People are scared in America, my uncle is Dante

At that time, he still needed to rely on the weapons provided by Alessa when facing Maria.

but now……

Suren lowered his head, clenched his fists, and didn't need any weapons at all.

He was absolutely confident that he could dismantle the monster with his bare hands using only his strength.

"This feeling... is not bad."

Suren's lips curled up slightly, a hint of arrogance flashing in his eyes.

The next second, the suffocating aura emanating from him slowly subsided, and he transformed back into a somewhat lazy-looking detective.

"Let's go."

Suren walked outside. "The air here is terrible. I need to find somewhere to get some strawberry sundaes. This one's on you."

He paused at the door, his tone calm.

"Mr. James, bear this memory with all your might, and live on consciously and painfully."

"Also, remember to make the payment."

James slowly raised his head.

He carefully put the letter into his pocket close to his body.

"it is good."

……

Several hours later.

A black, vintage Sampton was traveling along the winding road.

James was focused on driving.

Mary's body, which he had originally hidden in the trunk of his car, was buried by him in the Silent Hill town of Toka Lake, his and Mary's favorite place.

Meanwhile, Suren lay sprawled across the back seat without any regard for appearances.

He propped his legs up on the glass, placed his hands behind his head, and let his consciousness sink into his mind.

When the mission was completed, his mind was focused on awakening, and he didn't bother to check the system notification that popped up in his mind.

[Solo defeat of James's inner demon: Maria, reward points: 500]

Seeing the extra notification on the system panel when the task was settled, Suren was startled; he hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise.

"I never expected there to be such a reward mechanism besides rigid task rewards."

In the past, those powerful demon bosses were usually killed by Dante or Lady, and I was at most a cheerleader, just trying to get the most basic mission completion points.

Keep reading.

[Awakening of the "Spartan Demon Bloodline" detected.]

[Reward: Basic Demon Skill.]

[Gain innate skill: Ghost Hand Grab - Condenses demonic power into a phantom hand, capable of pulling distant enemies to your front or pulling yourself towards the target.]

[Gained Talent Skill: Trickster's Blink - Instantly bursts magical power, allowing for a rapid dash in any direction, and even enabling a mid-air dash.]

Upon seeing these skills, Suren felt no joy, but rather sensed the system's deep malice.

He had seen all of these skills in the system shop.

Skills that can be obtained simply by awakening one's bloodline are actually placed in the shop and exchanged for with points by the system.

It's like you pay for a bottle of water, drink it, and then find a label on it that says: "Free drink."

"The Shady Merchant System"

Suren cursed under his breath.

Despite his complaints, he couldn't help but smile when he saw those two truly amazing skills.

Ghost Hand is in charge of controlling people. With the addition of Instant Step and the Double Jump he had already learned, he no longer has to be a clumsy super soldier who can only rack up steps on the ground.

This is more like what a demon hunter should be like.

In this good mood, he opened the system shop to see if he could make a purchase.

The next second, he shut down the system without any expression.

【Magic Tool: Yamato】Price: 120000 points.

【Magic Tool: Gilgamesh】Price: 100000 points.

【Magic Tool: Rebellion】Price: 90000 points.

……

【Magic Tool: Pandora】Price: 20000 points.

【Magic Tool: Lucifer】Price: 8500 points.

……

Suren glanced at her points balance and sighed deeply.

Even with the extra 500 points, my total score is only a little over 2200.

Poverty is the original sin.

But he had to find a way to buy it.

With the awakening of his Spartan bloodline, ordinary craftsmanship could no longer contain the demonic power within him.

Only weapons formed from the soul and body of powerful demons can resonate with his magic and unleash their true power.

This is why these weapons are called magical artifacts.

Even the relatively inexpensive magical artifact, [Agni and Rudra], costs 5000 points.

Thinking of this pair of double-edged swords, Suren couldn't help but chuckle.

They were originally a pair of demon brothers who voluntarily submitted and became weapons after being defeated by Dante.

But these two are too talkative.

When they fight, they'll give Dante their own voiceover, shouting out all sorts of cringeworthy move names, and even complaining that Dante's combos aren't cool enough.

Later, Dante felt that the two swords were too noisy and even stole his thunder, so he sold them to the black market merchant Enzo to subsidize his firm.

"Enzo..."

The thought of Enzo made Suren's eyes light up.

Enzo was a black marketeer, a typical shrewd businessman, and an old acquaintance of Dante.

Dante's agency is often in a financial deficit, and a large number of the magical artifacts he has seized are pawned with Enzo for money, and are only redeemed when needed.

Since we can't afford the items in the system shop, why don't we borrow a few weapons from Enzo first?

Anyway, Dante is the mortgagor, so what does it have to do with me, Suren? I don't have to pay back the money anyway.

Just as Suren was silently plotting how to squeeze money out of the stingy Enzo, the silence inside the car was broken by the ringing of her cell phone.

"Is there a signal?"

Suren took out her phone.

As the vehicle drove away from Silent Hill, the cell phone finally got a weak signal.

A bunch of incoming call notifications popped up on the lock screen, all displaying the name: Patty.

And this call is from her again, a few minutes after she couldn't get through to me last time.

Looking at the caller ID at the top, a picture of a blonde, blue-eyed, elegant girl who loved wearing Lolita dresses instantly popped into Suren's mind.

Patty Lowell.

She and Su Lun were childhood sweethearts, having grown up together in the firm since they were little.

Unlike Suren, who was orphaned, her true identity is that of a descendant of an ancient alchemist, possessing a powerful magical bloodline.

Patty often takes advantage of being a year or two older than him, or rather, having a more mature mindset, to boss him around in the firm, acting like a housekeeper.

Her favorite thing to say to Suren was, "Suren, I picked you up from next to a trash can back then. Remember to buy me lots of pretty dresses to repay my kindness when you start making money!"

Whenever she thought of those words, Suren's head would throb slightly.

Where did she learn that phrase from?

It's just like when parents lied to their children as kids, saying, "You were a free gift with a phone top-up."

He held the phone further away and pressed the answer button.

"Suren! Where have you been?! I've been trying to call you but your phone is always out of service."

The noise coming from the phone was so loud that James, who was driving, turned his head slightly.

Although the girl's clear voice carried anger, it also revealed an undisguised anxiety.

"Keep your voice down, Miss Patty."

Suren lowered the phone volume a few decibels. "You're just like that nosy old lady next door. Be careful you don't get wrinkles."

"You're the old woman!"

Patty spoke rapidly: "I don't care, where are you now? Are you hurt? Is Dante with you?"

"I'm on my way back. Isn't Dante at the office?"

Suren glanced at the date and continued, "What's wrong? Isn't today Wednesday? Is school on holiday?"

"What holiday?! I specifically took the day off to come back and see you all!"

Even over the phone, Suren could picture her sulking and stamping her feet.

"I thought since I hadn't been here for several days, the office must be a complete mess again, so I came back to tidy it up, but..."

At this point, Patty's voice suddenly took on a hint of grievance:

"The office was completely empty; Dante must have gone off somewhere having some fun!"

"And another thing! Has the office been burgled?!"