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Chapter 909 Extra Chapter Seven: A Letter from an Old Friend
Devil May Cry world, Foduna.

This small European town, which suffered greatly during the "Order of the Sword Rebellion," has now been reborn.

After the great disaster, the former Order of the Sword was reorganized by the Knight Commander Credor. Initially, it was responsible for post-disaster reconstruction as a disaster relief organization. Later, after the reconstruction was completed, it was simply reorganized into a new government organization.

Lord Clement, the Knights Commander, originally intended to resign and face legal consequences after the reconstruction was completed. However, after he led his remaining comrades to fulfill their responsibilities, the citizens of Foduna chose him to lead the city.

Credo was reluctant to do so, but since Foduna couldn't find a more suitable candidate, the position eventually fell to Credo.

Therefore, this former knight commander now holds an even higher position and greater power, but he has never forgotten the lessons he learned during the chaos of the Order of the Demon Sword, and manages this reborn city with the most rigorous and humble attitude.

In the occasional moments of free time amidst his busy schedule, he would think back to many things from the past, as well as those who had helped him.

"...I wonder which world that one is adventuring in now?"

……

It's still Froduna, a corner of the city.

A law firm with a flashing sign is quietly located on a street corner.

The shop here is unassuming, but it enjoys a high reputation among the residents of Verduna.

Not only because one of the owners here is Kyrie, Credo's sister, but also because this agency specializes in handling cases related to demons and completes all of them exceptionally well, thus earning the trust of the citizens.

Such a great achievement was not only due to Kirie's management, but also to Nero, who was in charge of fighting the demons, and Nico, the last member who took care of logistics.

Yes, she is Agnus's nominal daughter, the craftswoman who created the new Scarlet Queen and various mechanical arms for Nero in the fifth game.

Although Li You altered many aspects of the plot in Devil May Cry 4, those changes had little to do with her. Just as in the official novel, she arrived in this city about a month after the Order of the Sword's rebellion and met Nero.

Li You had mentioned Nico to Nero before. Although Nico's thoughts were somewhat whimsical, she did help Nero a lot after they started working together, so it was only natural that they became partners.

Putting everything else aside, Nicole's tireless research day and night resulted in the successful transformation of the magical artifact Belial into the style of the Scarlet Queen, just as Li You had originally envisioned, giving Nero an incredibly handy magical weapon. This alone was a remarkable achievement.

So Nero chose to tolerate her behavior of openly staying at the agency after that, eating, drinking, and living there for free.

However, he couldn't accept all of Nicole's behaviors, just like today...

"Hey, Nicole!"

The door to Nicole's studio was pushed open forcefully, and Nero, whose face showed signs of hardship but whose appearance remained unchanged from the fourth generation, walked in, except for her short haircut.

"What new invention of yours did you come up with that exploded again? The neighbors are complaining again!"

The studio was a mess. A young girl with a good figure, but dressed sloppily, even somewhat unkempt, slid out from the workbench using a sliding panel.

"...Explosion? Oh, you mean the little incident last night? Don't worry, it was nothing serious..."

She wore glasses, a jacket, and denim shorts, revealing her tattoos. Her face was covered in grease, and her hair was a mess, like a bird's nest.

Nero was furious when he saw her like this: "You've made such a mess of the room again!"

Nicole still didn't seem to care much, her mind only on her new creation. She gave a few perfunctory replies and then slid back to her previous post.

The two often bickered, and it was best not to disturb Nicole when she was tinkering with her strange creations—a rule Nero remembered after learning his lesson.

So, despite his anger, he could only emphasize it again before closing the door and leaving.

"Is she okay?"

A gentle voice rang out; it was Kirie who emerged from the back of the office, her words filled with concern for Nero and Nico.

Kirie was wearing a simple house dress, but it couldn't hide her outstanding temperament. Nero's expression softened the moment he saw her.

"Don't worry, what could possibly happen to her? She's just disturbing the neighbors again..."

Kiriel thought that made sense, and said, "I'll go to the neighbors' houses this afternoon to apologize, and I'll also mention it to Nicole."

