Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Seeing that the four of them had fallen silent, Trish asked cautiously.

The four looked at each other for a moment, and no one spoke. Finally, Shen Ye said with a strange expression, "I can only say that you made a common-sense mistake."

Trish: "..."

……

In the speeding sports car, besides the driver Enzo, only Shen Ye and Bayonetta were sitting. As for Jeanne, she was riding her motorcycle and racing with Trish.

In fact, Enzo originally planned to accompany Trish to find Dante by himself, but Shen Ye was worried that something might happen to him, so he brought two witches with him.

In any case, Enzo was his friend.

Facing the oncoming wind, Shen Ye sorted out his thoughts. The changes in the plot left him somewhat confused about what Trish was trying to do.

According to the original storyline, Trish found Dante under the guidance of the devil, and they immediately started fighting. Only after realizing that she couldn't beat Dante did she change her mind and say that she wanted to ask him to help kill Mondes.

However, the current Trish is very different from the original Trish in terms of personality. Although she usually has a cold face and speaks coldly, she shows a loving side to unfamiliar children, which is hard to imagine.

But just like the plot twists he had experienced before, Shen Ye wasn't too surprised. So after thinking for a while, he stopped the thoughts that were giving him a headache. Anyway, the truth would come out in the end, so he might as well just be experiencing a new plot.

Thinking this way, Shen Ye's expression relaxed a lot. After asking Bayonetta for a lollipop, he chatted with her casually.

Shortly after, the sports car stopped in front of a very secluded grocery store.

“It’s right here,” Enzo said, pointing to the storefront with a sign that read “General Store.”

However, the sign that read "General Store" presented a completely different picture to Shen Ye and his companions...

Even demons cry!

Bayonetta softly read aloud the words on the sign she had seen.

She then laughed and said, "The person who came up with this sign must be an interesting person."

“I’m more inclined to think he’s an idiot.” Joan of Arc curled her lip in disdain. “Most people who are harassed by demons are ordinary humans. How could they possibly see through the words hidden by magic? No wonder he can’t get any work.”

“That makes sense.” Shen Ye nodded in agreement, then got out of the car and followed Enzo into the general store.

Enzo pushed open the heavy tempered glass door, and the group filed in. They noticed that this general store was different from other stores. The cashier was located at the very back of the room. Moreover, despite being called a general store, the shelves were not stocked with many goods, and some shelves were even empty.

"Sorry, it's already 12 o'clock. We're closing soon and can't take any more customers." Behind the cashier, a white-haired man was flipping through a magazine, not even looking up to see who had come in. His words left the group speechless.

Enzo rubbed his temples in exasperation, then said, "Dante, my friend, no wonder you always complain to me about not knowing where your next meal is coming from. With your way of doing business, the only reason you haven't starved to death is that you're lucky you have a good father!"

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(It won't be written exactly according to the plot of Devil May Cry 1, because it's based on the main world of Bayonetta, so the human women that Dante's father knows will also become the witch in the Bayonetta Easter egg.)

Chapter 561! I'm not your mother.

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"Actually, my father also needs to eat. My mother is a very good cook. Of course, if possible, I wouldn't mind if you treated me to a big meal right now, pizza or burgers would be fine, and preferably a pink sundae, strawberry flavored!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the white-haired man put down the magazine in his hand, looked up at Enzo, and Shen Ye and the others beside him.

"So many people, have you brought me some big trouble? But I heard you've been getting really close to the legendary Umberah witch lately, so you only remembered me because they couldn't handle it?"

Dante continued speaking, his gaze sweeping over Shen Ye and the others, until finally... his eyes settled on Trish's face.

"You are... Mom!"

Trish wasn't wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night. When he saw her face, memories hidden in his heart for decades resurfaced at that moment. The face he would never forget made him cry out.

But he immediately realized that the woman in front of him was not his mother; she just looked like her.

However, his words still made Enzo and the Black and White Witch turn to look at Trish. Shen Ye, who was only a step away from Trish, poked her lower back with his finger and said with suppressed laughter, "Aren't you going to say anything? He calls you Mom. It would be a loss if you didn't take advantage of him."

Trish slapped his hands away forcefully and said irritably, "I didn't even realize it. Besides, how old am I? How could I possibly have such a big son?"

She then looked coldly at Dante, a strange sense of familiarity making her frown. She then said coldly, "Don't call me that, I'm not your mother!"

"Of course I know you're not..." Dante said with some regret, regretting that he had spoken too quickly, but this was a normal reaction for a child who had longed for his mother for a long time.

Dante glanced at Enzo, who was also suppressing a laugh, and pointed to some boxes of odds and ends in the room: "There aren't any extra chairs here, so please make do. Also, help yourselves to whatever you want to drink. In the beverage cabinet... well, there's only mineral water and cola left. I hope you'll like what you have, but remember to pay after you've taken it. I'm just a small business."

Hearing Dante's words, Enzo sighed: "Dante, my friend, how did you end up in such a miserable state!"

Dante sighed, "What can I do if I can't get any work? Those demons have been unusually well-behaved lately, and none of my old clients have referred any business to me... By the way, Enzo, you haven't explained your purpose yet. Do you have some business to do?"

“I guess so…” Enzo glanced at Trish, who was standing to the side with her arms crossed and a frown on her face, seemingly very unhappy that there was nowhere to sit.

