Chapter Summaries

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.

Asaba Kotone met his superior, Kirisū Yuki, the Public Safety Minister’s daughter, and found her boastful and childish despite being seventeen. When she asked why he had been summoned, Asaba raised the Hamano Family’s hidden stockpile of Gun Devil Flesh, leaving Kirisū asking whether he had evidence.

• Himeno warned Asaba that Kirisū Yuki was prone to arrogance and excess as they accompanied him to her office.
• Asaba reflected on Makima’s history and wondered whether he could find the Control Devil before Japan’s cabinet shaped her into Makima.
• Kirisū mocked Asaba for knocking, and he entered her office to find a petite, blonde superior who claimed to be a genius educated in the United Kingdom.
• Asaba bluntly called Kirisū an elementary schooler, and she bristled before insisting she was seventeen and demanding to be addressed as Miss Kirisū.
• Kirisū said she had only summoned Asaba to see what he was like, so he told her the Hamano Family had a large stockpile of Gun Devil Flesh.
• Kirisū asked whether Asaba had evidence, and he calmly replied that he did not yet but would soon.

Asaba Kotone volunteered to gather evidence against the Hamano Family Yakuza so Tokyo Public Safety could raid and destroy the organization. He infiltrated their building and found a heavily guarded storeroom that might hold the Gun Devil Flesh.

• Asaba Kotone declined Kirisū Yuki's offer of assistance and left to collect evidence alone.
• Himeno and Aki Hayakawa offered to help, then explained that Kirisū Yuki was a capable fighter and Tokyo Public Safety's strongest Devil Hunter after Kishibe.
• Aki Hayakawa and Himeno took Asaba Kotone to collect his uniform and showed him his dormitory before he headed for the Yakuza building.
• Asaba Kotone teleported onto the building's roof and searched its floors while invisible, finding hidden firearms.
• On the eighth floor, Asaba Kotone discovered a heavily guarded storeroom that might contain the Gun Devil Flesh.

Asaba Kotone photographed the Hamano Yakuza’s hidden stockpile of Gun Devil Flesh and gave the evidence to Kirisū Yuki, aiming to help Public Safety wipe out the group without alerting them. Kirisū began gathering Devil Hunters and police for a coordinated raid, while Asaba warned her that the Yakuza had guns.

• Asaba Kotone entered the Hamano Yakuza’s Storage Vault undetected, photographed its large stockpile of Gun Devil Flesh, and left without taking any.
• Asaba Kotone handed the photographs to Kirisū Yuki and explained that stealing the flesh would warn the Yakuza and make them relocate.
• Kirisū Yuki agreed to gather Public Safety Devil Hunters and police so they could raid several Hamano Yakuza bases at once, likely within a day or two.
• Asaba Kotone warned Kirisū Yuki that the Yakuza had guns and urged her to make sure the operation’s personnel stayed alert.

Asaba Kotone helped Tokyo Public Safety prepare a joint raid on the Hamano Yakuza, warning the hunters that the gang had guns and had obtained them through a deal with the Gun Devil. When the operation began, he disabled the gang’s weapons and eliminated the guards protecting its Gun Devil Flesh.

• Asaba Kotone showed Aki Hayakawa and Himeno evidence of the Hamano Yakuza’s Gun Devil Flesh and warned them about the gang’s guns.
• Kirisū Yuki briefed Tokyo Public Safety’s Devil Hunters, coordinated with the police, and finalized the operation plan.
• Asaba Kotone rested at home with Pochita, whose affection progress rose to 65%.
• The next day, Asaba Kotone, Aki Hayakawa, and Himeno drove to the Yakuza building as Public Safety and the police launched their raid.
• Asaba Kotone used the Kamui Dimension to kill the guards in the gun storage area and remove the guns.
• Asaba Kotone killed the guards protecting the Gun Devil Flesh as the police sealed off the area and the Devil Hunters stormed the building.

