Chapter Summaries

Investigators, Ken Kaneki’s group, and Aogiri Tree converged on Akihiro Kano’s hidden laboratory as Huiqi watched events unfold beside Kano. Kaneki’s group found the basement and entered its first level, where Kano’s traps awaited them.

• Kōtarō Amon revealed that Akihiro Kano’s house had a basement, and Yukinori Shinohara planned an investigation team while Seidou Takizawa stayed behind.
• Akira Mado entered Huiqi’s empty house to return his phone and noticed that it seemed to have been unoccupied for several days.
• Yukinori Shinohara’s team set out for Kano’s laboratory, while Ken Kaneki trained for revenge and Aogiri Tree assembled a powerful group of ghouls.
• Ken Kaneki’s group reached an abandoned villa, and Banjo found a concealed basement entrance.
• Shuu Tsukiyama explained the villa’s history as Kaneki noticed that the basement walls were made of a biological material resembling stomach lining.
• Akihiro Kano and Huiqi watched Kaneki’s group on surveillance monitors and sent the two girls in black and white to stop them.

Huiqi and Akihiro Kano prepared to flee the laboratory while battles broke out above them. Ken Kaneki lost control during his fight with 𩾇, and they crashed through the floor toward the lowest level where Rize Kamishiro was held.

• Huiqi accepted Akihiro Kano's USB drive containing the experimental data as the teams advanced through the laboratory.
• Ken Kaneki fought 𩾇, dodging his powerful attacks before unleashing his rinkaku, while Yoshimura Kuzen wounded Banjo and psychologically broke down Nashiro Yasuhisa and Kurona Yasuhisa.
• Huiqi and Akihiro Kano decided not to take Rize Kamishiro with them, and she silently told Huiqi that he was going to hell.
• Rize Kamishiro's personality took control of Ken Kaneki as he attacked 𩾇 in a rage.
• 𩾇 grabbed Ken Kaneki by the throat and punched him through the floor, sending them both crashing into the lowest level.

Ken Kaneki confronted Akihiro Kano and learned that Yoshimura was behind Aogiri Tree, while Huiqi fought the ghouls who arrived at the laboratory. After Tatara was killed, Rize Kamishiro was abducted, Akihiro Kano’s message declared the mission a failure, and Huiqi withdrew to check on the Fueguchi Sisters.

• Ken Kaneki regained consciousness, found Akihiro Kano and Rize Kamishiro, and heard Kano call him his finest creation.
• Akihiro Kano told Ken Kaneki that Yoshimura was behind Aogiri Tree, leaving Kaneki stunned.
• Sen Takatsuki and Tatara arrived, and Huiqi stopped Sen from pursuing Akihiro Kano before fighting them.
• Huiqi wounded Tatara, defeated his kakuja form, and cut off his limbs and head.
• Yomo took Rize Kamishiro away, and Huiqi received Akihiro Kano’s message saying the mission had failed.
• Huiqi released the failed experimental subjects and withdrew to check whether the Fueguchi Sisters were safe, while Ken Kaneki faced the monsters in the laboratory.

Juuzou Suzuya fought the Yasuhisa sisters while Amon and Akira faced Tsukiyama and Naki, and Shinohara encountered a grotesque ghoul below. The sisters escaped badly wounded, while the other battles continued and Huiqi watched their movements as he tried to avoid exposure.

• Juuzou Suzuya confronted Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa, whose memories recalled their time at the CCG Academy and their past connection with him.
• Shinohara reached the lowest level and found a grotesque ghoul among the mutilated corpses.
• Amon and Akira encountered Tsukiyama and Naki, who joined forces against the investigators.
• Juuzou Suzuya wounded Kurona and nearly cut Nashiro in half, then severed Nashiro's hand as the sisters escaped.
• Huiqi tracked the sisters while dodging test subjects and prepared to leave before dawn; Amon struggled against Tsukiyama as Akira wounded Naki and his underlings.

