to find someone else to play with. I won't be responsible if that world gets destroyed."

This is what the black invitation contained. After reading it, Izuku Midoriya remained silent... Then he asked "Yog Sothos" who was standing next to him.

"Aren't you going to stop this reckless behavior?"

"I can't stop that reckless guy, and besides, there's no need for me to stop him."

"Why.....?"

Somewhat puzzled, Izuku Midoriya asked in confusion. His relationship with "Yog Sothos" had improved considerably during this time. At least this doting daughter wouldn't curse him to die the moment they met.

"Would you care whether a human being, who is not even an ant and whose life is as fleeting as a mayfly, lives or dies?"

"Instead of doing these pointless things, you brat, stay away from Abby, or I'll kill you!"

Every few words they spoke inevitably touched upon the Yug bubbles surrounding Abigail. To this great ancient demon god, the lives and deaths of all humans and otherworldly beings were less important than a single hair on Abigail's head—this was the cruelest and most ruthless truth.

"Is that so..."

There was no other choice now. Izuku Midoriya was preparing to go to that world, Helsaremz Lotte... Perhaps he shouldn't have impulsively opened that black invitation, but...

Once you've seen it, you can't ignore it. Even if it's obviously a trap, you have no choice but to jump right in. That's the root of everything.

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Leonardo Watch felt like he was going to die. Despite being a Blood Realm member second only to the Thirteen Founding Elders, Leo really felt like he was about to die... heartbroken and suffocating.

Leo learned about his sister, Michela Vocchi, from a phone call a month ago. It was then that he discovered she had a boyfriend and might even be getting married soon...

Upon hearing this news, Leo felt he had lost all motivation to live, as if his life had become a gray and bleak place... His younger sister, whom he had grown up with, had been kidnapped by some guy. This was a despicable act of snatching a princess away from a knight, and no matter how he thought about it, Leo couldn't accept it.

A month had passed, and many important events had occurred that made Leo almost forget about the incident, until he learned that his sister, Michelle Watch, had called him.

“Brother! I’m going to ‘Helsaremz Roth’ with my fiancé tomorrow, and I’d like you to meet him.”

"Clap!"

Even though he no longer had a heart, Leo could still feel the excruciating pain of his heart breaking. This had escalated from boyfriend to fiancé! His brother… his authority as an elder brother had been completely disregarded. Shouldn't he have brought this over to show him beforehand?!

"Calm down...first, stay calm!"

Forcing himself to calm his brain, which had been turned to mush by the shocking news, Leo made up his mind without hesitation... First, he would check out his sister's fiancé and see what kind of person he was... If he was a lowlife like Zapp.

I'll just drag him to some secluded corner of Hersalemz Roth and take care of him. After all, the survival rate for ordinary people in this city is pretty low.

"hey-hey....."

Having made up his mind, Leo's lips curled into a wicked and terrifying smile, which immediately made Zapp, who was standing next to him, feel a little frightened. This was the first time he had ever seen this messy-haired kid with such an expression. Had he suddenly turned evil...? Should he contact the boss to come and prepare to suppress him?

But at that moment, the communication headset hanging on Zapp's body rang, and the voice of the invisible werewolf Qian Huang came through:

"It's empty inside; everything has been moved away long ago."

"Damn it! This is the third time we've come up empty-handed!"

Zapp, Leo, and Qian were on a mission. According to the intelligence gathered by "Libra," there was a very secretive illegal transaction between humans and the other world. Although they didn't know exactly what it was, they knew from the rumors that it was definitely not something simple.

Although the exact nature of the goods being traded is unknown, the intelligence gathered by Qian indicates that it involves a large quantity of cargo. There is a warehouse in Hersalemz Roth where these goods are stored, but this is the third time this has happened... Each time, even when the three of them arrive, the warehouse is already empty.

"Those guys couldn't possibly predict the future, could they?"

"Moreover, judging from the marks on the ground, the cargo was quite large. The fact that it could be moved so quietly ahead of schedule suggests that a 'space mage' was involved."

Zapp and Qian exchanged and analyzed intelligence, while Leo shifted his focus back to the current matter at hand, thought for a moment, and asked:

"Where did Mr. Klaus and Professor Stephen get their information?"