Chapter Fourteen, Devil May Cry 4 (Where Dreams Begin 3)
"Hiss...ah...ahahahaha!..."
The demons made eerie noises, like clowns in a circus
Seeing this, Dante smiled, then bent down slightly, clapped his hands twice, and then greeted himself:
"Hey! Clowns, come here if you dare, Kemao!"
After saying that, he moved his body slightly...
Angelo on the side saw Dante teasing the devil, snorted disdainfully, and then said in a low tone:
"No need to waste time with these lowly bastards!"
After saying that, before the scarecrows could attack, Angelo saw a slight movement in his mind. In an instant, a phantom sword flashing with blue light instantly broke through the sound barrier and pierced into the body of the demon...
Then, in Dante's surprised expression, eight phantom swords shining with light blue light surrounded the two of them, spinning rapidly.
Only then did Dante notice that the model of the Phantom Sword looked exactly like the Thunder Sword Alastor, and you could even see a trace of lightning flashing across the blade of the sword...
"Boom!"
With a soft sound, the phantom swords surrounding the two people shot out instantly, wiping out all the demons present.
"Hmph! These bastards, they can't even think of letting me draw my sword, they are just a group of humble existences..."
After finishing speaking, Angelo continued to walk forward, and then Dante, who looked surprised, quickly asked after reacting:
"Zi Zhengzhen! I really didn't expect you to know how to do this, but you're right, these guys really don't interest us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Angelo who was walking in front suddenly froze after hearing what Dante said, and then turned around and asked:
"Oh? Listen to you, could it be possible that my father would do the same? Well~, could he also..."
"Almost! Back then... my dear brother only learned this move after he touched that sword again, but... it sounds a bit strange..."
Dante's words made the latter frown, and the latter asked in surprise:
"What's weird?"
"Your power, or your magic..."
Having said this, Dante picked up his two guns and fired at a corner next to Angelo. The latter looked at the direction of the firing.
But there was a red bug with eyes shining with blue light lying on the ground.
After realizing that Angelo was looking over, the insect quickly crawled towards the corner with several tentacles, but just as black smoke was emitting from its body, a gunshot ended its life.
Dante put down the gun in his hand, glanced around, and added thoughtfully:
"Your magic power is much stronger than I imagined. Whether it's quality or quantity, it's something we didn't have back then..."
Having said this, Dante smiled bitterly and said the last sentence:
"In fact, compared to your awakening posture, back then we had to make a contract with a magic tool to become that posture. Maybe it was a matter of mentality..."
"A question of mentality? Why can't it be the power of that sword, the power of the magic sword that has the same name as my grandfather and your father?"
Dante's words made Angelo frown, and the latter asked a question.
Dante was stunned for a moment when he heard this question, then smiled bitterly and replied:
"Ah! If it is really that sword, it is impossible. It can only be your talent, or it may have something to do with your mother!"
After saying that, he turned around and shot to kill the two ice blades, and then Dante reminded him:
"Okay, let's not talk about those past events and concentrate on getting to the destination, otherwise that crazy woman may get angry!"
After saying that, Dante put away his lazy look and paid attention to his surroundings.
Angelo nodded in agreement after hearing this, and then the two began to speed up, and soon they reached the castle.
After entering the castle, the uncle and nephew passed by rooms that were used as museums. There were all kinds of "antiques" used to decorate them, including medieval swords and armor, various oil paintings, and furnishings.
A cursed statue.
But to the two of them, these things were no more than rags. Even the kind of statues used for casting spells had very little magic power left on them...
After passing through the atrium corridor, Angelo, who had lost the patience to go any further, asked Dante impatiently:
"Speaking of which, didn't Aunt Tracy tell you the agreed place?"
"Hmm...it seems like no, but...here..."
First he answered Angelo's question. After walking through the corridor on the second floor and passing through the art room, Dante asked in an unbelievable tone:
"Did dad really live here back then? It always feels a bit unreliable?"
