Chapter 994 Signing the Contract

The girl had a dream.

In the dream, she and her parents were happily eating dinner together, but at this moment, a man suddenly appeared in front of them.

Before the girl could react to what happened, her father, who was always kind and friendly, summoned two swords and rushed towards the man, and then was killed by the other party in the blink of an eye. The mother also raised her hands and summoned flames to try to fight, but soon she was also covered by flames and turned into a charred corpse.

After that, the girl didn't remember what happened...

"Woo... ..."

When the girl opened her eyes, she saw a strange ceiling.

"Ah, you're awake."

At the same time, a familiar voice came. The girl turned her head and saw a very familiar white-haired girl next to her with a smile, looking at her.

"You are... Maria..."

The girl remembered that the other party was her cousin, Naruse Maria. She muttered to herself, and then raised her head again, only to see a burly figure sitting on a chair not far away - if she remembered correctly, this should be her neighbor next door.

"Uncle......"

"Why call me uncle? I'm not that old."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly.

"Are you okay?"

"Wow... Why am I here? I remember I should have dinner with my parents at home..."

The girl sat up, then lowered her head and looked at the blood on her sailor uniform. At this moment, the originally vague memory became clear.

"Wait, where are my father and mother?!"

"It's better not to look..."

Duanmu Huai reached out and pressed the girl's shoulder, while the latter struggled for a while and sat back on the sofa dejectedly.

"What's going on? Why... This is all a dream, right? Maria?!"

As she spoke, the girl—Naruse Mio raised her head and looked at the girl in front of her, while the latter did not speak and turned to look at Duanmu Huai...

"No, why are you looking at me?"

Seeing that both of them were staring at him, Duanmu Huai was also stunned.

"I don't know anything, I'm still waiting for you to explain to me!"

"Hey? Uncle, weren't you sent to protect Mio-sama?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, the white-haired girl was also stunned.

"Of course not, I'm just a neighbor next door! How do I know what's going on with you?"

Duanmu Huai felt that he seemed to be involved in a very troublesome situation inexplicably. Well, in fact, after he met the old demon, Duanmu Huai knew that things would not be so simple, so he is now waiting for others to explain the background to him.

"Just a neighbor next door, can he kill Zorki...?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, the white-haired girl muttered to herself with disbelief. But soon, she came back to her senses, coughed lightly, and looked at the red-haired girl in front of her.

"Miao-sama, you are not dreaming. In fact, those two are not your parents, and I... am not your cousin."

"Huh?!"

Hearing the answer from the white-haired girl, Maria, Naruse Mio was stunned, and even Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

Oh, this plot is a bit interesting.

As the voice fell, Maria's body suddenly began to glow. After a moment, the dress she was wearing disappeared, replaced by a very provocative black leather jacket, and behind Maria, bat-like wings and a slender tail grew.

Seeing this scene, Naruse Mio was greatly surprised, while Duanmu Huai seemed very calm. After all, he had seen everyone in the Mystic Research Society dressed like this today.

Although I had heard from Rias that many demons lived in the human world incognito, I didn't expect it to be so close...

Next, Maria also told Naruse Mio and Duanmu Huai a story.

Duanmu Huai already knew that there were demons in this world, and there were also high-ranking demon nobles—Rias seemed to be one of them.

Coincidentally, Naruse Mio was also the descendant of another high-ranking demon noble. Her father was a high-ranking demon noble named Wilbert, and he was also one of the conservative nobles among the demons who supported the three-way truce. When Naruse Mio was born, in order to keep Naruse Mio away from the sight of the enemies of the demon world, Wilbert put her in the human world and gave her to his loyal subordinates to raise.

That's right, Naruse Mio's parents, who had lived with her since she was born, were the subordinates of the demon Wilbert. And Maria herself came here as her cousin to protect Naruse Mio.

Of course, if everything went well, Naruse Mio would have lived in such an ignorant and happy life. But there were unexpected events, and just a year ago, Wilbert suddenly passed away. This resulted in the demon family losing its patriarch. Under such circumstances, it would be logical for his daughter, Naruse Mio, to inherit the position of patriarch.

But...well, what follows is naturally a boring struggle for power. The internal conflicts within the family and the imminence of external enemies make Naruse Mio, who inherits Wilbert's power and has the right to inherit the family, become a thorn in their side. According to Maria, the demon who came to attack Naruse Mio and others was named Zolgi. He was originally responsible for monitoring Naruse Mio's actions, but after learning about Wilbert's death, Zorki seemed to have undue ambitions, so he probably took action against Naruse Mio and others.

I heard that this girl is quite famous in the demon world, but I never expected that she would die in the hands of Duanmu Huai...

"………………"

After listening to Maria's story, Naruse Mio sat on the sofa blankly without saying a word. This is no wonder, after all, I just witnessed my parents being killed, and was told by my cousin that they were not my parents at all, and that I was not even a human being, but a demon, a very noble superior demon...

