Iruma: Help! My Parents Sold My Soul To A Demon!

Reading the message that Tsukasa sent in the chat group, the bros were surprised to discover that they had their first-ever female member in the chat group.

Not only that, their first member seemed to be a married woman already and her husband seemed to be a member of the chat group.

[One-Eyed Siscon: A female member? And even a married woman at that. How rare.]

[Apocalypse Regressor In China: If I am not mistaken, Forever 16's husband might be a member of our chat group. We already know that Iruma and Lin Dong definitely didn't have any wife or love interest yet since they are too young.]

[Apocalypse Regressor In China: On the other hand, I know it's not me since I already have someone I love. We already know that Subaru is simping for a beautiful silver-haired elf girl so he is thrown out of the equation.]

[Apocalypse Regressor In China: The only ones left are Sairyoku and Otosaka Yuu. But with how Yuu got blackmailed by a white-haired girl and he is still salty about it, it's impossible for him to have a wife. So if I'm not mistaken, Sairyoku should be the husband of Forever 16, right? @Secretly Rich Otaku (Admin).]

[Secretly Rich Otaku (Admin): Perceptive as always, brother Tiancheng. Forever 16 is indeed my wife and she is an immortal.]

-Ding!

[Secretly Rich Otaku (Admin) has sent a gift to Apocalypse Regressor In China.]

[Secretly Rich Otaku (Admin): Here's a little something to give you a boost at the start of the zombie apocalypse. You can buy those from the chat group points but since I have tons of these, you might as well save up those chat group points on something more useful and valuable.]

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After Sairyoku sent a gift to Zhuo Tiancheng, Zhuo Tiancheng accepted it and he saw a steel box appeared in front of him.

Fortunately, he was currently in an abandoned building with his best friend Gao Fei so it didn't cause any unwanted attention. Gao Fei already knew about his secret as a regressor and a chat group member since Zhuo Tiancheng revealed it because he trusted Gao Fei that much.

Not only that, it would also cause him more convenience for anything supernatural that would happen later on.

After the steel box arrived, Zhuo Tiancheng opened it.

As the steel crate's lid creaked open, revealing its contents, a faint scent of oil and metal wafted through the air. Inside lay an array of meticulously arranged weaponry, each piece gleaming under the dim light of the room.

At the center of the arsenal rested a sleek, matte-black assault rifle, its lines sharp and its weight reassuringly solid. The model, an M4 carbine, was a standard-issue firearm known for its reliability and versatility on the battlefield. Next to it lay a compact pistol, a Glock 19, its polymer frame contrasting with the steel of the other weapons.

Alongside the firearms were an assortment of tactical accessories, from spare magazines to laser sights and suppressors. Grenades of various types were neatly stacked beside ammunition boxes, each one a deadly tool in the hands of a skilled operator.

In his past life, Zhuo Tiancheng wasn't that much of a powerhouse when it came to being an evolver.

Because of that, he relied mostly on firearms in the early and middle phases of the zombie apocalypse in the previous timeline.

"Damn bro! Did your chat group members send this? Is he from the military?"

"With these many weapons, we don't even need to head to another police station to loot weapons from them. Compared to the weapons from those police, these military weapons are far more advanced."

"Those zombies wouldn't be able to defeat us. At least until they evolved to Stage 2."

Gao Fei exclaimed in excitement and awe after seeing the weapon arsenal stored in the steel rectangular box which was reminiscent of a military crate.

Although it was called a mere steel box, its size was larger than a military crate. Its height was half of Zhuo Tiancheng's height and its width and length were two-thirds of his height.

Even Zhuo Tiancheng didn't expect the arsenal to be this much since it had every weapon he needed, ranging from sniper rifles to even a Rocket-Propelled Grenade or an RPG. 

But then, Zhuo Tiancheng remembered how powerful the Admin Sairyoku was. And with how Sairyoku often bragged about being the richest man in Japan, Zhuo Tiancheng was no longer surprised but instead, he was grateful.

Regarding Gao Fei's exclamation, Zhuo Tiancheng corrected, "I don't know anyone from the military but the one who sent me this is the admin of the chat group. That guy is the richest man in Japan with a net worth of around 290 billion yuan."

"With how influential Sairyoku is, acquiring military weapons is easy for him. He can even create one for himself."

Noticing the awe in Zhuo Tiancheng's words whenever he mentioned Sairyoku, Gao Fei could guess that Sairyoku had a high reputation in the chat group.

After receiving the steel box, Zhuo Tiancheng immediately opened the chat group interface and sent his message.

[Apocalypse Regressor In China: Thank you, brother Sairyoku! These military weapons will give me an edge against other survivors and those zombies won't stand a chance.]

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[Secretly Rich Otaku (Admin): Welcome, brother Tiancheng. If any of you ever need any help, I am willing to provide support.]

But before Sairyoku could send another message, he saw one of the chat group members panicking.

