Chapter Summaries

Saigō assessed the pantheons that might oppose or aid Zoroastrianism’s revival, then set his immediate goals: find a hidden Fourth Rank and investigate the Full Authority Domain holders. Meanwhile, Makima secured approval for Demon Control Special Division 4 and learned that Saigō had been assigned to monitor her.

• Saigō identified Christianity and Hinduism as likely enemies of Zoroastrianism’s revival and concluded that Indra had concealed his strength and deliberately returned the Treason Spirit.
• Saigō weighed possible allies and neutral pantheons, worried that the Dual Goddesses might oppose the return of the ancient Primogenitors, and resolved to act cautiously.
• Saigō left the Golden Arches to meet the Control Devil and use her to draw out the hidden Fourth Rank.
• Makima attended a National Security Council meeting, where the five members approved her plan to establish Demon Control Special Division 4.
• The council members assigned an official to supervise the new division, and Makima discovered that the file identified him as Saigō.

Makima managed the Fourth Special Devil Division while concealing her contempt for the people who admired her. When the newly appointed Chief Inspector Saigō arrived, Makima sensed a powerful, unfamiliar devil’s aura and wondered whether he had made a contract with a Primal Devil.

• Makima arrived at the Public Security Department and summoned the frontline Devil Hunters for their daily briefings.
• Makima arranged compensation for the family of the deceased Devil Hunter Satō, earning the staff’s admiration while privately dismissing them as dogs.
• Makima announced that the division would receive a new Chief Inspector, and the Devil Hunters grumbled about the appointment.
• Saigō entered the office and introduced himself as the inspector assigned by the Security Committee.
• Makima shook Saigō’s hand, sensed an unfamiliar and powerful devil’s aura, and suspected he had a connection to a devil from hell’s deepest depths.

Makima tried to assess Saigō while presenting herself as a gracious colleague, and the two began working together in the Special Devil Division. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure from Little Garden appeared in the world and suspected that the devils were part of a ritual.

• Makima decided to monitor Saigō and consider ways to dominate him, then invited the Devil Hunters to a dinner where she would introduce him.
• Makima showed Saigō the department facilities and arranged for him to work in her office while she watched for clues about his power.
• Saigō reviewed files on the Fourth Special Division and considered how to draw out someone from Little Garden.
• At lunch, Saigō called the Devil Hunters obedient dogs, and Makima said she liked dogs before Saigō agreed that he did too.
• A mysterious figure entered the world, studied its many devils, and concluded that their creation might serve a ritual connected to repairing spiritual rank.

A mysterious figure from Little Garden decided to delay the Zoroastrian devil’s ritual by giving humanity hope. At a team gathering, Saigō met Makima’s Devil Hunters and spoke with the impoverished Higashiyama Kohaku, whose hidden madness he sensed.

• The invisible figure concluded that it should prevent the ritual from completing rather than destroy it and alert the Zoroastrian devil.
• Makima hosted a team-building gathering and introduced Saigō to the Special Department for Countering Devils, including Himeno, Hayakawa Aki, and Higashiyama Kohaku.
• Makima invited Saigō to her home, then sent the drunken Devil Hunters home and paid the izakaya bill.
• Higashiyama Kohaku asked to take home leftover food and explained to Saigō that she became a Devil Hunter because her family needed money.
• Saigō told Higashiyama Kohaku that she could earn money as a hostess or in the adult industry instead of hunting devils.

Saigō accompanied Makima to her apartment under the pretext of discussing work, where he met her dogs and learned more about her fondness for obedient pets. When Makima asked which Devil he had contracted with, Saigō refused to reveal it, leaving her to suspect that the secret was part of the contract’s price.

• Makima invited Saigō to her apartment to discuss Special Department for Countering Devils matters, and they stopped at a convenience store to buy food and drinks.
• Makima and Saigō arrived at her apartment, where her dogs rushed to greet her and then gathered around Saigō.
• Makima described how obedient, well-trained dogs would follow their master’s commands, and Saigō joked that they shared a fondness for dogs.
• After they settled in with food and beer, Makima asked Saigō whether he had made a contract with a Devil, and he confirmed that he had.
• Makima asked which Devil Saigō had contracted with, but he said it was a secret because revealing it was the price of his contract.

