Chapter 246: The Truth About the Gun Devil's Defeat
The serialization of Chainsaw Man continues.
After Kenji Fujimoto finished his crafts, he finally had time for himself.
So, after tidying up the table, he picked up Manga World Gogo magazine.
The cover of this issue features Chainsaw Man, as sales of its single volume have surpassed 2 million copies.
The protagonist on the cover is Aki Hayakawa.
There's a line on both sides: [Oscillating between despair and hope, and finally "losing" becomes the motivation to live.]
The color tone of the cover and the phrase seem to foreshadow something.
"Aki Hayakawa... will he be the next to die?" asked Kenji Fujimoto, somewhat disappointed.
But, in fact, he knew that Aki Hayakawa's death was destined.
Even if he didn't die in battle against the devil and the enemy, he only had less than two years left to live.
Aki Hayakawa is also calm in the face of death.
Like him, he has long felt calm in the face of death.
It's just that... I still want to live, not for myself, but for my family.
Kenji Fujimoto opened the magazine and found the serialized part of Chainsaw Man.
At that moment, Aki Hayakawa, Denji, and Power were sleeping in the same bed like a family. This warm scene was like that of three brothers and sisters.
They have been a family for a long time, and after a brief and warm coexistence, Aki Hayakawa, Denji, and Power were summoned before Makima, but they learned something difficult to accept.
"Captain Kishibe told me."
Makima's yellow pupils looked at Aki Hayakawa and the other two and said:
"According to Aki's idea, Section 4 cannot participate in this crusade against the Gun Devil."
Makima's words made Aki Hayakawa very happy, but in the next instant, she said, "But I hope Denji and Power can participate."
"This...".
Aki Hayakawa hesitated and asked, "Why?".
"Denji and Power are under my command."
Makima replied, "I hope others will see their strengths and that Special Operations Section 4 will be recognized."
After these words, Kenji Fujimoto began to get confused.
"Why must Denji and Power go into battle, despite being the protagonist?".
He looked at Makima in the manga and muttered to himself, "But why did Makima have to use this excuse to endanger Denji?".
Being the female protagonist, shouldn't she be very concerned about Denji, or even not want him to be in danger? Why does he feel that... Makima is using Denji to level up?
This feeling of being used makes Makima seem nothing like the female protagonist of Chainsaw Man...
"Denji, you will temporarily join Section 7 and participate in this combat operation."
Then she looked at Aki Hayakawa and said, "I need to explain the details of this operation to the participants. This is confidential."
"If you, Aki, do not participate in this operation, I hope you can stay away."
The image shows Makima with a serene face and Aki Hayakawa with a tangled face.
But at that moment, Denji said, "I want to go."
Aki Hayakawa looked at Denji, confused, but Denji smiled and said, "I have my own considerations. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."
"I'll go too."
Power also said with a smile, "After all, is Denji my partner?".
Seeing that Denji and Power also agreed, Aki Hayakawa had to ask Makima, "Makima... Excuse me... Can I participate in this operation?".
Makima's face remained unchanged, but she continued, "Great, of course. As the mother of Denji and his friends, how could I be absent?".
Then she seemed to have a deeper meaning and said to Aki Hayakawa, "Don't worry too much, Denji is immortal and Power is not an ordinary person...".
"You just need to protect yourself."
But then, Makima said something that surprised Aki Hayakawa and the other two:
"Currently, the Gun Devil has been defeated and imprisoned."
Makima delivered this shocking information calmly.
"What?!".
"Ahhhhhhh?! How is that possible?!".
Aki Hayakawa and Denji couldn't believe it.
"What?"
Kenji Fujimoto couldn't believe it. "The Gun Devil has been defeated and imprisoned?".
Being a powerful villain built up for most of the plot of Chainsaw Man, he has been defeated and imprisoned? You should know that before the Eternity Devil Arc, the character of the Gun Devil had already begun to be established.
The Gun Devil appeared in the Eternity Devil Arc, the Samurai Sword and Snake Woman Arc, and the Reze Arc.
And everyone has confirmed that the Gun Devil is estimated to be the central villain of Chainsaw Man or the final villain of the first part.
But now Makima claims that this villain has been defeated...
So... what is the so-called crusade of the Gun Devil?
