What’s particularly significant about these revelations is the relevance they seem to have to one of Control Devil Makima’s most infamous speeches in part 1. In Chainsaw Man chapter 185 ...

Intimidating, powerful and beyond scary, Makima is a powerhouse in and of herself. As the Control Devil, Makima can put almost anyone under her control, even animals and other Devils. Her powers ...

What this means is that whatever Denji felt for Makima can be attributed to firstly, her Control Devil abilities and secondly, superficial in a sense. Denji graduated from wanting to touch Makima ...