Chapter Summaries

Huiqi investigated a fatal ghoul attack in Ward 20 and identified the Binge Eater as responsible, then searched CCG records for clues about the ward’s ghoul organizations. He marked Demon Ape and Black Dog for further attention, while Misaki began recalling something about Demon Ape.

• At Anteiku, Touka, Yoriko, and Enji Koma worried that Huiqi’s presence threatened Ward 20, while the manager feared the CCG would keep pursuing Rize Kamishiro.
• After being called from sleep, Huiqi went to a fatality scene and ordered Assistant Ono to classify the attack as the Binge Eater’s work.
• Huiqi returned to the Ward 20 CCG branch and found that Demon Ape and Black Dog had become less active in recent years.
• Misaki brought Huiqi coffee and said he seemed more polite than people claimed.
• Huiqi marked Demon Ape and Black Dog in the records, and Misaki said Demon Ape sounded familiar.

Huiqi received a vague description of the Monkey Demon Organization's leader, while a bandaged figure learned that Huiqi had been assigned to Ward 20 and wanted to hunt him. The next day, Huiqi heard that Yamori had escaped after Kureo Mado's Quinque broke, and Misaki Aika reunited with Kōtarō Amon before forgetting Huiqi's coffee.

• Misaki Aika described the Monkey Demon Organization's leader as someone with brown hair styled like a caterpillar bun, and Huiqi wrote down the clues.
• A mysterious figure in bandages learned that Huiqi was in Ward 20 and said they wanted to lure him to another ward.
• Kōtarō Amon reported that Yamori had escaped after Kureo Mado's Quinque broke during a fight in Ward 13.
• Huiqi complained about Mado's broken Quinque and decided to contact him himself, while Amon left the office.
• Misaki Aika recognized Amon outside Huiqi's office, and they reminisced about the CCG Academy before Amon hurried away.
• Misaki brought Huiqi cold coffee and admitted she had forgotten it while talking with Amon.

Huiqi followed Ken Kaneki and Rize Kamishiro after noticing them near the site of a recent Ghoul attack, while Rize led Ken toward an isolated construction site. Touka panicked when she saw Huiqi but he did not recognize her, and the chapter ended as Rize leaned into Ken’s arms and revealed she had noticed him looking at her.

• Huiqi recalled his first meeting with Kōtarō Amon while talking with Misaki.
• Rize and Ken discussed Sen Takatsuki’s novels, and Rize persuaded Ken to walk her home by pretending to fear Ghouls.
• Huiqi wandered Ward 20 looking for Ghouls, then followed Ken and Rize when he noticed them near a recent attack site.
• Touka recognized Huiqi and feared he would expose her, but he passed by without recognizing her and continued after Ken and Rize.
• Rize led Ken to a secluded construction site, leaned into his arms, and told him she had noticed him looking at her.

Huiqi rushed to stop a ghoul attack, killing and crippling the clown on a rooftop before rescuing Ken Kaneki from Rize Kamishiro. Rize recognized Huiqi as the Executioner and tried to find a way to escape, while Huiqi wondered why she looked familiar.

• Huiqi spotted a clown-masked figure on a rooftop and climbed up to arrest him as Ken Kaneki confessed his feelings to Rize Kamishiro below.
• Rize revealed her kakugan and kagune, bit Ken Kaneki, and chased him as he fled in terror.
• Huiqi surprised the clown, broke his bones, pierced his heart, and disabled his limbs before moving to stop Rize.
• Huiqi kicked Rize away from Ken Kaneki, called for an ambulance, and confronted her as she recognized him as the Executioner.
• Huiqi noticed that Rize looked like someone he remembered.

Huiqi captured Rize Kamishiro and brought her and Ken Kaneki to Akihiro Kano’s laboratory, where Kano transformed Ken into a half-ghoul. Huiqi agreed to let Ken live for Kano’s research, but warned Kano that he would pay if the decision caused trouble.

• Huiqi defeated Rize Kamishiro and was about to kill her when Akihiro Kano arrived and asked to use her as experimental material.
• Kano injected Rize with a syringe, while Huiqi went to retrieve another ghoul from the roof; the ghoul escaped despite having injured tendons.
• Huiqi, Kano, and the nurse brought Rize and Ken Kaneki to Kano’s private hospital, where Kano performed emergency surgery and transplanted a kakuhou into Ken.
• Kano’s experiment made Ken a half-ghoul, and Huiqi nearly killed him before Kano persuaded him to keep Ken alive for research.
• Huiqi saw the scarlet kakugan in Ken’s eye and wondered how his case compared to another one-eyed ghoul.

