Chapter Summaries

Amahane Byakuya met Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa on the subway while heading to his internship. Nashiro asked him to call her by her first name and questioned him about his feelings for Kurona, leaving both sisters embarrassed by his candid praise.

• Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro discussed his feelings for her, and Rize said she would answer him when she stopped thinking of him as food or he became devoted to her.
• Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro parted after spending time at school, and he later took the subway to the 23rd Ward for his internship.
• Amahane Byakuya greeted Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa when they boarded his train, and Nashiro asked him to call her Nashiro.
• Amahane Byakuya said he was eighteen and had no family, and Nashiro apologized in case she had touched on a painful subject.
• Nashiro Yasuhisa asked what Amahane Byakuya thought of Kurona, and he immediately called Kurona cute, making both sisters blush and avert their eyes.

Amahane Byakuya defended Juuzou Suzuya against Kurona Yasuhisa’s suspicion and teased Kurona about being cute. The group reunited with Zero Squad at the entrance to the 24th Ward and prepared to enter.

• Amahane Byakuya greeted Juuzou Suzuya, then told Kurona Yasuhisa he did not believe Juuzou had committed the acts he was accused of.
• Amahane Byakuya described Kurona Yasuhisa as emotionally deprived, then called her cute again despite her protests.
• Juuzou Suzuya privately hoped he could find a chance to explain himself to Amahane Byakuya.
• Amahane Byakuya and the others met Zero Squad at the 24th Ward entrance, where Hajime Iba waved to him.
• Yusa Arima, Rikai Soutou, and Ui Koori discussed Hajime Iba’s closeness with Amahane Byakuya and his likely future in the CCG.

Amahane Byakuya and the other students completed another day of ghoul-hunting training in the 24th Ward, where he captured some ghouls and killed others. On the train home, Kurona Yasuhisa explained why she and Nashiro had once been hostile toward him, then both sisters fell asleep against his shoulders.

• Amahane Byakuya captured some ghouls during field training while killing others he judged deserving of it.
• Ui Koori told a student that joining Zero Squad would likely require reaching Senior Ghoul Investigator rank or higher.
• Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa rode the subway home with Amahane Byakuya after exhausting themselves during training.
• Kurona Yasuhisa told Amahane Byakuya that she and Nashiro had competed for first and second place to earn their father's approval.
• Nashiro Yasuhisa and Kurona Yasuhisa fell asleep leaning against Amahane Byakuya's shoulders.

Amahane Byakuya reflected on Akihiro Kanou’s cruelty toward Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa, then woke the sisters when they reached their stop. After getting off, the twins realized they had both fallen asleep against his shoulders and felt embarrassed.

• Amahane Byakuya recalled how Akihiro Kanou had turned Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa into one-eyed ghouls, abandoned the gravely injured Nashiro, and pursued his goal without remorse.
• Amahane Byakuya wondered what Akihiro Kanou and Furuta Nimura would do now that Rize Kamishiro was unlikely to become an experimental donor.
• Amahane Byakuya gently woke Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa as the train reached their stop.
• Nashiro Yasuhisa got off while pretending not to notice that she had slept against Amahane Byakuya’s shoulder, and Kurona Yasuhisa followed without realizing what had happened.
• Nashiro Yasuhisa told Kurona Yasuhisa that she had also leaned on Amahane Byakuya, leaving Kurona stunned and both sisters embarrassed.

Amahane Byakuya returned home to find Rize Kamishiro waiting for him, and she used her sharp sense of smell to uncover his contact with CCG investigators and the Quinque he carried. After he explained that he was a trainee investigator, Rize focused on the scents of two girls on him and demanded an explanation.

• Nashiro Yasuhisa and Kurona Yasuhisa worried that they had embarrassed themselves after falling asleep against Amahane Byakuya.
• Amahane Byakuya came home and found Rize Kamishiro, who had used her spare key and planned to stay the night.
• Rize Kamishiro smelled ghoul, human, and female scents on Amahane Byakuya, including traces she associated with half-humans from the White Day Garden.
• Amahane Byakuya admitted that he was a CCG trainee, and Rize Kamishiro realized he had encountered half-human investigators.
• Amahane Byakuya dismissed the Ghoul Countermeasures Act and showed Rize Kamishiro his Quinque, Hiruko 1/76.
• Rize Kamishiro asked Amahane Byakuya to explain the scents of the two girls on him.

