Okay. Hey, everybody.
I'm Denji. I'm 16 years old and I'm a demon... Yeah, it was hard to admit it, but what can you do?
What are demons? I'll show you and tell you everything.
Demons are a race of supernatural beings with incredible powers and abilities. They appear in the world in a chaotic pattern. Because of the hostile habits of many representatives on earth were created organizations to combat them. Demons are the spawn of human fears. Any representative of the race appears in hell with a unique name that characterizes it according to the collective representation, as well as with supernatural powers corresponding to the name. As an example, the Darkness Demon, who appeared because of the fear of darkness, has darkness-related abilities. And the stronger people's fear of a particular demon, the stronger and more dangerous it becomes, but there is also a reverse effect, often the demon dies if the consequences of his actions make a positive impression on people. Yes and immortal they are....
In most cases, demons are unbalanced and aggressive to humans, but not all, some demons are relatively friendly and often go to cooperate with humans and make a contract with them.
A living example is me. I made a contract with a Chainsaw Demon and a Darkness Demon.
A contract, an agreement between a human and a demon, is one of the few ways they interact. To violate the contract is to go to certain death.
But that doesn't mean there are only one kind of demons. There are other species. There are, in total, four kinds.
Demons of primal fears, ordinary demons, perverts and half demons or hybrids... They are called by different names.
Originally, I was a hybrid. I mean, half demon. That's bullshit.
But after I made a contract with the Demon of Darkness, I learned from him that I was a half-demon. That's good and bad.
Now, about fiends.
A species of demons with the highest mental capacity among their kind. With their behavior is much more complicated, and, if half demons have full human consciousness, the perverts often retained not all the memory of the past body and use their demonic thinking to make decisions. What is interesting, the perverts are much more willing to make agreements with people, but they are still a danger to others, because at any time can betray or deceive, such is the demonic nature.
For example, the recent possessed I nailed was a fiend. Incomplete, but still.
And so... Now that we've cleared that up, let's take a look at the very eruptionist I was offered as a partner. And thank Aki for telling me about demons.
Power is a young girl with blonde hair that reaches to the middle of her back. As a devil she has light red horns sticking out from the top of her head, red and yellow eyes that form a cruciform pattern, and sharp teeth with well-defined fangs.
She wears the standard shirt, tie, and pants required of Public Safety Demon Hunters. The only thing that set her apart was the blue colored jacket.
Oh yeah... Did I mention she's a Blood Demon?
And you know what? She's already pissing me off.
- Hey, human! - She tried to hit me in the head from behind, but I ducked. - Hurry up and let me kill some demon! - She kept yelling for one thing.
- Shut up. We're looking for them, dummy. - I answered her irritably.
Power is pretty arrogant and acts like a real demon. Which surprises me... Yeah even Pochita, Makima and the Darkness Demon are acting like intelligent people, huh.
Makima said that if our squad fails, we're screwed... Literally! They won't even blink an eye and kill all the demons in public safety. Which, for the record, I am.
That's why we're on patrol with her right now. But we're not doing as well as we'd like. With Aki, at least we were reconciled and treated each other not so friendly, but with understanding and respect, albeit small.
And this selfish girl only thinks with... I don't even know what. And I don't want to know how or what perverts think.
- Huh... It's going to be a long day.
- You should be glad you're with a hottie like me! - ran Power forward and started looking for possible demons. - And why are we on the roof?
She is really dumb...
- You're attracting attention with your horns and hyperactivity. - I responded by spreading the power of darkness to find some demons.
The second ability I got from the darkness was presence detection. I could sense anything that lurked in the darkness. Including shadows. Of all the demons in the next two kilometers, it's me and Power. Ugh.
Too bad I still have limitations. I'd probably have a radius covering half the land.
We've been through three neighborhoods already, and we haven't been able to find any wandering demons. Don't get me wrong. I'm happy when I don't have a job. This way I can roam the city for no reason. And practice on my own.
It's just that one person makes me want to find a demon and strangle it instead, or give it to that blonde.
We've been checked by the cops, like, three times in half a day. And I had to show them our warrants. I'm not arguing that power's smart in places, but a little crazy. Yeah.
I wish I had a normal life, but there's no use in dreaming about it in this world. I wonder... In my previous life, how did I spend my days?
"Lost souls are those who don't know themselves or who they were before they died. Usually, they become such because of their complicated and difficult past." - I remembered Darkness' words.
Had I really lived a shitty life even then?
"Shit..."
Taking out a cigarette, I leaned against the wall. On the roof, I could smoke in peace, for I didn't like the stares of people. I should pay less attention to that, though.
- Why did we stop? - Power asked, looking around.
- There are no demons yet. So we'll take a smoke break. - I answered and lit a cigarette. - And there's no reason to hurry. - I began to fill my lungs with smoke.
When smoking, I looked at the vigorously looking at the neighborhood blonde fiend. She sniffed and sat down herself.
That's what I was more interested in, not her demon essence or horns, but rather... Breasts.
