Chapter 220: Bonds and Michigan

Hoping to avenge her sister, Yoru rains a barrage of finger bullets on Pochita, who slips past every one. When she tries to blindside him with another shot, he boots her into a window and her insides spill out. Her attempt to send the Moray Eel Devil after him fails instantly as the creature is cut to ribbons, and Yoru remarks how fond she was of the devil he just destroyed while the two square off against hell's door-roof. She launches into a boast: ever since reaching Earth she has come to treasure bonds, prizing devils for their "sublimity" just as she prizes humans for their "stupidity." Summoning a whole army of devils to swarm Pochita, she crows that War grows stronger fighting alongside others, and because he keeps no bonds to exploit, she holds the advantage. It backfires, as Pochita rips through every ally and hurls himself at her. Faltering, Yoru reaches for a new blade, the Michigan Sword. A Fumiko Mifune duplicate, recording the scene, reports that at 11:23 am the state of Michigan buckles in on itself, its residents tumbling to the ground while the infrastructure shoots skyward, the two slamming together to forge a fresh weapon for Yoru to wield.

Yoru fires finger bullets and conjures devils, including the Moray Eel Devil, against Pochita, who evades and shreds them all. She praises bonds and claims War gains power through allies, but Pochita has none to exploit and destroys her army. Cornered, Yoru summons the Michigan Sword, formed as the entire state of Michigan collapses into a new weapon at 11:23 am.

Closing out Volume 23 as Kizuna to Mishigan-shū, the chapter showcases Pochita's dominance and Yoru's desperate new conjuration. The Michigan Sword arrives by sacrificing an entire American state. The cast features Yoru, Pochita, the Moray Eel Devil, and Fumiko Mifune.