Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

Just then, Hayakawa Aki stepped forward and briefly explained to Makima what had happened inside the factory, adding at the end:

“Miss Machima. I didn’t know how to handle such a special case, so I brought it back specifically.”

"Does it require observation in an underground prison for a period of time, or..."

Upon hearing Hayakawa Aki's words, Denji broke out in a cold sweat. Recalling the words "killed on the spot" that he had heard in the car earlier, he tensed up and perked up his ears.

“No need to go to such trouble, Hayakawa-kun.” However, Makima simply smiled and shook her head, gently retorting, “I’ve already looked into the information about Denji-kun beforehand.”

"I've made my decision. All vetting procedures will be eliminated. Starting today, Denji will join the Special Division and begin his work as a public security demon hunter."

"What?!" Hayakawa Aki frowned, his eyes filled with deep confusion.

"This is too chaotic, Miss Machima."

“Although the Fourth Division of the Public Security Bureau is an experimental department that can allow some dangerous individuals to join, at least some checks should be conducted. Letting this guy join directly is completely against the procedures.”

“It’s alright.” Machima gazed gently at Denji. “From now on, he’ll be my personal ‘dog.’ As long as I’m around, he won’t do anything dangerous, right, Denji?”

"Woof!!" Faced with such an almost insulting name, Denji not only didn't get angry, but his face turned red and he responded loudly.

To be raised by such a beautiful woman is simply heavenly treatment!

Just as he was about to continue his rebuttal, an extremely arrogant voice suddenly rang out from the corner of the office.

"Are these the subordinates I'll be working with from now on? They all look like a bunch of weak and pathetic trash!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. There, on the office desk, was a young girl squatting casually.

She had slightly messy, long, pinkish-gold hair, and most striking were the two bright red devil horns on her head. She wore a blue hooded sweatshirt on top and shorts and athletic shorts on the bottom.

The girl was biting into an apple with one hand, juice splattering everywhere, her golden, cross-shaped eyes filled with a defiant intent.

“Miss Machima, this is…” Hayakawa Aki looked at the guy squatting on the table with an unfriendly gaze.

“Since everyone is here, let me introduce her.” Machima was not angry at the girl’s rudeness and maintained her smile. “This is Power, the Blood Demon. From today onwards, she is also a new member of the Anti-Magic Section 4.”

"Demon?!"

Hayakawa Qiu was shocked.

Demons are special beings formed when evil spirits possess human corpses. They are no different in nature from evil spirits and should be targets that the public security authorities need to suppress.

"Hey! Human, don't look at me with that disgusting gaze!"

Pawa casually tossed the half-eaten apple to Hayakawa Aki's feet, arrogantly raising his chin:

"I am Pava! A noble Blood Demon! You lowly creatures, don't be so arrogant in front of me!"

With that, Pava jumped off the table and walked in front of everyone with an arrogant gait, and began to comment on each person.

She first looked Hayakawa Aki up and down, then curled her lip in disdain:

"Human, you look dull and boring, not interesting at all!"

Then, her gaze swept over Xiao Hong, who was hiding behind Yan Liang:

"Ugh! Such a weak breath! This human smells nothing but fear, so weak!"

"Eek!" Xiao Hong cried out in fright, grabbed Yan Liang's suit jacket, and buried her head behind his back.

Pawa snorted smugly, his gaze naturally falling on Yan Liang, who was blocking Xiao Hong's way.

"And you, you pretentious bastard, you look..."

Pava arrogantly stretched out his finger, ready to comment on the expressionless Yan Liang.

However, just as her gaze met Yan Liang's, Pawa suddenly closed her mouth.

Staring at her by Yan Liang's white eyes, her demonic instincts made her feel danger.

The other party doesn't seem like someone to be trifled with. If we point fingers at him, something terrible might happen.

Realizing this, Pawa wisely withdrew his finger.

"Cough, cough! You...you look so ordinary, there's not a single bright spot about you! You don't even deserve my approval! I can't be bothered with you!"

