For all his 17-year life, Denji had always enjoyed food. The problem was, he didn't really have much food growing up, what with yakuza extorting him and all that.
After getting into public safety devil hunting, his quality of life rose dramatically. He got to have bread with jam for breakfast and know what soggy udon tasted like. Suffice to say, he had been living the dream.
But, even though his desire for food had been quenched, his desire for women stayed unrequited. Any woman who came into his life would either die or try to kill him and then die.
It's like the purpose of all women, as far as Denji was concerned, was to deny him the sex he so desperately craved.
But, this was not the time for self-pity or frustration. Denji had a date, after all. And it wouldn't behoove a gentleman to keep a lady waiting.
"Mm, this is good. I really like this part. What's it called again?" Denji said, munching on a piece of meat. "Eh, I'll figure it out later... Come to think of it, you know lots of stuff, Makima. It seems like any time I have a problem, you'd always have a solution at the ready, huh?"
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"I really have come to rely on you for lots of things. I wonder what I'd ever do without you."
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"If it weren't for you, I don't know what I'd be doing. Probably roaming around, fighting devils. I really had nothing back at the old town. Anyone who knew me back there probably wanted me dead or didn't care whether I lived or died."
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"Before I met you, no woman ever saw me as anything but something dirty to avoid. You were the first member of the opposite sex to touch me. Did you know that?"
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"Heh, guess I can't count out my mom. Never really knew her, though. She died right around the time I was born."
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"And then I made new friends. Aki was a tight-ass who kicked my ass in an alley and Power was a crazy chick who'd lie and abuse me without remorse. I hated them both."
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"Ah, there's also the other ones. That scaredy cat who's surprisingly agile and tried to kill me once, that angel and shark devil, and… who could forget Miss Vomit Queen?"
Denji chuckled.
"One time, she took me to her place and got even more hammered than back in the party. The next thing I knew, she was grinding up on me and saying, 'Let's fuck!' Ha, ha, ha..."
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"I didn't go through with it, though. Do you want to know the reason?"
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"It's because of you. I wanted my first time to be with you."
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"I could've done it with Vomit Queen. Even though she fucked up my first kiss and I still can't get the taste of vomit out of my mouth to this day, she was easy on the eyes enough that I'd have no problem giving my first time to her."
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"Then she sobered up and told me she liked Aki of all people. Can you believe it? That guy!? Ha, ha, ha…"
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"There was also Reze. I really considered running away with her. Kind of kicking myself for not taking her offer. Then again, she'd probably take me back to her country to get dissected in the end. Or not."
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"I kind of had a feeling the reason she didn't come to the cafe at the time was your doing. But I kept quiet and held onto my flowers hoping she made it back safely. Heh, but I couldn't have that in the end either, could I?"
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"And when all those assassins wanted me dead, all sorts of crazy shit happened. It's kind of a blur, but I remember meeting a super scary devil and lighting myself on fire."
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"Ha, ha, I really had all sorts of misadventures because of you. All kinds of ups and downs. It was almost like a movie. I know you love those."
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"Oh, I know! I want to change my wish. Let's go on another movie date!"
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"I really loved you, you know."
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"If you asked, I wouldn't have minded giving you my all. My all, though. No one else's."
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"I really wish my feelings reached you back then. Hell, at this point, it would be a miracle if anyone's feelings reached you. You really couldn't accept anyone but the Chainsaw Devil, could you? That's why you lost to me in the end."
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"If you had opened up a bit more, then maybe Aki and Power would still be with us. Maybe we would be sitting around the table, having dinner together like a family."
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"I really hated them, but I also really loved them."
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"Because I love you, I'll never forgive you for what you did. Nor will I ever forgive myself for not stopping you when I could've."
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"I'll bear the burden of your sins and my own. That is my cross."
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With the last bite taken, Denji clapped his hands together.
"Gochisousamadeshita!"