Hank's Unapologetic Answer

Team Leader Hank met my persistent gaze without avoiding it and answered nonchalantly.

“Just because you pissed me off.”

“…?”

“So I slapped you.”

What is this? Is this an insincere yet unapologetic answer?

The painful memory of being hit by Team Leader Hank vividly resurfaced, and my left cheek trembled.

'Should I kill him, Master? Take out the sealed chainsaw? Don’t you want to feel the touch of the Steelhusk 480T after a long time?'

It felt as if the inner Chainsaw Man was whispering in my ear.

If it weren’t for the unfortunate reality that I had no certainty of winning a head-on fight against Team Leader Hank even if I pulled out the chainsaw, I might have seriously considered it.

Seeing my expression turn into one as if I’d chewed shit, Team Leader Hank chuckled...