The next morning, Raize spent the entire night clearing Devil May Cry on the highest difficulty.
"Hiss… this pain synchronization is really strong this time. Son of Sparda on the highest difficulty really isn't a joke. It hurts…"
The morning sunlight streamed in through the gap in the curtains. Raize's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins. Not resting all night wasn't a big deal—the real issue was the pain synchronized from playing through Devil May Cry.
Don't be fooled by the lack of visible injuries on his body. The pain he endured was very real. He had even cried out in pain several times in his room, though thankfully he had long since set up a soundproof barrier.
Although experiencing severe pain could enhance Raize's tolerance, this time the pain was truly intense.
Because he had high expectations for Devil May Cry, Raize had been fully immersed in achieving a perfect clear with the highest rating. Any noticeable mistake in a stage meant restarting it, which ended up costing him a lot of time.
Now, the game was perfectly cleared!
[Ding! Congratulations to the player for completing the game!]
The familiar and anticipated notification sounded. Raize let out a heavy breath, relaxed his entire body, leaned back in his chair, and squinted as he looked at the on-screen text announcing the successful clear.
Then, the familiar large roulette wheel appeared again. The items listed on it were all specialties of the Devil May Cry world.
[Dante Character Template] [Vergil Character Template] [Lady Inheritance Template] [Sparda Demon Bloodline] [Gold Orb] [Red Orb] [Green Orb] [Blue Orb] [Purple Orb] [Rebellion Longsword] [Yamato] [Cerberus] [Agni & Rudra] [Nevan] [Beowulf] [Ebony & Ivory] [Artemis] [Spiral] [Kalina Ann] [Force Edge] [Summoned Swords] [Dante's Four Combat Style Inheritance] [Shadow Companion] [Quicksilver Style] [Dark Slayer] …
Classic Devil May Cry items—equipment, character templates, and style powers.
Because Raize's clear rating was excellent, the areas corresponding to high-value rewards on the roulette wheel were quite large, increasing the chances of drawing them.
[This game clear reward is random draws. The player has six chances.]
[Notice: Due to the extremely high clear rating and achievement of a perfect clear, two additional draw chances have been granted!]
Six draw chances became eight. A joyful smile appeared on Raize's tired face. It seemed the intense pain he endured all night hadn't been for nothing.
Two extra draw chances meant two more opportunities to further strengthen his foundation.
Raize hurried out of his room, washed his hands, then prayed briefly in front of the portraits of his parents and sister, asking for a boost in luck.
"Begin…"
After steadying himself and taking a deep breath, Raize silently recited the command. The large roulette wheel on the light screen began spinning rapidly. After dozens of seconds, it gradually slowed, and under Raize's gaze—now bursting with joy—it stopped on [Yamato].
Anyone who has played Devil May Cry would never forget this demonic blade. Yamato was a relic left behind by Sparda, Vergil's father, and it contained the immense demonic power bestowed by the legendary demon swordsman Sparda.
Later, Rebellion was given to Dante, while Yamato went to Vergil.
Yamato was incomparably sharp, slaughtering demons as easily as cutting paper. Opposite to Dante's Rebellion, Yamato's ability was "Severance." It could not only cut space and create pathways for movement, but also separate Vergil's "human" and "demon" aspects into two independent entities.
The classic skill "Judgment Cut" was its primary manifestation—distorting space around the target and then striking it repeatedly.
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Yamato']
[Yamato]
『Quality』: EX
『Type』: Legendary Weapon
『Effect』: A demonic blade that wields spatial power. Its primary ability is 'Severance.' It can not only separate space to create spatial cutting effects, but if the wielder is strong enough, even concepts can be severed.
The wielder may alter Yamato's appearance according to personal preference for combat.
Note: Yamato originally required Sparda's demonic power to unleash its full strength. It has now been adjusted and no longer requires specific demonic power to wield. However, activating Yamato's abilities consumes a large amount of energy.
