Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 335 Mission: 01-3 Role Reversal
“…Is this the place?”

Virgil looked at the sewer entrance in front of him, frowned, and disgust was written all over his face.

But he had to go. According to intelligence from the Society, Kyle Reid, the president of the Silver Bag Bank—the Society's enemy, the Demon Emperor Mondes, who sought world domination—was mobilizing the entire city's demons to hunt someone down. Since the enemy had gone to such lengths, the Society, guided by the principle of not letting them off easy, naturally had to act.

While Vergil didn't know what was so special about the hunted silver-haired girl, he believed Mendes was no fool and that his actions must have a reason. For example, before this mysterious girl appeared, the target of Mendes's hunt had always been Dante, the son of Sparta and the "last Nephilim in the world." Since Mendes was willing to set aside the Nephilim, who was prophesied to be the only one who could kill him, for this girl, then this girl must be a greater threat than the Nephilim.

Virgil made his judgment here.

However, as the leader of the Order Society, Virgil doesn't need to do everything himself, especially "dirty work" like crawling through the sewers, which should be left to others.

There's another crucial reason Vergil needs to remain relatively invisible: Mendes remains unaware of the twins left behind by Sparta. Leveraging the power of the Yama Blade, a weapon left to him by his father, Vergil has effectively concealed himself. This second Nephilim, unknown to Mendes, could prove a powerful trump card in a future counterattack.

Therefore, Virgil should not appear at this time when the demons are so nervous.

But by chance, he finally came.

Under the cover of night, Virgil suppressed his nausea and crawled into the entrance of the sewer. He used the Yama Blade to create a crack, turning himself into a phantom and invading the Limbo.

This is a different dimension created when the gate to the demonic world was opened, and the real world is constantly being eroded by the demonic world. This dimension appears to be the same as the real world, but in reality it is just a projection of the city in human consciousness. It is extremely unstable and may collapse at any time. However, only demons and psychics can enter it.

At the same time, this space only exists around Lingbo City, because this is the lair of Mondes and the location of the gate to the demon world.

Virgil walked cautiously through the sewers, sheathing his Yama Blade and taking out a rifle from his back. He couldn't reveal his identity as a Nephilim until the time came, so even when fighting demons, he often only used modern weapons.

The sound of chaotic, erratic footsteps echoed from the other end of the sewer, and Virgil knew his intelligence was probably correct. He raised his rifle and squinted his eyes in the direction of the footsteps. A moment later, he saw a pale-faced girl with silver hair, wearing a tattered and dirty black dress, entering his crosshairs.

That's it?

Seeing the girl's appearance, Virgil couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. The silver-haired girl looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, and her youthful appearance clearly showed that she was not yet an adult.

But that wasn't a big deal, as Virgil himself hadn't been an adult for long. But there was another thing about the girl that made Virgil even more confused: she looked so weak.

The hound-like demons chasing the girl were called "Shadows." Their combat power was nothing compared to that of a large dog, their only notable ability being their ability to liquefy to avoid damage and squeeze into tight spaces. Any capable human could defeat them with bare hands. While there were more than one Shadow following the girl, they were still being pursued by Mondes, who had mobilized the entire city's demons. How could they be so weak?

A man this powerful couldn't just be dispatched by sending a random demon, so why bother with such a fuss? Virgil's rationality reminded him that this might actually be a trap. If he dismissed the clichéd plot of Mendes's failed courtship of the girl and his subsequent love turning to hatred, he would have first assumed that the girl's frail appearance was merely a disguise, intended to lure out his brother Dante and kill him.

Virgil had not considered the possibility that the other party was trying to seduce him. After all, the fact that he was a Nephilim had not been exposed yet. To Mendes, he was just an inexplicable little scoundrel who always liked to wear a mask and contradict himself on the Internet and was not allowed to show his face in public.

But if his suspicions were true, then Virgil would have to take the bait. Virgil had also secretly investigated his brother. He'd been constantly thrown into Limbo since childhood, forced to battle demons. Growing up alone, he didn't know if it was due to a lack of love or something else, but he seemed to frequent nightclubs and his private life was... quite undisciplined. If he allowed this girl to meet him, he'd be completely captivated.

Virgil didn't mean to look down on his brother, he just thought the girl was quite pretty.

So, Virgil moved the crosshairs and aimed at the demons following the girl.

The moment he showed up, gunshots rang out.

Virgil's marksmanship was incredibly accurate, and he wouldn't miss even if the girl stood directly in front of the demons. The muzzle fire illuminated his profile, seemingly also lighting up the silver-haired girl's clouded eyes.

Virgil caught the subtle change in her eyes, which only made him more confused. On the surface, she was obviously happy that she had been saved, but Virgil vaguely felt that there was something more in it, like -

The joy of seeing old acquaintances?

But Virgil showed no signs of abnormality. He put away his pistol, took off his tricorn hat, bowed slightly, looked directly at the girl with his light gray eyes, and said:
"That was dangerous. Are you all right, miss?"

"I'm fine..."

There was a glimmer in the girl's eyes. Although it was obvious that she was trying hard to control her expression, the subtle details of her lip biting and the subtle twitching of her nose gave Virgil a feeling of "about to cry."

This was so strange. It didn't seem like the proper reaction to someone being saved from a desperate situation. Instead, it seemed like she was trying to act like a spoiled brat. It was just someone's life being saved, so where did she get this inexplicable feeling of closeness from?

"Can I... ask your name?"

The girl asked this question, and Virgil's heart moved, and he tentatively gave his own answer.

"I'm Dante."

(End of this chapter)