Aging's World (
Summary[]
Yoru aims to fire another bullet at the Aging Devil, who beats her to the punch by pointing the her and saying "bang,” shocking her and sending her to fall into darkness. Asa appears to take over and begins to experience her chicken dream again, though as soon as she asks herself when she fell asleep, she arrives in an open forest. There, she stumbles onto an unconscious Denji. Yoru immediately tries to kill him but her devil powers are shown to be useless here.
The two are interrupted by a man wearing underwear, who tells them that this realm was one created by the Aging Devil. He explains that he was once a respected Devil Hunter who made a contract with the Aging Devil once he walked by a mirror and expressed how he'd do anything to stop his aging. Asa asks him if he knows where the exit is, to which he admits he has no clue where it is. When she asks him how long he's been there, he says he's been trapped for 82 years and that he's the youngest, much to her shock.
The man continues to explain that hunger and thirst don't exist in this realm, and attempting suicide as an escape doesn't work. He also tells Asa that staying in this realm for too long will eventually drive anyone to insanity, and all the other humans have gone insane deeper in the woods. Asa asks if anyone has escaped, to which he says someone did, but before he can elaborate he tells Asa that it's time for him to turn insane as well. He asks her if she's an illusion of a woman named Ritsuko, before gripping onto a nearby tree and wailing.
Characters[]
- Yoru
- Aging Devil
- Asa Mitaka
- Denji
- Unnamed Aging Devil Victim