Asaba Kotone helped Tokyo Public Safety raid the Yakuza, preventing casualties and securing a kilogram of Gun Devil Flesh. After earning a bonus and strengthening Aki Hayakawa’s affection, he unlocked Himeno’s compendium entry and joined her and Aki for lunch.

• Public Safety Devil Hunters and police arrested the Yakuza members at their hideouts and seized a kilogram of Gun Devil Flesh, while Asaba Kotone revealed the firearms he had stored away.
• Asaba Kotone spoke with Kishibe about the missing guns and Kishibe admitted he had not fought during the raid.
• Tokyo Public Safety credited Asaba Kotone for the operation, awarded him a substantial bonus, and Aki Hayakawa’s affection toward him rose to 50%, earning him a physique reward.
• Asaba Kotone unlocked Himeno’s compendium entry, then activated it when he met her and received additional physique rewards.
• Himeno invited Asaba Kotone and Aki Hayakawa to lunch and told Asaba that Aki had secretly cried after a colleague died.

Asaba Kotone spent several quiet days patrolling with Aki Hayakawa and Himeno before Special Division 2 was mobilized to fight the Elephant Devil, which likely possessed Gun Devil Flesh. After Asaba rescued a hunter from being crushed, the team prepared to attack, but a teammate warned that they might not need to intervene.

• Asaba Kotone ate lunch with Aki Hayakawa and Himeno, then patrolled with them while keeping Pochita nearby.
• Over the following days, Special Division 2's routine patrols yielded no fights, and Asaba Kotone's affection ratings with Aki Hayakawa and Himeno rose to 55% and 40%.
• Asaba Kotone received an emergency call about a powerful devil carrying likely Gun Devil Flesh, and all seven members of Special Division 2 assembled under Captain Takeuchi Hirachi.
• The team reached a plaza where the ten-meter Elephant Devil was overpowering police and Private Devil Hunters.
• Aki Hayakawa used his Gun Devil Flesh chain to confirm that a piece was inside the Elephant Devil, while Asaba Kotone suddenly transported a hunter away from its trunk.
• Captain Takeuchi ordered the team to move in, but a teammate trembled and said they might not need to do anything.

Asaba Kotone killed the Elephant Devil and attended a welcome dinner with Special Division 2, where he learned about an upcoming exchange with the Soviet Union. Hoping to use the program to find Reze, he considered going, while the drunken Himeno began kissing the team.

• Asaba Kotone used Kamui and Pochita's chainsaw to kill the Elephant Devil, leaving its corpse for Tokyo Public Safety to collect.
• Captain Takeuchi ended the mission, and Special Division 2 received paid leave.
• At Himeno's welcome dinner, members discussed Asaba Kotone's strength and warned him that Himeno kissed people when drunk.
• Asaba Kotone learned about the upcoming exchange between Tokyo Public Safety and Moscow Public Safety and decided he wanted a place so he could search for Reze.
• Himeno kissed Aki Hayakawa and lunged at Asaba Kotone, who turned intangible to avoid her.

Asaba Kotone asked Kirisū Yuki to nominate him for Japan's international exchange with the Soviet Union, and she agreed on the condition that he fulfill three demands. After he completed her first two demands, a Devil Hunter misunderstood their conversation and fled, leaving Kirisū Yuki embarrassed and furious.

• Asaba Kotone visited Kirisū Yuki and asked to be considered for the Soviet Union exchange.
• Kirisū Yuki agreed to put Asaba Kotone's name forward if he fulfilled three demands, beginning with praising her beauty and massaging her shoulders.
• Asaba Kotone delivered the praise without enthusiasm, then awkwardly massaged Kirisū Yuki's shoulders.
• A young Devil Hunter overheard their conversation outside the office, misunderstood it, and dropped his documents.
• The Devil Hunter apologized as he fled, and Kirisū Yuki realized what he had assumed and angrily chased after him.