Nero nodded upon hearing this: "Only you can make her listen to you... Thank you for your hard work."

Kirie smiled gently: "Compared to the two of you, there's not much I can do, so of course I'll give you my full support."

Nero was quite moved: "Kirith..."

He instinctively stepped forward and took Kirie's hand, and Kirie looked at him with a slight blush on her face.

Before the two could say anything more, the studio door was pushed open again with a "bang," and Nicole walked out, startling the two into letting go of each other's hands again.

Nicole, completely oblivious, simply asked, "Oh, Kirie! When's dinner?"

Nero: “…”

After finally getting rid of him, the two of them lost the desire to whisper anything to each other.

Nero raised his hand and pressed it to his forehead: "This guy, really."

Gillies simply smiled: "Although Nicole has a unique personality, she has indeed helped us a lot. We also owe a great deal to Mr. Li You; otherwise, given how she first appeared before us, we probably would have had a lot more trouble becoming friends."

Nero recalled the first time he met Nico and sighed, "That's certainly true."

The two exchanged another glance, then looked at Nero's Devil Hand, and realized they were thinking the same thing.

"...I wonder how Mr. Li You and the others are doing now?" Ji Liye asked.

Nero said, "I'm curious too... Even putting aside us, the last time I talked to Dante on the phone, he was still talking about how Li You tricked you into adding olives to the pizza."

Kirie felt a little embarrassed: "This, I..."

Nero chuckled: "Don't worry about it. They're just two rascals who're always messing with each other."

"As for Li You, I recently wrote him back, telling him about our situation. I suppose he's received it by now?"

Kirie nodded. "I hope they are all well."

……

The world of fairy sword.

Li You was reading a letter with his companions.

After reading the letter, Edge and V were both happy about the thriving situation in Verdona.

Besides these, Li You also paid attention to more details mentioned in the letter: "...The Demon Sword Cult has been reorganized and has become a proper sect, focusing only on faith?" "It is said that they have significantly revised their doctrines and are now a local religion with universal applicability - which is a good thing."

As he read further, he saw that Nero mentioned Dante.

Simply put, Dante is still running his firm, but in his spare time he's been busy with something else.

—Searching for her older brother.

Li You had told Dante that he had seen Virgil in Red Tomb City, and Dante had been searching for Virgil ever since.

To this day, however, he has not found any trace of it, but he has indeed found some clues.

According to Nero in his letter, Dante called him mainly to complain about Li You.

Li You could only express his helplessness in the face of this.

He could only assure Dante that Virgil would one day appear in Red Tomb City, but he didn't know exactly when.

After all, it wasn't mentioned in detail in the official novels or comics.

After reading Nero's greeting in the letter, Li You raised his hand and quickly wrote a reply, which he then dropped into the mailbox in the void.

Soon, Nero will receive a reply, and he won't need to reply immediately. As long as he keeps the letter, he can summon the messenger demon whenever he wants to write to Li You.

This is how the letters came to be—and there was more than one.

After carefully putting away Nero's letter, Li You took out a second one.

Everyone looked over; it had been sent from the border region.

V glanced at the signature: "The sender is... Seren? That magician?"

Li You nodded, opened the letter to read it, and then raised an eyebrow: "Is that so?"

Seeing the change in his expression, everyone became curious: "What happened that surprised you?"

Li You handed over the letter: "Take a look."

Aiji took it, glanced at it, and was immediately shocked: "The Shadowlands... have been moved back to the Borderlands!?"

Upon hearing this, not only V, but even Yuzu was slightly surprised: "Is that so?"

Li You nodded: "It is the result of Seren and the entire magic academy's research, so she has achieved her wish."

In her letter, Teacher Serenity mentioned that ever since she learned about the connection between the Shadowlands and the Borderlands, she had always wanted to bring that land back to the Borderlands.

After all, the ability to peel an entire landmass off the continent is undoubtedly a divine power, and Seren naturally wanted to crack and even master this power.

Although her motives differed, her claim still received the support of the current King of Elden.

