After two hours of regaining my composure and confidence in absorbing any ridiculous revelations, the demon kid Ranjō, which still sounds like a ridiculous name to me, and I are sitting in the living room. I feel like commenting about the room's dull gray color, but that's an unnecessary thing to worry about. Despite being in his home, wimpy Ranjō is shivering as if he's a very tiny mouse sitting in front of a big cat. He's been waiting for me to respond.

"So let me get this straight. Your Big Sis just left, and then an hour later, I showed up? Tell me why she did that when I clearly remember her bottle message saying she's expecting me to arrive here in one week."

"We...ll...."

"Stutter again and I'll slay you, Wimpy."

"Ah...Ah...yes! I just remembered. She told me to pass this note to you."

Then, Ranjō takes out a shiny piece of paper from his left pocket, giving it to me and when I read it, I get pissed off again for it says:

I'm gonna need an author to write my story so please don't bother me, Plank.

"What?... This is some damn lame joke..." I mutter with hopelessness; my right hand covers my eyes to prevent anymore despairing information I can take.

Ranjō begins to explain how she has been acting strange after she read something that obviously belongs to the author two weeks ago. He tells me that she brought several types of odd-looking stuff that doesn't look like what you can find in Branshire. During that one week, Ranjō believes she's doing extensive research about Japan, the country...no. THE WORLD she's going to. Funny thing is Ranjō claims she has been reading a big collection of books with some sort of cute and cool-looking people on as the books' cover.

"Read??" I ask with me still looking upset as I've no idea what that woman is thinking. "That's unexpected given that your Big Sis looks like the SADIST type."

"Sadist? Oh~ you mean she's Doh-S?"

"Huh? What's that? It doesn't sound English."

"It's a Japanese shorten word. Big Sis told me it sounds more appropriate if you want to describe someone like that."

To me, it doesn't. It sounds cruder than ever. Heck! What kind of an elder sister teaches this inappropriate word to a young kid...

"Listen, kid. Was it something inappropriate? You said she became strange after reading it."

"Oh! That! I'm not sure...BUT! It was the first time I see her smile since the past 100 years."

"100 YEARS?! Kid, how old is she??"

"Hmm~ are you asking about her human age? If so, she'll be 17 tomorrow."

You've got to be kidding... I've got my butt kicked by a teenage girl...no, no! Her real age is quite a big number... But now that I know, I'm sure I won't fall for her looks anymore.

I've got no time to waste for I'm not waiting and expecting her to come back to this castle anytime soon. I've got up, putting the silver paper inside my right pocket. I demand Ranjō telling me how she transports herself to another world.

"Well...I believe she has used the secret entrance she has in our room. I remember that she went through, but the bedroom door was blocking most of my sight. Still, I'll know when I find it there. Let's go, Mister Hero."

As we leave the living room and walk up the staircase, I ask him this; "How come you didn't stop her from going there? I know you trust her capabilities, but that's a whole new world for her."

"I...thought...if she wants to leave, then she must've read something that cheered her up. Also, I believe she'll be safe...there..."

Safe? He didn't say SAFER... Anyways I'm gonna get you, Demon Princess.

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When we arrive back at the pink room, Ranjō tries to remember the secret entrance his Big Sis has. I stand and wait next to his pink bed. I watch over and stay still for I'm cautious after what Mister Security did to me in this room earlier on. As he searches with his hands touching whatever stuff he sees, I ask him a question that has made me feel awkward since I'm not the type to care about some demon girl.

"Hey, kid. Tell me more about your Big Sis."

"Why do you say that, Mister Hero?"

"Because she seems to be the type to refuse a battle challenge. I can't understand why she has no interested in taking down people like me when she's got all that strong aura concealed within her."

"Mister Hero, do you have Aura Sensor?"

"Yes. What about it?"

"Because it's quite rare for a human to possess that ability. Even the previous Heroes didn't have it."

"Is that so? Now I think about it, my Aura Sensor would've let me know immediately that your Big Sis is a demon with a powerful aura...yet I wasn't able to since I assume she's got the Aura Concealer ability.

"Oh~ As expected of Mister Hero!"

"Shh! Just call me Francis. Since it'll be awkward if someone from your household is here, knowing my identity."

"Oh! Not to worry, Mis...I mean Francis. My dad won't be back until a week later."

Your dad? Does he mean THE DEMON LORD whom I must defeat eventually...

"Ah! Found it."

It's a bookshelf that holds the books. I take one of them out just for a look. They're exactly what Ranjō has described earlier on; cute and cool-looking people are drawn and colored on these book covers. They seem to have words with a lot of strokes, but I'm unable to read them.

"I remember it was a certain book that can open this door," says Ranjō who's trying his hardest in finding it despite him knowing my desire to slay her. Heck! I bet he thinks I'm challenging her to a swordfight. The sight of his sister being slayed doesn't even cross his mind. They're so different; even their intelligence has a huge gap between them.

"Ah! Here it is!" exclaims Ranjō as his right hand pulls the book he found gently. It does open as the bookshelf slides all the way to the right, revealing a spiralling staircase heading downwards only.

At first glance, I doubt I can trust the safety of this staircase. Whatever the cautiousness I'm feeling right now, I'm THE HERO and it's my duty to slay evil beings, especially the Demon Princess. And so, we walk towards the path downwards and beyond. It has taken a lot of urging for me, insisting Ranjō to come with me. I pity his Dad for having the wimpiest son to be his heir.

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It's been around an hour. I feel more exhausted than I've experienced at Greenshore Forest this morning.

