Chapter 115: Reze and Kobeni Show Up at the Door, an Unexpected Love Rival Showdown

Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Reze and Kobeni Show Up at the Door, an Unexpected Love Rival Showdown

"Rare. This should be the first case in Japan where a human killed by a devil has been revived. I’m not sure whether other countries have had examples like this."

Yuki Kirisu sighed emotionally.

"It’s the first time I’ve heard of it too, but something like the Loneliness Fiend is already very rare to begin with."

Kotone Asaba said.

"By the way, how much longer do you plan to stay on vacation? It’s been so long since you last came to work."

At that moment, Yuki Kirisu suddenly changed the subject, directing it at Kotone Asaba.

Kotone Asaba and Makima were rather special. Right now, they still technically belonged to Moscow Public Safety and were on long-term leave, so as far as Tokyo Public Safety was concerned, they could come if they wanted and stay away if they did not.

"That depends on when Moscow Public Safety’s vacation ends."

Kotone Asaba spread his hands.

To be honest, he felt daily patrols were pretty boring. If he did not come to work, he did not need to go on patrol. Occasionally being called over to help with troublesome cases like the Loneliness Fiend was more like it.

"You really don’t want to come to work, do you? But whenever there’s a major mission, you always seem quite willing to go. You think patrolling every day is too boring, right?"

Yuki Kirisu guessed Kotone Asaba’s thoughts and offered a suggestion. "How about this? Once your vacation ends, I’ll have a brand-new Devil Extermination Division 8 formed for you, with you as the captain. Your daily duties won’t be patrol anymore. Instead, you’ll be like Captain Kishibe, training newcomers and handling miscellaneous matters within the squad."

"Once this Devil Extermination Division 8 is formed, you’ll have full authority over it. In other words, even recruiting new members will be up to you. You won’t need to ask Public Safety superiors for approval. However, whenever there is a relatively major mission, your Devil Extermination Division 8 will be deployed first."

"You can understand it as an elite squad specifically meant to carry out major missions. You won’t need to participate in daily patrols and the like."

For a special squad of that nature, it was said that members could be recruited freely, but in reality, if they really took in rookies, they would just be sending them to their deaths.

What Yuki Kirisu valued was precisely Kotone Asaba’s strength. Every time there was a major mission, he could complete it efficiently and perfectly. This way, she could give Kotone Asaba as many privileges as possible while also having him deal with more difficult missions.

After hearing what Yuki Kirisu said, Kotone Asaba nodded.

Then he stated his only opinion. "I have no objection to anything else, but I want to change the squad name."

"Oh? Go ahead. What do you want to change it to?"

Yuki Kirisu asked.

Kotone Asaba basically did not think much before immediately saying, "Call it Public Safety Devil Extermination Special Division 1. Everything else you said stays the same."

"Public Safety Devil Extermination Special Division 1? That works. It does sound pretty unique."

Yuki Kirisu said, "Then do you need me to adjust the overall personnel? I can transfer some Devil Hunters from the other Devil Extermination Divisions into your Special Division 1."

"If possible, transfer Aki Hayakawa and Himeno over first. We don’t need anyone else for now. Then I’ll be the captain, and Makima will be the vice-captain."

Kotone Asaba said.

"Aki Hayakawa and Himeno are part of the main force in Devil Extermination Division 2. Then I’ll need to adjust things and replenish Division 2’s overall combat strength..."

As Yuki Kirisu looked over the rosters of the various Devil Extermination Divisions and thought it over, she said, "As for the captain and vice-captain positions, you have full authority to decide that yourself."

In truth, by recruiting Aki Hayakawa and Himeno, Kotone Asaba was trying to protect the two of them in a roundabout way.

If nothing unexpected happened, those two would eventually return to the private sector and live comfortable little lives. Before they returned to the private sector, he would try his best to make sure nothing went wrong during this period.

For example, he wanted to prevent anything like losing lifespan by using the Curse Devil’s power.