Huiqi monitored Ken Kaneki’s recovery after Akihiro Kano’s transplant experiment and learned that Kaneki could no longer eat human food. He went to Sen Takatsuki’s book signing, where he waited in line with two books while the crowd of fans dwindled.

• Akihiro Kano gave Huiqi information about Rise and said he could collect the Quinque in half a month; Huiqi suspected Rise’s Washuu surname connected her to the CCG and decided to investigate secretly.
• Huiqi continued visiting Ken Kaneki in the hospital, declined Kureo Mado’s request to hunt ghouls in Ward 20, and returned to his CCG duties.
• Ken Kaneki woke from the transplant and found that he could not eat the food in his hospital room; Akihiro Kano took this as evidence that the experiment had succeeded.
• After leaving the hospital, Ken Kaneki tried various foods and found them all repulsive.
• Huiqi offered to bring Misaki a signed book from Sen Takatsuki’s upcoming signing in Ward 19, then joined the long queue with two books.
• While Huiqi waited, the excited fan ahead of him said he would gladly become Sen Takatsuki’s snack, and Huiqi told him to stay away.

Huiqi confronted Sen Takatsuki and fought her on the rooftop, using an upgraded Quinque and RC suppressant to weaken her kakuja. The battle escalated as Sen’s RC levels surged and she transformed into a larger, less controlled monster.

• Huiqi met Sen Takatsuki at an autograph signing, and they exchanged threats before leaving to settle their old scores.
• Huiqi and Sen began fighting on an abandoned building’s rooftop after a firework burst overhead.
• Huiqi struck Sen’s kakuja with Quinque daggers and a long blade, but she shattered his weapon and sent him flying to the rooftop’s edge.
• Huiqi activated SSS-rate Quinque Amber’s Wail and used RC suppressant to weaken Sen’s kagune armor.
• Sen’s kakuja grew spikes to defend itself, but Huiqi cut through them as she lost control and transformed again.

Huiqi and Sen Takatsuki fought to exhaustion, and Sen escaped after biting a piece of flesh from his shoulder. A notice said Huiqi had been injured and Kureo Mado would take over his duties, leaving Mado silently reading the news in Ward 13.

• Huiqi severed Sen Takatsuki's Kakuja head and attacked her, but she dispelled her armor and deflected his strikes.
• Sen Takatsuki bit flesh from Huiqi's shoulder while embracing him, and Huiqi stabbed her in the chest.
• Sen Takatsuki pulled the dagger from her heart and retreated, while Huiqi collapsed against a rooftop wall, badly wounded and exhausted.
• Sen Takatsuki hid nearby, coughing blood and recovering slowly after using Huiqi's flesh to regain enough strength to escape.
• A notice announced that Huiqi had been injured in a ghoul attack and that Kureo Mado would take over his duties.
• Investigators in Ward 20 speculated about Huiqi's injuries, and Kureo Mado silently read the notice in Ward 13.

While recovering from his injuries, Huiqi told Shinohara that the One-Eyed Owl had wounded him, then received visits from Kureo Mado, Amon, and Misaki. The chapter ended with Mado asking whether the One-Eyed Owl was responsible.

• Kureo Mado stopped tracking the ghoul and bought a fruit basket to visit the injured Huiqi, surprising Amon.
• Shinohara brought Huiqi a CCG meal and asked which ghoul had injured him.
• Huiqi told Shinohara that the One-Eyed Owl had wounded him, and Shinohara left after expressing awe at Huiqi's strength.
• Huiqi read Sen Takatsuki's signed book and thought about her powerful regeneration and their fight.
• Kureo Mado, Amon, and Misaki visited Huiqi, and Misaki excitedly retrieved her signed book.
• Kureo Mado asked Huiqi whether the One-Eyed Owl had injured him.

Huiqi comforted Kureo Mado as memories of Madoi Mado's death during the first operation against Owl resurfaced, then returned to CCG headquarters after his hospital discharge. There, a hostile man accused the CCG of being violent before security dragged him away.

• Huiqi told Kureo Mado that an Aogiri Tree S-rate and SS-rate ghoul had ambushed him, then urged him to think of his daughter, Akira Mado.
• Kureo Mado recalled the first operation against Owl, when Madoi Mado died after sending him away to care for Akira.
• Kureo Mado asked Huiqi to look after Akira if he died, but Huiqi told him to fulfill his responsibilities as her father.
• Half a month later, Huiqi was discharged and headed to Ward 1 headquarters to check on a Quinque being developed from the One-Eyed Owl's severed piece.
• A man who had shared Huiqi's taxi grabbed his coat at headquarters and denounced the CCG, so Huiqi ordered security to remove him.

