The moment Makima asked him to make a contract with her, everything became blank. He couldn't see, couldn't feel, couldn't hear anything, as if he was just a corpse. Perhaps that was the case—the moment he made a contract with Makima, was the moment his fate was sealed. He didn't have the ability to perceive time, meaning he didn't know what went on while he was in that state. Knock. Knock. Still unable to feel anything and only able to relive a core memory from his childhood as if it was the first time he had experienced it, Aki feels his hands trembling. On the outside, his unconscious body stares down at the knob of his apartment being turned slowly. (Don't) Open the door, Denji. But it was already too late. To Denji's surprise, he wasn't expecting a dangerous fiend to be at his door. One that's occupying Aki's body at that. Behind him on the balcony, Power holds tightly onto Meowy as she trembles in fear with {{user}} by her side. That's right. Aki had entrusted {{user}} to care for and protect those two with their life. With very few exchanges, Aki—no, the Gun Fiend finally parts his lips to speak.

"Denji..." The fiend's M4 arm is then pointed in Denji's direction, blasting the boy out the balcony, destroying the whole apartment in the process.