The moment Yamato was stored in the inventory space, Raize impatiently took it out.
Up until now, he hadn't had a truly satisfactory weapon at hand. This solved one of his immediate problems.
Raize's eyes gleamed as he looked at the sheathed Yamato in his hand. He lightly gripped the hilt and gently drew the blade.
A flash of cold light reflected off the mirror-like blade, causing Raize to narrow his eyes slightly.
Even with the blade only partially drawn, a sharp, bone-piercing aura swept across his skin.
Yamato's guard was oval-shaped, and the hilt was also oval, colored white and deep blue. At the pommel was a relief of a Western dragon. The scabbard was still black, with a yellow cord as the sageo. At the metal tip were two golden lightning patterns.
The design was both beautiful and imposing. Raize channeled his energy into Yamato.
"Hmmm—!"
Like something long asleep being awakened, the Yamato in Raize's hand began to burn with an aura of energy on its surface. Without Raize actively feeding it, Yamato greedily drew energy from his body.
The chaotic energy within Raize surged toward Yamato like floodgates opening. Even his Dragon's Heritage power wasn't spared. After dozens of seconds, when Raize's face began to pale and cold sweat formed, the demonic blade finally stopped absorbing his energy.
After restraining and internalizing Raize's energy, Yamato's appearance changed again, becoming a form that Raize found extremely pleasing and handsome.
Complex golden patterns resembling infinite symbols appeared along the hilt. The guard changed from an oval into paired hexagons. The hilt wrap was white, and the sageo black.
The dragon motif at the pommel disappeared, but not entirely. A golden dragon menuki appeared beneath the guard.
The scabbard tip lost its lightning patterns, replaced by three golden dots.
The appearance closely resembled the yet-to-be-released Devil May Cry 5 Yamato design. Raize loved the transformation the demonic blade had undergone.
After absorbing Raize's energy, Yamato also formed a close connection with him, allowing him to do this.
"Return!"
At his command, Yamato in Raize's hand transformed into a mass of demonic power and directly merged into his body. Whenever he wanted to use it, it would automatically manifest with a mere thought.
Moreover, after Yamato entered his body, the power of Kirby within Raize caused Yamato to completely become a part of his own strength. Even without manifesting the blade, he could freely wield its power.
"Hmmm—!"
Raize raised a finger. A sharp, cold light flashed across it as he lightly traced downward through the air. A glowing spatial line appeared before him.
As he continued to pour in power, the glowing spatial line was pulled apart to both sides, forming a half-meter-wide spatial gate. Inside was pitch-black, with faintly rippling darkness like flowing sand.
While maintaining the spatial gate, Raize felt his energy being rapidly consumed. It seemed that constructing a spatial gate required a considerable amount of energy as support.
Raize immediately stopped. Without power to sustain it, the spatial gate rapidly closed and vanished, leaving no visible trace behind.
However, within Raize's perception, the area where the spatial rift had just been opened still carried extremely obvious residual traces. They were invisible to the naked eye and could only be sensed through spatial perception.
And that spatial perception likewise originated from Yamato.
"Starting off with a top-tier gift, huh. Riding this momentum, I'll go all out with a seven-in-a-row pull!"
Right from the start he had received a top-level reward. Raize directly used up the remaining seven draw chances. The roulette wheel began spinning at high speed as he closed his eyes and silently prayed.
The constant draw notifications echoing in his mind made his brows twitch nonstop.
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Demonic Weapon: Beowulf']
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'One Million Red Orbs']
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Summoned Swords']
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Dante's Four Combat Style Inheritance']
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Style: Doppelganger']
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Style: Quicksilver']
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 'Style: Dark Slayer']
All draw chances were exhausted. When Raize opened his eyes, he saw a pale red sphere of light floating before him. Inside it were four deep crimson runes arranged together in a square—Dante's four major combat styles.
