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Chapter 190: Future Devil
Tendo and Kurose were taking Aki Hayakawa to the prison where the devils were held, and they were chatting with him at the same time.
"Changing the subject, that beautiful woman from yesterday... was she your girlfriend?" Kurose asked Aki Hayakawa with curiosity.
"Could you stop saying such things when you have the time?" Tendo asked with some dissatisfaction.
However, Aki Hayakawa replied, "She's my partner's sister."
Kurose immediately asked, "Wow, did she hit you?"
Just like before, Himeno used to run into the family of the partner who died in combat to cause trouble.
Among the public safety devil hunters, it's normal for these family members to go to their living partners to vent their anger over the death of their loved ones.
But Aki Hayakawa unexpectedly said, "No... She gave me a letter."
"A letter?!"
Aki Hayakawa showed a look of nostalgia, and at that moment, memories gradually flooded his mind.
"This is a letter my sister sent me. I think you should read it too."
Himeno's sister handed a letter to Aki Hayakawa, who was lying in bed.
In addition to Himeno's question about the family's situation, there was also...
"After all, my partner Aki-kun is very reliable! I'm not too worried about him..."
"Speaking of Aki, he was drinking at home with his colleagues recently and then went to bed with everyone as usual."
"After he fell asleep, I forcibly pierced his ears, and he got very distressed."
"...In this case, he shouldn't stay here. At least don't be a public safety agent, be a private hunter. What can I do to make Aki-kun quit?"
After saying this, it was vaguely perfunctory. Obviously, she was saying it seriously...
...
Of the contents of the letter Himeno wrote to her family, those related to Aki Hayakawa took up almost half.
When Yuka saw this, she felt a little sad.
Himeno has always considered Aki Hayakawa as... family, even if Aki Hayakawa likes Makima.
But Himeno still likes him.
"Why...?" she muttered uncomfortably. "Why doesn't Aki Hayakawa like Himeno, but Makima?".
Obviously... Obviously, in the previous memories, Aki Hayakawa should also like Himeno.
And it was Himeno who taught him to smoke, and it was Himeno who was with him ever since Aki Hayakawa joined the Public Safety Bureau and became a devil hunter.
They were so close they weren't afraid to smoke the same cigarette.
But in this case, Aki Hayakawa still liked Makima.
This made Yuka a little uncomfortable.
But she also guessed that Aki Hayakawa must have met Makima first, and that there was a history between him and Makima.
That's why he fell in love with Makima.
And there's a saying in love that love is divided in two: first come, first served.
There are people who arrive late, and then it's really late.
She guessed that Makima had probably conquered Aki Hayakawa's heart first in this way...
But...
"If the story of Makima and Aki Hayakawa in the future is that kind of bloody routine, I, the author, will hate you for the rest of my life!" Yuka said viciously.
She continued reading. The content of the letter written by Himeno to her sister was not only about trivialities of daily life, but more importantly, Himeno wanted Aki Hayakawa to quit the Public Safety Bureau and become a private hunter with her.
Aki Hayakawa remembered that Himeno had convinced him to quit his job as a public safety devil hunter and become a private devil hunter with him.
That way, he would save himself so many dangers.
But he refused at the time.
After all, if Aki Hayakawa wanted to find the Gun Devil to avenge his family's death, he had to possess it.
And the only ones capable of possessing it were the official devil hunters affiliated with the Public Safety Bureau.
So, to avenge his hatred, even though he knew that being a devil hunter in the Public Safety Bureau would be deadly, he did not hesitate.
At that moment, Aki Hayakawa's memory scene ended.
They arrived at a cell.
"Aki, make a contract with the devil in this cell," Kurose told him.
"It's the [Future Devil] that's inside."
In Tendo and Kurose's truthful narration, the information about the devil was completely exposed: "Two people from the Public Safety Bureau signed a contract with him, and one of them gave half of his life."
"The other gave his eyes, taste, and smell."
Seeing this, in another city, Kobe.
Fan Siwei, who was reading the manga, was also surprised. "Future Devil? Will the future also be terrifying?" he asked.
"The most important thing is the price. Even if the two people who signed the previous contract were completely different, the price is too high, right?".
Next to him, Li Sizhe, a classmate who had gone to his house to play, also chatted.
"Signing a contract with the devil is like that..." said Fan Siwei. "Because only then can we fight the devil and protect humanity."
In the manga, in the end, Kurose looked at Aki Hayakawa and comforted him, "If you're okay with it, maybe the price won't be very high...".
"Come in, please."
Aki Hayakawa seemed very calm and went straight into the cell.
In the darkness, a strange devil slowly appeared in front of him.
This devil looked like a martyr nailed to a cross, with six eyes on its head and tree roots all over its body. The most amazing thing was that it had a large eye in its belly.
"The future... the future is the best!" murmured the Future Devil.
Seeing the Future Devil repeat the phrase, Aki Hayakawa was the first to break the calm.
"I'm here to sign a contract with you. Tell me..." Aki Hayakawa said calmly, "What conditions do you want?".
The Future Devil complained first, "Your attitude is unheard of...".
"But forget it...".
He repeated, "Let me see your future and decide based on it."
The Future Devil continued, "Put your head in my belly quickly, otherwise I won't be able to see your future."
Aki Hayakawa looked at the eye on the Future Devil's belly, but finally put his head in it.
He... won't live long anyway, so it doesn't matter.
He just wants to get revenge as soon as possible. After helping Senior Himeno get revenge, he will do everything possible to find the gun devil to get revenge.
As for what will happen next, he no longer cares.
When Aki Hayakawa rested his head on its stomach, the Future Devil seemed to see something interesting.
He turned his body there enthusiastically, and then he and Aki Hayakawa reached an agreement.
"Decided!"
The Future Devil pinched Aki Hayakawa's chin and said, "Let me live in your right eye! I will lend you my power!".
"????"
The fans who saw this were immediately confused.