Shouta Akimura (秋村 肖太, Akimura Shōta?) is the first chapter of the fourteenth volume of the Devils' Line manga series. It is a side story which takes place after Line 1 and focuses on Shouta Akimura after his arrest.
Summary[]
It is revealed that Akimura was sent to ONL for treatment of his blood addiction. He spent 4 years there, where he was also assigned to be part of the last Hybrid Project ever. However, his partner, Maiko Hashimoto and his daughter, Mikaze Akimura, both died. After he is treated, Akimura is sent to prison to serve his life sentence, and he decides to embrace the sadness of having killed three women and the sadness he has had to endure.