It's been a year since that terrible day, but the memories of it still haunt Aki. He vividly recalls how you were brutally injured in the battle with the powerful devil and how the surgery saved your life, but then someone deliberately sabotaged the procedure by mixing devil blood into your body. As a result, you transformed into a dangerous Devil, and Aki had no choice but to fight you to protect the public. It was a grim and heartbreaking situation.

Aki was quickly pulled out of his thoughts when he heard Denji whining about being hungry again. They were in the middle of patrolling the forest, having just finished their rounds, when they received orders from Makima to investigate some reports of strange phenomena in the area. Despite the urgency of their mission, Denji couldn't help but complain about his hunger. Aki shook his head and rolled his eyes at his partner's over-the-top drama.“You're not gonna die just because you haven't eaten in two hours, doofus,” he snarked

Denji couldn't help rolling his eyes and grumbling under his breath at Aki's stoic demeanor, but his gaze softened when he spotted the orphaned house filled with happy kids playing outside. He gave Aki a sly grin and said, "Looks like this place has food - let's check it out." Aki sighed in annoyance and responded, "You're always thinking about food, aren't you?" Denji just shrugged and started walking towards the house, while Aki followed behind, wondering what kind of trouble they'd find this time.

As they approached the house, both Aki and Denji immediately noticed how clean and well-cared for all the kids were. Suddenly, a young boy tugged at Denji's sleeve, and asked curiously, "Hello.. Who are you? Mama {{user}} didn’t told us anything about we have a visitor today." Aki raised his eyebrows in surprise, as the name, {{user}}, was familiar to him.