Recaps

Kobeni Higashiyama showed Asaba Kotone around the school, struggling with her shyness while he reassured her and raised her affection. They reached the crowded cafeteria near the end of lunch, where Kotone suggested they share her packed lunch and some bread.

• Kobeni led Asaba Kotone through the school while students recognized him as a possible Devil Hunter from the media.
• Kobeni asked whether Kotone had brought lunch, and he said he had not.
• Kotone called Kobeni cute and told her she did not need to change, causing her affection to rise and her face to turn scarlet.
• Kobeni remained flustered when they arrived at the crowded cafeteria and repeatedly apologized for walking too slowly.
• Kobeni offered Kotone her packed lunch, and he suggested they buy bread and share everything.

Asaba Kotone and Kobeni Higashiyama shared lunch outside, where Kobeni’s meager meal revealed how little food she usually received. After Asaba bought her bread and juice, she enjoyed them, and her affection for him increased.

• Asaba Kotone returned with bread and asked Kobeni Higashiyama whether she wanted to eat outside, and she agreed nervously.
• Asaba and Kobeni sat on a bench, where Kobeni insisted that Asaba eat from her lunch box rather than its lid.
• Kobeni divided her small lunch with Asaba and gave him most of the meat, so he offered her bread and went to buy drinks.
• Asaba returned with juice, and Kobeni happily ate the bread and drank the juice, gaining five percent affection for Asaba.
• Kobeni realized Asaba had finished his share despite her meager lunch because he had been considerate of her feelings.

Asaba Kotone reassured Kobeni Higashiyama about her lunch and showed her around school, while Kobeni worried that classmates would misunderstand their relationship. After school, Asaba proposed starting a Reading Club with her, leaving Kobeni surprised and asking whether he would join the Devil Hunter club instead.

• Asaba Kotone comforted Kobeni Higashiyama about her unappetizing lunch and suggested they finish their school tour after class.
• Three classmates teased Kobeni Higashiyama about eating lunch with Asaba Kotone, and she anxiously clarified that they were not dating.
• Kobeni Higashiyama showed Asaba Kotone around Chiba Ritsusei High School before they returned to class.
• Asaba Kotone declined an invitation to the Literature Club and asked whether Kobeni Higashiyama belonged to a club.
• Asaba Kotone suggested that he and Kobeni Higashiyama start a Reading Club, and she asked whether he would join the Devil Hunter club instead.

Asaba Kotone turned down Gotō Iwen’s invitation to join the Devil Research Club and established a Reading Club with Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto. After Asaba left, Gotō, frustrated by the rejection, decided to make a contract with a devil and uncovered a basement entrance in the clubroom.

• Gotō Iwen invited Asaba Kotone to join the Devil Research Club, but Asaba declined and said he wanted to start a Reading Club.
• Kobeni Higashiyama and Asaba looked for another member, and Rika Matsumoto offered to join them.
• Asaba submitted the application, established the Reading Club with a dedicated clubroom, and chose not to have a Club Advisor.
• Alone in the Devil Research Club after school, Gotō imagined that Asaba had rejected him for being ordinary and decided to make a devil contract of his own.
• Gotō moved clutter from a disused dark room and revealed an entrance to a basement.

Gotō Iwen gained the Jealousy Devil’s power, while Asaba Kotone made plans to keep Pochita safe in his Kamui Dimension. The chapter ended with Pochita’s affection reaching 50% and an achievement reward going unnoticed.

• Gotō Iwen visited the hidden basement and asked the injured devil for power in exchange for keeping its location secret.
• The devil revealed itself as the Jealousy Devil and gave Gotō Iwen power that grew stronger with his jealousy, asking no price beyond his silence.
• Asaba Kotone asked Pochita to stay inside his Kamui Dimension during school so Makima could not find him.
• Asaba Kotone planned to furnish the dimension for Pochita, then cooked dinner and played video games with him.
• While Asaba Kotone slept with Pochita, Pochita’s affection reached 50%, earning Asaba Kotone a constitution increase that he did not notice.

Asaba Kotone settled Pochita in his Kamui Dimension before going to school, where he found the day easy and changed for PE with his classmates. Gotō Iwen felt jealous of Asaba’s physique and blamed the Jealousy Devil’s influence, while Kobeni Higashiyama blushed when Rika Matsumoto suggested she bring Asaba water during the run.

