Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

After taking a few deep breaths, Denji's arms and the chainsaw on his head melted away like paint, and he exited his transformed form.

After venting the resentment in his chest, Denji's emotions gradually calmed down.

However, it wasn't that nothing was left behind; faced with the mess, he felt a sense of emptiness.

"Damn it...this is so unlucky..."

He spat on the ground and looked at the pieces of flesh scattered all over the floor. For some reason, he felt that the rotten flesh was silently mocking him for being a clown.

Just as he was about to go back and complain to Yan Liang and the others, a sudden change occurred.

"Rustling..."

A faint sound came from beneath my feet.

"Hmm?" Denji lowered his head.

The bits of meat that had been scattered on the ground began to rapidly dissipate, like the first snowflakes falling under the blazing sun.

Not only the minced meat, but even the bloodstains on the road were drying at a visible speed, eventually turning into strands of grayish-white ash.

"Huh?! What the hell is going on?!"

Denji was startled and quickly took a few steps back.

In just over ten seconds, the tumor demon's corpse vanished as if burned out. When a gentle breeze blew by, the grayish-white embers dissipated with the wind, leaving the spot spot clean and without a trace.

"W-What happened?" Denji stared blankly at his hands, muttering to himself, "Could it be that I cut too fast, and the friction generated heat, causing this thing to evaporate?!"

"Am I really that awesome?"

"Wait a minute... Friction generates heat, causing evaporation. Can other people do that?"

"I might be able to win the Nobel Prize with this!"

Just as Denji was lost in his own fantasy with shining eyes, a calm voice from behind him interrupted him.

Are you talking in your sleep?

Yan Liang, with his hands in his pockets, sensed something was wrong and led Dongshan Xiaohong and Pawa forward first.

Hayakawa Aki and Himeno, who were smoking downwind, also noticed something was wrong. They casually tossed away their half-smoked cigarettes and followed with serious expressions.

"Something's not right." Hayakawa Aki looked at the empty ground and said in a deep voice:

“Normally, when a demon dies, its body remains. I’ve never seen anything like this where the flesh and blood turn to ashes and disappear.”

Just as Hayakawa Aki was speaking, Yan Liang's gaze paused for a moment.

He suddenly noticed that after the pile of ashes from the corpse was blown away by the wind, a strange thing was revealed.

It was a small wooden sign, about the size of a palm.

Yan Liang stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the wooden plaque.

The wooden sign felt very rough to the touch, and at first glance, it seemed like an ordinary sign. But its appearance at this moment was clearly abnormal.

Wiping away the speck of ash with his thumb, Yan Liang could clearly see the writing on the front:

We hope you will visit Shuijing Township again next time.

Shuijing Township?

Yan Liang frowned. Despite being a familiar reader of "The Chainsaw Man," he had absolutely no recollection of the place name.

Then, without making a sound, he turned the wooden sign over.

The engravings on the reverse side are very sharp and irregular: [Unintelligible characters]. At the very bottom of the map, a line of small, crooked characters is engraved: [Unintelligible characters].

—To guide all those who are lost.

Upon seeing this line of text, Yan Liang's expression finally turned serious.

A confused person?

Yan Liang let out a cold laugh in his heart.

He deeply loves Rina Takahashi, and even after becoming a demon, he still retains his obsession with earning money to pay for his fiancée's medical treatment. Yet, because of his own peculiarities, his love appears so filthy and disgusting…

Isn't this kind of mentally unstable madman just a lost soul?

Judging from the current situation, this incident involving the "tumor demon" is far more complex than it appears on the surface. The transformation of this man named Nakamura into a demon was no accident. Rather, it was orchestrated by someone, or some unknown entity, behind the scenes.

However, am I not also a confused person?

Since his transmigration, he has been unable to find any clues about returning home.

Due to Machima's restrictions, he was also unable to come into contact with the demons imprisoned in the police's lower-level prisons, especially the "Future Demon" who could predict the future.

The appearance of this wooden sign has provided him with a direction.

Of course, Yan Liang wasn't stupid; he never believed that treats would fall from the sky.

Let alone in the world of chainsaw men, even in his past life, this kind of tactic was already commonplace. Using the guise of "easily granting all your wishes" while setting up in some remote, godforsaken place—it's obvious even to a fool—

Isn't that the place where people eat kidneys?

He could basically conclude that this Shui Jingxiang was probably following the old tricks of the "monkey claw" method. It might actually grant your wish, but it would definitely be done in a way that contradicted your expectations. The fate of the tumor demon Nakamura was a cautionary tale.

Unfortunately, this is the only clue Yan Liang currently has.

Yan Liang didn't believe he could expect Machima to one day take pity on him and grant him permission to contact demons.

His idea was simple: he shouldn't be complacent and should instead boldly try different paths. Even if there were risks, it would be a waste to miss an opportunity because of fear.

"Maybe we can go and see what's going on..."

"However..."

"Shuijing Township, Shuijing Township...?"

Yan Liang silently pondered the name in his heart, feeling that something was off about it.

"Autumn."

Without further thought, Yan Liang looked at Hayakawa Aki beside him and casually tossed the wooden sign over:

"Does your Public Security Bureau's internal database contain any records of a place called 'Shuijing Township'?"