"Seriously!" I nearly scream as I've started my complaints to Ranjō whom I wish he stops shivering now. "This passage is way longer than the damn staircase! Wait a minute...when I've arrived at that moment...does that mean your Big Sis just left through her portal in some sort of room?! Damn it!! I can't see clearly at all! Tell her to put more torches on these walls when I get her back!!"

"Ca...calm down, Mis... ter Hero... My Big... Sis is always...secretive... though I want to know...what she's...thinking"

"Ha~ What's up with you and her especially..." I mutter for I've given up the appropriate image of what the Demon Lord's family should behave like.

"Oh!" says Ranjō sounding relief as he tugs my right arm, pulling me towards a shiny metal door. His stuttering seems to stop for now.

"We're here, Mister Hero."

Is it me or is this feeling of extreme exhaustion? Because I've got a hunch that letting myself to get through whatever's lurking behind this door is gonna be troublesome from now on...

Surprisingly, Ranjō and I are able to open this door easily for it seems to be unlocked all this time. Then, some bright blueish-lights are lit up once I step inside the room. To be honest, the lights aren't lit up rather they seem to illuminate with cloudy covers over them.

Right in front of us, just a few metres away, is a very huge mirror with a frame carved with flower patterns around it. I'm beginning to think about what connection does that purple lady have with flowers. Whoever marries her without doing a background check is an unfortunate one.

"Your Big Sis seems to hide this huge mirror as if it's the most valuable item she has. Does your Dad know about this secret room?"

"No..not at all...in fact, I'm shocked that I'm about to wet my..pants.."

Really...I pity your son, Demon Lord...

I walk towards the huge mirror until I'm a few steps away from it. Then, a purple light flashes that I cover my eyes. Once I open them, a rectangle-shaped tablet appears & hovers magically in front of me. What's weird about the tablet is its material looks unfamiliar to me. It looks smooth and a bit shiny but it doesn't look metal to me.

"What is this thing?" I ask Ranjō who apparently will stand still no matter what. "It's got lots of bumps with an English alphabet on each of them."

"Oh! I believe Big Sis said you press one with the alphabet you want and it'll be displayed. I think..."

"WELCOME~"

That voice! It's the same one as in the room! Don't tell me...

"IT SEEMS YOU HAVE A STRONG RESOLVE IN GOING TO WHERE OUR MASTER WANTS TO."

Master? Must be that Demon Princess!

"Alright! You... whoever I'm speaking to!," I exclaim with my index finger pointing towards the huge mirror. "Open this portal so that I can SLAY YOUR MASTER!"

I sound like a real idiot because like what she has described me, I'm revealing my real intentions in killing her. Instead, the mechanical voice laughs at my serious proclamation...

"HAHA HAHA HAHA! YOU'RE A MILLION YEARS TOO EARLY TO SLAY HER, OH FOOLISH ONE~ VERY WELL~ IF YOU CAN NAME THESE THREE IMAGES I SHOW ON THIS SCREEN, I'LL LET YOU PASS! THE TIME LIMIT IS 12 HOURS~ GOOD LUCK FIGURING OUT! HAHAHA!"

Its voice fades out immediately. Then, the huge mirror, or screen which I've never heard that one in my life so far, shows the three weird-looking images slide to the left. I was ready to take up any challenge but this...

(10 HOURS LATER)

Okay...calm..down... I've tried 999 words I recognize their existence in Branshire...

"GHHH! I'M NOT CALM! WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY, RANJŌ?!!" I exclaim, feeling the fatigue and frustration I'm experiencing right now.

"I...I... don't know...," Ranjō replies, stuttering as he's still standing at the same spot. I wonder if demons even need to go to the bathroom to relieve themselves.

"But Big Sis told me...once..that world needs...a lot of thinking..."

"What the heck does that mean?? More like she wants to torture me by not solving the names of these images."

Just when I'm at my limit of patience, the mechanical voice comes back to tell me this.

"HELLO THERE. I SEE YOU'RE STILL HERE FOR 10 HOURS. I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM MY MASTER."

Text? Geez, give me a break, damn purple...

"THE WORDS ARE MONITOR, CPU AND MOUSE."

What the heck are those? Okay. Calm down. Focus. Now that string looks like a tail...so isn't that...

I press the words with that rectangle-shaped frame being the "MONITOR", the small square thingy being the "CPU", and finally, the "MOUSE".

As soon as I press the word "Enter" on the tablet, the mirror lights up with the words "CORRECT" over the images. The screen turns black for a while. Then, I see a purple-colored portal inside of it. Without any hesitation, I walk towards it. By then, Ranjō doesn't stutter as he calls me and ask me if this was ever a good idea.

I turn back to him saying: "You better brace yourself for I'll make sure your Big Sis doesn't come back alive."

I've to be blunt and honest; otherwise, he'll remain as the naïve and wimpy Demon Lord's son. Ranjō stays silent for a moment. Without further ado, I step into the portal. Before I can go any further, I'm suddenly sprayed with some sort of purple smoke right in my face. Nevertheless, I feel the transportation magic working as it gradually makes me disappear from Ranjō's sight. Though it's embarrassing that my coughing and wheezing echoes inside the portal

Then, Ranjō speaks and says to me... actually, he has to shout because the portal is becoming some sort of tempest that I feel like I'm being pulled forcefully by it.

"THE WORLD YOU'RE GOING~ BIG SIS SAYS THE WOMEN WILL DISLIKE MEN LIKE YOU! SO YOU MUST RESPECT THEM..."

I've no idea what the heck he's saying. Before I can reply back, I can't see him anymore as I'm lifted off into the portal pathway.