Category: I Am a Devil, I Only Understand Transactions

Chapter 08: I Have No Morals

Doing a business deal and teaching a scheming angel a lesson was just an episode in Luo Feng’s devil career.

He was now in the washroom, frantically washing his hands.

Although that sacred angelic body had a nice feel to it, hitting it made his hands a bit dirty. How could something as disgusting as holy light exist?

Heaven should be destroyed so that there would be no more holy light in the world.

After washing his hands, Luo Feng returned to his computer.

He casually opened a bottle of holy water and gulped it down.

He hated holy light, but he didn’t hate holy water. Alcohol brewed with holy water was stronger and more intense than ordinary alcohol.

The good thing about alcohol was its unpleasant taste. He didn’t dwell too much on the taste anyway. As long as there was human evil to blend it with, it was quite enjoyable to drink.

“That feels good.” Luo Feng leaned back in his chair. “After a beating, my mind is so clear. It would have been even better if I could have torn off her wings. Two hundred years is such a long time…”

Knowing that he had a competitor on his path to becoming a lord, Luo Feng tapped his temple.

He wasn’t afraid of competition, but he didn’t like trouble.

However, this was a decision made by the higher-ups in hell. He wasn’t a lord yet and couldn’t change anything.

But couldn’t this trouble be turned into something interesting?

The process of tormenting humans seemed like it could also be used to torment the cute little angel.

How interesting would it be to make an angel like Raphi fall?

Turning her wings black would be much more interesting than tearing them off!

Luo Feng stroked his chin, deep in thought. “I’ll deal with things as they come. This way, it can add some fun to life. Let me see how my cute little Gin is doing.”

He had taken away Ginko Sora’s memory of those two games and didn’t know if it had a big impact on her. Hopefully, she wouldn’t pull out her hair in despair.

That cute silver hair would be such a waste if she went bald.

Luo Feng placed his right index finger on his temple and began remotely listening to the girl’s thoughts.

As long as Luo Feng knew who she was, what she looked like, and her name, he could directly lock onto her location. Mortals basically couldn’t escape his surveillance.

Let alone being in a different city, they couldn’t escape even if they were on a different planet.

‘He said Yaichi has good romantic luck…’

‘What others say might be fake, but what he says should be true, right?’

‘So, does Yaichi really have good romantic luck? Will his final choice… be me?’

‘Actually… he’s not much older than those two elementary school girls. By the time he reaches the true pinnacle, they’ll already be in high school.’

‘Why can’t he slow down? Why can’t he wait for me?’

‘I really want to play against him in a professional match…’

‘I’m not like Ai Hinatsuru(1)*. I’m not as cute as her.’

‘I’m not like Ai Yashajin. I’m not a child raised by talented parents.’

‘I’m not like Keika(2)*. I can’t heal Yaichi with gentleness.’

‘Clumsy and ill-tempered me can’t do anything.’

‘I can neither do anything for Yaichi nor give him anything.’

‘A shabby body that spoils in the sun and a wooden brain that can’t even clearly visualize a shogi board.’

‘So all I have is this small shogi board. The only place that can attract Yaichi’s attention is on this small shogi board.’

‘The day I become a professional shogi player… in an official match, I can play shogi with him seriously.’

‘Although the match only lasts a few short hours, during that time, he belongs only to me.’

‘But… I refused the god’s deal. Can he grant me the power to advance to 4-dan? Can he grant me a strong body that won’t collapse before my will does?’

‘Hmm, what exactly were those two game records? They felt important. One was a game I played, and the other was a game between gods. Why can’t I remember them?’

‘My definition is that if those game records were released, they could even change the world of shogi.’

‘This isn’t the definition of that wooden brain. It’s the definition of my current computing power.’

‘Each move in the middle game could branch out into different playing styles. Neither side used the optimal solution for each move. In the end… who won in the end?’

‘But do I really have to go beg him? Make a deal with him?’

‘No, shogi is important to me, and Yaichi is equally important to me…’

‘Didn’t I want to become a professional shogi player to chase after Yaichi’s footsteps?’

“She’s actually thinking about someone else. How can I let anyone else touch the toy I’ve set my eyes on?” Luo Feng stroked his chin. “Tsk, she clearly had her own passion for shogi.”

Luo Feng wasn’t talking to Ginko Sora but muttering to himself.

She had someone she liked, and the person she liked was her junior brother from the same teacher.

Hmm… what difference does that make?

Luo Feng said that Yaichi Kuzuryuu didn’t need to make a wish because he hadn’t heard the whispers of a devil and hadn’t been tempted by a devil.

Even he must have something he wanted. There was no one who had no desires at all.

He could show him the game records of Teku and Blanco to attract him, or he could help him develop new strategies himself.

He should be quite obsessed with shogi too, right?

As for the price, it would be this fate.

In the eyes of a devil, there was nothing that couldn’t be traded.

But… is this interesting?

Or I could make a deal with him for other things, lure him little by little, make him go in the opposite direction of Gin, and even lead him into the abyss.

Also, I can create countless interesting scenarios to make Gin completely lose hope.

Either way is fine. It doesn’t matter how I torment them. I’m bored anyway.

Luo Feng lightly licked his lips and showed a delighted smile.

He never thought about whether doing this was immoral or whether he was breaking up a couple that might have ended up together, breaking up this beautiful story in the shogi world.

I have no morals. Morality can’t hold me hostage.

He was a devil, a devil who toyed with people’s hearts. If he still had to consider his human nature from when he was alive, why would he choose to become a devil? Wouldn’t it be better to reincarnate directly?

Thinking of this, Luo Feng’s hands started typing on the keyboard. He would do whatever was interesting and fun.

He hadn’t forgotten about his main task, which was to get the employees in hell to quickly develop an interesting app so that he wouldn’t have to sense and search for people one by one. That was too troublesome.

This program definitely wasn’t something no one had thought of before, but did their words matter? Would the higher-ups in hell listen to them?

Whether in the human world, heaven, or hell, power and strength were eternal.

Unfortunately, now heaven and hell had some kind of cease-fire agreement.

Otherwise, tempting some more powerful beings would definitely be more interesting than playing with mortals.

Currently, only Raphi had the potential to be tempted. After all, the prerequisite for being tempted was not being pure enough.

 

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https://ryuuounooshigoto.fandom.com/wiki/Keika_Kiyotaki

https://ryuuounooshigoto.fandom.com/wiki/Ai_Hinatsuru

Chapter 07: Fallen Angel

Tokyo, an ordinary apartment, in a dark room.

The curtains were tightly drawn, and the flickering white light from the screen was a bit dazzling in the dim room.

