Chapter Summaries

Asaba Kotone avoided becoming Quanxi’s woman, but Quanxi investigated his past and set out to keep him from finding the Gender-Swap Devils. On patrol with Quanxi, Pingcui, and Long, Kotone encountered Cosmo and moved to subdue her himself.

• Quanxi confessed her interest in Asaba Kotone, but Kotone escaped with Pingcui and Long rather than accept her offer.
• Kotone returned to Public Safety and shared a bed with Pingcui and Long that night.
• The next day, Quanxi joined Kotone, Pingcui, and Long on patrol and revealed that she knew about his transformation and planned to stop him from finding the Gender-Swap Devils.
• Quanxi held Kotone’s hand during the patrol, while Long fought her and was easily knocked unconscious.
• Quanxi received a report about a fiend making people say “Halloween,” and Kotone recognized the fiend as Cosmo.
• Kotone stepped forward to subdue Cosmo, whose Halloween ability had no effect on him as a Weapon Human.

Asaba Kotone captured the Cosmos Fiend, persuaded Public Safety to spare her, and helped her undo the effects of her attacks. Quanxi arranged for Asaba to visit her room alone that night, while Pingcui grew suspicious of his kindness toward Cosmo and planned to follow him.

• Asaba Kotone subdued Cosmo and brought her to Public Safety, where Li Ye agreed to suspend her execution if she behaved and made amends.
• Asaba Kotone took responsibility for Cosmo, and she agreed to obey him and reversed the effects on the people she had attacked.
• Quanxi asked Asaba Kotone to come to her room alone that night, and he agreed, raising her affection to 40%.
• Pingcui and Long worried that Quanxi was using the Gender-Swap Devil to pressure Asaba, and Pingcui decided to follow him secretly that night.
• At lunch, Cosmo picked dishes from the menu, raising her affection to 20%, while Pingcui and Long remarked that Asaba was unusually kind to her.

Asaba Kotone taught Cosmo to eat, then brought her on patrol, where she subdued a gang of robbers with her ability. That night, Quanxi brought Kotone to her room and tried to keep him there, but learned his transformation was incomplete; they spent the night sleeping, and Quanxi served him breakfast the next morning.

• Asaba Kotone fed Cosmo and the Dragon Fiend during lunch, increasing both their affection.
• Asaba Kotone encouraged Cosmo to stop robbers at a jewelry store, and she made them repeat “Halloween” until Public Safety could restrain them.
• Asaba Kotone visited Quanxi's room as promised, and Quanxi called him her woman before locking the door behind them.
• Quanxi pinned Asaba Kotone down, but discovered he still had male anatomy and learned his transformation was not complete.
• Quanxi refused to let Asaba Kotone leave, though she did not touch him again, and they slept through the night.
• Quanxi made breakfast for Asaba Kotone the next morning and told him to use her toothbrush and rinsing cup.

Asaba Kotone learned that Pingcui and Long could transfer out of Hong Kong Public Safety for five million RMB and resolved to raise the money so they could leave with him. After dinner, he returned to the Kamui Dimension and restored his original body before planning to meet Makima.

• Asaba Kotone returned to Pingcui's place, ate breakfast with Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo, and discovered that the Catalogue required fourteen entries to reach 80% affection to unlock its next section.
• Pingcui asked to go to Japan with Asaba Kotone, and Asaba promised to ask their supervisor, raising Pingcui's, Long's, and Cosmo's affection.
• Asaba Kotone asked Li Ye about transferring Pingcui and Long, and Li Ye quoted a combined fee of five million RMB.
• Pingcui revealed that she and Long had a little under three million RMB saved, so Asaba Kotone proposed earning the remainder through bounty hunting.
• Asaba Kotone confirmed that Cosmo wanted to go to Japan, then transformed in the Kamui Dimension to restore his original body before meeting Makima.