Forcing herself to save face, Pawa guiltily averted her gaze, not daring to look at Yan Liang a second time. Finally, she could only pinch her nose and point rather irritably at the other end of the line:

"And you, you blondie, you stink! I don't want to share a room with a guy like that!"

Denji's reaction to Pawa's insults surprised everyone.

Denji wasn't angry at all; instead, he stared at Pava with shining eyes. Although this guy had an extremely wicked personality, his face was surprisingly delicate, and his chest... seemed quite well-endowed!

Dianci turned around and looked at Yanliang behind him, almost crying with emotion: "Suit guy! You're not kidding me! There really are some super hot female colleagues here!"

"..." Yan Liang stared blankly at Dianci, and for a moment he didn't even have the desire to speak.

"Huh? What nonsense are you spouting, you brat?"

Pava felt extremely uncomfortable under Denji's intense gaze and bared his sharp fangs. "Who's your female colleague! I'm your boss!"

"Boss? You wish! I'm the one everyone wants!"

Upon hearing the word, Denji jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on. He clearly remembered the pie-in-the-sky promise the man in the suit had made to him in the car.

Only by becoming a leader can one command the female colleagues below.

He would never give up this position for the sake of his own happiness in the second half of his life!

"You single-celled creature whose brain is only filled with lust, I could make ten of you cry with one punch!"

"Who are you calling horny?! What's wrong with wanting to be popular with girls?!"

In an instant, chaos erupted in the office. Denji and Pava were face to face, exchanging vulgarities, looking ready to fight at any moment.

Hayakawa Aki, watching from the side, had veins bulging on his forehead. Suppressing the urge to draw his sword and chop down both idiots, he roared:

"Shut up, all of you! This is the Public Security Headquarters! Not a place for you to cause trouble!"

However, the two, caught up in their argument, completely ignored Hayakawa Aki's warning, and just as the farce was about to escalate into a violent conflict—

"It's noisy."

Yan Liang's cold voice rang out in the noisy office.

Although his voice wasn't loud, the moment he opened his mouth, everyone stopped arguing and turned their gaze to that spot.

A hint of annoyance flashed in Yan Liang's eyes as the pure white demonic eye stared at the two of them.

He disliked noisy environments to begin with, let alone watching two children arguing in front of him.

“Machima…”

Yan Liang completely ignored Dianci and Pawa, who were still hurling insults at each other, and instead looked at Machima, who was standing aside smiling and watching the battle, and asked calmly:

"Now that I've brought her here safely, my job is done. If there's nothing else, I'll take Xiaohong home first."

After saying that, Yan Liang turned around and was about to open the office door.

"Can I go home now?" Dongshan Xiaohong was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed Yan Liang's footsteps.

"Please wait a moment, Yan Liangjun."

Just as Yan Liang's hand was about to touch the doorknob, Maqima's gentle voice rang out again.

Her smile remained unchanged, but her words carried an unyielding tone. It seemed she had been waiting for this moment when Yan Liang would lose his patience.

"Now that everyone is here, I have an important new personnel appointment to announce."

Machima walked to the head seat of the office and gently clasped his hands in front of him. His golden, ring-shaped eyes swept over everyone, finally settling on Yan Liang's back.

Immediately afterwards, Machima's voice clearly resonated throughout every corner of the office:

"From now on, the Special 4th Anti-Magic Division will be reorganized. Yan Liangjun will officially assume the role of the new captain of the Special 4th Division."

"From now on, all of you present here must obey his commands."

Chapter Nineteen: Establishing Authority

Upon hearing Makima's announcement of his appointment, Hayakawa Aki was the first to react. His usually calm face was now filled with disbelief.

“Miss Machima, this is too hasty.” Hayakawa Aki couldn’t help but step forward and said seriously, “He hasn’t even gone through the Public Security Bureau’s formal examination. How can he skip all the procedures and become the captain of Special Section 4?”