"Not reliable, I think this place is pretty good. When I was a kid, my mother often told me stories about the castle. Speaking of which, I started to like it a little bit!"
Regarding Dante's doubts, Angelo shook his head noncommittally, and then expressed his thoughts.
"Like it here? Ha! This is not a good place to live!"
After giving a wry smile, Dante said in surprise.
"Um!………"
In response to Dante's words, Angelo nodded symbolically, then looked around and said something that made Dante laugh a little:
"I like this place very much. Maybe it's because of the different aesthetics, but I feel that as Hou Yi, who is so noble as the Demon Swordsman Sparta, we have the right to take it back. What's more, my father, Virgil, is the eldest son of the family, and I am the eldest grandson.
, so I have the priority to inherit!"
After finishing speaking, Angelo didn't notice at all the uncontrollable smile of Dante standing next to him. Angelo nodded with great certainty and added:
"Yes! Not even my stupid brother! As the owner of this castle, I feel that I need to re-plan this place in the future..."
"Hahahaha! Well, no one will compete with you. I don't think that brat Nero likes it here either."
Dante couldn't bear it any longer and said all the words in his heart while holding his stomach.
When Angelo saw Dante's mocking look, he snorted coldly. Just as he was about to retaliate, he suddenly thought of his idiot uncle's two partners.
Then after Dante finished laughing, Angelo showed a strange smile and said in a faint tone:
"Do you think I'm joking? Hahaha! Not only will you inherit this place, but after you retire, your office, your magic equipment, your property, and the magic sword will all be mine. Unless you give me
I will give birth to a younger brother or younger sister..."
Having said this, Angelo walked towards the classics room with a smile on his face, while Dante, who was choked, stayed where he was:
"Ahem!"
After moistening his throat, Dante murmured in a low voice after seeing Angelo enter the room:
"Who are you going to give birth to? It's uncomfortable to have one like that, let alone another one, and if it's those two, it will definitely be a nightmare..."
I didn’t know who I was talking about. After I finished speaking, I shook my head with a wry smile and walked into the house.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Angelo holding an unknown book, and then heard a woman's voice:
"I took all those guys away!"
"Huh? What? What are you talking about? And why don't you come out to talk and play hide and seek?"
Glancing at the bookshelf behind him, Dante asked in surprise.
"It's okay, just now Angelo was asking about those scraps of metal. Speaking of which, how do you feel about walking around here? Just now I seemed to hear that our Angelo seemed to be the master of this castle?"
A woman's teasing voice came from behind the bookshelf. Dante shrugged after hearing this. Angelo also put down the books in his hands, looked at the bookshelf, and retorted with a warm and angry expression:
"I'm serious. I think this idiot uncle of mine will never care about this place again, but~, Aunt Tracy, can't you speak out?"
After saying that, Dante glanced at Angelo's expression, which looked like a child having a tantrum. He didn't know what he was thinking of. He smiled, picked up a book on the table, and asked teasingly...
…
"Stain!~, but don't say that you don't dare to come out because you don't have makeup on?"
After saying that, he put down the book in his hand and picked up another one. When he found that he couldn't understand it, he changed it to another one...
Looking at Dante's constant flipping of books, Angelo picked up an open book, shook his head, and said:
"Stop flipping through it, the books here are of no use."
After saying that, he waved the book in front of Dante's eyes and threw it on the table.
After hearing this, Dante shook his head slightly impatiently and replied in an uncertain tone:
"It's useless? I was just thinking that if dad really stayed here, he could at least find one or two magic books, or one or two magic swords. Well... there should be some!"
"Really? Don't forget what Beja said before. During her tenure as pope, her grandfather put all dangerous goods or other things in her family's treasure room."
Regarding Dante's question, Tracy behind the bookshelf explained it.
This explanation made Dante nod his head noncommittally, put away his laziness, put down the book in his hand, and said:
"Okay! Let's get down to business, have you found out the location of that thing?"
"I already know the location. It's underground in this castle, in a research facility. Although I was a little unsure before, I later asked Angelo to confirm it..."