Hayakawa Aki caught it steadily. He looked down and examined the wooden sign for a moment. After a few seconds, he finally answered.

“Looking at this map, it seems to be in the suburbs of Tokyo, in that area near the deep mountains…” Hayakawa Aki shook her head as she spoke, “but I have no recollection of the name ‘Suikei-go’. However, judging from what’s said here… I think it looks like some kind of cult’s token.”

“Is that so…” Yan Liang responded.

“This tumor demon incident is a bit too strange, and this wooden plaque…” Hayakawa Aki put the wooden plaque into the evidence bag. “I need to go back to the Public Security Bureau to check the information and report this matter to my superiors.”

At this point, Hayakawa Aki seemed to suddenly realize something, and turned his gaze to a corner not far away.

"Of course, we might have a faster way before we go back."

Following Hayakawa Aki's gaze, everyone saw Takahashi Rina lying limp on the ground.

The instigator of all these events, after experiencing so much, has long since lost all his arrogance.

Hayakawa Aki stared at her coldly, her eyes filled with disgust.

"As his most 'beloved' fiancée, she should know best where that man has been."

Upon hearing this, Yan Liang nodded and led the group to follow at a leisurely pace.

The group spread out in perfect unison, surrounding the woman who was already terrified.

"What, what are you going to do?" Rina Takahashi screamed in fright, but at this moment she didn't even have the strength to run away, and could only look at the people surrounding her in terror.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Such things are best enjoyed on a small scale!

However, just as Hayakawa Aki was about to question her, a figure rushed in front of Takahashi Rina.

"You bitch, you're the one who just insulted me, aren't you?!"

It was an electric shock.

He stared at Rina Takahashi, and without saying a word, he raised his fist and delivered a deliberate punch to her face!

"boom!"

"oops--!!!"

Rina Takahashi let out a scream as she was punched and fell to the ground.

But Denji was still not satisfied. The thought that he had just spent so much time agonizing over such a jerk and even doubting his own worldview made his anger flare up again.

"In the end, you're the one who caused all this trouble!"

"I've never seen such a disgusting creature in my entire life!"

Denji rode on top of Takahashi Rina and punched her repeatedly.

"Hahaha! Well done! Well done!"

Seeing this, Pawa's eyes lit up.

With a swift movement, Pawa delivered a powerful kick to the head of Rina Takahashi, who was lying on the ground.

"I remember you swearing at me in the car too, didn't you?"

"I'll show you what you're made of!"

As Pawa kicked, she yelled and shouted, behaving like a typical street punk.

"Help, help me... Stop hitting me... I'm going to die..." Rina Takahashi could only roll around on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.

This happened so fast that everyone was stunned.

The lingering onlookers looked at each other, pointing and whispering.

"Why...why is a demon hunter beating someone up in the street?"

"But that woman really deserved a beating. I heard everything she did just now..."

"She deserves to be beaten! If she hadn't provoked that demon, how could he have gone berserk for no reason?"

Several armed junior police officers nearby were also dumbfounded. One of the younger officers even tentatively took half a step forward: "Um... no matter what, you can't resort to vigilante justice. It's not in accordance with regulations..."

"These kinds of things are best enjoyed in private, in public..."

But seeing Denji's fierce appearance, the young policeman's voice grew softer and softer until he finally shut his mouth.

"Hey, Denji, Pava, you two, that's enough!"

Upon seeing this, Hime immediately tried to step forward to break up the fight.

It wasn't that she sympathized with Rina Takahashi; she also felt that the woman deserved a beating.

Although it's an open secret that law enforcement officers are both courteous and forceful, it's still a serious matter if a demon hunter from the Special Affairs Division beats someone up in the street, especially with so many civilians watching. If the newspapers catch them doing this and write about it, they'll be in deep trouble.

"Don't go, senior."

However, just as Himeno was about to step forward, Hayakawa Aki grabbed her shoulder. His voice was low: "Ignore them."

"Qiu? Are you crazy? This is such a bad influence!" Ji Ye asked in surprise.

Hayakawa Aki didn't explain, but quietly pointed to Yan Liang not far away.

Ji Ye followed his gaze and saw that Yan Liang, the team leader, was standing quietly in place, his eyes unfocused as if he didn't know what he was thinking, and he was indifferent to the scene in front of him.

Seeing this, Hime understood and abandoned her idea of ​​mediating the fight.

Since the team leader has already made the arrangements, why should she worry about it?

Thus, the two-minute-long one-sided beating continued with Yan Liang's tacit approval. It wasn't until Dian Ci's hand ached from the beating and Pawa was panting from the kicks that the two stopped.

"Hoo...hoo...how can one word describe how awesome it is!"

Dianci shook the blood off his hands, let out a long sigh of relief, and felt refreshed.

"Hmph, so do I!" Pava raised his chin and chimed in.

After they finished fighting, the two looked at Yan Liang and asked in unison:

"Captain, we've finished beating her up. What's next with this woman?"

Hearing the sound, Yan Liang seemed to just come to his senses. He stared blankly at Takahashi Rina, who was lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face.

Then, Yan Liang frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of confusion.