Chapter Summaries

Meng Fan rescued the missing women from the Mirror Space and cleared himself of suspicion after Sword attacked him. The team completed its mission and returned to Nara, where Meng Fan stayed with Tenten to explore the nightlife.

• Meng Fan revealed that he had rescued the missing women, and Kyuichi Kudo reunited with Ran Kudo and promised Meng Fan a twenty-million reward.
• Meng Fan woke Sword and the man in the green hat, then Tenten, Denji, and Spider stopped Sword from attacking him.
• Meng Fan woke the rescued women, who confirmed what had happened, and Sword apologized for doubting him.
• The Third Division escorted the missing women home and returned to the Nara Public Safety Bureau, while Sword told Natsume Kiko how Meng Fan had solved the case.
• Meng Fan left the taxi to visit a hot spring, and Tenten joined him as their guide to Nara Prefecture's nightlife.

Meng Fan spent several days sightseeing and sharing meals with Tenten, Denji, Sword, and Peter before deciding to return to Tokyo. At the Nara Public Safety Bureau, Natsume Kiko told him that the Fourth Division would join that evening’s dinner, setting up a reunion.

• Meng Fan helped Tenten sleep, and Denji interrupted them after mistaking their conversation for something intimate.
• Tenten, Meng Fan, and Denji toured Nara and Osaka, then traveled to Kyoto with Sword and Peter, enjoying local food and sightseeing.
• Meng Fan taught Tenten and Denji to play Fight the Landlord, and the group played late into the night over two days.
• Himeno repeatedly called Meng Fan to urge him back to Tokyo, while Power complained about Aki Hayakawa and Aki asked when they would return.
• Meng Fan took Denji to the Nara Public Safety Bureau to say goodbye, where Natsume Kiko told him the Fourth Division would attend the evening dinner.

Natsume Kiko hosted a gathering for the Third and Fourth Divisions, where Meng Fan reunited with the Devil Hunters and Kobeni called him her master. The gathering continued as the group settled in, with Kobeni’s mysterious Devil contract still unknown.

• Natsume Kiko welcomed the Third Division to a restaurant gathering and said a special guest would join them.
• Power burst into the room, and Aki Hayakawa made her take off her shoes before she pounced on Meng Fan.
• Kobeni and Arai arrived, and Meng Fan told them to sit beside Peter.
• Aki Hayakawa praised Meng Fan for solving the missing-person case, while Denji and Power argued over who had helped.
• Kobeni nearly spilled the tea, called Meng Fan her master, and he told Tenten that he believed Kobeni could become a dark horse.

The Public Safety Devil Hunters gathered for a meal, where Denji eagerly welcomed Makima and the group drank together. Himeno challenged Denji to strip rock-paper-scissors while Makima continued drinking with Meng Fan.

• Natsume Kiko introduced her younger brother, Natsume Fan Zhi, who sat beside Meng Fan.
• Power claimed the meat for herself, and Denji saved Makima a seat with two cushions when she arrived with Himeno.
• Himeno asked Makima why the Eternity Devil had wanted Denji's heart, and Makima offered to tell her if she could outdrink her.
• Makima praised Meng Fan for the mission and continued clinking glasses with him while Denji toasted his master with tea.
• Himeno challenged Denji to strip rock-paper-scissors, and he eagerly accepted as Sword and Arai cheered him on.
• As everyone watched Denji and Himeno prepare to play, Makima raised her glass toward Meng Fan again.

Meng Fan and Makima questioned each other over drinks while Denji and Himeno's strip rock-paper-scissors game grew increasingly chaotic. After Makima threatened Denji, Himeno, and Aki to make Meng Fan reveal what he knew, he calmly took her hand and agreed to go to a hotel.

• Meng Fan and Makima shared a linked-arm drink, then turned down each other's attempts to learn more about one another.
• Denji won a round against Himeno, and the party watched as the game continued and Himeno revealed adhesive bandages beneath her bra.
• Aki stopped the rowdy game while Meng Fan and Makima moved outside to drink and talk privately.
• Meng Fan admitted he had contracts with the Dream Devil and Fly Devil, then suggested Makima was a devil herself.
• Makima demanded that Meng Fan reveal what he knew and threatened Denji, Himeno, and Aki; Meng Fan grabbed her hand and said they should get a room.

