The Old College Try

[mansbestend]

Sender: Denji
To: Everyone
Subject: i write in the book and people read this???


OK so

I had a genius idea and wanna test sumthin

someone come swing at me. one guy and one girl. kick my ass if you want.

then we go eat or whatever after. i dunno.

Comments

[adorabrawler]

[ So, it wasn't something like Aiba, then. Huh. ]

"Chainsaw Man"? [ She echoes, a touch derisively; then again, he did try to rev up like one just now, which is a thought process she still can't believe she's having. ] What normally makes you go all, er—chainsawy?

[mansbestend]

If a devil pops up from hell and starts goin' after people, Chainsaw Man shows up and cuts 'em down. ...Or, really, if a devil shows up and wants to take a shot at me, anyway.

[He shrugged.]

That's what fans call me, anyway, so I stuck with the title. I probably wouldn't'a came up with a better one. But I thought if I got into a fight it'd... work? But it ain't. Maybe 'cause I started it...?

[adorabrawler]

And I'm not a devil, either...

[ Mizuki trails off in thought. This is all sounding so much like something straight out of television—which leads her to a thought. ]

Is this one of those powers you can only use in a moment of desperation? Like, a real life or death scenario? I'm not trying to kill you, so maybe that's why.

[mansbestend]

[He blinked and realized that it worked when he went up against the oven witch while everything was candy land. It was a life or death situation...]

Shit, you're right. ...Damn it.

[He sighed and folded his arms.]

...Wanna go eat, then? Guess I wasted your time. Sorry.