Chainsaw Man: Mangekyo Sharingan

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Mutual Trust

"What should we talk about?"

Of course, Reze did not fully believe Kotone Asaba’s words. At the same time, she was still searching for a way out.

But this mysterious space seemed boundless. She could not even see its edges, let alone find an exit.

Unless Kotone Asaba took the initiative to transfer Reze out of this place, Reze would be trapped forever inside the Kamui dimension.

"Let’s call a truce. It’s obviously impossible for you to take Pochita from me. If you fail to complete your mission, it’ll be hard for you to report back too. So why don’t you trust me this once? I can give you the same freedom as an ordinary person."

Kotone Asaba stated his intention directly.

Reze hesitated for a moment, then answered in a willing tone, "Okay."

"Then I’ll let you out."

After saying that, Kotone Asaba directly transferred Reze out of the Kamui dimension.

However, when Reze came out, she was still in her weapon human form. It seemed she had no intention of stopping there.

"Koto, you’re still a little naive. You actually believed what an enemy said."

Kotone Asaba showed no emotion such as surprise. He simply said calmly, "Because I’m willing to believe you."

How could he not know that Reze might very well turn on him again the moment she came out? But he still wanted to believe in Reze.

Aside from directly using genjutsu, this was the only method he could think of.

However, genjutsu might not necessarily work on a weapon human like Reze. After all, he had not tried it before. And even if it did work, it would have no meaning to him.

He wanted to help Reze, not forcibly change her with genjutsu.

"What an idiot. Koto is so stupid, I almost can’t bear to go back on my word."

As she spoke, Reze changed back into her human form.

She believed that she had no way to deal with Kotone Asaba, nor did she have any confidence in taking Pochita from him. Meanwhile, what Kotone Asaba had said to her truly did move her.

She was also very curious about how Koto would give her the same freedom as an ordinary person.

Reze’s Affinity increased by five percent.

"So does that mean Miss Reze is willing to trust me?"

The situation had progressed fairly smoothly, and Kotone Asaba let out a slight breath of relief in his heart.

If Reze had simply run away, then his goal of helping Reze would have failed.

"That depends on what Koto does next. If Koto can’t do what he promised, I can still go back on my word at any time."

Reze sat down on the grass, no longer looking like she intended to attack.

Reze’s Affinity increased by five percent.

Reze’s Affinity progress has reached thirty percent. Achievement reward obtained, Constitution plus one.

"Mm..."

Kotone Asaba also sat down beside Reze, as if nothing had just happened.

Reze’s Affinity had finally risen to thirty percent. It seemed this sincere conversation had worked quite well.

Through the changes in Reze’s Affinity, Kotone Asaba could also tell that Reze really did want to trust him.

That way, he was no longer worried about whether Reze might secretly report him to the Soviet military.

The two of them sat on the grass and looked at the scenery.

After a while, Reze suddenly said, "In a remote place like this, no one happens to know what we did here. But we still need to hurry back, or it’ll easily raise suspicion."

Kotone Asaba could tell that Reze was probably talking about the Soviet military’s informants.

Under normal circumstances, Soviet military eyes were probably everywhere. But out here in the remote outskirts, no Soviet military informants had seen what had just happened between him and Reze. For him, that was undoubtedly a good thing.

"Then let’s go back now."

Kotone Asaba said this.

After that, Reze drove Kotone Asaba back to Moscow Public Safety.

Aside from him, Reze, and Pochita, no one knew what had just happened.

"So what do you plan to do next?"

As she drove, Reze asked this.

"For now, we maintain the current situation. Then I’ll find a way to contact the people controlling you. That should be the Soviet military, right?"

Kotone Asaba did not hide anything.

The important figures in the Soviet military were not fools. If he directly had Reze take him to meet those important figures, Reze suddenly returning to the military in the middle of a mission without a suitable reason would definitely raise suspicion.

So he planned to maintain the current situation first. He and Reze would continue interacting and living together normally, just like before, without making the Soviet military suspicious.

Then he would slowly look for an opportunity to contact those people and use genjutsu to control the main figures one by one. He wanted to complete this plan without alarming the Soviet Union.

First, it was to give Reze freedom. Second, it was to prevent more people from learning Pochita’s secret.

"That’s right. Looks like Koto knows quite a lot."