Makima revealed her ambition to erase devils and turn humanity into obedient dogs, while Saigō rejected her offer to make a contract. The next morning, Makima treated him with calculated domestic warmth and left him her car and apartment keys, while Saigō recognized her effort to draw him in.

• Makima told Saigō that she wanted to create world peace by eliminating devils and changing humanity, then asked him to help her achieve her dream.
• Saigō refused Makima's offer to make a contract, and Makima suspected he knew her secrets through the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
• Makima invited Saigō to sleep on her sofa and offered to grant him any condition if he shared his secret and helped her; Saigō saw through her attempt to control him.
• A shadowy figure watched a boy sawing down a tree on the outskirts of the capital and called him a good chess piece.
• The next morning, Makima prepared breakfast for Saigō, gave him her car keys, and said she had a meeting in Chiyoda Ward.
• Saigō noticed that Makima had researched his orphan identity and was deliberately using a warm, domestic manner to draw him closer.

Saigō watched War Devil observe Asa Mikata as her class president revealed her hatred and transformed into a devil. The devil attacked Asa, leaving the terrified girl badly injured and the fight unresolved.

• Saigō recognized the shadowy hawk-like devil as War and drove away while she watched him.
• Asa Mikata recalled her lonely childhood, the class's kindness toward her, and how she accidentally killed their Chicken Devil, Guguji.
• Asa followed Teacher Tanaka and the class president to visit Guguji's grave, but stopped at a red light while they crossed.
• The class president revealed her resentment toward Asa and admitted she had made a contract with the Justice Devil before transforming into a devil.
• The devil struck the ground and sent Asa flying, leaving her bloodied as War watched and Saigō observed from a rooftop.

Asa Mikata resurrected as the War Devil, killed the class president and Tanaka, then met Saigō and tried to recruit him as her man. After revealing her hatred of Makima and Chainsaw Devil, she attacked Saigō with an explosive barrage and left believing he was dead.

• The War Devil revived Asa Mikata after the class president beheaded her, then killed Tanaka and butchered the class president with the Tanaka Spinal Sword.
• Saigō appeared, and the War Devil recognized him as a man associated with Makima and offered to make him her man.
• Saigō declined and told the War Devil that her understanding of how to attract men was inferior to Makima’s.
• The War Devil said Makima and Chainsaw Devil had to die because Makima planned to erase weapons and war by using Chainsaw Devil’s power.
• The War Devil turned the scattered devil remains into grenades and guns, bombarded Saigō and the surrounding buildings, then left believing he had been killed.

The War Devil fought Saigō, but his control over her weapons and his strength forced her to retreat. Saigō gave her a finger bone to turn into a weapon and tasked her with killing Makima, while revealing that his plans were meant to draw out the Chainsaw Devil.

• The War Devil’s Gatling Guns turned against her and fired until their ammunition ran out, but she attacked Saigō with the Tanaka Spine Sword when she saw an opening.
• The sword turned against the War Devil, and Saigō injured her with an Iron Mountain Lean; she escaped using a flashbang, but Saigō caught up with her.
• Saigō tore off his little finger and gave it to the War Devil as a weapon, then asked her to kill Makima and shake the Control Devil’s confidence.
• The War Devil left when police sirens approached, and Saigō watched her depart, saying that she and Makima were bait to draw out the Chainsaw Devil.

Asa Mikata woke to discover that the War Devil had taken over half her brain and forced her to help ambush the Control Devil. Calling herself Yoru, the War Devil attacked Makima’s car with transformed artillery, and the chapter ended as explosions engulfed the National Diet district.

• Asa Mikata found a severed finger beside her bed and learned that the War Devil had killed her teacher and class president while leaving half her brain intact.
• The War Devil threatened Asa Mikata and said they would go kill the Control Devil.
• Atop a building near the National Diet, the War Devil explained that the Control Devil wanted Chainsaw to erase war-related concepts and said she would reclaim nuclear weapons from him.
• The War Devil named herself Yoru, took control of Asa Mikata’s body, and transformed the severed finger into an artillery position.
• The War Devil fired 120-millimeter howitzer shells at Makima’s Mercedes, and the explosions devastated the area as guards fled, shouting that it was a terrorist attack.