Huiqi fought off Akira Mado, Kōtarō Amon, and two other investigators as he made his way to the Yasuhisa sisters. He found Nashiro Yasuhisa dying from a severe wound and prepared to treat her, while dismissing Kuro's suggestion that they find their father.

• Naki shielded his underlings from Akira Mado, but they carried him away after she wounded him, while Tsukiyama fled from Kōtarō Amon.
• Ken Kaneki overpowered Yukinori Shinohara, broke through Arata, and left him collapsed on the ground.
• Kōtarō Amon and Akira Mado spotted Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa, then continued toward the lowest underground level.
• Huiqi attacked the investigators, incapacitating Kōtarō Amon, Akira Mado, and two others before reaching the Yasuhisa sisters.
• Kurona Yasuhisa told Huiqi that Juuzou Suzuya had wounded Nashiro Yasuhisa, and Huiqi examined her injuries and took out his short-bladed Quinque.

Huiqi rescued the badly wounded Nashiro Yasuhisa and Kurona Yasuhisa from the Underground Laboratory, then brought them to his home in Ward 17. After the CCG exposed Akihiro Kano’s human experiments, the sisters woke and insisted on calling Huiqi their father.

• Huiqi stitched Nashiro Yasuhisa’s wounds and revived her by feeding her his blood while Kurona Yasuhisa watched.
• Huiqi carried Nashiro Yasuhisa out of the Underground Laboratory with Kurona Yasuhisa following, and the three escaped despite nearby CCG personnel.
• Nashiro Yasuhisa healed while clinging to Huiqi and drinking his blood, and Huiqi brought both sisters to his home.
• Kurona Yasuhisa tasted the blood left on her hand and discovered that she found it irresistible.
• The CCG circulated wanted notices for Akihiro Kano and sorted records of his human experiments while Akira Mado grew suspicious of Huiqi’s absence.
• After waking at home, Huiqi learned that the sisters had decided he was their father, and both rejected his protests.

Huiqi cared for the Fueguchi Sisters at home, buying them clothes and supplies and teaching them about Ghoul Investigators and combat. After seven days, he overslept on his first day back at work and arrived late, surprising Akira Mado.

• Huiqi bought clothes and necessities for the sisters, then learned why they called him Dad: their parents had been killed when they were young.
• The sisters tried on their new clothes and nightwear, and Nashiro playfully grabbed Kuro's breast.
• Huiqi showed the sisters around the house, taught them basic facts about Ghoul Investigators, and trained them to use their kagune.
• After seven days, Nashiro woke Huiqi and told him he was late for work.
• Huiqi arrived at the Ward 20 CCG at 8:30 and apologized, while Akira Mado asked in disbelief whether he had come.

Huiqi returned to work after his leave, then visited the injured Yukinori Shinohara and learned that Ken Kaneki had been classified as the SS-rate Centipede. Iwao Kuroiwa also concluded that there were two Owls, leaving the CCG to face the prospect of fighting both.

• Huiqi returned to the office, congratulated his colleagues on defeating a mad scientist’s experiment, and began working through the documents Akira Mado had prepared.
• Amon told Huiqi that Yukinori Shinohara had been seriously injured by the Eyepatch Ghoul at Akihiro Kano’s laboratory, while Akira Mado wondered about Huiqi’s unusual collar and his missing phone.
• Huiqi visited Shinohara in the hospital, where Shinohara described a fast, powerful centipede-like ghoul who had fought him underground.
• Huiqi realized Shinohara’s Centipede was probably Ken Kaneki, and Iwao Kuroiwa told them that the CCG had provisionally classified Kaneki as SS-rate.
• Iwao Kuroiwa presented footage and concluded that the Owl from six months earlier was different from the Owl from ten years earlier, and Huiqi agreed that two Owls existed.

Akira Mado returned Huiqi’s phone to Ward 17, where Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa mistakenly let her believe they were his daughters. On his way home, Huiqi ran into Sen Takatsuki’s book signing and arranged to speak with Ken Kaneki and Hinami afterward, leaving the encounter poised for a provocative autograph.