There were also three additional light orbs of different colors floating nearby. The dark purple orb emitting a gloomy aura represented Doppelganger. The mercury-colored orb, seeming to freeze the surrounding space, represented Quicksilver.
The final azure-blue orb, carrying a sharp, cutting aura, represented Dark Slayer—the combat style exclusive to Vergil, symbolizing his ruthless fighting approach.
In the game, this style allowed Vergil to swiftly evade attacks and rapidly close in on enemies, greatly enhancing his lethality.
The Style: Dark Slayer before Raize was more like a complete synthesis of Vergil's combat techniques—master-level iaijutsu swordsmanship, ruthless applications of demonic power, and refined physical combat skills, all centered on a kill-on-contact approach.
This was Vergil's combat style—Dark Slayer.
The orbs formed from these four styles began circling Raize's body one by one, then merged into his chest.
As soon as the foreign powers entered his body, the power of Kirby within him was instantly triggered.
Pink energy flames wrapped around Raize's body, forcibly transforming him into Kirby form.
The pink energy nearly completely enveloped his round body. Kirby's power thoroughly integrated the newly acquired forces within him, making them fully his own.
More than that, once Raize transformed into Kirby, these powers fused with his body and caused it to evolve, granting Kirby an entirely new form.
The dark power of Doppelganger formed a small, close-fitting black coat with hints of crimson and infrared tones. Yamato appeared in his short pink hands. Quicksilver manifested as a head of silver-white, tousled hair atop Kirby Raize's otherwise smooth head.
"Mm, overwhelming power!"
Kirby Raize closed his eyes with a cool expression, lifted one short hand, and brushed the silver-white hair upward. The originally drooping strands instantly spiked upward into a sharp, rising style.
It really did look cool—but combined with Kirby's round, adorable form and the tiny black coat, it created a chibi-style cool-yet-cute appearance.
Honestly, it still gave off a strong urge to go over and pet him.
Latest form unlocked: Devil Hunter Kirby.
After admiring his new form, Kirby Raize remembered that there were still two weapons he had drawn. He directly took them out from his inventory: the Summoned Swords, whose appearance resembled the Force Edge, and Beowulf, a pair of light-attribute gauntlets and greaves.
Ahwooo—!
Kirby Raize opened his mouth wide and swallowed both weapons. Once inside his body, the demonic weapons transformed into pure energy and merged into him, ready to be summoned at will.
All Devil May Cry rewards had now been obtained. The final one million Red Orbs functioned as currency in Devil May Cry, used to learn skills.
Now manifested in reality, their function was similar to the spirit peaches and soul essences he had previously obtained from Journey to the West-themed games.
[Red Orb: A specialty material from the Devil May Cry world, formed from souls that fell into the underworld. A high-purity demonic crystal that can be absorbed to enhance the soul, demonic power, and mental strength…]
Indeed, it could be used as a training resource—and the quantity obtained was far from small.
Crunch.
Raize casually took a Red Orb filled with refined energy and tossed it into his mouth. As he felt the pure energy nourish his body, he nodded in satisfaction.
Quicksilver could slow time to the point of near-stasis. Doppelganger could summon a clone equal in strength to himself.
"Doppelganger" in German means "one who walks alongside another," referring to an unseen second self hidden within one's heart. Seeing one's own doppelganger is considered an ominous sign.
Just like now—Raize directly activated the power of the Doppelganger.
A pair of crimson eyes abruptly emerged from the shadow at his feet. Like looking into a mirror, a clone identical to Kirby Raize appeared beside him, standing like a twin.
The only difference was that deep within the other Kirby Raize's eyes, crimson light occasionally flickered.
They were identical in appearance, physique, and even aura.
This wasn't a simple clone—it was a duplicate with completely equal strength.
The two Kirbys reached out and touched each other, then quietly began exerting force, their vast and identical powers clashing against one another.
The result was predictable—equal strength, no victor. Raize also had no intention of using full power and wrecking his room.