A blonde girl sat cross-legged in front of the desk, her fingers rapidly clicking the left mouse button.

“Tsk, this game doesn’t have Richelieu, right? Definitely not, right? Why can’t I ever draw him…?” The girl looked at her depleted salary and sighed helplessly.

The girl pushed the mouse away, her face full of impatience as she grabbed her hair, reached out to grab the snacks beside her, and stuffed them into her mouth to eat.

She was playing a pay-to-win gacha game on a computer using a mobile game emulator. She had spent all her money but still didn’t draw the character she wanted.

“This trash world should just be destroyed!” She reached out to grab something but found nothing. Only then did she remember that her horn and divine power were gone.

Let alone destroying the world, she didn’t even have the strength to blow up that game company.

“Tsk, not an angel anymore, huh…?” She didn’t dwell on it for too long.

Life was about gaming. Instead of wasting time pondering whether she was still an angel or had allowance money, it was better to spend that time doing more meaningful things.

She opened a 2D side-scrolling game and grumbled, “Time to grind again.”

Knock, knock, knock! At this moment, a clear knocking sound suddenly rang out.

“Gabriel… hiss, are you there?” Raphi stood at the apartment door, her face slightly pale.

Footsteps sounded inside the room, and soon, the door was opened with a click. The blonde girl opened the door and saw her former classmate and current good friend.

She yawned, “You’re here, Raphi. Did you bring me food?”

“No, let’s talk inside.” Raphi shook her head.

The air was filled with a scent that smelled very fragrant at first, but after a few more sniffs, it became a bit sickening. It was the smell of instant noodles. The room was dark, with no lights on, and only the flickering white light from the laptop.

Next to the computer, there were a few opened bags of chips and two half-empty bottles of cola. The clothes taken off weren’t neatly folded but simply thrown on the bed. The slippers weren’t neatly arranged either, with one here and one there.

The blonde girl was wearing a red tracksuit top, with no pants on her lower body.

“Hiss… it’s cold. Come in quickly.” The girl hurriedly pulled Raphi in and closed the door.

Feeling the warmth inside the room, the girl sighed in relief.

“Gabriel, I’m here to bring you good news.” Raphi used her divine power to seal off her sense of smell.

When they were experiencing life in the human world before, they couldn’t easily use their divine power, but after becoming official angels, doing such small things was not a problem. This girl was the Gabriel that Luo Feng and Raphi had mentioned before, a fallen angel expelled from heaven, and a fallen angel without divine power.

“Sit. What’s the good news? Has heaven decided to restore my allowance?” Gabriel sat on the bed. Raphi tried to sit down, but as soon as she did, she jumped up like a startled cat.

“What’s wrong with you?” Gabriel looked at her puzzledly.

Raphi gritted her teeth. In order to secure this opportunity for Gabriel, she had gone through who knows how many back doors. Everything had been going smoothly until she encountered Luo Feng. Just now, Luo Feng had spanked her butt for ten minutes, a full ten minutes, from the initial pain to a strange feeling at the end. She wanted to use her own power to heal it, but she couldn’t.

Her butt remained fiery hot. At this moment, Raphi was thankful that she was an angel. Devils had a natural aversion and disdain for divine power. Otherwise, who knew what other terrifying things would have happened? In theory, he shouldn’t have done that! With the truce between heaven and hell, was he trying to provoke a war? During this sensitive period of competition, doing this was too disadvantageous for him, right? No, she had to protest. He should be waiting for punishment!

“It’s nothing.” Raphi took out a file from her cleavage and handed it to Gabriel.

“Heaven has decided to restore your divine power and help you become a true fallen angel to compete for one of the positions of the Seven Lords of Hell.”

“Lord?” Gabriel was stunned for a moment.

“What kind of joke is this? Those are the seven most powerful and authoritative devils in hell. How could I possibly run for the position of a lord?”

“Because Vignette became an archangel, so you can run for the position of a lord.” Raphi smiled.

“In the current heaven and hell, where is the absolute good and evil?” After becoming a true angel, she clearly knew that most of the things she learned before were useless. Whether angels or demons, their internal systems were divided into two types: warfare and civil service. Those in civil service, due to their insufficient purity of beliefs and kindness, had poor strength. Although Luo Feng had a high position and strong power, what he was doing now as a civil servant was the work of low-level devils. Compared to true civil servants, his behavior was more like entertainment.

Civil servants were like Raphi, who liked to use their brains and liked to be flexible. In other words, they were good at politics. The pure ones were like Vignette, who became an archangel. They gained tremendous power simply because of their kindness and righteousness. They were the symbol of heaven and were responsible for fighting.

“I don’t want to compete either…” Gabriel lay on the bed and rolled over.

“It’s so comfortable to play games all day. Now that I don’t have to follow heaven’s rules, I can just live peacefully like this for the rest of my life. This is my pursuit!”

“Gabriel, I paid a heavy price to get this for you.” Raphi’s smile gradually became strange.

“I don’t want to be a devil. I don’t want to. I don’t like tricking people into signing those weird contracts either…” “Being a devil, especially a lord-level devil, the most important thing is to be free-spirited. This position is very suitable for you.”

“Hmm, even if I become one, I’ll just be a figurehead, right? They won’t really consult me on important matters. Heaven doesn’t go to Vignette for important matters either. They just give her work that suits her, right?” Gabriel still didn’t want to take on this job. “I’m not good at being a spy.”

“Let’s talk about it after you become one.” Raphi grabbed Gabriel’s face, her pretty face close to hers.

“Do you know that for this contract, I even got beaten up by that damn Luo Feng?”

“Ah? The guy who defeated my sister?” Gabriel was shocked.

“Don’t you want to get revenge on him?” Raphi said. “We’ll ruin his plans, and then you can act in character. You’ll definitely become a qualified fallen angel.”

“No, no.” Gabriel’s head shook like a rattle drum. “He’ll tear off our wings and hang them up.”

“This isn’t a military competition. He won’t go that far.” Raphi held Gabriel down. “If I got beaten up for nothing… believe me, I’ll suck away all your luck. When your luck disappears, you should know what kind of gaming experience you’ll have.”

“…” Gabriel’s mouth gaped open. Without luck, let alone Richelieu, she wouldn’t be able to draw anything. It would be an eternal blue sky and white clouds.

“I can even cut off your internet connection.” Raphi continued to threaten. Gabriel’s body trembled. I’m definitely taking this lord position!

Chapter 06: Competitor

“I never thought that Gabriel(1)* would really fall…” Raphi sighed softly.