“This time, her employer is her. She wants you to help kill a demon.” Enzo pointed at Trish again.

"Only one? What about the others?" Dante looked at Shen Ye and the Black and White Witches. "Gentlemen, would you like to hire me? I can handle any trouble for you."

“No need, we can handle any trouble ourselves.” Joan shook her head at him, then took the cola that Shen Ye offered.

After glancing at the Coca-Cola brand, Joan of Arc complained, "Coca-Cola? I still prefer Best of Allergy."

“No, this is all we have in the cabinet, and it’s about to expire.” Shen Ye shrugged, handed Bayonetta a bottle of mineral water, and then asked Trish, “And you, Ms. Trish, would you like something to drink?”

“Cola!” Trish thought for a moment and said, “Also, if you insist on using honorifics, could you replace ‘Ms.’ with ‘Miss’? Calling me ‘Ms.’ makes me feel like I’m his mother!”

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t try to take advantage of me with your words. I just misspoke. It’s because you look so much like my mother.” Dante immediately complained, pointing to a portrait hanging on the wall. The woman in the portrait looked almost exactly like Trish.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and after a glance, they immediately looked at Trish and were surprised to find that, apart from the difference in their eyes, there was almost no difference between the two.

When Trish saw the portrait, she was also momentarily stunned. She reached up and touched her face, her eyes flickering.

She remembered what a masked man who called himself a sage had told her before she came here.

"The blood of a demon flows in your veins, but your soul belongs to someone else. Though incomplete, it seems somewhat familiar to me..."

"You're actually a puppet created by a high-ranking demon. How pathetic, little guy. So, do you want a free life?"

"If you want to escape your controlled fate, then go find a powerful expert who can slay that demon. Unfortunately, I have important matters to attend to, otherwise I could help you..."

"However, while I cannot help you escape your fate of being controlled, I can awaken the remaining personality within your fragmented soul. You should be a good girl; don't be deceived by demons..."

Thinking of this, Trish's hand, which had been touching her cheek, slowly moved to her brow. When the masked man left, he touched her brow with his finger that glowed with a faint blue light. From that moment on, she realized that her personality was beginning to change; she seemed to have developed a kind of kindness.

“So, is my soul…” Trish recalled what the Demon King Mondes had told her about Dante’s background when she left Hell, and the sense of familiarity she felt when she first saw Dante.

But soon, she firmly thought, "No, I am who I am. That was just a fragmented soul, while I am whole!"

Slowly lowering her hand, Trish looked at Dante, who, noticing her gaze, asked, "As my only employer now, madam, where is the demon you are to kill?"

“Hell,” Trish said calmly, “the one who calls himself the Demon Emperor, Mondes.”

"What?" Dante was taken aback. "Mondes, he's not..."

“He awoke twenty years ago, and this time he has even greater power, seemingly with the help of a mysterious person,” Trish said, recounting what she knew about Mondes. “He wants to return to the human world and take control of it once more.”

"How did you know?" Tracy looked exactly like his mother, and Dante chose to believe her, but still asked cautiously.

"You don't need to know that."

If she were to reveal how she knew, it would expose her as a creation of a demon. After the masked man awakened parts of her fragmented soul's personality, she didn't want to tell anyone.

"Alright, alright, if you don't need it, then you don't need it." Dante didn't press the issue further. He shrugged and said, "However, hiring me is very expensive. Can you afford it?"

Upon hearing this, Trish turned to Enzo and said, "Pay up!"

“Why should I? My only responsibility is to take you to see him,” Enzo shouted, feeling that his task was complete.

“Because we signed a contract.” Although she possessed a kind nature, cunning was in the nature of a demon. Trish revealed a smug smile: “The contract clearly states that the condition for completing the mission is that you must unconditionally obey all my orders before killing Mondes.”

Upon hearing this, Enzo was completely dumbfounded: "Huh?"

At this moment, Bayonetta, who had been listening for a while, sighed and said to Shen Ye and Jeanne, "I warned him a long time ago not to sign anything if he didn't recognize the devil's script. See, he got tricked!"

Enzo was immediately on the verge of tears.

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Chapter 562! I need a place to stay.

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Although Enzo was Dante's friend, Dante also ran a Witcher agency, so he was a businessman too. After all, he had to eat; he couldn't just starve every day. It would be better to stay in Hell and drink some lava when he was hungry, at least that would fill his stomach, much better than swallowing a bellyful of air and then having nothing left after a fart.

However, out of consideration for his friend… well, or perhaps because of Trish’s face, which looked exactly like his mother’s, Dante didn’t ask for more and quoted a number that Enzo could accept.

"Don't look so sad, Enzo, this is already a friendly price."

After Enzo swiped his card, Dante warmly put his arm around his shoulder, but the height difference between the two was so great that it looked somewhat comical.

"At worst, after we pull off this job, I'll come back and treat you to the best pizza in the area, or maybe we'll go to Rodin's bar for a drink."

"Then I must order the most expensive drink."

"no problem."

Dante patted Enzo on the shoulder and laughed as he spoke.

Shen Ye, watching Dante accept the mission, felt that there was no need for them to interfere anymore. With Dante, who had inherited the demon bloodline that could defeat Mondes, defeating Mondes was a certainty. So he called Bayonetta and Jeanne to prepare to go home.

As for Enzo, he's safe now, so let him drive back on his own.