Barf, Head, Perv (ゲロ・
Summary[]
Upon remembering his trip to Hokkaido with Aki and Power, Denji wonders why he's suddenly remembering them before puking out the Bitterness Devil. Feeling a bitter taste within his mouth, Denji jumps into the lake nearby to refresh himself. Slowly descending underwater, Denji remembers the bitter coffee he shared with Reze at the Crossroads café. As the memory of Reze turns around to face Denji, he laments the painful reality that his loved ones keep disappearing from his life. Denji continues sinking deeper before a vision of Nayuta, Meowy, and their dogs enters his mind, reminding him of the bonds he still holds dear.
While wondering how he was still able to keep smiling before, he sees Pochita swimming towards him. Denji realizes that Pochita didn't eat those Devils to make him forget his traumas but rather help him remember his reasons for living. He is then dragged out of the lake by Asa, who scolds him for doing something reckless.
Denji tells Asa that she and Pochita were right about him being able to get back up from the many tragedies he has endured while solemnly concluding that Nayuta and his family are gone. Even if he has feelings of hopelessness for the rest of his life, Denji admits that as long as the world has grub and girls, he still has something to live for.
Asa urges Denji to make sense of their surroundings, to which he responds by pointing out the massive size of the Bitterness Devil's head that "he" threw up. Since it couldn't have come from his stomach, Denji concludes that his body must be linked with Pochita's in the real world, meaning he still has access to his Devil powers in some way. With a sharp-witted plan in mind and newfound resolve, Denji firmly tells Asa that this time, he'll be the one to get them both out of their current predicament.
Characters[]
- Denji
- Aki Hayakawa (Flashback)
- Power (Flashback)
- Bitterness Devil (Debut)
- Asa Mitaka
- Reze (Flashback)
- Nayuta (Flashback)
- Pochita