Now fully adapted to the responsibilities of being a queen, Millison, together with the new prime minister Ampah, has managed the border region in an orderly manner.

The new dynasty radiated outwards from the royal city of Rodel to Nymgford, Lake Lienia, Gelid, Mount Gmir, the Altan Plateau, Mount Giant, and the Sacred Snowfield and the Sacred Tree.

In these regions, the royal family maintained its rule by either granting fiefdoms to lords or allowing local residents to govern themselves through different systems. The chosen lords were generally loyal enough to the royal family, or at least able to establish a relationship of trust.

As a result, the situation in the entire border region is now stable. In addition, God and the law have long since left this land, and disasters that once ravaged the entire continent, like the wars of the past, will no longer occur.

Based on this, upon learning of Seren's plan to bring the Shadowlands back to the center of the Borderlands, Millison first consulted with Ampah, then sought the opinions of the lords from various regions, and finally passed the proposal with almost unanimous approval.

Then, Serenity and the magic academy she now leads received substantial assistance from the royal family and various territories. Resources and ancient historical records were readily available.

Moreover, there are demigods and heroes who experienced what happened back then, and they can also provide reference.

Even though he had long since taken control of the magic academy and completely dominated Lienia, Seren had never felt such powerful support. Overjoyed, he led his magicians to study, almost day and night, the ritual power that Queen Marika had used to divide the Shadowlands.

After a long period of research, they actually cracked the spell used by Queen Marika. After Seren replicated it in reverse and conducted several large-scale experiments, they finally set up the reverse ritual in the Shadowlands.

Finally, three months prior, according to the border region's timeline, with the royal family's permission, Ceremony was presided over by all the magic academy's mages.

The specific process was quite complicated, and there were many twists and turns along the way. Even without mentioning those, the entire ceremony took a full two months.

Fortunately, the ending was satisfactory. With the supply of massive resources, the Shadowlands, which had long been separated by Queen Marika, finally returned to the embrace of the border after a two-month-long struggle.

Thus, the new dynasty's royal family can be considered to have achieved its goal.

As for the land that has returned, and the demigod Mesmer who was originally staying there, the political changes brought about by their return are another matter entirely.

Fortunately, the forces in the Shadowlands had reached a basic agreement with Li You beforehand, and the new dynasty's royal family had naturally communicated with them before guiding their return. So, in the end, the transition was smooth and no trouble was caused.

Meanwhile, the resistance forces lurking in the underworld had long been reduced to mere survival by the attacks of special forces such as the Night Cavalry, and were no longer capable of causing any significant trouble.

After reading the letter, Li You was happy for Millison and their friends in the border region.

Seren wrote the letter knowing the importance of things. Although he focused on guiding the return of the Shadowlands, he also mentioned the current situation of Li You and Kara's former companions.

Knowing that they were all doing well, Li You was relieved.

However, besides the above, Seren also had another purpose in writing this letter, which was to share the new results she had achieved through this ritual with Li You and Kara—mainly with Kara.

As mentioned before, breaking Queen Marika's spell and pulling the Shadowlands back to the borderland undoubtedly means mastering the methods of a deity.

Seren has always valued Kara's talent, and even though Kara has never changed her way of addressing her as "Master," she is willing to share her research findings with Kara and exchange ideas with her.

Of course, the letter would inevitably be delivered to Li You, and Serian knew this, so he did not try to hide it.

With Li You's current perspective, he could certainly see that Serian's research results were truly ingenious, especially since some of the key points subtly echoed the knowledge he had gained from the rift left by Ymir.

If these materials were given to Kara, they would surely help her conduct further research.

So after reading the attachment attached to the letter, which was longer than the letter itself, Li You packed it up and put it back in the mailbox.

Just like before, Kara will soon receive this weighty letter.

After finishing all that, Li You clapped his hands and said, "Alright, you've read the letter, let's go. If there's a chance, you might be able to continue playing role-playing games."

Upon hearing this, Yuzu and the other two's eyes lit up: "Great!"

(End of this chapter)