It didn't take long for Nero to get registered, though it would've been quicker if he actually had an ID. Which thankfully the HIA had a system for those from the outskirts to register without identification.

As long as Nero gets one soon enough, his license will be withheld until then. Except he could join official Investigators if requested, or under guidance.

His current identification card, aka his license doesn't exist in any database and is in dire need of an update.

Though what really mattered the most is that Nero passed the combat test with flying colors. Everyone who watched were impressed, and a little off put with his brutality... Especially Lucy. Poor girl can't look Nero in the eyes without feeling a bit frightened.

Though she did enjoy having Wise hold her hand.

"So, what did you all think?" Nero asked with a proud expression.

"That was so cool, Nero! You were like; "Lock and Loaded!" Then you went ballistic! Then you went; Pew Pew! Shooting those holographs with your gun! Then-" Burnice excitedly narrated as she went and recreated Nero's moves with little success.

Nero laughed as he watched Burnice nearly lariat a passing person from her childlike excitement. Before Wise approached him with an easygoing smile.

"You did great Nero. Especially those aerial maneuvers you did. Never knew you could just shoot off your arm like that and ride on it." Wise complimented.

"Told you I'm awesome." Nero boasted, and Wise agreed.

"At least you're done with the simulation! Now we just need you to get yourself an identity and you're officially a Hollow Investigator!" Belle added, happily expressing her excitement.

"Indeed, maybe we'll meet in some expeditions in a hollow." Caesar extended a fist, and Nero reciprocates with his own robotic arm with a fist bump.

"Yep, glad that's over. Other than having to get myself an identity update, I need a new place to crash. Preferably a cheap apartment." Nero spoke, scratching his head as he realized one other crucial point.

"Oh! Oh! There's actually an open apartment space near us, Nero! We could head on there after we grab some lunch!" Belle excitedly replied.

"Wonderful, saved by the bell." Nero chuckled, giving Belle a high five with Burnice.

"Guess we're getting Ramen then, yeah?" Wise suggested.

"General Chop's? Sure, it's been a while since I had some good noddles." Piper chimed in, yawning and leaning on Lighter.

The man himself nodding quietly.

Lucy was about to suggest something else, but stopped when she got outvoted by everyone else.

"Alright then, it's a plan. By the way, does Cerberus need anything special?" Wise asked Nero, facing him before they got on the truck.

"Lots of meat." Nero answered with a straight face. Though he did bring out his pouch of dennies he definitely did not loot from those Ethereals. Like how Blood Orbs drop from demons, he doesn't question the blessings.

"Okay, guess were dropping by the groceries." Caesar added with a smile.

As they left however, the HIA staff were flabbergasted with Nero's performance.

"Holy shit... And I mean, Holy shit." One of the male workers commented after watching the video.

"C-Can we compare his record with her?" Another asked, and Bertha shakily pulled up Hoshimi Miyabi's record on her fight with a holographic Thracian.

Lyla then compared the video with Nero's fight against a Holographic Hans-Energized.

"Again... Holy shit... Just holy shit... He beat Miss Hoshimi Miyabi's fastest record... With ten seconds. And she finished her fight in just thirty seconds!" Another worker yelled in disbelief. Shock and awe present on his features as he tried to understand how someone from the outskirts with no records just do that.

As they tried to comprehend such new information. They failed to notice a certain pink haired Investigator, who looked as equally shocked and surprised when she saw the recording.

"He has potential... I wonder if Miyabi would challenge him if she finds out soon." She spoke to herself quietly with a smile, before thanking another HIA worker and leaving the building.

"Quickly, we must keep this video as reference for future investigators to learn from!" One worker spoke as she immediately ran towards the staff room.

Meanwhile, back to Nero.

He could be seen slurping noodles like he never had good ramen before.

"Sorry for my language but, goddamn... This is great Ramen." Nero apologized, while General Chop gave a hearty laugh from his compliment.

"See! Told you he would like it!" Belle playfully punched her brother on his shoulder. Making Wise flinch and slightly slide off his stool. Thankfully, Caesar caught him before he could actually fall off.

Burnice meanwhile, was feeding Cerberus with a few pieces of steak they bought from the grocery on the way here.

Thankfully, no one questioned why is there a dog with three heads and each head occasionally spewing out elements from their mouths.

"So Nero, what made you decide to become an Investigator?" General Chop asked, wiping freshly washed bowls.

"Money, food, and shelter." Nero replied casually. Enjoying his bowl with grin on his face.

"Hah! Fair enough! But if you don't mind me asking, where did you get that prosthetic arm of yours? Never seen one like it." He continued, but shifted the topic to his prosthetic arm. Now wearing Overture.

"Oh this?" He said, raising his arm up to let everyone examine it.

"I got it from a friend. She's our group's mechanic and inventor. Would collect random scrap and junk to see if she could make something useful out of them. And Overture here, is an example." Nero answered, omitting the part where it's made from demon scraps.

Wise and Belle nearly choked on their ramen, thinking about a certain busty mechanic from Belobog Industries.

"She's eccentric, loves to annoy the hell out of me, and definitely gets a kick out of it." Nero added, making the siblings sigh in relief.

"She sounds like a handful." General Chop commented, making Nero chuckle.

"Oh trust me. She is worse when advertising her work... She tried selling me another arm made with forks for nearly fifty thousand dennies." Nero added, bullshitting the price as he actually doesn't know what the conversion is.

"That is such a scam!" Caesar commented while laughing, nearly toppling a grumbling Lucy over from her laughter.

"I know right? But hey, at least she is the one who made me my arms. So it's pretty much just friendly banter... Mostly." Nero replied, muttering the last part.

The group continued to share stories and laughter, ending with both Nero and Caesar having an arm wrestling to see which robotic arm would win. Nero won with some difficulty, mostly because he was just using enough of his power to give him an edge to win the friendly bout.

A/N: I fucking live!