Chapter Summaries

Kaneki visited Anteiku with Hinami on Touka’s birthday while Louis’s allies mapped Ward 20 and discussed his decision to join Aogiri Tree. The chapter left Banjō and the Yasuhisa sisters worried about Louis’s safety but choosing to trust him.

• Nishio learned that Roma had resigned, then greeted Kaneki and Hinami when they arrived at Anteiku.
• Koma explained that the Manager was away, Yomo was absent, and Touka and Irimi were occupied, leaving only him and Nishio at the café.
• Kaneki told them it was Touka’s birthday, and Koma suggested giving her a simple birthday wish instead of holding a party.
• Banjō and Sante stayed by the car while Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa rode away, and Banjō continued mapping Ward 20’s routes and ghoul territories for Louis.
• Banjō told the Yasuhisa sisters that Louis was with Aogiri Tree, and he said they had to trust him despite the danger that Aogiri Tree might capture him.

Louis led Aogiri Tree through the CCG laboratory to recover equipment for Doctor Kanou, while Kaneki visited Anteiku to ask Yoshimura about Eto and deliver Louis’s request for support. The chapter ended with Kaneki asking Yoshimura to help Louis pursue better food for ghouls and ease hostility between humans and ghouls.

• Louis, Eto, and Tatara advanced through the ruined CCG laboratory as Eto challenged Louis over the deaths caused by their actions and Tatara questioned whether better food could resolve human-ghoul hatred.
• Aogiri Tree members seized undamaged laboratory equipment and documents, and Eto found a sketch of a weapon designed to counter Louis’s Ice Mask.
• Louis destroyed the sketch and decided to seek a place to hide after winter, while the system urged him to complete his dangerous evolution.
• Yoshimura and Renji Yomo returned to Anteiku and spoke with Kaneki, who had come to ask Yoshimura about Eto’s surname.
• Yoshimura told Kaneki that Eto was his daughter and briefly explained the V Organization.
• Kaneki asked Yoshimura to help Louis and Doctor Kanou develop food better suited to ghouls as a starting point for improving relations between humans and ghouls.

Touka celebrated her birthday with the Anteiku group and called Louis, who was fleeing with Aogiri Tree after a raid on a CCG laboratory. Meanwhile, the Clowns discussed Louis’s ambitions and the danger Aogiri Tree faced from the CCG.

• Hinami welcomed Touka to a surprise birthday gathering, and Kaneki gave her a plush keychain after hearing she wanted to attend Kamii University.
• Touka took Kaneki’s gift and called Louis when Nishiki asked why he had not come.
• Louis told Touka he was busy and would visit in a few days while he rode in a truck with Aogiri Tree members and stolen laboratory equipment.
• Ayato questioned Louis about using his phone during the mission, and Louis said he would destroy it if he thought he was about to die.
• At Helter Skelte, Itori told the Clowns that the Ice Mask had joined Aogiri Tree and attacked a CCG laboratory branch, while Uta said he wanted to fight Louis.
• The Clowns discussed Louis’s growing strength and the CCG’s likely response to Aogiri Tree’s attack.

Louis tested grafted Kagune made from Banjō Kazuichi’s power, using Elementalization to control the living Quinque and keep himself conscious. He left Kanou Akihiro’s laboratory with Banjō, while Eto and Kanou were left wondering about the experiment’s risks and results.

• Louis activated the grafted Kagune in the testing chamber and crystallized most of his body while leaving controlled openings for the Kagune to draw blood.
• Kanou Akihiro saw Louis’s vital signs disappear, but Banjō Kazuichi insisted that the machine could not determine whether Louis was alive.
• Louis stopped the experiment, restored his body, and confirmed he could control the Kagune before it reverted to Quinque Steel.
• Louis refused to stay for further testing and warned Eto that a rematch could go either way as he left with Banjō.
• Kanou Akihiro told Eto that Banjō’s Kagune had little offensive or defensive power but could heal Ghouls, and noted that Louis had accepted the risks of grafting.

Louis returned to Ward 6 and learned that Lin had been exposed, leaving her unable to work or move around openly. After realizing his scent had made Lin and Sante suspect what he and Banjō had done, Louis considered how to help Lin and agreed she could stay with the others.

