Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 469 Mission: 02-2 A Minor Turmoil
"Dante?"

Trish and Lady exchanged bewildered glances when they saw the silver-haired man in red leaning against the doorway.

Several years ago, when Dante resolutely ventured into the Demon Realm to cause trouble for Mondes, he entrusted his only asset—his agency Devil May Cry—to these two, and then disappeared for nearly five years.

Dante was a lazy guy who wouldn't take on a job unless he was desperate for money, and the two agents he found weren't exactly reliable either. Although they didn't actually sell the shop, the magical artifacts that Dante hadn't taken with him inside did suffer the consequences, almost all of them turning into the agency's utility bills—along with the pizza boxes piled up in every corner.

It was also because Dante's "treasures"—though he himself didn't cherish them much—had been almost completely depleted that the two of them had to frequently go out and find commissions to do; otherwise, the firm might have been even more chaotic than it is now.

So, while the two were relieved to see Dante finally return, they were also somewhat guilty.

Not many, but there is a little.

"Oh? It's you guys." The man standing at the door stroked his messy stubble and nodded. "Seems pretty much the same."

No difference? That's a strange statement. It sounds like it refers to the two ladies' beauty remaining unchanged, but in their memory, Dante didn't seem to speak so subtly.

Before they could react, the silver-haired man in red walked inside, seemingly not intending to welcome the two returning.

But... this isn't Dante's personality, is it?
The two, increasingly puzzled, exchanged a glance, quickly walked to the door, and looked inside—

—It was a scene of utter chaos and debauchery.

There were far more than just one or two people in the office, as they had guessed, and the chaos was far beyond their expectations. A silver-haired man in a black trench coat, whom Trish and Lady didn't recognize, sat in the center of the only high-end sofa, leaning on a knife, while Dante was yelling at him to give up his seat; a guy who looked like Dante's illegitimate son was trying to mediate, but with little success, and looked like he was about to come to blows; while another person who looked even more like Dante's illegitimate son sat indifferently in the corner, twirling a gun in his hand, with several empty soda cans next to him—the drinks Lady had hidden in the office.

The most outrageous part is that behind the only desk in the office, there is another Dante sitting in a chair with his legs crossed as usual, casually flipping through a comic book in his hand, occasionally making sharp comments about the two people arguing.

"...What the hell is this?"

Trish asked a thought-provoking question.

Her voice made everyone stop what they were doing and look over. It has to be said that the scene was quite eerie, especially with two people who looked exactly like "someone" they knew. However, the two ladies were not going to be frightened by such a small matter. Trish stepped into the office with her hands on her hips, wanting to see what was going on.

The two who were arguing just moments before immediately started arguing again. Dante, who was sitting behind his desk, didn't get up either, but instead greeted them from his seat: "Long time no see, my sweethearts. I'm so glad to see that this place hasn't gone bankrupt due to mismanagement."

This seemed to be the Dante that Trish knew. However, she wasn't completely at ease and frowned, asking, "Wasn't that you at the door just now?"

Dante shrugged: "Hmm."

Lady turned around in astonishment, her mouth agape: "Then...where did you find all these people? Character actors?"

Dante continued to shrug: "That's a long story."

To put it simply, these people are from another world.

"?"

The answer to such an absurd question was even more absurd. No wonder the two people were puzzled. However, although these two hadn't encountered as many absurd things in this world as in other worlds, they still tried their best to accept it as quickly as possible.

“So…” Lady asked tentatively, “When did you get back? Did you solve the problem in Red Tomb City?” “Red Tomb City?” Dante was slightly taken aback when asked about this. “What happened there?”

He had just returned and only had a vague understanding of the situation here. But since he had heard about his hometown from Lady, it was necessary to inquire about it carefully.

"You do not know?"

"I handled the situation over there."

The voice came from the room behind, and Nero came out, followed by an elegant curtsy: "Nice to meet you, Aunt Lady. It's been a long time, Aunt Trish."

"Nero!"

Trish walked over with some surprise, touching her head and face with a hint of joy, then looked her up and down, pressing her shoulders: "But why does she seem to have changed so much?"

What hasn't changed? It's definitely not the strength.

Nero forced a smile: "Aunt Trish...it's true that the developmental period for human females can end around the age of sixteen."

"is it?"

"If you don't believe me, ask Aunt Lady."

Trish turned around and looked at Trish, who was still secretly watching Dante from another world arguing with someone... and it had even started to escalate into physical contact.

"Hey! If you want to fight, go outside and fight. Don't smash things in my shop!" Dante glared at them, got up, and walked over.

"What does it matter? You've smashed enough yourself, haven't you?" Trish casually interrupted. "By the way, Lady, this is..."

"Is this the Nero you were talking about?" Lady interrupted, walking over with interest and bending down slightly to examine Nero, who was being held by Trish. "He really does look a lot like you. Hey little girl, are you really over twenty? You don't look it at all."

"Well... subjectively speaking, I should actually be under twenty, probably."

Nero, somewhat embarrassed by the two aunties' attempts to touch him, gave an ambiguous answer. The different flow rates of the two worlds truly did create a significant difference.

However, having already accepted the absurdity of parallel worlds, the two aunties didn't dwell on this minor time discrepancy. Lady then asked, "You said you resolved the Red Tomb City issue?"

"Yes. The Demon Tree that grows in the Demon Realm was awakened and grew in Red Tomb City, so I went to the Demon Realm... and while I was there, I also found Uncle Dante."

"That's right, Auntie didn't spoil you for nothing!" Tracy nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Lady remembered something else: "That's good, I didn't realize you were so capable. But speaking of which..."

She glanced at Trish and reminded her, "There was this guy named V who also told us about Red Tomb City. Did you run into him?"

(End of this chapter)