Chainsaw Man: Mangekyo Sharingan

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Braiding Makima’s Hair

Himeno was currently poking Aki Hayakawa’s cheek with her finger, waking him up.

"Senior Himeno, what are you doing?"

Aki Hayakawa opened his eyes and looked at Himeno in front of him.

"Ah, Aki, you’re awake."

Himeno said, "Asaba came over. He even cleaned up the table for us, but you were still sleeping in."

Hearing this, Aki Hayakawa finally noticed that Kotone Asaba was beside them. He covered his slightly dizzy forehead.

"Sorry. I drank too much last night..."

"It’s fine. I heard the Gun Devil appeared a few days ago, so I came to check on you."

Kotone Asaba explained the reason for his visit.

"That matter... I’m all right. If the Gun Devil really won’t attack people anymore, then my ridiculous idea of revenge probably won’t last much longer."

Aki Hayakawa sighed softly and spoke with a calm expression.

Ever since the Gun Devil incident, his heart had been a little shaken, because Senior Himeno had often tried to persuade him before this.

Previously, his obsession with revenge had allowed him to stand firm. But now, not only was the Gun Devil no longer harming people, Tokyo Public Safety and even all of Japan had stopped their plan to hunt down the Gun Devil. For him to still want to take on the Gun Devil alone would be like a moth flying into a flame.

Most importantly, even the Gun Devil flesh had no reaction anymore.

Even the large amount of Gun Devil flesh collected by Tokyo Public Safety was no longer being drawn in any direction. Ever since that incident, the Gun Devil seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

"That depends on you. If the Gun Devil never shows up, then it’ll probably be very hard for you to find it."

Kotone Asaba did not say much more.

In any case, whether the Gun Devil appeared in the future depended entirely on him. Unless it was especially necessary, he definitely would not show himself in that form. Once enough time passed, and once Aki Hayakawa and Himeno’s relationship grew closer, Aki would probably have no choice but to gradually let it fade.

"It?"

Aki Hayakawa immediately looked confused.

In Japanese, the pronunciation of "he" and "it" was different.

Kotone Asaba had subconsciously substituted himself in for the Gun Devil and accidentally overlooked that detail.

"Ah, I misspoke. I sometimes mix up ’he’ and ’it’..."

Kotone Asaba explained with a slightly awkward expression.

His reaction was fairly natural, and Aki Hayakawa would never connect him to the Gun Devil at all, much less know that he was actually the Gun Devil now.

So Aki Hayakawa did not take it to heart and started chatting casually with Kotone Asaba.

[Aki Hayakawa Affinity +5%]

[Aki Hayakawa Affinity progress has reached 60%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +1]

Just then, Aki Hayakawa glanced at the time and realized it was already almost noon, so he said to Kotone Asaba, "It’s already this late... Why don’t you have lunch with us?"

"There’s no need to trouble you two. I should head back soon anyway."

Kotone Asaba said.

He still had to go back and prepare lunch. He was a little worried about letting Makima cook by herself.

"All right. Take care."

Aki Hayakawa and Himeno went outside to see Kotone Asaba off.

However, in the blink of an eye, Kotone Asaba entered the Kamui dimension, making their send-off seem rather unnecessary.

"Are we still drinking tonight?"

Standing outside the door, Himeno asked Aki Hayakawa beside her.

"Let’s drink a little more. My break doesn’t end for a few more days anyway."

Aki Hayakawa said.

Himeno smiled faintly. Now she had another reason to drink to her heart’s content.

At this moment, Kotone Asaba returned to Makima’s side.

"I’m back."

Kotone Asaba said.

As usual, Makima was sitting on the sofa and reading a book. She did not give much of a response, because she had basically grasped Kotone Asaba’s whereabouts almost completely.

There had only been a very brief period when she did not know where Kotone Asaba had gone, but that did not matter. Next, the small animals under her control would quickly spread out.

"Speaking of which, aren’t you going to style your hair? Are you just going to keep wearing it loose like this?"

At that moment, Kotone Asaba suddenly asked.

"A hairstyle? I haven’t considered that yet..."

Makima glanced at her long hair.

Kotone Asaba thought for a moment, then took a book from the study.

There were not many books in the study. He had only prepared some casually, and one of them happened to be a fashion magazine related to hairstyles.

"This magazine has all kinds of hairstyles. You can take a look and see which one you like."

Kotone Asaba handed the hairstyle magazine to Makima.

Makima then opened the magazine and browsed through it page by page.

