Chapter 46: The Chainsaw's Date, The Duke's scandal, and The Robot's Spine part-2
[Villain Identity: "Hunter X" (Transmigrator - Devil Hunter).][Villain Ability: "The Devil Encyclopedia". Knows every weakness. Plans to kill Reze right here to harvest her heart and sell it to the Gun Devil, then claim he "saved" Denji from a traitor.]
(He is going to attack her, Denji. He is going to ruin your date. Are you going to let him ruin your date?)
Denji's expression shifted from vacant to furious. "Ruin my date? I haven't even ordered the souffle pancakes yet!"
(Exactly. He is walking over now. He has a 'Devil-Sealing Needle' hidden in his sleeve. He is going to stab her neck.)
Hunter X, a man in a sleek black suit with too many belts, stood up. He walked toward their table with a smirk.
"Denji," Hunter X said, his voice dripping with false concern. "Get away from that woman. She is a monster. She is the Bomb Devil. She is playing you."
Reze froze. Her hand moved toward her choker pin.
"She is going to kill you, Denji!" Hunter X shouted, drawing a long, silver needle. "But don't worry! I, the Ultimate Hunter, will dispose of this trash!"
He lunged at Reze.
(Now, Denji! Rev it up!)
"Don't touch her!" Denji roared.
He didn't pull the cord in his chest—that would transform him fully and destroy the cafe. instead, he manifested a partial chainsaw from his arm.
VROOM.
Denji swung his arm. The chainsaw blade intercepted the silver needle. Sparks flew, showering the table and ruining the sugar dispenser.
"What?" Hunter X gasped, jumping back. "Denji! Are you insane? She is a Soviet spy! She wants your heart!"
Denji stood up on the table, knocking over the menu. "I don't care if she is a spy! She promised to teach me how to use a fork properly! And she smells like gunpowder, which is cool!"
Reze looked at Denji. Her eyes, usually calculating, widened in genuine surprise. "Denji..."
"You are disrupting my souffle time!" Denji yelled. "And you called my date a monster! The only monster here is the guy trying to stab a girl in a cafe!"
Hunter X snarled. "You simp! You are thinking with your—"
"I am thinking with my chainsaw!" Denji interrupted.
He lunged. VRRRR-R-R-R!
Hunter X panicked. "System! Activate Anti-Devil Barrier!"
A blue shield appeared around Hunter X. Denji's chainsaw hit it, grinding against the energy field.
(Denji, the barrier is weak against... unpredictability. Kick him in the shin. Hard.)
Denji didn't question the voice. He delivered a swift, steel-toed kick to Hunter X's shin.
CRACK.
"OW!" Hunter X screamed, his concentration breaking. The barrier flickered and died.
Denji headbutted him. BONK.
Hunter X flew backward, crashing into the pastry display case. He lay there, covered in croissants and glass.
"My suit!" Hunter X moaned. "It was Kevlar weave!"
Denji powered down his chainsaw. He turned to Reze. He looked worried.
"Did... did any glass get in your hair?" Denji asked, reaching out to gently brush a crumb off her shoulder.
Reze stared at him. She was a trained assassin. She was the Bomb Devil. She had planned to kill him eventually. But this idiot... this loud, violent idiot... just defended her against someone who knew exactly what she was.
"You knew?" Reze whispered. "He said I was the Bomb Devil. You still fought him?"
"Everyone has baggage," Denji shrugged. "I have a chainsaw dog in my heart. You have bombs. It matches."
Reze laughed. It wasn't her fake, "I am seducing you" laugh. It was a real, belly laugh.
"You are crazy, Denji," she said. She reached out and took his hand. "Forget the cafe. Let's go. I know a place that sells dynamite and fireworks. Let's go blow something up."
Denji's face lit up. "Best. Date. Ever."
They ran out of the cafe, hand in hand, leaving the groaning Villain in a pile of pastries.
[Incident Report: World 29][Target: Denji & Reze.][Status: Explosive Love Confirmed.][Villain Status: Defeated by a shin kick and a croissant.][Reward: 1200 System Points.]
(Chaotic, messy, and loud. Just like Chainsaw Man should be. Now, let us go to the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Refinement. Manners. And corsets.)
[System Alert: Anomaly Detected.][World Designation: World 30 - The Regency Era (Bridgerton Universe).][Setting: London, 1814.][Host: Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings.][Target: Daphne Bridgerton.][Villain: "Lady Jessica" (Transmigrator from 2024).]
(A modern girl in the 1800s? Trying to steal the Duke? Let me guess, she is going to try to impress him with her 'independent spirit' by wearing pants and quoting feminist literature that hasn't been written yet. Let us teach her a lesson in etiquette.)
[Initiating Transfer...]
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World 30: The Regency Era (Bridgerton Universe)
Ethan arrived in a ballroom that smelled of lavender and repressed emotions.
Simon Basset stood near a pillar, holding a glass of lemonade he hated. He looked bored.
(Your Grace. Straighten your spine. Daphne is approaching. But so is Lady Jessica.)
Simon sighed internally. "Lady Jessica. The American woman. She is... peculiar. She keeps asking me if I am 'emotionally available' and calls the Queen a 'Girlboss'. I do not know what a Girlboss is, but it sounds treasonous."
(She is a Transmigrator. She thinks because she is from the future, she is the main character. She plans to intercept Daphne and humiliate her by claiming Daphne is 'too traditional' and 'basic'. She wants to show you she is 'Not Like Other Girls'.)
[Villain Identity: Lady Jessica (Transmigrator).][Strategy: "The Pick-Me Girl". Uses modern slang and behavior to stand out, mistaking shock for attraction.]
Lady Jessica approached. She was wearing a dress that was shockingly bright neon pink (clearly dyed with future knowledge) and—scandalously—she had cut her hair into a bob.
"Yo, Your Grace," Jessica said, fanning herself aggressively. "This party is mid, right? Total snooze fest."
Simon raised an eyebrow. "Mid? I am afraid I do not know the geography you refer to, Lady Jessica."
Daphne Bridgerton walked up, looking elegant in pale blue. "Your Grace. Lady Jessica."
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