Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 467 Mission: 01-8 The Sacred Comedy
"How did you come?"

With everything settled, Nero returned to his original form and landed on the ground. He turned back to the roguish young Dante behind him and said, "Also, isn't your hair black?"

The man shrugged helplessly: "I can't go back to my old self, just like you. I'm actually thinking of dyeing my hair again... this white hair is really ugly."

The person who uttered such a rebellious statement, which would be considered outrageous within the Spartan family, was Dante from a parallel world dominated by Mondes. He seemed to subconsciously ignore Nero's previous question and turned to look into the distance: "This is the Demon Realm, huh? It's just so-so."

It's pretty average, that's true.

But that's not the point. The point is that this guy spoke disrespectfully of the Spartan family's silver hair, which had been passed down through generations. Nero's expression changed almost instantly: "If you think it's ugly, then shave your head. I'll help you."

As she spoke, she reached for her sword.

"Heterodactyl" quickly raised his hands in surrender: "I was just kidding."

This "different" designation was a prefix Nero secretly added to him, because the Dante of this parallel universe was so different from the other two in this world. Not only in personality or experience, but the Dante of this world was even born earlier than Virgil... meaning he was the "older brother" of the twins.

If he weren't holding Rebellion instead of Yamato, probably no one would believe him if he said he was Dante.

Okay, now we should...

Nero turned his head and looked towards the distant Demon Realm. Now that Mondes had fallen, it would take hundreds or thousands of years to resurrect even a few, allowing death and malice from the human world to once again fill the Demon Realm. The only problem was what to do with the merged Demon Realm.

If left unattended, countless souls and malice from the human realm will fall into this hell, and their combined power might pose a threat on par with Mondes. However, forcibly separating them might destroy the demon realm, leaving souls nowhere to go, thus having the opposite effect.

The Demon Gate and the Demon Tree are relatively easy to deal with. Nero and Mondes's clash just now was aimed at causing the Demon Gate to self-destruct, and the Demon Tree can be sealed together using the power of the Holy Grail Staff. The real problem lies with what comes before us.

I need to discuss this with my dad and uncles; they should be back soon.

"My little princess, are you hurt?"

"Great, here it is." Dante landed gracefully, transforming from his demon form back into human form, landing with a flourish.

The two Virgils were even faster, since they could simply open a door with the Yamato and return. However, due to their personalities, they didn't speak up immediately.

“Well done, Nero.” Nero’s own Virgil nodded with a smile, then his gaze, tinged with a hint of wariness, fell on the other Dante beside him: “And who is this?”

He vaguely felt that this person resembled "Mr. Nero from another world." After all, they both had short hair, dirty jackets, and a roguish air about them, which is why he didn't directly show any hostility.

"Thank you for earlier." Mr. Dante returned as well, nodded to the other Dante, and said nothing more.

Dante's appearance was indeed timely; if it had been even a little later, it might have led to casualties in some world due to demons.

Finally, Mr. Virgil spoke again and asked:
"Aren't you going to introduce yourself?"

However, even though he asked that question, he actually thought in his heart that this was probably another "Nero".

"He is Dante."

Nero dropped a bombshell quite directly.

"?"

Several people had very obvious question marks above their heads. Mr. Nero, who was returning, happened to hear this as well, and when he landed, he couldn't stop in time and crashed to the ground.

The deafening roar seemed to represent an earthquake in the hearts of others.

"Yes, I am Dante."

Dante, the Otherworldly One, succinctly summarized his identity: "Son of Sparta. Are those two over there Virgil?" Only the two carrying Yamato were easily recognizable, so he only recognized those two.

Whether it was Dante, Virgil, or the other three, their first reaction was—

"Is this Dante (me)?"

So in the end, the only one who answered Dante the Other was Nero: "Yes. These two are Virgil, this one is Nero, and the remaining two are Dante."

Dante's gaze followed her finger through the crowd, and when it landed on the last two people, a hint of surprise flashed across his face: "Dante? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought they were Spartans."

...Thinking about it, Nero didn't seem to have told him about the Spartans from other worlds who ran away, leaving behind their wives and sons.

Never mind, it's not important. Nero thought for a moment, then decided he needed to get Virgil and Dante out of their glares. It seemed neither of them had a very good first impression of the other.

Then we have to change the subject.

Nero stepped back, creating a three-way standoff: "You still haven't answered me, why are you here?"

"What else could it be? I've been guarding the gate to the Demon Realm ever since you left. How could I not be prepared when everyone knew Mondes was going to make a move?"

Oh no, it seems the hostility in Virgil's eyes has intensified.

Heterodanete noticed this too: "Hey, Virgil over there. What do you mean?"

“Father,” Nero quickly gestured with his eyes, “calm down. It’s normal that this man doesn’t have a good impression of ‘Virgil’.”

"……Um?"

Dante's eyes sharpened. He furtively nudged his brother with the hilt of his sword and whispered, "Judging from your tone, our young lady doesn't seem to have a very good impression of that 'Virgil' either?"

"...Don't try to get too close to me."

Seeing that someone was deliberately attracting hatred, Virgil temporarily withdrew his gaze: "You have your own woman."

“Hey…” When Dante mentioned the two “women” who still occupied his firm, his expression changed in a complicated way: “Don’t be so formal, bro.”

At this moment, the strange Dante's eyes became somewhat confused.

He glanced at the "Mr. Trio" who were also watching in the distance, then looked at Nero.

"How come they have such a good relationship?"

“It’s Virgil’s problem,” Nero replied decisively. “By the way, do you know what’s going on with him right now?”

Nero didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. If the heterodox Dante and the heterodox Virgil didn't get along, then it must be the heterodox Virgil's problem.

"..."

However, these words still caused Virgil, who was engaged in a verbal battle with Dante, to suddenly choke on his words.

Nero glanced over and added, as if to salvage the situation, "It's alright, Dad, I won't call you Virgil."

Virgil's expression grew increasingly complicated.

(End of this chapter)