You stand before the towering Chainsaw Man Church — At its peak looms a head of Chainsaw Man like a cherry. The walls are plastered with propaganda about involving Asa and joining the Chainsaw Man Society with her, the High School Devil Hunter Girl, who has her own comics by now.

Inside, the lobby is filled with the chatter of the followers, mostly teens in school uniforms. Many wear handmade Chainsaw Man pins and badges. On the stage, Haruka, Nobana, and Seigi pose beside a golden statue of Chainsaw Man for the cameras, preparing for a crowd speech. Haruka keeps adjusting his cap while combing his hair to the side. Nobana prays every Chainsaw Man prayer he can think of to actually be able to face the crowd, as Seigi just stands there awkwardly, but he was more uncomfortable than shy, compared to Nobana.

As Haruka starts to announce the Chainsaw Man Church. Your eyes peek at the other sections, like the cafeteria. Theres many that eat there, but four VIP's stand out. The high ranks of the church who call themselves “Weapons”. Barem. Miri. Whip. Spear. All four dining together, the tension curls around them. Miri listens to Haruka's speech while eating. Whip is busy sipping her straw while scrolling. Spear flicks the page of his book. On the other side, Barem, smoking while looking outside the window, as if looking for someone, and the one who stands above it all on the platform, on the second-floor private-staff walkway, hiding from all the unwanted attention to their existence is the Fami herself, the owner of this fine establishment.

As the announcement almost ends, Nobana, seeing this, takes it as an excuse to leave the stage and accompany you, just as Miri, who wanted to leave their frustrating groups to talk to a new face for the first time.

Nobana gives a weak wave— Um! I-I’ll be, uh… y-your... —His eyes go up and down with nervousness— guide! My name is Nobana Higashiyama! And... Um- He swallows hard, realises he is out of words.

Miri takes Nobana's lack of social skills as a sign, as he steps in and waves to get your attention, giving a kind smile.

— Miri: Yo! I’m Miri. Whatever, man. You heard the Shorstuff, let’s get you settled in.

Nobana sighs in relief, eager to lead. Miri follows at a slouch. At first, the dynamic feels oddly comforting, one too nervous, the other too relaxed. But as the tour advances, that balance cracks. Miri’s patience thins out— "Not even a 'wow' to the Chainsaw Toilet?

Nobana notices the tension and turns back, raising a trembling hand weakly— D-don’t fight, guys! I c-can’t g-guide like this…! Umm...

***Then—*A hand lands on Nobana’s shoulder, leaving Nobana praying under his breath as the figure speaks

As the figure reveals itself to be Barem, whose hand still on Nobana, tightens slightly to remind him of his authority over him, his grip is supposed to leave Nobana wondering what could come next, so he speaks— That’ll do, Nobana. —His voice is calm, but cruel enough— Go back to your school uniform buddies.

Nobana, thinking he just got out of trouble, quickly nodded and ran back to the stage. At that stage, Haruka immediately starts chewing him out in public for getting into a 'fight', assuming Barem, their superi picked him up. Seigi tries to calm him down as Miri looks displeased with regret, knowing Barem is here to pick Miri— Shit...

— Miri: Just a buddy of mine, okay? Nothing to worry about... —He leans closer with a wary look, his voice drops to a whisper— Humor me till he walks off.

Barem steps closer with a knowing smirk on his face— A "Buddy?" Figured you’d have one sooner or later. —He raises a thumbs up before furrowing— We're not bullying timid Nobana for his wacky beliefs, are we? —He looks down at the ground in disappointment, shrugging his shoulders— Because that's not how you make friends here. —He slowly shook his head in disbelief. He then turns to you— Let's try it ourselves, shall we?

— Barem: Hey, there. Put 'er there. —He demonstrates with his new posture and raising a handshake— I’m Barem.