Chainsaw Man: Mangekyo Sharingan

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Genjutsu Manipulation

Kotone Asaba and Reze’s intimate behavior attracted quite a few gazes from the people around them.

"The clothes that boy is wearing look kind of familiar. Isn’t that Moscow Public Safety’s Devil Hunter uniform?"

"It is. I remember Moscow Public Safety’s uniform looks exactly like that. I didn’t expect to run into a Public Safety Devil Hunter here. Good thing he seems to be on a date with his girlfriend, otherwise I would’ve thought a Devil had appeared here."

"His eyes are a little unusual, but overall, he’s pretty handsome. And that girl is really beautiful too. I wonder if she’s also a Public Safety Devil Hunter."

There were plenty of couples present, but only Kotone Asaba and Reze drew this much attention.

First, because Kotone Asaba was wearing a Public Safety uniform. Second, because of Reze’s beauty.

"In other people’s eyes, we’re completely a couple now," Reze said with a smile.

"Speaking of couples, I actually already have a girlfriend."

Kotone Asaba was honest about it.

Although he was enjoying getting along with Reze like this, it was about time he confessed this to her. Even if doing so might cause Reze’s Affinity to drop.

"Oh, that? I actually already knew."

There was not the slightest trace of surprise on Reze’s face as she said quietly, "I’m an agent, after all. There probably aren’t many people who know Koto better than I do."

"That’s true..."

Kotone Asaba had almost forgotten. As an agent, Reze had definitely investigated everything he had done back in Japan very clearly. Naturally, she also knew about his relationship with Kobeni.

But looking at her like this, Reze did not seem to care. After all, she had known about it from the very beginning.

"Although Koto already has a girlfriend, I’m not going to let this go so easily. If Koto can’t fulfill the promise he made earlier, I definitely won’t let you off."

Reze wrapped both arms around Kotone Asaba’s neck and looked into his eyes.

The promise Reze mentioned naturally referred to what he had said earlier, that he would free her from the Soviet military’s restraints.

"There definitely won’t be a problem."

Kotone Asaba nodded.

Kotone Asaba and Reze finished drinking the couple’s cup together, had their fill of petting cats in the cat café, and only then did they leave.

After that, he and Reze went to a clothing store and bought a few new outfits.

Not only that, Reze also dragged him around shopping, as if she was enjoying the process of strolling around together.

By evening, today’s date ended with dinner.

"Koto, did you have fun today?"

As Reze ate dinner, she asked this.

"It was pretty nice. How could I not be happy going on a date with Miss Reze?"

Kotone Asaba had naturally enjoyed the process very much.

"I was very happy too. But it would be even better if we could be completely carefree."

The meaning behind Reze’s words was once again emphasizing the issue with the Soviet military.

In reality, Reze could not completely believe Kotone Asaba. After all, escaping the Soviet military and gaining freedom was not something that could be done casually.

Leaving the Soviet military was not difficult, but gaining truly carefree freedom was as hard as climbing to the sky.

There was more than one "guinea pig" like her. If she escaped the Soviet Union with Kotone Asaba, the Soviet military would definitely send other "guinea pigs" to hunt her down.

Although she was a Hybrid and would not truly die, someone would still have to pull the pin on her neck to revive her. If she was subdued by force, there would be nothing she could do.

Based on Reze’s current understanding of Kotone Asaba’s abilities, if Koto’s space really was completely cut off from the outside world, then she could hide inside that space, and Koto himself could also enter that space.

But if that happened, it would have nothing to do with "freedom." They could only hide in that space all day to avoid the military’s pursuit.

Even so, it would still be much better than constantly being used and restrained by the military.

She just did not know whether Koto had any other hidden abilities. If that was all he had, then avoiding the military’s pursuit might be possible, but standing against the entire military was probably impossible.

This was also why Reze’s current behavior still seemed like she was carrying out her mission. Before the military became suspicious, she wanted to do more of the things she wanted to do and could do.

Having never truly gone on a date before, she also wanted to experience what a date felt like.

Kotone Asaba could also tell that Reze was somewhat doubtful of his abilities.

"Don’t worry. Since I dared to say those things, I naturally have confidence. Besides, I still have abilities I haven’t shown you yet. Why don’t I let you see one?"