"Mm. Aside from that, add Reze too. The initial roster will be the five of us. After that, I’ll look for and choose new members myself."

Kotone Asaba said.

Yuki Kirisu did not pay much attention to Reze, because after Reze previously joined Tokyo Public Safety, she had never done any real work that showed her combat strength. She was unlike Aki Hayakawa and Himeno, who were part of the main force of Devil Extermination Division 2.

She also had no idea that Reze’s true identity was actually a Hybrid.

"You actually seem rather motivated. In that case, why wait until your vacation ends? Can’t we start forming the new Special Division now?"

Yuki Kirisu looked at Kotone Asaba with a slightly teasing gaze.

"Either way is fine."

Kotone Asaba said.

"Then you two can head back first. I’ll go communicate with the higher-ups."

Yuki Kirisu said.

The so-called higher-ups who were above Yuki Kirisu were probably Cabinet ministers. Among them, the Public Safety Minister was even Yuki Kirisu’s father.

"Mm."

Kotone Asaba said nothing more and immediately left with Makima.

"Those three names you mentioned just now. Who are they?"

After they left, when only Kotone Asaba and Makima were alone together, Makima, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke.

"Aki Hayakawa and Himeno? They’re my friends and coworkers. The two of them are the ones with the closest relationship."

Kotone Asaba explained.

"And what about that Reze? She’s a woman, isn’t she?"

However, Makima directly asked about Reze.

"..."

Kotone Asaba instantly sensed a hint of danger and could not help feeling a little guilty. "This... Mm, she was my coworker before. But now our relationship is rather close..."

Although he knew saying this might be dangerous, he did not want to lie about this kind of thing.

"No."

Makima’s tone instantly became a little colder. "Darling belongs only to me."

If this were any other time, Kotone Asaba probably would have "educated" Makima again.

But the situation this time was different. He felt guilty himself, so he could only protest a little weakly, "Technically speaking, I belong to myself..."

However, Kotone Asaba’s protest was useless. Makima would not change her mind because of a single protest like that.

And by sheer coincidence, at that exact moment, two people who should not have appeared were standing in front of the house.

They were Reze and Kobeni.

What the hell?!

Kotone Asaba immediately screamed internally that this was bad.

Why did Reze and Kobeni have to come over at this exact moment?!

At the doorway, Makima stared at Reze and Kobeni for quite a while.

"..."

Kotone Asaba stiffened in place, practically dumbfounded.

"Who are you?"

"Who are you two?"

Reze and Makima spoke almost in unison.

Kobeni was completely confused. Hadn’t Reze said that this was Kotone’s residence in Tokyo? Why was there a strange girl here whom she had never seen before, and why was she just as beautiful as Reze?

"I’m Koto’s lover, Reze."

Reze deliberately provoked her.

Although she did not recognize the girl before her, she remembered that Kotone Asaba had previously mentioned the Control Devil. It was very possible this person was...

Makima’s eyes instantly became sharper and colder.

"So you are that thief."

Makima raised her hand, clearly preparing to attack.

Reze had already placed her hand on the pull pin at her neck, ready to transform into the Bomb Hybrid at any moment.

Kobeni still did not understand the truth of the situation, but the hostility and even killing intent coming from Reze and Makima frightened her a little. "W-what is going on...?"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Kotone Asaba immediately stood between Reze and Makima. If he did not step in to stop them now, the situation would only grow more and more serious.

He also did not want to see Reze and Makima fight. Kobeni would get caught in the crossfire too.

As for which of Reze and Makima would win, that was truly hard to say. Makima might not necessarily be able to control Reze. Once her control failed, she would undoubtedly lose, and it could even endanger her life. Makima’s own body was too fragile.

"Darling, move."

Makima once again used a commanding tone without thinking.

"Koto, stay out of it. I want to see what this woman is capable of."

Reze also had no intention of stopping.

"If you two insist on fighting, then fight me. If you win, you can do whatever you want. If you lose, you listen to me."

