Devil May Cry (デビル メイ クライ)

What'll it be?

Make it a strawberry sundae.

Sir...

This is a bar. lt's no place for a kid.

Oh?

Then l'd expect to smell more alcohol,

but the smell of blood is what's assaulting my nose here.

Well, that's fine with me...

What l'm interested in is this strange rumor l heard.

They say that somewhere around here there's some outdated, violent bar.

A place where they'll take someone's life in place of money.

lt's pretty scary.

Forgive me.

Royal Straight Flush, is it?

Laying a hand like that will shorten a person's life.

How about l buy you a round!

Not bad, Mr. Royal Straight Flush.

The next time you open up shop,

don't forget to add strawberry sundaes to the menu.

Bingo.

Yeah, my usual pizza.

The special mix with fresh ham and garlic potatoes. Rush delivery.

What, my tab?

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Soon, l'll pay you in one fell swoop for everything.

No olives. A large. Don't forget.

Are you listening to me, Dante?

Didn't you hear me? l'm studying.

l may be a man who does odd jobs, but l have no desire to baby-sit some brat.

Brat?

Sorry, young lady.

ln about 10 years or so, l'll ask you out on a date.

And l'll tell you ''no'' in about 10 seconds.

Me, l'm into younger guys.

Listen, Dante. She may be a kid, but...

Oops... My apologies.

She is not just any girl. She's Patty Lowell...

The Cinderella girl who is heiress to the Lowell family fortune.

She sure doesn't look it.

That's because all this time she's been living as an orphan downtown.

l see. Like Cinderella after the magic wore off.

Actually it's the opposite.

The other day, the head of the Lowell family passed away.

When the will was read, an illegitimate child came to light. The lucky winner was...

...our young lady, Patty?

Precisely. ln other words, the magic is just about to begin.

lf you like, l could always hire you as my servant...

Whatever.

Basically, it has been requested that you escort Miss Patty

back to the Lowell Mansion by 6:00pm tomorrow.

That's all?

That's all. That's all?

That's all.

l won't do it. l've got a pizza on the way...

There's no pizza on the way.

l stopped by and talked with Andy at the pizza place and told him

that until you pay your tab in full, they are not to deliver a single pizza to you. Capisci?

You bastard. What right do you have to...

Shit... again?

lf you win, l'll pay your tab in full. And if you lose...

Fine, l got it.

Heads.

You're not much of a gambler, are you?

Shut up.

Dante.

You forget something? You've got a show to play, right?

A show?

l'm counting on you.

l could come and see your show...

l mean, there must not be anyone who comes to see you otherwise, right?

Sorry, but my shows are adults only.

So the woman in that picture is coming to your show then, huh?

Picture?

Well, whatever you do, you should buy yourself a new car.

l don't see any romance happening in this car, that's for sure.

lt's dirty, it stinks, and it's falling apart.

Listen, when it comes to women, it's not where you take them that's important.

lt's how you get them there.

Dante.

This girl's life is mine!

Hey! Are you even listening to me?!

What are you doing?!

What was that all about?!

Don't you think that's a little dangerous?! What if l died?

Can't you do something about this, bro? You are a lawyer, aren't you?!

There's nothing that can be done!

lf the person who sent that letter, Patty Lowell, actually does exist,

the fortune belongs to her.

You're kidding me!

Take it easy, big bro.

lf that letter isn't a fake,

then Patty Lowell will come here around 6 o'clock tomorrow evening.

That's what l'm worried about!

Tomorrow at six in the evening... That makes exactly one week, doesn't it?!

''lf Patty Lowell's existence is proven

within one week of the death of the Lowell family's head,

the entirety of the family fortune is to go to her,'' eh?

Unbelievable... To think our ever-so-serious brother had an illegitimate child all this time...

Huh. So you can look pretty, too.

ls that a picture of some boy?

lt's my mom!

And she's a lot prettier than your girlfriend!

But... l don't remember anything about her...

My mom got sick and died when l was just a baby.

That's what the director of the orphanage said.

That's why l don't remember anything about my mother...

The only thing l have is this picture of her...

Wow! She's beautiful!

ls that a picture of your mother?

Hey, and you're pretty charming yourself!

Mind if l sit here?

Huh?

There are open seats all over the place, aren't there?

Here you go!

Thank you!

l hope l am not bothering you.

lt's no bother. But l can't promise you that you'll live long.

What is that supposed to mean?!

Really!

Why would anyone need some promise like that, just because they sit...

Good grief. That's why l told you...

He's dead.

Mom... Mom...

Looks like he was beaten to death.

l can't be! Was it you?!

Over here!

What is this?!

Hey, you. Why don't you tell me what's going on?

Sure, how's this...

For the ten-odd seconds or so that this train was in the tunnel,

in this car there were those three, me and the girl.

And then our dead friend here. That makes six.

First off, the old man. He didn't do it.

And the couple there was making out in the dark.

You can see for yourself how the girl is.

That only leaves you...

No, there was one more person.

Or to be more precise, one more thing.

Who killed that guy?

Who knows...

lt was a devil.

He was killed by a devil, wasn't he?

Could... Could a devil be hunting me, too?

Dante!

Let's go.

Checkmate.

Damn. l lost again!

Ever since we were kids, you've always run out of steam in the closing stretch.

That's why Jenny left you.

lt's because you got in the way!

No, that was because you were at fault for jumping to conclusions.

Shit.

At any rate... You sure do love that painting, don't you?

Yes. l guess it's because looking at it puts me at peace.

l know, when we divide the fortune among us, l'll take the artwork that's here.

Me, l'll take cold, hard cash.