Asaba Kotone was not particularly happy about Kyoto Public Safety's request.
After all, they were clearly trying to poach people from his Special Division for Devil Affairs, and almost everyone in it was someone he knew. How could he be happy about someone trying to poach his people?
"So what exactly are you proposing?"
Kirisū Yuki asked directly.
"If possible, please assign some members of the Special Division for Devil Affairs to support us."
The man to the director's right spoke.
"I understand that Kyoto Public Safety is short on elite personnel, but our Special Division for Devil Affairs was only recently established, too. Its staffing hasn't quite settled yet, so this isn't a suitable time for transfers."
Kirisū Yuki was clearly taking Asaba Kotone's feelings into account. She knew, and could tell, that he would certainly be unwilling, so she politely turned them down for him.
"I see. Then I suppose there's nothing to be done."
The director spoke up.
With even the director saying that, the two men on either side could hardly say anything more.
"However, we have other elite Devil Hunters outside the Special Division for Devil Affairs. We can transfer some of them to Kyoto Public Safety."
Kirisū Yuki continued.
In fact, aside from Kishibe, Himeno, and Aki Hayakawa, everyone in the Special Division for Devil Affairs was a newcomer Asaba Kotone had brought in. It had barely weakened the overall strength of Tokyo Public Safety's existing Devil Extermination Division. After all, Aki Hayakawa had been a newcomer himself, while Captain Kishibe spent practically every day drinking and rarely went out on missions.
That was also why she had been able to give Asaba Kotone so much authority despite pressure from the Cabinet. And now, the Cabinet had less and less to say about it.