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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4: "Encounters in the Temen-ni-gru Tower"

[Guitar Hero: "So if it was a skill to pose and say something, how cool!"]

[Cat Guru: "It's too much. Why have a skill that involves posing and saying the name?"]

[Crimson Haired Princess: "Although it seems to have good effects for battle."]

[Cat Guru: "Trickster style, a style that helps with mobility, allowing for quick movements to get closer or further away."]

[Cat Guru: "Swordmaster style, a style that wields its weapon with unmatched mastery, expanding its abilities and maximizing its elemental power."]

[Cat Guru: "Gunslinger style, a style that turns you into a lethal shooter, firing with astonishing precision while performing acrobatic maneuvers. Its skill with firearms is as much an art form as it is a combat tactic."]

[Cat Guru: "Royalguard style, a style that makes you a defensive bulwark. It absorbs enemy attacks and transforms them into powerful counterattacks, turning defense into the best strategy for offense."]

[Guitar Hero: "They seem to be skills that aren't too hard to understand, but they're still expensive."]

[Crimson Haired Princess: "Plus, apparently to switch between them you have to pose and say the name."]

[Demon Hunter: "Not really; I just like it that way. If you perfect them, it's no longer necessary to pose and say the name, but it looks cool to do so. Besides, my speed is higher than what you see, so I have no trouble doing it."]

[Guitar Hero: "!!!"]

[Crimson Haired Princess: "!!!"]

[Cat Guru: "!!!"]

[Cat Guru "Well, ignoring that, there's only Cerberus left, a weapon that has the ice element and is a pair of nunchakus. It's also expensive, though less so than the most expensive ones, and it seems like it should have the soul of Cerberus, which has to accept you, right?"]

[System: "If you obtain it, the best option will be used. If it's harmless, we will copy an equal soul; if not, it will simply be removed."]

[Guitar Hero: "Great, if we get it we shouldn't have any problems, it seems."]

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As Dante walks back, he enters the Temen-ni-gru tower when he hears a loud crash behind him. The entrance has been broken by a motorcycle, on which a girl is riding.

As the motorcycle falls, it's about to run over Dante, but he moves and performs a high-speed acrobatic jump.

Dante looks at the girl and reproaches her: "Be more careful!" Then he asks sarcastically: "What's the hurry? Going to a party? Haven't you been invited?"

The girl uses a missile launcher on her back and fires at Dante without even looking back. As the missile approaches him, Dante dodges it as if he were limbo dancing. Before the missile moves away, he jumps on it and starts riding it like a hoverboard. After a while, he lets it go and the missile explodes.

Dante then watches the girl, who starts accelerating on the motorcycle, seeming like she will run him over. He doesn't move, and she passes over him and speeds away.

As he watches the girl leave, Dante says: "This keeps getting better."

Then, Dante goes deeper into the Temen-ni-gru tower.

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[Guitar Hero: "There are a lot of demons in this tower; luckily, the broadcast is set up for everyone's taste."]

[Cat Guru: "It seems they are endless, and there's still a long way to go to reach the top."]

[Crimson Haired Princess: "Certainly, there are many demons, although they have strange bug-like forms. There was even a flying centipede!"]

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You would see Dante trying to open a door after defeating Gigapede. Seeing that it doesn't open even after kicking it, he takes out his weapons and tries again. Suddenly, a jester appears and says: "Yoo-hoo! No need for violence, demon boy." Dante, ignoring him, moves his guns, ready to shoot the door, when the jester moves at high speed, stands next to the door, and says pleadingly: "Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait." Then, looking at Dante, he adds: "You'd better listen to what others have to say, kid."

Seeing the jester interfering, Dante lowers his weapons and listens to him. The jester, with a staff in hand, points at the door and begins to explain: "This tower, as you've probably noticed, is very sturdy." Then, with the staff, he strikes the door and looks at Dante: "Your tricks won't do anything! THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING!" he mocks while getting closer to Dante. Impatient, Dante puts the tip of his gun to the jester's face and says: "Shut up! Or I'll pierce that big nose of yours." The jester seems unfazed and replies: "That could be uncomfortable…"

The jester quickly moves to Dante's right arm to lean against it and says: "Listen to me. You have nothing to lose, right?" Then he moves away from him, bows, and introduces himself: "My name is Jester and I know a couple of things about this place." He straightens up and points to something beside the door, saying: "That thing over there is an energy generator for this entire sector." Then, he grabs his staff with both hands and looks at Dante to say: "To open the door, you first need to apply something to it. Do you know what that is, kid? Or is it too hard for you? Hahahahaha!" After that, he begins to dance while laughing.

Dante, with an impatient expression, aims his guns at Jester's feet and starts shooting. Jester dodges the bullets while continuing to dance and laugh. As he keeps shooting, Dante says: "Get to the point or do you prefer to keep dancing?" Jester, seeing that Dante stops shooting at him, leans a bit, takes a breath, and says: "Actually, I prefer the sword to my partner." Then, he bows and asks with a flourish: "May I have this dance, my lady?"

Tired of hearing the jester, Dante proceeds to use his sword to cut him. However, before he can, Jester moves at high speed and dodges, causing Dante to strike the energy device with his sword, which causes the door to open.

Jester appears on the ceiling and, in a tone of praise, says: "Bingo! Your greatest skill is smashing things!" Then, from the ceiling, he looks at Dante and points at him to say mockingly: "Don't forget, kid, write it on your hand just in case!" Then he starts laughing. Dante watches him and shoots at him again while Jester moves away, laughing and dancing on the ceiling.

Dante looks at him one last time and says: "I see, thanks." He turns around, puts away the gun, and finishes by saying: "Although you still seem like a fool."

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[Guitar Hero: "That jester is weird."]

[Crimson Haired Princess: "True, and besides being mysterious, he didn't want to fight Dante until after he opened the door to laugh at him."]

[Cat Guru: "Also, when they met again, he was just dancing and laughing."]

[Demon Hunter: "Don't mind him, he's just a jester."]

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After some time climbing the tower, Dante arrives at a room where two large, headless statues are guarding a door.