The next day, before dawn, Higayashima Kobane arrived at Hayakawa's house with a bouquet of flowers and knocked on the door. Hayakawa Aki opened it.
"Hello."
"Hello, do you feel the devil's power... Is it useful?"
After hesitating for a moment, Hayakawa Aki nodded. He never imagined he could become stronger just by spending money. Although the price of 200,000 yen per use was a bit high, the salary and bonus given by Public Safety were higher, leaving him with some surplus after covering basic expenses.
Just thinking about the two living treasures in his family, he felt very worried. If he died one day, would they be able to survive?
"As long as it's useful, that's okay. So... Is Denji-kun here?"
"Yes, he was absent-minded when he came back last night. He didn't eat, drink, or sleep..."
"It doesn't matter. I'll go comfort him."
"His room is here."
Under Hayakawa Aki's guidance, Higayashima Kobane came to Denji's room. The room was dark, and Denji was sitting on the bed, staring lifelessly ahead.
After locking the door, Higayashima Kobane walked over to Denji and took out a piece of paper. When Tina left yesterday, she specifically explained that there was surveillance around Kobane, and if anything related to Reze was involved, all communication should be done on paper.
There were a few big words written on the paper: "Want to see Reze?"
Seeing these words, Denji fell silent.
It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but he couldn't read.
His literacy level was limited. Maybe because he had sold gold and jade before, he could recognize what those words meant, but reading so many words was a bit difficult.
"..."
Higayashima Kobane was silent. She never expected that Denji couldn't read. But it wasn't a big problem. Anyway, he wasn't resisting now. She first took out a bouquet of flowers from her backpack, then forcefully stuffed it into Denji's hand and took him directly to the internet cafe.
In the internet cafe, Denji was still in a dazed state. If no one could wake him up, this state would be the same as when he touched the Pad Demon's A, and it would take some time to recover.
There was no other way. After all, this time the excitement was greater than before. If he hadn't heard Reze's confession and Tina's repeated words, he could only consider Reze as someone with ulterior motives regarding the heart of the Chainsaw Man.
But Tina made it clear that Reze wanted his heart, not the heart of the Chainsaw Man, which proved that she had him in her heart.
And finally... But when Denji recalled the last words relayed by Tina, a familiar voice made his soul regain consciousness.
"Denji?"
"Reze?"
Looking at the familiar girl in front of him, Denji was completely dazed. He saw a bouquet of flowers in his hand and raised them without thinking.
"These are for you."
Seeing Denji regain his spirit, Higayashima Kobane smiled. She silently found an empty seat and sat down.
Not long after, Tina sat next to her and whispered. "How is it?"
"It's always like this; both of them are idiots."
Denji and Reze were still standing, stupidly looking at each other. They didn't expect to see each other under such circumstances.
At this time, Leticia spoke. "Dear guest, if you are not surfing the internet, please don't stand in the middle and block other guests." While speaking, she took out a stool and put it in an empty spot, signaling Denji to sit down.
There were no newcomers in the second branch at present. It was nothing more than the trio of Goku, Baki, and Garou, with Shin, who was building a Titan. In addition, it was Reze's first day of work. When the guests had any shopping needs, she had to assist. The rest of the time, she could be like Kisara, who was peeking from not far away.
The two people sitting together didn't know how to start. After an unknown amount of time, Denji took the lead. "You haven't been to school, and I haven't either. How about we study together?"
Denji felt like a genius for opening this conversation so easily. Little did he know, the group of people who were eavesdropping almost laughed out loud when they heard this opening remark.
How can you pick up a girl like this?
But what the eavesdropping Kisara didn't expect was that Reze actually agreed? The two of them were actually studying? Studying in the internet cafe?
What kind of joke were they playing?
Liu Yuan smiled and shook his head when he saw this scene. "Young people nowadays don't understand it."
Kisara on the side whispered: "Boss, how did you confess when you were a student?"
"Me? I never confessed!"
"Huh?"
Liu Yuan touched his chin and recalled. "The one who stayed with me the longest in my student days should be Wu San, right? Oh! There were also various real questions and all kinds of games during break time. Girls were too troublesome."
When he thought of his past experience, Liu Yuan couldn't help but complain. "You don't know how funny it is. My deskmate broke up with her boyfriend. Our grades were similar, and I encouraged her to move on and find someone else, and then I helped set her up with the class monitor, and they got together."
"Then what?"
"Then her grades were never better than mine."
"..."
Kisara took a breath, and Tina and Higayashima Kobane, who were eavesdropping on the other side, were also stunned.
What kind of weird operation was this? Helping others fall in love just to make sure their grades were worse than yours?
Liu Yuan continued to recall. "Some people can maintain their grades when they fall in love in high school, but our class seemed to be cursed; falling in love would lower your grades. When I entered college, falling in love affected my gaming, so I remained single."
"Hiss!!"
This time, not only was Tina eavesdropping, but even Leticia who was also listening in, felt amazed.
As expected of her boss, he could do things that made no sense to her as a student.
Kisara covered her head with her hands. "It's hopeless! Our boss is hopeless."
The so-called studying was very serious at the beginning, but as they studied, the two young people began to hold hands and talk.
When Reze heard Denji say that he wanted to run away with her, her heart was moved, but reason prevented her from agreeing.
"Denji, promise me, go back."
"Why?"
"Because I need you, I need you to teach me all kinds of knowledge. So, Denji, go back. Remember, don't let anyone know about my existence, anyone."
"Okay!"
Denji agreed. Before closing the store, he was driven away by Kisara. Returning to his own world, Denji found that it was still dark, and Higayashima Kobane beside him asked, "Do you feel better?"
"I..."
"Did you dream?"
Hearing the question, Denji looked at Higayashima Kobane a little strangely. It was obviously she who brought him there, so why...
But then he thought of Reze's instructions, and he nodded vigorously. "Yes, I had a good dream. Thank you..."
"You're welcome, but I feel that if I didn't do these things, I would regret it."
At this moment, Higayashima Kobane realized that she had changed. In just a few months, she had gone from being an ordinary person who was afraid of death to what she is now.
Although she was still easily pestered by her family, apart from her family, she was now pursuing things that made her feel happy.