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Yusuke Sato opened the Akatsuki magazine as usual and then went to see Ren's Chainsaw Man.

After waiting a week, he finally saw what Ren was planning for Chainsaw Man.

He was very curious to know what Ren wanted to do next. Yusuke Sato saw that the episode's title was "Gunfire".

At the beginning, a picture appeared of Denji, Aki Hayakawa, Himeno, and Power eating at a restaurant.

Not just them, but also photos of the Public Safety Devil Hunters from Division 4 who had appeared at the welcome party.

Koji Higashiyama and Hiroichi Arai were holding something and asking an old woman with wrinkles on her face a question.

It's just that their conversation wasn't drawn in the manga, so Yusuke Sato didn't know what they were asking.

But... this should be something trivial and everyday.

However, just as Yusuke Sato was thinking this... in the next panel, when Koji Higashiyama and Hiroichi Arai turned around, the old woman pulled out a gun! She even aimed it at them! At the same time, the other devil hunters from Public Safety Section 4 who had appeared on screen before, the people they were questioning, also pulled out guns.

In the sky of the screen, the symbol "bang bang bang" appeared, symbolizing gunshots.

"No!" Yusuke Sato suddenly understood. "It was the group of people who killed Makima on the high-speed train!".

The scene returned to the restaurant, where Denji, Aki Hayakawa, and four others were eating noodles.

But just as Denji and the others were talking, a stranger next to them interrupted.

"Can you really stomach the ramen here? Don't you think it tastes bad?"

"Who... is that?" Himeno asked, confused.

Suddenly, someone spoke to her, and it was someone she didn't know, which would be disconcerting for anyone.

"I think it tastes good!"

"Don't talk to me so casually!" Denji and Power replied.

"You really don't know what's good, but there's nothing we can do about it," the strange man said. "I've heard that if you eat this since you're a child, your tongue gets dull."

"When your tongue gets dull, your sense of happiness decreases."

"Let's go," said Aki Hayakawa, seeming to sense that something was wrong.

But... the man continued to say inexplicably, "My grandfather is the best person in the world. He always takes me to eat expensive, high-cuisine dishes."

"Although my grandfather is a gangster, he's a gangster with a strong sense of justice. Someone has to play the role of the villain, and my grandfather is one of those people...".

Denji looked at the man with some confusion.

Yusuke Sato also frowned and suddenly thought, "Grandfather... Gangster? Could it be...?".

Indeed, after the man said those strange words, that his grandfather was a gangster but a good person.

He took a photo from his arms and pointed it at Denji, "Denji, you too, right?".

The one in the picture was the gangster who had taken advantage of Denji at the beginning and even wanted to join the zombie devil to kill him in the end! Yusuke Sato suddenly understood, "So you're here to get revenge on Denji?".

The next instant, this strange man pulled out a gun and shot Denji.

He aimed at Himeno again. Aki Hayakawa reacted and wanted to rush him.

But... the gun was faster than him!

Himeno, Aki Hayakawa, and Power were all shot by the man! But Power was a Blood Fiend. She ignored the wounds on her body and lunged directly at the man with a hook.

"Ponytail!" Power gestured to Aki Hayakawa.

Aki Hayakawa also aimed directly at the man and made a gesture to summon the Fox Devil. "Kon!".

The huge head of the Fox Devil burst out of the restaurant! Aki Hayakawa looked at Denji and Himeno at that moment, only to see that both had been shot and had fallen to the side.

But at that moment... the Fox Devil's gaze turned to Aki Hayakawa and said, "Aki Hayakawa...".

"There's something extraordinary in my mouth... It's neither human nor devil...".

The next instant, a devil with a sharp saber on its head and blades for hands split the Fox Devil's head open and appeared on screen!

This look... is very similar to when Denji became a chainsaw man.

The only difference is that Denji has chainsaws on his head and hands, while this man has long swords on his head and hands.

So this man is a Katana Devil! Looking at the Katana Devil in front of him, Aki Hayakawa officially unsheathed the "longsword" from his back for the first time.

He said to Power, "Power... help Senior Himeno stop the bleeding."

"End of episode."

What follows... is a very important plot.

However, the purpose of Makima's death is not yet clear.

Yusuke Sato felt even more curious, as he was sure that Ren's plot was carefully planned.

So Makima's death would definitely not be insignificant!

...

And at that moment, in Ren's apartment.

"You've recovered very well..." Ren said, looking at the sparrow in the cage with a smile.

A week had passed since they picked up the little bird at the book signing.

Upon returning home, they clearly understood why it was injured.

Its wings seemed to have been damaged by a naughty child's slingshot, and it fell to the ground.

During that time, Ren helped it heal its wounds with medicine and bought it a cage.

But...

"Chirp!" the sparrow hit the cage impatiently, as if it wanted to leave.

"You really don't know what's good for you," said Hiroki, who was standing next to him, pursing his lips. "The sensei has taken care of you for a long time, and there's food and shelter here. You still want to leave, don't you?".

"Sparrows are like that. They don't know what's good or bad," said Akutami Yuta. "Unlike cats and dogs, cats and dogs at least have some brains and know what kind of environment is suitable for their survival."

"That's not it..." Ren sighed. "For birds, being caged is not their nature."

"Living as a caged bird is the most tragic thing."

Speaking of caged birds, he suddenly remembered a very famous manga from his previous life.

Thinking about it that way, Ren shouldn't have locked that little sparrow in a cage.

"Forget it... Wait until you get better..." Ren said to the sparrow in the cage. "I'll let you out... Okay?".

But the sparrow really didn't have much of a brain, just as Akutami Yuta had said.

It didn't understand Ren's words, but it continued to chirp as always.

It was like a manga character shouting "freedom!".

Ren shook his head helplessly.