Chapter Summaries

Louis fought and subdued Aoi Sakuragi, who had attacked him to rescue the human who had once saved her. Viper revealed that Aoi was her younger cousin and, recognizing Louis’s connection to Anteiku, offered him dangerous work while he kept his human identity secret.

• Aoi Sakuragi ambushed Louis, but he filled Viper’s room with ice spikes, wounded Aoi, and pinned her to the wall in crystal.
• Viper told her guards to stay at their post and remarked that Louis’s strength might warrant switching the second- and third-in-command positions.
• Aoi bit Louis’s crystallized finger, and Viper explained that Aoi had attacked because Louis had captured the human who once saved her with his blood.
• Louis realized Aoi was the starving ghoul he had helped in Ward 20, and Viper confirmed that Aoi was her younger cousin.
• Viper warned Aoi not to attack Louis again, then acknowledged his ties to Anteiku and offered him dangerous work.
• Louis freed Aoi from the crystal but concealed that he was human, and Aoi returned to Viper’s side without attacking again.

Louis agreed to help Viper’s territory in its conflict with Ghoul Eater and revealed his scarred face to Viper and Sakuragi Aoi. After learning about the enemy’s strength and the stalemate between the territories, he left the fighting plan to Viper and considered Hinami’s potential as a combatant.

• Louis removed his ice mask, told Viper and Sakuragi Aoi that someone outside had disfigured him, and asked them not to tell Hinami.
• Viper explained that Ghoul Eater ruled the Western Middle Sector and had started a war with her after killing her former third-in-command.
• Viper described Ghoul Eater’s growing kakuja strength and the numbers of S-rank fighters in each territory.
• Viper asked Louis to occupy Ghoul Eater’s second-in-command if fighting broke out, since she and Sakuragi Aoi could challenge Ghoul Eater together.
• Viper told Louis that Hinami wanted to join her guard and left the decision to him.
• Louis assessed his own combat strength and Hinami’s potential as a fighter.

Louis faced challenges from Viper’s S-Rank guard captains to establish his position as third-in-command and easily defeated them using his crystallization abilities. After defeating three captains, he called on the remaining three to attack him together.

• Seven S-Rank Ghouls confronted Louis, and he accepted their challenge after suspecting Sakuragi Aoi had arranged it.
• Louis defeated Aoki by damaging his rinkaku and stopping a punch just short of his face, earning Aoki’s submission.
• Louis fought Black Earth and Mountain Eagle together, blocking their attacks with an Ice Shield and trapping Mountain Eagle in ice chains.
• Louis subdued Black Earth by cracking his koukaku with his crystal grip, and Black Earth yielded.
• Louis challenged the three remaining S-Rank Ghouls to attack him together.

After a grueling day fighting S-Rank Ghouls, Louis stayed at Ryouko Fueguchi’s home and checked for surveillance before eating. Ryouko pledged her trust and agreed to help him gain influence among the people there, while Louis fell asleep on the couch.

• Louis fought seven Ghouls in succession and reached his limit after using the last three S-Rank Ghouls as sparring partners.
• Louis arrived at Ryouko Fueguchi’s home late at night and searched for surveillance equipment before eating a compressed biscuit.
• Ryouko’s affection for Louis reached 100, and she told him she would do her best to fulfill his requests.
• Louis jokingly asked Ryouko to give Hinami to him, and Ryouko said she would agree after asking Hinami what she wanted.
• Louis clarified that he wanted Ryouko to build good relationships with the people there so she could gain influence.
• Louis said good night and fell asleep on the couch.

Louis considered how to learn more about V and prepare for the future operation against Anteiku, then returned to Ward 24 and proposed a plan to defeat Ghoul Eater’s forces. Viper remained uncertain whether Louis could face Ghoul Eater, and Louis offered to prove his strength in a spar.

