[AN: Man I just uploaded this shit and already got like 8 PMs from AI bots. I mean, I assume its bots. Out of the current reviews I think only one or two is actually human.

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Chapter 3: Bzzz Bzzzzz

Fortuna is a very beautiful city. The architecture is so Renaissance and all that. The people here however could use some more fashion sense, I think. I know that in DMC4 the dev just make all the NPC civvies mobs as faceless randos in hoods so that they can cut cost on character design but it turns out everyone here do cover their heads with that burlap sack of a hoodie.

After we are graduated as Holy Knights, Nero and I were given monthly salaries and business allowance. We even have dental coverage. Apparently, the Order takes employee welfare seriously.

Most of our batch had rented apartments in the city center or just live at the barracks in HQ, but Nero and I chose to repurpose the old chapel at the edge of Fortuna City as our home. Now I don't know what is Sparda's opinion as the Satan Jesus, but I think he may approve the nude models posters I had taped all over the place.

He's lucky I haven't found any anime posters yet.

Nero's side of the living room however is funnily enuff more conservative than mine. Which was hilarious considering he's the grandson of a demon. He doesn't blatantly tape nude posters on the walls but instead he just taped some metal bands posters instead. He had taken the eastern half of the chapel and turn it into some sort of indoor workshop. Considering he built Red Queen and Blue Rose from scratch, I think the dude is just born to be a weapon engineer or something.

Supposedly, he intends to open a weapon workshop as a side hustle. Hey, if you are good at something, monetize it.

My side however is shitty art studio. I don't know if drinking my weekly dose of demon mutagen the Order called Sparda's Blessed Water accelerated my learning curve or what but as it turns out I rapidly get good at artwork. Now, I can confidently draw portraits.

"Are you done with the signboard or what?", asked Nero.

"Just a bit.", I shake the spray can and spray down the finishing touch. A signboard that read Gray Raven HQ, with the logo of a gray colored Raven. "Yep, lets prop it up."

We brought the signboard outside and nailed it above the front door. We look at the signboard with satisfaction.

[Gray Raven Bladeworks]

"Now that's a HQ!", I clapped for myself.

Whenever we were off from missions, Nero and I gradually turn the rundown chapel into our base of operation. We mowed the grass and bushes and planted flowers at the lawn and fruit trees at the backyard. We repaired the leaky roof, brick up the broken walls and clear out the trashes. At the east side there's a room for BBQ parties but we don't exactly expect guests really. We're still working out building the koi pond and zen garden at the west side.

If I'm going to get stuck here I may as well just live with style.

"Nero, Soren."

A familiar voice greet us as he enters the gate.

"Credo.", Nero replied. "What's bring you here?"

"I have a mission for the both of you.", Credo then reach into his coat and produce the mission briefing papers. "All the details are in here, but to cut a long story short, there is a report of a a demon sighting that roams the outskirts of Medici castle at the mainland. Both are you are to capture the demon and bring it back to HQ.", he then passed the papers to Nero.

Nero then look at him incredulously. "Since when we're in the demon catching business?".

To which Credo answered, "Our Order has always been studying demon parts which is then used to create most of the weapons we use." That's true. I had wondered where does Exceed System get their power from and it turns out that somehow the Order had managed to bottle demonic energy into fuel cartridges and it is with these demon fuel cartridges that we're able to use the vroom vroom swords. "Sometimes we need to capture live specimens for research purposes. I assure you this is standard operation as usual."

"I see.", Nero fold his arms and shake his head. "Capturing is not really my style. Sure you can't pass it along to someone else?"

Credo then pat our shoulders reassuringly. "I have faith in the both of you.", Credo then turns and leave like the cool bro that he is. "May the Savior be with you."

Nero grumbles over the annoyance that we just got dumped with. Killing demons is simple. You just whack them with big ass sword and they're dead. Capturing in the other hand is a pain in the ass to do so especially since we don't even have a form of subspace item that can store living beings. This means we'll have to do it the traditional way.

"You got any doohickey that can help us with this job?", he asked me.

"Nope."

Nero groans in annoyance once again.

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A few hours later, we arrived by boat to the dock at mainland and rent a truck. Both of us never drive before, but I promptly offer to drive it.

After testing out the clutch and gears, I start the car and begin to drive as I adjust to the fuel intake through the peddle. Near immediately, I speed up a drove as if I had always known how to do so.

