Chapter 151: Chapter 151: All-You-Can-Eat BBQ
"My IQ is through the roof!"
Power raised the blood-red blade in her hand and slashed at the Bat Devil.
Because she had drunk some of the Cookie Devil’s blood earlier, Power’s strength had improved somewhat. The clearest sign was the increase in her physical abilities, strength, speed, and everything else.
The Bat Devil could not dodge in time and tried to block the blood-red blade with its hand.
The next moment, the only arm the Bat Devil had left lost its hand too.
"Aaaaaah!!"
Blood instantly gushed from the stump of its wrist.
Power happened to drink the Bat Devil’s blood, and her strength gradually increased even further. The twin horns on her head changed slightly too, though the difference was hard to notice without looking closely.
"Damn Blood Devil! I’m going to kill you!"
Of course, the Bat Devil was not so easy to defeat. Its mouth suddenly puffed up like a balloon, then it fired an air bullet.
"Whoa! That was close!"
Power reacted in time, but the air bullet still nearly hit her.
She suddenly thought of something and glanced back, because Kotone Asaba was standing right behind her. She instinctively worried he might be injured.
However, Kotone stood there without moving at all. The air bullet passed straight through his body, failing to harm him in the slightest. Not even his clothes showed a single trace of damage.
Only then did Power remember. Oh, right. Asaba had that weird ability.
Now she had nothing to worry about.
After passing through Kotone Asaba’s body, the air bullet blasted a large hole in the wall behind him. Right after that, the entire building began to shake, unable to support itself any longer.
At this point, Kotone Asaba still only intended to watch from the side and had no plans to interfere. He would let Power fight the Bat Devil one-on-one for a bit. If the situation turned bad, it would not be too late for him to step in.
As the wound on the Bat Devil’s arm kept spraying blood, the more blood Power drank, the stronger she became.
The Bat Devil quickly fell into a disadvantage.
It also knew it was no match for the Blood Devil and immediately backed down. "Blood Devil! We’re the same kind! Why are you standing with humans?!"
"Isn’t that obvious? That guy lets me eat tasty food! And you wanted to eat my kitty, dying ten times still wouldn’t be enough!"
Power had no intention of stopping at all. She hacked the Bat Devil again and again.
The Bat Devil was furious and frustrated. If it had learned how humans cursed people, it absolutely would have cursed Power’s entire family tree.
It had no damn interest in that cat at all, yet this Blood Devil insisted on killing it for that reason.
The Bat Devil’s injuries grew worse and worse, while Power only became fiercer the longer the fight went on, because she had drunk a great deal of the blood flowing from its body.
The weapon Power used changed shape midway through the fight too, turning into a blood-red katana several meters long.
She delivered the final blow to the Bat Devil, cutting off its enormous head directly.
Its massive body crashed to the ground. From the place where its corpse and head separated, blood sprayed over the earth like a fountain.
"Gahahahahahaha!!"
Power immediately took on a bloodthirsty expression and laughed wildly without stopping.
The two horns on Power’s head had grown a little longer. Not only that, two more horns had also grown above her ears.
However, those two newly grown horns were still very short, like sprouts that had just broken through the soil.
The building behind Power had already turned into ruins.
At that moment, Kotone Asaba slowly walked over. "Nice work. Your strength passes."
"Huh? Only passes? Full marks! Give me full marks!"
Power immediately grew dissatisfied when she heard what Kotone Asaba said.
"Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as full marks. Even if there were, your performance still wouldn’t reach that level."
Kotone Asaba spoke calmly.
"I don’t care! I want full marks!"
With her power swelling, Power herself got inflated too, to the point that she actually wanted to use force against Kotone Asaba.
However, the moment Power showed signs of wanting to attack, Kotone Asaba had already predicted her movements.
Kotone Asaba instantly flashed behind Power and restrained both her arms.
Because Kotone Asaba was too fast, Power could not see his movements at all. Before she could even react, Kotone Asaba had already subdued her.
"Huh?!"
Power struggled with all her strength, but Kotone Asaba’s strength was terrifyingly great. She could not break free at all.
