-AUTHOR's POV-

As we left off, (YN) has spent days in the room where Himeno is being treated at the hospital, hasn't move nor left her side at all...until two agents from Kyoto sent by Makima, has told (YN) to meet a high rank devil hunter that he trained Denji and Power a week ago while he was at the hospital. (YN) has already made his way to meet his trainer, he has arrived at the destination where his trainer is, at the cemetery. He began walking down, passing by the graves from the pass devil hunters were killed during their jobs. As he walks pass them, he then spots a figure close, and is standing there facing the opposite direction. He walks towards, and as he got close and arrives to his trainer, who has a blonde undercut hair that he can tell, and a long black coat, and stood quiet as it was windy too...

(YN): Hey? ...Are you Kishibe?

The person, Kishibe, (YN) was speaking with didn't responded at all...

(YN): ...Yo, are you-

Suddenly, Kishibe lifts his finger up...

Kishibe: Shhh...Shut it.

(YN): So, You're Kishibe?

Kishibe: ...If im the only person here, then you found him son. Anyways...all I wanna hear is your answer. How do you feel about half of your comrades dead?

(YN): ...It's fucked, but it's whatever I guess. Not like I got along with them much.

Kishibe: Do you want revenge?

(YN): ...Not Really, but as of now, Definitely. That katana wielding bastard hurt Himeno, and I'm gonna make sure he doesn't breathe.

Kishibe: ....Devils or humans? Which side are you on?

(YN): ...Both?? Depends which one takes advantage?

Kishibe then stood quiet for a sec there...he then turns around, and to be holding a liquor flask ....and says...

Kishibe: You know what you got? ..A perfect score.

(YN): ...Huh??

Kishibe: A type like you are a few far between, this is great...I love it.

(YN): ....Oookayyyy. Anyways, look, I was told that you'd be the one to be training-

Suddenly, Kishibe walks towards (YN), and to then wrap his arm around his neck...

Kishibe: If You're already aware, I'm a public safety Hunter from special division 1. You'll get a real kick out of me and call me master from now on. As for hobbies, I like drinking booze, getting ladies, and making devils dead.

(YN): ...So...are you-

Suddenly, a loud crack is to be heard, and to see Kishibe brutally brake (YN)'s neck behind with one arm and still holding him and choking him as well as (YN) tried to escape, but somehow Kishibe's grip is far too strong to brake from...his face slowly turn purple, and to suddenly stop resisting as Kishibe let's him go and he slowly falls falls to the ground...

(YN): H-Holy fuck...my neck...and I can't even move my legs...t-the hell, old man?!

Kishibe: Hmm, biologically, your skeleton and muscle structure to use are like any other humans. Broken neck leaves you paralyze, but knowing your a devil, only thing that sets you off...

As Kishibe reaches for his coat inside, and before he takes something out...(YN) sniffs and says...

(YN): B-Blood..!

Kishibe pulls out a bag of blood, cuts a hole on it and for the blood to leak and drop straight to (YN) and began chugging it all. After that, (YN) recovers and his bones to heal up as he stood up...

(YN): Damn, okay, again, the hell was that old man?!

Kishibe: That was just me training you kiddo, just like Makima ask me to do.

(YN): Tch, and Why is that?

Kishibe: ...Hmm, from what I can tell, you don't like her, I don't blame you, guess you and I have something in common...but not sure about why she wanted me to train you as well, but all I know is that the Gun Devil is after yours and that other Punk, Denji's heart as well that I train alongside with the fiend devil as well.

(YN): So crushing my neck right now is called training?

Kishibe: Not Really, teaching devils like you is a whole new ball game for me. You see I am the best devil hunter in the whole wide world, any devil that can take down a powerhouse like me, can be a powerhouse too. And knowing you're contracted with the bear devil and is stronger than any devil, still need more training on your fighting skills, So until you're more stronger enough to make me beg for mercy...so it's open season on your ass.

With that said, in order for (YN) to know he is good and more stronger enough, Kishibe will know for sure he is...and (YN) likes it, and gave a slight smirk and replies...

(YN): You don't say?

Kishibe: Yeah...now, where were we?

As Kishibe slowly walks towards (YN) while drinking his liquor flask, (YN) opens his hands wide and emits his sharp claws out as he crouched down and rushes after Kishibe, he dashed towards him and swings his claws at Kishibe, only for Kishibe to quickly Dodge it with an ease, (YN) stop and quickly turns to land a kick to his face, but Kishibe had already ducked down before (YN) could even swing the kick at him, while duck down, Kishibe pulls out a knife, and quickl stabs (YN) 5 times through his chest as (YN) spat blood, Kishibe was gonna again stab (YN) through his mouth, but quickly evades him as he steps back and started swinging his claws at Kishibe, and Kishibe easily dodging and ducking them, he manage to caught (YN)'s arm, and braking it...