Having said this, Tracy paused and then added:
"But it's better to wait for the recycling of "it"."
"Ah? What do you mean by waiting? It's very dangerous to take things..."
At this time, Angelo listened to the conversation between the two and clearly knew what they were talking about.
This "it" refers to the Demon Sword, which was the demon sword that Dante's father once held.
Since Dante's brother Vergil took over it, its whereabouts are now unknown due to various reasons.
For Dante, it was both a father and a memorial left to him by his brother.
To say the least, the Yama Sword has a huge magical power that cannot be matched by other magic weapons. There is no way it can be handed over to a bad person like the religious sect.
For this reason, Dante must not only destroy the Demon Sword Order, but also take back the Yama Sword. This is his unshirkable responsibility.
"This is what you said you wanted to recycle first!"
Dante curled his lips and asked slightly unconvinced.
Regarding Dante's feeling that he was a little deflated, Tracy behind the bookshelf sighed, and then explained:
"The Yan Demon Sword is broken. It is impossible to repair it with the technology of the religious order, so it will not be used by them."
After listening to Tracy's explanation, Dante nodded slightly, then shrugged, sighed and said:
"Oh! So that's it! Let's deal with them first. Where should we go next?"
"You can enter the forest from the back of the castle. Once you exit the forest, you will reach the headquarters of the Order. It is a very large building. Once you see it, you will know that I will arrange the way out of the castle for you."
After hearing the next route, the two nodded to express their understanding.
Then, Angelo, who had been silent until now, frowned and asked slightly worriedly:
"I don't know where that boy Nero has gone. By the way, when will my mother and the others come over?"
"You are still worried about this. The guy from Firm Mountain who only knows how to spread anger is no match for him. Counting the time, I think he should be here by now!"
Regarding Angelo's concerns, Dante said casually, and then Tracy added:
"I have already contacted Letty. I think they will be here soon. I will pick them up personally then. Don't worry, kid!"
"All right!"
Angelo was still somewhat confident about Tracy's skills. After nodding his head to express his understanding, the uncle and nephew left the library.
However, Dante, who had just walked to the door, suddenly remembered something, then tilted his head and asked the person inside:
"Is it okay if I walk around a few times? There should still be time. I want to take a look at the things in the castle again!"
After waving his hand to signal Angelo to go first, Dante looked into the book room, and then a teasing laugh came out:
"Whatever? I don't think there's anything about Sparta here?"
After receiving the answer, Dante left. As he walked, his voice gradually became distant:
"Although they are all taken away, there may be some things that only I can recognize... let's take a tour, take a tour."
The sound of leaving gradually echoed around with a burst of laughter, and the figures of the two men, one red and one blue, also gradually moved away.
"Hmm~! Count the time! That guy is coming soon, so let's go and take a look!"
The voice from behind the bookshelf sounded again. A woman with light black skin and wearing what could be considered a white dress came out from behind the bookshelf, looked at the direction Dante and Angelo left, and said to herself.
……………
After coming out of the library, the two of them walked around for a while. Angelo, who had passed the same room for an unknown number of times, reminded him:
"Speaking of which, I feel like there's not much to do here! Should we..."
However, before he finished speaking, the whole castle suddenly shook. The two of them looked at each other, and then looked towards the source of the sound...
In the atrium, the sound came from the direction of the atrium. If we judged from the sound alone, the fighting was definitely not small.
You don't have to think about what Nero is fighting. It must be a demon or some kind of high-ranking person, close to the lord level. Then the source of this strange snow is obvious.
While listening, Dante made a judgment based on his many years of work experience, and then couldn't help but sigh:
"It's coming pretty fast. It seems we have to speed up too. We can't let this kid catch up!"
"It's just you who's been going around in circles all this time!"
After retorting, the two people left the room and walked to the highest point of the castle, which was the former residence of Sparta, which once symbolized the lord of the city...
After passing a cemetery, the snow under their feet kept making a crunching sound. After stepping on the steps, the two opened the door and walked in.
