("Brain Storage~~")
"Hayakawa Aki."
A handsome young man with delicate features, black hair, green eyes, and a slightly youthful face, introduced himself to Otonashi Chiya with a cold expression.
Because he and Otonashi Chiya were about to form a partnership.
"My name is Otonashi Chiya. For this mission, we'll be partners. Please take care of me."
Otonashi Chiya extended his hand to Hayakawa Aki with a slight smile.
Hayakawa Aki looked at his hand, hesitated for a moment, appearing somewhat reluctant, before finally extending his own hand to shake it.
Otonashi Chiya felt no aversion towards the aloof and difficult-to-approach Hayakawa Aki.
Because he was a transmigrator, he clearly understood Hayakawa Aki's true character and the events that had shaped him.
This was the world of "Chainsaw Man." He was currently in Tokyo, Japan, and the current timeline was 1993, different from the original main storyline's 1997.
Therefore, at this time, Hayakawa Aki had not yet tied his hair into a topknot and had not become a Public Safety Devil Hunter, but was working as a Civilian Devil Hunter.
"Your eyes... that must be your Devil Power, right?"
From the beginning, Hayakawa Aki had been somewhat intrigued by the blood pupils in Otonashi's eyes. There were even peculiar shapes within the blood pupils, making them look very unusual.
"That's right."
Otonashi Chiya did not deny it.
But in reality, this was his golden finger that came with his transmigration: the Mangekyo Sharingan—Divine Might!
And it was Dual Divine Might.
In a world like "Chainsaw Man," which resembled modern society but where countless monsters called "devils" roamed and wreaked havoc among humans, it would be difficult without a golden finger.
Devils originate from humanity's fear of all things in the world: animals, plants, various concepts, and all other things. The more terrifying people find something, the stronger the corresponding Devil of that name becomes. From weak devils like the Chicken Devil and Apple Devil, to powerful ones like the Darkness Devil and Death Devil, there are all sorts of bizarre devils.
Otonashi Chiya had watched both "Naruto" and "Chainsaw Man," and he knew that the spatiotemporal ninjutsu of Dual Divine Might was extremely overpowered in any world, but it also came with significant side effects.
After all, it wasn't the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Let alone Dual Divine Might, even a single Divine Might's consumption was exaggerated.
But there was a solution; the system was relatively user-friendly.
[host: Otonashi Chiya]
[Strength: 10 (Average for ordinary people is 10)]
[Speed: 11 (Average for ordinary people is 10)]
[Vitality: 12 (Average for ordinary people is 10)]
[Distributable Attribute Points: 1]
With a thought, Otonashi Chiya's system panel appeared before his eyes. No one but himself could see it.
Strength and Speed were easy to understand, but the "Vitality" attribute was more complex, affecting life force and self-healing. Life force, in simpler terms, was HP.
The energy consumed by the Sharingan, originally, was also changed by the system. It now required the consumption of his life force and ocular power.
So the solution was to raise the "Vitality" attribute. When "Vitality" was strong enough, he could freely use the "Divine Might" ocular technique, and his entire body, including his eyes, could self-heal, unless he died directly or went blind.
The most important thing, then, was how to obtain attribute points. There weren't many ways: one was hunting devils, and the other was activating achievements.
His only attribute point, the 1 he currently had, was obtained when he first met Hayakawa Aki.
[Ding! host activated achievement "Partnering with Hayakawa Aki," gained Attribute Points: 2!]
Now, after successfully partnering with Hayakawa Aki, he gained another 2 attribute points.
"It's a shame that the achievements that can be unlocked are limited, and the system doesn't specify which achievements can be activated. Hunting devils is still the most reliable method..."
Otonashi Chiya muttered to himself.
So the first thing he did when he transmigrated was to find a Civilian Devil Hunter stronghold, where missions to hunt devils were posted, and where people could also entertain themselves.
As normal human weapons struggled against brutal and powerful devils, the special profession of Devil Hunter gradually emerged. By forming contracts with devils to gain Devil Power, they became capable of hunting devils.
Of course, contracting with a devil came at a price; minor costs might involve losing a part of one's body, while major costs could be one's life.
Devil Hunters were also divided into Civilian and Public Safety. Public Safety Devil Hunters were generally stronger and more official, being a unit officially established by the Japanese language government, and the threshold to become one was high.
The threshold for Civilian Devil Hunters was much lower; as long as one found a way to contract with a devil to gain power and was capable of hunting devils, it was fine, which led to the strongholds being a mixed bag.
What surprised Otonashi Chiya was that he coincidentally met Hayakawa Aki, a very important male secondary character from the original work, as soon as he arrived at the Civilian stronghold.
Hayakawa Aki was currently taking on a mission, but the mission required at least two Civilian Devil Hunters to act together. For a while, it seemed no one wanted to partner with Hayakawa Aki, so Otonashi Chiya proactively partnered with him.
"But let me be clear, the target of this mission is not simple. If you hold me back, I won't help you."
Hayakawa Aki stated directly in a cold tone.
Although he urgently needed a temporary partner, he had never seen the white-clad young man before him, and the information registered about him at the stronghold showed him as a newcomer who had never undertaken a mission.
His words were harsh, but they directly indicated that the devil they needed to hunt this time was very dangerous, hoping that the other party would retreat in the face of difficulty.
"It's fine, I'll try my best not to hold you back."
Otonashi Chiya still smiled amiably.
"..."
Hayakawa Aki fell silent, saying nothing more.
Hopefully, this guy will survive... "That Hayakawa guy is so aloof, is there really someone willing to partner with him?"
"That kid partnering with him looks really unfamiliar, he must be a newcomer who just arrived today, so that's not surprising."
"Although I also dislike that Hayakawa guy, I have to admit he's really strong. A newcomer daring to undertake a mission with him really isn't afraid of death..."
"..."
At this moment, Otonashi Chiya could vaguely hear the other Civilian Devil Hunters around him discussing him and Hayakawa Aki.
He looked over, and those people met his Mangekyo Sharingan gaze for a moment, then all nervously and fearfully averted their eyes.
They felt that if they continued to stare into the young man's strange eyes for a moment longer, they would fall deeply into them, perhaps even losing themselves.
Regarding this strange young man of unknown origin, they no longer dared to casually discuss him even a word.
Speaking of which, Otonashi Chiya's Dual Divine Might could not be freely activated or deactivated, but it wouldn't continuously "drain mana" like Kakashi's. This was a benefit granted by the system, as was his mastery of Japanese language.
Hayakawa Aki noticed the reactions of those people. It was also his first time seeing such a strange Devil Power like Otonashi Chiya's.
But a newcomer with no combat experience still felt very precarious...