What the young guide didn't expect was that the "hell" the boy was talking about was actually hell in the true sense.

...It's really hell!

I was so shocked that I said it twice.

As the guide followed the young man along the rocky path on both sides, he felt an extremely strong sense of unreality.

Compared to this incident, the so-called "sense of unreality" of people with special abilities is not shocking enough.

This is not a very smooth road. In addition to the strange rocks, there are also flames all around that seem to be alive and move automatically without wind.

This is consistent with the scene of the sea of ​​fire described in the book.

The guide followed Jiuyuan closely, fearing that he would accidentally fall into the fire and fall into the abyss.

He asked cautiously: "I, we are going to look for..."

"Of course it's Miss Scott's soul." Jiuyuan said as a matter of course.

The guide hesitated to speak.

Why is it hell?

Could it not be in heaven?

Of course, he could only complain in his heart and could not say these words in front of Jiuyuan.

He really thought that Jiuyuan would not be able to find the target this time...

Jiuyuan was leading the way. This was of course his first time going to hell, and he didn't know much about the world of the dead. If it was local legends, he could still say a few words, but as for the Western hell... he had no interest in that area.

Besides, he didn't know where this place was.

They continued forward and soon came across a place that looked like a city.

The guide felt that his perspective had been refreshed again: "...Is there still a city here?"

Kuen: "There are native residents in Hell too, right?"

The guide felt something was wrong and turned to look at Jiu Yuan who looked calm: "Are you a local resident?"

"Like demons or something." Jiuyuan touched his chin.

He didn't feel any danger. Rather, he didn't feel any discomfort along the way, let alone any potential danger.

It feels no different from an ordinary trip abroad - he thought to himself.

Another thing is that the system has been silent since arriving here.

No matter how he called out, it was useless; the system just kept pretending to be dead.

However, considering the decision to "go to hell", the system has no objection... It seems that the system thinks he is not dangerous, but does not want to show up in hell.

Could it be that the system is actually a product of hell?

Putting aside all distracting thoughts, he decided to first figure out the situation at hand. Since Hanako's fortune-teller said that the success rate would be very high this time, he would of course believe in the result.

The process may be tortuous, but as long as the result is good, that's enough.

"By the way." Jiuyuan suddenly asked as they walked, "I haven't asked your name yet?"

Guide: "...In Hell, I don't really want to say my name."

Jiuyuan said helplessly: "Then you have to give me a way to call you, right?"

"…Call me William." The guide said in despair, "This is my grandfather's name, but there are already many William's in our family."

Jiuyuan: “…”

Having said that, the city-state here looks very normal. Apart from the slightly "nostalgic" style, it is not much different from the real world.

even……

William whispered, "Do you think..."

"Um?"

"A bit weird?" He scanned the nearby residents. From their appearance, he could tell that most of them were demons, but...

"...Are maid costumes popular here?" William muttered.

Yes, maid outfits seem to be very popular among the women here.

This made him feel very...uncomfortable.

William said uncomfortably: "...Why don't we just leave? I always feel this place is a bit curious..."

Before he could finish saying the strange word, his leg bumped into something as he was moving forward.

"Sorry!" William lowered his head subconsciously, thinking he had bumped into someone.

Jiuyuan was the first to see the "victim" - it turned out to be a goat.

To be precise, it is a goat wearing clothes and walking upright.

The goat was knocked down by William's kick. It patted its horns and was about to get up when it found itself being stared at by a young man.

The boy had short navy blue hair that was almost black and looked soft and fluffy, just like the smile on his face.

But - this is clearly an Asian appearance.

"Oh?"

A voice filled with doubt, inquiry, and a little amusement came from a few steps away.

The lamb that had just fallen to the ground suddenly jumped up and said to the other side: "Lady Lilith, I'm sorry..."

Jiuyuan looked in the direction he was looking at, and there stood a woman with blonde hair, wearing a figure-flattering and unique dress.

Her short golden hair made her look sexy and playful. Her fingertips touched her lips, and she seemed to be quite interested in what was happening here.

"You are not residents of this hell, are you?" The blonde woman walked over with a smile.

William swallowed subconsciously when he saw her seductive smile.

After hearing the shameful sound of his saliva, Jiuyuan was speechless for a second.

【System: ...Lilith.】

The system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly appeared and spoke to Jiuyuan in a tone as if reading gossip news.

