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Chapter 552 - Chapter 552 Aqua's Usefulness

Seeing that Makoto's group of intruders had started fighting among themselves, the assembled soldiers weren't surprised.

Clearly, they had witnessed such things more than once.

It wasn't as if there hadn't been people seeking revenge against Alderp before... this fat pig had done so many evil things, it was only natural that people would want to kill him.

But those people usually had internal conflicts and killed each other before they even arrived, so the soldiers didn't need to do anything.

But ruthless people like Makoto and Yu, who didn't hesitate to attack their own comrades, were appearing for the first time.

Yu shot the controlled Dolphin Devil, Rabbit Devil, and Gorilla Devil into minced meat in a few shots.

Bright red flesh exploded, splattering on the mansion's white walls like an abstract painting.

In the absence of human blood, they couldn't revive for a while.

But compared to these rather capable colleagues, the more troublesome ones were ordinary people like the Miyano sisters and the three Uzaki women.

Yu really didn't dare to attack them, or even fight back, for fear of accidentally killing them.

He could blow a Devil's head off with one shot, but he couldn't shoot Shiho.

With her physical condition, even if he aimed at a non-vital area like a limb, one shot would turn it into a mist of blood.

Ace drew his Supreme Grade Blade and used a Divine Departure to attack Makoto.

A crimson sword energy roared from the blade, sweeping in, tearing up the stone slabs on the ground.

His biological father's signature move!

But at this moment, Ace's eyes were empty, clearly someone was controlling him.

Makoto pulled the ring on his chest with his left hand. With a 'rrrrip', the chainsaw roared. He instantly transformed into Chainsaw Man mode.

With his right hand, he swung the blade backhand, shattering the surging red violent sword energy.

Then, the chainsaw wind blade he unleashed carved a huge gash in Ace's chest, extending from his collarbone to his ribs. Flesh turned back, blood gushed out.

"Senpai!?"

Seeing this, even Yu was startled.

He knew Ace was definitely much tougher than the Miyano sisters, but wasn't this going a bit too far?

Makoto pointed at Aqua, who was still in a daze. "That woman's healing ability is stronger than Moeha's."

Yu, the Teddy Devil, and the others paused, then understood.

'So that's why Senpai had treated her to a meal before. Turns out this woman with the idiot face was actually useful.'

Meaning that as long as a person didn't die, they could be healed.

"Then I won't hold back."

With that, Yu attacked without any restraint.

He raised his gun barrel, aimed at the ground near Kazuha's feet, and pulled the trigger.

With a 'bang', the bullet hit the ground beside Kazuha's foot. The exploding stone fragments pierced her flesh.

Kazuha's body suddenly tilted, and she collapsed to the ground. Blood gushed from the wound on her ankle, staining her shoes and socks.

The opponent seemed to have a power similar to Nayuta's, capable of manipulating people's consciousness, but it didn't seem to have Nayuta's enhancement function that could draw out power.

Therefore, for weaklings like Kazuha and Mrs. Shizuka, if they were facing people who cared about them, it was indeed hard to act rashly.

But if they were facing people who didn't care about them, they posed no threat at all.

Yu and Beam also knew that Makoto had no special feelings for people like the Miyano sisters, Mrs. Shizuka, and Kazuha.

They didn't hold back at all, though of course they didn't go as far as turning them into meat paste like they did with the Rabbit Devil and the others.

Instead, they mainly attacked the floor or stones near them, using the residual effects to cause secondary attacks with lighter damage.

As for Kazuma, they didn't need to hold back either.

"Sorry about this, kid."

The Teddy Devil's giant claw fell from mid-air and grabbed Kazuma's ankle.

He twisted hard. The bone made a 'crack' sound in his claw, like snapping a dry twig.

"Wahhh—!"

Kazuma's scream echoed over the estate. He collapsed to the ground, holding his twisted ankle, wincing in pain.

The Teddy Devil didn't give him another glance. He casually tossed him aside.

Since Makoto said Aqua could heal him, he had no reason to hold back.

Just as Beam was swinging Samehada, ready to cut off Mrs. Shizuka's feet, Yu remembered what had happened between Makoto and Mrs. Shizuka in the alley last night.

He fired a shot with a 'bang'. The bullet hit Samehada's blade, sparking a string of sparks.

Samehada cried out in pain, letting out a piercing shriek. Its barbs stood up one by one, and the blade writhed violently.

Beam flew into a rage and whipped his head around, his shark-like face full of menace. "What are you doing?"

Yu didn't answer immediately.

He rushed to the mentally controlled Mrs. Shizuka's side. His gun barrel traced an arc through the air and precisely struck the back of her neck.

Mrs. Shizuka's body went limp, and she fell forward.

Compared to his rough treatment of Kazuha, this was practically gentle.

"This woman can't be treated so roughly." Yu withdrew his gun barrel, saying expressionlessly.

She was, after all, someone who had had a one-night stand with his Senpai. He should at least give her a little respect.

Facing the three Uzaki women, Yu and the others knew that these three had a better relationship with Makoto, so they didn't dare to make a move.

Makoto, who had transformed into Chainsaw Man, took action himself.

The orange-red chainsaw chain spun rapidly in the air, friction sparking brilliant sparks.

He swung the chain, tightly binding the three Uzaki women, Darkness, Megumin, and others.

Makoto turned his head to look at Aqua.

"After they return to normal, heal their wounds."

Aqua opened her mouth, about to say something.

Given her usual personality, she would definitely take advantage of the situation to extort benefits... money, alcohol, good food, not a single thing missing.

But her gaze swept over the Devils that had been beaten into meat paste on the ground, then over the still-bleeding hole in Kazuha's ankle, then over Kazuma's leg, which was twisted like a pretzel.

Wisely, she shut her mouth and obediently nodded.

Seeing Makoto and the others walking toward them, the soldiers panicked.

Everyone's footsteps clattered as they retreated, until they reached the mansion's wall and could retreat no further. Still, no one dared to attack.

The Teddy Devil looked at these pathetic creatures huddled against the wall, unable even to draw their swords steadily, and curled his lip.

He opened his giant beastly claw and swept it sideways. Flesh and blood flew. Screams echoed in a continuous string.

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