• Sante watched CCG investigators question people in Ward 6 while Lin said the blurry photograph of Louis would not identify him.
• Lin admitted she had lost her intelligence job after her face was exposed and suggested joining Aogiri Tree, but Sante told her she would be no use there.
• Louis returned with Banjō and told Sante to ask Nashiro and the others for help in Ward 6, taking Kaneki along if needed.
• Sante and Lin noticed Banjō's scent on Louis, and Lin fled the living room while Sante guessed what had happened between them.
• Louis asked about Lin's future, and Sante said she could stay with them because she needed company and admired Louis and Banjō.

Louis tested blood crystals that briefly enhanced Kurona, Nashiro, and Kaneki, while sparring with them using his crystallized body and unstable kagune. After the sisters’ attack and Louis’s rapid recovery, Kaneki went berserk as the Centipede Monster, and Louis told Kurona and Nashiro to leave.

• Louis gave Kurona, Nashiro, and Kaneki blood-filled crystals and challenged them to defeat him during the brief enhancement.
• Kurona and Nashiro attacked Louis while he used his crystalline body and black-flame kagune, and he knocked Kaneki into an ice-covered wall.
• Louis charged Kaneki, forced the crystal into his mouth, and struck him into the wall, but Kurona and Nashiro counterattacked and broke part of Louis’s right arm.
• Louis reattached the broken crystal fragment, crashed into the wall, and disappeared from the sisters’ sight as their enhancement began to fade.
• The Centipede Monster emerged in a berserk state and sent Louis flying; Louis told Kurona and Nashiro to leave.

Louis fought Kaneki in his half-kakuja form, adapting from reckless close combat to a calculated strategy that let him defeat and heal Kaneki. After leaving the underground with the unconscious Kaneki, Louis found three people waiting and announced that they had a guest.

• Louis used his elementalized body and cold-based attacks to fight Kaneki, but Kaneki's kagune overwhelmed him at close range.
• Louis changed tactics, using ice projectiles and blades to disable Kaneki's kagune and break through his defenses.
• Louis reached Kaneki's core, then burst free when his body chilled Kaneki's kagune and forced it to stiffen.
• Louis healed Kaneki with black flames and carried the unconscious ghoul out, asking Banjō to look after him.
• Louis told Little Black and Little White to dress and put on their masks, saying they had a guest.

Louis confronted Viper after she held Ryouko Fueguchi, Ito, and Jiro captive, then learned that Ward 24’s ghouls were angry about their conditions aboveground. He secured their release and tried to calm the dispute, but Ito stormed out, leaving Louis to manage the uneasy alliance.

• Louis entered the warehouse and found Viper’s ghouls holding Ryouko Fueguchi, Ito, and Jiro captive.
• Viper accused Louis of breaking his promise to give the Ward 24 ghouls a better life and said they had rejected Aogiri Tree to follow him.
• Louis warned Viper that the CCG’s Whack-a-Mole operation, led by Kishou Arima, had made Ward 24 unsafe and demanded she release his people.
• Viper withdrew her threat, and Louis had Little Black and Little White free Ito and Jiro.
• Ito lunged at Viper, but Louis stopped him with Ice Chains and urged him to calm down.
• Ito admitted he could not defeat Viper, then kicked open the door and left, telling Louis to let Banjō handle the mess.

Louis welcomed Viper’s displaced settlement into Ward 6 and discussed their future, while Viper agreed to cooperate after hearing his plans for ghouls. The chapter ended with Louis asking Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa where they wanted to go.

• Louis introduced Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa to Ryouko Fueguchi, then called for Banjō to help arrange housing for the newcomers.
• Viper explained that an eyepatched man had invited her settlement to Ward 6 and that Ryouko Fueguchi had helped resolve its internal divisions.
• Viper offered to be Louis’s accomplice, but Louis urged her to see herself as a pioneer and said he wanted ghouls to have a legal place in society.
• Louis told Viper that Banjō was now Ward 6’s acting leader and that he had joined Aogiri Tree as part of a partnership.
• Louis noticed Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa reacting uneasily to the partnership, then asked where they wanted to go.

Louis brought Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa to Anteiku, where they met the Manager and Irimi Kyouko. The Manager explained that V had marked Louis as a priority target and could not leave Ward 20 without endangering Anteiku, then told Louis that she would come to see him soon.

• Louis arrived at Anteiku with Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa, and they ordered coffee while he helped serve them.
• Kurona asked for ice after Louis had served her hot coffee, and he cooled it for her as an exception.
• The Manager apologized for refusing Louis and Kaneki’s invitation and explained that V had designated Louis a priority target.
• The Manager said V was watching Anteiku and that leaving Ward 20 or making a substantial move would put everyone in danger.
• Louis asked about her, and the Manager said she would come to see him soon.

