My Dream for the Future
P e r s
This is hard...
What, you're actually studying?
Lame!
I think a smart-aleck devil who's only strong against the young and the weak is a lot lamer.
Smart-aleck... devil...
Why not take a break and have some tea?
Ja
Yay! Fujike cakes!
Fujike
Here, smart-aleck devil. You can have some, too.
Smart-aleck devil...
You know, after all that big talk,
you didn't do any dropkicks last episode.
So it really is title fraud?
Seems that way...
Let's change the title.
What?!
The Smart-Aleck Devil!
Smart-Aleck Devil
Smart-aleck devil...
Hey, Yurine-chan.
Smart-Aleck Devil
Smart-aleck devil... Smart-aleck devil...
I have to write a paper on the theme of "the future me."
What do you think I should write about?
Well...
Is there anything you'd like to become in the future?
What I'd like to become?
A pencil cap!
I know you can do it.
Go for it.
Go for it
Be serious, Per-chan.
There must be something.
Maybe a teacher who's like everyone's mom?
Why not just write that, then?
Oh...
"The future me," huh?
I wrote about that a long time ago, too.
What did you write?
"A dictator."
I wrote that I would kill all who defied me,
and create the Yurine Kingdom, a paradise on Earth,
inhabited only by those who swore loyalty to me.
That's so cool!
The Yurine Kingdom?
Hang on, that's no joke!
If she really created that kingdom,
she might invade Hell itself one day and try to take over!
This psychopath's thinking dangerous thoughts.
I can't allow her to live.
Well, then!
I suppose I'll start getting dinner ready.
I think I'll make pickled veggies for today's side dish.
This daikon is perfectly pickled!
Chop, chop, chop, chop...
And a chop for Yurine!
Jashin-chan, c'mere a sec.
'Kay.
Would you prefer a punch or a kick?
Um...
A kick, you say?
Flump
Pfft
You moron!
That's what you get for tryin' to kick me on a tatami floor wearing socks!
What a moron!
This isn't good...
You're just a smart-aleck devil.
A smart-aleck devil has the gall to laugh at me?
Gaaaah
My back! My back!
Let me down!
I always wanted to run a butcher shop.
The more you struggle, the more it'll hurt as the hook digs in.
Let me down! Please!
Jashin-chan, keep it down! I can't concentrate on my paper!
Hanazono Butcher Shop
Hello!
So, what should we have for dinner tonight?
I want snake!
Now, dear, butcher shops don't have snake.
They don't?
We do.
Flop, flop! Flop, flop!
After my national health insurance payment for this month,
I don't have any spending money left!
What's wrong with this country?!
National Health Insurance
There's the national pension, Tokyo residential tax, ward tax...
National Pension
Tokyo Residential Tax
Ward Tax
And when you buy anything, there's a consumption tax, too!
Consumption Tax
Why is it so hard to live in this country?!
That's how Japan is,
World Sports Festival
Leap beyond the summit!
but they say holding the World Sports Festival here
will boost the economy by trillions of yen!
This will won't be on the test
X
Plus, all who volunteer as event staff
will receive a prepaid card with 1,000 yen on it for every work day!
That's 1,000 yen per day, even though you're volunteering!
How generous is that?! So generous!
World Sports Festival
Seeking Volunteers
And for all who participate...?!
A free prepaid card with 1,000 yen per day!!
A prepaid card with 1,000 yen per day
for doing volunteer work in the hot midsummer sun?
1,000 yen for a whole day's work...
What a bounty!
1,000 yen isn't even worth calling a side hustle!
And Hell will be coming to collect my taxes pretty soon, too...
I'll make more money by playing pachinko.
What's...
What are you doing here, Pino?
I'm working as the custodian here.
You got a job as a custodian in the building where the devils live?
You must be plotting something.
Yes!
I knew it!
Well, not that I care,
but Pekola-sama was worried about you.
Well, I'm right here,
so you can tell her not to worry.
Tell her yourself.
I'm busy, you know.
What a brat...
Even back in Heaven, I never really liked you.
Hey...
What're you two angels having such a friendly chat about?
Meat and Potatoes! Stay out of this!
Meat and Potatoes...
Meat and Potatoes
Meat and Potatoes?
What? I re-read volume 4 of the manga! I know that's right!
Rewatch the anime! I mean, that's fine too, but...
Volume 4...
Volume Four
By the way, you two,
do you pay your national health insurance payments in the human realm?
I told you to stay out of this!
Come on, answer me.
Just answer me, mister!
Who else do we call "mister"?
Here.
Okure
Hmm, how about it?
Ugh, what's your deal?! Yes, I pay mine!
I pay mine, too.
Good for you two!
Clap
I wonder if Pekola does.