(YN): NRRGH!!!

(YN) swings his other claws, but Kishibe was quick enough to avoid it as he steps one foot back and quickly stabbing (YN) through his neck....after that, Kishibe slowly pulls his knife and (YN) as (YN) started aching and grunting and collapses to the floor...

Kishibe: ...You're not half bad, unlike the other two punks I trained for a week, you're something, other than trying attacking me like some wild animal, you fight decently....but still, not enough. Let's keep it up, and by the time and day comes, you'll be one walking badasss Motherfucker.

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-SEVERAL HOURS LATER-

Time goes by...it was already night time, at the cemetery still, Kishibe has been training (YN) non stop since the beginning of the afternoon, (YN) was tired, exhausted, sweating a lot, bruises and wounds, his clothes were torn apart so he only was wearing his pants and shoes and with no shirt....

Kishibe: ...Alright, we'll call it for the night. It's past my bed time. So tomorrow morning I'll pick you up at Himeno's Place, get some rest.

(YN): ...

Kishibe walks off and heads home, leaving (YN) alone at the cemetery as he drops down to his knees on the ground and falls face first too and let's a grunt of tiredness....

(YN): Holy...shit...I died...25 times...!!

Later, he leaves the cemetery as well and heads back home to Himeno's apartment.
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As he arrives, first thing he did was taking a shower, putting his sleeping clothes on and to make 5 sandwiches to eat. He was at the table eating his sandwiches...and felt lonely and upset knowing Himeno was still at the hospital unconscious, and is worried sick about when she will ever wake up

(YN): Hopefully the doctors and nurses has been checking up on her all day when I'm not there....anyways...that Kishibe dude, he's fearsome, hella strong, and quick. So how the hell am I gonna be able to land a bit on him? ....Damn. What to do?...What...to...do?? .......Wait, I got it!!

(YN) stood up and rushes to Himeno's room, he scopes through the closets and grabs a box and opens it....

(YN): My mangas! Himeno bought some for me. I read all of them, and if I remember, the word term "Protagonist" is the main character of the story, and some of them always wear glasses, if they wear glasses and are in a fight or in a situation, they easily can get away from it, solve it and win like nothing cause they're smart, cause of them wearing glasses! So if wearing glasses like a Protagonist, it's makes them smarter! And if I wear a pair of glasses...that'll make me smart! And I'll be able to easily fight off that old man and take a dub! Hell yeah! Man, just talking about it makes me a whole lot smart! Alright, let's get some sleep and wait for tomorrow!!

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-NEXT DAY-

The next day, it was morning, at a apartment, Kishibe was walking down the hallway and to arrive at Himeno's apartment...

Kishibe: This must be it.

As Kishibe was gonna knock on the door...it slightly opens, as he doesn't bother why and just enters. As he's in, he shuts the door behind and notices the apartment inside dead silent, he walks down to the living room....and stopped, and turns and to then spot (YN) crossed arms and leaning towards the wall behind....

(YN): So, you've arrived.

Kishibe: ...What's with the glasses?

(YN): Oh you know, for style, and for the brain meat during our training! Heh, I kinda feel smart wearing these not gonna lie.

Kishibe: ...If you say so, now-

(YN): Think fast!

(YN) pulls out pair of knives and began tossing each of them to Kishibe, Kishibe dodges them and knowing how fast their flying towards him, but no problem for him at all. As the last knife was toss and Kishibe dodges it, (YN) rushes over to Kishibe from behind, Kishibe quickly turns and swing his leg to land a hit to (YN), but (YN) was quick enough to dodge it below and to emit his sharp claws out and swing them at Kishibe, but as he did, Kishibe backs away and to land a brutal gut punch to (YN)'s gut, but (YN) shrugged it off as he he grabs Kishibe's whole arm and puts it on a submission arm bar move...

(YN): Ha! How's that?!

Kishibe: ..Bad move kid.

Suddenly, with his arm being held onto a submission move, Kishibe lifts (YN) up with one arm, and to then power slam him to the floor, letting go of his arm, (YN) kicks Kishibe's legs, manage to trip him to the floor as (YN) leaps up and dashed down towards Kishibe, but Kishibe quickly moves away and (YN) landing on the floor feet first and to then turn and look at Kishibe, only for him to already swing his leg and to already land a brutal kick to his face and to knock him down on the ground....

(YN): O-Ow...

Kishibe pulls out his liquor flask and chugs it and says...

Kishibe: Moat solid way to attempt catching me off guard, you may botched it, but I'll give you that for trying, keep at it son...and also, glasses doesn't make you smarter.

Kishibe then walks away leaving (YN) alone again as he then calls the training over already....and will come back for (YN) again for more training until he lands a hit on him.

(YN): Well...fuck, this is gonna be ass.

-END OF CHAPTER 18-