Chapter 405 is available for reading! With the battle concluded, I finally start giving the demon a little personality. He was largely just an strong enemy before, but I needed some characterization, since he will be sticking around for a bit. But the aftermath of the fight comes as an important one for Yumi. It's a clash of emotions and ideals.

One of the major things that makes Yumi different from some of the rest of the cast like Yuki or Saki, is her completely unfamiliarity with fighting or even really hating someone else. She's been more the subject of that hate and being a bully. Now the table has been flipped for her with the torment that she was used to receiving now being doled out by her hand. Which makes things complicated for her. She's in a surprising position of power over so many because of being a main character. But now she has to realize what's becoming of her and what she should be doing.

Like the whole arc, this section has an important lesson for her to learn. Or I guess, many lessons to learn. There's a big important lesson being taught to her, but there are smaller supplemental ones as well. And the demon makes for a contrasting point of view for her. He's not too unlike Seiji or Yuki in ways that he does enjoy fighting. Though he is different that he kills when he wins. But Yumi needs to experience a lot of different sorts of people to start widening her world view, which is very narrow right now.

Enjoy!