“Becoming lazy despite graduating at the top of her class, acting freely and violating heaven’s shabby rules, being punished by the gods for saving an innocent person who was hit and blinded, these things gradually accumulating, it’s not surprising that she was expelled from heaven.” A delighted smile appeared on Luo Feng’s face.

“If her sister hadn’t lost to you, how could she have been expelled?” A hint of gloom appeared on Raphi’s face.

“Tsk, angel wings are really beautiful.” Luo Feng’s tone became a bit more cheerful. “So, have her new wings grown out?”

“Thanks to you, Gabriel exhausted her divine power to restore them for her.”

Exhausting her divine power was the last straw that broke the camel’s back, causing an angel to be expelled from heaven.

Some irregularities in the human realm weren’t a big deal, but for such things to happen in the heavenly realm…

Sometimes, the laws of heaven were indeed hateful.

“Congratulations, when is the next military competition? In two hundred years, right? My home still lacks quite a few such decorations.” Luo Feng said.

“Hmph.” Raphi turned her head away.

Next time, I must find a way to screw you over. But when she thought of the previous military competition, where Luo Feng hunted angels on the battlefield like a madman, she felt fear from the bottom of her heart.

What was terrifying about devils wasn’t their power, but their minds. If he were a mindless demon with only strength, he would just be experience points.

When devils fought, they usually tried their best to set traps, but Luo Feng was like a combination of demons and devils. He was crazy when he needed to be and rational when he needed to be.

Now that he had taken a civil service direction, quite a few higher-ups in heaven breathed a sigh of relief.

‘I am your savior. As long as you want, I can restore your legs, but with a small price. I believe in equivalent exchange here.’

Luo Feng’s hands didn’t stop as he continued to deceive that person.

For him, that military competition was just an episode in his devil career.

‘What price? As long as my legs can be restored, I am willing to accept any price!’

Seeing his words, Luo Feng showed a delighted smile.

“The most ridiculous answer.” Raphi commented on the human on the other side. “Facing a devil, he actually said he’s willing to accept any price.”

“It’s just information asymmetry.” Luo Feng said, “You’re not going to stop me?”

As he spoke, he opened a contract in a folder and pressed remote send.

“Stop you in your store? Or fly over to stop him?” Raphi laughed. “If I did that, you would definitely use it as an excuse to fight me, right?”

“You’re scared? You’re an angel, you know.” Luo Feng’s gaze finally fell on her. “You are justice, and justice will surely triumph over evil.”

“Yes, scared.” Raphi nodded seriously. “You’re just bullying me. If you have the guts, go fight the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

“When there’s a chance.” Luo Feng didn’t care about her provocation at all.

Ding!

With a crisp sound, a contract appeared on the computer. The other party had pressed his handprint, which wasn’t an ordinary handprint but a soul imprint.

“What are you going to do? Directly take over his remaining lifespan and his soul?” Raphi’s heart tightened.

What were the higher-ups thinking, letting a devil of this level appear in reality?

“No, I’m not that tasteless.” Luo Feng said, “I’ll restore his legs and take away his sight and taste. He can go anywhere in the world, but he will never be able to see the scenery he wants to see or taste the delicacies of various places. Food and scenery are his greatest hobbies.”

“…” Raphi clenched her fists. “You might as well kill him directly.”

“To gain something, you must learn to lose something.” Luo Feng sneered. “There’s no free lunch in this world! You think he’s pitiful? Then you go save him, at the risk of being confined or expelled from heaven.”

“Phew…” Raphi let out a long breath.

She didn’t dare, and it was impossible for her to do so.

Even before she became an official angel, she hadn’t done such a high-level violation for a friend. In contrast, that fallen angel did it without a second thought.

“When devils do things, they pursue a pleasant mood and an unequal transaction.” Luo Feng’s gaze finally settled on Raphi. “Don’t treat devils as good people.”

“There’s a special case.” Raphi said decisively.

“That’s why she went to heaven. Hell isn’t suitable for her. It doesn’t have an environment for her to survive. Even I can’t stand that hateful holy light.” Luo Feng looked at the screen again. “Tell me your intention. You’re not here to reminisce, are you?”

At this point, it was Raphi’s turn to be delighted.

“With the reform of the hell system, all devils have to work. Lord Belphegor directly chose to retire due to being too lazy and randomly selected a devil as his agent…”

“I, the devil who was randomly selected, have nine pairs of angel wings hanging in my home.” Luo Feng said calmly. “In Lord Belphegor’s interview, he would definitely choose the first interviewee to be his agent because he’s too lazy to choose. What do you think I relied on to be first? The kindness of other devils?”

Raphi rummaged around and took out a folder from her cleavage. She opened it on her own, took out the papers inside, and handed them to Luo Feng. “So, the fallen angel you admire wants to compete for the position of this Lord.”

Luo Feng raised his eyebrows. “A newly fallen angel wants to compete for the position of a Lord?”

“Times have changed.” Raphi sighed. “In the past, hell and heaven would never interact. They would start a war as soon as they met. But now it’s different. Everyone minds their own business and develops peacefully. After all, a war between heaven and hell benefits no one.”

“This is the position of a Lord.” Luo Feng sneered. “Gabriel’s kind heart hasn’t disappeared, and she still wants to be a devil?”

He was referring to the name of that fallen angel.

“This is a compromise from hell.” Raphi said, “Don’t forget, your Vignette(2)* from hell became an archangel. I’m not here to negotiate. I’m here to notify. Laziness among the Seven Lords is symbolic. It seems that there’s no need to do too many things a devil should do. As long as I help her, Gabriel is fully capable of competing.”

Luo Feng showed a meaningful smile. “Whatever, I don’t care about competition. When you fall and become one of us, I’ll press you under me and make you my exclusive succubus. What grudge do you have against them to send you to notify me? Believe it or not, I’ll pluck your bird feathers clean. The most heaven can do is strongly condemn it.”

“It’s not like I decided this.” Raphi showed a pitiful expression.

“You want to reason with a devil?” Luo Feng sneered and grabbed Raphi’s shoulder, his gaze sweeping over her buttocks.

 

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https://gabdro.fandom.com/wiki/Vignette_April_Tsukinose

Chapter 05: Angel

Luo Feng’s voice reached Ginko Sora’s ears, a voice that only she could hear.

She truly didn’t dare to have too much contact with such a powerful existence, no matter how kind he appeared to be.

“Senior sister, your complexion looks terrible. Did he overcharge you?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu asked puzzledly.

“Yaichi, do you think… the God of Shogi exists?” Ginko Sora murmured.