• Akira Mado visited Ward 17 to return Huiqi’s phone, and Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa claimed to be his daughters, leaving Akira stunned.
• Huiqi spotted Sen Takatsuki’s book signing and joined the line, thinking about his unfinished Quinque and the danger Sen posed.
• Huiqi noticed Ken Kaneki and Hinami behind him, startled them by revealing he knew them, and asked them to speak with him about Ryouko Fueguchi.
• Huiqi reached Sen Takatsuki and teased that he had chosen an autograph name that might make her lose her composure.

Huiqi provoked Sen Takatsuki, then told Ken Kaneki and Hinami Fueguchi that Hinami’s mother was alive in Cochlea. After returning to work and strengthening the Fueguchi Sisters, he went to dinner with Kōtarō Amon, Akira Mado, and Seidou Takizawa, where Takizawa shared his ambition to become like Houji Kousuke.

• Huiqi teased Sen Takatsuki into signing his book as Eto Yoshimura, then told Ken Kaneki to visit Anteiku and informed Hinami Fueguchi that her mother was in Cochlea.
• The Fueguchi Sisters told Huiqi that a strange woman had brought a phone, and he suspected she was Kureo Mado’s daughter and warned them to stay away from her.
• Akira Mado noticed Huiqi’s injuries while he covered her with his coat as she slept at work.
• Huiqi discovered that his blood eased the Fueguchi Sisters’ hunger and increased their strength until they reached S-rate, and together they could contend with an SS-rate ghoul.
• Kōtarō Amon asked Huiqi whether humans could become ghouls, then invited him to dinner with Akira Mado and Seidou Takizawa.
• Huiqi arranged for Kureo Mado to join them later, while Seidou Takizawa, encouraged by alcohol, told Huiqi he wanted to become a brave man like Houji Kousuke.

At a drunken dinner, Huiqi learned that Kōtarō Amon had seen the Yasuhisa sisters transformed into ghouls and arranged for Amon to be transferred to another ward. The chapter ended with Sen Takatsuki approaching the Ward 20 CCG branch while Huiqi received his newly modified Quinque, Knight's Guard.

• Akira Mado and Seidou Takizawa argued until Takizawa received a call from Houji Kousuke and left the restaurant in embarrassment.
• Kureo Mado took his drunken daughter home, and Kōtarō Amon told Huiqi he had seen Nashiro Yasuhisa and Kurona Yasuhisa as ghouls in Akihiro Kano's laboratory.
• Huiqi promised to investigate the Yasuhisa sisters and left, thinking of Ken Kaneki and deciding to let him and Amon occupy each other.
• The next day, Kōtarō Amon accepted an assignment to another ward, and Huiqi approved of the transfer.
• Sen Takatsuki spoke with Hinami about Ken Kaneki and left her a business card before heading toward the Ward 20 CCG branch.
• Huiqi learned that his Quinque modifications were complete, and Jin Toka called the weapon Knight's Guard.

Sen Takatsuki revealed CCG secrets to Kōtarō Amon, leaving him suspicious of the organization, while Ken Kaneki confronted Renji Yomo about seeing Rise and demanded to know whether they were truly companions. Their argument was interrupted by noises from the next cargo compartment.

• Sen Takatsuki visited the CCG and told Kōtarō Amon that Yasuhisa Nanao had imported ghoul solution and that the CCG owned the mansion’s underground facilities.
• Sen Takatsuki claimed the CCG had discovered Yasuhisa Nanao’s leaked experiment information, after which only his two children survived.
• Kōtarō Amon suspected the CCG had conducted human experiments and decided to keep the information secret while seeking a chance to investigate.
• Ken Kaneki found Renji Yomo in a shipping container and asked to see Rise, but Yomo refused.
• Ken Kaneki challenged Yomo’s silence and questioned whether they were really companions, as noises came from the neighboring cargo compartment.