"Okay, I finally understand what happened."

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"What should you do next?"

"I'm also considering this..."

"By the way, since we are all demons, would you like me to introduce one of you to her? She might be willing to help."

Speaking of this, Duanmuhuai thought of Rias.

"I have a student named Rias Gremory. She seems to be a high-level demon as well. Can you ask her for help?"

"The red-haired Killer Princess? I didn't expect she was also in this city."

Wan Liya frowned when he heard Duanmuhuai's inquiry.

"Indeed, the Gremory family is a conservative faction, and has a good relationship with the current Demon King... But no! In any case, we are also a family alongside Gremory. If Mio-sama asks for help from the Gremory family, and is protected by them If so, then we have no position to speak of!”

"This is really troublesome. As for the relatives...since the identities are all fake, I guess I can't find any relatives."

"yes……………"

Maria lowered her head dejectedly.

"Actually, since Mio-sama's father died, the family power has changed. Now I am the only one protecting Mio-sama..."

"That means I can't count on that family...well, it's not surprising when you think about it."

After all, everyone wants to be a clan leader, right? Who would be willing to give up the power they are about to gain to a little girl? Maybe they would like Naruse Mio to be killed so that they don't have to cause any more trouble.

"Forget it, don't think about this for now, let's solve the matter in front of us first."

Duanmuhuai shook his head, decisively put this trouble behind his mind, and looked at Naruse Mio.

"So... Naruse, I think you must be tired after going through so much. Go take a shower and change clothes and have a rest... Maria, you are a devil, right? Is there any way to deal with the things outside? Then you can Calling the police is even more troublesome.”

"Ah, don't worry about that. I am a nightmare and can modify human memory to a certain extent, but..."

Having said this, Wan Liya raised her head and stared at Duanmu Huai.

"Your name is...Mr. Duanmu, please forgive me, why do you take such good care of us?"

"First of all, we are neighbors and have met each other a few times, so we are quite familiar with each other. Besides, if something like this happens to you now, I can't just ignore it. Secondly, you and I can be regarded as ants on the same rope. Grasshopper."

"How to say?"

"The guy named...Zorki I killed, although I don't know much about the situation in the demon world, but killing him will also bring trouble to me, so since trouble has already come to my door, I won't I have to cut ties with you. Even if you leave, they will still come to trouble me, right? If they dare to come, they will just take care of them. Of course, this is a prerequisite. You won’t harm the world or humanity, otherwise I won’t be lenient.”

"Uh... Mr. Duanmu, you are really confident in yourself..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Wan Liya complained silently, but recalling the scene where he killed Zolki just now, Wan Liya couldn't really say that he was bragging.

After that, Naruse Mio listened to Duan Muhuai and went to take a shower and change clothes. Perhaps it was because the shock was too great, or perhaps because the brain could not accept the news. Naruse Mio felt completely confused at the moment.

Duanmuhuai and Wanlia were responsible for dealing with the incoming police and firefighters. Under Duanmuhuai's instructions, Wanlia transformed their memories and turned the traces of battle in the room into gas explosions, while the couple are unfortunate victims. Naruse Mio became the only survivor... and this incident was somewhat suppressed.

After all, it can't be said that the devil killed them.

After everything was done, Duanmuhuai dragged his tired body back home. This day was really eventful for him. Not only was he forced to learn the true identity of a group of demons early in the morning, but he also had to go to the police station to report after school because of a well-dressed beast who tried to recreate the scene in the book. As a result, he just returned At home, something like this happened to the neighbor next door... He got into a fight with a demon for no reason, and even picked up a demon eldest lady...

"Hooah..."

Since Naruse Mio and Wanria occupied the bedroom, Duanmuhuai didn't pay attention to it. He just lay down on the sofa, pulled a blanket, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"………………"

I don't know how long it took, but Duanmuhuai vaguely heard the conversation.

"Quick, now, Mio-sama!"

"But, but this is not good..."

"What are you talking about, Mio-sama, we need a companion now. This gentleman is the best person, come! Just work hard..."

"Huh...what are you doing?"

At this moment, Duanmu Huai also opened his eyes and yawned. Then he saw Naruse Mio and Wanria in pajamas standing not far in front of him, and on the floor, a shining magic circle Taking shape.

"Please don't worry, Mr. Duanmu!"

Seeing Duanmu Huai wake up, Wan Liya also smiled.

"This is just a small ceremony to ensure that the souls of Mr. Duanmu and Mr. Mio can be connected! In this way, each other will know where the other is! Come on, let's connect!"

As he spoke, Wan Liya raised his hands high, but the next moment - a golden light suddenly flashed across the back of Duanmu Huai's hands!

Immediately afterwards......

"ah-----!"

With a scream, Naruse Mio collapsed to the ground. At the same time, a symbol with a katana symbol appeared on the girl's neck.

"What the hell is this?"

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai was stunned.