Although it was called free activity, in reality, the only special product of this world was devils.
Gabriel, after getting permission, happily ran to Tokyo's largest game store to buy games and merchandise, and Saeko Busujima went with her as an escort.
Marcille and Frieren went to the mall together to see if there were any novelties they liked.
Tokisaki Kurumi and Rias, however, had little interest in shopping.
One was always traveling the world, and the other was a young lady from the Gremory family. What Tokyo had, Komao Town also had; what Tokyo didn't have, Komao Town still had.
Compared to this, they were both very interested in devils.
Especially Tokisaki Kurumi.
She had previously tried to absorb the Darkness Devil's time using City of Devouring Time but failed, so she wanted to experiment with ordinary devils.
At Rosen's direction, Makima took her to find the hidden Zombie Devil.
This was an underground base of a gang.
07 made a deal with the Zombie Devil, but it resulted in everyone being infected with the zombie virus.
"I can't think of any reason to trade with the Zombie Devil."
Fubuki watched the gang's underground base being overrun by zombies, utterly perplexed.
"According to the intelligence we received, the gang actively sought out the Zombie Devil for a trade, hoping for great power. However, the Zombie Devil tampered with the terms of the deal, so after the transaction was completed, these humans were transformed into zombies."
"Of course, they also gained power greater than when they were human, which is undeniable."
Makima explained.
Makima had been eyeing this base for a long time.
The reason was that the leader of this gang had hired Denji, the human male who had contracted with the Chainsaw Devil Pochita.
Therefore, she had dominated the Zombie Devil here a long time ago.
Originally, she planned to recruit Denji through this gang at an opportune moment.
However, after joining the chat group, she delayed this plan.
And now, there was no need to continue.
"Roar—!"
After they appeared, the zombie gang, sensing the presence of living people, roared and charged forward.
Fubuki, without changing her expression, used her psychic powers to twist the necks of all the zombies.
Although zombies were disgusting, after her first Crossing mission, she had grown accustomed to the existence of such repulsive creatures.
After killing all the zombies, everyone found the Zombie Devil in the deepest part of the underground.
Its appearance was quite abstract.
A human upper body floated in the air, what was originally a head above the neck was now just an exposed walnut-like brain, and the face appeared on its chest. It had no arms, and its remaining organs like the spleen and stomach were connected to its decaying body, with blood-red organs even still wriggling.
"Can we get a different one?"
Tokisaki Kurumi took out a tissue and covered her mouth.
She almost threw up.
Rias's face also looked unwell.
Was the Zombie Devil really that abstract?
"Lady Makima."
Upon seeing Makima, the Zombie Devil respectfully floated down to the ground.
"If you are not satisfied, it can be changed, but it might take some time."
"My subordinates in the Counter-Terrorism Division have all contracted with devils. Can I absorb their power too?"
"Forget it, I was just joking."
Tokisaki Kurumi shook her head.
It was just about extracting time, not kissing, so the target didn't matter.
Thus, Tokisaki Kurumi quickly activated City of Devouring Time.
After identifying Rosen and his group as allies, the Zombie Devil became the sole target.
But to Tokisaki Kurumi's dismay, her time could not be replenished either.
"No way, it seems the idea of absorbing time from devils is out the window."
Devils are immortal and have endless lifespans.
If it were possible, Tokisaki Kurumi had an idea of just clinging to one and milking it.
But reality was harsh; her perfect plan was ruined because she couldn't absorb devil time.
Withdrawing City of Devouring Time, Tokisaki Kurumi sighed.
However, Rosen reminded her: "Although you can't absorb devil time, you can choose to go to the prisons here."
"If you're lucky enough to catch a Weapon Human, perhaps you can try experimenting."
Rosen said.
The setting of this world was somewhat chaotic.
Devils were the most basic existence, and their appearance was their true form.
Makima was the Control Devil, and her current female appearance was her original form as a devil.
Fiends were devils possessing human corpses. Their thoughts would be influenced by the human's consciousness before death, and their minds would be different from ordinary people, but the dominant consciousness was still the devil's.
Weapon Humans, on the other hand, were beings where the human personality was dominant, having gained the power of a certain weapon-type devil.
Strictly speaking, Weapon Humans were still human, but their bodies became powerful and long-lived due to the influence of devil power.
"Then that's the only way."
Tokisaki Kurumi nodded.
Besides the different settings from her world, the locations of prisons in various countries in this world were almost the same.
Taking advantage of the time she had left, Tokisaki Kurumi set off to harvest time from prisons around the world.
"Then Rosen, I'll be leaving first."
Rias had come over in her spare time earlier.
Her original intention was to meet the group members and study the devils of another world.
Now that she had met all the group members, and the devils of this world held no valuable reference for her, plus there was a pile of matters to deal with in Komao Town upon her return, she naturally couldn't stay long.
"Next time we meet, let's set it for Komao Town, I'll make sure to entertain you all well."
Rias said with an elegant smile.
At the same time, she gave Makima a deep look.
Makima returned the smile.
The next second, Rias used the chat group's teleportation function to return.
However, Rosen quickly received a private message from Rias.
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "Be careful of Makima. Although she has been frank with us, the Control Devil itself is quite dangerous. It would be best if you have a way to deal with her."]
"Then, Lord Rosen, can you help me fulfill my wish now?"
After Rias left, Makima's voice was calm, but with a hint of a plea.
"You haven't given up on your plan to establish a false utopia?"
Fubuki frowned slightly.
"This isn't about giving up or not. I am the Control Devil by nature. My desire is to create such a world, just as the Zombie Devil spreads zombie viruses. This is my instinct."
Makima said slowly.
"Of course, I also hope you can stop me."
"And there is only one way to stop me, and that is..."
At this point, Makima looked at Rosen.
"Please control me, Lord Rosen."