Chapter 49
Power's cheers hadn't even faded when the ground beneath everyone suddenly gave way.
The Eternity Devil was dead after all. No matter how slow its reaction, it should have realized—there was no part of its body left under its own control!
With its death, the entire space instantly began to disintegrate.
Denji moved.
He held Power in his arms, his left leg was hugged by Aki, his right leg by Himeno.
The "intestine scarf" around his neck extended, wrapping the dazed Higashiyama Koharu completely into a cocoon—conveniently taking her along.
He even had an extra hand free—enough to flash a "yeah!" at Power!
The beaming Power immediately returned a "yeah!" in response~
Wait… did I forget something?
Denji felt like something was off.
Oh, right.
He waved his hand, pointing toward the still-collapsing space.
"Go, Pochita."
The Hellhound darted through at extreme speed, tracing ∞ shapes—devouring every last fragment of the "infinite" Eternity Devil until nothing remained~
"Devour" effect activated. Gained ability:
Eternal Domain: Upon domain expansion, the world within the domain's range is divided into "inside" and "outside." The time flow ratio between "inside" and "outside" can be adjusted via the domain boundary. (Domain range and time ratio affected by the user's and target's combined stats.)
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Now I can really become president… no, not just president—I could even go to "heaven."
That memory fragment from the manga was really interesting!
Denji's eyes glowed terrifyingly bright. Normally human eyes don't glow.
But right now things weren't normal—the black chainsaw's eyes glowed according to emotion!
Power reached out her little hand and poked Denji's helmet.
"Denji, you're so bright!"
"I know I'm handsome."
He caught Power's mischievous little hand.
"Don't move around—we're about to land."
Denji formed a sword-finger seal with one hand.
"Eternal Domain"
—Time adjustment!
0.1 : 1
With extreme, exquisite control, the domain precisely covered everyone.
The originally razor-sharp wind that had scraped their faces, the piercing shrieking noise, the suffocating heavy pressure—all instantly turned into a gentle breeze~
The air became soft, the wind shyly lifted a corner of your clothes, whispering low, long, and gentle in your ear. Noise disappeared. Ears regained perception of outside sounds. Breathing became completely free—even singing at full volume would be no problem now.
This strange, wonderful sensation gave one the feeling of total mastery over the world.
Falling from this height—at normal speed—would take about two seconds.
But now, dozens of meters took twenty to thirty seconds.
The descent speed was about the same as taking a casual stroll… and it required no effort at all.
Aki and the others landed lightly with completely dazed expressions.
After all, they weren't the ones controlling it—and Denji had only activated the domain right before landing—so the brief duration didn't give them clear awareness of what happened.
Blinking, Aki and Himeno exchanged glances, then both turned to Denji at the same time.
Denji returned a polite smile.
"Hehe~"
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"
A miserable scream suddenly came from overhead—the desperate, helpless cry of someone falling.
That was… uh, right—Arai, wasn't it?
Better save him. After all, this guy is actually a decent, self-sacrificing person… even if a bit clumsy.
Denji snapped his fingers.
Arai's falling speed instantly became extremely slow—finally drifting down like a feather.
He curled up, lying on the ground, still trembling and screaming…
Aki walked over and patted his shoulder.
Arai instinctively looked toward the touch—his terrified face looked pitiful.
"Huh? Hayakawa-senpai, you…"
Seeing Aki standing calmly on the ground, his peripheral vision swept over the group. After a quick scan, he finally seemed to realize:
"Himeno-senpai, Koharu, A… Denji, Denji's partner… you're all okay."
Aki extended a strong arm, steadying him up, then brushed the dust off him. Calmly he said:
"You're okay too. We're all okay. The devil has been dealt with by Denji."
A dazed pause.
"I see."
Coming back to himself, Arai lowered his head. Then suddenly, silently, he walked in front of Denji.
He stood at attention, straight.
Then he bowed deeply—waist almost at 90 degrees!
"I'm truly, truly very sorry! Earlier I was so scared of you that I directly called you a devil…
I'm sorry! Denji-san!"
At this moment Denji was still in his "Black Chainsaw" form.
Even though Arai was still terrified, his apology was genuinely sincere.
Denji suddenly raised his arm—the sharp double chainsaws gleaming coldly—and swung down!
Arai squeezed his eyes shut in terror—no time to think.