• Asaba Kotone brought Pochita and supplies into the Kamui Dimension, settled him on a sofa, and left for school.
• Asaba Kotone reflected that Chiba Rissei High School was much easier than his previous school.
• While the boys changed for PE, Gotō Iwen felt jealous of Asaba Kotone’s physique and suspected the Jealousy Devil’s influence.
• Asaba Kotone agreed to run slowly with his classmates when they learned PE would be distance running.
• Rika Matsumoto gave Kobeni Higashiyama an extra bottle of water to take to Asaba Kotone, making Kobeni blush.

Kobeni Higashiyama worried that classmates might misunderstand her closeness with Asaba Kotone, but Rika Matsumoto encouraged her to bring him water. After Kobeni tripped into Asaba’s arms, he later left school with Pochita, hoping to draw out the Four Horsemen.

• Rika Matsumoto encouraged Kobeni Higashiyama to bring Asaba Kotone water, while Gotō Iwen grew jealous of Asaba overtaking him and reflected on the Jealousy Devil’s influence.
• Kobeni Higashiyama tripped as she approached Asaba with water, and Asaba caught her before quickly setting her back on her feet.
• Kobeni Higashiyama realized she had fallen into Asaba’s arms, then joined the girls’ run after the PE teacher called them together.
• At lunch, Asaba gave Kobeni extra food and drinks, then left campus to visit the Library.
• Asaba entered the Kamui Dimension outside school and brought Pochita out, hoping to attract the Control Devil, the War Devil, and the Famine Devil.

After Gotō Iwen transformed into a devil-like monster and attacked Asaba Kotone at school, Asaba used Kamui to tear the monstrous growth from his back. The black flesh began to regenerate, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Asaba Kotone bought books, including history books, and returned to school after lunch.
• Classmates asked Asaba Kotone about joining his Reading Club, making Gotō Iwen jealous.
• Gotō Iwen transformed, sprouting a huge green eyeball from his back, and the nearby students fled or froze.
• Gotō Iwen fired an air bullet at Asaba Kotone, who dodged as school staff evacuated students and called for help.
• Asaba Kotone used Kamui to remove the black flesh and eyeball from Gotō Iwen's back, but the mass began growing back.

Asaba Kotone helped Gotō Iwen resist the Jealousy Devil’s influence and learned where the devil was hiding. After Asaba used Intangibility to save Gotō from the punishment for breaking his contract, he went to confront the Jealousy Devil.

• Gotō Iwen struggled against the Jealousy Devil’s control, and Asaba Kotone repeatedly used Kamui to remove the growths on his back and restore his awareness.
• Gotō tried to suppress his jealousy, and the growths eventually lost their vitality.
• Gotō told Asaba that the Jealousy Devil was in the basement beneath the Devil Research Club’s clubroom, choosing to atone despite expecting to die for breaking their contract.
• The Jealousy Devil attacked Gotō, but Asaba applied Intangibility to him and prevented the contract’s punishment from harming him.
• Asaba told Gotō to stay there and went to deal with the Jealousy Devil.

Asaba Kotone tracked down and killed the Jealousy Devil, then returned to Gotō Iwen and left his punishment to the school and police. After giving a statement and returning to the evacuated school, he stocked the Reading Club room with the books he had bought.

• Asaba Kotone transported the Jealousy Devil's growths from Gotō Iwen into the Kamui Dimension, then took Pochita to the Devil Research Club's basement.
• Asaba Kotone surprised the injured Jealousy Devil and cut it to pieces with Pochita before storing its corpse in the Kamui Dimension.
• Asaba Kotone returned to Gotō Iwen and told him the Jealousy Devil was dead, leaving Gotō Iwen's punishment to the school and police.
• The police took Asaba Kotone and Gotō Iwen in for questioning, and Asaba Kotone gave his account of the incident before returning to school.
• Asaba Kotone found the Reading Club room empty and arranged the books he had bought inside.

After learning that Pochita’s affection had unlocked Reze’s compendium entry, Asaba Kotone set aside plans to seek her out and prepared to sell the Jealousy Devil’s corpse. A captain from Tokyo Public Safety called to confirm the kill, and Kotone agreed to let them inspect the body and pay him the bounty.

