"Talk"
'Thought'
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"Hi everyone, guess who's back from the dead, hehe~..."
In the office, a certain few, specifically Denji, Power, and even Makima herself, couldn't help but express genuine surprise or shock once they saw Kobeni Higashiyama and Aki Hayakawa bring in a now, very much alive, Himeno, who couldn't help but be embarrassed and shyly laugh at her current predicament.
"Huh, this is definitely unexpected."
Makima wasn't really sure how to properly react at this moment, though she could only assume this was the result of her employee Higashiyama again, once again surprising her with what she can do.
"Himeno? Is that really you?..."
As for Denji, he was honestly truly speechless, while his feelings towards her weren't as close to what he has for the Deviltrix host, even so, seeing this now Ghostly Hybrid alive again, he couldn't help but smile and be happy with this fact.
"Well, I'm not sure to be honest, I mean, definitely not what I was before."
Himeno was also glad to be alive, even if she was technically still dead? A Undead Lady maybe? From how she looks and feels.
"Ew, what are these flap things on your person?"
Power was more curious than happy to see her, taking a closer look at this new Phantom Girl, specifically poking and pulling at the splits and openings in her skin, which resulted in her getting smacked in the face by a black and white tendril and knocking her down to the ground.
"T-There's your answers~"
Himeno, among others like Hayakawa and the Hybrid, tried not to laugh at what happened to the Blood Devil, who could only glare in response. The only ones not laughing were the Boss lady, who just let out an amused grin, and the shape-shifter, who was the one to help her fallen teammate get back up to her feet.
"I hope you will forgive me for what I did to you, it was selfish of me to do, "This", to you..."
Kobeni, after helping up the Fiend, couldn't help but feel regret and guilt, even though what she did resulted in the revival of her partner, she still thought it was unfair and selfish to do what she did to her body, especially without her consent.
"Hey, I'm alive because of you, sure, my body is kind of strange now, but better than being dead~"
Himeno quickly hugged and ruffled Higashiyama's hair, letting her know that everything was okay and reassuring her that she had done nothing wrong, which did make her team leader smile gently in response.
"I wish to also express my appreciation of your survival."
But such a touching moment was immediately interrupted by none other than Makima herself.
"Unfortunately, your new form of yours might classify you as either a Fiend or Hybrid, and while I have no obligation to have you executed or locked up."
A ruined moment made upsetting when Makima brought up the fact that the Ghostly Hybrid was, very obviously, not classified as human anymore.
"Yeah, basically losing my human rights, damn, well, could be worse."
Something that Himeno was very aware of was the many downsides to her new body, but at the same time, she wasn't necessarily bad. Especially with people like the Chainsaw Man and the horned blonde, who were still able to live such happy lives despite their restrictions, it couldn't be all that bad.
"If you allow me, Mrs Makima, I will take full responsibility of looking after Himeno, to take care of her, as well as being able to prevent any side effects her new body might have."