Kotone Asaba said.

He originally thought this would calm Reze and Makima down a little, but reality proved otherwise.

Immediately, Reze and Makima’s fighting spirit both turned toward Kotone Asaba at the same time.

Although Reze knew she could not beat Kotone Asaba, she simply wanted to vent her anger.

"Wait, you’re actually serious?"

Feeling the intense fighting spirit coming from the two women, the corner of Kotone Asaba’s mouth twitched slightly.

He was just about to transfer both Reze and Makima into the Kamui dimension to avoid Kobeni getting caught up in it, but at that moment, Reze lowered her hand from the pull pin.

She did not transform into a Hybrid. Instead, she circled behind Kotone Asaba, clung to his back, and put him in a "rear naked choke" position.

Makima followed immediately after. Kotone Asaba was knocked down by Reze, and Makima directly pressed down on top of him, using her little fists to punch his chest.

Fortunately, Kotone Asaba’s body was very sturdy. His Constitution had already grown powerful to a certain degree. On top of that, Reze and Makima were not truly going all-out, so he was basically completely fine.

However, the nature of the moment had changed. It had gone from Reze and Makima being at each other’s throats to the two of them venting their anger on Kotone Asaba together.

Kotone Asaba also had no temper at all. He did not resist in the slightest, letting Reze and Makima vent.

In truth, this counted as roughhousing, but Kobeni was still frightened. She weakly tried to persuade them, "Reze... please stop fighting... Whatever it is, you can talk it out..."

Reze seemed to have vented enough and released the rear naked choke, but she still hugged Kotone Asaba from behind.

Makima also kept silently competing with her. Since Reze did not get off Kotone Asaba, she also kept pressing down on him and did not get up.

"Ahem... Have you two calmed down yet?"

Only then did Kotone Asaba speak in a rather weak tone.

"I was calm the whole time. As for that woman, who knows?"

Reze said lightly.

"For Darling’s sake, I will not lower myself to your level."

Makima responded in an equally impolite tone.

"All right, all right. It’s my fault, okay? Please stop arguing..."

Kotone Asaba sighed softly in his heart.

He had not expected the three girls to meet so soon. The reason he had never dared let Makima meet Reze and Kobeni was because he feared this kind of situation.

However, even if this accident had not happened today, it would have happened sooner or later. He could delay it, but he could not avoid it forever.

To break the stalemate, Kotone Asaba directly used phasing, making Reze and Makima unable to touch him, then stood up.

"By the way, why did you two come here? Is something going on?"

Kotone Asaba immediately changed the subject.

Although Reze saw through Kotone Asaba’s intention, she did not continue obsessing over what had just happened. She answered, "Kobeni is on summer break, but you’ve been busy running around all this time, so I brought her to see you."

Kobeni had originally wanted to speak, but Reze answered for her first, so she opened her mouth and then closed it again.

"Sorry. I overlooked that..."

Kotone Asaba noticed Kobeni’s outfit. "That new outfit looks great on you."

He remembered that the dress was one he had taken Kobeni to buy before. She had also put on a little makeup, clearly having dressed up especially before coming here.

"Thank you..."

Kobeni instantly grew bashful, crossing her hands in front of her skirt. A simple compliment was enough to make her extremely happy.

"And who is this girl?"

Makima’s gaze immediately turned to Kobeni.

That sharp gaze made Kobeni immediately look away, not daring to meet her eyes.

Reze walked over and stood behind Kobeni, placing both hands on Kobeni’s shoulders. It was hard to tell whether she was stirring the pot or deliberately provoking Makima. "I almost forgot to say, Kobeni is actually Koto’s earliest girlfriend."

"In other words, I came later, and you came after the later one."

Reze smiled as she said these words, but the provocative meaning was obvious.

Hearing that, Makima’s eyes turned slightly cold. "He is mine. All of you are thieves."

"You’re the thief. We were clearly here first."

Reze said, refusing to back down.