In the end, she stopped on a certain page.

Kotone Asaba curiously glanced at it and found that it was, once again, that classic braided hairstyle. It seemed the Control Devil truly had a special fondness for this hairstyle.

Whether it was Makima or Nayuta, both especially liked this hairstyle.

"This one."

Makima pointed at the braided hairstyle and said.

"All right. I’ll see where I can get this hairstyle done for you."

Kotone Asaba planned to take Makima to a salon and let someone else do the hairstyle.

However, Makima said, "You do it for me."

"Huh...?"

Kotone Asaba could not help but pause.

"The problem is, I’m not very good at it. I think it’d be better to have a professional do it for you..."

"I want you to do it for me. That is an order."

Makima insisted.

"All right, all right. I’ll help you. But it’s almost lunchtime, so I’ll braid it for you this afternoon after we eat."

Facing Makima like this, Kotone Asaba could only brace himself and do it later.

It was not that he could not tie hair, but he had never done this kind of braid before. He could not guarantee he would do it well.

Fortunately, the hairstyle magazine did have a related tutorial. Later, he could just follow the tutorial slowly.

Lunch was made by him, but Makima also watched from the side and learned.

That afternoon, Kotone Asaba helped Makima style her hair as promised.

First, he used a comb to smooth out Makima’s hair. Then he left a strand of hair in front of each ear on both sides, gathered the rest of her hair behind her, and braided it.

Who knew how long it took before Kotone Asaba finally finished braiding her hair bit by bit.

Kotone Asaba was very patient, and Makima was also very patient. She did not make a sound the entire time.

"Done."

Kotone Asaba took a mirror and handed it to Makima.

"Take a look and see if you’re satisfied. I did my best."

"Mm, very good."

Makima nodded.

[Makima Affinity +5%]

"As long as you like it."

Kotone Asaba immediately felt relieved. The time he had spent on this hairstyle had not been wasted.

Aside from her figure still being a little more petite and young-looking, the current Makima was almost exactly the same as she was in the original work. The only difference was that she would no longer be as extreme as in the original work.

Even so, she was still like a demanding little princess. She was really hard to take care of.

At that moment, Kotone Asaba glanced at the time.

Without paying attention, it was already evening. It was time to prepare dinner again.

[Makima Affinity +5%]

[Makima Affinity progress has reached 40%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +1]

[Makima Affinity +5%]

Several days passed.

During this period, Makima’s total Affinity progress had already reached forty-five percent. There was also one more house rule, outsiders were forbidden from touching the ingredients in the refrigerator, and that included Kotone Asaba’s blood...

Over the past few days, Kotone Asaba had not gone anywhere. He had stayed home and accompanied Makima.

Unless something especially important came up, and before his relationship with Makima became relatively stable, he felt it was best not to run around everywhere.

However, today was the end of Akane Sawatari’s experience period at Kyoto Public Safety, so Kotone Asaba had to go over and see how things had gone.

"I have something rather important today. I need to go out for a bit."

Kotone Asaba said to Makima.

"Where are you going?"

Makima asked.

"To Kyoto. It’s work as a Public Safety Devil Hunter."

Kotone Asaba explained.

"Mm."

Makima gave a soft response and did not say anything else.

The next moment, Kotone Asaba arrived at Kyoto Public Safety.

Akane Sawatari happened to be talking to Captain Kobayashi Tamano.

"Um... Captain Kobayashi, I want to join Kyoto Public Safety. What do I need to do?"

Akane Sawatari tried asking Kobayashi Tamano.

"Oh? You’re welcome to join Kyoto Public Safety anytime. Based on your performance over these past seven days, you’re more than qualified."

Kobayashi Tamano said.

She had seen Akane Sawatari’s performance recently. Not only had she actively hunted devils while working, but in her free time, she had also diligently read through devil-related files.

Her strength was already greater than many Public Safety Devil Hunters, and she was this hardworking on top of that. The higher-ups were practically eager for Miss Akane Sawatari to join.

If not for their consideration for Kotone Asaba, they would have invited Akane Sawatari themselves long ago.

After all, Akane Sawatari had been brought here by Mr. Asaba, and he was a Devil Hunter from Tokyo Public Safety. They had to consider the possibility that Akane Sawatari might be taken to Tokyo Public Safety instead.

Although Miss Reze was also here, she did not seem to have any objections.

"In that case, from now on, you can continue staying in our Devil Extermination Division 7. With your ability and perseverance, I believe you’ll be promoted to vice-captain very soon."

