Chainsaw Man: Mangekyo Sharingan

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Akane’s New Path

Akane Sawatari had once heard that Public Safety Devil Hunters received excellent treatment, but the level of danger was also much higher than for private Devil Hunters. For the time being, she was not sure whether she wanted to enter Public Safety or not.

"I’m very sorry. I never considered this before, so I can’t give you an answer that quickly right now..."

Akane Sawatari apologized.

"It’s fine. My plan is to guide you in the private sector first. Once you’ve matured enough, I’ll take you to Public Safety and let you experience the daily life of a Public Safety Devil Hunter."

Kotone Asaba said.

"Okay!"

Akane Sawatari nodded seriously.

"Rest here for a while first, or go do whatever you need to do. I have something to take care of, so I’ll be leaving for a bit."

After saying that, Kotone Asaba left the VIP room. He planned to investigate what Akane Sawatari had experienced before and understand the specific situation.

Of course, Reze did not stay in the VIP room either. She followed beside Kotone Asaba, then suddenly spoke. "The Snake Devil that girl contracted with is pretty strong. Koto, are you doing this to recruit people so it’ll be more convenient to deal with the Gun Devil later?"

To deal with the Gun Devil, or more accurately, to make enemies of every country.

"...Yeah."

Kotone Asaba could not help sighing inwardly at how sharp Reze was. He really did have that thought.

While raising Affinity to gain Constitution rewards, he could also make proper use of these resources.

Akane Sawatari simply lacked experience for now, but the Snake Devil’s devil power was solid. If Akane Sawatari was properly trained, she would also become a powerful helper.

Leaving aside the Affinity Codex, a factor no one except him could possibly imagine, Reze’s guess was indeed the most reasonable explanation. He definitely did not want to expose the existence of the Affinity Codex, so he simply went along with Reze’s guess and admitted it.

"I see..."

Reze slowly nodded.

After that, Kotone Asaba found Fumishi Ueno again and asked him about Akane Sawatari’s previous situation.

"Is there something else you need, Mr. Asaba?"

Seeing Kotone Asaba return, Fumishi Ueno asked.

"I’ve already chosen the person. I’d like to first understand her previous experiences in the private sector."

Kotone Asaba explained his intent.

"Oh, yes. I just heard that Mr. Asaba chose a girl named Akane Sawatari. I can provide you with the relevant information about her."

Fumishi Ueno immediately went to look through Akane Sawatari’s file, then handed it to Kotone Asaba.

This was a private file, and it normally would not be shown to outsiders, but Kotone Asaba’s identity was special.

"Thank you, Mr. Ueno."

Kotone Asaba read very quickly, and it did not take long for him to finish reading Akane Sawatari’s file.

Through the file, he learned that Akane Sawatari had lost her parents several years ago. They had both been killed by Devils, leaving her and her younger sister dependent on each other.

They had relied on the meager inheritance their parents left behind. Later, once she was old enough, she worked part-time to earn money, barely managing to maintain a normal life for herself and her younger sister.

However, as her younger sister grew older, the costs of school and other needs rose higher and higher. Part-time work alone became difficult to sustain them, so Akane Sawatari had no choice but to find another way. That was why she had tried becoming a private Devil Hunter. Unfortunately, the Devil she contracted with was the very weak Grass Devil.

This file information had been personally filled out by Akane Sawatari when she first joined the Kyoto private guild.

Aside from the information recorded in the file, Fumishi Ueno also verbally told Kotone Asaba about some things that were not in the file.

The guild naturally knew about things like Iwasaki Denta bullying and exploiting Akane Sawatari. However, privately formed teams were not under the guild’s control. The guild had no obligation to manage such matters, and it could not be bothered either.

After all, Akane Sawatari could completely choose to leave the team herself. The reason she did not leave was because Iwasaki Denta at least gave her some food, and because she also wanted to accumulate experience hunting Devils.

On her own, she had no ability to deal with Devils at all. If she left Iwasaki Denta’s team, no other team or partner would want her. That was why she had been so desperate when she was kicked out of the team.

"Mr. Ueno, this Iwasaki Denta you mentioned, is he a tall man with an obvious scar on his face?"

Kotone Asaba guessed.

Based on the things Fumishi Ueno had told him, he increasingly suspected that the person who said Akane Sawatari had an STD earlier was Iwasaki Denta.

If so, no wonder that guy had such a huge reaction just now.

"That’s right, that’s him. It seems Mr. Asaba already knows him?"

Fumishi Ueno nodded.

"I wouldn’t say I know him. I just guessed it. In any case, thank you, Mr. Ueno."

Kotone Asaba said.