"That's right! I'm not happy either!" Denji muttered under his breath, "That position should have been mine... I wanted to be a superior, with cute female subordinates who would obey me at every turn..."

Having witnessed Yan Liang's abilities, both of them were dissatisfied with his appointment, but at least they spoke in a more tactful manner.

Compared to the complaints of the two men, Pawa, standing on the desk, reacted much more vehemently.

"Huh? You want me to take orders from this human?"

Pava stood on the table, looking down at Yan Liang and shouting:

"How dare a mere human ride on my head? I am the head of Special Section 4! I absolutely will not accept such a proposal!"

Although she was somewhat afraid of Yan Liang, if she didn't speak up now, he might really stand on her head, which she couldn't possibly tolerate.

Immediately, the office was filled with dissenting voices.

But Yan Liang, who was at the center of the storm of condemnation, simply stood there with his hands in his pockets, ignoring the three noisy guys.

He slowly turned his head, and his pure white demonic eye met Machima's gaze at the window.

Yan Liang could obviously see that this woman had put herself in a very difficult position, and her true intention was clear: to use this group of troublemakers to test him.

“Miss Machima…” Yan Liang’s voice was flat, “I’m not a beast tamer. Is it too much to ask me to do this kind of work?”

"We made a deal back then: even though I work under you, don't treat me like some free tool and push all the chores onto me."

Despite Yan Liang's displeasure, Maqima's smile remained unchanged as he calmly tossed out his chips:

"No, I'm doing this for your sake, Yan Liangjun."

“Becoming the captain of the Special Task Force means you will have extremely high authority. The most core top-secret intelligence within the Public Security Bureau, as well as special resources for imprisoning demons... you can call upon them at will.” Machima narrowed his eyes. “I think with the help of these resources, whatever you want to do should be much more convenient.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Liang fell silent.

Indeed, considering his purpose in returning home, contact with the demons held within the police force was necessary. The conditions offered by Machima were exactly what he wanted.

But the way this woman effortlessly controlled him still made Yan Liang feel uncomfortable.

He couldn't find any reason to refuse, because the other party was indeed considering his interests.

"...You'd better remember what you said today."

Yan Liang coldly withdrew his gaze. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to accept the other party's proposal.

Now that I've taken on the job, the first step, so that I can work peacefully in the future, is naturally to make these guys who can't see the situation clearly realize reality.

Yan Liang turned around and finally looked directly at Pawa, who was still baring his teeth, for the first time, while the original setting came to mind.

Demons are special creatures formed when evil spirits possess human corpses.

The Blood Demon Pava before me is inherently cruel, but his mind is no different from that of an uneducated brat.

Dealing with such unruly and unruly children is a complete waste of breath; the most effective way to educate them is simply this:

Severe beating.

Even more conveniently, the demon has a unique characteristic: as long as there is sufficient blood replenishment, it can recover quickly even from severe and fatal injuries.

Thinking of this, Yan Liang looked at Hayakawa Aki beside him and asked calmly:

"Hayakawa Aki, do you have any spare blood here?"

"Huh?" Hayakawa Aki was taken aback by the sudden question and subconsciously replied, "Yes... there's a medical department right next door, and they always have plenty of blood bags there."

"very good."

Yan Liang nodded.

A copper-headed leather belt would normally be a good choice to discipline a disobedient child. However, such a crude act is not in line with Yan Liang's style of conduct. Moreover, ordinary minor squabbles are not sufficient to serve as a lesson.

Since I can't die, I can use this opportunity to test my limits in killing the Line Demon and set a rule for everyone.

"If you're so capable, then fight me straight. What's with all this dawdling?"

Seeing the two chatting so casually right in front of him, Pawa, who was being ignored, finally couldn't take it anymore and flew into a rage.

Yan Liang remained calm and slowly began to speak:

"The wisdom of humankind lies in their ability to avoid risks..."