Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 410 Mission: 02-1 Fans Gathering
It was just one day ago, in a European island country, a special ringtone that had not been heard for a long time rang on the phone of Chihaya Aine, the temporary director of the Lost Son Demon Hunting Agency.

She stood up in an instant.

"Eh? Eh?! Really?!"

"Shhh!!!"

Shiina Riki rushed over and blocked Aine's mouth, dragging her out the door while whispering angrily in her ear, "Deng just came back from killing that demon this morning. Could you please keep your voice down?"

"Ah, sorry..."

Facing the former temporary director, the current temporary director Chihaya Aine was obviously inferior. Knowing that she was in the wrong, she could only apologize obediently.

The reason she couldn't hold her head up in front of Riki was simple—when her term as Aine ended, all the work she'd been unable to complete despite her procrastination would ultimately fall to Riki. Her initial ambitions at the start of her term often faded into head-scratching and awkward laughter as the term drew to a close, rarely an exception. Fortunately, Riki didn't take it too seriously, knowing Aine still had university to attend to, and she didn't resent it too much.

That's right, the Lost Sons Demon Hunting Agency doesn't have a permanent director; they operate on a rotating schedule. The reason for this... naturally, it's because every discussion about it always ends in failure. So, in the end, it became a weekly rotation system, with Aine, Riki, and Takamatsu Deng each taking turns.

Incidentally, Tomo was completely clueless about the director's duties, which included accounting, coordination, and task allocation. Therefore, Tomo's term effectively doubled as Riki's, with Aine only being asked to help out when Riki himself was truly overwhelmed. However, due to Shiina Riki's own strong desire, Tomo, despite not having this desire, was ultimately added to the fold.

While the workload was nominally shared equally among the three of them, Shiina Riki's workload actually accounted for two-thirds of the total. For someone to be so unwilling to become the official director after reaching this point is truly a bit odd.

——But on the other hand, the fact that there's still work to do proves that their agency's business is booming. Every time she thought of this, Chihaya Aine would puff out her chest with pride. It was the same now.

"Ha...you." Li Xi sighed helplessly, stood at the door, put his hands on his hips and asked, "Are you going to answer this call or not?"

"Yes! Of course!"

Aiyin answered the call, turned on the speakerphone, and asked tentatively, "Hello?"

"Is that Aine? I'm glad you didn't change your number." A slightly distorted voice came from the other end of the line.

Strictly speaking, Aine actually changed her phone number, but she was now using two phones at the same time.

"Eh?" After hearing the voice, Li Xi also showed a surprised expression: "Wait, you are back?"

"Neroro? Is it really you?" Aine also asked.

Nero Fortuna. Aine's classmate during her first year of high school... Though it only lasted about six months, that experience was a significant part of her life. If it weren't for her, Aine couldn't imagine returning to this island nation, even taking on a part-time job as a demon-hunting mercenary while still a student.

However, she had completely disappeared a few years ago. It was only after Aine returned from the isolated island in Nagasaki that she heard that she had gone outside the human world to look for the trace of the magic swordsman Sparda, who was hailed as the savior.

I didn't expect to hear her voice again today.

"It's me. Long time no see, Aine."

In the following time, Nero first briefly asked Aine about what happened after she left, and then naturally and inevitably talked about their current demon hunting agency.

"It's actually open now," she sighed over the phone. "My uncle gave me a sign for his branch office back then, but unfortunately I still haven't used it." "Your uncle's sign... does it say 'Devil May Cry'?"

As someone who truly intended to make this agency his life's work, Li Xi naturally conducted extensive research on his peers. Among all demon-hunting mercenaries, "Devil May Cry" was the most prestigious agency in the world, thanks to its owner, Dante, the world's most powerful demon hunter. A little-known secret was that this legendary demon hunter, Dante, was actually the descendant of the demon sword Sparda, who had saved the world millennia before.

By chance, all five members of the Lost Sons Agency happened to know this secret, and Lenai even exaggeratedly said that he could call himself Dante's apprentice.

Although she herself would not do that.

"Yeah, I don't know if I still need it now. I can give it to you if you need it."

"This, isn't it a bit..." Riki's first reaction was to refuse. She was very concerned about the name that the three of them, the temporary directors, had decided on, and she didn't want to accept the favor. Aine, on the other hand, actually began to think seriously: "'Devil May Cry·It's MyGO!!!!!'? Isn't it a little too long?"

"It's about time you stopped joking." Li Xi sighed, "This sign represents more than just fame... Do you want to check out what kind of commissions they've taken on?"

"Hahaha……"

Aine laughed awkwardly again: "As expected, Riki is very reliable..."

There was some noise on the other end of the line, and Nero asked in surprise, "'Devil May Cry' is still operating... I didn't know that."

Li Xi replied: "Of course, even though Dante is not here, it seems that there are still two people who have been accepting commissions."

Behind her, the door opened and Lenai, rubbing her eyes sleepily, walked out. "A new commission?"

"No." Li Xi walked away from the phone and turned to look at her: "Did you sleep well? Still having buckwheat noodles for breakfast?"

"Ah."

Because of her age, Lenai came here a year later than the others, and she's still not used to the food in this country. Of course, it's not ruled out that someone is overprotecting her.

"That's not right, Lixi."

"Uh?"

Nero's voice came from the phone, calling her: "I am indeed here to entrust you with a task."

She told them that a huge demonic disaster was likely to happen in Red Tomb City on the other side of the ocean, and she was heading there now.

Just as they were all looking surprised, Nagasaki Soyo rushed out in his pajamas, clutching his phone. "Why are you all here? Look, something big has happened!"

The picture on her mobile phone was a strange tree tearing through the ground and emerging from it.

"You'd better go change your clothes first." Li Xi covered his forehead and complained helplessly.

(End of this chapter)