In the manga, Makima continued, "When the Soviet Union first discovered the Gun Devil, he was defeated by an unknown person and lost consciousness."
"Now... of the Gun Devil's body, the United States possesses 20%, the Soviet Union 28%, we have 7%, the remnants of the former dynasty 4% (background adaptation), and other countries 4%. The remaining 37% is in the hands of other devils in the world."
"How is that possible...?"
However, Aki Hayakawa still couldn't believe that the Gun Devil who had murdered his family had been defeated.
"How is that possible? But the weapon that killed Senior Himeno and Kurose was..."
"It was made by humans," said Makima calmly.
Aki Hayakawa was silent for a while, but immediately said, "No matter where you are, the manufacture of weapons should be strictly controlled by international law...".
"Apparently, that's true..." said Makima, "but in fact, secretly manufactured weapons from various countries are always circulating...".
"Since it's not convenient to reveal these weapons to the outside world, those who buy and sell them claim to have traded with the Gun Devil."
"This is like a conspiracy theory."
Aki Hayakawa still didn't believe it and said.
"Before the appearance of the Gun Devil, the sale of weapons in places where civil wars had never ceased."
Makima proved it by citing a fact.
Yes, this is the evil nature of human beings.
Even without the devil's instigation, the struggle between them will never end.
It will not stop because of the devil's appearance, nor will it end because of his disappearance.
"But in this way, the fear of weapons will only increase, won't it?" Aki Hayakawa questioned.
"No one cares about this except us."
Makima continued calmly, "The more people who fear the Gun Devil, the greater its power will be."
"In this way, the country that possesses more of the Gun Devil's flesh will be more powerful against other countries."
Yes, is this the idea of countries that don't actually ban weapons?
Even if there are a large number of casualties each year?
As long as these people can become expert soldiers with weapons at any time when war breaks out, it will all be worth it.
Aki Hayakawa finally understood, but he was still a little confused.
"So, what is our plan to defeat the Gun Devil?"
Aki Hayakawa seemed to understand something and asked.
"Yes..."
Makima answered in the affirmative, "Perhaps it's like starting a war."
Kenji Fujimoto and other manga fans also understood that the crusade against the Gun Devil was actually a war to seize his body.
This is the supposed plan to defeat him.
After finishing the conversation with Makima, Aki Hayakawa chatted with Denji and Power on the rooftop.
But Aki Hayakawa seemed a little discouraged.
He knew that the true meaning of this action was not a just war between humans and evil to defeat the devil.
Rather, it was a war to wrest power from the great powers.
They were just tools to fight for the selfish desires of others...
This was difficult for him to accept.
Denji and Power didn't think as deeply as Aki Hayakawa. Power simply wanted to defeat the devil and return.
Denji was thinking about the request Makima had accepted after defeating him.
But at that moment, Aki Hayakawa covered his right eye, inhabited by the Future Devil...
"Uh-uh-"
Aki Hayakawa groaned in pain.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Denji turned his head and looked at him, asking.
However, Aki Hayakawa opened his right eye again, as if nothing had happened.
But the scene changed to night, and Denji and Power had already fallen asleep.
Aki Hayakawa was sitting on the bed at that moment, with no intention of sleeping.
"Come out."
He covered his right eye as he did during the day and said, "Future Devil."
The Future Devil appeared in front of Aki Hayakawa like a joke.
At that moment, Aki Hayakawa asked, "What did you show me during the day?".
"That is the near future, the future that cannot be changed."
The Future Devil said something difficult to accept.
"You and Power will be torn apart by Denji."
"Then, the devil that terrifies all devils will come!".
The narration beside him also said, "Cruel language... the worst future!".
"End of this episode."
This phrase from the Future Devil is even more incredible than the fact that the Gun Devil has been defeated.
"Aki and Power... will be killed by Denji?"
Kenji Fujimoto was stunned upon seeing the plot. "How is that possible?".
The supposed Aki Hayakawa will die in the worst way in the future, is that what he said?
Killed by his current family, Denji himself?
This is simply... It can't be more miserable.
It's just that the manga fans have a hard time accepting something like this. They would rather Aki Hayakawa sacrifice himself directly like Himeno to save Denji and Power in the end, rather than see such a fratricidal tragedy!
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