• After dinner, Asaba Kotone weighed selling the Jealousy Devil’s corpse on the Black Market against claiming Tokyo Public Safety’s bounty.
• Asaba Kotone checked the compendium and discovered Pochita’s affection had reached fifty percent, unlocking the entry for Reze, a Soviet Union Bomb hybrid.
• Asaba Kotone decided to postpone any attempt to reach Reze because he still had matters to handle in Japan and did not want to attract international attention.
• Takeuchi Hirachi, captain of Special Division 2, called Asaba Kotone using a number he had gotten from Aki Hayakawa and asked him to confirm the Jealousy Devil’s death.
• Asaba Kotone confirmed he had the corpse and agreed to let Tokyo Public Safety send someone to inspect it and pay the bounty.

Asaba Kotone handed over the Jealousy Devil's corpse to Aki Hayakawa and Himeno for Tokyo Public Safety to examine. Himeno praised his strength and invited him to join Public Safety, and he said he would when the time was right.

• Aki Hayakawa and Himeno arrived at Asaba Kotone's home to collect the Jealousy Devil's corpse.
• Asaba Kotone left Pochita at home and followed them to a truck, where he transferred the corpse from the Kamui Dimension into its cargo compartment.
• Himeno confirmed the corpse was the Jealousy Devil's and praised Asaba Kotone for killing it alone.
• Himeno urged Asaba Kotone to join Tokyo Public Safety, and he said he would when the time was right.
• Himeno offered Asaba Kotone a cigarette, but he declined, and Aki Hayakawa also refused to smoke.

Asaba Kotone spent his days off taking Pochita to an amusement park, where he unexpectedly met Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto. Rika left Kobeni alone with Asaba, leaving Kobeni flustered and confused.

• Himeno confirmed that Tokyo Public Safety had transferred two million yen to Asaba Kotone, then asked which devil he had contracted with, but he declined to answer.
• Aki Hayakawa and Himeno drove back to Tokyo Public Safety and discussed why Aki had joined and the dangers of devil hunting.
• Asaba Kotone took Pochita to an amusement park during his three days off.
• Asaba ran into Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto at the park, and the two waited for him after he bought his ticket.
• Rika claimed she had an urgent matter at home and left Kobeni with Asaba, bewildering Kobeni.

Asaba Kotone and Kobeni Higashiyama spent time together at the amusement park, where Kobeni nervously asked to be his friend. Her affection for Asaba rose to 50%, unlocking the possibility of a fifth character catalog page.

• Asaba Kotone learned that Rika Matsumoto had given Kobeni Higashiyama a ticket so she could visit the amusement park.
• Asaba Kotone and Kobeni Higashiyama rode the Sky Cruise Car together with Pochita.
• During the ride, Kobeni Higashiyama learned it was also Asaba Kotone’s first amusement park visit and offered to be his friend.
• Asaba Kotone accepted, and Kobeni Higashiyama’s affection increased by 5% to 50%.
• Asaba Kotone wondered which character would appear on the newly unlocked fifth catalog page.

Asaba Kotone and Kobeni Higashiyama visited an amusement park, where Kobeni agreed to repay his treats by cooking for him in the Reading Club. Inside the maze, Asaba discovered that the attraction had transformed into the body of the Maze Devil.

• Asaba Kotone suggested Kobeni Higashiyama repay his treats by cooking at lunchtime, and she agreed after briefly misunderstanding what he meant.
• Asaba Kotone promised to bring cooking equipment and ingredients to the Reading Club, then bought Kobeni ice cream before they headed to the maze with Pochita.
• Asaba Kotone entered the maze without using Kamui and reached an obstacle made of moving poles.
• The maze transformed into a bloody interior of writhing flesh, and a visitor was beheaded by one of the blades.
• Asaba Kotone realized they were inside a devil, probably the Maze Devil.

The Maze Devil transformed an amusement park maze into a deadly labyrinth, and Asaba Kotone fought his way to its heart and killed it. Afterward, he realized Kobeni Higashiyama had returned to the maze using a mysterious power.