"U-um... please don’t argue..."

Kobeni wanted to stop them, but her weak voice had no effect at all.

Before one wave had settled, another had risen. Kotone Asaba could not help feeling a headache coming on. Reze and Makima’s sudden meeting and confrontation left him somewhat at a loss.

"Thief! Thief! Thief! You’re the thief!"

"Thief. Thief. Thief. Thief..."

Reze and Makima argued with each other like children, just bickering. Fortunately, there was no sign that they were about to start fighting again.

"Kobeni, why don’t you come in and sit first?"

Kotone Asaba did not know what else to do for the moment. At the very least, he should not let Kobeni stand dryly at the door.

As for Reze and Makima, as long as they did not start fighting, he could let them bicker.

"Mm-hmm."

Kobeni nodded and immediately came in, sitting obediently on the sofa.

Kotone Asaba went to bring out some snacks and drinks and placed them on the coffee table.

"Who is that woman?"

At that moment, Kobeni quietly asked Kotone Asaba.

"Her? She’s actually a devil."

Kotone Asaba said.

"Huh?! She’s actually a devil?"

Kobeni immediately looked surprised.

Based on what she had learned, even Fiends did not look as human as that woman. Rather than simply looking human, her appearance was basically that of a human.

Fiends at least had some relatively obvious head features. Aside from her eyes, that woman was no different from a normal human, and she was even so beautiful...

But as for eyes, Kotone’s eyes were also different from ordinary people’s.

"Mm. She’s an extremely rare humanoid devil. She actually doesn’t have much malice toward humans. It’s just that her personality is rather... well, difficult."

Kotone Asaba explained.

"So that’s how it is. Then... are you supervising her, Kotone?"

Kobeni guessed.

The first thing she thought of was that this might be a task Tokyo Public Safety had given Kotone, asking him to keep watch over that devil woman.

"More or less..."

Kotone Asaba nodded slightly.

"I see. Kotone, you work so hard..."

Kobeni said.

"Ahaha..."

Kotone Asaba laughed slightly awkwardly. This was something he was too embarrassed to admit.

Getting along with Makima as the Control Devil really was not easy. To bring Makima onto the right path, he had to do things this way.

But that was not an excuse for him to build a harem either. When he was wrong, he had to admit it, and when he got hit, he had to stand straight and take it. That was why he had not been able to act tough at all just now.

At this moment, Reze and Makima seemed to have gotten tired from bickering.

"Forget it. I’m not arguing with you anymore. Koto doesn’t like girls who don’t listen."

Reze said casually.

Then she also entered the living room and sat beside Kotone Asaba.

However, not even Reze herself could have expected that the casual sentence she had just said would have such an overwhelming effect on Makima.

Makima immediately froze slightly in place. It was just that there was no expression on her face, so it was difficult to notice.

She quietly sat down beside Kotone Asaba. Reze was on his left, and she was on his right.

Reze immediately hugged Kotone Asaba’s arm.

However, in the face of Reze’s action, Makima remained unmoved. She showed none of the hostility from before.

She said nothing and merely sat there silently, picking up a book from the table and reading it.

Seeing Makima suddenly change into a different person for some reason, Reze also stopped provoking her and instead felt a little embarrassed herself.

The atmosphere in the living room became a little awkward for a while.

Kotone Asaba was the first to break the awkward atmosphere. He said, "I haven’t had you properly meet each other yet. This is Makima. Although she is actually a devil, you can just treat her as a human."

He first introduced Makima to Reze and Kobeni.

"Nice to meet you, Makima. My name is Kobeni Higashiyama. I look forward to getting along with you."

Kobeni spoke very politely to Makima.

Makima thought for a moment, then still shook Kobeni’s hand and even said, "...I look forward to getting along with you."

The scene before him left Kotone Asaba somewhat surprised. Why had Makima suddenly become so obedient?

Hadn’t the atmosphere between her, Reze, and Kobeni been rather tense just now?

