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Chapter 38: The Amusement Park (EC)

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Amusement Park (EC)

Himeno smoked while calling Tokyo Public Safety.

After she hung up, she came over and said to Kotone Asaba, "Public Safety has already transferred the two million yen into your account. Want us to go with you to check?"

"No need to go through that much trouble."

Kotone Asaba shook his head slightly.

His phone had just vibrated lightly. Even without looking, he knew it was the bank notification saying the money had arrived.

Besides, he knew Aki Hayakawa and Himeno’s character very well. Even if he did not trust Tokyo Public Safety, he could not distrust these two.

"Fine. By the way, could you quietly tell me what devil you contracted with?"

Now that the official business was done, Himeno could not hold back her curiosity and asked Kotone Asaba, "I’ve heard about those abilities of yours. They’re kind of similar to the devil I contracted with, but yours feel way stronger than mine."

"Sorry, I can’t really talk about that."

Kotone Asaba had absolutely no way to answer.

Because he did not have devil power at all, and the content of his contract with Pochita was not power, it was simply Pochita following him. Even if he wanted to answer, he would not know how.

"All right, then we’ll head out first. Bye-bye."

Since he could not answer, Himeno did not push him.

Leaving aside the fact that Kotone Asaba had no devil power, even if he had to make something up, he would not know what devil to invent, since he had so many abilities.

Other than the abilities he had already used before, he still had two major trump cards he had never exposed, Susanoo and genjutsu.

For now, there was no need to use either Susanoo or genjutsu. Besides, he was definitely being watched by many pairs of eyes right now, and exposing his trump cards early would bring him no benefit at all.

He was saving those trump cards for troublesome existences, such as Makima, Master, Cosmo the Cosmos Fiend, and so on. It was not that they could threaten his life. After all, with Kamui, he could be said to have an absolute defense.

However, there were still things he had to do, and troublesome people like that had the possibility of getting in his way.

As for why he did not mention copying abilities, strictly speaking, that was not really copying. The principle relied on the Sharingan’s insight. It could capture the opponent’s taijutsu movements or ninjutsu hand signs and memorize them, then imitate the memorized movements afterward, making it look as though they had been "copied."

The Sharingan itself did not possess a copying ability. Whether it could produce the effect of "copying" depended on the Sharingan user themselves.

For example, without Sage power, even if someone used the Sharingan to see the other person use Sage Art, they still could not complete the "copy." The key was whether the user themselves had the necessary conditions.

When Kotone Asaba faced devils, he also could not achieve a "copying" effect. The key for humans to obtain devil power was forming a contract with a devil. Take Aki Hayakawa using the Fox Devil’s power, for example. The movement was extremely simple, just a hand gesture. But if Kotone Asaba made that same gesture, could he summon the Fox Devil’s head? Of course not.

Unless he also formed a contract with the Fox Devil, that was the only way to obtain the Fox Devil’s power.

Still, the Sharingan’s insight could still shine brilliantly for him. It allowed him to predict enemy movements, along with granting him an astonishing ability to learn.

Aki Hayakawa and Himeno were already on the road back to Tokyo Public Safety.

"You should learn to smoke for socializing, right?"

Himeno, who was driving, was still thinking about teaching Aki Hayakawa how to smoke.

"I don’t intend to suck up to anyone."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Aki Hayakawa looked out the window, his tone cold.

"Then let me guess why you joined Public Safety. It’s to kill the Gun Devil, right?"

Himeno had seen right through him, and surprise immediately appeared on Aki Hayakawa’s face.

"People who join Public Safety with gloomy faces are all like that. After all, only Public Safety is qualified to possess pieces of that Gun bastard’s flesh. Anyway, Devil Hunters don’t live long, so smoking doesn’t really matter."

"I won’t die that easily."

"Then I’m counting on you. After all, it’s a real pain when a partner dies..."

With three days off, Kotone Asaba did not stay idle. He planned to take Pochita out to eat, drink, and have fun everywhere. Not only would it help build Affinity, it would also keep things from being so boring.

Places like the amusement park, the arcade, hamburger shops, and so on.

Today, Kotone Asaba first took Pochita to the amusement park.

However, just as he was buying tickets at the entrance, Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto walked straight in through the passage beside him.

That passage was only for people who already had tickets in advance, which meant Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto had gotten tickets through some other method.

Running into Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto by chance at the amusement park was quite unexpected for Kotone Asaba. He could only say that Japan really was too small.

At that moment, Rika Matsumoto, who was walking in front, turned back to talk to Kobeni Higashiyama and happened to see Kotone Asaba waiting over there to buy tickets.

"Huh? Asaba?"

Rika Matsumoto was instantly surprised.

"Huh?! Asaba is here too?"

When Kobeni Higashiyama heard Rika Matsumoto’s surprised voice, she also reacted strongly.

"Look, he’s right over there."

Rika Matsumoto pointed in Kotone Asaba’s direction.

Kobeni Higashiyama looked over and really did see Asaba. She also saw him wave at her, and she immediately raised her hand in response.

A little while later, Kotone Asaba finished buying his ticket. Kobeni Higashiyama and Rika Matsumoto were still standing over there without moving, as though they were waiting for him.

Since Kotone Asaba had already gained some fame in Chiba Prefecture, many people knew what he looked like. They also knew that there was a harmless devil who followed him around, and that devil looked rather cute too, apart from the chainsaw on his head being a little frightening.

Because of that, even when he appeared at the amusement park holding Pochita, he did not cause any panic.

Everyone knew that this little orange devil would not hurt people. At most, they simply did not dare to get close.

"What a coincidence, Asaba."

Rika Matsumoto seemed very happy.

"It really is quite a coincidence."

Kotone Asaba also sighed with feeling.

Suddenly, Rika Matsumoto’s expression made it look as if she had just remembered something on the spot.

"Ah! I just remembered that there’s something urgent at home. I’m really sorry, but I have to go back. I’ll leave Kobeni with you, Asaba!"

Without giving Kotone Asaba any chance to agree or refuse, Rika Matsumoto immediately slipped away after saying that.

"..."

Kotone Asaba froze slightly, but quickly understood Rika Matsumoto’s intention.

"Huh...? Huh?!"

Kobeni Higashiyama was completely stunned.

Rika Matsumoto had suddenly left. Did that not mean only she and Asaba were left now?!

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