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He was a Gremory, They may love and care for those close to them like family but the Gremory were devils of greed all the same, and he will get Ruby in the end.
Knowing by the mission conditions that he had only one hour before Roman reached the dust shop he flow around the area to find the place or someone out in the streets below that could help him find the place.
The late hour of the evening made it so that a lot of the shops in the surrounding area outside of the city centre were closed. Only some late-night shoppers and workers returning home occupied the streets below.
Luckily for him, it only took him 5 minutes to find the still-open store. The mission was kind enough to leave him in the same general area as his target. The light from inside the small building illuminated the street outside of it. the stylized sign hanging over the large window confirmed his location.
'From Dust Till Dawn' he read as he dropped down from the air in front of the shop's front door making sure not to be seen either by nearby citizens or by the cameras he could see from above.
Entering the store proper he took in the sight, the wooden panelling and furniture that made the primary construction of the shop contrasts greatly with the multicoloured merchandise that it provided for its customers.
The walls to the left of the door housed multiple long transparent glass tubes, each of them filled to the brim with the magical powder characteristic of the setting, Dust the primordial power of the elements crystallized.
The display cases that served as a countertop let him see the multiple gemstones of diverse sizes and cuts that he felt would be a lot more impressive If he couldn't control the elements with his magic. He was not a craftsman but maybe some alchemist or enchanter could use the new resource to their advantage if he added such an individual to his retinue.
To the right of the door, he saw a bunch of racks and shelves with a variety of odds and ends that he couldn't be bothered to care about. Most of them were some form of metal contraption of some sort but some of them seemed to be weapon parts.
Sending the old man running the shop a nod in greeting from where he stood behind his counter simply going over some papers Millicas made his way to the right side of the store, moving across the aisles to find his target.
She was a pretty little thing.
Standing in front of a magazine rack he could easily tell that she would come up to his shoulders if they were to stand side to side. Her shoulder-length hair swayed lightly as she moved her head at the music she was hearing with her crimson headphones. Ruby's hair was an uncommon sight to him as her raven locks slowly transitioned to a dark crimson red as they extended from the roots to the tips in a natural gradient shift.
From the place he was standing her signature red hood hid the rest of her figure from his eyes.
Taking advantage of her distraction he stood at her side and picked the first magazine he could find that concentrated on weapons before seemingly ignoring his surroundings as he read the thing. He flipped through the thing not paying any mind to the content while deciding on his approach.
Knowing how naïve and kind-hearted Ruby was he could either go with some variation of the truth or full-on bullshit.
As long as he gets her out of the store before the robbery and far away for her not to interfere then he can complete the mission.
I thought, 'may as well go with the kinder approach and see how that works.' I put my magazine down and tapped Ruby on the shoulder to get her attention.
She turned her beautiful and magical silver eyes away from her reading material and looked at me. Pointing one of my fingers to my ears I let her know that I wanted to speak with her.
"Yes?" She asked, apparently shy about speaking to a stranger.
"Good evening, Miss Rose, Sorry to bother you at this time but I have a most profitable business proposition for you." At my answer, I could see her silver eyes narrowing instantly at my greeting.
She twisted lightly on her feet, her shoulders tensing as her left hand slipped behind her skirt not even hiding she was reaching for her weapon, Cresent Rose.
"How do you know my name, Mister?" Her getting suspicious of the stranger that approached her was the right reaction to the situation. Rising both of my hands to show her I was unarmed I gave her the most charming smile I could before trying to placate her.
''I know your name Ruby Rose because I was looking for you. My name is Millicas Gremory and I am The Devil''. I said. They do say honesty is the best policy.
Her eyes widened as she dropped her combat stance by sheer incredulity, her surprise at my claim obvious. her left hand letting go of her weapon she simply stared at me as if I was some mental ward escaped.
Couldn't blame her for that either.
''You expect me to believe that?'' her disbelief palpable in her tone.
''Well, beautiful I can assure you that as much as would love to take you out on a date this is not a weird pickup line, I'm serious.'' Her pretty face lit up with a bright blush at my compliment. She probably wasn't accustomed to having guys flirt with her.
''And I can prove it to you.'' That line seemed to snap her back into the conversation.
''You can prove to me that you are The Devil.'' He could prove that he was a devil but considering he was likely the only devil in Remnant there was no need to correct the intended misconception.
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