Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Himeno’s Drunken Habit
The Elephant Devil’s leg was twisted off by Kotone Asaba’s left-eye Kamui. Such a massive body suddenly lost one of its points of support, and the abrupt imbalance sent the Elephant Devil crashing to the ground.
No matter how tough the Elephant Devil’s hide was, it was useless in front of Kotone Asaba, because offensive Kamui completely ignored physical defense.
Boom...!
Its enormous body hit the ground with a dull, heavy crash.
Immediately afterward, Kotone Asaba used the chainsaw to dismember the Elephant Devil.
Although Pochita’s current form did not have much combat power, the chainsaw on his head was still extremely sharp. Cutting through the Elephant Devil’s hide was not a problem at all.
In just a few short seconds, the powerful Elephant Devil died at Kotone Asaba’s hands.
If his attack methods had not countered the Elephant Devil so perfectly, the Elephant Devil would actually have been very difficult to handle.
Offensive Kamui could ignore physical defense, and the chainsaw on Pochita’s head was sharp enough. That meant the Elephant Devil’s most troublesome trait, the toughness of its body, had become useless.
Without Kotone Asaba, the other members of Devil Extermination Division 2 would have had a very troublesome time dealing with the Elephant Devil.
If they could not kill the Elephant Devil quickly, then once it charged into a crowd, it would be able to recover from its wounds by drinking human blood.
At the same time, on the other side, Captain Takeuchi heard the shocked voice of one of his team members and immediately turned to look toward the Elephant Devil. Only then did he realize that, in the brief moment he had not been paying attention, the Elephant Devil had already been killed by Kotone Asaba.
Captain Takeuchi’s face immediately filled with disbelief. The other team members were the same.
Only Aki Hayakawa’s expression did not change much.
After all, this was not his first time seeing Kotone Asaba casually slaughter a devil that possessed a piece of Gun Devil flesh.
"Mission... complete. All members of Devil Extermination Division 2 may return and rest."
Captain Takeuchi spoke slowly.
He was filled with emotion. They had not even had time to make a move before the target had already been dealt with by Kotone Asaba alone.
Kotone Asaba did not bother with the Elephant Devil’s corpse, including the piece of Gun Devil flesh inside it. Naturally, other people would handle that.
Tokyo Public Safety would recover the devil’s corpse on its own, then distribute the reward to the Public Safety Devil Hunters who had participated in the hunt in the form of bonuses.
Although the process of hunting the Elephant Devil last night had been extremely easy, the paid leave they were supposed to get was still granted.
That night, Himeno invited everyone from Devil Extermination Division 2 to a dinner party welcoming the newcomers.
She only invited the people from Devil Extermination Division 2, not anyone from the other divisions, because they happened to all be on paid leave.
The alcohol and food had already more or less been served, and everyone had arrived. The seven of them sat on the floor around the table.
"I heard Asaba is still in high school. He’s so young, but he’s already much stronger than us."
"Hayakawa is pretty impressive too. Back when they were in the private sector, I think he was Asaba’s partner."
"Asaba’s performance last night was seriously fierce. He killed a devil as strong as the Elephant Devil just like that. If it had been us, we probably would have had casualties again. Sigh..."
As they kept talking, the atmosphere suddenly grew a little heavy.
Himeno immediately raised her glass and said in dissatisfaction, "This is a dinner party specifically for Asaba and Aki, so why are you making the mood so gloomy?"
"Ah... Himeno seems like she’s already a little drunk."
They noticed that Himeno’s cheeks were slightly red, and the sound of her voice seemed a little tipsy too.
At that moment, a young woman sitting beside Kotone Asaba, naturally also a member of Devil Extermination Division 2, covered her mouth with one hand and quietly reminded him, "You’d better be careful later. When Himeno gets drunk, she starts kissing people at random."
"Thank you. I understand."
Even without her saying it, Kotone Asaba already knew that, but he still thanked her.
Takeuchi Heichi, who was sitting on the other side of the woman, could hear what she said. He only laughed and said, "Hahaha, just accept your fate. None of us can escape it."
Himeno was a bad drunk. Every time she got drunk, she would wildly kiss the people around her.
Aside from the two newcomers, Kotone Asaba and Aki Hayakawa, everyone present had been kissed by Himeno before.
Since Aki Hayakawa was sitting relatively far away from the woman, and had not gone out of his way to listen to the whispering, he did not hear what she had just said. For a moment, he also did not understand what Captain Takeuchi meant.
"Come to think of it, isn’t the Soviet Union going to start an international exchange program with us in a few days?"
Suddenly, someone brought up this topic.
"International exchange program? Can you explain the details?"
The words "Soviet Union" and "international exchange program" immediately caught Kotone Asaba’s interest.
"It means the Soviet Union will send an outstanding Devil Hunter over to us for exchanges in all sorts of areas. Japan will likewise send one Devil Hunter over in exchange. This time, it’s Tokyo Public Safety and Moscow Public Safety’s turn."
That person patiently explained it to Kotone Asaba in detail. "The most famous example would probably be Master Quanxi from China. She exchanged with a senior from Tokyo Public Safety. During the exchange period, when she was partnered with Captain Kishibe, they were basically an invincible combination."
After listening, Kotone Asaba basically understood.
It was similar to an "exchange student" program. The only difference was that exchange students were part of international exchange programs between schools, while this was an international exchange program between Devil Hunters.
He had originally been worrying about how difficult it would be to get in contact with Reze. Wasn’t this a solution delivered right to him?
Although even if he went to the Soviet Union, he might not necessarily be able to meet Reze, he would at least be going through the legitimate channel of an international exchange program. That would make it more convenient for him to move around once he arrived in the Soviet Union. When the time came, there would always be some way to encounter Reze.
So, for this international exchange program between Japan and the Soviet Union, he wanted to get that slot.
At this point in time, the relationship between Japan and the Soviet Union was actually a little delicate. The reason lay with the Gun Devil, whose nature was similar to a nuclear weapon. But normal international exchanges that were supposed to happen would definitely still happen. Besides, the Japanese government currently did not have Makima’s help yet, so it was probably relatively timid. As long as it did not take the initiative to stir up trouble, things should be fine.
"You’re actually interested in this? Don’t tell me you want to..."
Aki Hayakawa noticed this, but before he could finish speaking, his mouth was suddenly blocked.
A thick smell of alcohol rushed into his nose. The drunken Himeno was right in front of him, and Aki Hayakawa, who had suddenly been forcefully kissed by her, froze on the spot.
The expressions of the others around them were all very calm. Some of them even started laughing. Only the young woman from earlier showed a slightly worried expression.
Himeno had kissed Aki Hayakawa senseless, but she seemed to think that still was not enough. As soon as she let go of Aki, she immediately pounced toward Kotone Asaba.
There was no way Kotone Asaba would let Himeno do whatever she wanted. Putting everything else aside, it would be terrible if Himeno suddenly threw up. He did not want his first kiss to leave him with psychological trauma.
His body instantly phased, and Himeno lunged straight through empty air.
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