“Of course he exists. He has always been watching over us,” Yaichi Kuzuryuu instinctively replied.

“Watching over us, huh…” Ginko Sora let out a bitter laugh.

His watchful eye came at a price, and it was… that kind of price.

“Senior sister, you still haven’t said, did that person overcharge you?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu asked.

“Yeah, don’t go to him for fortune-telling in the future.” Ginko Sora’s heart tightened. “His fees are very high, his food isn’t tasty, and he talks nonsense. His shogi skills are not bad though. I met him by chance and occasionally go to his store to play shogi. His store basically has no business and is very quiet.”

“Okay.”

Yaichi Kuzuryuu was quite obedient when it came to such small matters.

Because of the good shogi skills and the quietness, they had some interaction, which indeed matched Ginko Sora’s personality.

“Let’s go back first.” Ginko Sora walked towards her teacher’s house.

Whether to make the deal or not, she definitely didn’t want to right now.

“I have two game records, game records…” Ginko Sora’s expression turned ugly.

Wait, why can’t I remember those two games?

The game I played with him and that godlike game!

“What game records?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu asked puzzledly.

“It’s nothing, just the post-game analysis of today’s competition.” Ginko Sora said coldly.

That’s right. Since I didn’t accept the deal, it was normal for him to take back the game records of those two games.

Directly erasing my memory at that time, isn’t he too terrifying?

That deal… no, I can’t accept it.

“Senior sister is acting strange today…”

“Got a problem with that?”

“No!”

…

After leaving Ginko Sora, Luo Feng went to eat a bowl of ramen and returned to the store again.

Although he was the one running the izakaya, he was too lazy to cook for himself.

Even if he could obtain the skills of a god of cooking, he was unwilling to do it himself. That would lose some of the flavors of life.

Luo Feng was pondering who needed to make a deal and if anyone had summoned a devil through a ritual when an unexpected guest walked in.

She had long, snow-white hair, a height that was neither tall nor short, and a somewhat fleshy appearance. She wore a pair of symmetrical silver cross hair clips on her head and a white long dress.

Even though it was winter, she seemed to be unafraid of the cold.

“No bird people are welcome here,” Luo Feng said without raising his head.

Clearly, he knew the person who had come.

Even though she was a beauty, Luo Feng had no intention of looking at her.

In terms of appearance, she had some baby fat on her face and a strange smile. Her figure couldn’t compare to Ginko Sora’s, but her treatment was vastly different from Ginko Sora’s.

“Hehe, how cold of you. Should I call you Lord Luo Feng, or should I call you… Substitute Monarch?” The woman walked up to Luo Feng and sat down on her own.

A chair appeared beneath her, not because she had pulled it over, but as if the chair had grown legs and ran to place itself under her butt.

“No need to be polite, just call me daddy.” Luo Feng found an interesting piece of news. A person was born with disabled legs, and their only wish was to stand up and see the world.

‘Do you want to restore your legs?’

Luo Feng’s computer screen rippled like water, and he casually typed a string of words as if he were using a chat software.

That person was lying on the bed, boredly operating his phone.

He saw this sentence suddenly pop up on the screen and was stunned for a moment.

Another advertisement? Promoting some medicine?

Such advertisements had popped up countless times since his diagnosis, that was the power of big data.

Countless hopes had brought countless disappointments. He had completely given up on his legs.

He wanted to close this advertisement, but he found no × option.

This… was too well hidden, wasn’t it?

He restarted his phone with practiced ease. Whenever he encountered such a situation, restarting would solve it.

Something strange happened. Even after restarting, this “advertisement” was still on the screen.

Whether it was the boot animation or the loading interface, this “advertisement” persisted.

“Hmm, still so wicked.” The woman covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled, not taking Luo Feng’s words to heart at all.

‘Do you want it or not?’

Luo Feng typed another string of words.

Times had changed. Devils didn’t necessarily have to go to the scene, didn’t necessarily have to meet face to face, and didn’t even have to engage in verbal conversations. Some issues could be resolved online. If Luo Feng had to visit everyone in person, his workload would be too great.

His proactive approach to Ginko Sora was more out of his own interest.

To attract a devil, the prerequisite was that the other party had a strong desire for something.

This strong desire couldn’t be achieved by occasionally shouting a few times. Only a sincere wish from the bottom of one’s heart was effective, to the extent of being willing to pay any price for this wish.

Just like those people who claimed to dream of winning the lottery, but might not even buy lottery tickets, such wishes were useless.

On the other hand, a person who had given everything for their wish, only to end up empty-handed, yet still wanted to pursue that slim hope, such a person with a strong desire was more likely to attract a devil’s attention because their soul was more useful.

‘Restore? Restore what? Who are you?’

The other party saw a chat box for replies and quickly typed a line.

“Tsk, the efficiency is still a bit low like this. Should I mobilize some programmers from hell to develop an app for online wish-granting?” Luo Feng grumbled. “An app that only those who can sell their souls can see and download.”

“What an unscrupulous devil, even wanting to exploit your own people. The workload of the bottom-level employees in hell is already 23 hours a day, with no days off.” The woman picked up the chair, not considering herself an outsider at all, and sat next to Luo Feng, watching his operations.

“You still want a good life after going to hell?” Luo Feng sneered. “Moreover, my affairs have nothing to do with you, a bird person, right, Raphiel Shiraha Ainsworth(1)*? Don’t let heaven’s hand reach too far. If you want to start a war, those muscle-brained demons with no brains should be very willing. I also don’t mind tearing apart a few more angels to play with.”

“How heartless…” Raphi smiled. “I’ve never offended you, you know.”

“But I hate angels.” Luo Feng snorted. “God loves the world and cannot give special treatment to anyone. That’s your rule as angels. Even if your friend is in great pain, you can’t use divine power to help them due to the rules.”

“If we lend a helping hand to everyone, this world would be in chaos,” Raphi argued.

“That’s why I prefer that newly fallen angel over you.”

 

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Character from anime  Gabriel Dropout

Link: Raphiel Shiraha Ainsworth(1)*

Chapter 04: The Devil’s Kindness

After running out, Ginko Sora fled by taxi away from the store, but she instinctively remembered the store’s location.

No, no, no, this wasn’t because I wanted to remember it. It’s because my brain is too good now, making it difficult to forget even if I wanted to.

Right now, she just wanted to escape from here. She didn’t dare to think about this transaction.

It was too tempting…

Let’s just pretend that nothing happened, that I never came here.

She took out her phone and saw countless missed calls, making her feel a bit guilty. Everyone must be worried about her, right?

She returned each call one by one, using her best state to face those who cared about her.

