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Sakayanagi Arisu smiled and nodded:

That's right.

"However, I think it's pointless for you to worry about these things for now, Chairman."

"Instead of worrying about a more distant global catastrophe, we should worry about Machima first."

"As a dominating demon, her goal is to dominate Chainsaw Man to achieve her own perfect world!"

Su Wei stroked his chin and continued, "We're not sure about Machima's specific thoughts either, but she signed a contract with the Japanese Prime Minister, binding the harm she suffered to the lives of all Japanese people..."

"Judging from this point alone, she is probably not a simple character who can reason with people."

"Speaking of which, the reason you couldn't leave with us after your last exam was because Machima secretly 'controlled' you."

"...Domination?"

Horikita Manabu frowned slightly.

Because during the time I spent in the Chainsaw Man world.

He actually rarely had direct contact with Machima; he mostly saw her by chance when she went to find Dianci.

Influenced by Hayakawa Aki and Denji, Horikita Manabu's impression of Makima wasn't bad either, and he even thought she was a capable and resourceful strong woman.

After all, being able to subdue Kōki and bring a group of test takers, including Horikita Suzune, back to reality from a lower level, shows that he has some skill.

But he never expected that the culprit for his lingering in the Chainsaw Man world was Machima.

Or perhaps... he subconsciously overlooked it?

Seeing the doubt on Horikita Manabu's face, Su Wei and Sakayanagi Arisu nodded in unison.

The reason they chose to reveal these secrets only after completely leaving the world of Chainsaw Man and entering the world of Shanhe Sheji Tu (a Chinese historical painting).

Aside from not wanting to cause trouble and waste time, they also wanted to test whether Machima's dominance would continue to work after they left the Chainsaw Man world.

If Machima could still sense such a revelation through some kind of link, she would definitely not remain unresponsive.

But now it seems that even if Machima could see things across the world, she wouldn't be able to do anything remotely.

"So, next, President Horikita...why don't you want to go and meet with Suzune?"

"I imagine she would be very happy to see that you are safe and sound."

Su Wei spoke up at the opportune moment.

He also raised his chin, pointing to the huge valley just below them.

There, Horikita Suzune was leading a group of girls, using the terrain to their advantage to hunt the monsters that Ichinose had taken in.

Horikita looked around.

When you see your younger sister, who used to only imitate you, now wielding a sharp blade to hunt monsters, her eyes filled with determination.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Horikita Manabu let out a soft sigh.

Then, he turned to Su Wei and asked:

"It seems... she's doing quite well now?"

Sakayanagi Arisu covered her mouth and chuckled: "As Su Wei-kun's personally trained disciple, he naturally wouldn't let Horikita-kun degenerate."

"Only by living, only by becoming strong enough, can we have the right to think about more things, right?"

Horikita Manabu nodded, his tone tinged with undisguised melancholy:

"Looking back, I was a bit too attached to things. It's enough that she can find her own path."

He paused, then changed the subject: "But if that's the case, once you use your methods to help me remove the control of Machima from my body... does that mean I can no longer stay in this back room?"

Su Wei raised an eyebrow, surprised, and asked, "President Horikita, it seems you... don't want to go back to school? Why?"

Horikita adjusted his glasses, regaining his usual composure, and analyzed in a deep voice:

It's not that I don't want to go back at all.

"Even if I go back now, I'll still have to keep participating in the special exams endlessly."

“In reality, I don’t have any extra time to go back to my daily routine or even visit my family.”

"In that case, I believe that staying in this back room at this critical juncture would be a more beneficial contribution to the overall situation."

"Even if I go back now, with my current equipment configuration, it will be difficult to improve my combat power much in a short period of time."

"Instead of wasting time going back, we should stay here and try to gather some information about this dimension."

"Although Sakayanagi and I have been to many floors before, there are still quite a few unknown and dangerous places inside..."

"Furthermore, you don't have many powerful items on you, which is probably..."

Su Wei paused, without explicitly stating that "going there is tantamount to suicide."

Horikita Manabu was aware of this, but his mind was made up:

"That's true."

"But if it's really as you say, our world is also facing the crisis of being swallowed up by the back chamber, and it won't last long."