Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 474 Mission: 03-3 Eternal Enemies
"Boom!"

Suddenly, a figure crashed straight into the reflection of the Raptor News Tower and spun around in the air.

With a stern face, Dante withdrew his fist, pulled the chain in his hand, and dragged the guy back.

When the person who had been knocked away landed again, Nero, who had been watching all this, sighed with some admiration: "For Virgil, he is quite versatile."

Before leaving this world, when Nero stripped the powers from Heretic Virgil, he never imagined that Heretic Virgil, now an ordinary human, could still use psychic mediums and hacking techniques to infiltrate the information world within Limbo. In fact, because Heretic Dante hadn't been watching for a while, he had now completely taken control of the Raptor TV Tower and regained some of its demonic power.

Unfortunately, no matter how meticulously he plotted and schemed, he was unlikely to defeat the outcast Dante.

Not to mention that there is more than one Dante standing in front of him now.

Virgil nodded thoughtfully: "I never thought hacking could be used like this."

"So how do you want to use it?" Nero asked, glancing at him sideways.

"...I don't know how to use it."

Heterodactyl grabbed Heterodactyl Virgil by the collar and lifted him up. Knowing that this guy showed no remorse whatsoever and even dreamed of dominating the world, Heterodactyl simply couldn't give him a friendly look.

"I told you, I will protect human freedom," Dante said coldly. "Could you please behave yourself a little from now on?"

Heterodactyl stared at him in horror—as did the several mysterious figures standing behind him, who appeared to be significantly stronger. They gripped Heterodactyl Dante's hand, shaking their heads repeatedly, unable to utter a word.

"Alright, alright, stop scaring people." Mr. Dante shook his head and walked over to the two of them, acting as a mediator. "We're all brothers, let's talk things out."

"Hmm?" Mr. Virgil raised an eyebrow: "Can we talk this out?"

His skeptical tone clearly conveyed his unspoken message: Did you know that we should talk things out properly?

Back when he was resurrected from his separated state, the person who drew his sword and attacked without saying a word seemed to be the one right in front of me.

"You know, you have to look forward."

Mr. Dante answered Mr. Virgil's question with a smug grin, and also said to the other Dante, "After all, you can't really kill him, can you?"

Heterodane Dante's expression relaxed slightly.

“But you’re right, we should have a good talk with him.” Mr. Virgil said that he had learned from his past mistakes and added, “I’m curious why he’s so eager for status instead of power.”

Virgil was quite qualified to speak on this topic: "I think it's normal. After all, the reason we wanted power in the past was quite simple, wasn't it?"

Yes, Nero's expression turned rather unpleasant after repeatedly hearing "a certain word from someone's mouth," as if he had triggered some kind of PTSD.

She could understand Virgil's meaning. In short, Virgil's desire for power stemmed from only two reasons: to defeat Dante and to protect him. While seemingly contradictory, these two paths ultimately led to the same goal. Although Virgil himself probably wasn't fully aware of it in the past, his desire to defeat Dante was actually to prove that he was both stronger and more correct than Dante, and the ultimate aim of both was to bring Dante under his protection.

Of course, he gradually forgot his second objective and only remembered that he wanted to become stronger. This was precisely why Nero disliked hearing him say that.

"...Indeed, you have a point."

After a moment's thought, Mr. Virgil agreed. It's like how Mr. Nero's first thought when trying to protect his two old men was to beat them both up; this awkward way of thinking might be a kind of family trait.

...Of course, it's also possible that male chauvinism is at play.

Heterodacty finally put the person down, and all eyes turned to Heterodacty Virgil.

The above points provide a general overview of the relationship between the brothers. Specific details require further analysis.

Specifically regarding Virgil the Other, it's certain that he also wanted to prove himself more correct than Dante the Other, which is why he relentlessly tried to dominate all of humanity. In other words, he firmly believed that Dante the Other's decision to side with humanity was a mistake.

So why was it a wrong decision?
Heterodane Dante stared at Heterodane Virgil, who was slumped on the ground panting, and said, "You see, you had no choice."

It's clear that he's really not good at speaking.

But as the saying goes, "A lie doesn't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife." It's precisely because this statement is so true that it sounds so unpleasant to Virgil.

Unfortunately, if Virgil were to admit defeat verbally, he wouldn't be Virgil. After catching his breath on the ground, he still said firmly, "You will regret this, Dante."

"Regret? You're saying that now?" Heterodane looked at him with amusement. "Virgil, get this straight, you've already lost."

Virgil merely let out a cold laugh with his bruised face: "Keep indulging in your savior illusions. Time will tell."

Clearly, in his view, even if the heterodox Dante claims to be the protector of humanity, he, being not human, will ultimately gain nothing.

Having grown up in human society, Virgil distrusts humanity. He is convinced that humans will inevitably abandon Dante's efforts, therefore...

"So this guy is determined to rule the world?" Dante shook his head. "Isn't his prejudice against humanity a bit too extreme?"

Good news, it's highly unlikely that Virgil will be able to cause any trouble.

The bad news is that his way of thinking is so deeply ingrained that it's unlikely anyone's kind words will change his mind.

"But you lost, and that's that."

Dante the Other then mocked, "You're a loser, and losers' words aren't worth listening to. Just wait to be defeated by me again and again, you 'Loser'."

After saying that, he turned to the others and said, "Let's go."

Mr. Nero asked in confusion, "Aren't we going to leave him alone?"

“…That’s fine then.” Nero replied helplessly after a moment’s thought.

From this day forward, Virgil's sole purpose in life will be to become Dante's enemy. As long as Dante remains the protector of humanity, Virgil will never cease his antagonism.

This somewhat unhealthy relationship may never end.

(End of this chapter)