When she learned that everyone was waiting for her to start the victory celebration and hadn’t eaten yet, she felt even more guilty.

She told others that she had been alone to calm down and forgot to turn off the silent mode. Now she would return to her teacher’s place. Everyone accepted her explanation.

Soon, the car arrived at the destination.

In the taxi, she saw the young man waiting at her teacher’s doorstep and showed a faint smile on her face.

He actually remembered to pick me up? He’s really thoughtful.

The previous events seemed to have truly been forgotten by her.

This was her junior brother, Yaichi Kuzuryuu(1)*. He just started later than her, but he was older in age.

Although she was the senior sister, her junior brother was much stronger than her in shogi. In men’s professional shogi, there were mainly seven major title matches: Ryuuou, Meijin, Ouza, Ouza, Kisei, Kio, and Osho.

Her junior brother obtained the shogi world’s title “Ryuuou” at the age of 16. It was evident that he was indeed extraordinary.

Ginko Sora got out of the car, and Yaichi Kuzuryuu immediately noticed her.

He had brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a thick cotton coat and a black scarf.

“Senior sister.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu waved at Ginko Sora.

Ginko Sora straightened her back. In order to display her dignity as a senior sister, as if using the collar of her sailor uniform to cut through the evening breeze, she walked to him with an imposing manner.

“Keika asked me to come out and pick you up.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu told the truth when he saw her coming.

“…” Ginko Sora was about to speak but was blocked by his words.

Can’t you think of picking me up on your own? Thinking of his two loli disciples cooking, Ginko Sora’s face darkened even more.

“Senior sister… are you alright? You don’t look well.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu asked with concern.

“I’m fine. I’ve never felt as good as I do today.” Ginko Sora shook her head. “I’ve been promoted to 3-dan.”

Initially, my bad complexion was because of the game, then it was because of that strange god, and now it’s because of you!

“Mm. I saw the press conference on TV. Although the TV broke and couldn’t record it, that footage has been etched in my and master’s minds.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu said.

“Sota Kunugi(2)* is nothing special…” Ginko Sora was referring to her previous opponent, that monster-like child.

But after seeing that game, that child couldn’t be considered a monster anymore.

“That’s the spirit we need. It’s absolutely impossible to break through the 3-dan league if you lose in spirit. Believe that you are the strongest. This is the most important thing in the league.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu encouraged.

Ginko Sora laughed bitterly. With my ability alone, how could it be possible…

I don’t even know, in the end, when I won, did I rely on myself to win or was it the guidance of that wicked ‘god’?

“Charge forward with this momentum!” Yaichi Kuzuryuu added another sentence.

“Watch me advance to 4-dan in one term, and then I’ll beat you to a pulp in an official match…” Ginko Sora narrowed her eyes.

That narrow-eyed person flashed through her mind. She ended this action and glared at Yaichi Kuzuryuu.

“Senior sister really hates me…” Yaichi Kuzuryuu couldn’t help but feel a bit helpless.

“Hey, Miss Sora, you forgot your stuff.”

Just at this moment, a voice that made Ginko Sora’s hair stand on end came from behind her.

Luo Feng got out of the taxi and walked towards the two.

Ginko Sora instinctively turned around and shielded Yaichi Kuzuryuu, like a cat protecting its food.

Wearing a polite expression and a coat, with the same attire as before underneath, this was the existence that called itself the God of Shogi!

“What stuff?” Ginko Sora had just wanted to forget about this experience, but this guy came to make his presence known.

Wait, if he talked about the deal he made with me earlier, how would my junior brother view me?

As for whether Yaichi Kuzuryuu would believe it or not…

With his godly methods, people had no choice but to believe.

“Your fan. You forgot your fan in my store.” Luo Feng took out Ginko Sora’s folding fan. “Although it doesn’t seem like a valuable item, I don’t know if it’s important to you or not. But I don’t have the habit of taking advantage of others.”

As a devil, he preferred transactions rather than plundering.

Plundering was something that those muscle-brained demons did.

“Your store?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu was a bit confused.

Didn’t senior sister say she was alone to calm down? How did she go to someone else’s store?

“Your senior sister just played a game of shogi with me.” Luo Feng smiled. “I run an izakaya and also sell some miscellaneous items. You can come and visit my place when you have time… Forget it, I don’t think you have any wishes to make.”

“Your romantic luck is quite flourishing, and your talent is also very good. Just by simply working hard, you’ve obtained things that others can’t get in their entire lives. You’ve achieved good results without even needing the favor of gods.”

Ginko Sora sighed with relief when he didn’t call himself a god.

“What do you mean?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled. Izakaya, general store, wishes, saying that I have good romantic luck and high talent, gods…

He roughly understood what it was. During the day, it was the kind of general store that sold everything, and at night, it operated as an izakaya. The wishes and such should be some kind of fortune-telling service, right?

Online, his reputation as the Loli King was quite big, so it wasn’t strange to say that his romantic luck was flourishing. Being the Ryuuou was also easy to find out.

He had seen this kind of store that did many part-time jobs before. After all, the housing prices in Osaka weren’t cheap either.

Ginko Sora pinched Yaichi Kuzuryuu, but Yaichi Kuzuryuu didn’t even dare to shout in pain.

Others might say things like romantic luck casually, but the person in front of them was a real god!

“It’s nothing.” Luo Feng handed the fan to Ginko Sora, and Ginko Sora instinctively took it. “If there’s anything you want to know, come to my place and exchange it for something of equal value. You’re always welcome.”

Luo Feng waved his hand, pressed his hat, and walked in the direction he came from.

Ginko Sora found it a bit unbelievable. He really just came to return the fan?

Why didn’t he show those methods to Yaichi? Could it be that I’m really special?

Could it be that he has no interest in Yaichi…

Looking at the conditions he wanted, there seemed to be nothing wrong.

“Don’t think too badly of gods. Everything is an equal exchange. As I said before, gods won’t force anyone to make a deal. Even if you don’t make a deal, you can still come to my place to chat with me.”

 

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Link Wiki : Yaichi Kuzuryuu(1) :

Sota Kunugi(2): Character introduced in the sixth volume(Light Novel) of Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

 

 

Chapter 03: The Devil’s Trap

Looking at this chess piece, Ginko Sora’s pupils slightly contracted.

This move shouldn’t have been played at all, right? It’s a dead end…

Wait, he has a chance to win now. He’s turning the situation around from a desperate position.

It’s that incredible move she saw earlier! Move after move, Ginko Sora realized that she had lost.However, she was overjoyed by her loss.

She lost to a god, but she won against her junior brother’s avatar.