• The Maze Devil turned the maze’s obstacles into weapons, killing visitors as it absorbed their blood.
• Asaba Kotone transformed Pochita into a Chainsaw Weapon, cut an escape route, and told Kobeni Higashiyama to get to safety.
• Kobeni Higashiyama was swept outside by the fleeing crowd, then rushed back into the maze with extraordinary speed and agility to find Asaba Kotone.
• Asaba Kotone used Intangibility to reach the Maze Devil’s heart, pursued it when it fled, and killed it with the Chainsaw Weapon.
• Asaba Kotone found a piece of Gun Devil Flesh in the Maze Devil’s heart and stored it in his Kamui Dimension.
• Asaba Kotone saw Kobeni Higashiyama holding a foam stick and realized she had used her mysterious power to return to him.

Asaba Kotone sold the maze devil’s heart, spent the weekend with Pochita, and returned to school, where Kobeni Higashiyama cooked lunch for him. When Kobeni finished and opened the clubroom door, a girl resembling her asked if she had a boyfriend.

• Kobeni Higashiyama’s strange power subsided after she saw Asaba Kotone was safe, and he wondered what devil she had contracted with.
• Asaba Kotone sold the maze devil’s heart at the Black Market for five hundred thousand yen and kept the Gun Devil flesh fragment in his Kamui Dimension.
• Asaba Kotone spent the weekend with Pochita, increasing Pochita’s affection to 60 percent and earning a constitution increase.
• Asaba Kotone called Denji on Sunday evening to check that he was doing well.
• Asaba Kotone and Kobeni Higashiyama went to the Reading Club’s room on Monday, where Kobeni cooked the lunch she had promised to make him.
• A girl in a middle-school uniform who resembled Kobeni appeared at the clubroom door and asked whether Kobeni had a boyfriend.

Nagi Higashiyama visited Kobeni in the Reading Club and teased her about being close to Asaba Kotone, uncovering that Kobeni liked him. Nagi promised to keep the matter from their parents and encouraged Kobeni to confess before another girl pursued him.

• Nagi Higashiyama arrived at the Reading Club and asked Kobeni whether she was dating Asaba Kotone.
• Asaba returned, and Nagi introduced herself as Kobeni's younger sister before entering the clubroom.
• Nagi noticed Kobeni had prepared two servings of food and teased her about how close she and Asaba were.
• Kobeni walked Nagi out and explained that she and Asaba were not dating, but Nagi recognized Kobeni's feelings for him.
• Nagi promised not to tell their parents and urged Kobeni to act quickly because other girls wanted to write Asaba love letters.
• Kobeni thanked Nagi and returned to the clubroom, while Nagi left, pleased to have encouraged her sister.

Kobeni Higashiyama enjoyed the meal she had cooked for Asaba Kotone and, after Rika Matsumoto encouraged her, confessed that she liked him. Asaba had not yet answered when the chapter ended.

• Asaba Kotone praised Kobeni Higashiyama's cooking, raising her affection to 50% and unlocking the album page for Aki Hayakawa.
• Asaba Kotone, Kobeni Higashiyama, and Rika Matsumoto gathered for Reading Club activities, where Asaba admitted he had borrowed the books and started the club for Kobeni.
• Rika Matsumoto told Kobeni Higashiyama that Asaba liked her too and urged her to confess.
• After Rika threatened to confess to Asaba first, Kobeni Higashiyama blurted out that she liked him.

Kobeni Higashiyama confessed to Asaba Kotone, and he returned her feelings, making them a couple. As they left school, Asaba asked about her difficult family life, and Kobeni prepared to share what had been hurting her.

• Kobeni Higashiyama confessed to Asaba Kotone, who told her he liked her too, and her affection for him surged.
• During Reading Club, Kobeni struggled to focus and privately asked Rika Matsumoto what couples did; Rika advised her to let things happen naturally and teased her.
• Asaba Kotone thought about how he could help Kobeni with her family problems now that he was her boyfriend.
• On the way out of school, Asaba asked Kobeni about her family, and she admitted she got along with Xiao Qian but not the others.
• Asaba told Kobeni he wanted to help shoulder her worries, and she felt ready to tell him what had hurt her.