Yeah, not the best way to judge partners. But why was she wearing pads? I could tell the difference between a real breast and a fake one. I don't know where that knowledge came from. I guess I was a bit of a don Juan last time. Even now, I don't mind sleeping with pretty girls.
"Maybe we should go to a brothel?..." - exhaling thick smoke, I was already thinking of doing something important tonight.
- Heh-heh! Maybe I'm the reason the demons are running away! I mean, they feel fear in front of me!
- First of all, you stink. Second, they're not in front of you, they're next to you. - I kept smoking, correcting her lies. - But that only makes it worse, Power. We could get killed if we don't find the demon and....
Suddenly, I felt one of the shadows appear a couple buildings away from us. It was so sudden that I dropped my cigarette and grabbed my axe and wanted to run toward the demon. But I remembered some of the rules of public safety.
- Come on, Po...wer...?
Like a bullet, the girl ran forward, and I only had to sigh and run after her.
- I smell blood!
"Why do I need her?!"
After pushing off from where I was standing, I also headed towards the demon, though more towards Power. If she makes trouble, it'll be my fault.
I arrived at the last building, but it was too late... She jumped off the roof.
When I saw what happened next, I was surprised. She had recreated a giant hammer from her blood.
I thought she could control other people's red blood cells, but it turned out she couldn't.
Underneath her was a demon, something akin to a sea cucumber. The key word here is, was... Because that fiend turned the poor demon into bloody mincemeat and purple blood spilled all over the main road... And stained Power.
- I got him! And now I get all the glory! HA-HA-HA-HA! - she started mumbling and screaming, looking up at the sky.
I just sighed and pulled out my phone and called Makima. I feel like we're going to get scolded.
- I thought I was crazy... Turns out I'm not.
....
And so... We stood in front of Makima, who was sitting there and wasn't happy about something. And I already understood why... But she was looking at Power more often, realizing who was at fault here.
Makima rested her hand on her chin, picking her words while the blood fiend crossed her arms and looked the other way with a pout on her lips.
- Killing a demon that a private demon hunter had started working on was an obstruction of business and an exercise of justice. - she explained to Power. - And for that you usually get arrested, and in your case, killed.
Yeah... Such stupid laws... Yeah, even I wondered how I got away with it when I first met Makima. They might have let me go if Makima hadn't gotten wind that I was half demon. Tsk.
- Power, sweetheart. You need to think ahead and not cause trouble. - Makima sighed and shifted her gaze to me. - And you Denji, you were supposed to look after her as the eldest.
Chivo... When did I become a senior? I just joined the society yesterday and she's saying that....
I'll have to take the blame for now.
- Forgive me, Makima. - I let my head go. - Next time, I'll keep an eye on her and keep her on a short leash.
- I hope you will, Denji-kun. You're a smart guy and you'll be able to prove yourself. - Suddenly, after the whip, she used the carrot and smiled at me. - Power. Before you became a fiend, you were a Blood Demon, so using your blood and fighting is your unique ability, but... You want to stand out too much with that, so I guess being a hunter isn't for you?
- W-what?! No way!? - That blonde girl just came to life when Makima spoke like that. - That's right! It's not me! It's him! He gave me the order to kill the demon!
Pointing at me, she decided to put the responsibility on me. Well, I've been patient for a long time, but it looks like I'm going to kill she.
Look, I can demonstrate a third ability.
But I'd better be calm... I'm not a child and I haven't lived 16 years, but more. So let's settle this like an adult.
- Miss Makima. I can give you the places where we went. There's a security camera and you can watch me trying to stop someone. - I smiled, pulling out a cigarette and a lighter from my jacket.
- L-lie! He's lying and it's a setup!
While she tried to "justify" herself, I thought about it and started smoking. I've got to get this demoness under control somehow. She's getting a little too cocky.
I'm not arguing, I'm like that myself, but I'm the only one who's allowed to behave like that! That's why I need to either change her as a partner or make her obey me.
- Can you be quiet? - calmly, but coldly, and with a smile, Makima spoke, looking at Power.
Uh huh. I felt Makima's aura too... If it wasn't for my own aura of Demon Chainsaw and Demon of Darkness, I might have been scared as well.
Seeing Power's immediate quietness.
Should I use my aura on her too? No... Then she'll tell Makima unwillingly that I smell and emanate the Darkness Demon's aura. Although, I could use the chainsaw part, but fuck it, I'd better practice all of this on the weekend.
- Great... Now I'll tell you, I don't care who started it. I just want to see you both do well. - Makima's look was even scarier before. - You can do that for me, right?
- Y-yes... We'll definitely show results. - hid her gaze from Makima's fiend Power.
"Brrr... Even I felt her aura." - I exhaled a puff of smoke, then smirked.
- ''Next time, Makima-chan, we'll do our best and show good results.'' - I smiled heartily at her, showing my devotion.
"I'm going to throw up... I don't like playing an actor." - I sighed internally and looked at Power.
I guess a fiend is a fiend. And now I'll have to find a special approach to her.
Subdue her or beat her up? That's the question...
To be continued…
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