I'll ask her next time I see her.
But man, it really sucks, doesn't it?
Having to pay national health insurance and everything else
in both Hell and the human realm...
You guys pay for both too, right?
There are no taxes in Heaven.
N-No taxes?! Is that place paradise or something?!
Oh. I guess it is.
That sounds awesome! Maybe I should move to Heaven!
Funny, right?!
Genesis
Hey, you have ramen!
That's for a delivery!
The plastic wrap on these ramen bowls has a certain bounciness.
It's not ordinary plastic wrap, is it?
Hey!
Chow time.
Chow time
No one said you could eat that!
What even brought this on?
Ramen's so good!
I don't think there's anyone who hates ramen!
Oh, Poporon-chan!
The delivery was taking a while,
so I got worried and came to check on you.
Genesis
Jashin-chan is eating our ramen!
Her second bowl
Hey! That's our lunch you're eating!
Sorry about that. I'll make something for you instead.
You two are gonna eat some, too, right?
Here you go! Jashin-chan's special omelet rice!
Jashin-chan's omelet rice is still the best!
Had two bowls of ramen, still eating omelet rice
It's not as good as our chef's cooking,
but it's not bad.
I'm not sure how I ended up sitting down for a meal with devils.
But... it is delicious.
If you're going to live in the human realm,
you'll just have to get used to this.
This is seriously good, Jashin-chan!
For sure!
I'm telling you, my omelet rice is the best in the world!
Totally! I could eat it forever!
It's delicious...
Right?
Yeah!
After this, a swimsuit episode!
All of the fan service!
Can you believe it?!
I won a one-day private beach party in the shopping district lottery yet again!
Huh? What am I talking about?
Any Dropkick newbies asking that
need to buy the disc release of season 1 and watch episode 12 right now!
Dropkick on My Devil! Blu-ray 2nd Box
I won't let anyone say they don't know what happened!
I owe it all to my cultists!
Right, Tajiri?
M-My name isn't Tajiri!
Jashin-chan has legs!
Hey, you're right.
I figured I should enjoy the beach in my perfect Jashin-chan figure today.
Hello!
Delivery for you!
Tangan-chan!
Ooh, did I level up without realizing again?
No, it's nothing like that.
Our records show that you squished a mayfly with your elbow recently.
Dig, dig...
Squish
It's not quite a reward, but this is for you.
Satan's
Tears
It's this stuff.
Satan's Tears A potion that makes Jashin-chan grow legs See Season 1, Episode 7
For real? Over a little mayfly?
Wow, how thoughtful!
I had plans to go to the beach! Now I can grow legs and be an Insta-queen!
Gross! It stinks even worse than last time!
It was in storage, so it's past its expiration date.
Even though it was only a mayfly,
Satan-sama wanted to give you this gift.
I'll be taking my leave now!
That's what happened.
So I drank that stinky-ass potion to grow legs again!
Don't I look awesome?
Yeah! You look great, Jashin-chan!
No.
It's lame that you destroyed the character that you'd built yourself up as.
I prefer you with your usual gross lower half.
Zazaas! Zazaas! Nasunazaas!
Gross Lower Half!
Pfft
That's it! Today, this bitch dies!
Okay, I'll watch our stuff.
You guys can go have fun.
No one's around. You don't need to watch our stuff.
I don't want to get a sunburn.
Poporon-chan, Pekola-chan! Hurry up!
Tajiri
She's not giving us much choice.
Honestly, I never expected you to come with us.
I only came because I happened to be off work.
All right! We're gonna swim, too!
Yeah!
Will my inner tube be okay? I hope it doesn't pop...
Take that!
Cut it out!
You're not going to swim, Miss Custodian?
No, I'll pass.
Join us, Medusa!
Sorry for dragging you along.
Here we go!
Falling Leaf!
Shiver
Ahhh...
W-Wai—
Jashin-chan, you didn't!
Jashin-chan! Tell me you're joking!
I can't understand it.
How can angels and devils have fun together?
Oh, no! Leg cramp!
When Pekola-sama lived in Heaven,
Hilarious!
she absolutely detested devils.
Pekola-chan, are you okay?
Poporon, too.
Being around Jashin-chan and the rest changes you.
Lots of new faces keep showing up, whether they're angels or devils.
It makes every day so lively that even I can't help but enjoy it.
You might find yourself changing, too.
All that swimming wore me out.
I cut up some watermelon for everyone.
Yay!
Jashin-chan, did you really pee in the ocean?
I don't know, did I?
You should stop doing dumb things and act like a girl for a change.
Shut up! Watermelon seed machine gun!
Splat
That's disgusting.
Want me to plant this seed inside you and grow watermelons in your body?