Moreover, unlike before, where she couldn’t even tell if she had won or lost until the last move when she got lucky, this time she clearly saw the outcome.

“I lost. Thank you for the lesson,” Ginko Sora bowed slightly.

“How does it feel? It’s very comfortable, isn’t it?” Luo Feng said softly, “This is the power of the God of Shogi. It can improve you without limits.”

“Really?” She suddenly raised her head.

But… this is unfair to others.

Whether it’s fair or not, if I have this computational ability, along with the latest strategies, it would elevate the shogi world. It’s not just about me. They’re born shogi prodigies. That’s unfair to me too!

Ginko Sora was tempted.

She wasn’t borrowing someone else’s talent, but rather facing others with a stronger version of herself.

Moreover, this was a gift from a god!

Rather than simply advancing in ranks, she wanted to understand the kind of game she had just witnessed!

It was a divine game that transcended mortals.

“I accept!” Ginko Sora said earnestly.

“Then let’s talk about the price.” Luo Feng showed a benevolent smile.

“P-price?” Ginko Sora looked puzzled.

Why would a god discuss the issue of price?

“People live for a breath, and Buddhas fight for incense. You don’t think you’re special, do you? There are plenty of people who work harder than you. Why should I help you and not them? Just because you’re cute?”

“Even gods must follow the principle of equivalent exchange. For example, if a god favors a human and casually gives them 50 years of life, it’s fine if they’re an ordinary person. But what if they’re someone like Gilgamesh? What would happen if he lived an extra 50 years?” Luo Feng said.

Ginko Sora generally understood. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

She carefully thought about it. She definitely wasn’t the highest-paid shogi player, but in this circle, she was definitely the one who earned the most through shogi.

A talented and beautiful girl was more likely to be favored by advertisers.

“How much money…” Ginko Sora was a bit apprehensive, afraid that the other party would name a price she couldn’t afford. With this kind of opportunity finally here, would she let it slip away?

If it were anything else, Ginko Sora wouldn’t hesitate, but this was shogi.

It’s like giving a truly world-minded scientist a hundred million dollars. It definitely wouldn’t be as satisfying as giving him an inspiration to solve a technical problem. This was pursuit.

She was just struggling with whether this was cheating, but now she was afraid of the opportunity flying away. She didn’t know if this was the only chance for her to become strong, the only chance to see that kind of game again.

That kind of shogi, she wanted to see it again…

“Money? Don’t underestimate the gods.” Luo Feng smiled, “Work for me for a year, and I’ll give you the computational power from before and let you see those kinds of games.”
Luo Feng didn’t want lifespan or souls for now.

What he wanted was pleasure. As for wealth? Unless wealth was her lifeblood, Luo Feng wouldn’t want it. What he wanted, besides pleasure, was the most important thing to others.

Why did he favor this girl? Of course, it was because she was cute.

“Work?” Ginko Sora blinked her big eyes, not quite understanding the term.

“Yes, work.” Luo Feng said with deep meaning.

Click.

This time, Ginko Sora understood. Her hands slightly tightened, and her expression turned somewhat indignant and embarrassed. “You… You’re a god. How can you…”

“Well, this is the price for your initial probing and attacking of a god.” Luo Feng raised the corner of his mouth.

“I already apologized, and you… You pinched me back.” Ginko Sora felt her impression of the God of Shogi crumbling.

This wasn’t a god at all, but a devil!

Only a devil would tempt someone like this, making them pay such a price for these things!

Instead of that, she would rather offer her lifespan, all the money she earned, and even become disabled.

“That’s not right. Shouldn’t an apology involve showing your breasts?” Luo Feng said, “If a verbal apology worked, what would the police be for? Look at criminal cases nowadays. Do the perpetrators avoid jail just by apologizing? If I commit a crime against you now, can I get away with just an apology?”

“This is different. I just…”

“You are disrespecting a god, young lady.” Luo Feng showed a delighted expression.

“I won’t make a deal!” Ginko Sora stood up directly.

Shogi was very important, but what Luo Feng said was too impactful.

Making her make such a decision in such a short time, asking her to sell herself, she couldn’t do it. Even in the face of a god, she had her own stubbornness.

“Alright, if you don’t want to make a deal, I won’t take back the power I gave you for now. I’ll let it stay in your body for three days as a trial.” Luo Feng’s narrow eyes opened slightly.  “You can come chat if you have nothing to do. If you want to make a deal, find me anytime.”

Nowadays, people were much bolder than before. In the past, if a god wanted someone to die, they had to obediently go die.

This was good. Atheists with personality were more interesting to corrupt.

It was unknown whether Ginko Sora heard him or not. She abruptly turned around and quickly walked out of the small shop.

Luo Feng let this girl leave. He believed that she would come back to find him.

This kind of ability was of no use to him, but it was like giving chips to a gambler or fine wine to an alcoholic. It was something addictive to her.

Her current strength made her feel like she was in heaven. After three days, would she be able to adapt to her mediocre talent?

Well… she was still the first-ever female 3-dan in the reward association, so it couldn’t be called mediocre. It was just that compared to the male shogi players in the circle, she still fell short. To reach her position today, she must be shouldering the expectations of many people, right?

Those expectations might become the straw that breaks her back.

“No, this is too strong. What if she directly realizes her dream?” Luo Feng’s finger drew in the air, and he lowered her computational power a bit.

It was a trial card, after all. How could it be that strong?

“Let’s take it bit by bit.” Luo Feng showed a delighted smile.

“The game has just begun. Being too fierce all at once will break her. We need to let her accept reality gradually. Anyway, once she experiences the benefits, she will definitely propose a deal. Human desires are endless. Moreover, she’s just a fifteen-year-old child. Tsk, I don’t feel guilty at all.”

If you want to destroy someone, first make them go crazy. Obsession is the most important and most terrifying thing for humans.

Luo Feng stretched and returned to behind the cash register. The chessboard that had transformed earlier reverted to its original state.

Wait, did that little girl leave something here? Looking at the folding fan on the ground, Luo Feng pondered for a moment.

Tsk, I’ll deliver it to her.

As for his labor fee, it would be included in the future interest.

Chapter 02: Ginko Sora’s Savior

“God of Shogi… wait, where is this?” Ginko Sora looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and frowned slightly.

Is this teleportation-like ability real or fake?

She didn’t flee. The term “God of Shogi” mentioned by Luo Feng made her unwilling to run away, like a drowning person grasping at straws.

“My residence.” Luo Feng said softly, “This is not an illusion. Everything here is real. I brought you here from the train. Tsk, what a hardworking child that makes one’s heart ache.”

