A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1476 - 997: Ordinary Daily Life (Watching the P3 Remake Now)

Chapter 1476: Chapter 997: Ordinary Daily Life (Watching the P3 Remake Now)

After Duanmu Huai nodded, Liliath finally got her wish and formed a temporary contract with the three of them.

Meanwhile, Duanmu Huai took the opportunity to observe Liliath’s "chess pieces."

According to Liliath, these so-called "Demon Chess Pieces" were developed in the Devil World. After the three-way war, all factions experienced a dramatic population decline due to the war, necessitating a substantial increase in numbers. The Demon Chess Pieces were created as a solution to this problem, mainly aimed at recruiting individuals willing to submit and reincarnate into demons, thus solving the low-birthrate crisis in the Devil World through such means.

Generally speaking, demons reincarnated through these chess pieces gain additional attributes based on the piece they are associated with. However, individuals like Duanmu Huai and the others don’t enjoy this perk. They’re more like temporary workers with an ID badge, technically considered part of Liliath’s camp but not official employees. This means no health insurance, social security, or workplace benefits. In essence, this is merely a contract without any chess piece attribute bonuses.

Not that Duanmu Huai cared, of course. As for Naruse Mio and Banriya, it was even less of an issue—they weren’t demons of the Jimongli Family to begin with. Signing a temporary contract was simply an emergency measure for them.

By the way, Liliath’s chess pieces are black, while Duanmu Huai’s piece is white... well, anything system-generated just has to stand out.

Since it was a temporary contract, it didn’t involve demon reincarnation or power inheritance, so Liliath simply handed Duanmu Huai, Naruse Mio, and Banriya each a "Soldier" chess piece as a token for contract formation.

With that, Duanmu Huai and the others officially fell under Liliath’s banner.

From that moment, Duanmu Huai’s brand-new life began as well.

"Ugh..."

When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Yaaawn..."

He let out a yawn and stretched out his hand, only to see a small head pop out from under his blanket and cheerfully look at him.

"Good morning, Lord Duanmu."

"Morning, Banriya. What are you doing here again?"

"Well, isn’t it a given in games? The protagonist always gets woken up by a cute, pretty girl."

"This isn’t what I’d call a proper wake-up call."

Looking at Banriya lying on his chest, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but complain. Ever since they moved into the new house, Banriya had made it her morning ritual to wake him up. However, this was far from a cliché "Big bro, it’s morning, time to get up!" scenario. Instead, Banriya would strip off her clothes, then lie directly on him, clinging tightly to his body, and rubbing against his chest like a kitten...

"Even in R18 games, nobody wakes someone up like this."

Feeling the softness of her skin and her elevated body temperature, Duanmu Huai reached out and knocked lightly on Banriya’s little head.

"Alright, time to get up."

With that, Duanmu Huai rolled out of bed and started getting dressed. Banriya giggled and leapt off the bed as well. If he were the typical teenage harem-protagonist, flustered and crimson-faced, he might have panicked in such a situation. But Duanmu Huai, a battle-hardened veteran, just shrugged it off. After all, who’s losing out here? Starting the day with an eyeful wasn’t the worst thing in the world.

"No matter how many times I see it, Mr. Duanmu, you’re really... amazing..."

Sitting at the edge of the bed, Banriya stared wide-eyed at Duanmu Huai, who was in the middle of getting dressed. Then she lowered her gaze, pressing a hand to her abdomen.

"Wow———if it were me, I’d probably feel it all the way to my stomach. I can’t even imagine what that would be like."

"Why don’t you try and find out?"

"Eh? At... at least give me some time to mentally prepare..."

Even a lewd Nightmare loli finds it hard to withstand the pressures of Duanmu Huai’s "Giant Dragon."

After getting dressed and freshening up, Duanmu Huai left his bedroom and ran into Naruse Mio, who had just returned from her morning training—under Liliath’s guidance. According to Liliath, what Naruse Mio needed to focus on most at the moment was controlling her mana aura. For a Superior Demon like Naruse Mio, an uncontrolled aura would easily attract Dissident Demons, oddities, or even attention from Clergy or Fallen Angels. Hence, Naruse Mio started her day with aura control training.

On this front, she was exceptionally diligent.

After breakfast, they all headed to school to begin their day. Thanks to Duanmu Huai’s reputation, Naruse Mio and Banriya hadn’t encountered any bullying, exclusion, or isolation; school life was relatively manageable for them.

After classes, Naruse Mio attended the "Mystical Science Research Society" as part of her club activities. Of course, calling it "club activities" was a stretch—the main purpose was for Liliath to educate her on all aspects of demonhood, from combat techniques to demon nobility etiquette, rituals, manners, and other essentials.

