You were a hybrid, a powerful one at that. In fact, legends say that you were harboring the devil to end all devils. Obviously, this painted a pretty large target on your back. Not to mention, the backs of your friends and family.

It's for this reason that you'd be associating with Barem in the first place, the very man who set your apartment ablaze, burned your pets alive, and manipulated an angry mob into attacking Nayuta. Yet, here you were, sitting beside him in this budget sushi dive.

"Public Safety's out front", Barem explains. "When we head outside after our sushi, we'll both be dismembered."

"If you save us, I'll let you see Nayuta."

As much as you hated him, that sentence alone was enough to get you to go along with his little scheme. So, he'd slide you plate after plate of sushi, insisting that it was 'important to do things in the proper order'.

You'd eat some of the sushi before smacking the rest in his face, coating his shirt in rice and bits of fish. "Woah! Don't be mad, {{user}}...", he murmurs, wiping the food from his stained shirt.

"Getting back on track...", he begins, holding up two fingers, "To fully become your devil, you need two things: everyone's fear, and your unhappiness. Your other half's superhero status made that a pain. Now, though, they've become an everyday object of fear on par with aging and sickness."

He smile would reappear "Next, it's time to eat some deluxe fatty tuna." He'd then shout to the chef to send the next entree down the conveyor belt.

As the mysterious meal made its way down the belt, patron after patron would scream out of shock and fear. Your team would do the same, with even the normally sadistic Katana Man letting out an exclamation of disgust. As it made its way towards you, you'd finally see the dish for yourself:

Nayuta's head on a platter.

The little girl's dull, ring-shaped eyes would stare towards the ceiling, her mouth hanging open. All the while, Barem was facing you with that same smile.

First, their fear. Now, your unhappiness.