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This bullet was roughly the size of a fingernail, yet it had massively empowered the carp devil; this was a fragment of the Gun Devil.

Asaba Kotone had no intention of keeping this Gun Devil Flesh, because it needed to be handed over to Public Safety later on.

Ordinary people could not possess fragments of the Gun Devil without authorization, not even Private Devil Hunters—only Public Safety Devil Hunters were allowed to hold Gun Devil Flesh.

Seeing that the carp devil had been thoroughly killed by Asaba Kotone, Aki Hayakawa, Ouchihara, and Ryoko Yamada finally dared to relax.

Looking at the various "fins" shot out by the carp devil all around them, Ouchihara and Ryoko Yamada still felt lingering fear in their hearts; if Asaba Kotone had not stepped in to save them just now, they probably would have met their end here today.

They just had no idea how the boy had pulled it off. It seemed as though the carp devil's attacks could not touch the boy at all, and it had even carried them along with him in that manner.

They would never forget that scene from moments before, watching with their own eyes as sharp spikes passed right through their bodies while they remained completely unharmed.

What kind of devil on earth did he have to forge a contract with to possess this kind of ability?

At that moment, Asaba Kotone walked over to Aki Hayakawa and handed him the Gun Devil Flesh in his hand. "You'll be entering Tokyo Public Safety soon. This is a fragment of the Gun Devil, so you can hold onto this once you're a Public Safety Devil Hunter."

Aki Hayakawa was slightly stunned, "Can't you also enter Public Safety?"

"Didn't I say before, I don't have any plans to do that for now."

"Alright, thanks."

Aki Hayakawa's hand trembled slightly as he took the Gun Devil Flesh. He had been so desperate to enter Public Safety precisely so he could legally possess fragments of the Gun Devil.

He had investigated long ago: gathering enough fragments of the Gun Devil would allow one to locate the Gun Devil's main body, and among the Public Safety branches across Japan, Tokyo Public Safety had collected the most Gun Devil Flesh. Furthermore, through Tokyo Public Safety, it would be convenient for him to gather more intelligence regarding the Gun Devil—that was why he was determined to choose Tokyo Public Safety.

Aki Hayakawa gripped the Gun Devil Flesh in his hand tightly, his expression turning cold.

He felt no sense of disgust or nausea; his heart held only deep hatred.

He could never forget how the Gun Devil had utterly destroyed his family back then.

Everything he worked toward now was for the sake of taking revenge on the Gun Devil!

The carp devil's corpse had already been sold on the Black Market, and the money earned was split evenly among the four of them. Even though Asaba Kotone had done almost all the heavy lifting, he had his principles, and he wasn't desperate for the cash.

However, the carp devil's corpse wasn't worth very much, because the Gun Devil Flesh had already been removed, and the carp devil's strength had reverted to its original state. Coupled with the fact that the corpse was heavily dismembered, it only fetched a few hundred thousand yen.

Unless the Gun Devil Flesh was sold as well—that item was worth the most, but the Black Market wouldn't dare take it; trading Gun Devil Flesh was illegal.

One would have to resort to dealing with gangs, and Asaba Kotone had zero interest in that.

What he cared about wasn't money, but the renown he could gain after hunting devils.

They had already returned to the Guild Hall.

Asaba Kotone found that he had already received preliminary media coverage.

It wasn't about the carp devil, though; the media didn't report that quickly.

Instead, the media had been stirred by the exploits of him hunting three devils in Chiba within two days.

News outlets, television stations, and radio broadcasts... all of them had reported on it, labeling him as an overnight sensation of a genius youth.

Even though it sounded a little cringe-worthy, the higher his renown, the better it naturally was.

"I heard the devil you guys ran into this time had consumed a piece of Gun Devil Flesh. Is that true?"

At that moment, someone asked Ouchihara with a curious expression.

Because the four of them had returned to the guild with a carp devil added to their battle records, and the carp devil specifically carried a Gun Devil Flesh identifier, the news had quickly spread among the Private Devil Hunters.

Quite a few Private Devil Hunters found it hard to believe, because the Private Devil Hunters in this region had never successfully subdued a devil that had consumed Gun Devil Flesh. Encountering such a devil meant being subjected to a completely one-sided steamrolling, requiring a request for Public Safety reinforcement.

Even looking across the entirety of Chiba Prefecture, instances of Private Devil Hunters successfully subjugating such a devil had only ever occurred once, and that time was only because the Gun Devil Flesh fragment was very light, providing very little enhancement to the devil.

Therefore, someone had now come over specifically to ask Ouchihara about the truth of the matter.

"Of course it's true, it's clear as day on my battle record. But I just hitched a ride on this one; this operation was basically entirely the credit of that little brother named Asaba Kotone."

Ouchihara's mood seemed fantastic. The weight of his battle record for today was truly substantial.

Even so, both he and Ryoko Yamada knew in their hearts that they had merely ridden on Asaba Kotone's coattails. Without Asaba Kotone, let alone successfully completing the mission, whether they could have made it back alive was a question.

With today's battle record, he and Ryoko Yamada would likely receive an invitation from Chiba Public Safety, but they were well aware that they possessed zero capability to become Public Safety Devil Hunters. If they went to Chiba Public Safety, they probably wouldn't last long, so they might as well honestly stay put in the independent sector and enjoy the safety.

"Completely his credit?"

That person immediately looked over at Asaba Kotone on the other side, their gaze filled with utter astonishment.

The boy looked so young, yet he was capable of this level of strength?!

Not only him, but other devil hunters nearby had also heard what Ouchihara said, and all of them found it hard to believe.

"Stop joking around, alright? Didn't Aki Hayakawa go on the operation with you guys too? With Aki Hayakawa's immense strength, he must have pulled a lot of weight, right?"

"Yeah, if you told me the four of you overcame that devil through flawless teamwork, I might still believe it. How could that little kid do it all by himself..."

Ouchihara knew these people would say that.

"You guys shouldn't underestimate that little brother. I'm really not joking; I can safely say he's the strongest Private Devil Hunter I've ever seen. If you still don't believe me, you can go ask Aki Hayakawa."

Seeing the completely serious look on Ouchihara's face, which didn't look like a joke at all, the crowd had no choice but to believe it.

They were all extremely curious about what kind of person this boy was. Prior to this, they had virtually no impression of him; who could have imagined he'd be this strong?!

What left them the most deeply shaken was that the boy actually seemed to be doing his homework right now...?

Asaba Kotone was currently working through the Past Exam Compilation he had bought earlier. From an outsider's perspective, it really looked like he was doing homework.

A devil hunter with such terrifying strength turned out to be a student who still had to do homework-this brought a strong sense of contrast and shock to everyone present.

Quite a few people fell into existential despair. What on earth was the point of calling themselves devil hunters? Truly, comparing yourself to others would only make you want to die.

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