Luo Feng didn’t know if she was really hardworking. He hadn’t seen the girl’s past and was too lazy to deduce it.

If everything relied on calculations, this world would become boring.

What he wanted was the elegance of a devil, not omnipotence.

Even without calculating, he knew that this girl must be very hardworking and have a strong obsession with shogi. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have walked to where she is today, and her heart wouldn’t have been filled with fear just now.

If something is trivial to a person, it is dispensable and won’t cause any emotions.

On the contrary, if something is very important to a person, then it becomes interesting.

It’s like the backbone of a family who has to pay car loans and mortgages every month suddenly losing their job; someone who has nothing but academic grades failing the college entrance examination; a spoiled second-generation rich who squanders money relying on their family going bankrupt.

If these things happen, it’s like the sky is falling.

But if it’s an experience-seeking second-generation rich who loses their job, a school dropout who didn’t want to study anyway failing the college entrance exam, a hardworking person whose parents go bankrupt when the family didn’t have much money, to begin with, then the impact wouldn’t be that great.

“Are you really the God of Shogi?” Ginko Sora confirmed again.

The concept of gods and spirits is completely a joke in the eyes of a group of atheists, right?

But what’s happening now can’t be treated as if it never happened.

She didn’t try to go out, or rather, she was a bit afraid to go out.

Like a person having a beautiful dream, not wanting to wake up, but her bottom line made her want to see if this was a dream.

She quietly touched the table and the door frame. They were all real.

Am I hypnotized? It can’t happen so quickly, right?

Could it be that I’m dreaming? She hurriedly pinched Luo Feng.

“Why did you pinch me?” Luo Feng was stunned.

I’m a devil, and you dare to pinch me?

“Sorry…” Ginko Sora knew she had lost her composure and quickly bowed to apologize.

She was used to pinching others and had never pinched herself.

Then… she was a bit dumbfounded.

Luo Feng’s hand was placed on her slender waist and gently pinched.

“Hiss…”

More than pain, it was mostly ticklish.

Ginko Sora stared at Luo Feng in astonishment. The last thing she expected was for him to pinch her back.

This also indirectly indicated that this wasn’t a dream.

“I don’t accept apologies.” Luo Feng snorted, “Whoever apologizes to me, I’ll feel like I’ve been taken advantage of.”

The hand feel isn’t bad.

“…” Ginko Sora felt that this self-proclaimed divine existence was very human-like.

“Don’t hold gods in too high regard. Gods are not entirely devoid of human qualities. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to help you.” Luo Feng waved his hand, and the table turned into a shogi board. “Shall we play a game? You should know your junior brother’s shogi style and strength, right? Whether I am a god or not, whether I can save you or not, I can prove it to you.”

Ginko Sora silently looked at the shogi board. She suddenly felt calm, and her mind was clear.

Is this the power of a god? Am I really favored by a god?

The previous anxiety seemed to have never appeared.

He wants to play shogi with me… then let’s play a game.

Not everyone gets to experience playing shogi with a god.

Since he wants to prove to me that he is a god, what am I hesitating for?

“You go first.” Luo Feng knelt on a meditation cushion that appeared out of nowhere.

Ginko Sora nodded and knelt down like him.

The moment she touched the shogi pieces, all her feelings came back.

Even though she had just finished an exhausting game, it was as if nothing had happened. Her condition had never been this good before.

“First, accept this level of computing power before playing.” Luo Feng chuckled.

Instantly, Ginko Sora felt as if her soul had left her body. She seemed to have left this room, left this planet, and even crossed countless dimensions.

What caught her eye was a shogi match in the void.

On one side were a big and a small, a man and a woman.

On the other side was a guy dressed a bit strangely, with heterochromatic eyes and poker card marks all over his face. If he changed his makeup a bit, it wouldn’t be wrong to call him a clown.

The game had now reached around sixty moves.

Ginko Sora took a look and frowned slightly. Was this played by beginners? She was clear about how to proceed from here. As long as…

Click!

The strangely dressed guy made a move. Ginko Sora was stunned. Was this suicide?

Ginko Sora felt as if she had received the baptism of the God of Shogi. Her brain became active, and this activity could even be called crazy!

Wait…

From this move, she saw the infinite possibilities extended from it. Many of them were both offensive and defensive, with a high chance of winning. This wasn’t suicide!

Why had no one ever thought that it could be solved this way at this point?

Click.

The young man made a move, another play that Ginko Sora couldn’t understand. But her computing power was improving now, and she quickly realized the intent behind this move. It was to lure the opponent to attack… right?

No, it wasn’t to lure the opponent to attack but to make the opponent defend? Because defense was the true dead end…

Why was there no defense or attack, but setup instead? This… was there such a way to play?

With each move they made, Ginko Sora’s brain felt like it was going to explode.

Every move she saw was one she dared not make, did not know how to make. It was a strategy that did not exist currently, but each move seemed to be the most correct one.

What kind of realm was this?

Were gods playing against each other?

“Wake up, don’t explode.”

Luo Feng’s voice interrupted Ginko Sora, and she woke up from her trance.

At this moment, her only thought was that the game she had just witnessed would overturn the current shogi world and must be recorded!

If it were just her previous computing power, she wouldn’t have been able to see how deep the water really was. But now that she had evolved, her brain was like a computer.

“There are many such games. I am the God of Shogi, after all. Don’t mind this one game.” Luo Feng smiled benevolently, “I can show you more.”

“Mm, I understand.” Although Ginko Sora was dissatisfied with being interrupted, her eyes burst with endless hope.

She really believed that the existence in front of her was the God of Shogi!

“Play well.” Luo Feng said casually.

With each move Luo Feng made, Ginko Sora saw the shogi pieces on the board, and countless game records flashed through her mind. Countless possible game scenarios also appeared in her mind.

She could clearly feel the strength of her opponent. He said he would play against her using her junior brother’s shogi strength. It was as if he had really become her junior brother. His moves and strength were indeed worthy of the title “Dragon King.”

What a pity…

She had turned on cheats!

She had already jumped out of her previous way of thinking. Playing shogi was like being a shadow of that pair of siblings.

A game that would have been exhausting had become incredibly relaxed at this moment.

Click.

Ginko Sora placed a piece called “Silver” on the board.

She revealed a victorious smile. She had won.

At this moment, she no longer had any doubts. Every step she took had been repeatedly calculated by her.

Only a god could make her shogi skills become like this, right?

“You think you’ve won?” Luo Feng casually placed another piece and said softly, “The one you played against just now was your junior brother. The one you’re playing against now is Tet(3)*. You’ve only improved your computing ability, not… you haven’t really become a blank slate.”

