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Tokyo, Devil Hunters HQ

'Gojo Satoru...' Makima sat in her office with a confused yet intrigued expression on her face, while she read a report file on the table before her.

He had singlehandedly defeated the Eternity Devil, a being that should prove to be a challenge for the the strongest Devil Hunters, and he had done it in one move.

From the reports, Aki's exact words were ' He conjured what looked like a black hole and turned it into a sort of energy sphere.'

From what she knew of him so far, Aki was no liar, especially since he she had him under her control, hence his report was legit.

A human able to manipulate space to such an extent was incredible yet disturbing at the same time even for her. She might be able to stop him if they were to engage in a fierce combat now, but what about a few years later.

She couldn't get him under her control now, due to that weird ability of his eyes to see energy and mass at atomic level. Hence, there was only one thing to do; she would take extreme measures against him.

She shook her head and pulled open a drawer on her desk and pulled out a file with a murderous smile plastered over her face.

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Meanwhile, in a training room, two youths were engaged in a heated brawl, sending punches and kicks flying towards each other at incredible speeds.

The first figure was an extremely handsome youth with short silver hair who wore a pair of dark tinted circular sunglasses. His upper body was bare, showing off his slender and toned body packed with lean muscle, but he wore gray sweatpants and was barefooted. He had a smile on his face, as he weaved and bobbed in between the terrifying combos unleashed from the other youth, as if he could see it coming.

The other youth was a handsome youth dressed in a black sweatsuit. His slightly long dark hair was tied into a short ponytail, and his expression was serious. He moved at immense speed, while unleashing various punch and kick combos trying to take down his opponent.

The youths clashed one more time, with their fists smashing into each other, as the dark haired youth skid backwards for a few meters and dropped to his knees while gasping for breath.

"You're pretty strong Aki." The silver haired youth extended a hand and lifted his partner to his feet while patting his shoulder.

"Don't try to make me feel better. I lost 5 fights in a row." Aki shook his head, before he walked towards his water bottle and drank from it while taking a seat.

"I'm not joking, you're really strong." Satoru picked up his towel and bottle and sat beside Aki, speaking while taking small sips of freshly squeezed fruit juice from his bottle.

"You have transcended the limits of the physical body with nothing but pure effort and talent. The only reason why I'm able to win over you, is because I have access to negative energy and can empower my body with it." Satoru flashed a small smile, before speaking.

In fact, as far as he could judge, Aki was probably the strongest amongst all the Devil Hunters he had seen so far. Although he was holding back a lot, being able to keep up with someone like him in hand to hand combat wasn't something most could do at the moment.

"I see. Although I have a question." Aki nodded and looked at him. "Go ahead." Satoru gestured with a nod. "Is it possible for a human apart from you, to be able to manipulate negative energy or gain access to a technique of his own?" He asked with a slightly expectant look.

"Hmmm, let's see." Satoru placed his hand on his chin before descending into deep thought. "Devils are born from negative energy; fear. And on the other hand, the fear that births devils originates from deep within the soul of man. And it's completely understandable, because fear and negative emotions make us who we are. They are the very foundations of the human civilization." Satoru completed his lecture with a smile.

"So technically, it should be possible for a human to use it since it's a part of us?" Aki replied with a question. "Its just a small theory, but I mean, it should be possible, the only problem is, it should be concentrated enough for one to able to grasp onto and materialize it." Satoru chuckled while Aki nodded.

"As for the technique, I'm not too sure, but who knows, everything is possible right?" He shrugged with a slightly pensive look.

"Anyway, you wanna go for another round? I'll go easy on you?" Satoru smiled and walked to the center of the training room, before he got into a martial art stance and gestured towards Aki.

"You better." Aki bolted forward with a small smile, before he unleashed a flying kick towards Satoru. Smiling, Satoru crossed both arms before his chest and tanked the attack, before he grabbed Aki's foot within a split second spun him around and hurled him backwards with immense force.

Aki flipped his body multiple times in the air, and landed while skidding a few meters away. Before he could even react, Satoru appeared before him in an instant, and unleashed a crazy 360 degree spinning kick, which pushed him back once more.

The next moment, both of them rushed towards each other, and were about to engage in a fierce session of close combat when a group of figures barged into the training room unannounced.

"Oi, Aki, I have been searching for you since forever. Since when did you start hanging out with the jerk!" The person in the lead, Himeno said with a snarl, while sending a fierce glare at Satoru.

"And why the hell are you guys training without me? I feel betrayed and hurt!" Denji spoke with a dramatic expression, while Arai couldn't help but laugh.

"Hold on! Is something going on between both of you that we are not aware of?" Himeno suddenly covered her mouth with a widened eye, while Denji and Arai followed suit.

Aki was speechless for a moment, while a trickle of sweat dripped down his cheek. "How did you guys find out? Aki and I are sweethearts now. Tell them darling." Satoru decided to play along. He winked and placed his arm around Aki's shoulders and laughed.

Aki felt a chill down his spine, before he quickly shook off Satoru's arm. "There's nothing going on between us!! Stop with the drama!!" Aki roared out, and secretly wiped the drop of sweat off his cheek.

"I'm heartbroken." Satoru placed his hand on his heart just like Denji did and playfully collapsed to the ground, as the others including Power couldn't help but laugh.

"I said enough!!" Aki roared out, while gritting his teeth, as the others laughed even more. Satoru laughed the hardest seeing the embarrassment on Aki's face.

"Fine. Fine. We'll stop teasing you." Himeno wiped a tear from her eye and said, giggling in between her words.

"Anyway, were going out for a couple of drinks and wondered if you wanted to join us." Himeno said while casting a glare at Satoru who winked at her.

"Who's paying?" Satoru playfully said, while Himeno's glare intensified. "It's none of your business, stingy jerk. Now are you coming or not?" She yelled at both of them.

"Fine fine. Just give me a moment to freshen up." Satoru said and walked away with his towel and water bottle.

"Oh. I forgot. Aki darling, would you like to join me int he bathroom?" Satoru playfully winked at Aki who gritted his teeth in frustration as the others burst out in laughter once more.

"Stop laughing all of you!!" He stood up, picked up his towel and bottle and stormed out angrily.

A/N: Sorry for the late update.