"This..."
Denji was stunned.
"Denji-kun, let's fight!"
With that, Reze rushed outside. Standing in the pouring rain, she pulled the pin on her neck.
She mouthed softly, "Boom!!"
A massive cloud of explosive smoke and fire instantly engulfed her head.
When the smoke cleared, her human head had been replaced by the nose of a torpedo. Her arms were wrapped in explosive fuses, and she wore an apron packed full of dynamite.
Her transformation gave Denji another shock. Σ(⊙▽⊙)
"Hurry up and go fight."
Arata gave Denji a push.
Stepping into the rain, Denji also pulled his rip cord, transforming into Chainsaw Man.
"Hold back before dealing a lethal blow, and no sneak attacks," Arata shouted to the two in the rain.
He then turned around to go collect the Typhoon Devil that Reze had just killed earlier.
"Denji-kun, are you scared?"
"I'm not scared! But Reze better be careful, I'm not going to hold back!"
"Please, use your full strength. Because Denji-kun is no match for me."
"Are you kidding me?" Denji roared, revving his chainsaws. He was a veteran Devil Hunter who had survived hundreds of battles!
"Take this." Reze initiated the attack.
She threw a kick at Denji.
Denji easily blocked it with an idling chainsaw.
"Reze, you didn't even put any strength into that, did you?" Denji laughed.
"Don't underestimate your opponent, Denji-kun!"
Right as she spoke, Reze's leg suddenly detonated.
Denji was instantly blasted a hundred meters away. Smoke continuously billowed off his body. Fortunately, the heavy rain suppressed the burning sensation.
"How was that kick, Denji-kun?" Reze asked as she walked toward him.
"Compared to Power's stinky feet, that kick was just alright!" Denji immediately sprang back up.
"Then it's Denji-kun's turn to attack."
"Alright, here I come!!!"
Denji roared and charged at Reze. His dual chainsaws slashed relentlessly.
But Reze dodged every single strike with ease.
Although she looked delicate, she was still an assassin who had undergone over a decade of brutal training. Both her hand-to-hand combat skills and tactical awareness were far above Denji's.
"Is Denji-kun tired already?"
"Are you kidding? I won't lose!"
On his next strike, Denji fired off his chainsaw chains directly.
Reze's body was instantly bound by the chains.
Denji yanked the chains hard, executing a brutal suplex that sent Reze flying through the air in a high arc before smashing heavily into the ground.
Because of the heavy rain, the ground was relatively soft, turning into thick mud. Half of Reze's body was buried in the dirt.
"Ah man, Reze, sorry! I used a bit too much force just now!" Denji yelled intentionally, looking at the half-buried Reze.
BOOM!!!
The ground exploded. Mud splattered everywhere.
Reze shot out from the crater and soared into the sky. Using the acceleration from the explosions on her feet, she dive-bombed straight down at him. The speed was so fast that dodging was impossible.
BOOM!!!
The explosion roared in tandem with the thunder.
A massive crater was blasted right into the lawn in front of the teaching building.
The ones who suffered weren't just Denji, but also the kids of the school. Because when they had P.E. class, the teacher was absolutely going to make them fill that hole.
Denji was blasted high into the air. As he was falling, Reze lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat.
"It's over, Denji-kun."
BOOM!!!!
A blinding flash of fire erupted from her hand. The resulting cloud of smoke completely engulfed Denji.
When the smoke cleared, Denji was reduced to nothing but a torso. His arms and legs had been completely blown off.
"Not bad. A very spectacular fight." Arata stopped recording and applauded from behind Reze.
"Compared to Teacher Arata, I'm still not qualified."
"You can't compare everything to me. Hurry up and put Denji down, I'll revive him."
"I almost forgot." Reze gently set Denji's torso down.
Arata first fed Denji some blood, then pulled the rip cord on his chest.
VROOM!! VROOM!!
The dead Denji resurrected once again. His limbs gradually regenerated to their original state.
When he woke up, the way he looked at Reze had completely changed.
"I'm sorry, Denji-kun. I shouldn't have been so cruel to you."