Fumishi Ueno had explained the conflict between Akane Sawatari and Iwasaki Denta very clearly. Iwasaki Denta had embezzled all the money that should have been paid to Akane Sawatari. Then, because of the matter of stealing money, Akane Sawatari was demanded to pay a tenfold penalty and was kicked out of the team.

It was probably because she had been kicked out and had nowhere else to go that she wanted to find a powerful Devil to form a contract with, only to coincidentally encounter the Snake Devil.

"Speaking of which, it really is unexpected. Sawatari was originally just a Grass Devil contractor people disliked, but then she suddenly made a contract with the Snake Devil."

Fumishi Ueno sighed. "There’s no doubt about how powerful the Snake Devil is. Mr. Asaba must have taken a liking to Sawatari’s potential, right?"

"That’s right. If she can grow, she’ll definitely become a very strong Devil Hunter."

Kotone Asaba nodded.

Fumishi Ueno had no doubts about this either.

Akane Sawatari, who had made a contract with the Snake Devil, did indeed have plenty of potential. Just as Mr. Asaba had said, if she could grow and not die young, she would definitely become a very strong Devil Hunter.

After chatting idly for a few more lines, Kotone Asaba returned to the VIP room and found Akane Sawatari still sitting obediently in her original position.

He still remembered that before he left, Akane Sawatari had been sitting in the same posture. That meant Akane Sawatari had barely moved the entire time.

That was a little too proper.

"Relax a little. There’s no need to be so restrained. I already understand what happened between you and Iwasaki Denta."

Kotone Asaba said to Akane Sawatari.

Hearing this, Akane Sawatari became even more nervous instead, because the matter of stealing money had already become a stain on her. She was worried that Kotone Asaba would mind it.

"First of all, if you want to become a qualified Devil Hunter, you definitely can’t be too weak-willed. Otherwise, in a critical moment, it may hurt both you and even your teammates. So you should go settle accounts with that guy Iwasaki Denta."

"As for stealing money, it was certainly wrong, but it depends on the circumstances. Based on Iwasaki Denta’s actions, what you did was just resistance after being oppressed to the extreme. He embezzled money that should have belonged to you. That kind of behavior is no different from robbery."

"Since he dared to demand tenfold compensation from you, then you can also demand that he return all the money that should have belonged to you. Give him a taste of his own medicine."

Kotone Asaba directly explained his view of the matter clearly to Akane Sawatari.

Especially since that guy Iwasaki Denta had dared to lust after Reze, he absolutely supported Akane Sawatari going to settle accounts with him.

In truth, he did not have a clear standard for what kind of Devil Hunter counted as qualified. But one thing was certain, they could not be too cowardly. Now, Akane Sawatari already had enough strength and confidence.

Although he knew Kishibe’s standards, a Devil Hunter who scored a hundred points in Kishibe’s mind was unrealistic. Once upon a time, Denji and Power had both been evaluated by Kishibe as one-hundred-point Devil Hunters, but afterward, Denji and Power both changed.

In the end, Power refused to surrender to Makima for Denji’s sake, and Denji in Part 2 also became more and more like a normal person. Neither of them was still that one-hundred-point Devil Hunter from before.

No one could force themselves to become completely heartless. They could only minimize their weaknesses as much as possible, and cowardice was currently Akane Sawatari’s greatest weakness.

Hearing that Kotone Asaba did not mind her act of stealing money, Akane Sawatari also let out a sigh of relief.

[Codex activated: Akane Sawatari]

[Reward obtained: Constitution +1]

[Current Affinity: 20%]

[Akane Sawatari’s Affinity progress has reached 20%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +2]

This 20% Affinity was clearly in the friendship category. After all, it was not as though she could randomly develop that much romantic Affinity toward Kotone Asaba right after meeting him.

"You can arrange the matter of settling accounts later. For now, let’s first find a chance to accept a mission and hunt a Devil, so we can see whether you can deal with a Devil on your own."

Kotone Asaba said.

Of course, he would also watch from the side when the time came. If any problems occurred, he could help in time.

After that, Kotone Asaba and Reze prepared to take Akane Sawatari to the hall to accept a mission.

"Um! About the STD thing... That was a lie I made up back then so I wouldn’t be assaulted by Iwasaki Denta..."

At that moment, Akane Sawatari suddenly could not help explaining.

It was impossible for her to truly not care about her own reputation at all. Before, she had only done it because she had no choice. Now, she really wanted to explain it clearly to this mentor.

"So that’s how it was. I understand."

Kotone Asaba answered.

In truth, he did not care about this. And even if Akane Sawatari had not explained it to him, he would still have felt that it had been a deliberate slander from that guy Iwasaki Denta.

