Chapter 162: Plastic Sisterhood
If we are talking purely about "output," the Chainsaw Devil is indeed inferior to the War Devil.
Back when the War Devil had her decisive battle against the Chainsaw Devil, she was able to defeat the Chainsaw Devil dozens or even hundreds of times, yet she just couldn't kill him.
The Chainsaw Devil, Pochita, seemed to possess the same trait as the "weapon hybrids"—he simply couldn't stay dead.
Every time the Chainsaw Devil was defeated by the War Devil, he would make a comeback each time, until eventually, the War Devil was gradually eaten away by the Chainsaw Devil until she was on the verge of vanishing.
To put it simply, the War Devil, who only had one life, was slowly "worn down" to slivers of health by the Chainsaw Devil who had countless lives, coming within a hair's breadth of being completely consumed and wiped out of existence.
No wonder the War Devil harbored such deep hatred for the Chainsaw Devil in the original story.
Furthermore, the War Devil during that final battle probably wasn't even in her prime, because ever since World War II, human fear of "war" had gradually faded—especially since the "World War II Devil" had even been eaten by the Chainsaw Devil.
According to these statements from the original work, the War Devil in her prime indeed had a better hope of defeating the Death Devil than the Chainsaw Devil did.
The War Devil's ability was turning anything belonging to her into a weapon; it could be literally anything, even her subordinates such as the "Nuclear Weapons Devil," the "World War II Devil," and so on, making her lethality truly unquestionable.
"Is that so? Your younger sister, the Control Devil, seems to place an extremely high value on the Chainsaw Devil, though."
Otonashi Chiya continued chatting idly with Kiga.
"I'm not too clear on my little sister's thoughts either; I only know that she has some kind of inexplicable obsession with the Chainsaw Devil."
Kiga shook her head slightly.
The reason she had only told half the story earlier was precisely because the human boy in front of her was her greatest hope right now.
The War Devil's current state was too weak; trying to restore the War Devil to her prime would probably take an unfathomable amount of effort on Kiga's part.
She would need to lure the War Devil into the human world and also lay plans to control her. One of the Famine Devil's abilities was the power to control any living creature currently in a state of hunger—which naturally included devils—akin to the Control Devil's ability.
After controlling the War Devil, she would then have to set up plans to deepen global human fear of war, as well as make the Chainsaw Devil spit out the War Devil's subordinates. The entire process was exceedingly troublesome, and just thinking about it gave her a massive headache.
"Mhm, then let's just wait in the human world for the Control Devil to arrive. You should be able to sense her when she reaches the human world, right?"
Having heard what Kiga said, Otonashi Chiya temporarily dropped any plans of heading to Hell.
"As long as it's not too far apart, I can sense it. Plus, I have a feeling she'll most likely come to Modu as well, since I'm here."
Kiga deduced.
"If that's really the case, that would be for the best."
Otonashi Chiya hoped so.
Right at that moment, the waiter began serving dishes in succession, causing Otonashi Chiya and Kiga to put a stop to this topic that wasn't quite suitable for random people to overhear.
"Please enjoy your meal, guests."
The waiter successively brought out the desserts.
A single serving of dessert was quite substantial, yet Kiga finished off an entire portion in just a few bites.
Otonashi Chiya, on the other hand, had only ordered a modest amount, just enough to fill his stomach.
When the waiter delivered the next wave of desserts, Kiga had already practically finished the previous batch.
"..."
Looking at how those desserts on the table had turned into empty plates in the blink of an eye, the waiter froze in place for a moment.
While he didn't say anything out loud, both his face and his inner thoughts were filled with astonishment—the speed at which this little girl ate was shockingly fast, and she still looked like she could put away plenty more.
He couldn't help but wonder with doubt and shock: could this girl really manage to eat all fifty dishes and desserts?!
When the waiter came back with the subsequent wave, it was the exact same story: Kiga had already devoured all the previous desserts.
The other surrounding guests also gradually began to notice Kiga's side. The stack of empty plates on the table had grown quite high, and all of it had been eaten entirely by that single female high school student—who, even now, didn't seem satisfied yet.
"Isn't the person sitting at that table none other than that extremely young SSS-rank Devil Hunter?"
"It looks like that female high school student with the boy isn't ordinary either. Her appetite and eating speed are completely absurd; she must be a devil hunter too, probably transformed into this by making a contract with a devil."
"If I had an appetite that terrifying, I'd probably eat myself straight into bankruptcy and starve to death shortly after."
"..."
About half an hour later, the waiter finally finished serving all the dishes for the table.
At the same time, Kiga had already eaten almost everything.
Even so, Kiga's lower abdomen was only slightly rounded, and she still didn't seem anywhere near full.
The waiter was completely dumbfounded, unable to believe that what he was witnessing was real—such an appetite was simply too exaggerated!
Looking at Kiga's condition, Otonashi Chiya couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of you (the Famine Devil), is eating this much still barely enough to fill you up...?"
"I'm indeed not completely full yet, but it's pretty much enough."
Kiga elegantly wiped her mouth with a tissue.
"With an appetite like yours, if you don't hunt down a few more devils, your base salary definitely won't cover your daily food expenses."
Otonashi Chiya said.
"Whenever I have no money for food, I'll just have to trouble you to treat me."
Kiga spoke with absolute, unashamed confidence.
"Don't go asking me to treat you so righteously..."
Otonashi Chiya muttered casually in response.
Of course, he wouldn't actually nitpick with Kiga over such a small amount of money; no matter how exaggerated Kiga's appetite was, it couldn't outpace his speed of making money.
"Waiter, check please."
......
"Tell me, what are your intentions in wanting to find my younger sister so badly?"
Walking down the street, Kiga suddenly asked Otonashi Chiya.
Otonashi Chiya originally didn't want to explain it to Kiga, but he suddenly thought of Nimura Furuta.
He then flashed a "V" sign and said indifferently, "Naturally, for supreme peace."
"Supreme peace?"
Kiga couldn't make sense of what Otonashi Chiya was saying for a moment.
"As her sister, you should be well aware of the Control Devil's intellect and abilities. She might not pose that big of a threat right now, but once she grows up and her mindset becomes distorted, she'll turn into a massive threat."
Otonashi Chiya only intended to reveal this much to Kiga, seeing no need to let her know too much.
However, the meaning behind his words was already crystal clear, and Kiga naturally understood.
She just didn't know what Otonashi Chiya specifically planned to do once he found the Control Devil.
Kill the Control Devil?
Or control her?
Kiga actually didn't care much about that; she only cared about her own goals, and as for the lives of her sisters, she couldn't care less.
Even if Otonashi Chiya wanted to use her famine power to control the Control Devil later on, it wouldn't matter to her, as long as Otonashi Chiya fulfilled the conditions of their contract.
This once again solidifies the fact that the four sisters of the Apocalypse are nothing more than a plastic sisterhood.