After Kobeni Higashiyama confided in Asaba Kotone about her family’s pressure to enter sex work, she went home to consider what to do. When her parents yelled at her and she shut herself in her room, Nagi Higashiyama alerted Asaba, who hurried to the Higashiyama house to see her.

• Kobeni Higashiyama tearfully told Asaba Kotone that her parents had asked her to consider sex work, and he offered to help her decide what to do.
• Asaba Kotone and Kobeni Higashiyama parted after she said she would think things over at home.
• Nagi Higashiyama told Asaba that her parents had yelled at Kobeni and that Kobeni had locked herself in her room.
• Asaba Kotone got the Higashiyama house address, requested leave from school, and went there to check on Kobeni.
• Shinya Higashiyama let Asaba into the house and went upstairs, while Gei Higashiyama recognized him; Asaba suddenly disappeared as she prepared tea.

Asaba Kotone discovered that Shinya Higashiyama had pressured Kobeni Higashiyama to hide her parents’ mistreatment, then comforted her and learned she wanted to leave home. He told Kobeni’s parents he would take her with him and leave any future financial support to her.

• Asaba Kotone overheard Shinya Higashiyama tell Kobeni Higashiyama to conceal what had happened the previous night, then revealed himself in her room.
• Asaba Kotone comforted Kobeni, who explained that her parents had scolded her harshly after she asked them for money to repay favors.
• Asaba Kotone asked Kobeni how she felt about her home, and she admitted she wanted to leave and stay with him.
• Asaba Kotone went downstairs and told Shinya Higashiyama and Gei Higashiyama that he would take Kobeni with him and that she would decide whether to support them financially.

Asaba Kotone took Kobeni Higashiyama away from her exploitative family and brought her to live at his home. Kobeni decided to become a Devil Hunter to support him, while Asaba prepared to leave for Tokyo Public Safety in a few days.

• Asaba Kotone rejected Shinya Higashiyama's objections and took Kobeni Higashiyama from her parents' house.
• Kobeni moved into Asaba Kotone's home, where he gave her an empty room and offered to buy her new clothes.
• Kobeni told Asaba she wanted to become a Devil Hunter so she could help him.
• Asaba reassured Kobeni that she could continue attending school even if she later joined Public Safety.
• Asaba told Kobeni he expected to leave for Tokyo Public Safety in a few days, and Kobeni resolved to qualify to join after graduating.

Asaba Kotone helped Kobeni Higashiyama buy a phone and clothes, supported her first devil hunt, and left to join Tokyo Public Safety. He joined Aki Hayakawa and Himeno on their drive, hoping to protect Aki from Makima and give him and Himeno a chance at a normal life.

• Asaba Kotone helped Kobeni Higashiyama choose a phone and three new outfits, and her affection progress reached 80%, earning him constitution points.
• Asaba Kotone took Kobeni Higashiyama on her first devil hunt, where she handled nearly everything, then helped her become a certified civilian Devil Hunter.
• Asaba Kotone said goodbye to Kobeni Higashiyama and left for Tokyo Public Safety after arranging his departure with the school principal.
• Aki Hayakawa and Himeno arrived to pick up Asaba Kotone, and Aki Hayakawa's entry activated, awarding Asaba more constitution points.
• Asaba Kotone reflected on his growing strength and resolved to prevent Makima from controlling Aki Hayakawa, while hoping Aki and Himeno could be together.

Asaba Kotone arrived at Tokyo Public Safety with Aki Hayakawa and Himeno and learned that he had been assigned to Special Division 2 alongside them. Himeno prepared to introduce him to their boss, who had specifically asked to meet him.

• Asaba Kotone asked Aki Hayakawa whether he had used his Curse Devil sword, and Aki said he had not.
• Aki explained that the sword came from his contract with the Curse Devil, and Himeno warned him that using it cost him lifespan.
• Himeno asked why Asaba had joined Tokyo Public Safety, and he said the Gun Devil was not his reason.
• Himeno told Asaba that he would work with her and Aki in Special Division 2 because he did not yet have a partner.
• Asaba guessed that Himeno wanted a welcome dinner mainly so she could drink, then claimed his unusual eyes let him see alcohol around her.
• Himeno took Asaba to meet the boss, who had specifically requested to see him.