Not only Kotone Asaba, but Reze was also very surprised.

"I’m Reze."

Reze no longer made any provocative moves either, as though she and Makima had shaken hands and made peace.

Although this result surprised Kotone Asaba a little, no matter what, it was a very good result.

"Since you’re here, this is a good time to talk about something serious."

Kotone Asaba said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Tokyo Public Safety will form a new Public Safety Devil Extermination Special Division in the next few days. When the time comes, I’ll be fully responsible for it. Kobeni, didn’t you want to join Tokyo Public Safety? If you’re willing, you can do so now."

"Huh? But I only have free time during summer break. Once school starts, I won’t be able to come to work again..."

Kobeni said worriedly.

Especially since she would move up to her final year of high school in the second half of the year, which would also be the most academically demanding year.

"It’s fine. My Public Safety Devil Extermination Special Division 1 is rather special. You don’t need to come to work on time every day. You only need to move out when there is an important mission. And when you really don’t have time, you don’t need to come even if there is a mission."

Kotone Asaba said.

"I see... Then that’s good. If possible, I still want to join."

Kobeni immediately agreed.

The reason she wanted to come to Tokyo Public Safety in the first place was so she could work with Kotone. Summer break was a very good opportunity for that.

"And Reze, you’re on the roster too. However, right now, it still can’t be completely confirmed that this new team will definitely be formed. We should get an answer by tomorrow at the latest."

Kotone Asaba said.

"I have no problem with it. As long as I can be with Koto, that’s enough."

Reze said.

Only Makima remained silent, calmly reading her book with a peaceful expression like a quiet young lady. There was no longer any trace of the cold hostility from earlier.

It also happened to already be past six in the evening, so Reze suggested, "Since it’s already this late, Kobeni and I can go to the kitchen and make dinner."

Kobeni also looked very motivated. It was rare for her to have a chance to make dinner for Kotone, so she really wanted to show off her cooking skills.

"All right."

As Kotone Asaba spoke, he stood up first and entered the kitchen, helping Reze and Kobeni take the ingredients out of the refrigerator in advance.

After all, this was a household rule Makima had set with him. No outsider was allowed to touch the refrigerator.

Of course, it was not that Reze and Kobeni were outsiders to him. They were outsiders to Makima.

Reze noticed that Kotone Asaba’s behavior was a little strange, but she did not take it to heart.

When he came out of the kitchen, Kotone Asaba took the opportunity to whisper to Makima, "How about treating them as family too? Otherwise, are you really not going to let them touch the refrigerator?"

"No. My family is only you, and it can only be you."

Makima said calmly, "But that does not mean they are outsiders."

Kotone Asaba understood what Makima meant and relaxed.

Then Kotone Asaba and Makima also went in to help.

Because the kitchen was rather large, four people inside did not feel very crowded.

Dinner afterward was quite harmonious. Reze and Kobeni chatted and laughed, and although Makima remained expressionless, her tone was also quite calm.

But when it was time to sleep, a major problem appeared...

There was clearly more than one bedroom, but both Reze and Makima insisted on squeezing into Kotone Asaba’s bedroom. Seeing this, Kobeni also joined in. Although Kobeni was timid and shy, she did not want to go sleep alone in another room either.

"Are you all serious? There’s only one bed. You want to squeeze four people onto it?"

Kotone Asaba said helplessly. "Should I move another bed over from another room?"

With his ability, moving a bed over would be effortless.

"I don’t think that’s necessary."

Reze shook her head.

In any case, even if there were more beds in the room, she would only share a bed with Kotone Asaba.

"I! I think so too!"

Kobeni said with a red face.

Kotone Asaba felt numb and could only let the four of them squeeze together.

A few minutes later...

Reze and Makima, on his left and right, each used one of his arms as a pillow. Since Kobeni was relatively petite, she simply lay directly on top of him.

Kotone Asaba was kept from sleeping well the entire night, suffering and happy at the same time.

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