Asaba Kotone returned to Tokyo, answered Makima’s risky question about who was the most beautiful, and took Makima, Reze, and Kobeni shopping before spending the night there. The next day, he taught Cosmo basic hygiene and brought her, Pingcui, and Long to Hong Kong’s Black Market to look for high-paying bounties.

• Asaba Kotone returned to Tokyo with Little Gun and Pochita, reunited with Makima, Reze, and Kobeni, and showed them photos of his time as a girl.
• Makima asked Asaba Kotone whether she was beautiful and who was the most beautiful among her, Reze, and Kobeni; he praised each woman without choosing one.
• Asaba Kotone took Makima, Reze, and Kobeni to the mall to buy games and household supplies, then spent the night in Tokyo.
• Asaba Kotone returned to Hong Kong, prepared breakfast for Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo, and taught Cosmo how to brush her teeth and wash her face.
• Asaba Kotone took Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to the Black Market’s bounty floor, where he searched the live listings for the highest-paying jobs.

Asaba Kotone accepted a high-paying Hong Kong slum bounty, but Quanxi claimed the mission too and challenged him to a contest with their futures at stake. After arranging to meet the mission’s backer, the rivals set off together in Quanxi’s supercar, where her reckless driving left Asaba Kotone and the fiends struggling.

• Asaba Kotone accepted the two-hundred-thousand-dollar slum bounty, and Quanxi appeared to claim it as well.
• Asaba Kotone proposed that they compete to complete more of the mission; Quanxi wagered that he would become her woman if he lost, while he demanded that she work for him if she lost.
• Asaba Kotone and Quanxi accepted the mission together, and the backer arranged to meet them at a five-star hotel at noon.
• Asaba Kotone, Quanxi, Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo waited at the Black Market before heading to the meeting.
• Quanxi drove the group in her supercar at high speed, leaving Asaba Kotone and the three fiends shaken and sick.

Asaba Kotone and Quanxi competed to clear a Yakuza gang’s base, and Asaba Kotone won by using the Angel Devil’s lifespan to create an enlarged Spear of Longinus. Quanxi accepted the loss and began working for Asaba Kotone, while the backer paid them for the job.

• Asaba Kotone, Quanxi, Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo met their backer, who hired them to wipe out a rival Yakuza gang.
• Asaba Kotone assigned Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to guard the base’s perimeter while he and Quanxi competed to kill its members.
• Asaba Kotone borrowed two hundred years of lifespan from the Angel Devil, created the Spear of Longinus, and enlarged it with Susanoo to kill nearly everyone at the base.
• Quanxi acknowledged Asaba Kotone’s victory and agreed to work for him, and he repaid the Angel Devil while keeping five thousand years of lifespan.
• The backer arrived after the fight, learned Asaba Kotone had won, and paid him three hundred thousand US dollars.

Asaba Kotone and Quanxi took on another bounty job to raise money, and Quanxi cleared the Devils in the Fang family's wooded land in seconds. The chapter ended with Asaba Kotone inviting Fang Zhen's skeptical maid to inspect the woods and verify that the mission was complete.

• Asaba Kotone accepted an extra hundred thousand dollars from the client, split thirty thousand with Quanxi, and left the job with Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo.
• Asaba Kotone chose a bounty to exterminate Devils on Fang Zhen's wooded land, while Quanxi waited for him at the Black Market and agreed to handle the work.
• Asaba Kotone's group met Fang Zhen and learned that the mansion's young lady was named Rou'er before they traveled to the wooded area.
• Asaba Kotone signaled Quanxi to begin, and she vanished into the woods and returned moments later, saying she had killed every Devil.
• Asaba Kotone told Fang Zhen the mission was complete, and after a maid questioned his claim, she offered to enter the woods and check.

Asaba Kotone and Quanxi proved to Fang Zhen’s maids that Quanxi had cleared the woods of Devils, and Fang Zhen learned that Kotone was even stronger than her. When Fang Zhen’s daughter Rou’er’s mysterious Fiend appeared again, Kotone entered her locked room and recognized the Fiend as Stitch Girl.