• Louis decided to investigate V himself, considering asking Kiyoko Itori, Shachi, or the Manager for information about the organization.
• Louis returned to Ward 24 and planned to tell Viper that he was human because her ghouls had grown suspicious of him.
• Viper and Sakuragi Aoi discussed their campaign against Ghoul Eater, whose weakened forces were holding out in a fortified western territory.
• Louis proposed leading a surprise assault against Ghoul Eater while Viper guarded the decisive attack and Aoi protected their territory.
• Viper questioned whether Louis could hold Ghoul Eater off alone, and Louis offered to spar with her to demonstrate his ability.

Louis revealed to Viper and Sakuragi Aoi that he was human, then tried to persuade Viper that his organization could help humans and ghouls live in peace. Viper remained skeptical, and Louis turned the conversation to their plan for dealing with the Ghoul Eater.

• Louis asked Sakuragi Aoi what she would do if he brought back the person who had saved her, and she said she would escape with him and support him.
• Louis revealed his human identity to Viper and Sakuragi Aoi, and Sakuragi Aoi ran out in shock.
• Viper considered killing Louis but listened as he explained his work protecting ghouls and his goal of peace between the two races.
• Louis told Viper she did not have to join his organization and said they should discuss their plan against the Ghoul Eater.

Louis and the first through fifth squad captains confronted Ghoul Eater's forces at their fortress, where Louis fought Executioner, a powerful S-Rank ghoul in a partial kakuja form. The battle continued as Louis prepared to unleash Crystallization Shotgun at close range.

• Louis arrived at the fortress with the first through fifth squad captains and challenged Ghoul Eater, while Viper stayed hidden.
• Ghoul Eater sent Executioner to test Louis, believing that only Viper posed a serious threat.
• Executioner revealed his kakuja form and charged Louis with his koukaku blade and ukaku wings.
• Louis dodged Executioner's strike and erupted Ice Spikes from the ground, forcing Executioner to retreat.
• Louis formed a compressed crystalline mass and aimed his Crystallization Shotgun at Executioner as he charged.

Louis defeated Executioner after fending off a surprise attack, then approached Ghoul Eater’s fortress. Ghoul Eater began devouring the ghouls inside, and Viper warned that the cannibalism would make him stronger and drive him mad.

• Louis launched crystal shards at a pitch-black kagune, dodged Executioner’s blade, and knocked him down before breaking his limbs.
• The ghouls cheered Louis’s victory, while Hinami recognized his familiar scent and realized he was human.
• Louis froze the wound on his thigh, killed the helpless Executioner, and began breaking through the fortress gate as Ghoul Eater questioned him.
• Louis told Ghoul Eater he was helping Viper because he had met her first, then probed inside the fortress with cold air.
• Ghoul Eater’s pitch-black kagune pierced and dragged the fortress guards away to be eaten.
• Viper pulled Louis back and warned that Ghoul Eater’s cannibalism would increase his power and make him lose his mind.

Louis fought Ghoul Eater after the latter underwent an uncontrolled Full Kakuja Transformation, using crystal terrain and ranged attacks to counter his overwhelming strength. The battle left Louis suspended from an ice chain as Ghoul Eater silently descended toward him from above.

• Ghoul Eater burst through the kagune fortress gates in a complete, unstable kakuja form, and Viper and Louis recognized the danger.
• Louis chose to face Ghoul Eater while Viper followed their original plan, then spread crystal across the underground chamber to gain an advantage.
• Ghoul Eater broke through Louis's ice spikes and forced him to retreat upward on an ice chain while rinkaku spikes struck him from below.
• Louis formed a massive crystal weight suspended by ice chains and prepared to trap Ghoul Eater before dropping it on him.
• Louis descended on an ice chain, but Ghoul Eater appeared above him and launched a silent attack as Louis hung helpless in midair.

Louis and Viper fought Ghoul Eater, struggling to break through his powerful defenses while the ghouls guarding the exit grew anxious about the battle and the human scent. Viper revealed her stable kakuja form and faced Ghoul Eater directly as Louis prepared to support her.

