But deep down, he truly favored weapons like this—ones that could cut through anything and seemingly required no payment in lifespan.
After all, in this world, whether it was the Fox Devil he had contracted with or the nail imbued with the Curse Devil's power in his hand, every use required him to pay with either his lifespan or a part of his body.
If, as Horikita Manabu had said, the tools in the Black Sphere Exam were "free and without side effects" when used...
Honestly, if not for Miss Makima being in Public Safety, Aki Hayakawa really would have wanted to learn more about this so-called Black Sphere.
Still, it was only a fleeting thought that crossed his mind.
There cannot be two suns in the sky...
In my heart, there is only one sun, and that is Miss Makima!
One word: loyalty!
He quickly gathered his wandering thoughts.
Besides, now that they had this group of reinforcements to help them, regardless of their ultimate goal, they should join forces and deal with the troublesome "Santa Claus" first, now that they faced a common enemy.
The ability to turn humans into puppets with a touch was simply too dangerous in a crowded mall like this.
With that thought, Aki Hayakawa slashed away the puppet in front of him.
He was about to tell the Angel Devil beside him to stay here and protect Denji while he went downstairs to help.
But unexpectedly, Angel, who had been listless all this time, suddenly raised his head. Looking toward the huge transparent glass display window on the first floor, he said flatly, "Aki, wait."
"I can sense... the smell of a Fiend."
Aki Hayakawa nodded and looked in the direction Angel indicated.
Outside the glass window, several women dressed in strange outfits