Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

He had only acted impulsively, thinking of persuading the other party, but now that he actually had to do it, he didn't know where to begin, and could only continue speaking to himself:

"Um, sir, I know you've had a tough time, and I used to have one too. We're kind of in the same boat..."

Denji tried to build rapport, but said, "You're not going to solve anything in the way you are now."

"Why don't you put the money down first and come back to the police station with me? We provide meals there..."

The demon ignored him, and while Denji was racking his brains trying to figure out how to start a conversation, the onlookers outside the cordon were getting impatient.

They risked their lives to stand here, not to see these things.

"What's going on! Stop dawdling!"

"Are you a hunter from the Public Security Bureau? You take taxpayers' money and just sit here chatting with monsters? Hurry up and kill it!"

"Are we going to fight or not?! We want to see rivers of blood!"

A chorus of discontent erupted from the crowd.

Someone started it, and a soda can crossed the warning line and smashed down at Dianci's feet with a thud.

Immediately afterwards, all sorts of trash were thrown out of the crowd like raindrops, hitting Denji and Majin who were standing in the middle of the street.

"Hey! What are you bunch of idiots doing?!"

Denji frantically dodged the flying trash, feeling incredibly frustrated.

The moment I was scolded by the crowd, half of the courage I had just mustered vanished.

Pawa, watching this scene from behind, couldn't help but gloat and mock:

"Hey, Denji, why don't you just chop up all those garbage-throwing humans too!"

Yan Liang stood still, coldly observing the farce.

As expected, things unfolded exactly as he had anticipated. Giving the initiative to Denji ultimately led to this outcome, which was not surprising.

Meanwhile, Dianci, caught in the center of the crowd's insults, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

He knew that if things continued this way, and he really angered the demon, or if Hayakawa Aki lost his patience, his plan would be completely ruined.

In a moment of desperation, Denji's gaze swept over the police car beside him, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

He saw Rina Takahashi, who had just been taken away by the police!

The woman was currently huddled between two policemen, staring at them with a deathly pale face.

"Oh right! Wife! His wife is still here!"

On a sudden inspiration, Denji immediately shouted in Takahashi Rina's direction:

"Hey! Auntie! Come here and say something! Your husband became like this because of you! You need to comfort him and stop him from going crazy!"

Denji's idea was simple: since this guy's mind was full of making money for his wife, all he had to do was for his wife to say a few nice words, and she would surely appease him, right?

Upon hearing the shout, the tumor demon, who had been in a daze, froze.

Following the direction of the electric current, it quickly found Rina Takahashi.

“Ri... Nai…”

"Rina!!!"

The next second, the previously silent tumor demon roared. Its enormous body moved, charging towards Rina Takahashi.

"not good!"

Hayakawa Aki's expression changed, and he drew his sword again and charged forward.

"I knew I couldn't trust you! Denji, you idiot!"

Yan Liang wasn't in a hurry at all; he simply led Pawa and Xiao Hong along leisurely behind.

"Alas!!!"

Seeing the monster, as large as a mountain of flesh, roaring as it charged towards her, Rina Takahashi screamed in terror, her legs giving way and she collapsed to the ground.

The crowd around her scattered and fled, and even the police who were escorting her wisely abandoned her and ran away in a panic.

A large clearing appeared in front of Rina Takahashi, and just when everyone, including Aki Hayakawa, thought the demon was about to tear this woman to pieces—

"squeak--!!!"

Unexpectedly, the Tumor Demon stopped abruptly less than half a meter away from Rina Takahashi.

The immense inertia whipped up a gust of wind that tousled Rina Takahashi's hair.

However, the demon did not attack her.

It simply lowered its head, trembling as it pulled out a few blood-soaked bills from the flesh of its chest and handed them to Rina Takahashi.

“Give it to… Rina…” The demon whimpered in a fawning voice.

Upon seeing this, Denji froze on the spot, and even Hayakawa Aki slowed down and stopped, somewhat surprised and uncertain.

This demon seems to actually retain some consciousness from his previous life?

However, after a brief moment of deathly silence, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"Hey, hey, did you see that? That monster didn't kill her!"

"Nonsense, didn't that blond guy just shout that the woman is the monster's wife!"

"Good heavens! How disgusting! To be paired with such a monster!"

"I don't think that woman is very proper. Maybe she's the one who infected the monster, hahaha!"

The pointing finger shifted its target to Rina Takahashi, who was slumped on the ground.

Hearing the disdainful comments around her, Rina Takahashi, who had been terrified, began to tremble.

Realizing that the monster in front of her had no intention of harming her, the shame and anger suppressed by fear made her furious.

Rina Takahashi suddenly realized that even if she became a demon, Nakamura in front of her would still be that timid and useless person.

Before, even if she hit or scolded him at home, he never dared to fight back, so what did he have to be afraid of now?

This thought quickly took hold of Rina Takahashi's heart, and at this moment, all that remained in her heart was anger.