Makima survived the War Devil’s artillery attack and returned to her apartment, where Saigō had prepared a lavish meat dinner from the remains of her scattered body. As Makima ate, she remained unaware of Saigō’s true intentions and tried to understand why the food tasted so strongly of ginger.

• The War Devil attacked Makima with an arsenal of guns, tore her apart, and declared that she would next target the Chainsaw Devil to reclaim the Nuclear Weapons.
• A mysterious man gathered Makima’s scattered flesh before emergency crews arrived, and Makima later revived through her contract.
• Makima returned to her apartment and found Saigō cooking while her dogs gathered around him; he invited her to rest and promised a lavish dinner.
• Makima realized Saigō had not fallen under her control, but concealed her suspicion and accepted the meal he had prepared.
• Saigō served Makima several meat dishes, and she praised his cooking before asking why the ginger flavor was so strong.

Saigō visited Asa Mikata’s school, where the War Devil seized control of Asa’s body, kissed him, and offered to make him her possession. After Saigō revealed that Makima was still alive, the War Devil agreed to kill the Control Devil again in exchange for Saigō belonging to her.

• Makima praised Saigō’s cooking, and Saigō recalled buying excellent meat from the hardworking Asa Mikata.
• The War Devil urged Asa to stand up to her classmates, and Asa forced herself to walk through the school corridor with her head held high.
• When Saigō arrived, the War Devil took control of Asa’s body, pinned him against a wall, kissed him, and offered to let him enjoy her body.
• Saigō showed the War Devil a photograph of the Control Devil and told her Makima was still alive, though the War Devil insisted she had killed her.
• The War Devil said she would kill the Control Devil again and demanded that Saigō belong to her as a reward.

Saigō persuaded Yoru to keep targeting Makima and revealed that the Chainsaw Devil had become Makima’s hunting target. Makima, increasingly worn down by Yoru’s repeated attacks, received another lunch from Saigō, still unaware of his role in the conflict.

• Yoru threatened to claim Saigō, and he told her that Makima had made the same claim before.
• Saigō withheld the details of Makima’s resurrection contract and encouraged Yoru to continue killing her.
• Saigō told Yoru that the Chainsaw Devil had appeared and was being hunted by Makima; Yoru said she was more interested in Saigō but thanked him for the information.
• Yoru returned control of Asa Mikata’s body, leaving Asa embarrassed by the students’ attention.
• Makima reflected on Yoru’s repeated killings and the toll they were taking on her, then wondered whether Saigō might be leaking her whereabouts.
• Saigō brought Makima lunch at the Special Department for Countering Devils, and she accepted it as a familiar routine.

Saigō continued bringing Makima meals while she weighed whether to control him and pursued her plans to dominate the world. He then went to deal with the Blood Fiend, finding her living like a wild animal in the forest and learning how a cat had awakened her human emotions.

• Saigō brought Makima another meal, accepted her assignment to deal with the Blood Devil, and left with the file.
• Makima considered using force to control Saigō but decided to wait, then burned documents about foreign powers moving against her and reaffirmed her plan to control the world with the Chainsaw Devil's power.
• Saigō revealed that he had ordered the War Devil's attacks on Makima and believed a visitor from Little Garden would soon help the Chainsaw Devil and weaken her.
• Saigō found the naked Blood Fiend in a forest outside the capital as she killed a brown bear and drank its blood.
• Saigō read that the Blood Fiend had once lived like a beast until a cat's cuteness tamed her and helped her develop human emotions.

Saigō killed the Bat Devil with the power of Treason and rescued the cat, while Makima learned more about his abilities and set out to find the Chainsaw Devil. Denji awoke after being resurrected, but Pochita was gone.

• Saigō recognized that Makima had designed the Blood Fiend mission to test his abilities and decided to follow the path she had laid out.
• Saigō entered the Bat Devil’s cabin and caused its body and cells to revolt until it died.
• Saigō rescued the cat from its cage and left to return it to the Blood Fiend.
• Makima received a report on the Bat Devil’s death, inferred that Saigō wielded a power of betrayal, and prepared to pursue the Chainsaw Devil.
• Denji awoke in a dumpster and ran around calling for Pochita, who did not answer.