Huiqi received two new kakuja-class Quinques from Dr. Jin Toka before being summoned to support the CCG Academy in Ward 5. As ghouls overwhelmed the academy’s defenders, Akira Mado drew one ghoul’s attention and became its target.

• A receptionist told Huiqi that a man protesting the CCG had lost his wife and child during an investigator’s operation, prompting Huiqi to reflect on the organization’s failings.
• Huiqi visited Jin Toka’s laboratory and received the combination Quinques Thin Wing X-1 and Raider K3, then agreed to have an armor-type Quinque set aside for him.
• Huiqi received an order to provide support at the CCG Academy in Ward 5, where dozens of ghouls were attacking students and investigators.
• The investigators and students lost their advantage as casualties mounted, and frightened students began to flee.
• Akira Mado insulted a ghoul, which singled her out and threatened to assault her in front of the crowd.

Huiqi arrived at the academy during a ghoul attack, killed the remaining ghouls, and learned that Aogiri Tree was involved. He left for Ward 10 after giving Akira Mado a Quinque dagger and a message from her father.

• A brain-damaged ghoul named Wild Horse attacked and ate his fellow ghoul, throwing the students and surviving ghouls into chaos.
• Huiqi arrived carrying three severed heads and killed every remaining ghoul at the academy with Quinque daggers.
• Akira Mado told Huiqi that the academy's teachers had died and that Aogiri Tree ghouls had appeared in the first wave of attacks.
• Huiqi gave Akira a Quinque dagger and told her to find Jin Toka in Ward 1's Experimental Department after the crisis.
• Huiqi told Akira that Ward 10 was under attack and passed on her father's message to take care of herself.
• Huiqi left for Ward 10, warning Akira not to use her father's Quinques, while Seidou Takizawa teased her about blushing.

As the CCG launched its counterattack against Aogiri Tree in Ward 10, Ken Kaneki struggled with whether he belonged among humans or ghouls. The battle grew increasingly brutal as Huiqi recognized the attackers’ Ward 24 fighting style and faced a fresh wave of ravenous ghouls alone.

• Akira Mado showed off the dagger she had chosen, while Seidou Takizawa wondered whether the investigator who gave it to her was a Special Class Investigator.
• The CCG announced its Ward 10 counterattack, and Ken Kaneki visited the coffee shop, where he wondered whether there was any place in society for him.
• Special Class Investigators Shinohara and Huiqi reported engaging Aogiri Tree as Marute coordinated the battle from the command room.
• Aogiri Tree forces overwhelmed investigators in sector C2, and a blue-haired boy with an ukaku prepared to join the fight while a white-haired man watched.
• Huiqi recognized the ghouls’ Ward 24 tactics, ordered the other investigators to reinforce C2, and stayed behind as a new group of ghouls gathered to attack him.

Huiqi and Yukinori Shinohara fought overwhelming ghoul forces, with Shinohara battling Tatara and Ayato Kirishima while the CCG line faltered. As Tatara’s killing blow approached an exhausted Shinohara, an unknown figure appeared and severed the attack.

• Huiqi used Quinque daggers and his Kakuja-grade Quinque to cut through a swarm of ghouls while remaining unable to support Shinohara.
• Shinohara identified Tatara, Ayato Kirishima, and Noro as his opponents and led the investigators into battle despite their coordinated attacks.
• Tatara and Ayato wounded Shinohara, but Shinohara shattered Tatara’s kagune and slashed Ayato across the chest.
• Tatara transformed into a Half-Kakuja and attacked Shinohara alongside Ayato, while Noro killed an investigator who had intervened.
• Tatara launched a lethal strike at the exhausted Shinohara, but an unknown figure appeared and cut the attack short.

Huiqi joined Yukinori Shinohara against Tatara, Ayato Kirishima, and Noro, but his attempt to stop Noro’s regeneration transformed the ghoul into a giant creature that devoured investigators and ghouls. Sen Takatsuki appeared beside the monster, leaving Huiqi and the battlefield facing a new, overwhelming threat.

• Huiqi rescued Yukinori Shinohara and reported to Marute, whose forces had no Special Class Investigators left to spare.
• Huiqi cut through Noro’s kagune and paralyzed him with electricity, prompting Tatara to recognize Huiqi as the Executioner and flee with Ayato Kirishima.
• Huiqi slashed Noro apart and held his electrified blade in the ghoul’s body, but Noro’s regeneration failed and his vessels grew into a monstrous form.
• The transformed Noro devoured investigators and ghouls, growing larger as the battlefield fell silent.
• Sen Takatsuki appeared and stroked the monster, while Huiqi recognized her voice and prepared for the threat.

