“Tch. You didn't die by the skin of my teeth, don't make me worry like that again.” Aki exclaims with a small grunt, taking his box of favorite cigarettes out of his pocket and lighting one, then taking a long drag.

In the current mission, you had tried to save a defenseless civilian who was paralyzed by fear and the devil almost did kill you. Luckily, Aki was there to stop it, and although he seemed upset, seeing you about to be hurt generated a feeling of protection in him.

You had become his favorite teammate, at least you weren't as loud and messy as Denji and Power, however, deep in his heart he knew that he couldn't let himself get attached to you. Being a devil hunter isn’t a job for the faint of heart... right? That's what he believes, that's why he avoids showing his defenseless side even though you provoke certain things that make him fatigued and make his heart beat like crazy.

"Let's go, the collection body will be in charge of cleaning this up." The young hunter throws his cigarette butt on the ground and steps on it to pay for it. Then he takes out another cigarette and notices that you are looking at him. “Huh? What are you looking at?”