Denji accepted a mysterious figure’s blood and a contract to kill every Devil in exchange for Pochita’s return, then left to begin his hunt. Saigō captured Power’s cat and persuaded the Blood Fiend to follow him to the Special Department for Countering Devils, though she secretly planned to break her promise.

• A mysterious figure restored Denji’s memories and offered to bring Pochita back if Denji killed every Devil in the world.
• Denji drank the figure’s blood, gained immense power, and received a bank card before setting out to hunt the Devil that killed him.
• Saigō confronted Power in the forest with her kitten in a cage and used it to secure her cooperation.
• Power agreed to join the Special Department for Countering Devils while privately intending to deceive Saigō and reclaim her cat.
• Saigō kept the kitten and led Power out of the forest, promising to return it when they reached the department.

Saigō brought the filthy Blood Fiend Pawa to Makima’s apartment and tried to get her cleaned up, while Makima’s attempt to capture the Chainsaw Devil ended in a disastrous retreat. The chapter left Saigō in the bathroom with Pawa after she accidentally broke the faucet.

• Saigō gave Pawa clothes and led her toward the city, noticing that the Chainsaw Devil had attacked Makima.
• Makima entered an abandoned factory and found the Chainsaw Devil slaughtering the Zombie Devil’s zombies.
• The Chainsaw Devil charged at Makima, forcing her Devil Hunters to cover her retreat as it tore through them and their summoned Devils.
• Makima escaped in a car, realizing events were slipping beyond her control.
• Saigō brought Pawa to Makima’s apartment, where she struggled to use the shower and accidentally snapped off the faucet.

Saigō brought the cleaned-up Pawa and her cat to Special Division 4, where Makima was brooding over events that had upset her plans. He confronted Makima about her clumsy imitation of human emotions, and she wrongly concluded that the Prime Minister had sent him as a safeguard against her control.

• Saigō bathed Pawa, gave her clothes, and took her and her cat to Special Division 4.
• An employee warned Saigō that Makima was in an unusually bad mood.
• Saigō entered Makima’s office with Pawa’s cat and left Pawa waiting outside.
• Saigō told Makima that her exaggerated shifts in mood exposed her failure to understand human emotions.
• Makima guessed that the Prime Minister had told Saigō about her identity and asked whether he was a safeguard against her powers.

Saigō confronted Makima about her inability to understand human feelings and challenged her to become his slave, prompting her to summon five Weapon Fiends. Makima explained her goal of using the Chainsaw Devil to erase concepts and create a utopia, while Saigō questioned whether that was truly what she wanted.

• Saigō told Makima that she could not control him through love because she did not understand the human heart, and Makima admitted she had no true feelings to offer.
• Makima described humans and devils as dogs beneath her, and Saigō suggested she become his slave so they could speak as equals.
• Saigō revealed he knew Makima had special fiends waiting nearby and taunted her, so she ordered five Weapon Fiends to attack.
• Makima explained that the Chainsaw Devil could erase devils and their associated concepts, and said she wanted to use its power to build an ideal world.
• Saigō asked whether creating that world was truly Makima's own wish, then said there was one more thing she needed to know.

Saigō turned Makima’s Weapon Humans against her and revealed that he knew how to break her immortality by targeting the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Makima panicked as Yamagami, acting under Saigō’s command, prepared to attack the Prime Minister during a public speech.

• Makima ordered the Weapon Humans to capture Saigō, while Pawa stayed behind rather than abandon the cat in its carrier.
• Saigō pointed at Makima, and the Weapon Humans betrayed her, killing and burning her before she revived and reclaimed control of them.
• Saigō told Makima that her revivals would not protect her if her contract with the Prime Minister of the Cabinet was broken.
• Saigō revealed that the Prime Minister was giving a public speech in Akihabara and that Yamagami, contracted with the Shotgun Devil, was patrolling there.
• Yamagami aimed his steel pipes at the Prime Minister of the Cabinet as the man delivered his speech.