Fighting you is like being in jail.

Hayakawa Aki frowned thoughtfully, then said seriously, "Based on what we know so far, various strange areas have appeared in the city. Once you enter these areas, you must follow their rules, or you will die mysteriously."

"Strange rules?"

Leng Chang asked subtly.

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa Aki's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "A very apt description! That's exactly what it means. The most difficult thing for us is to know these rules, after all, we have lost many people so far in order to find out these rules. Every survivor who enters these areas is a valuable piece of information for us."

"I roughly understand."

A sharp glint flashed in Leng Chang's eyes, and he completely understood everything.

There must be a system host behind this, which is why I came here.

"So you must live on with all your might. I have high hopes for your dream and really want to see the day you achieve it."

Hayakawa Aki patted Leng Chang on the shoulder, her expression full of encouragement and sincerity, even a little impatient.

However, Leng Chang took a deep breath and remained silent in the face of such a situation from Hayakawa Aki.

I'm sorry, Hayakawa Aki. My purpose was never what you expected.

But it's okay, I'll go talk to the little monster later.

Let me fulfill all the dreams I left behind.

Leng Chang took the documents to his office and began to look at them carefully. Meanwhile, Dian Ci and Pawa, who were in the corner, immediately showed smug smiles when they saw Leng Chang looking at them so intently.

"Great!"

"Let's wait until tomorrow! When he's terrified, we'll rush to rescue him! That way, he won't have any unrealistic dreams!"

……

In the afternoon, Hayakawa Aki continued recruiting.

As the line of job applicants waited outside the office, Kaname Madoka, Akemi Homura, Sato Kazuma, and Kitahara Iori stared at each other dumbfounded.

"What a coincidence?"

"Yes!"

"Why are you guys here too?"

"I'm here to see Leng Chang."

For a moment, everyone fell into an endless silence, as if there was something familiar about it.

But it doesn't matter!

Today everyone is going to join the army.

Then the first person to be interviewed was Madoka Kaname.

Hayakawa Aki was stunned when he saw Kaname Madoka; he hadn't expected such a beautiful girl to become a Devil Hunter.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. If it weren't for the rampant evil, who would want to come here?

"Tell me, why did you apply for this job?"

Hayakawa Aki asked earnestly.

Kaname Madoka took a deep breath and mustered her courage to say, "Because I like coldness."

"what?"

“I like Leng Chang, so I came. I know this line of work is dangerous, but I still came. Because Leng Chang is here, I don’t want to see news of his death someday. So I came.”

"..."

Hayakawa Aki was filled with astonishment and surprise, and it took her a while to recover from observing Kaname Madoka.

"You'll die..."

"I know. But it's worth it even if I die. I want to be with Leng Chang even if I die."

"..."

For a moment, Hayakawa Aki opened his mouth but was speechless, not even knowing what to say.

At this moment, he understood Madoka Kaname's feelings, not just in words, but through his own personal experience.

This kind of love for someone, and the willingness to give everything, is the most precious praise of humankind.

So, Hayakawa Aki narrowed his eyes, picked up the stamp, and slammed it onto Kaname Madoka's resume.

"Rejected! Not approved!"

boom!

The seal was pressed heavily onto the resume, making a loud thud.

"Huh?! Why?!"

Madoka Kaname never expected that even after showing such genuine emotion, she still wouldn't pass.

Hayakawa Aki rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. Thinking of her feelings for Machima, she said earnestly:

"If you love someone, don't cause her trouble. Just show concern for her every day and ask if she needs anything. Don't do anything risky on a whim. What you should do is respond to her expectations, bring her things, say hello, and take good care of her when she's tired. Even if she doesn't want to, you should still say more for her own good. Doing these things is much better than anything else you're doing now."

"Wouldn't that make him a simp?"

"..."

Get out of here!

How could I possibly be Miss Machima's lapdog!

Hayakawa Aki's lips twitched as she looked at Kaname Madoka with an innocent and romantic gaze, and she really wanted to kick her out.

Then Madoka Kaname left, feeling dejected.

Next to enter was Homura Akemi. As soon as she entered, she looked intently at Aki Hayakawa, exuding an aura of strength.

Hayakawa Aki was satisfied with Homura Akemi's powerful aura, so the question remained the same.

"Tell me, why did you apply for this job?"

“I like Leng Chang. He works here, so I came here.”

Homura Akemi calmly uttered words that shocked Aki Hayakawa.

"..."

Did you agree on this?

Why do I feel so incredibly sour?

Hayakawa Aki's lips twitched as she silently picked up the seal.

boom!

"Not approved! Next!"

"..."

A look of surprise flashed across Homura Akemi's indifferent eyes, and she frowned in confusion.

Did Leng Chang do something? Why did he refuse to listen to this name?

Failed!

Having no other choice, Homura Akemi left silently.

The next second, Kitahara Iori walked in and sat down in a chair, looking at Hayakawa Aki with an air of importance.

"Tell me, why did you apply for this job?"

Again.

Kitahara Iori grinned, "My good brother Leng Changshuo..."

boom!

"Rejected! Next!"

"????"

Kitahara Iori leaned back tactically, blinked in confusion, and quickly asked, "Why?!"

"This is a place for recruiting demon hunters, not for romance! Next!"

"Huh? I'm not gay, you son of a bitch! F@CK YOU!"

then……

Kitahara Iori arrived in a daze and left in a daze, without even realizing what had happened.

Finally, Kazuma Sato walked in and looked intently at Aki Hayakawa.

"Tell me, why did you apply for this job?"

Saying those words again gives me a bad feeling, and I don't know why.

"I heard that Leng Chang..."

boom!

"Rejected! Next!"

"???"

Holy crap! I just mentioned a name, how did it get rejected?!

Wasn't Leng Chang saying he was hiring? Why was his application rejected so quickly?!

Damn it, what did you do?!

How come it was rejected just because I mentioned your name?!

WRYYYY——!

Sato Kazuma stared dumbfounded at Hayakawa Aki, who was chasing him away, and then silently left.

Finally, in front of the office door, the four of them, bewildered, began to reconcile the accounts.

Kaname Madoka asked, bewildered, "Why didn't you guys pass either?"

Kitahara Iori frowned and said, "I don't know, I only mentioned Leng Chang's name briefly."

"Huh? What a coincidence, I also mentioned Leng Chang's name and got rejected."

Kazuma Sato blinked in bewilderment, not even knowing what had happened.

"Me too……"

Homura Akemi said subtly, her gaze somewhat evasive.

"..."

"..."

"..."

For a moment everyone fell silent, and then after exchanging glances, they came to a conclusion.

The fault wasn't mine, it was Leng Chang's!

Leng Chang must have done something outrageous to cause them to be eliminated as soon as their names were mentioned!

……

In the chat group.

Kitahara Iori: You son of a bitch! What the hell did you do?! Why were we immediately eliminated the moment we mentioned your name?!

Kazuma Sato: Yeah, right! You're betraying your brother, aren't you!

Leng Chang: Huh? Me?

Madoka Kaname: Exactly!

Homura Akemi: Mm-hmm!

Leng Chang: What's going on?

Kitahara Iori: What else could it be? Didn't you say you were hiring? I went in and before I could even finish speaking, I mentioned your name, and I was immediately rejected!

Kazuma Sato: That's right! Me too!