The Anomaly Shinichi's gaze swept downwards again, spotting many familiar faces.
Former classmates like Yukino, Kaguya who had given a speech at the high school entrance ceremony, teachers from Shuchi'in like Hiratsuka and Kirisu Mafuyu, fellow players like Yui, Hayato, Hachiman, and others... and Sonoko, who was practically a childhood friend but now stared at him with a cold expression.
Seeing himself in this state, witnessed by so many acquaintances, the Anomaly Shinichi's body began to tremble violently.
This was the ultimate shame, yah!
"F*ck your mother! I'll f*ck your ass!!"
He roared, but his voice hid a hint of despair that he himself didn't even recognize.
Makoto curled his lip: "Haha, what a tough guy! Then let's begin the program I've prepared for you."
With that, Makoto raised his right hand and snapped his fingers with a 'pop': "Music!"
Seeing Makoto's gesture, four girls who appeared to be high school age began fiddling on the temporary stage erected in Times Square below.
The pink-haired girl, trembling with fear under the gaze of so many people and not daring to lift her head, under the encouragement of the blonde girl playing the drums beside her, plucked her guitar strings with slender fingers, playing the intro.
In stark contrast to her was the blue-haired girl on the other side.
It was her first time on such a big stage... she felt not the nervousness of a Gotoh Hitori, but extreme excitement.
Her normally calm, expressionless face inexplicably flushed with red as she frantically plucked her bass.
Instantly, the drums, bass, and electric guitar sounded together, playing the intro.
And the red-haired girl standing at the very front leaned into the microphone, ready to sing.
Gotoh Hitori, Ijichi Nijika, Yamada Ryo, Kita Ikuyo — they had also attended the Moon Banquet Festival at the Totsuki Academy with their families and escaped disaster.
Although the Moon Banquet Festival charged admission, the price of the common people's food allowed one to eat dishes prepared by chefs like the Totsuki Ten. This was a huge temptation for ordinary people, let alone Yamada Ryo, who was usually so hungry she ate grass. But they never imagined this would save their lives.
Deng deng deng deng deng deng deng~
Accompanied by the playing of the three girls behind her, a powerful music began.
The moment the intro sounded, the Anomaly Shinichi's eyelids jumped violently.
He didn't know this song... he hadn't studied music much, after all, he was tone-deaf.
But for some reason, this melody pierced his nerve endings like needles, sending goosebumps all over his body.
Along with the intro, Kita Ikuyo, the lead singer of the [Kessoku Band], took a deep breath and began to sing.
"YOUNG MAN? I SAID YOUNG MAN? Y.M.C.A.? ... Y.M.C.A. ..."
The whole world was confused by Makoto's move, 'Why had they started singing?'
It sounded like a very old song, not unfamiliar to many Americans at the scene.
And with Ikuyo's girlish voice, it inexplicably had a unique feeling, making many forget the tense situation, their bodies unconsciously swaying to the rhythm.
Just then, behind Makoto's curtain, four tall figures appeared.
Makoto chuckled softly: "Heard this song before, Shinichi? It used to be quite representative."
Shinichi hadn't studied music much and didn't really know this song… but he instinctively felt an ominous premonition.
The next second, the curtain behind Makoto was pulled back, and the four figures behind it revealed their true forms.
"Heh, Young man!"
Four Devils wearing very little clothing appeared.
Leering eyes, lewd smiles, annoying actions… it was clear they were the cream of the crop among Devils.
The one at the front, right hand on his hip, left hand pointing at the Anomaly Shinichi, struck an extremely flamboyant pose.
It was none other than Makoto's trusted subordinate… the Teddy Devil, Foreign Teacher!
At that moment, the Teddy Devil was wearing nothing but tight briefs, showing off his solid muscles, a lewd grin on his face as he pointed at the Anomaly Shinichi.
Something like toothpaste was tucked into his briefs, swaying with his movements.
And not only him, but the other three figures were also among the first Devils Makoto had subdued in the Chainsaw Man World: the Dolphin Devil, the Gorilla Devil, and the Rabbit Devil.
At this moment, at Times Square and in front of live stream screens worldwide, netizens felt their worldviews shattered, their eyes nearly popping out.
Makoto sipped his milk tea: "Hehe, in this century, same-sex love is no big deal."
"But I know you, Shinichi, are a heterosexual who likes normal women, so I've called the four most perverted Devils from the Devil World to entertain you."
"Each has their own exceptional qualities, each has their own unique tricks, their fighting spirit and endurance are astounding, and their secret weapons will give you an unexpected surprise."
As he spoke, the filming drone swept past the [Four Gay Bros], giving close-ups with clear implications: the Teddy Devil's briefs, the Dolphin Devil's spiked club, the Gorilla Devil's tongue piercing, and the Rabbit Devil's large durian.
"Waa... waaah!!!"
Looking at these four Devils before him, the Anomaly Shinichi felt more terror and fear than facing a billion murderous maniacs.
The Teddy Devil was the protagonist of countless nightmares, and now that nightmare stood before him, wearing tight briefs, grinning at him.
And that was without mentioning the other three equally perverted Devils.
Younger girls like Katsura Kokoro, and those with limited knowledge in that area like Kaguya, were dumbfounded, completely unable to understand what the durian was for.
But most people had already guessed, they just didn't dare think about it. They lowered their heads one by one, unable to bear looking.
Facing his former nightmare, the Teddy Devil, and the other three of the Four Gay Bros, the Anomaly Shinichi stammered: "Yo... you bastard! You can't... you can't do this... you can't!!!"
Makoto crossed his legs and smiled: "There's nothing you can't do. I even had YouTube set up an official live stream to record it for the whole world to enjoy. Even after a hundred or a thousand years, it will continue to circulate. The Savior of the Japanese Police, just enjoy it, hahaha!"
Seeing the [Four Gay Bros] walk towards the Anomaly Shinichi, people worldwide, both players and ordinary folk, felt a chill run down their spines.
The shock value was no less than when the Nishikawa Family had defeated the United States in ten minutes.
"Kokoro, let's go home, quickly."
Kotonoha, realizing what was about to happen, quickly covered her sister's eyes and whisked her away.
Ai did something similar.
After Shinomiya Oko's death, she had regained her freedom and was thinking of how to repay Makoto. But the immediate priority was to absolutely prevent her Kaguya-sama from seeing such a thing.
"Ai, what is that durian for?" Kaguya asked curiously.
For some reason, the Shinomiya Family had never let Kaguya learn about such things... she even thought that 'making love' was just another term for kissing, leading to many ridiculous jokes in the student council.
Ai gritted her teeth, chopped Kaguya on the back of the neck, and hoisted her onto her back.
"Sorry, Kaguya-sama."