"Well! It seems that your mother said that my brother has also been here. Although she has always said that my father lived here, it always feels a bit unreliable..."
After looking at the layout of the room, Dante made a brief comment, then walked to the bedside and added:
"Hmm~, I think I've seen something similar to this arrangement before? Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore!"
After speaking, Dante turned his head and saw Angelo walking to the mirror and reaching out to touch it.
"Stain! It seems that what mom said is true. Although no one seems to have lived here, it has been cleaned very well!"
After speaking, Angelo patted the non-existent dust on his hands, then walked to the bed and got down in one fell swoop.
"Why isn't it Simmons? I feel like I slept a little hard!"
After tentatively lying down for a moment, Angelo sat up and commented with an ugly face.
"Have you been sleeping on a golden bed?"
Dante laughed at Angelo's dissatisfaction, then picked up the hat hanging aside as a decoration, put it on, and then walked to the mirror to take a look.
Seeing Dante's constant "self-absorption", Angelo curled his lips, walked behind Dante, and made a disdainful comment:
"Tch! This color hat doesn't suit you at all. It's too serious. But speaking of it, my mother said that my father once wore a similar one. It looked very much like a ruthless killer, although..."
As he spoke, Angelo took the hat off and put it on his head, then put it back on Dante's head.
However, just when Angelo was about to continue speaking, a strange wave came from under the floor, from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, running through their bodies like an electric current.
As if in response, Dante and Angelo instantly transformed into dark red and blue demon forms.
When they regained their human appearance, Dante and Angelo still stared at their feet motionless, not even noticing that their hats had fallen off.
That is the call of the soul, and only people with the same bloodline can feel it.
"That's my brother, it must be him, but how could it be..."
Feeling the throbbing coming from the depths of his soul, Angelo was first delighted, then stunned, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Well! Well~, this is normal. I have to say, it really looks like it! It seems that I came here for a reason."
As he spoke, Dante nodded in approval, then picked up the hat on the ground, put his finger on the inside of the hat and flicked it, and the hat fluttered back to its original position.
Turning his head to look at Angelo, Dante saw that he was still looking at his feet. Dante patted Angelo's shoulder and comforted him nonchalantly:
"Come on, kid, don't worry. Let's settle the church matters first. He will be fine."
Dante seemed not to care about what he said, but Angelo understood the meaning very clearly.
No matter what happens, this man can handle it.
Of course, Nero might suffer a little in this process.
However, who hasn’t suffered yet? Let him deal with unimportant things by himself!
After thinking about all these things, he knew that his worries were unnecessary. Angelo returned to his previous cold demeanor and quickly followed Dante...
At this time, Nero, who had experienced a series of "accidents", woke up and touched his chest. Except for the clothes that were pierced by spears and sword blades, there were no traces of scars on his body. The scene he had just experienced was like a
Just like a dream.
"Cough! Cough! Haha! Hahahaha!"
A sound of whether it was crying or laughing echoed in the scientific research room, and the sound was filled with an extremely empty atmosphere...
"Is this...is this my demonic power? I'm not a human being after all. I've always been...is this my dream come true..."
Muttering subconsciously, Nero looked at his demonic right arm and gently grasped the weapon Agnus called the Yama Demon Sword with his right hand...
He stood up and looked at the blue-white light emitting from the whole body of the Yan Demon Sword. With a thought, the Yan Demon Sword was absorbed into his right hand.
This is not disappearing, but it is attached to my right hand. This is indeed how I feel.
As Nero tried to make a clenching movement with his right hand, the Yama Sword soon appeared.
"This... this shouldn't be a dream..."
After confirming again with an exclamation on his face, Nero shook his head with a wry smile, "put away" the Yama Sword with a thought in his mind, and left here.
Because of what just happened, Nero no longer wants to track down "Dante", the man who is with his brother.
Although he didn’t know why he shot the Pope before, Nero recalled what the donkey named Agnus had just said:
"Don't worry...His Majesty the Pope is still alive...no, it's evolution! He became an angel!"