Eep!
It'll suck all the nutrients out of you and give us a lovely watermelon.
Ice
Ice here!
Ice
Anyone need some ice?
Yusa! Koji!
What?
Oh, look. You're all here.
You're doing business even out here?
Yes.
But there's no one at this beach, so we haven't sold a thing.
Probably because it's a private beach.
Since they're here, do you guys want some shaved ice?
I do!
Oh, we aren't selling shaved ice this year.
Ice
We have crushed ice now.
Ice
Why?
We made a fortune with our fluffy shaved ice last year,
so we thought we'd try the opposite this year.
That's quite a bold change of direction.
Hey, Koji, I think you got a little too much sun.
The melanin increase is making moles pop up all over you!
Jashin-chan.
What? You want to break a watermelon?
I'm sorry. I already cut up our watermelon.
But since we did come all the way to the beach,
it'd be nice to at least enjoy the feel of it, right?
D-Don't do it!
I'd be happy to wait until a watermelon grows inside your body,
but we don't have that kind of time, so this will do.
Whoa, Koji!
That's the kind of thing I'd kill you to have!
Now, let's put your blindfold on.
Not me! You're supposed to blindfold the one with the sword!
Wait... This is one of those things good kids shouldn't try at home.
A little to the right!
Straight ahead!
She can see, you idiots!
Wait...
D-Don't... Don't!
Don't do it!
Hey, what's that?!
You can't even see anything.
Did you think she'd fall for a basic ruse like that?
Go on. Finish it in one blow.
It's my mind's eye! I can see it with my mind's eye!
Wh-What?
Something really is drifting this way.
What is that?
What is it?
A coffin?
Oh, wow. It's a juicy one.
Hey, all of you! At least glance over here!
Hey! Are you listening?! Hey! Look over here, I said!
Well, we should get back to selling ice now.
Okay. See you later.
Hey! Take the sword out first, damn it!
They pulled it up onto the beach
Why did a coffin drift in from the ocean?
Is there someone inside it?
Hello?
Knock
Th-There is someone inside!
Damn that Koji!
Next time I see her, I'll make her pay for that!
Sh-She's strong... like, really strong...
Sinking into the sand
Damn it, let go of me!
Ow!
Chomp
Cut that out!
Getting bitten by a monster like you could give me some weird disease!
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
Wahahahaha
Nom
"Could give me some weird disease," she says!
Nom
Quit laughing and help me!
Hey!
Let go of Jashin-chan!
Grab
She's really strong...
Someone who's evenly matched with Minos...
Nnnngh
She's incredible.
I...
I broke into pieces...
Help...
It looks like super glue did the trick.
Sorry for attacking you out of the blue.
I thought you were an enemy.
Save the sudden attacks for steak!
I come from Hell China.
I'm Kyon-Kyon the jiangshi.
Jiangshi?
The things that hop around and go still when you slap a talisman on them?
Slap
The ones you see in movies from Hong Kong?
Slap
Oh, I know what those are.
The Taiwanese drama version
starred a pretty young girl and a chubby boy with a bowl cut.
Did you know they were actually siblings?
I did not, and I don't care, either.
They were low-ranked jiangshi.
I'm high-ranked, so I can act on my own free will.
Why did you come to the human realm, Kyon-Kyon?
I'm glad you asked!
I want to be a human!
Huh?
One of the higher-ups in Hell China
said that if I do good deeds and act in a way that's helpful to humans,
I can become a human one day!
No way, that's not happening.
Your higher-ups pulled one over on you.
As if a jiangshi who's already dead could actually become a human!
But I came here because that's what I was told...
Why do you want to be a human?
I love humans!
Where are all of you going after this?
To Tokyo.
Tokyo, huh?
Tokyo has lots of humans.
Maybe there's something I can do to be helpful!
Please take me with you!
Sure.
I'd feel bad just leaving you here, anyway.
Xie xie!
Um...
Jashin-chan is acting strange...
Sorry. I'm becoming a jiangshi.
It's because I bit her earlier...
I'm sorry.
Pfft
Don't worry! Knowing Jashin-chan, she'll be back to normal in no time!
Jashin-chan, wait!
Being bitten by a jiangshi turns one into a jiangshi.
This is unrelated to the saying, "A mummy hunter becomes a mummy."
Medusa, wanna rest your head on my lap?
What's this? The prelude to a natural disaster?
I thought I should be the pillow for once! Come on!
O-Okay, then...
Your lap is so soft, Jashin-chan.
But the scales are a bit rough...
If you're gonna complain, forget it!
No, I'm really happy that you're lending me your lap.
O-Oh, all right. Just a little longer, then.
You can pee yourself with excitement if you want.
I'm not going to do that.