Asaba Kotone merely smiled faintly. How could he not know that Aki Hayakawa was the classic type who seemed cold on the outside but was warm at heart?
"I heard all of that."
Aki Hayakawa's face was as expressionless as ever, but he also seemed a little annoyed.
"Hahaha, just kidding, just kidding."
Himeno moved past the subject. "Let's hurry up and get lunch."
Since Himeno had offered to treat them, Asaba Kotone didn't stand on ceremony. Still, he didn't order anything expensive, just the same thing as Aki Hayakawa and Himeno.
As for Pochita, he was in the Kamui Dimension. There was plenty of food in there, so Asaba hadn't brought him out.
While they ate, Himeno tried to persuade Aki Hayakawa to smoke again.
But Aki Hayakawa still refused this time.
After lunch, Asaba Kotone and the other two went out to patrol the streets.
During their patrol, he brought Pochita out for some fresh air.
There wasn't really any need to keep Pochita in the Kamui Dimension so often anymore.
This time, it had simply been inconvenient to bring Pochita along for the operation at the Yakuza building. He could carry out the assassinations with a dagger. If he had used Pochita and made chainsaw noises, he wouldn't have been able to dispose of those firearms silently.
Normally, he could just keep Pochita with him. Although Pochita's appearance made him hard to identify as the Chainsaw Devil, the chainsaw on his head could still arouse suspicion.
The leaders of the major powers probably all knew about the Chainsaw Devil's exploits in Hell. For example, Master in the original story had been able to make a contract with the Hell Devil. The Hell Devil was a channel for exchanging information between the Human World and Hell, possibly