Louis urged the Manager to speak with the woman he had longed to see, then invited Irimi on an outing and began choosing clothes for it. Kurona and Nashiro watched Louis’s new affection with unexpected jealousy as the chapter ended.

• Louis encouraged the Manager to have a proper conversation with the woman who had said she would visit, and the Manager agreed to leave the choice to her.
• Louis revisited his old room and reflected that he could not change the situation alone, so he needed to gather more allies.
• At the café, Kurona embarrassed Louis with a blunt account of their past, and Irimi reassured him that the girls’ willingness to follow him spoke for itself.
• Louis invited Irimi to go for a walk the next day, and she accepted.
• The Manager and Irimi discussed Louis’s growth, while Irimi began to look forward to the outing despite viewing it as a friendly date.
• Louis took Kurona and Nashiro to a clothing store to choose an outfit, and the girls felt jealous and melancholy as they realized he liked someone else.

Louis and Irimi Kyouko went on a date, while the staff at Anteiku reacted to the news and Sakuragi Aoi rushed off to interrupt them. Their conversation about birthdays unsettled Louis, and the chapter left them entering an expensive shop where Louis spotted a Ghoul among the assistants.

• Louis and Irimi Kyouko met in summer clothes and shared a warm greeting before setting out on their date.
• At Anteiku, Sakuragi Aoi and Nishiki Nishio discussed Louis's date with Irimi, and Aoi stormed out to ruin it.
• On the way to the mall, Irimi asked Louis about his birthday, and he said it was not a day worth commemorating.
• Louis and Irimi entered an expensive shop, where Louis sensed a Ghoul among the assistants and compared a piece of lingerie to Irimi.

Louis and Irimi spent an awkward but sincere day together, and Irimi taught him how to express affection before leaving him with a new sense of worry. Meanwhile, Tsukiyama bought the clothes Louis had tried on and began planning a surprise for him.

• Irimi took the lead as Louis tried on clothes and posed with her for a photo, while Hamasaki teased him about winning Irimi over.
• After Louis and Irimi left, Tsukiyama bought the clothes Louis had tried on and recognized that Ice Mask had returned to Ward 20.
• Irimi and Louis spent the afternoon at the mall, amusement park, and park, but Louis grew anxious because he did not know how to act on a date.
• Irimi explained that Louis did not need to force conversation and took his hand, pressing it to her cheek so he could remember the feeling.
• Irimi thanked Louis for the date and left alone, while Louis watched her go and worried that she might meet someone dangerous.
• Louis's emotions grew turbulent, but a blue gleam flashed in his eyes and quickly calmed him.

Eto Yoshimura left Anteiku after meeting with its Manager, still resentful over feeling deprived of her father’s love. Later, she confronted Louis about the meeting and his date, and their conversation ended with her revealing a kakugan and a trace of killing intent.

• Eto Yoshimura confronted Irimi outside Anteiku, lamenting that people who stole someone else’s love could still be loved.
• Irimi returned inside and told the Manager that everything was fine, then learned Aoi had gone to find them.
• Eto met Louis on a deserted street, told him she had visited Anteiku’s Manager, and asked him to pass her signed new book to Hinami.
• Louis said he had only wanted Eto and her father to talk and that he did not need to know how their conversation went.
• Eto criticized Louis for being cold, revealed a kakugan, and said she preferred how he had been when they first met.

Louis and Eto confronted each other but stood down, while the CCG prepared an SSS-Rank contingency plan to eliminate the Ice Mask. The chapter ended with Louis learning that Aoi had gone missing.

• Tsukiyama recognized a faint familiar scent on a girl from Anteiku and followed her.
• Louis faced Eto beneath a streetlight, but they lowered their weapons after she chose not to attack.
• Eto left after telling Louis to remember his promise, and Louis called Sante.
• Eto wrote several names on a sheet of paper and reflected that Louis had become a powerful ally.
• Yoshitoki Washuu announced the CCG's SSS-Rank threat designation and plan to eliminate the Ice Mask, while Kōki Shinohara described the danger he posed.
• Sante's car stopped on the way to Ward 6, and Louis learned that Aoi was missing.

