Luring the Gang Boss

Asaba Kotone did not go to Matsuno Yoshiko first, but was instead searching for the abandoned factory where the Zombie Devil was located.

In the original work, the Zombie Devil was lurking in an abandoned factory, though he was not sure of the exact location, knowing only that it was somewhere in this small town.

"Excuse me, I'd like to ask for directions. Where is there an abandoned factory around here?"

Asaba Kotone casually found a passerby to ask.

The person turned around, and upon seeing Asaba Kotone's eyes at first glance, almost got scared out of his wits. Then, seeing Pochita, he was truly terrified, retreating in fear step by step, especially since it was already nighttime.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a Private Devil Hunter."

Whenever Asaba Kotone encountered this kind of situation, he would directly show his identification documents.

"Oh, oh..."

Only then did the person relax a bit. He still held quite a bit of trust and respect for Private Devil Hunters. "Were you just asking about the abandoned factory? There is indeed a factory nearby that has been abandoned for a long time. I heard there might be a devil inside, so you'd better be careful if you're going there!"

"I know."

Asaba Kotone nodded slightly.

The abandoned factory the other person spoke of should be the one he was looking for.

Following that, with the help of the passerby's directions, Asaba Kotone arrived in front of the abandoned factory.

This factory looked as though it had been abandoned for a long time, and virtually no one came or went in the vicinity.

"Pochita, wait here for me a moment."

"Woof~"

The gates of the abandoned factory were tightly shut. Asaba Kotone directly activated his Intangibility state, passing right through the gates and walking in along the wall.

This was one of the abilities of Kamui. Once activated, his body could not be touched by anything. His appearance seemed unchanged on the outside, but the moment any part of him was touched, that part would automatically enter the Kamui Dimension, thereby producing the effect of bodily intangibility. Such was the principle behind this ability.

For the time being, he would call this ability "Intangibility".

Asaba Kotone walked along the wall deeper into the abandoned factory, and soon discovered the Zombie Devil.

Though it was very dark inside the abandoned factory, seeing the Zombie Devil in the dark with his Mangekyō Sharingan was not a problem at all.

The Zombie Devil was ugly and bizarre in appearance, possessing only a gigantic, mummy-like upper torso with shoulders instead of arms, a head consisting entirely of an exposed brain, and a face that was instead located on its right chest.

Since Asaba Kotone was inside the wall, he could see the Zombie Devil, but the Zombie Devil could not see him.

"A human?... That's the scent of a human!"

The Zombie Devil could smell the scent of a human, but simply had no idea where that person was.

Asaba Kotone confirmed that the Zombie Devil was indeed in this abandoned factory, and then he left directly.

He was not here to hunt down the Zombie Devil, but merely to ascertain whether the Zombie Devil was here. The result was just as he desired-it was in this very place.

Afterward, he set off with Pochita to go to Matsuno Yoshiko's place.

By this time Asaba Kotone had arrived at Matsuno Yoshiko's residence. He could see Matsuno Yoshiko standing downstairs, seeming to have been waiting here for him in advance.

"You're here really early. Does the little pervert just can't wait to 'play games' with big sis~?"

Matsuno Yoshiko smiled and flirted with Asaba Kotone.

"..."

Asaba Kotone endured the feeling of disgust in his heart and said nothing at all.

Following that, he and Pochita followed Matsuno Yoshiko to a bar.

"Let's just stay here tonight and have a good time with big sis~"

Matsuno Yoshiko poured a glass of alcohol for Asaba Kotone. "Once we've had about enough to drink, we'll open a room right here and do things even more thrilling than games with big sis, oh~"

However, Asaba Kotone did not like drinking, nor did he care to continue acting with Matsuno Yoshiko.

He had just observed the interior of the bar and noticed quite a few people wearing black hats and black clothes. Judging by their attire, they should be Yakuza.

Clearly, this should be the Yakuza's turf, and he had also spotted the Gangster Boss—that old man—right there in the bar.

"I'd like to go to the restroom first; I'll be right back."

Without drinking a single drop of alcohol, Asaba Kotone stood up directly and walked toward the Gangster Boss.

Matsuno Yoshiko did not say anything either. She was not at all worried that this kid might have sensed something and wanted to run away. The moment this kid stepped into this bar, it was already too late for him to sprout wings and fly.

Yet Matsuno Yoshiko did not know that Asaba Kotone was going after the Gangster Boss.

"You should be Mr. Hamano, right?"

Asaba Kotone walked up in front of the Gangster Boss and spoke directly.

"Who are you?"

The Gangster Boss was still holding a wine glass in his hand. Looking at this strange teenager who had suddenly appeared and called out his surname, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

"I'm just an ordinary Private Devil Hunter. I just discovered that a Zombie Devil is hiding in the abandoned factory nearby. I figured Mr. Hamano would be interested, so I thought I'd tell you and do you a favor."

Asaba Kotone said indifferently.

With that, he did not linger here any longer and continued walking forward.

Just as Asaba Kotone had said, the Gangster Boss was indeed interested in that Zombie Devil.

In fact, he had caught wind of it long ago; it seemed there was a devil in that abandoned factory, but he had always assumed it was some very weak devil hiding there and hadn't paid it any mind.

Yet the teenager just now told him it was a Zombie Devil. A Zombie Devil was no ordinary devil-the more fearsome a devil was to people, the stronger it became, and the degree of fear people held toward zombies was by no means low.

The greedy Gangster Boss instantly had a thought. He was no longer satisfied with his existing money and influence, and wanted to form a contract with the Zombie Devil to gain even greater power.

He didn't harbor much suspicion regarding the words of the teenager just now, because for the other party to know his name, he certainly wasn't an ordinary person.

However, what the Gangster Boss was completely unaware of was that the teenager from just now was actually a "leek" brought along by Matsuno Yoshiko.

At this moment, Asaba Kotone walked up to a wall. The surrounding people were all high on fun and drinks, and no one noticed Asaba Kotone passing directly through the wall with Pochita.

The Yakuza members were merely guarding the exits; who could have imagined that Asaba Kotone could leave by walking straight through a wall?

As for why Pochita could also pass through the wall, it was because Asaba Kotone had placed Pochita on top of his head. He could apply the Intangibility state to things he touched as well, so Pochita became "intangible" right along with him.

The reason Asaba Kotone had spoken those words so directly to the Gangster Boss just now was that he wasn't worried about whether the Gangster Boss would take his bait.

It was because he knew this old man's brain didn't work very well. If his brain were normal, he wouldn't have formed a contract with the Zombie Devil in the original work, only to court death and turn himself into a zombie.

Anyone with a normal brain would understand what kind of power could be obtained from a Zombie Devil.