"It's fine! I just didn't expect Reze to be this strong!!"
"With a helper like Reze around, you should be secretly laughing in your sleep," Arata said.
The battle ended. The three returned to the classroom hallway to escape the rain.
"You guys were out in the rain for a long time. Drink some hot water." Arata handed them two cups of hot water.
"Thank you, Teacher Arata."
When they took the paper cups, the warmth instantly spread through their hands.
"Once you finish drinking, we'll head home. Remember to take a hot shower first thing when we get back, otherwise you'll easily catch a cold."
"Okay, Teacher Arata," Reze smiled. "I think I'll call you Teacher from now on. I feel like I learned a lot tonight."
"Alright then. One apprentice, one student."
After finishing the hot water, the three parted ways and went home.
"Shower! Shower!!"
Denji immediately stripped off his mud-caked clothes and made a beeline for the bathroom.
When he pushed the door open, he saw Aki Hayakawa currently soaking in the bathtub.
"Wait a minute, I'm not done washing yet."
"We're both guys, let's just wash together."
With that, Denji plopped himself down in the bathtub right across from Aki.
"Hey! I said wait until I'm done!"
"Stop yelling, I'm already in!"
"Make some room! I'm coming in too."
Splash!!
Arata also stepped into the bathtub.
The three men were squeezed tightly into the cramped tub.
"Where did you guys go? Why are you back so late?" Aki asked, squatting in the water.
"Went to school to study with Reze. Then ran into Master."
"Went to school?"
"Master, are you really going to China tomorrow?"
"Of course. I can't back out of something we already agreed on. Besides, I'm quite interested in that devil in China."
"You're going to China tomorrow? Did you tell Miss Makima?" Aki asked.
"Where I go is none of her business."
"Aki, is Miss Makima back?"
"Yes. She even invited me out for drinks tonight."
"That's great! Miss Makima is finally back. I'm going to work tomorrow!" Denji cheered.
"But what are you going to China for?" Aki asked.
"Something related to Quanxi. Going over there to handle a case."
"Seems you really are famous now. People from China are coming all the way here to find you."
After saying that, Aki got out of the bathtub and grabbed a towel. "You guys keep soaking."
"Master, leave me another mirror before you go."
"No need, because I'm leaving you something even better."
Arata clapped his hands. A person who looked absolutely identical to Arata walked into the bathroom.
"This is..."
"This is my Mirror Clone. While I'm gone, he will stay by your side in my place."
The next morning.
Arata set off early on his journey to China.
Because the Mirror Gate couldn't reach that far, Arata chose to fly there himself.
The flight of the Bat Devil, the speed of the Leopard Devil, and the acceleration of the Wind Devil.
Every now and then, he fired a sonic blast directly behind him, which acted perfectly like a nitrous oxide boost.
His flight speed was no less than a high-speed jet plane. It only took him a little over an hour to reach P City in S City.
Arata floated in the sky above P City.
The coastal city below was no less prosperous than downtown Tokyo.
He took a deep breath, inhaling the familiar scent of his hometown.
However, Arata had no intention of staying this time. He was only here to resolve the problem Quanxi had left behind.
Upon landing, he called Quanxi. He told her he would wait for them at a local soup dumpling (Xiaolongbao) shop.
Not long after, a jeep parked right in front of the dumpling shop.
A handsome man with black hair and a prominent nose stepped out of the jeep. He wore a blue short-sleeved knit shirt, khaki pants, and brown leather shoes.
Behind him followed a hulking, muscular man. The large man had fiery crimson hair styled remarkably like a starfish, red eyebrows and a matching beard, black eyes, and a sharp, vicious glare.
Spotting Arata, the black-haired man enthusiastically waved at the dumpling shop.
"Hey! You must be Arata, right?" the man said as he walked up to Arata's table.
"You guys are the 'Dragon Team 1' that Quanxi mentioned?"
"That's right! I'm the Captain of Dragon Team 1, Jackie Chan. And this is my Vice-Captain, Hak Foo."
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