He planned to use genjutsu on Reze. Of course, he was not trying to control Reze with genjutsu. He wanted to give Reze some reassurance, and at the same time, test whether genjutsu worked on Hybrids.

Hearing this, Reze immediately felt a little pleasantly surprised. "So you really do have hidden abilities. But aren’t you afraid I’ll report it to the military? I still haven’t completely trusted Koto, you know?"

"I believe in you. That’s enough."

Although Reze’s current Affinity was already not low, it still could not be said with one hundred percent certainty that Reze would not suddenly turn on him. But Kotone Asaba still wanted to believe in Reze.

In any case, from the moment he told Reze that he would give her freedom, he had already chosen to believe in her.

And even if Reze did turn on him, it would not affect his plan much. After all, his abilities were not something one could defend against just by knowing about them. At most, it would only disappoint him.

As long as no one knew his weaknesses, that was enough. For example, the weakness of his phasing, and the weakness of the Kamui dimension.

"Koto really is an idiot. You actually dare to trust an agent."

Reze sighed with feeling.

Reze’s Affinity increased by five percent.

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

The accumulation from today’s date, along with the emotional fluctuation at this moment, caused Reze’s Affinity to rise again.

"It’s starting."

After saying this, Kotone Asaba stared into Reze’s eyes and used genjutsu on her.

Reze had no intention of resisting either, which made his genjutsu take effect even more smoothly.

However, he discovered that the drain on his ocular power and Constitution was enormous. It was probably because Reze was a Hybrid. The cost of using genjutsu on a Hybrid was far greater than using it on an ordinary person.

Or perhaps it had something to do with Devil power. The stronger the Devil power possessed by a Devil, Fiend, or Hybrid, the harder it was to control them with genjutsu, and the greater the cost.

Reze immediately felt an invisible force controlling her. She could not control her own body.

She knew she had been controlled, but she was completely unable to resist.

Kotone Asaba soon released the genjutsu controlling Reze. He had already reached a conclusion.

He could control Hybrids, but the drain on his Constitution and ocular power would be extremely heavy, because Reze’s Devil power was very strong. Continuing to control her would also cause continuous consumption.

Once he could no longer bear that continuous drain, the genjutsu would automatically be released.

This was within Kotone Asaba’s expectations. There was no way he could casually control anyone with genjutsu. Otherwise, he could simply go to Hell and control the Darkness Devil with genjutsu, and he would become invincible right away.

Besides, he had never planned to rely on genjutsu in the first place. This did not affect his plan either. The important figures in the Soviet military were basically just ordinary people.

The "ordinary people" here referred to those who were not Devils, Fiends, or Hybrids. Even Devil Hunters who had made contracts with Devils were still "ordinary people."

That kind of "ordinary person" could be controlled easily with genjutsu, and the cost would not be great.

"How was it? Now you know why I’m confident, right?"

Kotone Asaba said this to Reze, who had come back to herself.

"I didn’t expect Koto to have an ability like this too."

Reze exclaimed in amazement.

She also understood what Kotone Asaba planned to do next. He just had to control the people in the military the same way he had controlled her earlier.

Now she was almost completely reassured.

She did not ask when Koto planned to make his move either. She would leave it all to Koto’s arrangements.

In reality, however, Kotone Asaba still had another hidden ability besides this, Susanoo.

But he naturally would not reveal that trump card just because he had nothing better to do.

After dinner, Kotone Asaba and Reze ended their date for the day.

The short few days of paid leave ended, and during those days, Kotone Asaba and Reze got along normally.

Starting today, they resumed work, and the two of them had to go on patrol.

"I need to leave for a bit."

In the middle of their patrol, Reze suddenly said this.

She secretly gave Kotone Asaba a look, as if this was not an ordinary matter.

Kotone Asaba roughly understood Reze’s look. It was probably that someone from the military had suddenly contacted Reze about something.

After a while, Reze returned.

Reze said very quietly to Kotone Asaba, "The military seems to be getting a little impatient. I still haven’t made any effective progress."

Although there were military informants nearby, they could not monitor every blind spot, so as long as they kept their voices down, it would be fine.

"So they want to call you back?"

Kotone Asaba asked.

"That’s right."

Reze nodded.

Kotone Asaba’s eyes lit up slightly. The opportunity had finally come.