[Fourteen Years Old Pushover: Everyone, help!!! My parents sold my soul to a demon!]

[Fourteen Years Old Pushover: @Everyone, I'm now being smuggled to the Demon World by a demon named Sullivan!]

When they received the message for help from Iruma, the chat group members aside from Sairyoku, who already knew the plot, were already preparing for war.

Even Subaru, who was previously asleep due to taking a break from the shit that happened in the loot house, had awakened and immediately went online.

[One-Eyed Siscon: I don't know if I can possess a demon, but it's worth the try. When I possessed the demon, make sure to go for the kill. I won't die even if the body I possessed dies, maybe.]

[One-Eyed Siscon: I'm not sure yet since I have never encountered a situation where the body I possessed was killed while I was in possession of it.]

[Car Company Subaru: Don't worry, I'll join the rescue task and as long as I am there, we will have as many retries as we want. However, the only problem left is whether my Return By Death can be used in other worlds.]

[Apocalypse Regressor In China: It should work since if my speculation is correct, the chat group should be a connection that allows our power from our world to be used in other worlds. Our real problem is whether we can deal any damage to a demon.]

[Powerful Stone Bearer: A powerful Stone Talisman I have has a powerful celestial demon marten residing inside it. Although little marten hasn't recovered his full power yet, I can use my chat group points to restore some of his power. I might not be strong enough to harm a demon, but my little marten can.]

[One-Eyed Siscon: I feel like we all are overthinking it. Haven't we got the admin in our chat group? No matter how much we plan, all of us combined aren't enough to compare with the admin. As long as the admin makes a move, the demon that bought Iruma's soul will easily be eliminated.]

Reading all of their discussions, Iruma immediately sent a message.

[Fourteen Years Old Pushover: @Secretly Rich Otaku (Admin), Sairyoku-san, please help me!]

At first, Sairyoku was lurking just to see what shit the boys had conjured up.

But after reading all of their conversations, Sairyoku facepalmed, "These guys are overthinking it."

Tsukasa pondered for a while before speculating, "Let me guess, the demon that bought Iruma's soul must have wanted to adopt him as a son. Or he might want to make Iruma his servant. But all in all, it shouldn't be life-threatening for Iruma for you to react this way, right?"

Noticing Tsukasa abusing the Ultimate Analyst talent, Sairyoku looked at her incredulously, "Tsukasa-chan, it still frightens me just how perceptive and clever you became after you borrowed my Ultimate Talents."

Tsukasa blushed, "I admit I'm not the brightest. But I have you dear, so I'll just rely on you to do the brain work."

As usual, Tsukasa's blushing looked as cute as ever in Sairyoku's eyes. He didn't hesitate to hug Tsukasa and snuggled up with her in the kitchen room.

However, he didn't make out with Tsukasa in the kitchen since he only enjoyed the warmth of their hug.

While hugging each other, Sairyoku explained, "From what I know, the demon that bought Iruma's soul from his parents wanted to adopt Iruma as his grandson."

"With how trash and scummy his biological parents are, it's better for Iruma to be adopted by a demon who will spoil him and let him know what family is."

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Author's Note:

Hey everyone! After a two-month hiatus, I'm finally back.

During my break, I had some time to reflect on why so many fanfic authors, myself included, sometimes feel the urge to drop their stories.

I realized that when you write fanfiction, it's like a deeply personal journey where you visualize yourself as the character, experiencing every conflict and scenes firsthand. It's almost like keeping a diary of your adventures in a world you've always dreamed of.

The challenge, though, comes when you've already visualized the story far beyond what you've written—sometimes up to chapter 100, or even further. You know exactly how it all unfolds, but the process of actually writing it down, step by step, can feel exhausting.

It's like asking someone to write a detailed biography of their life after they've already lived it. You know the end, you've felt the journey, but putting it all on paper is a different beast.

That's why many fanfic authors end up dropping their stories—not because they've lost interest, but because they've already experienced the story in their minds, and the effort to share every detail with others can be daunting.

For most of us, fanfiction is a way to fulfill our wishes and explore scenarios we couldn't in real life. Once that personal journey feels complete in our minds, the drive to continue writing for an audience can wane.

Now, the only exceptions to this are the fanfic authors who make a living out of their work, which clearly isn't the case for me.

I write purely for fun, and that's why I didn't update after my life became busy.

For those authors who rely on fanfiction to earn money, they have no choice but to keep writing if they want to earn enough to feed themselves. But that pressure isn't something I have to deal with.

But don't worry—I'm not dropping this fanfic. I'm just taking my time to ensure I bring you the story I've envisioned. I'm still balancing my writing with a busy IRL job, but I'm committed to seeing this through.

Thank you all for your patience and support, and I'll be updating the story again soon.

That being said, throw me some powerstones as that will motivate me to know that you guys are still supporting this work. It's monday so its the start of the week of the powerstone ranking, so lets aim to reach Top 200 in powerstone ranking!