• Asaba Kotone, Quanxi, and a maid searched the woods, where the maid saw the Devils Quanxi had killed and apologized to Kotone after he caught her from falling.
• The maid confirmed Quanxi had killed every Devil in the woods, and Kotone told Fang Zhen that Quanxi was China’s strongest Bounty Hunter.
• When Fang Zhen asked about Kotone’s strength, Quanxi said he was stronger than her, shocking Fang Zhen and the maids.
• After Fang Zhen paid the bounty, a maid reported that a Fiend had entered Rou’er’s room again, and Fang Zhen explained that the Fiend had never harmed anyone.
• Kotone passed through Rou’er’s locked door and found the girl playing with Stitch Girl, a Fiend he recognized.

Asaba Kotone brought Quanxi and the fiends to meet Fang Rou and her Stitch Devil Fiend companion, then discovered that the fiend could travel through Fang Rou’s cherished doll. After Asaba explained the situation to Fang Zhen, Quanxi considered taking the Stitch Devil Fiend for herself, while Fang Rou asked Quanxi to train her.

• Asaba Kotone introduced Pingcui, Long, Cosmo, and Quanxi to Fang Rou, who welcomed them as playmates.
• Pingcui identified Fang Rou’s companion as the Stitch Devil Fiend and revealed that she could travel through the doll she had repaired for Fang Rou.
• Fang Rou questioned Quanxi about her eye and her work as the strongest Devil Hunter, then asked her not to hurt the Stitch Devil Fiend.
• Asaba Kotone told Fang Zhen that Fang Rou treasured the doll left by her deceased mother and that discarding it was the only way to stop the fiend from reaching her through it.
• Asaba Kotone proposed placing the Stitch Devil Fiend in Public Safety’s custody and said Quanxi might have a way to handle the situation.
• Fang Rou asked Quanxi to become her master, and Quanxi said she would consider it if the Stitch Devil Fiend belonged to her.

Fang Rou became Quanxi’s apprentice after agreeing to let Public Safety supervise Stitch Girl, and Asaba Kotone brought Quanxi, Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo back to Japan. At Tokyo Public Safety, Asaba planned to form a second Special Division for Devil Affairs, while Quanxi’s return surprised the staff and Kishibe.

• Quanxi agreed to take Fang Rou as her apprentice in exchange for Public Safety supervising Stitch Girl, and Fang Zhen accepted after Asaba Kotone promised to keep Rou from making devil contracts.
• Fang Zhen paid Asaba Kotone and Quanxi, and Asaba gave Quanxi part of the money while using the rest to pay Pingcui and Long’s transfer fees.
• Fang Rou left with Quanxi, while Asaba Kotone took Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to complete their transfers and prepared to take them to Japan.
• Asaba Kotone, Quanxi, Fang Rou, Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo flew to Tokyo, where the other first-class passengers grew less uneasy after seeing the fiends behave peacefully.
• Asaba Kotone brought the group to Tokyo Public Safety and told the guard he planned to assign the fiends to a new Special Division for Devil Affairs.
• Public Safety staff recognized Quanxi from an old photograph with Kishibe, and Kishibe saw her return and wondered how Asaba Kotone had brought her back from China.

Asaba Kotone established Special Division for Devil Affairs 2 with Quanxi, Kishibe, Fang Rou, and Stitch Girl, then brought Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to his dorm. When Pingcui examined Makima, Makima controlled her and demanded a kiss from Asaba in exchange for releasing her.

• Kirisū Yuki approved Asaba Kotone's plan for Special Division for Devil Affairs 2 and transferred Kishibe to it as captain.
• Asaba Kotone assigned Quanxi, Fang Rou, and Stitch Girl to Division 2 alongside Kishibe, then took Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to their dorm.
• Asaba Kotone returned home and introduced Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to Reze and Makima.
• Pingcui examined Makima, who struck her with Chains and placed her under control.
• Makima demanded that Asaba Kotone kiss her before she would release Pingcui, and he kissed Makima on the cheek.