The other members, meanwhile, focused on their duties as demons: accepting contracts from humans, fulfilling tasks for them, and then claiming their payment—a standard part of a demon’s existence.

On occasion, Duanmu Huai would secretly follow and observe their activities. While Liliath assured him that modern demons rarely killed humans, Duanmu Huai wasn’t one to take words at face value. Seeing is believing—he had to confirm what they were truly up to.

However, after a few observations, Duanmu Huai had to admit—these requests were so absurd, they were beyond comprehension!

For example, one contractor was a corporate slave whose request was for Tower City Kitten to princess-carry him!

Yes, not the other way around—he wanted Tower City Kitten to princess-carry HIM!

Now, Tower City Kitten is a petite girl who looks like a middle-schooler, right?

Picture this: a middle-schooler-sized girl struggling to princess-carry a grown man. That mental image alone was... absolutely horrifying!

Watching that corporate slave, eyes closed tightly, curled up shyly in Tower City Kitten’s arms like a maiden, nearly made all Duanmu Huai’s hair stand on end.

Another request came from a muscular giant about Duanmu Huai’s size. His request? To dress up in Magical Girl Clothes and have demons accompany him while watching anime! Even reenacting poses and chanting cheesy Magical Girl catchphrases! Watching a massive man decked out in pink frills strike a Sailor Moon pose with lines like, "In the name of the moon, I will punish you"—Duanmu Huai felt like dying on the spot...

Damn... these requests weren’t even remotely dignified. Sure, demons can be twisted, but come on...

Which begs the question—

Are all Japanese people perverts or what? And Liliath specifically mentioned that summoning a demon requires a strong, burning desire.

So all these guys are *so* mentally unhinged that they’re capable of summoning demons?!

After shadowing her followers a few times, Duanmu Huai finally gave up; any more, and he feared he’d succumb to spiritual pollution.

By the way, after completing a contract, clients were even asked to fill out feedback forms!

So now even demons need to ask, "Dear client, if you’re satisfied, could you give us a Five Star review"?

It was a good thing Duanmu Huai and the others were just temporary-contract mercenaries. If he had to do this kind of work, he might lose his patience and beat up the clients instead.

He couldn’t stomach it.

After club activities, Duanmu Huai continued his usual patrol of the school building—but this time, he was joined by Banriya.

The reason for bringing Banriya was straightforward: as a Nightmare, according to her, they gain power by absorbing people’s pleasurable emotions. In other words, Banriya was a walking, talking *pervert radar*! By taking her along, it made patrolling far more efficient. When her radar picked something up—whether it be the P.E. storage room, the infirmary, an empty music classroom, or the rooftop—she could instantly detect any couples sneaking around to engage in something inappropriate!

With Banriya’s guidance, Duanmu Huai quickly located the culprits. Banriya would absorb their excess pleasure, and Duanmu Huai would bust in, breaking up their rendezvous—an incredibly satisfying combo!

Once he and Banriya, now full and content, exited the school, they found Naruse Mio already waiting for them at the gate, her lessons finished for the day.

"Ah, Uncle, Banriya."

"Yo."

"Lord Mio."

Greeting Mio back, Duanmu Huai and Banriya walked over, and the three of them made their way onto the street.

"How was school today?"

"Ugh..."

Hearing the question, Naruse Mio sighed.

"I never thought demons had so many things to learn. Miss Liliath told me that a proper demon noble even has to study their family’s history..."

"That doesn’t seem very important."

Duanmu Huai was indifferent.

"Are you planning to succeed your father and become the next Clan Leader?"

"I..."

Naruse Mio raised her head, anxiety filling her gaze as she looked ahead.

"To be honest, I don’t know. I’ve always thought of myself as just a normal high school girl. Demons, nobles—I never envisioned any of this. Plus, I’ve never met my father or even know what my biological mother was like. I don’t know why they left me in the Human World and had someone else raise me..."

"Lord Mio..."

Seeing Naruse Mio’s downcast expression, Banriya watched her with concern. Duanmu Huai, too, fell silent. When you thought about it, her situation was indeed strange. According to Liliath, Naruse Mio was a "pureblood demon," meaning she was born from two demons and not a human reincarnated into one like Liliath’s followers.

Given how low the reproduction rate among demons is, compounded by the casualties from the three-way war, the number of pureblood demons is exceedingly rare in the present Devil World. Most demons now come from human reincarnations, and every pureblood demon is considered precious, usually cherished by their families.

If Naruse Mio had remained in the Devil World instead of being sent to the Human World, her life might have been similar to Liliath’s—pampered and held in high regard. Perhaps it was this realization that made Naruse Mio’s emotions so complex now. She couldn’t fathom why her parents had abandoned her and left her in the care of strangers.

But soon enough, such worries wouldn’t matter anymore.