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Chapter 30: The Jealousy Devil (EC)

Chapter 30: Chapter 30: The Jealousy Devil (EC)

No one in the entire Devil Research Club, or even the entire school, knew there was a basement beneath the Devil Research Club except Ivan Goto.

That was because this basement had not existed from the beginning. A wounded Devil had fled here from Tokyo, then hidden inside the school to recover from its injuries. This basement was something the Devil had dug out in order to heal.

When Ivan Goto first discovered the basement, he had not found it inside the Devil Research Club’s clubroom either. It was only later that the Devil connected an entrance to the Devil Research Club.

He had accidentally discovered the basement a few days ago, and had even seen the Devil hiding inside while recovering from its wounds.

However, that Devil did not hurt him. Instead, it made a contract with him. In exchange for sparing his life, he could not reveal the Devil’s existence.

Because of this, he experienced for the first time what it felt like to interact normally with a Devil. That novel feeling made him even more enthusiastic about researching Devils from that point on, nearly to the point of madness.

Even during class, his mind was filled entirely with Devil-related matters. During club activities and after returning home, he focused even more completely on researching Devils.

Since Ivan Goto spent every day intensely searching for news related to Devils and Devil Hunters, he naturally knew a lot about Kotone Asaba’s recent deeds.

As someone who researched Devils every day, he naturally knew quite a bit about the Gun Devil. No matter what kind of Devil it was, as long as it ate a piece of the Gun Devil’s flesh, its strength would increase terrifyingly.

Almost no private Devil Hunter could deal with a Devil that had eaten a piece of the Gun Devil’s flesh. Yet Kotone Asaba was so young and possessed strength that surpassed ordinary understanding. He had definitely made a contract with some extremely powerful Devil.

Originally, Ivan could only research Kotone Asaba through media reports from various outlets. But today, Kotone Asaba had actually transferred to this school and become his classmate. That shocked him and filled him with pleasant surprise at the same time.

What he had not expected was that Kotone Asaba, despite being a Devil Hunter, had actually refused to join the Devil Research Club and instead wanted to establish some so-called Reading Club.

At that moment, Ivan Goto continued deeper into the basement, holding a small flashlight for illumination. Otherwise, he would not have been able to see the path in front of him at all.

Finally, Ivan Goto reached the deepest part. He turned off the flashlight. In the pitch-black darkness, he could still see the eye in front of him, larger than his entire body, glowing with an eerie green light.

Even while facing a Devil from such close range, he did not show the slightest fear.

"I want to obtain your power. What price do you want me to pay?"

Ivan Goto got straight to the point.

Although he had already made a contract with that Devil from the beginning, he had not obtained power from the Devil. It was not the kind of contract he wanted.

Now, what he wanted was Devil power.

"Good... There is no need for a price. Just don’t reveal my location."

That giant eye immediately moved closer to Ivan Goto.

"There’s actually no price...?"

This surprised Ivan Goto greatly.

In his understanding, if someone wanted to obtain Devil power from a Devil, they basically had to pay some kind of price, more or less. The exact price depended on the Devil’s mood.

For example, the Fox Devil, which was relatively famous among Devil Hunters, was known for caring a lot about looks. If it saw a handsome man and was in a good mood, not only would it allow him to use its strongest Fox Head, but the price it demanded would also be relatively light.

If someone’s looks were average, then they could only use the Fox’s hand, and the price they had to pay would also be much heavier.

As for a Devil that did not need a price, this was the first time he had ever heard of one.

While Ivan Goto was still thinking about these things, the Devil already spoke. "All right. You have now obtained my Devil power. My name is the Jealousy Devil. The stronger your jealousy is, the greater the power you will be able to unleash."

"The Jealousy Devil?"

This was the first time Ivan Goto had learned the other party’s name. For some reason, the Devil had never been willing to say it before, and he had not dared to press the matter.

And what was this about jealousy?

Ivan Goto did not quite understand for a moment, but at this moment, he could indeed feel that he had obtained unprecedented power, so he stopped caring about those minor details.

...

By this time, Kotone Asaba and Kobeni Higashiyama had already returned to their respective homes.

On the way home, Kotone Asaba had specifically bought some more tasty food for Pochita. If Pochita had obediently stayed home today, then he naturally deserved a proper reward.

Before Kotone realized it, he had truly started raising Pochita like a pet dog.

However, Pochita was enjoying it too. He quite liked eating those tasty things.

"By the way, starting tomorrow, while I’m at school, can you temporarily stay inside my eye?"

Kotone Asaba asked Pochita for his opinion.

He was still a little worried about letting Pochita stay home alone.

That was because he did not know when Makima would come to the human world. Once Makima arrived, her main goal would definitely be finding Pochita’s whereabouts.

Pochita would be safest staying inside his Kamui dimension. Aside from Kotone himself, no one could enter his Kamui dimension.

"Woof, woof."

Pochita did not seem unwilling at all.

"That’s good. I’ll prepare food, toys, and things to watch for you."

Kotone Asaba said.

Although the Kamui dimension was a very monotonous alternate space, he could decorate it himself. He just had to move in books, snacks, a sofa, a game console, and things like that. Then Pochita would not be too bored inside.

And during lunch break and similar times, he could let Pochita out for some fresh air inside the clubroom.

That way, he could ensure Pochita’s safety without affecting the other students.

After that, Kotone Asaba went to make dinner.

Although he usually ate outside, he actually knew how to cook, and now he had a fair amount of free time.

After dinner, he even played video games together with Pochita.

Late at night, when Kotone Asaba was sleeping with Pochita in his arms, he was deeply asleep and did not know that a text notification had appeared.

[Pochita Affinity +5%]

[Pochita’s Affinity progress has reached 50%. Achievement reward obtained: Constitution +1]

Logically speaking, the fourth page of the Codex had already been unlocked as well.