Reze sighed. "But Koto really doesn’t take any precautions at all. Aren’t you afraid I’ve been lying to you this whole time, starting from earlier?"

"..."

Kotone Asaba had no idea how to explain it. "Like I said, I’m willing to believe you."

He could not exactly say that he could see Reze’s Affinity, so he knew she had not been lying to him just now.

"All right, all right. Koto is a little stupid, but I really like this kind of Koto too."

Reze smiled as she spoke.

For him to trust her to this extent, it seemed Koto really did like her...

Being trusted like this made her believe that Koto sincerely wanted to help her.

"But you already know I’m not an ordinary person. You even know I can turn into something like a Devil. Do you still like me now?"

Reze asked.

"Although you can turn into something like a Devil, your personality is undoubtedly still human. You are still the Reze I like."

Kotone Asaba answered calmly.

"Mm-hmm."

Reze did not say anything more.

Reze’s Affinity increased by five percent.

However, the increase in Affinity represented that Reze was still very happy at this moment.

"By the way, regarding Pochita’s secret, did the Soviet military tell you about it?"

At that moment, Kotone Asaba suddenly asked.

"I don’t know. They didn’t tell me why I had to target Pochita. They simply assigned me the mission."

Reze shook her head.

"All right. I understand."

Kotone Asaba had a rough idea now.

Even Reze did not know Pochita’s secret. It seemed that currently, only a very small number of important figures in the Soviet military knew that Pochita was the Chainsaw Devil’s heart.

He wanted to use genjutsu to control those people and cut off Pochita’s secret, preventing more people from learning it.

That would save him from suddenly having a whole group of enemies appear and bringing him a great deal of unnecessary trouble.

At present, the Soviet military definitely would not share this secret. They absolutely wanted to monopolize the Chainsaw Devil’s heart for themselves, then use it to create even stronger guinea pig soldiers for their own use.

That meant he did not need to be too anxious. He could slowly look for the right opportunity.

By now, Kotone Asaba and Reze had already returned to Moscow Public Safety.

Since they had just completed a mission that was not simple, he and Reze could take a few days of paid leave.

Incidentally, Kotone Asaba’s achievements on Moscow Public Safety’s side would also be recorded when he returned to Tokyo Public Safety in the future. That would be a great help when it came time for promotions, salary raises, and so on.

During the paid leave, however, Reze did not want to stay idle at all. She insisted that Kotone Asaba go on a date with her.

"Didn’t we agree that you’d let me live like an ordinary person? Going on a date together is very ordinary-person-like, right?"

Reze seemed very excited about the date.

Naturally, Kotone Asaba would not refuse. In any case, this kind of behavior would not arouse the Soviet military’s suspicion.

"Where do you want to go on a date?"

Kotone Asaba asked Reze’s opinion.

He really was not that good at taking girls on dates. The only places he could think of were those few outdated date spots. It would be better to let Reze choose somewhere she liked.

"Then let’s go to a cat café first. Doesn’t Koto like small animals like kittens and puppies?"

Reze suggested this.

"That can’t just be because I like them. If you want to go too, then there’s no problem."

Kotone Asaba really was quite interested in cat cafés.

Actually, in his previous life, he had wanted to go to a cat café once. Just as Reze said, he liked kittens and puppies very much, but he had never managed to go.

Because no one had gone with him, and going alone felt a little pointless.

He had not expected that his first time going to a cat café would be in the world of Chainsaw Man, and under Reze’s invitation for a date at that.

"I definitely want to go too. Actually, I’m the same as Koto. I also like cute little things like kittens, puppies, and flowers. That’s why we get along so well."

After saying that, Reze walked toward her bedroom. "Then I’ll go change first."

Kotone Asaba had originally thought that Reze would not be like other girls, spending ages changing clothes before going out. In the end, he waited for a full hour and still did not see Reze come out.

However, he had overlooked one thing. The more a girl cared about the boy, the more time and energy she would spend choosing her clothes.

Kotone Asaba got a little tired of waiting, so he sat on the sofa and watched TV.

As for him, he had not changed clothes at all. It was not that he did not care about Reze, but that he had no clothes to change into.

Normally, he basically wore his Public Safety uniform all the time. After coming to the Soviet Union, he had also been too lazy to buy new clothes, and his original clothes were still back in Tokyo. As a result, he could only go out in his Public Safety uniform now.