Meng Fan revealed that he knew Makima’s plan, and the two fought in a hot spring until Makima defeated him. Makima then succumbed to overwhelming drowsiness and collapsed.

• Aki Hayakawa learned that Meng Fan and Makima had left together, then reached Meng Fan by phone and heard they were at a hot spring.
• At the hot spring, Meng Fan told Makima he knew her plan and intended to put her to sleep.
• Makima attacked Meng Fan, who fought back using his devil powers and repeatedly wounded her as the hot spring was destroyed.
• Makima blasted Meng Fan apart, but soon became drowsy and collapsed before she could leave.

The Tiger-Backed Man found Makima unconscious in the wreckage of his hot spring and tried to take advantage of her, but Denji and the others interrupted him. Meng Fan revealed that Makima was trapped with him in a dream, where he bound her with a collar and leash.

• The Tiger-Backed Man discovered his hot spring in ruins and searched it with his underlings, who found Makima alive beneath the wreckage.
• The Tiger-Backed Man carried Makima into a nearby room and began undoing her clothes while his underlings guarded the entrance.
• Denji, Peter, and Tenten arrived to investigate, forced their way into the room, and found the Tiger-Backed Man with Makima.
• Denji beat the Tiger-Backed Man, then carried Makima away without realizing Meng Fan's body was among the ruins.
• Meng Fan watched from inside the dream, told Makima she was his dog, and put a collar and leash around her neck.

Makima remained unconscious in the hospital while Denji learned that Natsume Fan Zhi believed Meng Fan would revive. A Sword Devil attacked Denji, and the chapter ended with an unknown figure catching a bullet meant for Arai and startling the old woman who fired it.

• Denji stayed beside Makima for three days, and Himeno and Aki Hayakawa urged him to eat and rest after Meng Fan's funeral.
• Power and Natsume Fan Zhi met Denji at a noodle shop, where Natsume Fan Zhi said Meng Fan was likely in a dream space and would return with a new body.
• A man told Denji that the Gun Devil wanted his heart, shot him, and revealed himself as the Sword Devil.
• Natsume Fan Zhi shot the Sword Devil in the legs, then revived Denji by pulling his chest cord and fled as Denji transformed.
• An elderly woman shot at Arai from behind, but a sudden newcomer caught the bullet and left her shocked that he was supposedly dead.

Meng Fan returned alive, awakened Makima, and intervened when Katana Man attacked Denji to take his heart. He killed Akane Sawatari and tore out Katana Man’s heart, while Kobeni and Arai watched from hiding.

• Meng Fan reunited with Arai and Kobeni, then told them Makima had awakened.
• Makima woke in the hospital and walked to the roof, where she jumped off; Meng Fan said her sleepwalking was over.
• Meng Fan went to help Denji, who had been defeated by Katana Man and cut in half.
• Meng Fan dodged Katana Man’s Iaido Slash and struck him down with the Bat Devil’s ultimate move.
• Akane Sawatari’s Snake Devil swallowed Meng Fan, but he emerged unharmed and killed Akane before tearing out Katana Man’s heart.
• Kobeni and Arai discussed quitting the Fourth Division as Meng Fan dragged the bodies away.

Meng Fan revived Denji and returned with Arai and Kobeni to Public Safety Bureau headquarters, where they learned Makima had recovered and the Gun Devil’s forces had attacked across the divisions. The group discussed the Sword Devil’s defeat as Denji reunited with Makima and challenged Meng Fan’s strength.

• Meng Fan ordered Arai and Kobeni to reassemble Denji, then used his blood to revive him.
• Denji woke in human form and joyfully reunited with Meng Fan, while Kobeni considered quitting.
• Himeno called to say Makima had awakened and asked them to return to headquarters.
• Meng Fan drove the group to headquarters, where Denji rushed to see Makima.
• Makima explained that the Gun Devil’s resistance force had attacked Public Safety personnel and caused heavy casualties in the other divisions.
• Makima identified the Sword Devil as the operation’s main devil, and Meng Fan said he had killed it before it could reach Himeno.

Makima assigned training and new devil contracts to strengthen the Fourth Division after the attack on Denji. After the others left, Meng Fan confronted Makima about his ability and made her bark like a dog before promising to keep her secret; Makima remained confident because she still had a trump card.

