"I need to take care of Xeron's home eventually, but that can wait. Do you think Yumi's clan might actually attack me if we stay together?"
"Hmm. She's the princess of that clan. Although they cast her out, I'd be shocked if they didn't have an agent hiding around somewhere. As of now, they don't seem to pose a threat, or they at least don't have I'll intentions towards you."
"So, just get stronger. That's my best bet to protect what's mine. Jeez..."
I scratched the back of my head, the many events finally finding a way to process.
DDING
'New Task!
-Rix Barrow has a new job for you. Dark Overlord Shop has an important item, recommended to buy it now.
Reward: 50000 credits, Weapon.'
"Lilly... why is this thing getting smarter? And the numerical tasks are gone."
"Eh... it updated. At this point, I'm confused too. I can't get into its programming either. I locked that years ago!"
"Wait... I don't even know how old any of you are. I'm only twenty... how... never mind."
"Hmm? My race vanished... three hundred years ago? I'm around three hundred twenty six. I think anyways. Problem?"
"Nope! None at all... you're just older than pretty much every single person where I'm from."
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I made my way to the guild afterwards. To Rix's surprise, I knocked directly on his door.
"Ah. Mr. Xero! I was uh... thinking of calling on you for a certain... job. It's rather strange to be frank, but it pays well. One hundred gold coins."
"As long as it's within my abilities, I'll do what I can."
The Dark Overlord Shop was already sitting in front of my face.
'S.C. Ring. -25000 Credits'
'Credits: 47000'
Huh... it's rather expensive. I'll figure it out later.
"Alright, so here's the thing. I need you to infiltrate a certain academy to protect a certain individual. It is coed, but the matter lies in the fact that your charge is a female. We need you to... ahem."
His face was rather pale. He really didn't want to ask me to... son of a...
Two young women entered with a cart of clothing. Women's clothing.
S.C. Ring... dammit. It's a Sex Change Ring.
"Damn... you're asking a lot. Is it really worth only a hundred to do something so demeaning?"
"Haha! How's about a hundred fifty? The client is a good friend."
"Make it two hundred and we are good."
Rix smiled brightly. Shit...
After a quick signing of the job contract, he went into more details.
"So the esteemed King Rasswell has heard of a plot to break him. His little girl, Evelyn Rasswell, is going to the Rasswell Academy to better learn the ways of combat and magic. The plot is said to be targeting the young miss, so I decided to ask someone I feel I can trust. You."
Why do they trust me so easily?! And why didn't I ask for more?
"Syrus, I think it's the aura you exude. You're quite friendly for a Dark Lord, as well as a Dark Elf. You aren't malicious either. Many feel they can put their faith in you due to that. I think... it could also just be that you're his only capable employee."
Shit...
"I'll do it, but I've got my own way of fixing up myself. Those girls don't need to make me look like a woman."
"B-but... we need you to get close to the princess! She needs you to guard her from anything that could happen!"
I simply slipped the ring onto my finger. It was warm and made me tingly.
"Did it work?"
A somewhat mature and elegant voice asked out. Who and where is she?
I looked around, my body going a little further then I meant to due to a large weight on my chest.... hold up...
I looked down at a somewhat grand pair of breasts on my chest. They weren't enormous enough to be anime based, but they were large enough to catch a man's eyes.
"By the Gods. Mr. Xero?"
My eyes rose. Rix was now almost a head taller than me.
"Yea. I can make myself turn into a girl. Got a problem?"
"A-as long as you don't use it for a nefarious purpose, it's fine."
"Syrus... your aura changed when you shifted. This one seems cunning and wild."
I sighed softly, the sound was quite pleasing to my own ears. Opening my stats screen, I could see what I looked like currently.
My features had softened somewhat, but we're still sharp and beautiful. My hair had grown longer, and my eyes seemed to have gotten rounder. They even glowed more brightly. I shrank a bit, around 1.7 meters now. I'm usually about two meters, but damn... I'd fuck me.
"Pervert... but so would I."