After explaining this matter clearly to her mentor, Akane Sawatari immediately felt much more at ease. Especially because her mentor did not show any sign of disbelief.

"Right, although the Snake Devil disguises itself pretty well, there will always be sharp-eyed Devil Hunters. If it gets discovered, it’ll be more troublesome. I recommend wearing clothes with longer sleeves to cover it up."

Kotone Asaba reminded Akane Sawatari.

Although he also often carried Pochita around with him, from an ordinary person’s perspective, Pochita looked much more harmless than the Snake Devil on the surface.

If the Snake Devil was discovered, the trouble it caused would definitely be much more serious than the trouble Pochita caused.

"Oh, okay."

Akane Sawatari thought that, sure enough, her mentor had already discovered that the thing on her wrist was the Snake Devil.

If she could successfully hunt a Devil and earn a sum of money next, she would go buy new clothes for herself and her younger sister. Right now, her home did not even have any clothing with sleeves long enough to cover the Snake Devil.

It was not that she did not have long-sleeved clothes at all. It was just that they were all old clothes she had worn for a long time. As she had grown older and developed, those old clothes had naturally become too small.

"By the way, how did you meet the Snake Devil? If you don’t want to say, you don’t have to."

Kotone Asaba’s tone was somewhat curious.

"It’s not that I don’t want to say. I just happened to meet it on the road..."

Akane Sawatari also told him why she was later able to form a contract with the Snake Devil.

Even she herself thought it was a little unbelievable. Her mentor might not believe it after hearing it either.

She had been randomly walking down the road when she suddenly encountered the Snake Devil, and then, because the Snake Devil liked her legs, it took the initiative to propose a contract with her. Even the contract price was very light. Anyone who heard that would probably feel it was a bit ridiculous.

"I see."

Kotone Asaba actually believed it.

When he had read the original story, he had been rather impressed by Akane Sawatari’s legs. Those long legs really were nice.

This Snake Devil also had quite the personality. It made a contract with Akane Sawatari just because it liked legs. That also matched the fact that Devils formed contracts entirely based on their moods.

In addition, looking at it this way, his previous guess had been wrong. Akane Sawatari had coincidentally made a contract with the Snake Devil herself. It had not been Makima interfering from the shadows.

Akane Sawatari and the Snake Devil being controlled by Makima was something that happened later.

At present, the Control Devil should not have arrived in the human world yet, but it probably would not be long. He hoped he could stop the Control Devil from making contact with the Japanese Cabinet when the time came. Otherwise, if the Cabinet led the Control Devil astray, things would become troublesome.

They returned to the guild hall.

Kotone Asaba discovered that there happened to be a mission no one had accepted yet, so he went over and accepted it directly.

Someone else had originally wanted to snatch that mission at the same time, but when he saw that it was the Devil Hunter from Tokyo Public Safety, he did not dare fight for it.

However, even if this person had not given Kotone Asaba face, no one could beat Kotone Asaba to it. No one could be faster than Kamui’s teleportation ability, at least not in Kyoto’s private sector.

After accepting the mission, Kotone Asaba looked over the mission information. A Minotaur Devil had appeared in a nearby field and was currently destroying the farmland. For the time being, no one had been harmed. The request was to go there and drive away the Minotaur Devil as soon as possible.

Good grief, that name...

The name Minotaur Devil made Kotone Asaba pause. He did not know whether it was a normal Minotaur Devil, or the not-so-normal kind associated with cuckoldry.

If it was the not-so-normal kind, then even if the Minotaur Devil surrendered, he would not let it go.

Public Safety had relevant regulations regarding Devils surrendering. When Devil Hunters encountered Devils that voluntarily surrendered, they could choose to spare them or wipe them out completely. After all, in the general sense, Devils were humanity’s mortal enemies.

Facing the kind of minotaur trapped on the dark side of that word, it had to be wiped out completely.

The bull hunter had arrived uninvited!

"Let’s set out immediately. We’ll see how you perform in your first battle."

Kotone Asaba said to Akane Sawatari.

"Okay, Mentor."

Akane Sawatari then followed Kotone Asaba and Reze out, preparing to take a car to the target location.

Many people in the hall were filled with envy. Akane Sawatari was going out to hunt a Devil with two Public Safety Devil Hunters accompanying her. Now, there was basically no need to worry about danger at all. She could make money steadily.

They had only walked a few steps out of the guild when Reze suddenly said to Akane Sawatari, "If you call him Mentor, then that makes me the mentor’s wife, doesn’t it?"

Reze’s words clearly carried a deeper meaning.

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