"That is not up to you. In my hands, you do not even have room to fight back. So how exactly are you supposed to get full marks?"
Kotone Asaba said calmly, "Also, if you randomly attack one of our own again, whether it’s me or another coworker, I’ll make you pay a little price. For example, I might let some blood out of you."
When she heard she might be bled, Power immediately lost her nerve. "I, the great, no, I was wrong! I won’t dare do it again!"
"I’ll let it go this time. Don’t let it happen again."
After saying that, Kotone Asaba finally released Power.
"Tokyo Public Safety will send people to recover this guy’s body. You can drink a little blood, but don’t eat the corpse too. Later, this portion of the bounty will be added to your paycheck."
Kotone Asaba looked at the Bat Devil’s body and reminded Power.
"Got it!"
Power nodded. She had already eaten enough just now, and to be honest, the Bat Devil’s blood did not taste that great.
Suddenly, at that moment, Kotone Asaba sensed a thick tentacle launching a sneak attack from the side.
The tentacle was extremely fast. If it were an ordinary person, they would not have been able to react in time and would definitely have been ambushed. However, in Kotone Asaba’s eyes, it seemed very slow.
He instantly entered a state of phasing, and the tentacle happened to pass through his temple.
"Huh?"
A deep, ugly female voice came from the side.
Power looked in the direction of the voice and immediately saw another Devil. Its huge, ugly body had many tentacles, and long hair like a human woman’s grew from its head. Although it looked like a female Leech Devil, its appearance was extremely ugly.
"So my little bat really was hiding here, but you killed him! He was my man!"
The Leech Devil shouted angrily at Kotone Asaba and Power.
"Two ugly things like you being a couple, you really are made for each other."
Kotone Asaba immediately made a sarcastic comment.
"You actually dare call me ugly?"
The Leech Devil was just about to get angry when it happened to see Kotone Asaba’s face clearly. "Mm...? Looking closely, that pretty little face of yours is actually quite handsome... You’re exactly my type! Come with me. If I’m in a good mood, I might even spare your life!"
However, Kotone Asaba did not bother responding to the Leech Devil at all.
"I’ll handle this one. Let’s finish it quickly."
Kotone Asaba slowly placed the white cat on the ground and let it run over to Power on its own.
He had only let Power fight the Bat Devil one-on-one out of curiosity. Facing the Leech Devil now, there was no need to waste time here.
The instant Kotone Asaba placed the white cat on the ground, he made his move. The half-crouched, bent-over posture he seemed to be in was already an afterimage. In reality, he had already flashed in front of the Leech Devil.
At some point, he had created a one-handed blade made from five years of lifespan and used it to cut off the Leech Devil’s head.
"Uh...?"
The Leech Devil had no idea what had happened.
As the Leech Devil’s head separated from its neck, the one-handed blade in Kotone Asaba’s hand disappeared too. Almost seamlessly, he returned to his original position. The afterimage became solid again, and he slowly stood up, his face perfectly calm, as if he had done nothing at all just now, as if he had merely set the cat on the ground and then stood up again.
"Huh?"
Seeing only the Leech Devil’s head fall to the ground with a plop, Power was instantly stunned. She had not seen what happened at all. How had the Leech Devil’s head somehow fallen off on its own?
"All right, there are no other Devils nearby. Let’s go back."
At that moment, Kotone Asaba spoke.
He had already glanced around and no longer saw any other Devils in the area.
"What exactly just happened? How did that guy just drop dead on its own?"
Power could not help asking Kotone Asaba, "Don’t tell me you attacked and I just didn’t see it?"
She had clearly seen Kotone Asaba putting the cat on the ground just now. She had not noticed anything that looked like an attack.
"That’s why I’m saying even I wouldn’t dare call myself perfect. With that level of awareness, how can you dare say you deserve full marks?"
Kotone Asaba said.
"..."
Power was now completely convinced.
At the same time, her awe toward Kotone Asaba grew even greater. She felt that if she did not behave, she might end up the same way as the Leech Devil, dying without even knowing how she had died.
Kotone Asaba noticed the fear in Power’s eyes and smiled faintly. "You don’t need to worry too much. As long as you don’t go too far, I definitely won’t do anything to you. The condition is that you don’t go too far."