After a while longer, Reze finally finished changing and came out.

Reze had changed into a pale purple dress and draped a coat over herself. She had even specially put on a little makeup.

"How is it? Do I look pretty?"

Reze showed off her outfit in front of Kotone Asaba.

"You look pretty."

Kotone Asaba nodded.

Reze was naturally beautiful. No matter how she dressed, she looked good.

"Hehe."

At that moment, Reze noticed that Kotone Asaba was still wearing his Public Safety uniform. "By the way, why didn’t Koto change clothes?"

"I don’t have any other clothes to change into. Only my Public Safety uniform."

Kotone Asaba explained this.

"I see... Then it’s decided. After we go to the cat café, we’ll go buy new clothes!"

Reze made the decision.

After that, Kotone Asaba and Reze went out.

As for Nono, they did not bring it with them. In general, cat cafés did not allow pet dogs inside. Even if they did, most cats would definitely bristle at the sight of an unfamiliar dog. He did not want to frighten those cats.

As for Pochita, he was temporarily left in the Kamui dimension. If even Nono was inconvenient to bring to a cat café, then there was even less need to mention Pochita, who was both a Devil and looked like a pet dog.

Kotone Asaba and Reze walked to a cat café.

The interior decoration of this cat café looked very high-end, so the prices were probably not low.

There were many customers inside the store, and there were also cute little cats playing with the guests.

Kotone Asaba and Reze found an empty seat and sat down. Soon, a server came over to receive them.

"If you two are a couple, you may want to consider ordering a large couple’s cup. We have a seventy percent discount for today’s promotion."

The server said this to Kotone Asaba and Reze.

"That’s right, that’s right, we’re a couple. Then we’ll have one large couple’s cup!"

Reze immediately said this.

Kotone Asaba did not deny it either, which was equivalent to silently admitting it.

Seeing Reze hugging Kotone Asaba’s arm, with such a happy smile on her face, they looked exactly like a couple deeply in love. Naturally, the server had no doubts at all.

After their order was placed, Kotone Asaba could go bring a cat over to pet.

Kotone Asaba walked to the cats’ resting area, holding some free cat food provided by the store. Soon, he attracted a small black cat.

The small black cat had no wariness toward him at all. It boldly licked the cat food from his hand. He crouched down, feeding it while gently petting the little black cat.

The little black cat also rubbed its body against his calves and knees from time to time.

Reze beside him seemed unable to hold back either, and she reached out to pet the little black cat too.

"So good, so good."

Reze looked as if she had been healed, and a slight smile naturally appeared on her face.

After a while, Kotone Asaba simply picked up the little black cat.

The little black cat did not resist either. It let Kotone Asaba pick it up and carry it back to their seat.

At just the right time, the server also brought over the large couple’s cup.

"Please enjoy."

The server placed the couple’s cup in the middle of the table in front of Kotone Asaba and Reze. To be precise, it was an extra-large cup. Even two people drinking it together seemed like it might be a bit much.

Naturally, a couple’s cup had one cup and two straws. The two pink straws were wrapped around each other.

"Koto, you try it first."

Reze said this to Kotone Asaba.

"Mm."

Kotone Asaba did not actually like drinking coffee very much. Or rather, he did not know what was supposed to taste good about coffee.

But this cup made him feel that the flavor was pretty nice. It tasted quite good.

Kotone Asaba was just about to comment on it when Reze suddenly leaned over and took the other straw, which was right in front of him, into her mouth.

Kotone Asaba’s pupils shrank slightly. He was a little startled by Reze’s sudden action.

Although a couple’s cup was indeed meant to be drunk like this, he had not been mentally prepared for it at all.

His face could not help turning slightly red. At this moment, Reze was so close to him that he could even feel her breath and smell the faint fragrance coming from her.

As for Reze, there was not the slightest blush on her face. After all, right now, she did not need to deliberately act out the blush on her cheeks like she usually did.

She immediately looked at Kotone Asaba with a sly gaze.

"Koto is embarrassed?"

"I’m still a normal guy, after all. Isn’t it normal for me to get embarrassed? And you deliberately surprised me like that."

Kotone Asaba did not feel awkward either. He said this calmly.

"Hehe."

Reze seemed to thoroughly enjoy teasing Kotone Asaba like this.

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