Devil May + Vampire
Prelog
Not long after the battle Tsukune fought with Issa Shuzen for another Rosario to bring the outer Moka back out, the school gym teacher Okuto Kotsubo decides that high school skirt chasing is no longer a top priority for him and he'll let's Gin handle all the research. Instead he feels the student body needs more than his "assistance" to help themselves prepare for the dangers that lie within their realm, so he decides to call in a favor from a very old friend. So, just like always when someone needs a lift Nurari shows up when he's needed. "Kotsubo you need a ride somewhere?" he asked.
"Yes, I need you to bring me to…Him." Okuto replied back with a look of excitement. So they take the magical tunnel that seems to connect Yokai academy to anywhere in the world, and show up in front of: Devil May Cry. Kotsubo walks in nonchalantly and hears a guitar being played in the background. He walks up to the pool table where Trish is just shooting around and asks, "This Devil May Cry?"
Trish replies back, "Yes," and sighs, "Welcome to Devil May Cry. What is the nature of your problem?" She sets her pool cue down unenthusiastically.
He thinks for a moment before answering her so rather coyly. "Well I need to talk to Dante. You see I'm calling in an old favor from way back when Vergil helped summon…what was that thing called again," he pauses, "oh now I remember, Temen-ni-gru."
Trish looks at him as if she's looking at a ghost for the first time in her life, "Who the hell are you?!" she draws her guns. Then as if he used his Quicksilver Dante appeared right in front of Trish and plays a power cord that knocks Kotsubo back straight on his ass. After he knocks him down he slides down the frets to stop the music. Looks at what he's assuming is an assassin sent to test him for the next greatest thing that's gonna take over the human world.
Dante then smiles as he looks at his old friend, "Is that you Okuto you perverted demon son of a bitch?!" Nevan seems to disappear from his hands and he walks over to Okuto to give him a friendly hug.
Kotsubo briefly smiles and accepts the hug, "Come now Dante," he pulls away, "please call me by my first name…wait, you couldn't tell it was me? Who else would be here for a favor from back when Vergil was connected with that whole mess Temen-ni-gru?"
Dante pauses for a minute only too answer with, "Well not many people, cause Lady works with me like Trish here." He then realizes exactly what Okuto wants from him, "Come upstairs with me I wanna have a drink with you while you tell me why you're here. I'm probably gonna need it considering the last time we talked you tried to get me to take your current job so you could be a professional skirt chaser." Kotsubo looks at Dante as if he was mortally wounded by his low balling truthful accusations. Never the less he follows Dante up the stairs to his desk. Okuto looks around a bit to see the shops changed a lot in the years since he's been there. Considering it was basically destroyed time and time again by demons, gods and who knows whatever else. Trish is following behind so she's not left out of the loop and to find out more about this mystery man she has never heard of before. Dante proceeds to crack a fresh bottle of Saki and pours a few shots and hands one to his buddy and flop into his chair. He downs the shot, cracks a beer and sits back, "So what favors you calling in cause knowing you it's never just one." Dante just stairs at Okuto with his eyebrow raised.
"You know me all too well Dante." He takes shot, grabs the bottle and sits down, "That one where I covered for you with Lady's motorcycle. You remember that right," Okuto tried with what seems to be a failed attempt to intimidate Dante, "the one you destroyed climbing the outside of the tower whilst killing demons along the way with it." Trish kind of chuckles because she know if Lady knew that bike was a replacement, and was actually destroyed Dante, he'd be in some serious trouble. "Also, giving you that special storage trunk for the other Devil Arms you got from Temen-ni-gru, and whatever other adventure you've been on since." He proceeds to pour himself more Saki, "By the way how has Nevan been doing?"
Dante laughs, "She loves to be fingered what do you think?! She's literally that guitar you smart ass! Anyway what kind of job you got for me, and you better not say a teaching gig at that school…" Dante pauses to think, "the names escaping me, but I told you before I'm not doing your job."
The look on Kotsubos face turns serious before his explanation begins, "Well it's the prestigious Yokai Academy for starters!" Dante and Trish have no idea where this false pride comes from but, they're now intrigued and are biting this line. "And well…yeah I'm the gym teacher cause you wouldn't do it but that's not what I'm asking of you now. I need you to teach our students to fight and defend themselves against people and or other demons who want to kill them."
"Well hey, I mean I'm a self proclaimed Devil/Demon Hunter don't get me wrong," Dante says through taking a large gulp of his beer, "You really think I can teach self defense without nearly or successfully killing a few students?!"
"Well, we kind of factored that in already," he surprised both Trish and Dante with that as she sits on the edge of his desk, "You are gonna personally teach a kid who's now a Ghoul to hone his abilities and summon his power like it was his Devil Trigger."
"You said I'm teaching the students not just one…but before we hash out the job details any further what would I get out of this deal; I mean I know you're calling in some pretty hefty favors here but I need something out of this deal if I'm going to be a teacher…wait can I bring Trish and Lady as teaching assistances?"