This piece of trash is restless even in death!

More importantly, she was recognized as this good-for-nothing's wife in public, and she was subjected to ridicule by others!

"Don't touch me with your dirty hands!"

Rina Takahashi suddenly screamed like a madwoman.

With a strength she didn't know she possessed, she slammed the banknotes the demon handed her to the ground.

“Riri… Nai…” The tumor demon stared blankly at the money on the ground.

"Haven't you hurt me enough?! You disgusting monster!"

Rina Takahashi got up from the ground, pointed at the tumor demon's face, and every word she uttered next was a hundred times more vicious than what the surrounding crowd was saying:

"You think you can make me happy with this little bit of dirty money?! You've always been a useless piece of trash! You're treated like a dog at the company, and now that you've been diagnosed with a terminal illness, you're still a burden to me!"

"Do you really think I love you? I've had enough of you!"

"You're useless in bed, you're done in less than a minute. I feel disgusted every time I see your pathetic state!"

The pent-up grievances had caused her to lose her temper.

Now, Rina Takahashi seems to have found a scapegoat, and she's venting her frustrations on the tumor demon:

"I can tell you this without hesitation, I already slept with the section chief I met at the social event! The bag he casually bought me is worth more than you working yourself to the bone here for a month!"

"Since you're already dead, why not just die cleanly?! Why do you have to haunt me like this?! Just die already!!!"

The woman's screams echoed through the street, and upon hearing these words, the crowd outside the police line erupted into chaos, as if hot oil had been poured into boiling water.

"Great! It was worth risking my life to stay here and see such a great show. Even if I die, it's worth the ticket price!"

"This is so shameless! She's driven her fiancé to the point of becoming a monster and she's still so self-righteous?"

"Ugh, disgusting! This woman is the real wicked one!"

Some people were cursing, but others voiced their support amidst this absurd atmosphere.

A woman in the crowd shouted:

"You're right! Sister, I support you! You've been getting better and better, why should you be held back by a good-for-nothing!"

"Exactly! You deserve a better life, there's no need to stop and wait for him!"

The demon remained frozen in place, still in the position of handing out the money. But Rina Takahashi didn't seem to have vented enough. With red eyes, she turned her anger towards Denji again.

"And you! You ill-mannered blond brat!"

Rina Takahashi continued to hurl insults at Denji:

"Calling someone 'auntie' all the time? Are you blind?! Are you bunch of filthy cops who take taxpayers' money out of your minds?!"

"You actually asked me to comfort a monster? I think you're just trying to make me a laughingstock and get me killed!"

"Garbage at the bottom is garbage at the bottom! You're just like him, a bedbug destined to spend your whole life scavenging for scraps in the gutter! What right do you have to interfere in my life?!"

Having witnessed such a scene, Denji was speechless.

He genuinely believed at first that as long as he brought the uncle back to the police station and gave him a meal, everything would be alright.

But he was wrong.

Reality made him realize that sometimes, the malice from people can be more disgusting than that from demons.

Looking at Rina Takahashi's distorted face, Denji felt a surge of anger rising in his chest. His already insignificant empathy shattered into dust at that moment.

"Ugh! This is so annoying!"

"How was I supposed to know it would turn out like this!"

"I must be an idiot to feel sorry for you! I don't care anymore! Even the devil is easier to understand than you! I'm never helping you again!!!"

Having said all he could say, Denji, who hadn't anticipated the current situation, had given up entirely. Frustrated, he clutched his head and roared at the tumor-ridden man:

"Hey! Uncle! What are you standing there for?!"

"You might as well just bite that woman to death!"

Chapter Fifty-Three: It's Gone Mad!

"This trip was truly worthwhile..."

"This is much more interesting than staying in the library reading books."

Looking at everything that was happening before his eyes, Yan Liang whispered in a voice that only he could hear.

Outside the cordon, a revelry of people raged; inside, Rina Takahashi cursed her fiancé. And among them lay the dazed, muscular man with a tumor, and Denji, his worldview shattered by the shock of reality.

"You might as well just bite that woman to death!"

"Boom!"

Just as Denji was about to jump up and down in frustration, a hand slapped him hard on the back of the head.

"It hurts!"

Denji turned around, clutching his head, only to find that Hayakawa Aki had somehow appeared behind him.

"That's enough. Stop embarrassing the police here."

Seeing Denji looking dejected, Hayakawa Aki immediately launched into a sarcastic remark:

“I’ve already said, demon hunters don’t need any extra sympathy.”

Are you satisfied with the current situation?

“I…” Denji wanted to retort, but he couldn’t say anything.

Actually, he only said those things in a moment of anger, but after being scolded by Hayakawa Aki, he was left feeling confused.

Seeing Denji's pitiful state, Hayakawa Aki pursed her lips, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Although he was sharp-tongued, deep down he wasn't completely unable to understand Denji.

When Hayakawa Aki saw Denji speak up for the demons before, he questioned whether Denji was on the side of humanity.