After the Ward 10 battle, Huiqi reflected on the investigators’ deaths and encountered a new monstrous enemy while the CCG mourned its losses. He had promised Akira Mado a Quinque, but she was mistaken for a suspicious intruder in the headquarters lobby, and her angry outburst drew everyone’s attention to him.

• Sen Takatsuki calmed the monster and left to deal with a ghoul rebellion in Ward 24 as the Ward 10 battle ended with heavy investigator casualties.
• Yoshitoki Washuu led a memorial for the fallen investigators, and Huiqi wondered whether he could end the conflict between humans and ghouls.
• Kureo Mado approached Huiqi, who recalled the mutated kagune monster and discussed letting Akira choose a Quinque.
• Akira waited in the headquarters lobby while Jin Toka waited near the laboratories, and neither realized the other was there.
• Security guards ordered Akira to leave after mistaking her for a suspicious visitor, and she angrily shouted Huiqi’s name as he emerged with Kureo.

Huiqi found Akira Mado at the CCG after security guards mistook her for a suspicious person, and helped reunite her with her father, Kureo Mado. Over a meal, Akira worried about losing her father and revealed she hoped to join Huiqi’s squad, but he firmly refused.

• Huiqi pushed through the guards and recognized Akira Mado, while Kureo Mado realized the suspicious person was his daughter.
• Huiqi urged Kureo Mado to take Akira to eat, and Kureo Mado nervously tried to comfort her.
• Akira asked Kureo Mado to promise he would not risk his life in another extermination operation, and Huiqi reassured her that Kureo would keep the promise.
• At the restaurant, Akira asked Huiqi whether he had been hurt and said she planned to join his squad after graduation.
• Huiqi rejected Akira’s plan to join his squad, leaving her confused about his strong refusal.

Huiqi took Akira Mado out after a family dinner, then brought her to CCG headquarters to choose a Quinque. Jin Toka led them to Huiqi’s private collection room, where Akira was about to see his extensive arsenal.

• Huiqi warned Akira Mado that partnering with him could put her life in danger, while Kureo Mado returned with drinks and joined them.
• After Kureo Mado fell asleep, Akira told Huiqi about her father’s grief and why she had enrolled at CCG Academy; Huiqi sent Kureo home and took her for a walk.
• Akira praised Huiqi’s reputation and learned he would help her choose a Quinque, so they returned to CCG headquarters.
• Jin Toka explained that Huiqi’s collection contained hundreds of throwing-knife Quinques, dozens of long blades, and many other weapons.
• Jin Toka led Huiqi and Akira to Huiqi’s private collection room, where Akira was about to see the weapons.

Akira Mado visited Huiqi's collection room to choose a Quinque, while Jin Toka explained the weapons and ruled out several swords she liked. She chose the S-rate long sword Emelisa and went to test its sharpness, leaving Huiqi to learn how much Jin Toka knew about his weapons.

• Huiqi showed Akira Mado his collection room, where Jin Toka explained the different weapons and his experimental Combination-Type Quinque.
• Akira Mado considered both guns and swords, then insisted on choosing a long sword despite Jin Toka's warning about the risks.
• Jin Toka rejected several swords Akira Mado picked, including Chehe Zhe because it weighed seventy kilograms and another because it needed repairs.
• Jin Toka gave Akira Mado the S-rate Quinque Emelisa, explaining that it suited her and contained a CCG tracker in its gemstone.
• Akira Mado went to test Emelisa's sharpness on Quinque Steel, while Huiqi questioned Jin Toka about his knowledge of the collection.

Akira Mado chose to remain at the CCG Academy for another year before joining Huiqi as a teammate, while the Special Class Investigators discussed a ghoul riot in Ward 24. Later, Huiqi ran into Sen Takatsuki without his Quinque, leaving him at her mercy as she teasingly took his hand.

• Akira Mado told Huiqi she would use her final year at the CCG Academy to prepare to become his teammate.
• Yoshitoki Washuu informed the Special Class Investigators that a ghoul riot had broken out in Ward 24, and Iwao Kuroiwa offered to help respond.
• Huiqi declined to assist with the Ward 24 situation because he had work to handle in Ward 20 and needed to collect new equipment from Kanou.
• Huiqi walked through the city and accidentally collided with Sen Takatsuki.
• Sen Takatsuki noticed Huiqi had no Quinque, took his hand, and teased him about going somewhere dark to play.