Rize Kamishiro revealed that the Washuu Clan were ghouls and warned Amahane Byakuya that learning the truth made him a target. Byakuya embraced her and reaffirmed his promise to protect her, while Rize ended by asking him about Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa.

• Rize Kamishiro questioned Amahane Byakuya about the strong scents of Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa on him, and he claimed they had rubbed off during a fight.
• Rize Kamishiro asked whether Byakuya wanted to hear the Washuu Clan's secret, and he agreed despite her warning that he would have no way back.
• Rize Kamishiro whispered that the Washuu Clan were ghouls, then embraced Byakuya and said they were accomplices who would face the clan together.
• Byakuya embraced Rize Kamishiro and promised he would not regret standing by her, earning 50 fusion points from his quest.
• Rize Kamishiro said she did not dislike fools like Byakuya and asked him to tell her more about Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa.

Amahane Byakuya learned more about Rize Kamishiro’s past with the Washuu Clan and promised to protect her from the fate she escaped. Rize decided to move in with him and reaffirmed that she intended to feast on him.

• Rize questioned Amahane about the scents on his shoulders, and he admitted that two fellow trainees had fallen asleep against him on the subway.
• Rize explained the Washuu Clan’s influence and revealed that she had escaped its oppressive control, while Amahane promised she would not suffer again.
• Rize told Amahane that her adoptive father, Kamatari Kamishiro, had taught her to fight and might have been captured by the CCG while protecting Sixth Ward ghouls.
• Rize announced that she would move in with Amahane, then reminded him of his promise to let her feast on him.
• Rize bit Amahane’s collarbone and warned him that no other ghoul was allowed to claim him.

Amahane Byakuya finished his CCG internship, became an official Second-Class Ghoul Investigator, and went with Rize Kamishiro to meet Ken Kaneki before Sen Takatsuki’s fan event. The chapter left Byakuya face-to-face with Sen Takatsuki, who greeted him at the venue.

• Amahane Byakuya helped Rize Kamishiro move out of her apartment and into his home, where she joked about being his devoted partner.
• On the way to the final internship day, Kurona Yasuhisa asked Byakuya to forget what happened the day before, and he advised her and Nashiro Yasuhisa not to take reckless risks.
• Byakuya excelled during the final internship assessment, earned an average score of 9.6, and passed as the top-performing intern.
• Byakuya went to CCG headquarters with the Zero Squad, received his Second-Class Ghoul Investigator title and Quinque, and was given a few days off.
• Byakuya and Rize met Ken Kaneki at the Antique Café, where Rize told him she loved Byakuya the most.
• At Sen Takatsuki’s fan meet-and-greet, Sen stopped in front of Byakuya and greeted him.

Amahane Byakuya, Rize Kamishiro, and Ken Kaneki attended Sen Takatsuki’s fan meet, where they met the author and got her autograph. Afterward, Byakuya revealed to Rize that Takatsuki was a ghoul, leaving Rize surprised and curious about her.

• Eto greeted Amahane Byakuya at Sen Takatsuki’s fan meet, and Byakuya told Rize Kamishiro and Ken Kaneki who she was.
• Ken Kaneki met Eto, discussed her books, and got her autograph.
• Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro met Eto together, exchanged names, and had her sign Byakuya’s book.
• Eto watched Byakuya and Rize leave and wondered why Rize had not eaten him, despite the two seeming close.
• Ken Kaneki parted ways with Byakuya and Rize after the event, pleased with his conversation and autograph.
• Byakuya told Rize that Eto was a ghoul, and Rize realized she had not detected it because Eto’s scent was difficult to distinguish.

Yoriko Kosaka visited the Antique Café to learn about the boy she thought Touka Kirishima liked. After meeting Amahane Byakuya and confirming he had no girlfriend, she told Touka his name and left, while Touka denied having feelings for him.

• Yoriko Kosaka visited Touka Kirishima at the Antique Café and waited for Amahane Byakuya, who was reading with Ken Kaneki.
• After Ken Kaneki left, Yoriko Kosaka sat with Amahane Byakuya, introduced herself, and asked whether he had a girlfriend.
• Touka Kirishima overheard Yoriko Kosaka asking about Amahane Byakuya and came over to take her away.
• Yoriko Kosaka told Touka Kirishima that Amahane Byakuya had no girlfriend and revealed his name, then left the café.
• Touka Kirishima denied that Amahane Byakuya’s relationship status mattered to her and worried he might have misunderstood Yoriko Kosaka’s questions.