• Makima assigned Denji and Power to train with Kishibe and arranged for Kyoto Devil Hunters to guide Aki Hayakawa in making another devil contract.
• Makima told Arai and Kobeni to leave the Devil Hunters, but Meng Fan insisted they could stay as his students and help them find devils for contracts.
• Power returned after rescuing a cat, and she argued with Denji about whether he had told her to leave during the fight.
• Makima asked Meng Fan to keep her secret, and they discussed his ability to trap devils in dreams after they killed him.
• Meng Fan made Makima bark like a dog in exchange for keeping her secret, then left her alone in the office as she relied on her trump card.

Kishibe put Denji and Power through a month of brutal combat and tactical training, greatly improving their fighting skills. When they returned to Aki Hayakawa’s home, Meng Fan recruited Denji for his first movie, but Denji learned his crucial role amounted to ringing a doorbell offscreen.

• Kishibe tested Denji and Power’s attitudes toward death, revenge, and choosing sides, then began training them through relentless fights.
• After two weeks, Denji and Power could last ten rounds against Kishibe, and further tactical training taught them to wound him.
• Kishibe ended their daily sessions after a month and reduced their training to once a week.
• Denji and Power returned to Aki Hayakawa’s home, where Meng Fan prepared to film a scene with Asuka Saito.
• Meng Fan told Denji to ring the doorbell when Asuka screamed, and Denji later mopped the floor while posing for the camera.
• Meng Fan explained that Denji had saved the heroine by waking her from her dream, leaving Denji disappointed that he never appeared onscreen.

Meng Fan continued filming A Nightmare on Elm Street in Aki Hayakawa’s apartment, and Himeno and Aki returned from Nara to find the production underway. Aki revealed that he had contracted with the Future Devil without paying a price, leaving Meng Fan relieved but wary of the unpredictable changes ahead.

• Power laughed at Denji after he lost his role, and Meng Fan promised him another part in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
• Himeno and Aki Hayakawa returned from Nara with souvenirs and discovered Meng Fan filming in Aki’s home.
• Meng Fan explained that he was secretly making a horror movie featuring his contracted Nightmare Devil, and Himeno agreed to tolerate it as long as he stayed off camera.
• Himeno asked Denji about his training, while Power challenged Aki and learned that Aki had become stronger during training with the Third Division.
• Aki revealed that he had contracted with the Future Devil, who demanded no price and wanted to witness an event it could not yet foresee.
• Meng Fan felt relieved that the Future Devil had not predicted Aki’s death, but worried that the unknown event could signal a butterfly effect.

After a movie shoot left Aki Hayakawa’s room and bed covered in props and fake blood, Meng Fan cleaned him with flies and welcomed Arai and Kobeni. The group discovered Arai’s new Cow Devil contract and Kobeni’s skill with knives, then agreed that Himeno and Arai would address Kobeni’s family taking her pay.

• Aki Hayakawa found his room packed with movie props and lay on a bed covered in blood packs, so Meng Fan summoned flies to clean him.
• Arai and Kobeni arrived, and Arai revealed his contract with the Cow Devil, which increased his strength in exchange for body hair.
• Kobeni demonstrated her short-blade skills with fruit knives while Arai held the fish she had brought.
• Aki Hayakawa cooked dinner after the group kept him awake, and Kobeni explained that her parents took her wages for her siblings’ expenses.
• Himeno and Arai offered to speak with Kobeni’s parents about her pay, while Denji and Power briefly volunteered to go along.

Meng Fan took Denji and Power to an underground boxing club, where they announced that they intended to compete for the million-dollar prize. After the club staff and spectators mocked them and the security chief ordered them thrown out, Meng Fan told Denji and Power to fight back without killing anyone.

• Meng Fan invited Denji and Power to the underground boxing club, and the three drove to its hidden entrance in an abandoned parking garage.
• At the club, Meng Fan explained the prize money and the chance to challenge Mayser, the champion with fifty consecutive victories.
• Power declared that she would compete, and the spectators mocked the three for bringing young-looking challengers.
• The security chief ordered his bodyguards to throw them out, and Meng Fan stepped aside and told Denji and Power to leave the guards half-dead.