• Viper struck Ghoul Eater from above, but he caught her tail kagune and used his rinkaku to bind both her and Louis.
• Louis was dragged down and injured, then froze and shattered the rinkaku to escape when Ghoul Eater hit the ground.
• The ghouls guarding the exit noticed the human scent coming from Hinami, and Aoki ordered them to stay quiet.
• Viper recognized Louis as a human and proposed wearing Ghoul Eater down while Louis formed a large crystallized cleaver.
• Viper transformed into a stable kakuja, and Ghoul Eater charged at her after abandoning his attack on Louis.

Viper and Louis fought Ghoul Eater while trying to exhaust him and keep him beneath a concealed falling mass of crystal. Louis landed a blow and trapped Ghoul Eater’s rinkaku with ice chains, but took a heavy hit and drove his crystalline blade deeper into Ghoul Eater’s abdomen.

• Viper used Ghoul Eater’s attacks to hold herself in midair and conserve stamina while he expended energy.
• Louis pierced Ghoul Eater’s ukaku with ice spikes and directed Viper to knock him toward the marked landing point.
• As Ghoul Eater slowed, Viper attacked and Louis struck his mask, then restrained his rinkaku with ice chains.
• Viper shattered Ghoul Eater’s hardened ukaku, but he brought his koukaku down on Louis.
• Louis blocked the blow with his crystalline arm and thrust his blade into Ghoul Eater’s abdomen, twisting it deeper.

Louis and Hinami helped Viper defeat Ghoul Eater, after which Viper confronted Louis about his identity and motives. Louis challenged her to consider whether she wanted to return to the world aboveground and asked if she knew what a birdcage was.

• Ghoul Eater broke free of Louis's ice chains and wounded him before Hinami pierced him with her kagune.
• Viper struck Ghoul Eater and sent him flying, while Hinami shielded Louis from his ukaku spike barrage.
• Louis dropped a massive crystal block onto Ghoul Eater, then sealed his wounds and faced Viper.
• Viper questioned Louis about being human and warned that she might have to kill humans to live aboveground.
• Louis pointed out Viper's longing for life aboveground and asked her whether she knew what a birdcage was.

Louis left Viper’s territory after failing to persuade her to join his cause, while Hinami followed him to the surface with Sakuragi Aoi’s help. Just as Louis answered a call from Jiro, Jiro urgently addressed him.

• Louis explained his plan to destroy the cage trapping humans and Ghouls, but Viper refused to risk her territory’s lives without proof of progress.
• Viper spared Louis and ordered him to leave; when he invited Hinami to come with him, she hesitated and could not answer.
• Viper encouraged Hinami to go with Louis if she wanted, and Hinami later caught up with him at the exit alongside Sakuragi Aoi.
• Louis and Hinami reached the surface, but Sakuragi Aoi returned underground, looking dejected.
• Louis received a call from Jiro and answered, hearing Jiro anxiously say, “Mr. Louis!”

After learning that Banjō had been abducted to lure Ice Mask, Louis suspected the Yasuhisa sisters were involved and discovered that Banjō was still alive. He postponed a rescue until everyone could prepare, leaving his team to rest while he treated his injuries and considered how to approach the sisters.

• Jiro and Fukai told Louis that masked ghouls had taken Banjō and demanded Ice Mask meet them, but Tsukiyama suspected the abductors had suffered an unexpected setback.
• Jiro described two attackers in black and white robes, leading Louis to suspect Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa were involved.
• Louis saw Banjō's affinity change and concluded that Banjō was probably alive.
• Louis told Jiro and Fukai to rest before attempting a rescue, and he introduced Hinami as someone who could help find Banjō.
• Louis treated his wounds and reasoned that Kanou might want to capture him, while hoping he could rescue Banjō and persuade the Yasuhisa sisters to switch sides.

Louis searched the abandoned chemical plant with Jiro and Fukai and discovered Kurona Yasuhisa, who led him toward the abducted Banjō. Kurona said Kanou wanted to work with Louis because his blood might help save more people, and Louis followed her to confirm Banjō was safe.

