[ It's true that only puny devils show their faces around these parts. In history class, they told him that, based on the finalized ballistics report when the Gun Devil made its appearance off the coastline, it was actually several hundred kilometers away. It never touched land, never saw the high-casualty areas; it didn't really need to. Does an executioner have to see the faces of all his condemned? Does a firing squad ask their prisoners to turn around?
Who knows, Denji was fast asleep by then, so he's not sure if those questions were something the teacher actually asked or some movie quote his dream was repeating. He wouldn't have been interested in the answer, regardless.
Power complains about having the opportunity to slay devils and prove her prowess in combat taken away, but Denji shrugs. The air has cooled his mouth enough that he's able to eat a helping of rice without it stinging. And also, he isn't speaking with a stupid lisp anymore. ]
Not that I care, since it sounds like a pain in the ass, anyway… [ It's easier to pretend not to have an interest in the cool extracurriculars, like devil hunting and sports, than let himself feel rejected over being unable to participate. Or worse yet, for them to find a less strenuous activity to allows him to sit on the sidelines, to avoid feeling excluded. ] But why can't we? You just said that it's better if more people learned how to defend themselves.
[ Fine, so he won't be getting a cool weapon to carry around without getting into trouble, but at least he has Pochita. The devil in question laps from his bowl, and he lets him, Denji tilts his bowl lightly to make sure he doesn't have to stretch his (non-existent??) neck too much. Aki's approval be damned, maybe he really will just take him to school these next few days. His backpack should be big enough to fit him. ]
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Who knows, Denji was fast asleep by then, so he's not sure if those questions were something the teacher actually asked or some movie quote his dream was repeating. He wouldn't have been interested in the answer, regardless.
Power complains about having the opportunity to slay devils and prove her prowess in combat taken away, but Denji shrugs. The air has cooled his mouth enough that he's able to eat a helping of rice without it stinging. And also, he isn't speaking with a stupid lisp anymore. ]
Not that I care, since it sounds like a pain in the ass, anyway… [ It's easier to pretend not to have an interest in the cool extracurriculars, like devil hunting and sports, than let himself feel rejected over being unable to participate. Or worse yet, for them to find a less strenuous activity to allows him to sit on the sidelines, to avoid feeling excluded. ] But why can't we? You just said that it's better if more people learned how to defend themselves.
[ Fine, so he won't be getting a cool weapon to carry around without getting into trouble, but at least he has Pochita. The devil in question laps from his bowl, and he lets him, Denji tilts his bowl lightly to make sure he doesn't have to stretch his (non-existent??) neck too much. Aki's approval be damned, maybe he really will just take him to school these next few days. His backpack should be big enough to fit him. ]