"...Those are fragments of a legendary magic sword and the armor worn by the legendary demon! God must be saying, 'Rule this world in my place..."
The memory flashed through his mind, and Nero suddenly had an inexplicable thought in his mind:
All the mysteries lie within the church headquarters, including his life experience, the purpose of the church, the resurrected pope, his brother, and the purpose of the man in red...
I have to ask Credo. At least until now, if anyone really knows everything, it is definitely Credo...
"If you really think that He does not exist, then go look for it and work hard to find it all..."
At this time, when he met his brother for the first time, those last words echoed in his ears, and Nero was thinking about it as he walked...
After coming out of Fortuna Castle, he stood on the cliff with a panoramic view of the forest. The sight of the vast forest below made Nero's breath stop.
Originally, the Metis forest was mainly composed of evergreen coniferous trees, plus various other plants, which were very luxuriant. Looking from the cliff, the dark green forest seemed to be covered with a layer of calm black...
It's not like this usually. It seems like there is unusual snow in the castle. Are there demons here too?
Looking at the vast tropical rainforest ahead, a thought flashed through Nero's mind.
After previously meeting a demon named "Beryl" at Firm Hill, I defeated a demon named "Baal" at Destiny Castle.
Seeing this Metis forest again, which was different from the previous ones, Nero could almost tell that there must be a devil at work here.
Of course, the more powerful evidence is his "right hand". The constant pain coming from there is also one of them. There is a demon nearby.
But there's no need to waste time thinking about these useless things. If you really encounter a devil, just beat it to pieces.
Shaking his head and not thinking about this problem, Nero planned to leave the cliff.
Just as he was about to enter the forest from the downhill road, someone suddenly broke the window of the castle and fell directly in front of Nero.
Nero, who instantly drew his gun on guard, saw that the fallen people turned out to be his brother Angelo, and the man named Dante.
Later, Nero, who put down his guard, planned to ask the two of them something, but found that in addition to his brother saying hello to him,
The man in red didn't look at him at all, but said to the forest:
"I really don't know what happened in this forest. What do you two think this is going on?"
Having said this, Dante turned his head and looked at the two of them.
Although he looked at the two people, Nero knew clearly in his heart that he was only seeing himself. He thought about it and asked:
"You...who are you, what is your purpose, and you, tell me Angelo, tell me all this..."
Seeing the questioning look on Nero's face, Angelo shook his head and replied
"Didn't I say that if you want to know all this, then go check it out yourself."
After that, I walked to the edge of the cliff, as if looking at the scenery.
This so-called windy and rainy expression is really annoying.
"Speaking of which, why did you run ahead of me? Have I been touring the castle for too long... But I also got lost for a while..."
At this time, Dante's voice sounded in Nero's ears, and that contemptuous tone made people feel even more angry than what Angelo, who was slightly familiar with him, had just said.
Seeing that neither of them answered his question directly, Nero raised the blue rose in his hand with an angry expression, pointed at the two of them, and then roared loudly:
"Stop talking nonsense and answer my questions quickly!"
It pointed at Angelo standing on the edge of the cliff, and then pointed at Dante.
Angelo then turned around and looked at Nero's furious look and shook his head slightly. Before he could speak, he heard Dante on the side say in an indifferent tone:
"Sorry! I don't know about this, but I'm very busy now..."
As he spoke, he slowly backed away,
"I'll play with you later, kid!"
After saying that, Dante fell down with a smile like a winner.
Then, in Nero's disbelieving eyes, Angelo pointed to Nero's pistol and said:
"This kind of toy is of no use to us, so don't point it at me in the future. I'm afraid that the sudden nerve reflex will hurt you. Forget it, see you later, my stupid brother!"
After saying that, he didn't even hesitate and jumped directly.
Seeing this, Nero, who was fighting on the edge of the cliff, could only curse inwardly angrily, then hesitated, and chose to go downhill with all his heart...
What on earth do those two guys want to do...
While walking downhill, unanswerable questions appeared in Nero's heart...