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Character from the anime: No Game, No Life

Wiki Link : Tet

Chapter 01: The Newly Appointed Devil

In an unremarkable izakaya in Tokyo, Japan, Luo Feng looked at the sign and shook his head. “Blade, this name… forget it, I’m too lazy to change it. Let’s just go with it.” He stepped into the izakaya that now belonged to him.

His hair was meticulously combed, and he stood over 1.8 meters tall. He wore a black vest, a wine-red shirt, and a tie. His lower body was clad in black trousers and leather shoes, giving him a very gentlemanly appearance.

Upon entering the izakaya, he felt the warm, dim lighting and saw the neatly arranged ceramic bowls and plates, along with the clean and tidy wooden bar counter.

This place could instantly relax the tense nerves of city dwellers, allowing them to enjoy the comfort brought by food and alcohol.

Life has a hundred flavors, all contained within this small restaurant.

The only regret was that the izakaya currently had no customers.

He sat behind the cash register. Since he had just arrived in the human world of this world today, he needed some intelligence.

Luo Feng turned on the computer and started watching the evening news program. He could obtain more of the intelligence he wanted on the computer.

He was a devil, a devil from China. Because he didn’t want to bring disaster to his hometown, even if it was a parallel world’s hometown, he came here.

Since he was playing the role of a devil, naturally, he had to do what a devil should do, which was to deceive mortals and sign unequal contracts with them.

Thinking about how they would sell their souls, sell their lifespans, and become his workers or food for Cerberus, Luo Feng’s mouth curved into a delighted smile.

What kind of people would be the most interesting to make deals with?

Politicians who wanted to be promoted, business tycoons who were struggling to survive, those who wanted to turn over a new leaf… forget about that last one.

In any case, it would be more fun to make deals with famous people. If he encountered lucky viewers or unlucky fellows who came to his store, he wouldn’t mind favoring them a bit.

“Starting from April, you will participate in the 3-dan league. At the fastest, you can become a professional shogi player in half a year. How confident are you about this?”

“The 3-dan league is full of unknowns for me, so it’s hard to say. I can only say that I will strive to win every game in front of me.”

This was an interview-style news segment. The person answering the question was a young girl with beautiful silver hair and a cute appearance like an artist. She was wearing a black sailor uniform.

“She’s a high school student, right?” Luo Feng seemed to open his eyes, but also seemed not to have opened them.

Or rather, he had a pair of slanted eyes.

“Have you set a goal for yourself, like becoming a 4-dan by a certain age?”

“The 3-dan league is a notch higher in level than all the competitions I’ve participated in so far, so for now, my goal is to secure a victory in the first match.”

“The 3-dan league and the women’s shogi tournament are happening simultaneously. Won’t it be a bit difficult?”

“I don’t think so. I believe more games are beneficial to my growth.”

“The schedules of the 3-dan league and the women’s title defense match will clash. Won’t you feel a bit overwhelmed at that time?”

“Both are very important matches. I can only give my all in both.”

“The challenger for the Queen’s Tournament may be your fellow disciple, Yashajin Ai(1)*, the female shogi player. What are your thoughts on this?”

“No matter who sits across from me, I only play my own shogi.”

Luo Feng looked at the news headline: Ginko Sora, the strongest female player in the 1400-year history of shogi, and the first-ever female 3-dan in the reward association.

He couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised. In a game like shogi, women were at a great disadvantage when playing against men, just like female table tennis players against male players.

This girl was so calm, but her calmness was like a soulless shell, which piqued Luo Feng’s interest.

He placed his right index finger on his temple, wanting to listen to the girl’s inner thoughts.

‘That’s not true. I don’t have the strength of a 3-dan.’

‘Today’s victory was just good luck. With my current level, there’s no way I can make it through the 3-dan league…’

‘The opponents I will inevitably face in the league next are all shogi players who have reached 3-dan through their true abilities, step by step, unlike me who jumped up through luck.’

‘Moreover, my shogi style has been completely exposed to everyone.’

‘Those people definitely don’t want to be the first 3-dan to be defeated by a woman, right?’

‘I, who am barely clothed and unarmed, have been thrown into a den of beasts.’

‘Will the God of Shogi favor me?’

‘No, how could there possibly be a god!’

“There may not be a god, but there is a devil.” A strange smile appeared on Luo Feng’s face.

The higher she stands now, the more painful her fall will be in the future.

She lacks confidence in her shogi skills and abilities, and is in a state of anxiety, like an employee who is suddenly promoted to a high-level position and then discovers that their abilities are far from sufficient to handle the role, and this position is also related to their life and death.

There was another lengthy segment of the interview, about her favorite foods, favorite artists, and other things unrelated to shogi.

“The next question will be the last one. Do you have any shogi players you aim to be like?”

“I don’t have any shogi players I aim to be like.” After a moment of contemplation, Ginko Sora said word by word, “But there is one shogi player whom I want to play against after becoming a professional.”

The atmosphere in the venue changed.

“Who is it?”

“The title holder?”

“Or your teacher?”

“Could it be the Meijin?”

Ginko Sora stood up and bowed deeply, “I’m sorry. I will tell everyone on the day I become a professional shogi player.”

Luo Feng stood up and walked towards the outside.

The news wasn’t live but edited after the interview before being broadcast.

If he didn’t act soon, what if someone else saved her?

The moment he stepped out the door, the outside scene changed. He was no longer in the previous neighborhood.

For a powerful devil, even without anyone summoning him, he could go anywhere.

Luo Feng abruptly appeared on the train, but no one noticed this incongruity, as if he was supposed to be there.

In front of him was a young girl, the same Ginko Sora from the news just now.

Her hand tightly gripped the handrail in the train, like a broken machine. Her eyes were hollow, and her expression was dazed, not knowing what she was thinking.

“Young lady, you need salvation.”

Startled by the sudden conversation, Ginko Sora instinctively took a step back.

With this step, her back was right against the train door.

Luo Feng had a kind smile on his face, “What kind of computing power do you want? I can satisfy you with anything.”

“What do you mean? Who are you?” Ginko Sora had a wary expression.

No matter how fearful she was or how much turmoil she had in her heart, she was previously able to properly accept the interview without losing too much composure. She was thinking about whether the person in front of her was her fan or a reporter of some sort.

Snap!

Luo Feng snapped his fingers.

In a flash, Ginko Sora and Luo Feng appeared in his small shop.

“Gods do exist. I am the God of Shogi.”

 

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Characters from the Anime : Ryuuou no Oshigoto! 

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