Declaration of War

The doors swing wide and, instead of a devil horde, a torrent of organs pours forth, parting to lower Yoru gently to the ground as though she were enthroned. She invites the trio to voice any demands, and the Death Devil orders the War Devil to return to Hell and remain there forever. In exchange, Death pledges to let the three of them be remade into Yoru's weapons, to Famine's alarm.

Death threatens to unleash her power if refused, but Yoru calls the bluff: she has seized Death's karaoke companions as hostages, and the slightest signal or strike would be enough to kill them. Cornered, the Death Devil backs off. Yoru then fixes on Pochita, explaining she summoned the three of them so the two of them could clash again. Considering their record even, she wants the matter settled once and for all, declaring that the victor inherits the world, with the added stake that beating him also makes him hers. Taking his silence as consent, she attacks, and Pochita cleaves her into three pieces while she lands several strikes with her weapon fists.

While the duel rages, Denji remains trapped within his own mind, calling out for Pochita, until he comes upon Asa. He asks what she is up to, and she replies that she must go down the alley, explaining there is something there she has been pursuing for a very long time.