Louis and Anteiku learned that Aoi had been kidnapped by powerful outsiders, not Shuu Tsukiyama, who returned badly wounded after fighting them. As the Manager set out to rescue Aoi, Louis confronted Tsukiyama and his family’s servants with ice blades.

• Louis suspected the Tsukiyama Family and sent Sante to Ward 6 to warn Ryoko, Kaneki, Kurona, and Nashiro to watch Viper and the others.
• The Manager and Irimi learned that Shuu Tsukiyama had followed Aoi, while Lu had already left Ward 20.
• A wounded Shuu Tsukiyama arrived at Anteiku and reported that powerful people had kidnapped Aoi from the café.
• Koma identified Tsukiyama’s shoulder wound as the mark of an unfamiliar rinkaku, and the Manager ordered Irimi and Koma to stop the kidnappers from leaving Ward 20.
• Kanae arrived with Tsukiyama Family servants to take Shuu Tsukiyama home, but Shuu stopped them when unseen attackers aimed ice blades at the group.
• Louis emerged from the shadows and fixed his attention on Shuu Tsukiyama.

Louis tracked the people who had abducted Aoi while weighing the risk of exposing Anteiku to V and the CCG. As the abductors’ car stopped at an intersection, Yoshimura waited for Irimi and Koma to act, setting the stage for Black Dog and Devil Ape to reappear.

• Tsukiyama told Louis that six attackers had abducted Aoi, including a rinkaku ghoul and two human overseers, and warned that Louis’s intervention could endanger Anteiku.
• Louis thanked Tsukiyama for protecting Aoi, left without attacking his group, and Tsukiyama restrained a captive until Louis was safely out of Ward 20.
• Tsukiyama recognized Banjō’s scent on Louis and grew angry at the thought that his reserved meal might have been spoiled.
• Louis used a Ward 20 informant’s blood-red crystal to locate the abductors’ car, then followed it across the rooftops while considering when to intervene.
• Yoshimura and Yomo waited nearby as Irimi and Koma moved through the alleys to surround the car at an intersection.

Louis ambushed four ghouls amid a chaotic attack on the traffic, but one resisted until a Ghoul Investigator arrived and killed him. As factions gathered around the intersection, Yoshimura sensed an even more formidable presence in the distance.

• The Black Dogs and Honey Devil Apes waited for a signal as vehicles crowded the road.
• Ice spikes attacked the cars, spreading panic and injuring people across the street.
• Louis ambushed the four kidnappers, incapacitating two and wounding their leader while taking the body bag.
• A newcomer killed the wounded ghoul with a white Quinque, making Louis and the gathered leaders wary.
• Yoshimura and Yomo watched Louis fight, then Yoshimura sensed a powerful enemy farther away.

Louis learned that Kishou Arima had arrived in Ward 20 and suspected the CCG was targeting the Manager, but Arima’s countermeasures forced him to flee rather than fight. The CCG eliminated four ghouls while Ice Mask escaped, and the Devil Ape members withdrew.

• Eto warned Louis that Kishou Arima had come to Ward 20, and Louis suspected the CCG was planning an operation against the Manager.
• Louis decided to buy time and prepared to intervene if the Manager was threatened, despite the risk of exposing his connection to Anteiku.
• Arima activated the experimental [New: Modified] Quinque, which covered his body in [Arata] and protected him from Louis’s cold.
• Louis recognized that the CCG’s insulated suits and equipment countered his abilities, then fled into the sky as a Quinque bullet struck him.
• Arima let Louis escape because he was not the CCG’s target and the operation’s equipment was unsuitable for fighting him in the city.
• Arima reported that the other four ghouls had been eliminated, and the Devil Ape members withdrew.

Louis returned with Aoi after rescuing her, but his implanted kagune and crystallized body had changed in troubling ways. As Aoi reunited with Viper, Louis went upstairs to investigate the severe pain in his chest and back, fearing his body was mutating unpredictably.

• Aoi attacked Louis from the body bag before recognizing him, and Louis warned her that the implanted kagune on his back was healing her.
• Louis noticed his crystallized eyes had become stiff and mechanically sluggish, then left the city lights while planning ahead.
• At the café, Viper challenged Banjō about Louis being left to face events alone, but Kaneki said Louis had not sounded as if he were saying farewell.
• Louis returned with Aoi, who ran into Viper's arms, while Viper demanded to know who had hurt her.
• In his room, Louis examined his body and found that the black ukaku's connection caused agonizing pain despite his crystallized body being unable to feel it.