Arc 17Chapters 404–409

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Ch. 404Declaration of war

Knox launched coordinated attacks in Japan, poisoning officials at a banquet and freeing experimental subjects from a government cargo ship. Japan's prime minister survived and ordered the CCG to mobilize against Knox.

  • Knox's staff rejected leaking intelligence about Japan and the CCG's experiments and instead planned to deliver the rescued subjects to foreign embassies.
  • Tsukimi Shisui poisoned food at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, killing dozens of officials before escaping after revealing himself as a Ghoul.
  • Knox's people attacked a Japanese government cargo ship at the port and removed the live experimental subjects hidden aboard.
  • The prime minister, who had narrowly avoided the banquet poisoning, called the attack a declaration of war and ordered his secretary to summon the CCG.
  • The secretary warned that the CCG could not be trusted, but the prime minister insisted he mobilize them to stop Knox and protect his position.

Ch. 405Previous Life Side Story 16: Negotiations

As CCG and the Japanese government responded to Knox’s attacks, foreign embassies received traumatized people who threatened to expose Japan to international scrutiny. Tsukimi Shisui guarded Knox’s negotiations while the prime minister ordered an ambush, unaware that damaging allegations about the government were already trending.

  • CCG deployed its forces to the explosion sites, helped evacuate residents, and hunted Knox’s teams and opportunistic Ghouls.
  • Traumatized people arrived at foreign embassies, while Japanese officials concealed the damage and some politicians plotted to negotiate with Knox for political advantage.
  • Jackal summoned Tsukimi Shisui to guard a meeting, and Shisui took position across from the conference room, ready to intervene.
  • The prime minister learned that his political opponents planned to bargain with Knox and ordered their arrest during the negotiations.
  • The prime minister called in CCG reinforcements, unaware that allegations of government involvement in human trafficking and human experimentation were already trending online.

Ch. 406Past Life Side Story 17: Surprise Attack

Tsukimi Shisui ambushed Kishou Arima during negotiations between the Japanese government and Knox, turning the confrontation into a call for war. As the Washuu Clan scrambled to contain the exposure of its human experiments, Jackal prepared to exploit the weakness of its mountain stronghold.

  • Kishou Arima arrived to support the negotiations and tried to take the Knox captives into custody, but gunfire disrupted his plan.
  • Tsukimi Shisui broke into the conference room, struck Kishou Arima with his Bikaku, and ordered Knox to count casualties and prepare for war.
  • The CCG deployed investigators across Japan as the Washuu Clan learned that its missing test subjects had reached foreign embassies and videos of them were spreading online.
  • The Washuu Clan dispatched its trained operatives while trying to suppress the scandal and destroy evidence of its experiments.
  • Jackal watched the Washuu Clan's weakened stronghold from the mountainside and planned to give other countries more explosive evidence against Japan.

Ch. 407Past Life Extra 18: Downpour

As Knox exploited the downpour and Tokyo’s overwhelmed authorities to infiltrate the city and attack, Tsukimi Shisui transformed into a Kakuja while fighting Kishou Arima and escaped to seek more flesh. Aogiri Tree also mobilized against the invading Knox Ghouls in Tokyo Bay.

  • Knox members used the rain and the authorities’ distraction to infiltrate Tokyo, target prominent families and facilities, and carry out killings.
  • Tsukimi Shisui took shelter from Kishou Arima’s attacks, but the pressure awakened his battle-hungry instincts.
  • Shisui transformed into a Kakuja, devoured Kishou Arima’s Quinque spear, and grew stronger.
  • Shisui broke through a building, ate a nearby victim to recover from a lightning strike, and fled while Kishou Arima evacuated the residents.
  • Aogiri Tree’s Ghouls poured into Tokyo Bay and attacked the Knox invaders.

Ch. 408Previous life extra 19: Encirclement

Aogiri Tree and the CCG formed an alliance to encircle Tsukimi Shisui and slow Knox’s advance, while Kuzen Yoshimura left Ward 20 to join the fighting. The chapter ended as the One-Eyed Owl and CCG elites blocked Shisui from returning to Knox’s main force.

  • The One-Eyed Owl sent Aogiri Tree’s Ghouls against Knox, but a flying monster swallowed outposts and Tatara went missing.
  • The One-Eyed Owl agreed to an encirclement after losing contact with Tatara.
  • Kuzen Yoshimura refused to take Ward 20’s fighters with him and left Enji Koma and Kyouko Irimi in charge.
  • Tsukimi Shisui fed on the casualties of Knox’s artillery strikes and cleared a path through Aogiri Tree’s lines.
  • Sen Takatsuki and Kishou Arima agreed that Aogiri Tree and the CCG would surround Shisui.
  • The One-Eyed Owl blocked Shisui as he turned to support Knox, while CCG elites closed in and the Non-Killing Owl rushed toward the battle.

Ch. 409Previous Life Side Story 20: The Sinking Island (End of Side Story)

Tsukimi Shisui fought to the limit at CCG headquarters and pressed the launcher, triggering a missile strike that destroyed Tokyo. He died in the blast, then opened his eyes in a messy single room after transmigrating.

  • Tsukimi Shisui realized his poison had weakened the humans and Ghouls surrounding him and accepted the organization’s request to guide the missiles to their target.
  • Tsukimi Shisui fought Kishou Arima, the One-Eyed Owl, and another Kakuja while test-firing missiles, leaving himself too injured to escape.
  • After the battle, Tsukimi Shisui pressed and held the launcher as the appointed time arrived.
  • The missiles struck Japan, destroying Ward 1 and crushing the Tokyo Metropolis in a spreading shock wave.
  • Tsukimi Shisui died in the blast, then opened his eyes in a messy single room after transmigrating.
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