Final Battle against the Bomb Devil

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"A part of me wanted to believe that you truly loved Denji and that you wanted to be with him...I guess I was wrong..."

Satoru calmly walked forward, and with each step, the amount of negative energy bubbling out of his body seemed to double by the moment.

"If he's willing to give me his heart, I'll give him mine..."

The bomb devil laughed, before her body bolted forward, propelled by an explosion as she shattered the sonic barrier in an instant.

"Wrong answer!"

Satoru's eyes gleamed with incomparable fury. Holding out his fingers, an extremely powerful repulsive force burst out of his body, accompanied by flashes of red ephemeral light.

Before the bomb devil could even reach his position, the destructive force instantly crashed into her body, hurling her away with massive force while simultaneously crushing everything in its path.

"Are you guys okay?" Satoru couldn't help but turn around, and saw Himeno, Aki, Power and Angel watching him intently.

"She's Denji's-"

"I'm well aware..."

Aki wanted to try to explain the situation, however, Satoru shook his head. He had known Reze was a devil since the beginning, and could've destroyed her at that time if he wanted to.

"If you knew she was a devil, why didn't you exterminate her right from the beginning?! Are you aware of how many lives have been lost due to your recklessness?!"

Himeno couldn't help but blurt out in grief. The number of deaths she had witnessed today far too countable and could not be overlooked.

Even Aki couldn't help but sigh, as he clenched his fists tightly. He had similarly witnessed multiple deaths in the span of a few hours to the extent that, although he had become numb to it, he couldn't help but silently grieve in his heart.

"What do their deaths have to do with me? I'm not some Messiah. If you care so much about them, become strong and then protect them with your own strength..." Satoru's words echoed, stunning Aki and Himeno at once.

"He-hes right...you're worse than a devil..." Himeno shuddered before she turned around and bolted away with tears in her eyes.

Satoru couldn't help but sigh. He might've been a little too tough on her. She was going to get the reality check one way or the other. Having overwhelming power didn't mean you could save everyone. At best, you could only save those dear to you, the others didn't matter.

He knew he was no hero, neither was he a villain of some sort. Someone like him on abided by one rule; to do whatever the fuck he wanted... He wasn't one to harm people, neither was he one to go out of his way to save everyone..

"I thought the strongest devil hunter in the world would have some sense of heroism, but it turns out, you're even worse than the devils...."

A shrill laughter resounded, as the bomb devil reappeared in a burst of flames.

"Die!!!" She immediately blasted forward and hurled a punch forward, backed the power of several explosions.

Satoru only stood still, watching with amusement, as her attack smashed into the invisible wall before his body.

'What the- why can't I touch him?!' She continued to unleash multiple punches, however the results remained the same. Seeing as how her attacks never seemed to reach the opponent, she couldn't help but roar inwardly.

Deciding on another plan of attack, she retreated several meters away and stretched forth her palm. Instantly, a dense flame energy sphere materialized, resembling the condensation of multiple exploding warheads.

With a mere flick, the orb blasted towards Satoru's figure, before a large explosion set off releasing immense shockwaves that cracked the ground and ripped through several buildings.

"That was easy..."

After the dust died down, she immediately reverted to her human form and smirked, seeing no signs of her opponent.

"Who are you...calling easy"

How we the next moment, her body tensed up, as a chuckle sounded out from behind her. She immediately turned around only to see her opponent standing completely unharmed with a slight smile on his face.

Not even his clothes had been affected by the explosions, nor were the people standing behind him.

"You think you're untouchable?!" At this point, she couldn't help but roar out in fury. Her strongest attack had been tanked by the opponent as if it was nothing. At such a point, even the most seasoned warriors would be anxious and show signs of fear.

"I could've ended you back then if I wanted to...I'm surprised you thought you could beat me.." Before Satoru ended his statement, his body disappeared mysteriously and in the next moment, a palm instantly smashed into the abdomen of the bomb devil, as blood burst out of her mouth.

'What is this? How can a regular strike from him be so overpowering? Who is he? Is he still human?'

Thoughts ran across her mind, stimulated by the immense pain and force that suddenly crashed into her body in a split second, leaving her no time to react.

"There's more where that came from..."

Satoru chuckled, before he proceeded to repeatedly smash his palm into the poor devil's abdomen, drawing blood from her with each hit, before he hurled her flying with a spinning back kick.

"At first I was angry, but now I'm just disappointed. I really thought you and Denji really had something going on...oh well.."

*Cursed Technique Reversal...*

Watching the figure of the bomb devil being hurled away by the force from his attack, Satoru couldn't help but chuckle, before lifted a finger.

The next moment, a dense red sphere of energy materialized from a singularity, coalesced on top of his finger, accompanied by the shattering of space as if it were a mirror.

*....Red...*

The energy sphere immediately exploded, accompanied by an illumination of red ephemeral light, as an extremely powerful repulsive force blasted forth, hurling her body through several buildings while ripping them apart in the process.

Sensing something, Satoru turned around only to see Denji staring at him with mixed feelings.

"Are you planning on killing her?" He voices out, as Satoru merely raised an eyebrow.

"What do you think I'm planning on doing? Rewarding her?" He smiled sarcastically, as Denji sighed.

"I like her..."

Denji uttered with his head down. Deep down he found it hard to believe that Reze was a devil and tried to kill him. He truly felt something for her...and it hurt. If he wasn't the chainsaw devil, his whole existence would've been an insignificant speck in this world filled with unknown powers.

"Oi Satoru, why does everyone want the chainsaw man's heart, but no one wants Denji's heart?"

Denji uttered before burying his face in his arms. Satoru couldn't help but sigh. Although he didn't exactly know what Denji was going through, at the very least, he was there for him.

"It's alright man.." Aki patted Denji's back while trying to comfort him.

"Satoru, can you do me a favor?" He lifted his head and asked.

"What is it?" Satoru nodded while taking out a whole piece of cloth and blindfolding his eyes.

"Can you not kill her?" He asked, which made the silver haired youth pause for a moment, as he glanced at Aki and Angel.

"Are you sure?" Satoru couldn't help but raise a brow. He didn't want to be called worse than a devil by Himeno again.

"Yes.. I have a plan to subdue her.." Denji smiler and looked over, seeing as they were near a river.

"You do understand that anything she does after this will be on your plate right?" Satoru couldn't help but confirm.

"I understand.." Denji nodded as Satoru sighed once more.

"Fine.."

*BOOM!*

The next moment, another explosion set off, as the bomb devil reappeared once more, this time, her body looked haggard and one of her arms were missing.

"Hehehe...you look good.."

Satoru couldn't help but chuckle, and the next moment, with a wave of his hand, an invisible force suddenly seized her body and pulled her towards Denji.

Without wasting any time, Denji instantly bolted forward before he grabbed her and jumped into the river with her, as Satoru shook his head.

"Is he going to be alright?" Aki flashed a curious smile, while Angel merely rolled his eyes. If all it took to take such a troublesome devil down was to drown it, why did they have to suffer?

"Let's leave, he'll be alright.." Satoru merely waved his hand and teleported away leaving the others to sigh.

"What an anticlimactic fight that was.." Aki couldn't help but laugh as he and Angel walked into the distance.

A/N: The reason why Gojo decided to kill Makima in the previous chapter was because of the promise he made to her in the previous chapters. He had made it clear to her that the moment she tried to harm someone close to him, it would be game over for her..