[System: Lilith’s nature is to seduce, and she is also quite philanthropic…]

Jiuyuan actually heard a hint of "take care of yourself" in his words.

He thought to himself, "Isn't that better? It proves that this is a kind and easy-to-communicate woman."

[System: ...] If he had eyes, he would be glaring at Jiuyuan right now.

[System: Do you know who the other person is? That's Lilith! A super famous devil!]

After that, he directly introduced some of Lilith's past...but it was mostly gossip.

Jiuyuan: "...I find that the information here is quite gossipy."

But now that things have come to this, let's just go for it.

"Hello, beautiful... lady."

Jiuyuan is not sure about Lilith's marital status. Then again, why does he think she is married?

But the boy still showed great grace and maintained a perfect idol-like smile in front of Lilith.

"Like you said, I'm here to do some work in hell."

Lilith didn't mean any harm, she just asked casually, "Really? But I haven't heard of any other diplomats from Hell visiting recently..."

Jiuyuan shook his head: "I am not a worker in hell. I was just asked to find the soul of a girl."

Only William, watching Jiuyuan chatting calmly with a "devil", felt that his worldview was being refreshed again today.

There was even an illusion that I was hallucinating.

Jiuyuan was relieved mainly because Lilith did not have any malicious intentions.

Rather, she seemed accustomed to everything and did not think there was anything strange about it.

However, the goat next to her, who was wearing a butler's uniform, whispered, "Lady Lilith..." as if to remind her to pay attention to something.

Jiuyuan briefly explained his purpose - he was here to find a girl named Scott.

As for Fitzgerald's story, he didn't go into detail. After all, you can find out anything you want about a living person in hell, right?

Lilith tilted her head and asked, "So, are you going to find the girl's soul and revive her?"

Even though Lilith directly threw out such a big word as "resurrection", Jiuyuan still wouldn't accept it rashly.

He only said: "I just want the child's soul to return to the human world. If I must say... I want to use another way to let her stay in the human world for a while."

Lilith became interested. As expected of a demon who had seen a lot and lived a long time, she asked, "Are you a Taoist priest or something? For example, you made that girl into a zombie...?"

Jiuyuan: “…” The scene cut so fast that I almost couldn’t continue.

He said it another way: "No, what I want to do is to attach the child's soul to another object, just like the ghost possession in Japanese horror movies. Of course, if her soul has already entered the trial stage, I will not force it. And this matter also requires Miss Scott's consent."

"Yeah... I see."

Lilith seemed to be inexplicably interested in him, and didn't mind the fact that he brought William with him.

She said she could take Jiuyuan to find the soul of a girl.

Seeing that Lilith was about to "act out of habit" again, the goat Skep had no choice but to rub her forehead with his front hoof.

Jiuyuan felt that although Lilith was "friendly", he couldn't just remain silent.

So he gave Lilith the deposit that Fitzgerald gave him, which was the cursed photo frame that he had never played with, as a return gift.

From William's perspective, the whole thing went so smoothly that it was a bit ridiculous.

Scott's soul seems to have not yet entered the trial stage. Although it is not in hell, with the help of the kind Lilith, Jiuyuan still got the soul of this girl.

Unfortunately, this matter is somewhat of a gray area. Scott's soul is only temporarily retained by them, but it is not appropriate to wake him up in hell.

Jiuyuan could only return to the human world and wake up Scott. As for whether the girl chose to stay in the human world or reincarnate, it was not up to him.

He also had to let Fitzgerald see his daughter's soul with his own eyes, so that whether to go or stay would be his daughter's own decision.

Jiuyuan can't take care of anything else.

Before leaving, Lilith looked at Jiuyuan who was holding Scott's soul and asked again: "...Are you really not a devil?"

Jiuyuan shrugged: "...No."

"Really? I thought I might have seen you somewhere."

Jiuyuan readily agreed: "Perhaps you have seen my posters or billboards when you were traveling in the real world? However, I am definitely not a demon."

They did not exchange names.

Lilith could also see that he was a living being and would not ask such a question, which would only make him feel bored.

Lilith just said: "...That's a pity. I really hope you are a devil."

Facing Lilith who had helped him a lot, Jiuyuan still cooperated and added:

"No matter what, I am not a demon by nationality..."

"——It should be 'devil', right?"