Pleased that Dante is figuring out details that he doesn't have to explain to him Kotsubo happily answers, "I was planning on you asking me that they are welcome to do so. Also, for good measure Nero has been enrolled in Yokai Academy as a student and, was given special teaching privileges for your class only." Dante looks a bit puzzled, "This just means he's aloud to walk around the school with the Red Queen. Which I'm sure Nero will try to use her to impress the girls at this school I mean they're all knockouts and the prepor…"
Dante cut him off with the world's most excited tone, "Wait your telling me in addition to what you're gonna pay me and the girls which we can discuss later…obviously, that I can walk around your school being the ultimate demonic cock-block to Nero by abusing Quicksilver anytime I want!?"
Half confused Kotsubo attempts to calm him with, "There may not be a need to do that Dante. I enlisted help from another old friend of yours and she thinks she can make sure a naked image of you pops into his head every time he attempts to flirt with any/all girls…which including your lovely teaching assistances." He winks at Trish.
"No no no, my way is much more fun, as much as I want to see the look of mental scaring on his fac…wait! Mental scaring" Dante's a bit puzzled, "only a psychic would be able to even attempt something like that." His eyes grew wide, "You mean to tell me you've also been in contact with Kat!" Because of his majorly excited tone as soon as her name leaves his lips Dante flinches because Lady bursts through window and lands on the desk with Kalina-Ann pointed straight at "little Dante" and Sparta at his throat. As they say in unison.
"Who's this Kat character Dante?!" both Trish and Lady ask with murderous intent in their voices.
"Don't worry gals I will explain this one the bus ride over." Looks at Okuto, "So Kotsubo, we're in I'm bringing the Devil Arms and please no more surprises."
As he rolls his eyes, "Yeah, sure…no more surprises."
"HEY! You hesitated, I felt that you bastard!" Dante roared out! He takes a deep breath, "You know what never mind any more surprises you have for me cannot be as bad as introducing old friends back into my life. So how long do I…we have to prepare for this teaching gig?"
"Sadly you've only carved out a week to get your affairs in order. We need you there as soon as possible," Okuto thinks, "a week is all the prep time is more than enough for a big shot Devil Hunter such as yourself." As he finished he could felt a weird chill up his spine as if this may have been a bad idea, or it could just be the open window he's not quite sure yet.
"So question, who's gonna do my job while I'm teaching?" Dante questions Kotsubo, "You're not gonna suggest I call Chi or the Vie De Marli for a favor/hold down the fort while I'm gone. Getting in contact with them is easier than it sounds Kotsubo."
"You don't have much choice if you wanna keep taking in money for your "high class hit jobs"…you're gonna need someone with some demon blood to at least watch the shop for you." Kotsubo explains to him trying to sound somewhat helpful.
"Fine I'll take care of things on my end." Dante finally finishes his beer in one final big swig. Okuto points to the bus outside the window as if suggesting Dante take that to get this prep work finished quicker, "Nah, its fine I'll take care of this one on my own. I need the exercise anyway." So Dante leaves Trish and Lady to watch the shop and uses Quicksilver to help cut travel time to Dumary Island so he may talk to Lucia/Chi.
Once he gets there he's greeted with the same welcoming party from his last visit. "Oh yeah, time to blow off some steam!" Dante quickly equips Lucifer and proceeds to have a ball. He's making his way through the streets of Dumary hacking and slashing his way through. As he does so his memories of this island and his little adventure here. Good times he thinks to himself, as some of the stronger demons on the island come out to play. Dante then takes out Pandora and sets her up on his shoulder, "Hehehe…Bitches love cannons!" After slaughtering literally hundreds of them, they finally flee because they realize who the fuck they are dealing with. Dante finally gets to the other side of the island to the village where he first met Lucia and Matier.
Matier feels his presence near the edge of the village they first met and goes to get Chi. Dante enters the cliff side village to see the town actually semi active compared to the last time he was there. Someone notices him, and goes to find Matier only to find she's already beside Dante with Chi, "Son of Sparda."
"Lady Matier, Chi." He bows.
"Call me Lucia Dante!" Chi grids it out though her teeth. "So, what do we owe this unexpected pleasure?"
Dante smiles a little "Small favor. Could you watch my shop while I'm away? A friend of mine called in a few hefty favors and they unfortunately cannot be ignored I'm afraid."
"Do I gotta kill demons?" she exasperatedly asks.
"Interested?" Dante raises an eye brow to Chi only to reply, "No you don't have to kill anything if you don't want to. I just need someone to make sure it's known I'm not out of business. However, if you take on any small hit jobs, any money you earn is rightfully yours too keep." Under his breath, "after the contract fee…"
Chi looks at Matier as if she was helpless, "Will you be ok here by yourself Lady Mati…"
Matier roars, "Silence child," which makes Lucia and even Dante take a step back, "I've been doing this before Dante here was even a wet dream," she winks at Dante as she makes the joke. Dante chuckles, "We will be able to manage by ourselves. Go do this for Dante, after all quitted down the streets while he was here." Dante escorts Lucia to his shop and which with Quicksilver only took so many days.
*Total elapsed time 1 week*
After prepping everything and as he's ready to leave his shop to Lucia and take the girls just then the "magic bus" shows up out of nowhere. Right as Dante opens the door, "Well you're quite the on time one um…Nurari was it?"
"You know it Dante I'm always right on time." He looks at Lady and Trish, "Ladies shall we get going?"
Chapter 1 coming soon.