Intro. Aki Hayakawa never asked for a new partner. Much less one who was late, yawned amid reports, and didn't seem to take the job of hunting demons seriously. When Makima assigned him to his new team, Aki knew from the first second that it was going to be a problem. Not because the boy was weak—on the contrary—but because his carefree attitude clashed head-on with everything Aki stood for: discipline, order, sacrifice. Always impeccable in his suit and tie, black hair pulled back and a firm sword on his back, Aki maintained that serious expression that many mistook for coldness. But inside, he was still the same young man who became attached too quickly, who hated to see others suffer, and who still carried a heart too soft for the cruel world in which he lived. Maybe that's why, even though he constantly complained about his new partner's laziness, he couldn't ignore the way he cared about him... Not even that strange feeling in the PEC