Asaba Kotone managed tensions between Makima and Pingcui’s group, then arranged for the fiends to catch up on their education. The chapter ended with him asking a cram-school principal to enroll four fiends in remedial classes.

• Makima released Pingcui from her control, and Reze stole a kiss from Asaba Kotone, increasing her affection.
• Kishibe took Quanxi, Fang Rou, and Stitch Girl to their dormitory and discussed Quanxi’s return to Public Safety.
• Asaba Kotone proposed compulsory education for Pingcui, Long, Cosmo, and Stitch Girl, and they agreed to attend a cram school.
• Fang Rou’s father approved her studying in Tokyo, and Quanxi agreed to supervise her and teach her Japanese.
• Asaba Kotone brought the four fiends to a cram school and asked the frightened principal to enroll them in remedial classes.

Asaba Kotone arranged Japanese lessons for Pingcui, Long, Cosmo, and Suture, then picked them up with Kobeni, whom he introduced as his girlfriend. He brought everyone home and left the chapter with Reze welcoming him back and teasing him about what he wanted first.

• Asaba Kotone convinced the cram school principal to enroll the four Fiends and arranged lessons, tuition, and rules for their behavior.
• Asaba Kotone picked up Kobeni Higashiyama from her cram school, caught her when she ran into him, and told her they would collect his other colleagues.
• Asaba Kotone introduced Kobeni as his girlfriend to Pingcui, who reacted with jealousy, while Kobeni and Pingcui chatted through his translations.
• Asaba Kotone took Suture home to Quanxi, who agreed to keep the name he had chosen for her.
• Asaba Kotone returned to his apartment with Kobeni, and Reze greeted him in an apron with a teasing offer of dinner, a bath, or herself.

Asaba Kotone accompanied Kirisū Yuki to Kyoto and protected her when armed attackers ambushed them on the train. After killing all the gunmen, he suspected they were remnants of the Hamano Yakuza, while Kirisū planned to investigate their identities.

• Reze encouraged Pingcui, Long, and Cosmo to learn cooking, and she agreed to teach them.
• Kirisū Yuki asked Asaba Kotone to accompany her to Kyoto Public Safety, and he agreed to act as her secretary.
• Asaba Kotone traveled with Kirisū Yuki by high-speed train, where she fell asleep leaning on his shoulder.
• Gunmen surrounded Asaba Kotone and Kirisū Yuki and fired at them, but his Intangibility protected them.
• Asaba Kotone killed the attackers with a swift sword strike and told Kirisū Yuki that they likely belonged to the Hamano Yakuza remnants.

After surviving an attack on the train, Kirisū Yuki and Asaba Kotone arrived in Kyoto and met with Kyoto Public Safety’s leaders to discuss support and resources. Their meeting began with their playful, unusually close relationship and ended amid debate over sending Tokyo’s elite Devil Hunters to Kyoto.

• Security officers arrived after Asaba Kotone killed the gunmen, and Kirisū Yuki continued to cling to his arm as they traveled to Kyoto.
• Tendo Michiko and Kurose Yūtarō met Kirisū Yuki and Asaba Kotone at the station, then wondered about their relationship when Kirisū called them a couple and Asaba denied it.
• At Kyoto Public Safety, Asaba Kotone reunited with his apprentice Akane Sawatari, and Kirisū Yuki introduced herself as the head of Tokyo Public Safety.
• Kirisū Yuki and Asaba Kotone met three Kyoto Public Safety leaders, where Kirisū proposed giving the promising Akane Sawatari more attention and explained that Asaba was attending as her secretary.
• Kyoto Public Safety’s leaders requested elite personnel from Tokyo, while two of them argued that Tokyo had more core Devil Hunters than it needed.