Kobayashi Tamano said, "Of course, if the day comes when I’m no longer as capable as you, I’ll also give the captain position to you."

"That’s still way too far off. I’m not that capable..."

Akane Sawatari said modestly.

Kotone Asaba had just arrived and heard what Akane Sawatari and Kobayashi Tamano were saying. He felt as if he had made the trip for nothing. Akane Sawatari now had a good place to belong, so he no longer needed to worry too much.

From the very beginning, he had planned to have Akane Sawatari join Public Safety. Whether it was Tokyo Public Safety or Kyoto Public Safety, at the very least, she would not end up walking down the wrong path in the future.

Public Safety Devil Hunters were also relatively less endangered now than they had been before. After the Gun Devil incident Kotone Asaba had created, people’s fear of the Gun Devil had dropped significantly, which also reduced the strengthening effect Gun Devil flesh had on those devils.

As time passed and more Gun Devil flesh was recovered by Public Safety, the danger level of Public Safety Devil Hunter work would become lower and lower.

"Koto, you finally came."

At that moment, Reze was the first to notice Kotone Asaba.

"Yeah. I came to see how things were going."

Kotone Asaba replied.

Hearing her mentor’s voice so suddenly, Akane Sawatari immediately turned her head and saw that her mentor really had arrived.

"Mr. Asaba, Miss Akane Sawatari said she wants to join Kyoto Public Safety. Do you have any objections?"

Seeing that Kotone Asaba had arrived, Kobayashi Tamano immediately asked for his opinion to avoid causing any unpleasantness.

"No. Of course I don’t have any objections. It’s all up to her own decision."

Kotone Asaba shook his head.

[Akane Sawatari Affinity +5%]

[Akane Sawatari Affinity progress has reached 60%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +1]

"Understood. Thank you, Mr. Asaba."

Kobayashi Tamano thought this was Kotone Asaba giving face to Kyoto Public Safety.

"Mr. Asaba, can you and Reze come sit at my house for a while today? My little sister said she wants to meet you."

At that moment, Akane Sawatari asked Kotone Asaba.

"I suppose that’s fine, as long as it isn’t for too long..."

Kotone Asaba hesitated for a while, but still agreed.

He felt that he was being a little overly cautious now, but there was nothing he could do about it. As long as he was within Japan, there were not many places where Makima could not listen in.

He only hoped Makima’s desire for control was not too extreme. It was not as if he could not even visit someone else’s house as a guest.

"In that case, you don’t need to come to work today. You can officially start tomorrow."

Kobayashi Tamano said to Akane Sawatari.

"Mm-hmm. Thank you, Captain Kobayashi."

After that, Akane Sawatari went home.

Kotone Asaba and Reze followed along.

"Koto... What exactly happened? Why do I feel like you’ve been acting a little strange lately?"

On the way, Reze asked softly, a little worried.

"..."

Kotone Asaba looked up at the birds flying overhead. He patted Akane Sawatari on the shoulder and gestured for her to wait, then immediately brought Reze into the Kamui dimension.

Because of this, Reze became even more certain that the things Kotone Asaba had experienced recently were not simple. He actually had to be this careful just to speak.

"That humanoid devil I mentioned before is actually the Control Devil."

Kotone Asaba still told Reze the truth.

"The Control Devil?"

Reze thought for a moment. In her memory, she had not seen any information related to the Control Devil, which meant that it had most likely never been recorded.

"That’s right. Anyway, it’s a long story. She can control all kinds of small animals to listen in on our conversations, which is why I had to tell you here."

Kotone Asaba did not explain too much about Makima’s background. He only said this much to let Reze understand his current situation.

"Why does she want to listen in on us?"

Reze asked in confusion.

"How should I put it... Just treat it as one of her odd habits. Anyway, her nature isn’t bad. It’s just that the name Control Devil determines her personality."

Kotone Asaba explained.

"Oh? Why does it feel like Koto is speaking up for that woman called the Control Devil?"

Reze narrowed her eyes slightly.

"..."

For a moment, Kotone Asaba did not know what to say.

Everything he had been doing recently was only because the impact Makima had left on him in the original work had been too strong. So even though he knew that dealing with the Control Devil would be troublesome, he still did it anyway.

If he did not have double Kamui and the special body of a Gun Hybrid, he really would not be able to casually make contact with the Control Devil.

"Let me meet her sometime too. The more I hear you talk about her, the more curious I get."

Reze’s curiosity was gradually being drawn out.

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