Ken Kaneki discovered that Rize Kamishiro was chained up and nearly insane, then suspected the Fueguchi Sisters could lead him to the masked man. Huiqi collected a powerful new Quinque and attended a Special Class meeting where the CCG revealed there were two Owls, while Kaneki confronted Yoshimura about Aogiri Tree’s leader.

• Ken Kaneki found Rize Kamishiro shackled and heard her demand that someone be killed, and he told Yomo he would search for the Fueguchi Sisters to find the masked man.
• Huiqi left the Ward 20 branch after Akira Mado insulted him and went to Ward 1 Headquarters for his new Quinque.
• Jin Toka showed Huiqi a custom lance that pierced quinque steel and fired a powerful bolt of lightning, though Huiqi accidentally destroyed steel meant for allocation.
• Huiqi attended the Special Class meeting chaired by Yoshitoki Washuu, where the investigators learned there were two Owls.
• Ken Kaneki returned to Anteiku and asked Yoshimura whether Aogiri Tree’s leader was his child.

The Manager told Kaneki how Kuzen met Yuna, lost her to the V Organization, and hid their child, who became the One-Eyed Owl. As the CCG prepared its Ward 20 operation, Huiqi visited Anteiku for coffee and left after exchanging pointed words with the Manager.

• The Manager explained that Kuzen had worked as a Cleaner for V, fallen in love with Yuna, and killed her under the organization’s pressure after discovering her investigation into V.
• Kuzen hid their child, sent her to Ward 24, and later took on the identity of the Owl Who Did Not Kill to protect her as the One-Eyed Owl.
• The Manager asked Kaneki to use his place between the human and ghoul worlds to save lonely people and his child.
• The CCG finalized an operation to eradicate the Ward 20 ghoul organization, with Arima assigned to guard the V14 passage.
• Yoshitoki Washuu approved an anti-Owl unit, while a man named Kijima planned to visit Kuzen and learn the One-Eyed Owl’s whereabouts.
• After the CCG announced the anti-Owl unit, Huiqi spoke with Mado about revenge, then visited Anteiku, drank coffee, and left after asking about its new employee.

As the CCG prepared for the Anteiku Extermination and Owl Suppression operations, Seidou Takizawa and Huiqi struggled with the prospect of dying in battle. Huiqi left for the CCG the next morning, while Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa woke to find him gone.

• Akira Mado wondered what Huiqi had written in his will, while Seidou Takizawa went home after work and discussed his day with his mother.
• After learning that he would face the SSS-rate Owl in the upcoming operation, Seidou Takizawa wrote a farewell letter and broke down, declaring that he did not want to die.
• Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa begged Huiqi not to leave, but he reassured them and gave them a USB drive containing data and an antidote related to Rize Kamishiro.
• After the sisters fell asleep in his arms, Huiqi vowed that he would not die before achieving his goals, including settling his scores and destroying the root of the ghouls.
• Huiqi left for the CCG early the next morning, and Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa later found his room empty and wept.

Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa left Ward 17 for Ward 20 to search for Huiqi, whom they had come to regard as family. At Anteiku, Yoshimura Kuzen refused to betray the One-Eyed Owl to V and prepared to face the organization with Irimi and Koma.

• Kurona Yasuhisa remembered how Huiqi had saved Nashiro Yasuhisa and given the sisters a home after Akihiro Kano died.
• Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa put on combat clothes and masks, then left Ward 17 for Ward 20.
• Kijima and V confronted Yoshimura Kuzen and demanded that he reveal the One-Eyed Owl's location.
• Yoshimura Kuzen denied knowing anything about the One-Eyed Owl, and Kijima declared that he would die for refusing to cooperate.
• Yoshimura Kuzen told Yomo to protect Touka, Nishiki Nishio, and Rise, then joined Irimi and Koma as they prepared to face V.

CCG began its Owl Suppression Operation in Ward 20 while Ken Kaneki learned that Anteiku was under attack and rushed to save it. Huiqi crushed the Demon Ape forces, crippled Enji Koma for later use, and headed toward the Black Doberman battlefield as more ghouls surrounded him.