By now, Kotone Asaba and Power had returned to Tokyo Public Safety. Tokyo Public Safety had also already sent people to clean up the Bat Devil’s and Leech Devil’s corpses, and the corresponding bounty had been split evenly into Kotone Asaba’s and Power’s paychecks.
"Asaba, when am I going to get that paycheck thing?"
On the street, Power looked at all the delicious food lining the roadside and immediately grew ravenous. She could not help asking Kotone Asaba.
"It’ll still be a while. This month’s paycheck definitely won’t be paid until next month."
Kotone Asaba said.
"Huh? Then I have to wait until next month before I can eat all that delicious food?"
Power immediately felt as if Kotone Asaba had tricked her.
"You can eat whatever you want right now. I’ll pay for you. You don’t need to pay me back either."
After saying that, Kotone Asaba added, "Of course, that is just my own personal choice. You can’t take advantage of other people as if it’s only natural."
[Power Affinity +5%]
[Power Affinity progress has reached 30%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +1]
"I know!"
Whether Power had actually taken that in or not was hard to say. Right now, her head was already full of all the food along the street.
Power grabbed Kotone Asaba’s hand and impatiently hurried toward a certain restaurant, because the scent coming from that direction smelled the best to her.
Kotone Asaba glanced over and saw that it was a barbecue restaurant, and an all-you-can-eat one at that.
After paying for the two of them first, they could eat as much as they wanted within the time limit.
However, all that meat was raw. How could Power possibly know how to grill it?
Although she would be fine eating it raw, it definitely would not taste as fragrant as grilled meat.
"You can go over there and pick out some cooked food. I’ll grill the raw meat for you."
Kotone Asaba said to Power.
"Okay!"
Power immediately took a plate and came back with it piled full of cooked food.
"You..."
Kotone Asaba originally wanted to say that if she ate that much cooked food, she would not be able to eat the grilled meat later. After thinking about it, he decided not to say anything. After all, a Fiend’s appetite could not be measured by normal human standards.
As soon as Power came back, she smelled the aroma spreading from the grilled meat and immediately became full of anticipation.
[Power Affinity +5%]
"Don’t rush. Once it’s grilled, I’ll put it on your plate. Eat the cooked food slowly for now."
Kotone Asaba said.
"Fine. I’m digging in!"
Just as Power was about to start eating, she realized she had no idea how to use chopsticks.
Still, she did not care at all and directly grabbed the cooked food with her hands and started eating.
Kotone Asaba did not bother saying anything to Power. He let her do as she pleased.
Although it looked very improper, none of the other customers around dared to say anything to Power either.
Even if they already knew this Fiend girl was actually a Devil Hunter from Tokyo Public Safety, they still did not dare provoke a Fiend lightly.
[Power Affinity +5%]
[Power Affinity progress has reached 40%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +1]
After this all-you-can-eat barbecue meal, Power’s Affinity rose even further.
Watching Power eat enough for at least ten people all by herself, the servers were stunned.
They could not help feeling sorry for the owner. He had been forcefully eaten into a loss.
If this Fiend lady came every day, the restaurant probably would not go bankrupt, but its total profit would definitely drop sharply.
The key issue was that no one dared to stop this Fiend lady. If they angered her and made her go berserk, things would end terribly.
Thankfully, they were only servers and not the owner. That was something only the owner needed to worry about.
At this moment, Power’s stomach was visibly round and swollen. When they left, even walking was inconvenient for her.
"You really ate way too much..."
Kotone Asaba was somewhat speechless.
He had no idea what Power’s stomach was made of. She had actually managed to fit that much food inside it, and her belly was so swollen she looked pregnant.
Most importantly, he had been the one grilling all the meat. Although his body could not possibly get tired, he did feel bored and mentally exhausted. He himself had not eaten much at all, because he could not eat anymore.
"No big deal! I, the great, hic... I can use blood to digest part of the food! Hic..."
Power had eaten to her heart’s content this time. She spoke while burping from fullness. "But eating until I’m this stuffed really doesn’t feel great. Hic... I won’t eat this much next time!"
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