He had already prepared himself: since he wronged his savior, even if the other took his life, he deserved it!
Of course—his thoughts were resolute, but his body's instinctive fear was still there.
For example, he was shaking like a sieve right now.
But the expected pain never came. Instead, there was only a warm, reassuring, reliable strength on his shoulder!
After realizing what happened, his heart instantly filled with immense honor!
He had actually been patted on the shoulder by such an outstanding, powerful Denji-san! Enough to brag about for a lifetime!
Arai cautiously raised his head.
Denji had already released his transformation. Seeing Arai look up, he smiled and raised his other hand—
Then flipped him the middle finger.
"Now we're even. You guy who loves making random assumptions about people—you deserve to be thoroughly looked down on by me~"
Tone light, no trace of anger.
Arai's eyes brimmed with tears again. Head lowered once more, he shouted:
"I'm extremely sorry! I'll reflect immediately! Denji-san!"
Denji withdrew his hand, thumb wiping the slightly itchy tip of his nose.
Tsk, not bad. This feeling of being seriously addressed as "-san."
Yes, yes—more of this respect, please~!
Just as Denji was savoring this special feeling, a pair of massive, evil "sneak attacks" suddenly hit him from behind!
"Denji When are we going for the big feast This great one is hungry!"
"Uh, it's still early—wait, right! Okay, okay—I'll take you to eat something else first! Stop chewing my hair!"
"Hehe Denji smells so good"
"We use the same shampoo—you should chew your own hair!"
"That's different!"
"How is it different?"
"Of course it's because it has Denji's favorite scent~!"
"You!… sigh~"
Denji was exhausted—momentarily unable to argue, only letting out a helpless sigh.
"Don't be so unhappy, Denji. Worst case, this great one will treat you to this great one's world's number-one most delicious hair~!"
"There's no such thing as… munch, gulp—ah! Ptoo! Why did you actually shove hair in my mouth?!"
"Hehe Delicious, right?"
"Delicious your * mother mother *"
Power didn't hear the rest—only caught a few keywords.
"What? You actually think this great one's hair tastes like mom?
Yo yo yo~ Looks like baby Denji wants to try…"
"Eternal Domain"—time acceleration overload!
Denji exploded with speed beyond limits! He yanked Power off his back, seized her in his arms! Covered her mouth!
Finally leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice:
"Be careful next time—don't say things carelessly, or the world might end…"
The low whisper carried airflow across her ear—making Power's ears feel tingly and numb.
With her mouth covered, she could only nod slightly to show she understood.
Denji let out a breath of relief, wiped nonexistent sweat from his forehead.
Saved the world again today~
He loosened his hand—Power instantly escaped from his embrace.
She ran past Aki and the others ahead, shouting loudly:
"This great one is going to be Denji's mom!!!"
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Aki looked confused.
"Pfft~"
Himeno covered her mouth and snickered.
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Koharu—having recovered from her strange state—blushed slightly.
Denji's playstyle is actually this weird?
I… I should find a chance to supplement my knowledge in this area…
Denji was about to chase after her when he suddenly noticed Arai was still holding that 90-degree bow.
He quickly said casually:
"Alright, I've already forgiven you. Everyone makes mistakes—it's normal.
But since I've forgiven you, don't refuse to forgive yourself, okay!"
With that, he hurriedly chased after Power's fleeing direction.
To become a true strong one, you must not only learn to forgive others' faults—you must also learn to accept your own imperfections!
Denji-san really… I could cry.
Not only willing to forgive my mistake, but also willing to teach me such profound truth.
I! Arai Hirokazu!
Will absolutely not let you down!
The hotel incident came to a close—he finally spoke his full name. Congratulations, congratulations…
A crow with golden-ringed pupils stood on the hotel rooftop. A nearly dead lump of rotten flesh crawled extremely slowly.
It crawled to the crow's claws.
The lump of rotten flesh said in a dying whisper:
"That… was a god—miracle!"
"Caw—caw—"
"Hell… is finished."
After those two sentences, the lump of rotten flesh completely withered—turned to decay, dead beyond dead.
The golden-ringed crow looked thoughtful. The light in its pupils grew dimmer and dimmer—until the golden rings completely vanished from its eyes.
Then, in the corner of that rooftop, the crow exploded…
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