• Sen Takatsuki told Yoshimura Kuzen that she had a plan to send Ward 24 ghouls against the Executioner.
• Yoshitoki Washuu and Kureo Mado prepared CCG for the Owl Suppression Operation, while Yukinori Shinohara and Kureo Mado warned their subordinates about the battle.
• Ken Kaneki saw that CCG had designated Ward 20 a special alert zone and was attacking Anteiku, so he set out to save Irimi, Koma, and the Manager.
• Yoshitoki Washuu ordered the operation to begin, and Demon Ape and Black Dog ghouls ambushed CCG Squad One outside Anteiku.
• Huiqi rushed to reinforce Squad One, killed many ghouls with his Knight's Guard, and crippled Enji Koma before ordering investigators to take him to Cochlea.
• Huiqi announced that he was heading to the Black Doberman battlefield, but more Demon Ape ghouls appeared around him.

Huiqi crushed the ghoul resistance in Ward 20, defeating Demon Ape and crippling Kaya Irimi before setting off to support the investigators fighting Owl. As the battle raged, Ken Kaneki overcame Shuu Tsukiyama and headed toward Ward 20, while the Fueguchi Sisters tracked Huiqi’s trail.

• Huiqi slaughtered Demon Ape’s ghouls, and Yoshitoki Washuu ordered Squad Four to cordon off Ward 20.
• Yoshimura Kuzen transformed into the One-Eyed Owl and attacked the Ghoul Investigators, while Touka watched the battle on television.
• The Fueguchi Sisters reached the ruined battlefield and recognized Huiqi’s handiwork, as Ken Kaneki and Nishiki Nishio discussed whether to flee or intervene.
• Ken Kaneki knocked down Shuu Tsukiyama, put on his mask, and left for Ward 20 despite Shuu’s attempt to stop him.
• Huiqi blocked Kaya Irimi’s attacks, paralyzed her with lightning, and pierced her abdomen before heading toward the central battlefield.
• The Fueguchi Sisters followed Huiqi’s trail to Kaya Irimi and recognized the familiar wounds.

Ken Kaneki and the Fueguchi Sisters fought through CCG investigators as they headed toward the main battlefield. After Amon received new Quinques, he battled Kaneki until their clash at an abandoned factory left both gravely wounded, with Kaneki regaining his reason but unable to stand.

• Ken Kaneki met Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa, and the three headed toward the main battlefield before Amon’s squad intercepted them.
• The Fueguchi Sisters fought Hachikawa, Mougan Tanakamaru, and other investigators, while Ken Kaneki was thrown into a battle with Amon.
• Amon struggled against Ken Kaneki until Jin Toka arrived with new Quinques, allowing Amon to renew the fight.
• Amon’s Dojima Kai wounded Ken Kaneki, who transformed into a half-kakuja and chased Amon to the Deserted Abandoned Factory.
• Ken Kaneki and Amon clashed in a final exchange that cost Amon an arm and Kaneki half his abdomen; Kaneki regained his reason but could no longer stand.

Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa escaped their pursuers as the CCG defeated Yoshimura Kuzen, only for the One-Eyed Owl to arrive and attack. Kureo Mado kept fighting despite losing his limbs, while Huiqi remained occupied underground and could not help.

• Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa lured Hachikawa and Mougan Tanakamaru's squad into an alley and escaped toward the Main Battlefield.
• Kuki Urie, Kureo Mado, Juuzou Suzuya, and the others grievously wounded Yoshimura Kuzen, but Juuzou Suzuya lost a leg and Kuzen escaped to a rooftop.
• Kureo Mado drove his blade through Yoshimura Kuzen, and the CCG announced victory over the ghouls targeted in the Owl Suppression Operation.
• The One-Eyed Owl descended on the investigators, while Huiqi said he could not assist because he was fighting Nana Shima and other ghouls underground.
• Kureo Mado attacked the One-Eyed Owl over her murder of Madoi Mado, and she severed his limbs as he continued fighting.
• Sen Takatsuki called Kureo Mado an irritating maggot and brought her massive hand down on him.