He Doesn’t Need to Work Hard Anymore!

"Embezzlement?"

Gabriel's response startled Vigne.

It was something she had never considered.

"Well, it's normal for you demons to steal, right?" Gabriel explained casually, "Especially when such a large sum of money is sent to your house."

"True, demons tend to be like that, but I can't do it." Vigne hesitated.

"No problem if you swallow it quietly. After all, this is a test for you in the demon world." Gabriel persuaded, "If you think about it carefully, there are so many powerful demons in the demon world; how could they provide you with a wrong living allowance?"

"Seems so." Vigne hesitantly agreed.

Her appearance in the demon world was second to last. There were many demons stronger than her. Powerful demons surely wouldn't make such low-level mistakes.

Indeed, this money was a test for her, to see how she could earn such an amount.

"So, since you're a demon, you should use demon methods to take this money as your own." Gabriel suggested seriously, "Have you dealt with money before?"

"No, I'll ask you before making any plans."

Vigne shook her head, feeling a bit relieved at the same time.

Fortunately, she hadn't told the demon world about this money; otherwise, her meager living allowance would surely shrink even more.

"That's good, just treat this one million as your own and use it directly." Gabriel decided for her, "Besides, your previous living expenses were very low. Consider it compensation for your tough life."

"This..."

Though her words made sense, Vigne still hadn't made a decision.

"Don't worry. If demons really contacted the wrong number for you, I can help you redeem it when the time comes." Gabriel proudly said.

She still had one billion that Ren had given her, so it would be very easy to help Vigne make up for that one million.

As for how she would return the money to Ren, let's wait until that one million is truly used up.

"If you really make a mistake, please ask Gab to redeem it for me first, and I will return the money to you later."

After hesitating, Vigne made a decision and prepared herself for the worst scenario.

"Um."

Seeing Vigne finally able to accept the money, Gabriel felt relieved.

Vigne had been the poorest among them during this period, and now she finally had money; it was only fair for her to accept it.

Just as the two were about to end the topic, Vigne's phone suddenly vibrated, grabbing her attention.

Taking out her phone, Vigne checked the message.

"..."

After reading the email, Vigne looked very surprised.

"Who sent that email?"

Noticing her abnormal expression, Gabriel asked with concern.

"An email from the demon world about the one million." Vigne didn't hide anything and answered honestly.

Gabriel asked, "Did you pay the wrong amount?"

"No, the demon world says it's a normal gift and encourages me to keep working hard." Vigne said with a strange expression, "And the email also says that if I can do it a few more times, the reward will be higher, and there's no upper limit."

(What's the situation?)

Was her earlier guess wrong?

But it seemed that wasn't the point.

"Did the email say anything bad you've done?" Gabriel asked curiously.

"No, vaguely."

After checking the email again, Vigne answered honestly.

After careful thought, Gabriel asked seriously, "Vigne, can it be said that you have done something bad other than teasing Kamikawa?"

The fact that the demon world could give her a million as a reward was enough to show that Vigne must have done something very bad.

And teasing Ren was definitely put aside.

Gabriel didn't believe that Vigne could earn a million just by scaring Ren.

"No, I don't remember ever doing that."

Vigne doubted herself; could she have done something wicked without realizing it?

But why didn't she have any impression at all?

"Could you have done something bad while sleepwalking?" Gabriel made a random guess.

"I don't have the habit of sleepwalking." Vigne defended herself, "I sleep soundly."

"Never mind, I still don't want to think about it. I'm not you, so how could I know what you've done." After thinking for a moment, Gabriel chose to give up, "But you can accept this money with a peaceful mind, don't worry about all sorts of problems."

"I can indeed accept it calmly."

Vigne really couldn't think of any other bad things she had done besides the prank on Ren, so she understood it as a special encouragement from the demon world to poor students like her.

This way, she didn't have to worry about living expenses.

The message in the email that hoped she would continue to work hard was selectively ignored by her.

One million was enough to use for a long time, and she didn't need to work hard doing bad things to earn a living.

...

Time passed, and it was already evening.

"We're back!"

Itsuki opened the door, shouting in joy, and entered the living room.

Then, she saw Ichika and Yotsuba lying on the coffee table with closed eyes. There were plates in front of them with some dark objects inside, while Nino and Miku stood beside with abnormal expressions.

"What happened here?"

Fumino saw this scene and felt like she had witnessed something extraordinary.

"Crime scene?" Rizu guessed with a low voice.

Asumi came to the coffee table, looked at the unknown objects on the plate, and made a decision, "Definitely food poisoning, get ready for stomach pumping."

"It's not a crime scene, not food poisoning, and doesn't require stomach pumping."

Hearing their increasingly exaggerated words, Ichika sat on the table and interrupted their excessive statements.

Seeing Ichika get up, Yotsuba raised her head.

"What are you doing?"

Putting aside her school bag and approaching them, Itsuki asked puzzled.

"We're trying Miku's homemade croquettes." Yotsuba said.

"Croquettes? Where? Why don't I see them?" Itsuki asked excitedly, "Did you eat them all?"

"No, it's right in front of you. You can eat as much as you want." Yotsuba replied.

Facing her question, Ichika pointed to the unknown black objects on the plate and said with a smile.

Itsuki: "???"