Power defeated five opponents in the fighting hall and earned the right to challenge champion Mayser, while Denji lost his fourth match. After Meng Fan placed twenty million yen on Power, Mayser entered the ring and attacked her before she could prepare.

• Mayser ordered matches for Power and Denji, and Power knocked Sena unconscious before defeating four more challengers.
• Denji won his first three fights with a ball-kicking move but lost to his fourth opponent without transforming.
• Mayser offered a hundred thousand dollars to anyone who could beat Power, but no one succeeded, so she qualified to challenge him.
• Meng Fan bet twenty million yen on Power as Mayser entered the ring to face her.
• Mayser kicked at Power while she was boasting, but she dodged and said she would beat him for a million dollars.

Power faced Mayser in an underground boxing match, where he brutally beat her after her bra pad fell out of the ring. As Mayser prepared to kill her, Meng Fan suddenly appeared inside the cage.

• Mayser kicked Power into the cage, knocked her bra pad loose, and tossed it into the crowd while spectators discussed it.
• Mayser drove the referee out of the cage and relentlessly beat Power as the spectators condemned his brutality.
• A wealthy spectator offered Mayser money to spare Power, and others contributed until they had raised one hundred million dollars.
• Mayser revealed he had only been joking and refused the money because he wanted to torture Power to death.
• Power got back up and swung at Mayser, but he blocked her and grabbed her by the neck until a mosquito bit his arm and made him release her.
• Meng Fan appeared inside the octagon without anyone seeing him enter.

Meng Fan rescued Power from Mayser, exposed his contract with the Muscle Devil, and defeated him with his Freddy powers. After Power killed Mayser and Meng Fan absorbed the Muscle Devil, he used a mirror to make the money disappear, leaving Denji and Power bewildered.

• Meng Fan revived Power with his blood and identified Mayser's contract with the Muscle Devil.
• Mayser transformed, trapped the spectators inside, and Meng Fan persuaded them to throw their money down while Denji guarded it as Chainsaw Man.
• Meng Fan transformed into Freddy, evaded Mayser's punch, and cut off both of his arms.
• Power revealed her devil horns and beat Mayser to death with spiked brass knuckles.
• Meng Fan absorbed the Muscle Devil, then told Denji and Power to throw the money at a mirror, where it vanished.

Meng Fan looted luxury goods from the boxing arena while Denji helped gather money below. A Moore Family member offered him a billion dollars and a place in the War of Devils, but Meng Fan refused until the man offered to arrange a Hollywood director for his movie.

• Meng Fan cleared luxury goods from the second-floor rooms and dropped wine bottles to Denji and another person below, who were collecting money.
• Meng Fan kicked open a locked room on the third floor and met a mustached Moore Family member, who offered him a billion dollars and a partnership.
• The man asked Meng Fan to compete in the War of Devils, but Meng Fan rejected representing the Island Nation and then refused a direct tournament spot.
• The man offered to arrange Hollywood's best director for Meng Fan's movie, prompting Meng Fan to ask how he knew about the production.
• The Moore Family member explained that his family controlled the movie industry and described the War of Devils as a competition for powerful Devil Contractors and Devilmen.
• Meng Fan had the man hold his mirror while he carried a TV into the Mirror Space, then dismissed the ability as Doraemon's Anywhere Door.

Meng Fan agreed to enter the Moore Family’s Devil battle for a large payment and stripped the venue of its TVs and furniture with Power and Denji. After replacing Aki Hayakawa’s broken TV and bringing home new supplies, Meng Fan learned that Makima had come to invite Denji on a date, which Power also wanted to join.

• Meng Fan negotiated a hundred-million-dollar advance and ten billion dollars if he won the Moore Family’s Devil battle, which would take place at SoFi Stadium.
• Meng Fan, Power, and Denji hauled away the venue’s TVs and furniture, then returned home and replaced Aki Hayakawa’s broken TV several times.
• Meng Fan counted the money he had collected in the Mirror Space and later brought home salmon, clothes, shoes, hats, and breast pads for Power and Denji.
• Makima arrived at Meng Fan’s home dressed for a day out and invited Denji to see a movie with her.
• Power asked to join the date, and Makima said Meng Fan could come along too.