• Louis used his expanding cold-sensing ability to detect a figure on a nearby roof.
• Louis identified the fleeing woman as Kurona Yasuhisa and chased her alone after Jiro and Fukai fell behind.
• Kurona stopped when Louis halted and told him that her dad had ordered her to bring him back.
• Kurona said Banjō was nearby and unharmed, and that Kanou wanted to study Louis's blood.
• Louis asked to see Banjō, and Kurona put on her mask and led him onward.

Louis followed Kurona Yasuhisa to where Banjō was bound, then exposed Kanou’s plan and freed Banjō as a neurotoxin trap was triggered. Louis prepared to face Kurona while holding his breath and unleashing a wave of cold.

• Louis followed Kurona Yasuhisa through an abandoned residential area to find Banjō tied up and blindfolded.
• Louis examined Banjō, questioned Kurona about her creation and Kanou, and said he wanted to take her and White for himself.
• Louis shattered Banjō’s mouth restraint, and Banjō warned him that they were being ambushed.
• An iron door sealed the exit as neurotoxin poured through hidden openings, while Kurona put on a gas mask.
• Louis gave Banjō a gas mask, cut him free, and unleashed a surge of cold while confronting Kurona.

Louis escaped the iron room, then used his crystallization powers to seal the exits and turn the trap into a freezing cage for Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa. He separated the sisters and cornered Nashiro, preparing to deal with her first.

• Louis punched through the ordinary steel door and carved an exit with an Ice Blade as Kurona Yasuhisa attacked him.
• Louis summoned Ice Chains, while Banjō arrived with an ice shield and blade and blocked attacks from Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa.
• Louis threw Banjō out of the cage, sealed the opening with crystals, and trapped the Yasuhisa sisters inside.
• Louis reshaped the room into an icy battlefield, sealed its exits, and used crystalline constructs to wear down and separate the sisters.
• Louis cornered Nashiro Yasuhisa and formed an Ice Blade, intending to start with her.

Louis defeated Nashiro Yasuhisa and used her as leverage to force Kurona Yasuhisa to surrender. He incapacitated both sisters and declared his capture complete.

• Louis pierced Nashiro Yasuhisa with Ice Spikes and froze her until she lost consciousness, then chained her and dragged her toward Kurona Yasuhisa.
• Louis emerged from the fading storm with Nashiro Yasuhisa suspended in chains and threatened to cut off her head.
• Kurona Yasuhisa attacked Louis, but his Ice Chains restrained her rinkaku while he held Nashiro at knifepoint.
• Louis threatened Nashiro and made Kurona Yasuhisa withdraw her kagune and surrender.
• Louis sent cold into Kurona Yasuhisa until she collapsed, then announced that he had captured them both.

Louis rescued Banjo Kazuichi and captured Kurona and Nashiro Yasuhisa, who could lead him to Kanou Akihiro and Rize. He entered the room to interrogate them while his companions waited outside, uneasy at his excited smile.

• Louis left the ruined hideout with Kurona and Nashiro bound in Ice Chains and reunited with Banjo Kazuichi.
• Hideyoshi Nagachika and Takizawa discussed the investigators' lack of leads and the absence of confirmed feeding records for Eyepatch and Ice Mask.
• Louis told his companions that Kurona and Nashiro might know where Kanou Akihiro was hiding and could help them find Rize.
• Banjo Kazuichi promised not to act recklessly while Louis questioned the sisters.
• Louis entered the room where Kurona and Nashiro were bound, and the others waited outside, remarking on his excited smile.

Louis imprisoned Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa and questioned them about Rize Kamishiro and Kanou Akihiro, but the sisters refused to answer. He began telling them a story about Nanao Yasuhisa.

• Louis restrained Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa in an ice-covered room, preventing them from using their kagune.
• Kurona Yasuhisa resisted Louis and tried to bite his hand, while Nashiro Yasuhisa watched fearfully.
• Louis questioned the sisters about Rize Kamishiro and Kanou Akihiro, but both refused to speak.
• Louis chose not to threaten the sisters or hurt them and instead began telling them a story about Nanao Yasuhisa.