Free Web NovelThe joys and sorrows of humans do not connect with one another, and the same goes for monster girls...
Vieya was not like a certain catgirl, worrying that if her identity was exposed she would no longer be able to live in a human city and would have to return to the wilderness and live like a primitive.
She was not some simple-minded catgirl whose only concern was filling her own stomach.
For Helcat, it was enough to just meow meow meow. Vieya, on the other hand, had much more to consider.
This time she had accidentally drawn on transcendent power. That meant she was doomed to be cut off from the carefree life she wanted.
Based on what she knew of the Royal Capital’s arbiters and the procedures for locating wild Heroes, by tomorrow some Holmes-like detective would already be in this border city investigating.
“...”
Vieya had no words.
Investigators from the Royal Capital, leading a team into an independent city that lived with corpses piled high every year, where even a magical beast siege did not get reported, just to run an investigation?
They were not here to find the source of this incident.
They were not worried that a power on the Demon King’s level had appeared in a border city, threatening destruction and massacre.
They were simply searching for whoever held Hero’s power, in order to recruit them.
Too complicated.
Just thinking about it, Vieya felt it was laughable.
The last time she had set foot on the Hero’s path, it had started in almost exactly the same way.
But now, Vieya absolutely did not want to walk that path a second time!
“Even those who went to the West for scriptures didn’t go twice!” Vieya huffed angrily.
What was “going West for scriptures”?
The catgirl was puzzled.
Unfortunately, Vieya had not answered her last question, so now she dared not ask this one either.
Go in hard?
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Most important of all, she really did not want to become enemies with the only human friend she still had.
For Helcat, the Demon King’s castle was nowhere near as fun as this place anyway.
Truth be told—
Most intelligent monsters found it almost impossible to blend into human cities. Even if they forced their way in, they would only reveal flaws everywhere.
For example: a certain demon male kidnapped a famous scholar from the Tower of Knowledge in order to grant his dog eternal life, and was imprisoned.
Or: a minotaur demon disguised as a monster girl stole an unmanned airship, planning to crash it into the headquarters of the Demon-Hunting Order with a bomb. But when he found a human infant on board the airship, he returned the baby and was captured and jailed.
Alas!
There were countless such examples.
Helcat alone was different. Often called a stupid cat by a certain someone, but still far better than most monsters.
At least she knew what things could be done, and what things absolutely could not.
In terms of learning and improving, Helcat was not inferior to humans.
“Hey hey!”
Ignored, Helcat puffed out her cheeks, poked the tip of her tail against Vieya’s white-haired head, and only after getting an eye-roll did she dare to speak:
“Did I cause you trouble?”
So you know it.
Vieya thought to herself, raising her head to look at Helcat, whose tone was timid but whose expression was natural.
“...”
Alright then, I was overthinking.
Better to focus on how to deal with the meatball monster in front of her.
Destroy it, release it, or wait for other specialists to handle it?
“Forget it. Since I already revealed that kind of power to the world.” Vieya lifted her gaze toward the mass of flesh covered in eyes, her tone carrying some helplessness:
“Then I might as well finish this in one go.” That way you will not cause my disciple trouble later.
Under her beautiful gaze, that lump of flesh which had even survived a trip through the Hellcat’s stomach without being digested began to tremble.
Like a lamb caught under the stare of a predator.
The next moment, Vieya’s red lips parted slightly, and she softly spoke:
“Purge.”
Helcat strained her eyes wide open. That stubborn meatball vanished into thin air—together with its ominous aura, leaving no trace behind.
It was as though the administrator had pressed delete and removed it from this world in one click.
“What... is that power?”
Helcat was very curious, eager to ask, yet suddenly afraid to.
From what she knew, the stronger the Hero, the more carefully they guarded their authority.
She recalled the power of that former First Hero among humans.
On the day of the Hero and Demon King’s final battle, she had thrown a dagger at the Hero from eight kilometers away—
And then she ran.
The terrifying aftermath of that battle destroyed half of the Monster Forest.
Years later, Helcat still felt proud of that decision.
“This is the power of a Hero.”
Vieya explained of her own accord. “Just as each Demon King has their own exclusive authority, so too does each Hero. But most Heroes only receive authority suited for support, so they ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) fall short of Demon Kings.”
“Hero?” Helcat’s tail stood straight, like a radar sensing danger. “You’re one of the few whose authority can be used for offense?”
“No.” Vieya shook her head, smiling as she denied it, making a gesture with thumb and forefinger:
“I am one tier above the Demon Kings...”
“Your authority can both attack and support?” Helcat realized.
“No.”
Vieya shook her head, as if pitying Helcat’s foolishness, or mocking herself, and laid the cards on the table:
“I have twelve authorities. I can do almost anything.”
“W-wha-what!”
Helcat was stunned.
“Do not just stand there. Take me back.”
Vieya leaned against the wall corner, slowly sitting down. Though she looked like a young little girl, at this moment she revealed an exhaustion like something burning out.
“W-what is wrong with you?”
Helcat was startled by the sudden weakness of the little loli. She had been frightened too many times today, to the point of frayed nerves.
“Should I take you to find a doctor? Or catch one and bring them here?”
“My stomach hurts.” Vieya pressed her lips together.
“And also, I want a drink.”