Asaba Kotone and Kirisū Yuki negotiated support for Kyoto Public Safety, including a new Special Division for Devil Affairs focused on Akane Sawatari. Back in Tokyo, Kirisū began arranging the reforms while Asaba brought new games to Little Gun and Pochita, whose affection increased.

• Kirisū Yuki declined Kyoto Public Safety's request to transfer members of Asaba Kotone's division, but offered four or five other elite Devil Hunters and agreed that Asaba would serve as a special adviser.
• The Kyoto director summoned Akane Sawatari, offered her a place in the new Special Division for Devil Affairs and better resources, and she accepted; her affection for Asaba increased.
• On the train back, Asaba suggested expanding newcomer training, and Kirisū agreed to gradually introduce a longer training period while teasing him about offering herself as repayment.
• After returning to Tokyo Public Safety, Kirisū began arranging the Kyoto transfers and training reforms, while Asaba went to the Kamui Dimension with new games for Little Gun and Pochita.
• Little Gun and Pochita's affection for Asaba increased, and Pochita's progress was already at 95%.

Asaba Kotone helped Kyoto Public Safety settle its new Special Division for Devil Affairs, then chose Ousai High School for Fang Rou and brought her and Quanxi to visit. The chapter left them at the school after Kotone asked Quanxi about her education.

• Asaba Kotone visited Kyoto Public Safety, encouraged its new team to socialize, and advised Akane Sawatari on getting along with her veteran teammates.
• Akane Sawatari's affection reached 80%, earning Asaba Kotone a Constitution reward, and he returned home to Reze, who teased him about smelling of alcohol, meat, and women.
• Asaba Kotone selected Ousai High School for Fang Rou, avoiding Tokyo's top-ranked school because it seemed too dangerous.
• Asaba Kotone found Quanxi and Suture together, warned Quanxi to keep their activities quiet around Fang Rou, and invited Quanxi to join the school visit.
• Quanxi drove Asaba Kotone and Fang Rou to Ousai High School, where Kotone gained entry with his Public Safety identification and asked Quanxi how much schooling she had received.

Asaba Kotone arranged for Fang Rou to attend Sakuradai High School, then learned the school was facing a string of predicted devil incidents. He enrolled himself, Reze, and Makima as transfer students to protect the school, and the chapter ended as they tried on their uniforms and noticed Makima’s figure had developed.

• Asaba Kotone secured Fang Rou’s admission to Sakuradai High School after the principal waived its entrance exam, provided she reached Japanese N5 level before classes began.
• Asaba Kotone arranged Denji’s withdrawal from school because Denji was at the Experimental Base in the Soviet Union.
• Kirisū Yuki told Asaba Kotone that the Future Devil had predicted a series of devil incidents at Sakuradai High School and asked him to investigate undercover.
• Asaba Kotone, Reze, and Makima enrolled as transfer students in Class 2-4 so they could protect the school and respond to devil incidents.
• Asaba Kotone, Reze, and Makima tried on their school uniforms, and Asaba Kotone noticed that Makima had grown taller and developed a curvier figure.

Asaba Kotone, Reze, and Makima began school as transfer students at Sakuradai High School, where their introductions revealed their competing claims on him. The class ended in an uproar, with Asaba caught between Reze’s declaration that she wanted to marry him and Makima’s insistence that he belonged to her.

• Asaba Kotone, Reze, and Makima walked to school in uniform and drew attention from other students.
• Asaba Kotone ran into Quanxi and Fang Rou, learning that Quanxi would teach health and physical education in the junior high division.
• The three transfer students joined second-year Class 4, where their homeroom teacher, Harano Reiko, welcomed them.
• Asaba Kotone introduced himself as a sixteen-year-old from Tokyo who hoped to become a Devil Hunter.
• Reze declared that Asaba Kotone was her favorite person and that she wanted to become his wife, leaving their classmates shocked.
• Makima said Asaba Kotone was her favorite family member and belonged to her, stirring the class into greater uproar.