"It's always weird seeing you learning how to use anything so fast." Nero commented by my side.

I scoffed. "As if you weren't the same."

"Sure, I'm just that good. But you're the only person that rapidly learns like me."

"Welp, I guess that Sparda's Gamergirl Bathwater that the Order kept making me drink raised my IQ instead of muscles."

Nero snorted. "Bullshit. I've seen your math scores. Your IQ is like at 20 with how bad you are at math! You barely able to do basic multiplication."

I just grunt, refusing to elaborate further. I'm bad at math! So what? Its not like you can chant the sequence of pi to traumatize demon back to hell.

Nero then take a nap, leaving me on my lonesome driving to Medici. It should take us 3 hours to arrive at Medici town where we will take rest for the night. The next day, we will go to the castle and see if we can capture whatever demon roaming there in daytime, when demons typically rest asleep.

Just my first step in contributing my efforts to built us a Savior. Yay.

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"You sure this will work, Soren?"

"I think it will help us a little bit."

"Alright. Lets do this Sister."

While this world doesn't has actual Christianity, some form of pseudo-Vatican did formed based on ancient roman gods. Which is just rebranded greek gods. Which is just rebranded Pheonician gods. Which is just rebranded…. Well you get my point. Considering some of DMC demons was actually gods or human heroes in Earth mythology, like Artemis or Beowulf for example, it made you think if worshipping demons as gods was far more common in DMCverse than you thought.

Anyway, as some sort of capturing tool we have a Priestess of Diana bless an iron cage and several length of iron chains. Why iron and not steel, you might ask? Well, in some culture iron can be harmful to supernatural creatures, so I just spitballing some kind of prep using iron. I would get some silver if I'm rich.

Anyway, after a long prayer over a barrel of water, she took a jug and start drenching our capture tools with the water. The iron cage and chains began to glow faintly in golden light, indicating that it has been consecrated with Holy Attribute, making it harmful toward demons.

The priestess then bow to us as respect and wish us a successful hunt. Goddess of the Hunt such as Diana or rather known as her Greek counterpart, Artemis are some of the "deities" that actively assist demon hunters through their clergy as proxies. Sounds kinda ironic if you ask me, asking demons to bless weapons with Holiness to harm other demons. How did being worshipped changed demons nature is beyond me, and I am no Agnus. I'm not interested in demon biology semantics.

"Can't believe that works.", Nero touched the blessed iron and felt a slight tingle. Not enough to really hurt him but a tingle nonetheless.

Speaking of which, Nero still has to reload the fuel catridge for Red Queen. I think in DMC4, Nero no longer need to refuel his Exceed system as it had been operating using his own demonic energy. Right now, Nero is just like the rest of us who are superhuman made from drinking potions made with demon blood. While we are stronger than normal human, we don't have demonic energy by ourselves, so we have to use fuel cartridges and holy artifacts to fight demons. The issue was that because we are contaminated with demonic corruption, we are also affected by Holy Attribute to a lesser degree.

"Just grab the mittens and help me load this up the truck.", I told him.

"Aye aye, captain."

We load up the tools easily enough and I began to drive us to Medici Castle.

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It's over 10:00 am as we enter the castle.

Medici Castle has been abandoned for a long time and its for a good reason. Even without a demon infestation, the castle is riddled with negative energy. The story goes that during the Renaissance, the Medici family was slaughtered in their own home by their rival clans and now their ghost roams this dreadful castle.

"Let's go to the rooftop."

Nero had always been better at hunting demons than the rest of us. It's probably his innate demonic heritage being able to sense their presence even before the awakening of Devil Bringer. I just shrug and follow along behind him.

Man carrying the weight 30 kilos of iron chains is annoying. As if my personal loadout in my subspace isn't heavy enough.

It doesn't take us long to reach the top and as we went past the door to enter the rooftop courtyard, we hear the crackling noise of electricity and the smell of ozone. Following the sound, we see a small…..

Well fuck it, it's a fucking Blitz calfling. Unlike the bulky form of its matured species, the calfling looks more slender and sleek. An adult Blitz was already a menace in speed, so I don't want to even imagine how agile a calf of it can be. The damn thing was just sleeping under the sun with no care in the world. It almost looks cute.

I traded glances with Nero and nodded as I pull out my sniper rifle. With this first shot, the Blitz calf hunt begins.

BANG