"Then return to the military as normal. When the time comes, I’ll have my own way."

Kotone Asaba said this.

He had already left a coordinate on Reze. When Reze returned to the military, he would be able to transfer over immediately and use genjutsu to control the important figures in the Soviet military.

"Okay..."

Reze answered quietly.

Late at night, Reze quietly left the room and disappeared into the darkness.

Of course, this was only for the military informants to see, so it would not raise suspicion.

Kotone Asaba was also pretending to sleep. Through the coordinate on Reze, he could sense Reze’s current location. Once Reze’s speed slowed down or she stopped in a certain location for a long time, he would be able to determine that Reze had arrived at the Soviet military.

After waiting for around half an hour, Kotone Asaba felt that the time was about right.

He immediately transferred himself into the Kamui dimension, then transferred himself to Reze’s side.

At this moment, Reze was standing in front of one of her superiors. Kotone Asaba suddenly appeared beside her.

That superior was instantly stunned by Kotone Asaba’s sudden appearance. But before he could react, Kotone Asaba controlled him with genjutsu.

He knew he was being manipulated, but his body was completely outside his control. He could only let Kotone Asaba do as he pleased.

"Go to the next person. As long as they know about your current mission, we can’t let them slip through."

Kotone Asaba said this to Reze.

Reze nodded slightly. In her heart, she understood that the superior in front of her had already been controlled by Kotone Asaba’s special ability. Even his gaze had clearly become unfocused.

After that, Kotone Asaba repeated the same process. Every time Reze stopped somewhere for a while, he transferred directly over and controlled the important figure there.

In this way, Kotone Asaba used genjutsu to control several important figures in the Soviet military.

Once these key figures were under control, the entire Soviet military would basically have to follow his word from then on.

Under the influence of his genjutsu, these important figures would obey him absolutely.

However, if he wanted to keep controlling these people at all times, his Constitution and ocular power would also be consumed continuously.

Right now, since they were only a few ordinary people, the continuous consumption was not too great. The self-recovery ability that came with his Constitution could offset this drain.

Because of that, he could not control too many people at the same time. If the consumption became too great, he would not be able to sustain it, and the genjutsu would automatically be released.

For Kotone Asaba, controlling these few people was already enough.

These people could still act normally. The only thing they could not do was defy his orders.

Obito’s genjutsu was actually quite special. It could control the Fourth Mizukage for so many years, but it definitely was not as ridiculous as Kotoamatsukami.

Kotoamatsukami could directly rewrite another person’s consciousness all at once. It did not need to control someone through continuous consumption like his genjutsu, and it was not something just anyone could successfully control. But correspondingly, Kotoamatsukami also had a massive drawback. Once used, it required a cooldown of many years.

Kotone Asaba would not interfere with these people too much either. He would only interfere in two areas. First, Reze. Second, the secret of Pochita being the Chainsaw Devil’s "heart."

If he interfered too much, it would definitely easily arouse the suspicion of others in the Soviet military.

He could not possibly control every person in the Soviet military with genjutsu. He did not have that much energy, and his Constitution and ocular power could not support such a massive drain.

As long as he only interfered with matters related to Reze and the secret of Pochita, there would be no problems. All he needed was for these few people to keep their mouths shut about those two areas.

Ordinary members of the military were not qualified to manage Reze, and they did not know Pochita’s secret. Meanwhile, as long as the important figures stayed silent about it, naturally, nothing would happen.

Kotone Asaba only cared about these two things. He was too lazy to manage anything else, and he could not manage it anyway.

After Kotone Asaba gave these people orders all at once, he let them continue acting normally.

Although they knew in their hearts that they were being controlled, there was nothing they could do about it. They could not defy Kotone Asaba’s orders at all, and they were even unable to harbor any thoughts of harming Kotone Asaba.

"Did it succeed already?"

At that moment, Reze asked in confusion.

Although Kotone Asaba seemed to have controlled those important figures earlier, those important figures still looked quite normal now.

"Of course it succeeded. If you don’t believe me, punch one of them and see what they do."

Kotone Asaba said this.

It was not that Reze did not believe Kotone Asaba. She was just a little curious, so she reached out and poked one of them in the face.

This kind of behavior would absolutely not be allowed normally. However, at this moment, the other party had no reaction at all. His gaze merely looked a little lifeless.

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