All Pets

Nayuta hijacks several more people to spark a brawl around Denji and clear his escape, but after three chains she hits her ceiling and can summon no more. Turning to Fumiko for aid, she gets a nervous pause before the agent flashes a smile and announces she is leaving. Confused, Nayuta asks the self-proclaimed fan why she refuses, and Fumiko replies that her loyalty lies with Public Safety and this falls outside her duties. She wishes the girl luck, and when Nayuta begs again, insisting her family has just been killed, Fumiko smirks and asks whether they were anything more than pets before walking off.

The crowd starts to sense that a Devil has been warping their judgment, and Barem crawls to Nayuta's side to name her as the cause. The civilians object that she is only a child, yet the older woman first placed under Nayuta's control shakes free of her daze and recalls the girl calling Chainsaw Man her family. One man claims that children who idolize Chainsaw Man are murdering their parents, but he cannot cite where he heard it when challenged. Nayuta commandeers his mind and uses him to haul Denji to safety, speaking through his mouth to remind Denji that he thought he could manage without her before turning back to confront the mob.

Relieved to finally be on her own, she sets out on a killing spree, only to realize she takes no pleasure in murdering people. She weaves around several spear thrusts, one of which nicks her shoulder. After warning the mob to stand down on account of her still being a child, Barem rises and trains a pistol on her.

Nayuta hits her limit of three simultaneous chains and asks Fumiko for help, but Fumiko abandons her, dismissing the dead pets coldly. Barem exposes Nayuta to the crowd as the Devil manipulating them. Nayuta takes over a man to carry Denji to safety, then turns on the mob but finds she no longer enjoys killing. A spear grazes her shoulder, and Barem ends the chapter aiming a pistol at her.

Opening Volume 18 within the Chainsaw Man Church arc, this chapter was published on January 31, 2024. Its cast is small, featuring Denji, Fumiko Mifune, Nayuta, and Barem Bridge. The chapter marks a turn in Nayuta's character as she confronts her own distaste for senseless killing.